Pakistani Taliban leader dead, sources say(Baitullah Mehsud)

CNN ^ | Sept 30 2008 | Zein Basravi

[Dog]

The leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure, sources told CNN. The Pakistan government blamed Mehsud for the December 27, 2007, assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. An unnamed Islamabad-based source with connections within the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan said Mehsud died about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Military officials in the field confirmed to CNN that Mehsud had died.

[Dog]

Part of me is cheering the news....the other part is saying..... wait....this comes from the Pakistanis...who don't have the best track record on these kinds of claims.

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes, if true, where can we send flowers?

[RadioCirca1970]

Roggio/Long War Journal Sources, Calling BS on the report.

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/09/reports_of_baitullah.php

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Don’t send flowers. Send a bouquet of this
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/amare.htm

[bert]

Kidney failure.....I guess he pissed off one too many people

[NormsRevenge]

Damn, if true, can we send a HeLLFire or two to his funeral.. ? just a simple sign of respect yaknow. ;-)

[Billthedrill]

A BTT. Great news if true. If true.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Kidney failure? Wasn’t that supposed to be Bin Ladin’s problem, as well? Hm..m..m, VERY interesting.

[LtKerst]

Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure.

Allah is not with these Cowards.

The leaders are Alcoholics, and peadophiles.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The leader of Pakistan's Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead from kidney failure, sources told CNN.

Seriously? If so, this is great news. Mehsud was apparently the up-and-coming face of radical Islam in Pakistan.

[txzman]

Chinese Milk?