An emailer:
Re: Massoud.
I worked in a very minor capacity for the CIA back in the mid 80’s. Afghanistan was big news back then and Massoud was a folk hero to the people who worked on the Afghan issue. I remember feeling shocked and surprisingly sad when I read a news article about his assassination in the local paper (a very small article in the back portion of the front page section). When I read your article, I couldn’t help but remember the old days and think, yeah, I’d like a Massoud t-shirt, too.