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What If the Drones Really Did Kill Beitullah Mehsud?

By | 08.06.09 | 6:12 pm

I truly hope that CIA drones actually did kill Beitullah Mehsud. As leader of the Pakistani Taliban, he has a massive amount of blood on his hands. But I think my friend Annie Lowery is wrong about this:

If Mehsud is dead (and keep in mind, it’s been

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Pakistani Taliban Leader Pledges Attack on D.C.

By | 03.31.09 | 10:55 am

It’s difficult to see how Beitullah Massoud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, has the capability to launch attacks against the United States, but consider yourself on notice about his intentions:

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, a man with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, threatened

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Pakistanis Beg: Bomb Us!

By | 01.30.09 | 1:32 pm

The Swat valley in Pakistan might actually be the center of the war on terrorism. Nestled in the Northwest Frontier Province, Swat is home to the psychotic Pakistani Taliban, affiliated extremists, and quite possibly, senior Al Qaeda and Taliban officials. In recent days, the Pakistani military has undertaken a major More…