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...Despite his pleasant demeanor and cheeky smile, danger radiated from the man." -From an Aug. 25, 2009 BBC profile in which the author recalled meeting Mehsud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hakimullah Mehsud: The New Head of Pakistan's Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...consensus among all Taliban that Hakimullah Mehsud is the best choice." -Sher Zamin, an aide to Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, on Mehsud's selection as the new Taliban chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hakimullah Mehsud: The New Head of Pakistan's Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...will take revenge and soon." -Vowing to retaliate for the U.S. drone attack that killed Baitullah Mehsud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hakimullah Mehsud: The New Head of Pakistan's Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...abandoned plans to mount a military offensive against the terrorist group responsible for a two-year campaign of suicide bombings across the country. Although the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been in disarray since an Aug. 5 missile strike from a CIA-operated drone killed its leader, Baitullah Mehsud, the Pakistani military has concluded that a ground attack on its strongholds in South Waziristan would be too difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Noncampaign Against the Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...counterterrorism officials worry that a failure to capitalize on the post-Baitullah confusion within the TTP will allow its new leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, to consolidate his position and reorganize the group. Officials in Washington say special envoy Richard Holbrooke and NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal have pressed the Pakistanis to strike while the iron is hot. But after initial promises to launch a ground offensive in South Waziristan, the Pakistanis have backed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Noncampaign Against the Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

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