Mehsud killed getting leg massage on roof

a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4Eq_E-YhxSAgx8uKC1d9lezD2-A"AFP:/abr /br /blockquoteTaliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed last week in a CIA drone attack while getting a leg massage on the roof of his father-in-law's house, CNN said Monday, citing an unnamed US official.pA US counterterrorism official told AFP, meanwhile, that "there are strong indications (Mehsud) is dead" following a drone attack./pp"No one is expecting him home for dinner tonight," the official said./ppUS President Barack Obama is being told Mehsud was killed after a "dramatic escalation" of nine unmanned drones specifically targeting the Taliban leader in recent weeks, the US official told CNN television./ppOn Wednesday night, US surveillance in Pakistan spied a man on the roof of Mehsud's father-in-law's home in South Waziristan./ppThe description was of a "short, stocky man who was following the physical description" of Mehsud, CNN said, citing the intelligence official./ppA woman was massaging the man's leg and the Central Intelligence Agency knew Mehsud had diabetes, experienced pain in his legs, and often sought relief in that way, the report said./ppOfficials already had authorization from Obama to strike Mehsud if they thought they had a clear shot./pp"That's when the CIA decided to move in," the network said the official said./pp...br //p/blockquoteThis story sounds pretty credible. It is also consistent with reports that the wife was also killed in the attack. The large force of UAVs devoted to finding and killing him was new, but it indicates how many resources we have been adding to this aspect of the war.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5051247-3150609388497002995?l=prairiepundit.blogspot.com'//div

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