Politico: For years, John Sopko has played the media and rattled the Afghan reconstruction effort. Now, lawmakers are questioning his methods. Sopko, hailed by many as a heroic advocate for taxpayers for his prolific work as the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, threw a sudden punch at a now-defunct Pentagon task force he had long accused of mismanagement. He singled out the task force’s $6 million program to boost the war-torn country’s cashmere industry, which included importing nine light-haired Italian goats. Click here to read more (external link).