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

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Source: ABC News

U.S., Pakistani Officials Awaiting DNA Tests for "100 Percent" Confirmation

"There is strong indication" that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a U.S. drone strike Wednesday, a senior administration official told ABC News.

"Efforts are underway to determine for certain whether it was Mehsud, but there are hopes that it is him," the official said.

A Pakistani official confirmed the report but said they are awaiting 100 percent confirmation and DNA tests.

U.S. officials say they do not have physical evidence yet but there are "indicators" and they are hopeful about obtaining DNA tests. A CIA drone targeted the house of Mehsud's second father-in-law, Akramud Din, Wednesday.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/International/story?id=8270116&page=1

[TheCoxwain]

1. baitullah Mehsud who? Let's get Bin Laden .. That will be something

[Inuca]

2. Actually

from what I know he may be at least as important as Osama at this point. He is the one for instance responsible for Benazir Bhoto's death.

[TheCoxwain]

5. operationally maybe -- but in terms of a blip on the radar of public imagination ..sorry this

doesn't cut it for the stupid Americans ( who think Medicare is not Government Insurance)

[provis99]

3. so what? they'll just find another leader.

[Vidar]

4. But is he #2 (clone 75) or #3(clone53). Enquiring minds want to know.

[Mudoria]

6. One less asshole in the world..