they are not pakistanis and dulles says if they are not pakistani their least muslim and a course they are not muslim either. there hindu. lippman was a typical ignorant politician who didn't know the details between what he wanted which is allies against the soviet union. he was lining up allies in pakistan was ready to be an ally it that's enabled this relationship but in a few years eisenhower was president, eisenhower said you know what? it's a mistake to seek out allies and armed them with militaries when that military is never going to be available for us to fight a the enemy for which we are arming them. and it used the arms that provided the ability to fight communism to fight the indians. this is how the mistake was made the assumption that we have equipped it and armed it we will be able to make them change the focus. bolus found out early on and still the thought if we ain't gauged long-term and if we make good relationships between us now your question has anything changed? my fear after serving as ambassador is some of the same thought processes linger. there are people in

what are pakistani leaders accusing the government of. >> there's two things the pakistani government is accusing the u.s. of doing. one is violating authority, launching an attack on pakistan soil without islamabad's permission. the other thing they are accused of doing is scuttling - that's the pakistani's word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. the pakistanis argue with the death of hakimullah mehsud basically everything that islamabad wanted to try to achieve has been put back to square one. it says as a result the pakistani citizens will be at a higher risk, suffering from taliban attacks within their borders. >> hasn't the pakistani government been cooperating with the u.s. and the c.i.a. drone program all alone. >> it's widely assumed that the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now the obama administration on the drone strike program. it's been the obama administration that has increased the frequency of the attacks. some argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not done enough to crackdown on taliban and al qae

counterpart for the pakistanis with the senior pakistani -- >> guest: somebody out there was sent -- [inaudible] >> host: but anyway, i just thought -- so that he could be they are and tell them both, by the way -- >> guest: the missiles fly to your airspace towards afghanistan. >> host: let me ask you, given that this was done at that time period, wouldn't it make sense that the obama administration did the same kind of alerting to the pakistani military leadership during or right before the raid? do think this is possible? >> guest: i think the point of view of optics, but normal practice between allies would have been prudent to have some kind of an arrangement whereby the pakistanis were told that we are conducting an operation in the territory. but here's the problem. the obama administration had reached the conclusion they made an effort. ambassador richard holbrooke made what he called the grand argument they deal. problems addressed in an arrangement whereby pakistan just got out of of the jihad became. that hadn't worked in their opinion. the suspicion of the packet in a mil

s few the pakistani taliban is an enemy of the united states, and so it will work with the pakistani government to try to bring it to heel. >> rosalind jordan in washington. thank you. >> and sakhan said has been nam the new leader. we explain how and why he's been lected. >> this is the pakistani taliban's new leader. khan said is in his mid 30s. he was appointed by a council of senior taliban commanders, securing 43 out of 60 votes. some factions of the band -- banned organizations made up of 30 affiliated groups are pushing for other candidates to take the top job. khan said is well-known. he is thought to have planned an attack on a gaol in north-west pakistan, that killed 400 prisoners and an attack on an air force base. >> khan said was a trusted lieutenant of a former leader hakimullah mehsud who was killed in a drone strike on friday. >> the interior minister condemned the c.i.a.-led strike saying the attack harmed the peace process getting under way between the government and taliban, and that u.s.-pakistan cooperation would be reviewed. many pakistanis are angry at what the

there is no fault of the pakistanis that 9/11 happened. so the point is if we look at things the way they are today, there needs to be a peace dialog. with these people, who claim themselves to be -- >> i want to get you to jump in on this. suggesting that the u.s. is getting leverage, for military and for economic gain. the former pakistani ambassador says that is not the case. what is your opinion on this. >> well, i think in these conversations we often tend to gloss over the actual cooperation that does take place. and has been taking place. even if we look at the war in afghanistan. pakistan initially the united states and pakistan reached a very concrete plan. and an agreement in the very beginning. when president bush reached an agreement, which was the pakistan would cooperate in three areas can was logistics, supplying the american military, with the equipment they needed with air space, that pakistan would grant the americans air space access. and then the third one was sharing. in all three areas 24 actually amazing that in 12 y

pakistani leaders blame the u.s. for sabotage peace talks as the pakistan taliban promise suicide bombings as revenge. >> back from the storm - the new york city marathon is hours away, under tight security after the boston bomb. >>> we are learning new details about the suspect in the shooting at los angeles international airport. officers say paul ciancia opened fire on a t.s.a. agent, walked away briefly and returned to shoot him again. the 23-year-old allegedly left a note clearly saying he was targetting security screeners. joining us live from lax is brian rooney. what else have we learnt today? >> well, we have learnt a few more details. there is surveillance video of the incident. they have not released it publicly. the public made a call for video made inside the terminal. paul ciancia faces charges, in the meantime, that could bring him the death penalty. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unable to talk, according to the federal bureau of investigation. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the end

one of violating pac pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil without islamabad's permission. and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g to be suffering from the attacks within their borders. >>> vandait's widely assumed the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now with the obama administration. it's been the obama administration h that has increased the frequency of these attacks some would argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not been doing enough to crack down on taliban and al qaeda sacactivitywithin it's borders. there was recently a front page story in the "washington post" that outlined in detail, not just how much access the pakistani government was giving to washington, but the fact that the pakistanis were getting top level intelligence briefings about the targe

if there wasn't an american project was a pakistani project supported by the u.s. they provided the guns, but the isi, the rand operation. but towards the end, george herbert walker bush becomes president and realizes that some of the jihad e-groups of a train printer with afghanistan are now being diverted and he threatens pakistan with the potential of accusing it of being a state sponsor of terror purpose and. and in 2,008 they basically right in the memoirs that i realized that musharraf should have warned me earlier that he wasn't going to be that all of his energy to fighting terrorist. >> host: talking about the u.s. president also talking about admiral mullen who met with general key on the 26 times in four years. and he thought that by developing this personal relationship, the more that he could get to know key on -- the better chance that he would do the things like crackdown on the haqqani network. but what he found at the end of his tenure in september the 2,011th that, you know, pakistan had changed. it was still supporting the groups. but what really

and the pakistani army. america has paid billions to the pakistani security forces.ther, they have used pakistan, especially waziristan. during the cold war, it was the battle communism to fund and moesiahe my regime -- dean. >> these camps are supposed to exist on pakistani soil. they are in an area only partly controlled by pakistan. in the tribal areas, near the border of afghanistan. >> now it is to support the u.s. as it occupies afghanistan. so america, the pakistani security forces, and the insurgents they have created are linked. and for decades, they have been destroying waziristan together. now, america is just blowing the place up. the reason? they say there is no law here and force is necessary. >> neither conventional military action nor waiting for attacks offers moral safe harbor. and neither does a sole reliance on law enforcement and territories that have no functioning police or security services, and indeed, have no functioning law. >> 3, 2, 1 -- >> you asked me a question about terrorism. can i ask you one? what is the definition of terrorism or t

pakistanis worry the strike could hurt peace talks. >> the pakistani taliban named khan said as its new leader, and he is promising revenge. we have this report. >> this is the taliban new leader, khan said. he is in his mid 30s. he was appointed by a taliban council, securing 43 out of 60 votes. some factions made up of 30 groups are pushing for other candidates to take the top job. khan said is well-known. he is thought to is have planned an attack on a gaol in north-west pakistan that freed nearly 400 prisoners, as well as an attack on an air force base that same year. khan said was a trusted lieutenant of the former leader hakimullah mehsud killed in a drone strike on friday. the interior minister condemned the c.i.a. led strike saying the attack harmed the peace protest getting under way between the government and the taliban, and u.s.-taliban cooperation would be reviewed. many pakistanis are angry at what the c.i.a. did >> translation: americans have no right to cause this destruction in our country through these attacks. i believe this was criminal. >> translation: the person ki

poses to the pakistani society. it's trying to engage in some sort of dialogue to resolve this issue. of course, now that's going to be pushed back way down--way into the future because the effective leader of the pakistani taliban was assassinated today, and the pakistani government will pay a price for that. >> what do we know about the new leader? >> we don't know. it will be a battle of succession. it will take some time before a new leader emerges. hkimullah mehsud was the official leader of the pakistani taliban, so it will be seen what happens in the aftermath. if they push for peace talks or if there is a militant agenda. >> thank you so much. >>> the day after a deadly shooting in los angeles international airport the search for answers continues. the website tmz posted a website showing the chaos at the airport. the gunman walked into terminal three, pulled out a rifle and started shooting. anthe gunman was shot by police, and he is now in police custody in a hospital in los angeles. we're learning more ab

under him, the pakistani taliban carried out attacks across pakistani cities and, indeed, had launched one attack in the united states, the attempted suicide bombing in times square of may, 2010, was carried out by a man who said that he'd been trained by the pakistani taliban and, indeed, who said he was motivated by the drone strike campaign in the tribal bets to carry out that attack. a drone strike campaign that has now claimed one of its biggest prizes, really, in the death of mr. mehsud. >> woodruff: how big a loss is this for the taliban? >> difficult to say at this stage. after his predecessor was killed in 2009 it didn't take very long for the pakistani taliban to bounce back and go on to a whole series of other bombings. on the other hand, the pakistani government in recent weeks has been talking about engaging the taliban in peace talks and they are relatively weak compared to some previous years. so there is a sense that this could provide the momentum for talks with the taliban between the pakistani government and the pal ban when they here in a position of weakness but th

pakistani's i ask for my book, "the thistle and the drone", i ask pakistanis, who do you blame for the creation and activities of the taliban, they say, "the americans", talk to the americans, and as i did they say, "pakistanis", we don't though who is responsible for what. there is a triangle in play. it's not just islamabad and washington. there's the third point of the triangle which is the tribal areas, tribal society, that society is driven. the rift is between the taliban, who are also plays havoc in the society, and the mainstream tribunalsman who is going through hell. one day the drones killed him. the next day the pakistani army looks for terrorists. we need to remember it's more complicated than a relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. >> talking about tribal issues and thetaliban, the young girl was shot at the age of 15. support in the west turned some in pakistan against her. she's accused of being a puppet for western interest. does the rejection of a young girl, thought to be a favourite for the nobel peace prize illustrate the toxic relationship between pakistan a

has been reported with the pakistanis. while some sort of orbit started to the. point is that you hope. to go back to you under international law and this is my point of view all the time international law the united states is not in the conflict official conflict in pakistan. these are legal under international law if the united states gets one a military conflict in the state of with the state of pakistan then you there's a little bit of wiggle room there but still they deny the obvious. well that's right what they're saying is that the united states is that a war with al-qaeda and its associated forces which gives according to the us government carte blanche to go in anywhere but as colonel morris davis said this is a terrible precedent that we're setting for the rest of the world and no matter what kind of arrangement was made with the pakistani government earlier on it certainly has not been made with the present government and ben emmerson the un rapport tourer said that even if the military of pakistan made an agreement with the united states the military

why are regular pakistani's upset with the u.s. instead of celebrating the death of a mass murderer. why does it seem america issen my number one in pakistan? florida atlantic's football coach forced out for allegedly using drugs. as america's marijuana laws are relaxed should the sports crackdown on pot go up in smoke? are we alone in the universe? scientists found billions of reasons why we may not be. i'm antonio mora. we begin with a poisoned partnership between u.s. and pakistan. a drone strike friday killed taliban leader hakimullah mehsud, before peace talks between the pakistan government and the taliban were supposed to begin. pakistan's interior minister accused the u.s. of tarting not the taliban, but regional piece. >> it was an ambush, not a fire from the front, an ambush. >> in washington, chairman mike rogers was all for taking out hakimullah mehsud. >> he's part of an haka ni network. this was a bad guy. by the way, there's information recently that concerned us about the safety of our troops. i'm a little better fo

. >> the pakistani government has demanded a meeting with the u.s. ambassador to protest the drone attack that killed the taliban leader halimullah mehsud. >> a struggle for power for succession. also a serious blow for pakist pakistan, and preliminary talks with the tehriki-i-taliban. the peace prospects are now out of the question, and a big blow is seen to deliver to the taliban pakistan. they will not be able to recover from this any time soon. it will be interesting to see the government of pakistan has asked the security forces to be on red alert. >> joining us now, director for the center of middle east studies at the university of denver. thank you for joining us on this topic, now the pakistan foreign office has summoned the u.s. ambassador to protest this action there are competing interests here, but the interests have to overlap for there to be any success in the region. what do you think is going to come out of this? >> reporter: well, i think more division and confusion. the pakistani government is torn. on the one hand they want u.s. m

. >> reporter: this is the pakistani taliban's new leader. khan said is in his mid 0s. he was appointed by a taliban commanders securing 43 out of 60 votes. although some factions of the taliban organization is still pushing for other candidates to take the top job. still said is well-known in taliban circles. he's thought to plan an attack on a jail in northwest pakistan last year that freed 400 prisoners. he was a close leader with hakimullah mehsud. and pakistan criticizes the drone strike and many pakistanis are also angry at what the c.i.a. did. >> the americans have absolutely no right to cause this type of destruction in our country through these attacks. i believe that this was totally criminal. >> the person killed in the american attack was a muslim. he was a brother. this should not have happened. in fact, there should be no drone attacks in the first place. >> it makes the process of dialogue difficult when hakimullah mehsud is dead. peace attacks can only happen with no drone strikes. >> during mehsud's time as leader of the taliban he was able to carry out

pakistani leaders have consistently negotiated against the u.s. by telling american leaders that i am your best hope of keeping an unruly country under control. and that process has not stopped. so if the pakistani public is simply not informed or educated about them the way it ought to be, then there will be confusion. >> briefly, hussein, where does this leave us? is this progress from the pakistani government pro forma and in a few weeks we'll be back to normal? >> i think we will be back to some kind of a relationship. prime minister sharif's visit to washington recently was the third attempt at a reset in relations between pakistan and the united states since 9/11. and i don't think he or his government want that attempt to completely fail. i think they will implicate public opinion for a little while, but they will come back to talking to the u.s. because at the end of the day, renegotiating with the united states is far more important for pakistani's leaders than negotiations with the taliban. and when they do negotiate with the fall ban, a

hello and welcome to cross talk or all things considered i'm peter lawwell this week members of a pakistani family were in washington to tell congress what it's like to be victims of a drone strike only for a lawmaker showed up and recently a un report an investigation by human rights groups make it abundantly clear obama's drone policies may constitute war crimes under international law the white house dismisses these claims it would appear washington reserves the exceptional right to murder with impunity. crosstalk washington's drone policies i'm joined by medea benjamin in washington she is a co-founder of code pink and author of drone warfare also in washington we have morris davis he is a professor at the howard university school of law and in new york we cross to. he is a journalist and a former fellow of the council on foreign relations where i cross talk rules and effective means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it i mean if i can go to you first in washington before we talk about the lookout woody and you're teaching elements and moral elements of the dron

these guys are terrorists and have killed more pakistanis than they have killed americans.lain for us is anti-americanism so strong that even if america does something that actually gets rid of a terrorist who is killing pakistani civilians, people assume it must be a bad thing? >> fareed, if you read my book you will find the first anti-american demonstration was not a reaction to drone strikes, it tack place in may 1948. pakistan's leaders have consistently negotiated with the united states by riling of the pakistani public against the u.s. and telling american leaders that i am your best hope of keeping an unruly country under control and that process has not stopped so if the pakistani public is simply not informed or educated about terrorism, the way it ought to be, there will be confusion. >> where does this leave us? are these protests from the pakistani government pro forma and in a few weeks we'll be back to normal? >> i think we will be back to some kind of a relationship. look, the prime minister's visit to united states recently was a third attempt at reset betw

the first time the pakistani prime minister has been in kabul since he took his third term.hat is he doing there today? >> we are likely today to see high-heavily talks between prime minister nawaz sharif and hamid karzai. nawaz sharif is likely to meet with the high-peace counsel, the body of elders gathered together since 2010 to try to push forward peace talks. they have been fraught with difficulty and stopped and started over the years. it will be crucial to his visit, speaking with the high suppose counsel. and we have spoken with a senior member this morning, who pushed the fact this they want the pakistani authorities to facilitate direct talks between the government and the afghan taliban here. that's what this visit is all about. there'll be discussions about further economic ties, further economic cooperation. the afghans are aware that pakistan's prime minister is essentially from a business community, from an industrialist family. they are hoping that not only will he see the importance of economic ties, but how peace must be intertwined with that. >> are relati

. >>> the pakistani taliban named a new leader. it's this man, khan said.is appointment coming after the death of hakimullah mehsud, killed in a suspected u.s. strike. the country is on high alert and plans for peace talks appear to have been derailed. in a moment we'll be live in islamabad. first, a report from al jazeera's correspondent. >> it is a set down for the tal pan. hakimullah mehsud had finished meeting tribe all leaders when his compound was struck by four missiles fired from a drone. the united states had been pursuing hakimullah mehsud for years. in 2009 he was pictured with a jord anan suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. agents at a base in afghanistan. now the c.i.a. has its man. it puts the pakistani government in a difficult position. >> he was a man of strategic military and tactical skills. we don't want to romanticize what he did, he was a mass murtederror who -- murderer who killed hundreds. they will be pleased but on another level they won't be pleased he was killed by a drone strike >> reporter: peace talks were meant to start fr

killed the leader of the pakistani taliban. is almost like a symbolic overwatch of the populace that makes a paranoid. protesters critics. as a way to actually legalize the ball data collection of millions of americans. from all of us here a very warm welcome to today. world headlines for this hour october has become the bloodiest month in iraq for five years the data coming in from the country's interior defense and health ministry is putting the death toll at nine hundred sixty four almost ninety percent of them being civilians and according to the government the number hasn't been this high since april two thousand and eight when more than a thousand people were killed when the numbers don't quite correspond with the findings of the u.n. which puts as the bloodiest but whatever the figures it's clear the country is facing an increasing security problem perhaps no surprise that the iraqi prime minister is in washington asking for help a short while ago i spoke with. we know that the rocky leadership has made a request for u.s

us drug treatment as an unmanned strike kills the leader of the pakistani taliban who was prepared to negotiate. overwatch the populace that makes you. say. used by protesters critics of brand new senate bill as a way to legalize data collection. just after eight o'clock on saturday morning here in moscow it's on t.v. with me rule research. news team welcome to today's program october has become the bloodiest month in iraq in five years the data from the country's interior ministry the defense and health ministries as well putting the death toll at nine hundred sixty four people that's almost ninety percent of them being civilians and according to the government the number hasn't been this high since april two thousand and eight when more than a thousand were killed by the numbers don't quite correspond with the findings of the u.n. which puts july as the bloodiest this year but whatever the figures it's clear the country is facing an increasing security problem and no surprise then the iraqi prime minister is currently in washington asking for help let's get more now from. joining us

the pakistani taliban has a new leader. khan said was appointed to head the group a day after the formal leader was kill. hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike on friday >> edward snowden wants the u.s. to stop treating him like a traitor. that's what he said in a letter to angela merkel, which was given to a german politician. he has been recruited by germany in relation to angela merkel's phone tap. >> a washington state couple were sentenced to 25 years in prison for their daughter. their home was described as a house of horrors. it has people demanding nor over site after adoption takes place. >> hannah williams lived an isolated life in rural north-west washington. she was homeschooled. few knew she lived here. no one knew how old she was. by the time she was discovered hypothermia and starvation killed her. there were no indepth home visits in the five years she lived with the williams' family. >> one challenge is once a child is legally adopted the parents have constitutional rights that that is their c

hakimullah mehsud, the leader of the pakistani taliban. they, of course, are less angry that hakimullah mehsud is dead, a man that carried out extraordinary attacks against the pakistani states, claiming thousands of lives. they are angry he was killed in a u.s. drone strike. he is a critic of the drone operation led by the u.s.'s c.i.a. agency. they, of course, say that they want to review the relationship between pakistan and the u.s. in light of the drone strike, calling it an ambush on the peace process which was about to begin between the pakistanis and the taliban. what will happen next is harder to say. there are other political parties who want to take a harder line. some wanting to block nato supply routes. the last time was in 2012. that is 201024 pakistani soldiers were killed in a u.s. air strike. when the blockade happened. the relationship between islamabad and washington hit an all-time low. islamabad was keen to avoid it but wanted to make sure that the peace process continues. it finds itself in a tricky situation with the

pakistani taliban has vowed to avenge the death of its leader has been killed in a u.s. drone strike and a pakistani officials say the assassination is now peace talks with the militants let's cross now to islamabad and get the latest from local journalist. joining us here on the program good morning to you from moscow what is the situation right now all security measures being stepped up and perhaps i should ask you what sort of response are expected from the time about now. good morning yes we're hearing right now and overnight the security has gone and there is a lot of security in major cities of pakistan in the heart. because of course so far the statements from the government have been very grim and. leaders have been saying that this is being down to sabotage the peace talks between pakistan's government and the taliban as far as the united states is concerned the state department has said that it is internal poncing and they will not be seeing any statements so far we haven't heard any details from down as to what is the next step what is what is the government t

clearly this killing of the pakistani leaderer sparked a strong reaction. what measures is the government taking to display their displeasure to the u.s.? >> it's two fold. i think the government in islamabad is content to continue with the rhetoric, to continue with the strong condemn nations against the united states. i'm not sure that the government led by nawaz sharif wants to go as far as the provin shall government of kpk province, which is lead by the former cricketer imran khan. who swept into power in may's election. they, as you have rightly been saying, wants to shut the nato supply routes that crisscross the province and the country in process to u.s. drone strikes. now, if that does happen, it could be a replay of what we saw in 2012 when the pakistani government did just that in response to the u.s. killing 24 pakistani soldiers in a cross-boarder raids, and pakistan blocked supply routes. relationship plunged to lows. if we cut to two weeks ago when the prime minister nawaz sharif was in washington, it looked like the relationship between isl

he was in charge of pakistani taliban operations. we also that he was involved in fighting in afghanistan against u.s. and coalition forces. now he is about 35 years old. he is from the massoud tripe of thtribe ofthe tribal region. he is thought to be something of a moderate. i don't mean he will likely persue a track of non-violence. there is some something suggeste is more willing to negotiate with the pakistani government about the peace talks we have been talking about. an agreement had been reached with the pakistani taliban to start talks. with the death there is some question whether that will actually ever happen. there is a general feeling that these talks may not have been competely derailed. >> what has been the general feeling on the ground? the reaction on the ground to this killing? >> well let me start with the government and the military and the intelligence agencies. they have not said anything they are happy that massoud is dead. this is a year for several years that has out witted and out played pakistan's powerful

because as you rightly mention he was responsible for the deaths of thousands of pakistanis and most of them very innocent people including men women and children but you see the way this death has occurred and the timing both of them make make it very very difficult for pakistanis to swallow it first of all because the government of pakistan had sworn to conduct a dialogue with the taliban pakistan of which mr hakimullah mehsud was a leader and he had vowed to come to the table and a government delegation was about to depart islamabad to conduct and commence the dialogue process and for mr kamala massoud to have been targeted exactly on the night before that seems to be that it was an attempt to sabotage it to secondly you see the question arises that the prime minister of pakistan was in washington d.c. only a week back and he had spoken to president obama taking him into print for the regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because with america taliban pakistan had made it a precondition that the drone attacks must come to an end bef

. >>> the leader of the pakistani taliban is killed in a suspected u.s. drone strike. [ ♪ theme ] >> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. also - chaos at los angeles airport. passengers flee as a man opens fire at a security checkpoint. >> the pain of a former yemeni child bride - and why it's proving difficult to change attitudes in a conservative society. >> burgers, fries and a book to go - the littest attempt by mcdonald's to convince people it sells healthy foods. >> he'd been the leader of the pakistani taliban for four years, had a $5 million bounty on his head and was behind numerous attacks. he's dead. hakimullah mehsud has been killed in a suspected u.s. drone strike. we have this report from islamabad. >> it's a serious setback for the pakistani taliban. hakimullah mehsud had just finished meeting tribal leaders when the compound was struck by four missiles fired from a dran. the united states had been pursuing moousz. he was -- moousz for problem hakimullah mehsud for years. >> he was picture with a suicide bomber. the c.i.a. has his man

the pakistani government was clearly right. there was some hope immediately after the leader was killed, another man named as the potential leader, many taliban commanders said he was the one to lead the pakistani taliban. he was one they thought was a good fit to engage in the peace talks. there's been an awful lot of in-fighting within the group. he was pushed to the side and the man with such a notorious background pushed forward as the leader. this has effectively ended any kind of peace talks for the pakistani government and there's certainly a lot of people in islamabad very concerned by this appointment. >> thanks very much indeed for that. >> more to come on the program, including a war of words, why amnesty international accuses oil company shell of covering up pollution i have not nigeria. >> the philippines prepares for yet another typhoon, expected to be one of the strongest to hit the region this year. >> the historic trip for the winter olympic torch. we have that and the rest in sports later in the program. >> th

the pakistani taliban tells the bbc a u.s. drone strike has killed its leader, one of the world's most wanted men. gunmen opening fire at los angeles national airport, killing a security agent and winning several others. and first moscow, now berlin, former american contractor edward snowden says he will help a u.s. -- a german investigation into u.s. surveillance programs. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. a high-ranking taliban official says the leader of the taliban and pakistan has been killed in a u.s. drone strike. the missiles are said to have targeted his house and his car in the north, as a meeting was underway. others, including his brother, are also reported to have died in the attack. richard galpin is following developments from islamabad. i spoke with him just a short time ago. richard, what has been the reactions to the death? >> certainly amongst politicians here in islamabad, particularly the opposition, there has been real dismay about what has happened. some

lashkar was supported by the pakistani military.rt has waned, there is little evidence that pakistan's generals are making any serious effort to shut down what has become a vast organization within their country. lashkar's stated goals go beyond kashmir to all of south asia. it pamphlets are filled with attacks on hindus and jews. like al qaeda which began with limited goals, it could be morphing into something larger and much more sinister. but terrorism is waged by individuals. we saw these young peasant boys who had little education and no prospects in their country. they are the ones who enlist for the jihad. we have political and ideological forces on one hand and the simple despair of young men on the other. the two have combined to create a deadly mix. the only way this movie will end well is if we tackle both sides of this problem. we need to get the military and foreign policy right. we also need to help change the sense of hopelessness and culture of hate that exists in these societies. we need to help these young men you

process. >> pakistani people, have been aghast at u.s.rone strikes. we have one that is a success. how does that influence the debate over drones in pakistan? >> you know, pakistan's position on the drones has been fairly two-faced, if you will. in some ways it's so emotive i don't think it will change any time soon. it's not a rational debate, it's emotional. at the same time there are stories that come out, and former president said that was some understanding. nothing will change this. the drone debate is no longer a debate about strategy or rationality. it's emotive, charges up a lot of people. that will not change by one incident here or there. >> finally - how is the death of hakimullah mehsud playing, as far as news reports in the region? is it a big story there? . >> it is. it's a huge, huge story. of course there was some confusion whether this happened or not. three times before in the last three years he's been reported dead and turns out alive. now there's confirmation - it is a big story. a lot of people ask what will happen

the pakistani taliban tells the bbc a u.s. drone strike has killed its leader, one of the world's most wanted men. gunmen opening fire at los angeles national airport, killing a security agent and winning several others. and first moscow, now berlin, former american contractor edward snowden says he will help a u.s. -- a german investigation into u.s. surveillance programs. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. a high-ranking taliban official says the leader of the taliban and pakistan has been killed in a u.s. drone strike. the missiles are said to have targeted his house and his car in the north, as a meeting was underway. others, including his brother, are also reported to have died in the attack. richard galpin is following developments from islamabad. i spoke with him just a short time ago. richard, what has been the reactions to the death? >> certainly amongst politicians here in islamabad, particularly the opposition, there has been real dismay about what has happened. some

we have more. >> as leader of the pakistani taliban, he was the most wanted man in pakistan. the u.s. had a $5 million bounty on his head. this is one of hakimullah mehsud's last public appearances. in a video filmed in an unknown location he speaks to those that consider talks as a way of achieving peace. >> we have never refused negotiations. we believe in all talks that are serious. but if the dialogue is frivolous and they ask us to lay down arms, this is not serious dialogue. >> hakimullah mehsud took over as leader of the pakistani taliban in august 2009. he won a power struggle after another was killed in a drone attack. >> only in his late 20s or early 30, hakimullah mehsud's rise to power was dramatic. his power base numbered 8,000 fighters, and when he took command pakistani intelligence sources say it grew to 20,000 fighters. hakimullah mehsud had a reputation as a brutal and violent man. he was someone who knew how to play the media. after false reports he was killed in a gun battle he held a news conference to set the record straight and talk about options for th

he was released from pakistani jail several months ago.e was hoped to be a power broker or peace broker in any potential g negotiations between the afghan government and the pakistan government. they want direct talks by the pakistanis. his answer wras was brief. he was released from jail and is in pakistan still. the degree of his fre freedom hs been speculated about. he is held under some form of house arrest. he is to be 3407 monitored by te pakistani intel agains intelligd military. last week during the jirga there was a small delegation from the afghan high peace council who travelled to pakistan. the meeting was over shadowed by the news of the security pact with the americans. since then no one from the high peace councilor la council has o talk about how much access they have glyp given him. what is likely to be negotiated today is three-way talks. if he wants to take part in this. >> jane, thank very much for that. jane ferguson in kabul there. >> more to come after the break. including why this protest including young children is

it was the first such strikes since the leader of the pakistani taliban was killed.han pushed the government to close supply routes then, but they are against blocking the routes. since his election in may relations with the u.s. has improved considerably. last month he met with president obama at the white house, the u.s. sent aid to islamabad. >> i think it's more political gesturing rather than a solid attempt to block n.a.t.o. supplies. they want to discredit the government to make sure that they have a chance to win in the next election. >> reporter: whatever the case the u.s. drone program is deeply unpopular across pakistan. since it began in 2004 it's believed hundreds of civilians have been killed. blocking n.a.t.o. supply lines is no doubt of deep concern to prime minister m sharif. >> more to come on the eve of a referendum in switzerland. how much is too much for managing executives. >>> and the action coming up in sports. la leaguega, all that coming up. >> now the president of latvia said that the collapse of a supermarket that killed more than 50 peopl

in recent years the stereotype has changed to the deceptive pakistani, or the terrorist-harboring pakistani. the pakistani stereotype of americans is the arrogant american, the ignorant american, and the american who has no understanding of other people's culture or history. >> warner: do you think this dysfunction that you describe is also rootedly in the national characters of each people, each country? >> americans have a tendency to not take other people's history very seriously. in america, when you say, "that's history, "it actually means that's irrelevant. pakistan, on the other hand, has spent a lot of time and energy trying to create a narrative of history that justifies the existence pause the existence is often questioned by other nations. >> warner: do you think pakistanis are suspicious of the rest of the world? >> i think pakistanis are pakise suspicious of the rest of the world. i have complained that my compatriots have become xenophobic, conspiracy theories are rampant in pakistan. that comes from a sense of insecurity. >> warner: president obama now with secretary kerr ato