Disarray within the Taliban

The World

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban is believed to have died last week in a US drone strike. And another Pakistani Taliban leader may also have been killed this past weekend. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Nicholas Schmidle, author of the book, �To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan.�

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