But secret cables show US diplomats and spies believe the army and its Inter-Services Intelligence (Ispy spy agency continue quietly to back selected militant groups.
Every January, as the industry's wellspring of narcissists head to Scamdance (12,146 films submitted at roughly $80 a pop; 27 films selected), I quietly drive east through the Redlands Highlands, past rustic Beaumont and Calimesa, to humble, unheralded Cherry Valley.
The airlines quietly invite "select members of their frequent-flier programs," says the T.S.A., which plans to have PreCheck lanes at about three dozen airports by the end of this year, and is in discussions with additional airlines about participating.
And when he ultimately selected Clemson, he did it quietly, without a splashy news conference.
But in the Thirties and Forties, the great early years, and the subject of this beautifully selected show, he was a lone pioneer, quietly amazed in the wilderness.
And what happened to quietly and discreetly donating to an organisation that you have personally selected?
In the past, airlines often played a cat-and-mouse game with air fares, quietly putting in increases of $10 or $20 across the board or on selected routes.
The country, unsettled by erratic oil revenues and unemployment, has begun to offer tourist visas and word has quietly gone out to select tour operators that Saudi Arabia is open for business.
I checked Dell's UK website and there's no mention of the 10-inch Mini, so perhaps its being quietly rolled out to select retailers.
