Al-Qaida Commander Killed Pakistan

A missile from a U.S.Predator drone struck a suspected terrorist safehouse in Pakistan and killed a top al-Qaida commander believed responsible for a brazen bomb attack during a visit last year by Vice President Cheney to Afghanistan. The strike that killed Abu Laith al-Libi was conducted Monday night or early last Tuesday. They would neither confirm nor deny that the U.S. carried it out. The attack was against a facility in Pakistan's north Waziristan region, the lawless tribal area bordering Afghanistan. An official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to discuss the strike publicly.