as i said, pakistan has been on the offensive against taliban in other areas of pakistan. and this shows that by the u.s. and pakistan cooperating together, by using u.s. technology and pakistani intelligence, they can work together to address threats that affect both of their countries. >> will this death have an impact on the neighboring war in afghanistan? >> well, i think it's clear that the drone strikes that have been taking place in pakistan over a year now have had a significant impact in degrading the leadership of al qaeda and the taliban. and that's certainly helpful, particularly in the immediate term, in terps of defending against terrorism. however, over the longer term, we're going to have to do much more than drone strikes. we're going to have to engage in economic development, reconstruction, improving the environment so that people will have other opportunities and they won't turn towards militantacy and terrorism. so that's the key over the longer term. >> lisa curtis, thank you very much for joining us this evening. >> thank you. >>> in afghanistan, thi

in pakistan they are always separatist units. any number of different movements going on in pakistan. i can see a way out of the afghan problem. nation-building has become a dirty word in washington but all these communities need is law-and-order. if we established governments we are not going to get rid of the taliban and al qaeda are trying to kill them all, they just make more of them as we do that. if we actually make them irrelevant by giving people a good alternative, that is the exit strategy for the region. people talk about that being extensive and complex and taking years, i don't disagree with that but we are already spending $2 billion a month on our military operations alone in afghanistan. surely not a sustainable either. even though nation-building is a dirty word i will keep saying it because i think it is the only way out of that region. for me the bigger concern these days is the speed with which the insurgents are moving across pakistan which i do see as a country of tremendous risks for splitting up into diffe

of the taliban in pakistan. a notorious militant commander who controlled a wide area of pakistan's northwest. a man whose organization killed hundreds of security forces and civilians. today a senior taliban commander and the pakistani government says mehsud and his wife had been killed. but a missile fired unmanned american aircraft. it happened wednesday morning in south waziristan in the tribal area. the latest in a series of attacks aimed at mehsud. how badly did the united states want him? there was a $5 million bounty on his head. in tonight's "lead focus," we look at the death of baitullah mehsud and what it means for the war against the taliban. it was reported that mehsud was at his father-in-law's house at the time of the attack suffering from a kidney ailment. this video is from may of 2008 shot at a press conference. although mehsud insisted his that his face not be shown he briefly turned towards the camera. he is a national intelligence reporter for the "washington post." >> caller: there was pret

he had been captured by the pakistan army.is was a striking image, here was a man, bound in chains. what struck me about him was that this was a gentle man. this was a man who was incredibly soft-spoken. it was disarming to see him there. he was defeated. he was hollow. we asked him why did you do what you did? he said, i was misguided. >> i am sorry. i'm very much sorry. i'm ashamed of my action. and i will not fight again. >> it wasn't the taliban that we associate with bravado, it wasn't the taliban with the gun raised in the air. it was the black turbine and the dark glasses. this was a man who had been on the front line and was defeated. it was a very unnerving moment when i met him. and it will stay with me mother ever. and it will stay with me forever. ♪ >> afghans are probably the toughest people i've ever met. these people have lived with conflict for a quarter century and they have a sense of hume that i've never really seen anywhere else in the world. and they put up with more hardship than i think most any society

in an international conference to pakistan.so they are a factor and to pretend they're not as was often done in the past doesn't make much sense and you pointed out that i -- a critical point that in bonn were -- where rinna was, they did help stand up the current government. >> my other yeah -- question was on the geography between pakistan and india. is it critical that the united states try to play a role? that's on really problematic with respect to the indians in terms of defusing tensions between india and pakistan. is that outside 9 postal -- the portfolio of this group? >> it is outside the portfolio of my job. on the other hand, i am in constant touch with the indians. i met with the indians continually. the new ambassador in washington and i have had dinner recently and she and i are in close touch. i go to indio whenever the schedule permits. i stress we're completely transparent. the secretary of state and my close colleague assistant secretary for south asia, central asian affairs bob blake and i were in india rece

very ufying figure and also someone who wted to go towar th pakistan. >> in pakistan, newsf mehd's deathrovoked a mixedtion the leader of talibanfaction, zohammed told reporters, he was gl mehd was dead. >> translator: what he w doing was not prt of islam. en the religious scholars did not approve of what he w doing. >> mehsud' death was so a major topic ofdiscussion at iday pyers. is man spoke aboutehsud referring to him by his first name >> translator: baitull will born but another will be born. if w do not change our thinking lots of baitullahs will keep being born. >> for more on this storye are joinedy lisa curtis, e's a senior research fellowat the heratage foundationand she joins us from washington. ce to have youback. >> thanksor having me again. >> what doou think the impact will be the taliban in pakistan? will they recover from this, and if so, how long wll it take th? >> well, i thi this i a significant victory for pakistan, its fight against terrorismpecially coming on the heels of the pakistan military ability to oust t taliban from the swat valey region. but we know that military

in all the focus on afghanistan's election was richard holbroooke's latest mission to neighboring pakistan. we didn't miss it and have a report on what may be a new american strategy. >>> and in one italian city, there's no business like cheese business where parmesan is so highly valued you can literally take it to the bank. >> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in part by the following funders -- major support has also been provided by the peter g. peterson foundation dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. >> good evening. i'm martin savidge. >>> scottish officials were already under fire even before they made it official yesterday and allowed a convicted terrorist to fly home to libya to die. the outrage only deepened today after these pictures of libyans celebrating abdel baset al megrahi's release were broadcast around the world. al megrahi, of course, was convicted for the 1988 bombing of pan am 103 over lockerbie scot

you speak of pakistan's neighbors, and i think of india. what do you make of india's stopping that ship? all we know right now is that they found, like, 60,000 pounds of sugar. they are still looking at it, but what do you make of india stopping that north korean ship? >> india is imposing the security council resolution, and i think it is a very positive sign. india has been very cooperative with us, and they had very many parallel interests with respect -- they have a very many parallel interests with respect to terrorism and with respect to the nuclear danger -- they have very many parallel interests. greta: am i wrong to be suspicious that north korea might have been being a little coy? because sending that ship off in the direction that they did, knowing that someone was likely to stop it, and having 16,000 tons of sugar sort of makes the stopping country look, well, wrong, for one. >> nobody knows what the north koreans have on the ships. if north korea, a country that has no significant economy, that has no close relations with any o

information that the taliban leader in pakistan is dead. baitullah mehsud is one of the world's most hunted terrorists. communications say that mehsud was killed in a missile strike on his father-in-law's home on wednesday. there's been no official confirmation, but an official tells cbs news there's reason to believe the report. mehsud had a $5 million bounty on his head. it's believed he's responsible for a series of suicide attacks and suspected in the assassination of former pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> meantime, the pakistanis thought they killed at taliban leader more than a year ago, but reports of his death turned out to be premature. >> reporter: this is one of pakistan's most wanted taliban leaders and conclusive proof he is alive. the pakistan authorities said he'd been killed ten months ago as part of their crackdown against militants, but these pictures were filmed a few days ago and showed him not only alive and well, but he has hostages. he's uma khalid, also known as abdul wali. he's taking the cameramen to se

it is a long-term issue in pakistan, which needs long term solutions. pakistan is nuclear-armed. there is a direct link into the community in this country. there is a lot of instability in the area. we are giving a lot of aid to pakistan in terms of education. that is right and proper for the long-term solution. do you think the long-term solutions will be in place in time to protect us against some of the risks that emanate from that region? >> i am not quite sure what you mean. are you saying are they so long term that there is no possible protection for us in the short term? i disagree with you. what we have to do in pakistan is work with the security forces and the armed forces so that they are continuing to do what they have started to do, where there is now greater national consensus than ever before. that is taking on the pakistan taliban. we have seen in the campaign in the swat valley that the pakistan military have been ready to move in. there is a group of internally displaced people, and i think it is our duty to help so that they do not become people who will turn to

policy in pakistan right now that the u.s. would like pakistan to be accountable for what happens within its borders and they'd like to get some of these they consider to be lawless areas under control. does northwest pakistan, the sort of lawless of all lawless areas, most lawless of all lawless areas, get more governable or less with baitullah mehsud gone from the region? >> that's a great question. i think that it doesn't really make that much of a difference in the very short term. no matter what, the government isn't going to be able to implement development programs in south waziristan now that baitullah mehsud is gone. there is going to be an interesting power struggle that develops amongst his deputies and lieutenants over who is going to take over for him. i think this is going to be the true test kind of of the symbolic and meaning of his death is whether someone with a big name, a household name, taliban leader steps into that role or whether it's someone that's close to baitullah but a little less well known. in th

owever broad and incluse the engagementhis time, america has yet to convince pakistan people. public opion in pakistan mains suspicious of america' motives and goalin the region, suspicious of its relatiship wi india, and most of all feels thathis constructive engagement is likelyo end, once pakistan cees to be of strategic use to america all political groups he asked the u.s. to use soft per and onomic growth to resolve the intractable confct that contues to spread through this region. anitmcnaught, al jazeera in islamabad, paktan. >> if yowant to get a sense what american diplomats woing in pakistaare sometimes up agnst, consider this account we came across earlier ts week in "the new yo times." it desibes a recent meeting between the obama adnistration's new under secretary of state forublic diplomy and public affairs, that's judith mchale, and a pakistani journali. accoing to the "times," she told him howmerica wants to ild bridges to the muslim world. his response, quotin should know that we hate a amerans. from the bottom of o souls, we te you." >>> and now to o weekly r

the story we're following out of pakistan, the shadowy top taliban leader in pakistan, a major threat to the american forces over the border in afghanistan. also a major friend of al qaeda. has a u.s. air strike actually managed to kill him in we'll have reports from michael ware. >>> while the cult of charles manson not only will not die but in fact seems to be going strong. ♪ anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've answered that question compellingly... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for you. learn how at northwesternmutual.com. >>> welcome back to "360." our exclusive interview continues with lisa ling. before the break she told us her sister, laura and euna lee did briefly touch north korean soil before their arrest. lisa is back with us now in an exclusive interview tonight. that's really, i think, unless i'm wrong here, it's the first time we've heard that or it sounds like they've come forward or had the chance to say that. talk to me more

he worked primarily on pakistan, and he is helping to shape our strategic attitude towards pakistan. will give an overview of his point of view and then we will go to the operational experts. >> good morning. i think it goes without saying that the fate of afghanistan and pakistan are inextricably linked together. if we thought about the recent focus on the case of baitullah mehsud and his apparent that, we can see that the fight against the taliban now stretches across the boundaries of both countries come across borders. if there is an overarching objective, gold for us, as barney mentioned, it is to create a regional framework that would bring into alignment american, afghan, and pakistani interests and around these security issues. but equally important for our success is pakistan's stability. it is difficult to imagine a country of such vital strategic importance and a vital key ally of the united states in that region that cases of more daunting set of problems. pakistan at this critical time, as we speak, is still struggling to consolidate its transition to democracy. at the s

the father of pakistan's nuclear program. >> he brought back from the netherlands some materials he had stolen. >> reporter: former pakistan sháeus marvin winebalm says kahn didn't just assemble a team b@ th developed a bomb. in the '70s, '8 0sand '90s, he went on to share nuclear secret with so many of the so-called rogue nations. >> he had ties in saudi arabia, he dealt with the libyans, the iranians, north koreans and who knows who else. in the case of north korea, it was a matter of getting rocket technology in exchange for knowledge. >> reporter: eventually pressure ing thwe stled to kahn be placed under house arrest for in five years. but pakistan's version of house quite a moun to lavish lifestyle. >> you joke about -- he joked about the fact he had a hotel in timbuktu, although no freedom of movement around the country or to leave the country. >> reporter: and house arrest did not include pakistan offering the united states a chance to interrogate khan. >> they have never given us access to him. and that's a real sore spot, and we accepted it because that was the price for k

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in an international conference to pakistan. so they are a factor and to pretend they're not as was often done in the past doesn't make much sense and you pointed out that i -- a critical point that in bonn were -- where rinna was, they did help stand up the current government. >> my other yeah -- question was on the geography between pakistan and india. is it critical that the united states try to play a role? that's on really problematic with respect to the indians in terms of defusing tensions between india and pakistan. is that outside 9 postal -- the portfolio of this group? >> it is outside the portfolio of my job. on the other hand, i am in constant touch with the indians. i met with the indians continually. the new ambassador in washington and i have had dinner recently and she and i are in close touch. i go to indio whenever the schedule permits. i stress we're completely transparent. the secretary of state and my close colleague assistant secretary for south asia, central asian affairs bob blake and i were in india rec

he's believed to have been killed yesterday in south waziristan, pakistan.we begin with this report narrated by alex thomson of independent television news. >> the charismatic commander who as leader of pakistan's biggest taliban grouping created such instability in the country that the u.s. put a $5 million bounty on his head. that offer came to an abrupt end on wednesday after a cia drone's missile targeted a home in the south region of pakistan. the taliban commander and aid confirmed he had been killed. masud took over the group in december 2007 and soon became a major thorn in the side of the pakistani government which blamed him for the assassination of the presidential candidate benazir bhutto. and for attacks on the vey lankan crickity -- cricket team. >> you put into question pack stan's security, it was creting a lot of problems for the military, for the police and at the same time they also painted him as the bogey man, the man who was behind every single attack if pakistan even though it wasn't necessarily proved that he was. >> masoud supporters

. >> a victory against the taliban in pakistan. ed the country's most wanted man is believed killed. >> this information is that he is dead. >> president obama speaks to a surprise drop in america's jobless. a fresh conflict in georgia edging closer? welcome to bbc world news. it is broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later for you -- just like old times. hillary clinton looks up an old friend in south africa. [inaudible] >> and the comedy crunch. performers are making light of the global recession. hello to you. ed there are strong indications that pakistan's most wanted man, taliban commander baitullah mehsud, has been killed. he is believed to be leading al- qaeda's campaign to make pakistan ungovernable. sources have said that he is killed and buried, killed in a u.s. air strike on wednesday. this is from our correspondent in as, bob -- islamabad. >> baitullah mehsud is rarely seen in public. the white house has called him "a murderous thug." >> we have clear information that so far we do not have any ev

they do not see much difference between pakistan and afghanistan.to make sure we do not give them haven. that is right next door to where osama bin laden's son was killed. this is ground zero for bad guys. hopefully we can continue to do these kinds of attacks. martha: thank you for serving our country and for being with us today. the afghan ambassador to the united states joins us. it is very good to have you with us. tell me your reaction to the take out of this terrorist in pakistan. what does it mean for you? >> it is a major accomplishment, not only for the united states, but people of afghanistan and pakistan. he had a lot of blood on his hands. if there is no support for the taliban outside of afghanistan, they will not be able to resist for long in afghanistan. martha: i spoke with colonel oliver north and we talked about the military effort going on in afghanistan. he was saying he believes that in order to build up the afghan army, which many people seem to agree needs to happen, we have to send more support in for training of the afghan a

shepard: are they reacting in pakistan to this openly? >> yes, they are. intelligence tells us that they, like american counterparts, are waiting final confirmation that he is indeed dead. they're holding out on celebrations now, but if they get the confirmation, they will be very, very happy indeed. shepard: he has a large following in that region, not everyone will be happy. >> yes. there are people standing by to take his place. his successor will be decided by an executive. we are told that they are meeting right now in the region to decide who will be the next man to fool him. it might successor who is at least as aggressive. shepard: and we're just getting this out now. brand new pictures of marines working at the site where the remains of captain scott spiker were found in iraq. officials made the announcement this week after we were told that the remains matched his dental records. here are the pictures. an unsolved mystery for nearly two decades. the fighter pilot crashed in the opening hours of the gulf war back in 1991. the captain was the only

the humanitarian crisis in pakistan. we reported extensively about how the pakistani military under pressure from washington has moved aggressively after the taliban in the swat valley, but once it did, an estimated 2 million people fled that region to an area known as mardan, overwhelming services there. aide workers from the irish humanitarian group called concerned worldwide recently visited the affected area and documented the very difficult concerns there. they shared their videos and interviews with our "worldfocus" producer yuval lion who brings thus report. >> reporter: children were back in class this weekend in pakistan's battled-scarred swat valley. we open schools is a psychologically important step in this religion. the taliban had destroyed schools, particularly those teaching girls. but attendance was low. of the 2 million people who had fled swat and the surrounding area when the pakistani army mounts a military campaign in late april to oust the taliban, only about one-third have returned home. the repor

nick schiff ryn is in pakistan. >> reporter: the taliban in pakistan is in disarray. three days after the cia decapitated the group by killing its leader, baitullah mehsud, they now appear to have decapitated themselves. two possible successors, including this man, hakimullah, reportedly killed each other during a meeting to choose the new chief. without a leader, the taliban is more fragile than in years. >> there will be a clash within the different taliban groups. because of this clash, the whole movement will weaken. >> reporter: with a weakened militancy, the question now how to keep pressure up. months ago, pakistan promised a ground invasion in the but a senior military official here says that they are now "reassessing the whole situation." the u.s. has used cia drone strikes to target the taliban. those strikes have been much more effective in the last year thanks to new technology and increased u.s./pakistan intelligence sharing. and though pakistan still officially objects to the drone strikes, today, the country seems thankful. >> it's unfortunate if it hap

. >> a victory against the taliban in pakistan. the country's most wanted man is believed killed. >> we have credible information and this information is from the same area that he is dead. >> president obama hails a surprise drop in america's jobless. we look at the global trend. flying the flag for georgia. when you're on, is a conflict edging closer? welcome to bbc. we are aired on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later for you -- just like old times. hillary clinton looks up an old friend in south africa. and the comedy crunch indeed. performers are making light of the global recession. hello to you. there are strong indications that pakistan's's most wanted man, taliban commander baitullah mehsud, has been killed. it was thought he has led al- qaeda's campaign to make pakistan ungovernable. there is no official confirmation. ed sources tell the bbc he is dead and buried. american and pakistani officials are also telling our correspondence they believe he is dead. this from our correspondent in islamabad. >> a gli

and pakistan did mehsud in. u.s. aircraft predator kept its secret air bases in pakistan ready to launch. the imagery from these aircrafts is beamed back to military bases in the u.s. at 1:00 this wednesday in pakistan, communications intercepts led officials to believe mehsud was staying with one of his wives. soon after, a predator aircraft september back an image. he and his wife on the roof. she was massaging his legs, apparently causing him pain from diabetes. that's when the missile was launched. today the taliban confirmed mehsud's death. >> a massive funeral has been held. virtually impossible for anyone outside of that village to gain access. >> reporter: today, the taliban was already meeting to choose mehsud's is successor. fighters he sent into afghanistan killed could wantless u.s. troops. in this interview mehsud, we said, we paid to god to give us the ability to destroy the white house, new york and london. very soon, we'll witness the miracles of jihad. >> this is an individual whose title as murderou

and pakistan are investigating reports of a local pakistan leader -- a local taliban leader of being killed. pakistan's interior minister says that there was a strong likelihood that he was killed alongside his wife. they are waiting dna tests. several thousand people have attended the funeral of britain's last survivor of but world war i trenches. he died last month, age 111. a hacker attack shut down twitter on wednesday. hackers directed a multitude of computers to a single site. twitter is not the only indicator of change in the media industry. rupert murdoch, chairman of news corp. says that the economic picture is so bleak that he's going to start charging for all online content derived from his newspapers and television channels. matthew price reports from new york. >> this is the capital city of america's newspaper industry. for new york's newspaper vendors, the golden age is over. do you sell the same volume of newspapers that you did? >> people are not buying papers like in the old times. >> why would hyde park with my hard-earned money to buy a paper like "the wall street

the nexus of all terror groups in pakistan. the u.s. and pakistan have been trying to track mehsud for months. nine of the last ten cia drone strikes have been aimed add his network, but u.s. and pakistani officials believe a strike in south waziristan yesterday likely killed him. omps saying there's a 95% chance he's among the dead. u.s. officials had visual and other indicators it was mehsud. pakistanis are trying to collect physical evidence to be certain. if it is confirmed, the obama administration has hit one of the most significant terrorist targets in years. for pakistan, the strike would have a profound effect, says nick schifrin. >> undoubtedly, there would be new commanders, but his death would give pakistan a level of confidence that the talupon is not all powerful. the u.s. admits it needs pakistani support to win this war. >>> nuclear in pakistan is an extremely powerful ally. if mehsud is dead, it will make the pakistanis safer and the u.s. as well. >> martha raddatz along with nick shiffer. thanks. sglo there was another

first of all, it is important because this is pakistan's public enemy number one, if i could. and he has -- he controls a very violent aspect of the insurgent problems in -- on the pakastani side of the border. and this is a big deal, and -- >> let's talk a little bit about the developments in north korea. former president clinton went there and he got these people, we now know it was north koreans says if you will send him, we will let these two young americans go. we also know that, because i have heard you already report this, that the president, former president did have conversations with them on a variety of subjects. what happens now? do we expect some development here now? >> well, we hope so. president clinton did have the opportunity to talk to north korean leader and suggest that the happy scene that was carried out in california with the unification of families could have happened with the detainee from south korea in seoul or in tokyo with the japanese abduct tees and he represented our desire to have them released as well i think that obviously with his, as forme

he and his fighters were blamed for a string of deadly attacks across pakistan. he is believed to have commanded between 10 and 15,000 men. but intelligence experts warn that there will be others willing to take his place. nonetheless, if the debt is confirmed, it will be viewed as a major victory by officials here and in washington. he has been the biggest threat to the security of pakistan and a key ally of al qaeda as the two countries have worked together to bring him down. bbc news, islamabad. >> in tonga, a capsized boat. most of the missing are believed to be women and children, trapped to their decks. the investigation is about 50 kilometers into the journey. in the philippines, a dozen people killed by floods. a typhoon went on to hit taiwan, grounding flights, closing schools, confining dozens to their homes. >> after the storm, the flood. this is the philippines, where the louche of rains set torrents of water through residential areas. thousands of people forced to their homes, and in some cases, whole villages were submerged. the flood waters so stro

in an international conference to pakistan.so they are a factor and to pretend they're not as was often done in the past do%sggá"g on the other hand, i am in constant touch with the indians. i met with the indians continually. the new ambassador in washington and i have had dinner recently and she and i are in close touch. i go to indio whenever the schedule permits. i stress we're completely transparent. the secretary of state and my close colleague assistant secretary for south asia, central asian affairs bob blake and i were in india recently and the indians are a major factor in the region. they're the dominant power. improveb -- improving u.s.-indian relations ha been a continual goal of the last three u.s.strations, all which i think have been successful in that regard, starting with president clinton's trip in 2000. i will keep the indians fully informed and i have an indian counterpart who i keep fully informed in india. >> ok. going to open it up. [unaudible question] >> i'm not going to stand so i don't block the came

it was created by pakistan by the british. pakistan used to be two different countries but they split apart because the ethnic majorities could not get along. afghanistan is made up of many to from parts -- many different parts of ethnic tribes. forming them into one country is impossible. i do not think that america can win because it is a guerrilla war in a mountainous region. i do not know what we are spending our money on. it feels like iraq again. we are fighting to win and get victory for something where we do not know what that will mean. host: are you a history or political science teacher? caller: i am actually english as a second language teacher. i teach a lot of children that come to this country. there is a large afghani population here from afghanistan. host: how many languages to you speak? caller: four. english, spanish, chinese, and i am learning arabic. host: thank you for your call this morning. we are going to michigan, charles, independent line. caller: hello. afghanistan could easily turn into another ira

pakistan.it will not be tolerated. [unintelligible] >> when we followed the taliban trail to a place called bahra, we were told the militants were moving in and were putting up resistance. troops targeted two militant hideouts. those who fought back -- more than 100 of them -- the battle raged for eight hours. it is believed that senior taliban leaders are among those who found refuge here after they were flushed out elsewhere. >> they started coming here in bigger numbers. but the moment, there are around 300 in this area. taliban. they may be organizing in this area. >> pakistan has been hunting the militants as never before, but some worry they have declared victory toussaint and not willing to reject victory far too soon and are not willing to fight to the finish. >> in the u.s., thousands are paying their final respects to senator ted kennedy. they have been filing past his coffin which has been placed on view at the presidential library in boston. he died of brain cancer. he is being held

and to some very security sensitive countries, pakistan in particular. pakistan has $3.5 billion of exports in the u.s.. reimpose a penalty on those products every year. meanwhile, the ministration is trying to get congress to get at this time $1.5 billion each year to promote growth and job security and job employment there. but one industry that is absolutely producing jobs today. this is not a sensible or reasonable approach. we need to look at ourselves and fix our policies that are damaging to our foreign policy goals and our national security needs. second, i think as an economic modern trade policy needs to be oriented away from fta's and toward the large industries that have employers here and our main trading partners. i point in particular to

in an international conference to pakistan.so they are a factor and to pretend they're not as was often done in the past doesn't make much sense and you pointed out that i -- a critical point that in bonn were -- where rinna was, they did help stand up the current government. >> my other yeah -- question was on the geography between pakistan and india. is it critical that the united states try to play a role? that's on really problematic with respect to the indians in terms of defusing tensions between india and pakistan. is that outside 9 postal -- the portfolio of this group? >> it is outside the portfolio of my job. on the other hand, i am in constant touch with the indians. i met with the indians continually. the new ambassador in washington and i have had dinner recently and she and i are in close touch. i go to indio whenever the schedule permits. i stress we're completely transparent. the secretary of state and my close colleague assistant secretary for south asia, central asian affairs bob blake and i were in india rece

the humanitarian crisis in pakistan. we repord extensivy about w the pakistani mility under pressurerom washington has ved aggressily aft the taliban in the at valley, but ce it did, an estimated 2 million people fled tat region to an area known as mardan ovwhelming servic there. de workers from the irish milita group called concerned world wide recently visited the area and documented the very difficult conrns there. they sharedheir vidos and interviews with fe producer yuvol lionho brings us this report. >> rorter: children were bac in class this weeke in pakistan's battled-scarred swat valley we open schools psychologicallimportant step in this religion. the taliban haddestroyed schools, particularl those teaching girls. but attendce was low. of the 2 miion people who had fl swat andheurrounding area when the akistani army moun a military campaign in late april to oust the taliban, only about one-third hve rerned home. the reports frominsidewat indicate thathey are returnin to towns with ectricity and water shortages

forces have been pounding his turf right on the border between afghanistan and pakistan. it looks like they finally got their killer. it is not yet 100% confirm. we cannot independently verify it. we are still looking for more evidence. if it is the case, it is a serious setback for the taliban. by definition, a hugely positive step for the rest of the world. we have team fox coverage tonight. jonathan pond has more on what the man has represented. first, jennifer graff and at the pentagon with more details. how will we know for sure? >> it dna would be the gold standard. the intelligence community is assuming right now that he is dead. they are not waiting for dna. they are waiting for signals intelligence, phone intercept from his followers when they choose a successor. shepard: how did this thing go down? >> it was basically done a in a position the missile strike with a predator unmanned aerial vehicle. this is the worst kept secret in washington that the cia runs the program. it is the largest bomb that a predator can drop. pakistani intelligence services help on the

second, how do we support democracy in pakistan? >> host: where do you have concerns about al qaeda? pakistan? >> guest: first, they don't have enormous bases they had prior to 9/11. you're never going to prevent them from having a conference room. some of of 9/11 was plotted in an apartment building in approximate hamburg. but you do want to disrupt their operations and you want to go after their leadership. the locual is just on the pakistan side of the border, but throughout the border area. so that afghan/pakistan border is perhaps -- is the most important area from an al qaeda perspective. we're able to have troops fully operate in half that theater, the afghan side. >> host: you talk about your children being national security. when you see headline like los angeles times, pakistan/taliban preys on teens. what sort of concerns does that rise in you? >> we live in a world that is far more evil than we choose to acknowledge. first is what is happening to youths in afghanistan to see them kidnapped. things that evil are happening

it could be quite a blow to pakistan's taliban. there are a strong indications that a militant leader was killed. russia and georgia remember their five-day war. south africa, secretary of state hillary clinton arrives to try to intensify the pressure on zimbabwe. millions of pilgrims in karbala. it is quite a challenge for iraqi security forces. we will speak to the only british bullfighter to take to the rain in spain about his controversial sport. >> it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london, and 5:00 p.m. in islamabad. it is believed to the commander of the militants there has been killed. baitullah mehsud had a $5 million down the on his head. it is claimed he died when two missiles were shot into my home on wednesday. taliban sources have told the bbc he is dead. there has been no confirmation of this. >> he has been the most wanted man in pakistan, with a five million-dollar bounty on his head. there'these are rare pictures of baitullah mehsud. the stronghold had been targeted. there are indications the home of one of

this former spokesman for pakistan's military fled to the u.s. when his family was threatened by the bombers. >> a suicide bomber was sent to my place, and they have been sending me threatening letters to kill me. >> the pentagon and white house say they don't have d.n.a. evidence masood was killed. >> we can't, with 100% certainty verify that. >> but fox has learned a national security meeting was called at the white house tomorrow to determine how to engage the pakistanis after this strike, to ensure that the pakistani army doesn't shy away from efforts it has begun to make into south warastan on the border with afghanistan, and then there is how this affects the search for bin laden. one intelligence head says it will free the predator assets to continue looking for him. others say this is a significant step forward in intelligence sharing with the pakistanis that down the road could lead to eventually getting the man that the c.i.a. simply refers to as number one. chris: jennifer griffin reporting for the pentagon. thanks for that. by the way