The CIA has finally come out with their opinion on who was responsible for the death of Benazir Bhutto - al Qaeda and their ally, Baitullah Mehsud. While they don't put all of their information on the table, this is the first public proclamation by the CIA on what happened.
The CIA goes on to describe the bigger picture of the plans of al Qaeda in Pakistan as well.
With what the CIA has now offered up, along with Scotland Yard's findings...it's time to put all the conspiracy bull behind this assassination and get to the job of rooting out al Qaeda and it's fall guys in Pakistan.
Perhaps a video conference call between tribal leaders in Iraq and tribal leaders in Pakistan about what happens when you align yourself with al Qaeda would be a start?
Here's the full story.
The CIA goes on to describe the bigger picture of the plans of al Qaeda in Pakistan as well.
With what the CIA has now offered up, along with Scotland Yard's findings...it's time to put all the conspiracy bull behind this assassination and get to the job of rooting out al Qaeda and it's fall guys in Pakistan.
Perhaps a video conference call between tribal leaders in Iraq and tribal leaders in Pakistan about what happens when you align yourself with al Qaeda would be a start?
Here's the full story.
CIA links al Qaeda, allies to Bhutto attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA blames al Qaeda and allies of a Pakistani tribal leader for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.
Hayden's comments were the most definitive public assessment by a U.S. intelligence official of who was responsible for the assassination of the former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader on December 27, the Post said, adding that the CIA assessment mirrors that of Pakistan.
Hayden said Bhutto was killed by fighters allied with Baitullah Mehsud, a tribal leader in northwestern Pakistan, with support from al-Qaeda's terrorist network, Post reported.
Hayden declined to discuss the intelligence behind the CIA's assessment, the newspaper said.
"This was done by that network around Baitullah Mehsud. We have no reason to question that," Hayden said.
The Post said Hayden described the killing as "part of an organized campaign" that has included suicide bombings and other attacks on Pakistani leaders.
Hayden said the same network was behind a new
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