CIA: Tribal Leader Behind Bhutto Plot

Pakistani Extremist With Al Qaeda Ties Masterminded Assassination, U.S. Intelligence Says

(AP)  The CIA believes a Pakistani tribal leader's network was behind the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

Baitullah Mehsud is an extremist with strong ties to al Qaeda and is based in the federally administered, lawless tribal area of Pakistan, along the Afghan border. He has been blamed for an organized campaign of assassinations of Pakistani officials and suicide bombings in the country.

The CIA arrived at the conclusion that Mehsud was behind the Dec. 27 killing of Bhutto shortly after it occurred, according to an intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The Washington Posts first reported the CIA's take on Friday, in an interview conducted with CIA director Michael Hayden. "This was done by that network around Baitullah Mehsud. We have no reason to question that," Hayden told the Post.

The government of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has blamed Bhutto's death on Mehsud, but some of her political party and family members have questioned those assertions. There have been complaints that the government failed to provide her enough security and vague allegations that elements within the government might have been involved in the assassination.

Bhutto was a secular politician popular in the U.S. and other Western countries for her opposition to hard-line Islam. Mehsud has denied involvement in her death.

[terrorislam6]

Foreign Intel Had Identified WMD Sites
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/007528.php

Top Secret: Bush Told the Truth About WMD
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=26457045-1E9E-4795-9D31-0E5B73E74EE9

[terrorislam6]

the Iraqi war is legal, demonic-rat hero oscar, emmy, nobel prize winning al bore says so,,,
it actually never ended since it only stopped by the signing of a ceasefire,,, just like the korean war,,,

the resumption of hostilities was only a matter of time since iraq broke the ceasefire agreement,,,

blame saddam for iraq,,, Even clintoon and the dems wanted the resumption of hostilities back in 1998,,,

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq''s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

Moreover, no international law can prevent the United States from taking actions to protect its vital interests, when it is manifestly clear that there is a choice to be made between law and survival. I believe, however, that such a choice is not presented in the case of Iraq. Indeed, should we decide to proceed, that action can be justified within the framework of international law rather than outside it. In fact, though a new UN resolution may be helpful in building international consensus, the existing resolutions from 1991 are sufficient from a legal standpoint. - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gore/gore092302sp.html

[ajmarine1]

Get this straight folks, THE UN HAD INSPECTORS THERE 3 DAYS BEFORE WE BOMBED THEM BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

Posted by antoniof123 at 04:25 PM : Jan 18, 2008




Iraq failed to cooperate with the inspectors and placed new restrictions on them, Clinton said. He said Iraqi officials also destroyed records and moved everything, even the furniture, out of suspected sites before inspectors were allowed in.

"Instead of inspectors disarming Saddam, Saddam has disarmed the inspectors," Clinton said.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/16/clinton.iraq.speech/


So Iraq has abused its final chance. As the UNSCOM reports concludes, and again I quote, "Iraq''s conduct ensured that no progress was able to be made in the fields of disarmament. In light of this experience, and in the absence of full cooperation by Iraq, it must regrettably be recorded again that the commission is not able to conduct the work mandated to it by the Security Council with respect to Iraq''s prohibited weapons program." In short, the inspectors are saying that even if they could stay in Iraq, their work would be a sham.Saddam''s deception has defeated their effectiveness


http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec98/clinton_12-16.html

[antoniof123]

When did the CIA "lie"?

Posted by secundus2 at 04:18 PM : Jan 18, 2008

When they said Iraq had WMD''s and was not working with the rest of the world or us then the administration push it like it was truth. Or else it was the administration that told the CIA to lie about yellow cake and all the other nonsense they feed us.

Get this straight folks, THE UN HAD INSPECTORS THERE 3 DAYS BEFORE WE BOMBED THEM BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

Nothing any neo con can say will change that one.

[secundus2]

When did the CIA "lie"? When they said Iran had a nuclear weapons development program? Or when they said Iran dropped its nuclear weapons program? All intelligence estimates are guesses. This is the CIA''s best guess at the moment. Ultimately, it all hinges on the evidence, most of which won''t be shared with the public for years. A spy agency that divulged all the data it collected wouldn''t be worth a pitcher of spit.

[ajmarine1]

Since THEY SAID they DID NOT find WMD''''s or Bin Laden does that mean they lied and did find WMD''''s and Bin Laden and lied about finding them?

Posted by ilikecats1 at 12:54 PM : Jan 18, 2008


Did they find any pies?

[crater7]

BUSH SAID;

I''M SURE PEOPLE VIEW ME AS A WARMONGER AND I VIEW MYSELF AS A PEACEMAKER;

HMMMMMMM, BUSH USES WAR AS A METHOD OF SECURING PEACE, EVEN IF THERE IS PEACE.

A LITTLE SHOCK & AWE, AND THEN THERE WAS PEACE.

YOU GOTTA-LOVE IT........

[inventagod]

The CIA says blahblahblah...

our intelligence agencies, our justice department, our Navy, FEMA, etc... merely Bu$h propaganda mouthpieces...

move along, no real news here...

[terrorislam6]

dont you just hate these stupid silly little fascist nazi terrorislamic muslims pretending to be liberal Americana,,, and begging for the usa to leave iraq,,, lol,,, they must be really getting their arses kicked,,, hahahahahaha,,,

and these fascist nazi terrorislamic muslim collaborators,,,

[sevenveils]

Just because you lack skills and can''''t oogle the innernets and not find al Qaeda sites doesn''''t mean they don''''t exist. You couldn''''t read them if you found them gbecause you can''''t seem to read the articles you comment on.

Or in most cases here, it is to your advantage to not acknowledge your terrorist web sites.

Osama being dead or alive has nothing to do with al Qaeda being one of the most active terrorist organizations.

And all you attempts to discredit CBS or any other international news reporting group including Aljazeera with false stories about al Qaeda shows that your Iranian terrorist propaganda is not going to work.

Give it up Pozers

[crater7]

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[sevenveils]

Just because you lack skills and can''t oogle the innernets and not find al Qaeda sites doesn''t mean they don''t exist. You couldn''t read them if you found them gbecause you can''t seem to read the articles you comment on.

Osama being dead or alive has nothing to do with al Qaeda being one of the most active terrorist organizations.

And all you attempts to discredit CBS or any other international news reporting group including Aljazeera with false stories about al Qaeda shows that your Iranian terrorist propaganda is not going to work.

Give it up Pozers

[missingamerica]

"federally administered, lawless tribal area"

Talk about an oxymoron that could get somebody killed...

[itraveler-2009]

Who believes anything they say anymore?? Heck were still not sure who shot Kennedy...

[jjp735i]

Is this the same CIA who spun WMD in Iraq for Bush''s cause? Is the CIA making this lastest claim to protect Bush''s friend Musharraf? Sorry, but the CIA and Bush have given us reasons in the past to wonder.

[terrorislam6]

this is what fascist nazi islam calls peace

are you ready to live under islam rule as a non muslim?

apartheid fascist nazi islamic style

Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State
http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/islamic_state.htm

[terrorislam6]

can you say Irhabi lol

so you want to be a fascist nazi terrorislamist,,,

British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda''''''''s top cyber terrorist http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=508543&in_page_id=1770

hahaha

[watcher269-2009]

So who in the CIA killed here? One the Pakistani tribal leaders on the CIA payroll?

[slpdisk]

If I hear the words al qaeda one more time I''m going to puke. When are these bozos going to realize we aren''t buying these stories anymore.First the fake Osama tapes now every time you turn on the news or open a paper al qaeda, al alqaeda, like an echo going on. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated shortly after talking on BBC David Frost show, claiming Osama was killed by Omar Sheik back in 2002. This runs a lot deeper than the picture painted.They would like you to believe its Muslim vs. Christian .We need to open a book search the net and stay informed to what is really happening.

[prinzowhales]

The Masharaff Regime initially tried to blame Ms. Bhutto''s assassination on her automobile''s "sunroof" and silence the doctors who saw the bullet wounds.

While the Regime and its American ally can dismiss this lie, they can''t dismiss from the minds of free men that they, themselves, are d*mned treacherous liars!

Bhutto''s e-mail gave her list of suspects--including the Musharaff official in charge of her protection. And, let''s not forget that it was the Regime that forbade Bhutto from getting bodyguards from abroad!

Now, the terror-mongers wish to blame the tribal leaders...or, was it the sunroof?