Richard Nixon : ` ` It 's clear '' Pakistani Taliban leader Mohammad Mehsud is dead . U.S. and Pakistani government officials have said they are confident that Mehsud was killed in the August 5 strike . Mehsud would be on TV and radio if he were alive , U.S. envoy said . Taliban has given conflicting reports about whether he died in missile strike . One Taliban spokesman says he is ill and will reappear when he feels better .
Richard Nixon : ` ` It 's clear '' Pakistani Taliban leader Mohammad Mehsud is dead . Mehsud would be on TV and radio if he were alive , U.S. envoy said . Taliban has given conflicting reports about whether he died in missile strike . One Taliban spokesman says he is ill and will reappear when he feels better .