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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

US sees signs of disarray within Pakistani Taliban

Disarray ! What a Nice word to describe the Taliban at this moment !
With three leaders Dead ( ? ) within the past week , nobody wants to take over !
If you speak up for the Position your opposition may shoot you ! If you get the Job , you get a hellfire Missile with your Name on it ! You just don't know when you will receive it !

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday there were signs of disarray within the Taliban in Pakistan following the apparent death of the group's leader in a missile strike.

Washington says there is a "90 percent certainty" that the Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a strike by a pilotless CIA drone earlier this month in South Waziristan. Mehsud's aides have disputed the claim and say he is alive.

"The end of Baitullah Mehsud, as we all know, is a very big deal," U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said, citing reports of "disarray among his people, of other factions maneuvering."

At a panel organized by a Washington think tank, Holbrooke said of the Taliban and its allies in Pakistan: "Everyone is thrashing around ... This is very good news for all of us."

"There's going to be some major readjustment coming up. We don't know what it is," he said of the groups.

At least seven militants were killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday in a clash between fighters loyal to Mehsud and his rivals, officials and residents said.

Oh yeah , Ha ha ha ha !!!
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