U.S. Believes Pakistan's Taliban Leader Is Dead

from National Public Radio

White House national security adviser James Jones says the U.S. is nearly certain that Pakistan's Taliban leader is dead. Appearing on the Sunday talk shows, Jones said despite the claims and counterclaims about Baitullah Mehsud's fate, the U.S. is around 90 percent sure he was killed in a CIA missile strike last Wednesday.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, August 10, 2009