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08 Aug 2009 10:01

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World: Al Jazeera sez the Baitullah Mehsud death claims are B.S.

  • I believe that what we have heard by media sources during the past few days on the killing of Mehsud is incorrect. My sources from local citizens in Waziristan confirm that Mehsud is alive and doing well.
  • Maulana Merajuddin • The leader of a delegation in Islamabad that includes Baitullah Mehsud’s tribe, on the living status of the Taliban leader. Despite claims yesterday that Mehsud had died, the Pakistan Taliban clams that he’s still alive but in hiding.  • source
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07 Aug 2009 20:13

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World: Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may have been killed

  • This is a major setback for the Taliban in Pakistan. He was the leader. The successors are all non-entities.
  • Former Pakistani security leader Mahmood Shah • Discussing the ramifications of the death of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reported killed in a bombing on Wednesday. Friday, two Taliban fighters said he was killed but the U.S. and Pakistan could not confirm this. Mehsud is blamed for much of the instability in the region and Pakistan has been targeting him for months. • source
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28 Jun 2009 11:38

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World: Wanna make some quick cash? Bring Baitullah Mehsud to justice

  • $615,000 if you nab the Taliban leader source
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14 Jun 2009 19:24

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World: Is your name Baitullah Mehsud? If so, there’s a target on your head

  • The Pakistani government is gunning for him. The military has started operations to take down Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader. He’s responsible for much of the instability in the region, and we even have someone saying as much. “Baitullah Mehsud is the root cause of all evils,” said Owais Ghani, governor of the adjoining North West Frontier Province, near the rumored location of the country’s Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan. See? Told you. source
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