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India-Pakistan
Taliban chief Mehsud likely killed: Malik
2009-08-07
[Geo News] There is a strong likelihood that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed along with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Thursday. "We suspect he was killed in the missile strike," Interior Minister Rehman Malik said. "We have some information, but we don't have material evidence to confirm it."

The attack in the South Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan was believed to have been carried out by an unmanned U.S. drone aircraft at around 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Neither the Pakistan or U.S. government confirmed such attacks.
Posted by:Fred

#17  Most sincerely dead.
Posted by: Iblis   2009-08-07 18:18  

#16  heh - the Taliban confirmed it to the NYTimes. So they communicate with each other. Funny, that
Posted by: Frank G   2009-08-07 13:13  

#15  TALIBAN confirm?

Since when do we take their word on anything?
Posted by: mojo   2009-08-07 13:08  

#14  Lucas Accordions are deh best.
Posted by: .5MT   2009-08-07 11:28  

#13  Zulfiqar will be safe.

How do you think they found Baitullah?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2009-08-07 10:04  

#12  Frank , at a guess Zulfiqar Mehsud

But hes already on the radar , so easier to track . He likes celebrity appearances

Posted by: Tyranysaurus   2009-08-07 09:06  

#11  but who inherits the pie hat?
Posted by: Frank G   2009-08-07 08:30  

#10  Woohoo! Caught with his pants down.

Now to be cynical. Baitullah Mehsud was much more a thorn in Pakistan's side than ours. Funny how Paki intel doesn't have a problem locating those it wants dead, but can't seem to find those committing terrorist war on Pakistan's behalf.

I believe the Pakis will try to pick up the TTP pieces and reorient them into Afghanistan. So in total, it would have been better for us if that drone had a convenient navigation malfunction and rocketed the ISI HQ.
Posted by: ed   2009-08-07 07:54  

#9  This is a big deal. Job well done. Now, who's next on the list?
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2009-08-07 07:38  

#8  Taliban confirms death of notorious commander after missiles hit farmhouse along Afghan border
Posted by: tipper   2009-08-07 06:46  

#7  Just got a Fox news alert saying the Taliban have confirmed Mehsud was iced.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2009-08-07 06:29  

#6  ok its a confirm

next on hit list please :

Zulfiqar Mehsud
Posted by: Tyranysaurus   2009-08-07 06:13  

#5  no male DNA to test against makes it hard to identify , especially as hes in bits all over the place

expect a confirmed kill later today .. well confirmed as well as you can
Posted by: Tyranysaurus   2009-08-07 04:15  

#4  I think this is the third time he has been killed!!LOL!!
Posted by: SGT REPORTS    2009-08-07 02:56  

#3  Mostly dead?
Posted by: SteveS   2009-08-07 02:30  

#2  anymouse - don't forget the box of raisins.
Posted by: 3dc   2009-08-07 00:21  

#1  We can only hope he is in H*ll with allan and all the other jihadi murderers.
Posted by: anymouse   2009-08-07 00:06  

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