two-faced

The Pakistanis leased binLaden space
Wahhabi puritanic man-cave pad
within the aegis of their army base
he operated from Abbotabad.
The master strategist surprised in bed
attempted what his underlings do best
two bullets made a pilaf of his head;
it's rarely prudent to resist arrest.
Musharref claimed to share Obama's view
and parrot talking points he'd learned by heart.
What we'd agreed was rarely what he'd do
duplicity exalted to an art.
Untrusted ally, best among the rats
Islamabad's a Hell for diplomats.

treacherous

Ashfaq Kayyani played a double game:
Musharref got to be the Head of State
positioned to take almost all the blame
while Army was still Master of State's fate
Haqqani assets still drew salaries
as patron he made sure they were well-armed
our taxes paid for what he gave out free
duplicitous false friend wrought our great harm
assuring us he'd bring bin-Laden's head
as token that we have nothing to fear
as if he were to our best int'rests wed
but sponsored terror strikes into Kashmir
AfPak remains where empires go to die
naive Americans conceive not why