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2009-08-08 India-Pakistan
New TTP chief being chosen
New TTP chief: Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said that Taliban commanders were
drawing straws
meeting in the Tribal Areas on Friday to choose a successor. It was unclear when they might reach a decision.
"Rock-paper-scissors, first man to 1,059!"
Three Pakistani intelligence officials said the likeliest successor
needed to have a small thermal signature and very, very keen ears
was Mehsud's deputy, Hakeemullah Mehsud, a commander known for recruiting and training suicide bombers. Two other prominent possibilities, the officials said, were
checking flight schedules to Mogadishu and finding someone to watch the goats
Azmatullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman, also close associates of Mehsud.
Posted by Fred 2009-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11178 views ]  Top

#1 Short straw wins the Hellfire!
Posted by ed 2009-08-08 07:30||   2009-08-08 07:30|| Front Page Top

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