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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia†™ s son Tarique Rahaman was not only one of the most powerful politicians in Bangladesh during the BNP regime, he was considered the ISI "pointman" for carrying out anti-India activities from the country†™ s easternmost part.
The Times of India 2010
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And no, those clients have never asked me once to see my marketing efforts, I've taken it upon myself to keep the 'pointman' or 'pointwoman' up to date on everything...
ActiveRain Real Estate Network 402 2010
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When Saigon fell in 1975, he was the pointman for the machine gunners during the rooftop evacuation of the US embassy.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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If you don't believe me, I'd like to refer you to the writings of Grover Norquist of the American Spectator magazine and other Neocon architects (with Karl Rove as their strategy pointman) – they have all been very explicit in stating their goals.
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As the Americans blasted Tora Bora with bunker-busting bombs, bin Laden escaped with the help of lieutenants for a local warlord, Maulvi Yunus Khalis, who had fought with bin Laden against the Red Army, according to officials including Michael Scheuer, former CIA pointman in the hunt for the al-Qaida chief.
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For all they knew, he was the pointman for another invasion.
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation Matt Myklusch 2010
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Interesting that the GOP pointman in Congress has revived "old Europe" bashing just as Bush is playing kissyface with Sarkozy.
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He's the $600 million dollar pointman, the "car czar" for the Obama Adminstraion's assault on American auto workers, which is the greenlight for the attack on the jobs and living standards of every working class American in order that the US might "recover" on their backs through austerity for the poor and grotesquely increased profits for the already wealthy.
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In Wednesday's newspapers, German commentators debate who the real winner of this mini-showdown was and whether this actually signals that Clinton will be Obama's new pointman in negotiations aimed at controlling North Korea's nuclear program.
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Obama is going to need a powerful and influential pointman to shepherd healthcare legislation through the Senate.
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