re: #564 yma o hyd

Here’s another take on that Talithug claim:

‘Mehsud told Reuters that his group was responsible, saying: ‘I accept responsibility. They were my men. I gave them orders in reaction to U.S. drone attacks.’
However FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said: ‘Based on the evidence, we can firmly discount that claim.’

[Link: www.dailymail.co.uk…]

Personally, I’d believe the FBI before I believe a word that Mehsud says …

I agree. This is just puff, meant to increase his standing with those nearby, at a time when he is taking heavy losses and his leadership is probably under scrutiny by a bunch of people you really don’t want scrutinizing your performance.

The problems start when someone in that crowd, listening to this claim, asks, “Then why didn’t you tell us this was going to happen yesterday?”