[natahololll]

A drone aircraft reportedly has killed Baitullah Mehsud and His second wife. The US is 95% sure he has been killed. He was behind the 2007 assassination of former PM of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. CNN story in link.


U.S. Official: 'Strong Indications' Pakistani Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud is Dead - ABC News

[fuslkdhfma]

A drone aircraft reportedly has killed Baitullah Mehsud and His second wife. The US is 95% sure he has been killed. He was behind the 2007 assassination of former PM of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. CNN story in link.


U.S. Official: 'Strong Indications' Pakistani Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud is Dead - ABC News

Well, we were pretty much sure we got Chemical Ali too, which came as a considerable surprise to him since he was on the run for another year after that. So let's wait and see.

[bs44MhUW]

The way things work in Pakistan, I would not be surprised to find out that their intelligence agency, the ISI, ratted the guy out. Whenever Pakistan's nuts are squeezed (well, someone in Pakistan) or someone at the right office is paid off, you suddenly get a bolt of lightning out of the blue and voila, top targeted terrorists are history.

Sometimes, timing works like a charm; a U.S. presidential visit can bring about good news. Or a World Bank loan needing passage, and the Pakistanis suddenly know exactly where the scumbags are hiding.

[Crilosajsamq]

If the reports are right and he was killed, the Taliban will just replace him. The huge task is to convince Taliban followers that it's against their self-interest to support the Taliban.

[HowardtheDuck]

I thought the most wanted terrorist in Pakistan was Osama Bin Laden.

[natahololll]

I thought the most wanted terrorist in Pakistan was Osama Bin Laden.

Osama is our most wanted but Mehsud is (was) Pakistan's most wanted. Mehsud was blamed for killing Bhutto in '07 and other terror attacks within Pakistan.

[Hoijdxvh]

I thought the most wanted terrorist in Pakistan was Osama Bin Laden.

He is-by the US.
It was Pakistan that wanted this guy bad. It is an interesting situation-Pakistan wanted this guy but we took him out? It's like a guy rapes your wife and your brother shoots him instead of you.

But in all seriousness-I love what the US is doing in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I think Petraeus and McChrystal are fantastic generals and their new strategies are billiant. I bet we are going to see even more great results from these two and the Obama administration in this critical part of the world.

[fuslkdhfma]

He is-by the US.
It was Pakistan that wanted this guy bad. It is an interesting situation-Pakistan wanted this guy but we took him out? It's like a guy rapes your wife and your brother shoots him instead of you.

My guess is that the US was doing Pakistan a favor - I suspect that the Pakistani government is afraid of the popular reaction if it was seen as the one killing Mehsud. They know perfectly well that everyone already hates the US in that part of the country, so it's not like this will make our image worse in the pro-Taliban areas. Now the government can just lodge a mild protest about US action and privately celebrate his death. It could be that the Pakistani president and army chiefs were worried that the ISI or rogue elements in the army might even sabotage the operation, so they had to quietly get the Americans to do it.

[natahololll]

My guess is that the US was doing Pakistan a favor - I suspect that the Pakistani government is afraid of the popular reaction if it was seen as the one killing Mehsud. They know perfectly well that everyone already hates the US in that part of the country, so it's not like this will make our image worse in the pro-Taliban areas. Now the government can just lodge a mild protest about US action and privately celebrate his death. It could be that the Pakistani president and army chiefs were worried that the ISI or rogue elements in the army might even sabotage the operation, so they had to quietly get the Americans to do it.

They could show us their unofficial gratitude by telling where Osama's cave is.

[fuslkdhfma]

They could show us their unofficial gratitude by telling where Obama's cave is.

I'm not sure they see Osama as a threat just yet. The moment they do, we might suddenly find our man.

[Emunsesoxmete]

I think Petraeus and McChrystal are fantastic generals and their new strategies are billiant. I bet we are going to see even more great results from these two and the Obama administration in this critical part of the world.

not like you bully.....i would have been willing to bet you loved the general betrayus ad in the NYTimes sponsored by moveon.org.
by the way, the times does not give discounts for 250,000$ ads like that whole pager to political firms....but, for some reason moveon.org was only charged $80K

maybe you like him better now because jesus is leading him rather than satan

[bs44MhUW]

They could show us their unofficial gratitude by telling where Obama's cave is.

Freudian slip?

1600 Waziristan Ave
Wahhabiston, D.T. (District of Taliban)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Confederation of Border Tribal Areas

[natahololll]

Freudian slip?

1600 Waziristan Ave
Wahhabiston, D.T. (District of Taliban)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Confederation of Border Tribal Areas

My bad the names are to similar but not the people.

[Nutpoode]

Freudian slip?

1600 Waziristan Ave
Wahhabiston, D.T. (District of Taliban)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Confederation of Border Tribal Areas

HHHmm, thats odd, I put this in my car GPS and ended up at the local strip joint.

[bs44MhUW]

HHHmm, thats odd, I put this in my car GPS and ended up at the local strip joint.

I think your car GPS needs updated maps. This is not a state secret but it's also not widely known-- the location of that cave doesn't show up on most GPS receivers; instead you get redirected to the nearest red light district in order to distract all the intelligence agents.

The only way to find out the true location of that cave and that address is to follow all the sheep humpers and see where they go in their search for sheep. Or so I'm told. It may just be a kasbah myth for all we know.

[Nutpoode]

I think your car GPS needs updated maps. This is not a state secret but it's also not widely known-- the location of that cave doesn't show up on most GPS receivers; instead you get redirected to the nearest red light district in order to distract all the intelligence agents.

The only way to find out the true location of that cave and that address is to follow all the sheep humpers and see where they go in their search for sheep. Or so I'm told. It may just be a kasbah myth for all we know.

I heard you had to bend down three times a day and point to the west, and the cave will appear magically like in Zelda: Ocarnia of time.

[bs44MhUW]

I heard you had to bend down three times a day and point to the west, and the cave will appear magically like in Zelda: Ocarnia of time.

Make that five times; you don't want to piss off Ollie.

[chzvacmyye]

I thought the most wanted terrorist in Pakistan was Osama Bin Laden.

That was just another campaign slogan. The Obama regime has no interest in Bin laden. Be for real.

[natahololll]

Looks like infighting among the Pakistan Taliban over leadership, too bad. It's more fun when they kill each other.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapc...ief/index.html

[Hoijdxvh]

not like you bully.....i would have been willing to bet you loved the general betrayus ad in the NYTimes sponsored by moveon.org.

Well then you don't know me very well. I have panned Bush repeatedly for his failure to concentrate on Osama Bin Laden.
I thought the Move On Petraeus ad was awful, and as a subsrciber to them I warned them against it.

maybe you like him better now because jesus is leading him rather than satan No-I praised Bush for promoting him. What you all do not know is that I am remarkably consistent.

Are you?