Benazir Bhutto has been killed

[jcbraithwaite7]

They just reported on MSNBC. That Bhutto was killed in a bombing.

 

[user]

This has to be one of the least surprising assassinations ever. No disrespect intended.

 

[pickfair]

True, but I was still shocked. At first they were reporting that she was far enough away to escape.

 

[jcbraithwaite7]

I can't help but feel for her supporters. I can't imagine the sadness I would feel if something similar happened here... which in reality isn't that far of a stretch. Don't they have elections in a few weeks? I guess they will go back to martial law. Very sad.

 

[Georgia Agrarian]

I can't help but feel for her supporters. I can't imagine the sadness I would feel if something similar happened here... which in reality isn't that far of a stretch. Don't they have elections in a few weeks? I guess they will go back to martial law. Very sad.

There was already martial law in Pakistan; and yes, this was indeed the first official campaign rally for her party in the upcoming elections. According to CNN everyone had to go through metal detectors before entering the area of the rally and security was very tight. There was a suicide bombing that killed 15 or so in the crowd, and Bhotto was killed separately by being shot in the neck. Two separate incidents in spite of all that security......................hmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[asgardshill]

I wonder if the minute hand on that big Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists clock is going to get moved a little closer to midnight. As others have noted, Pervez is definitely going to reinstate martial law and probably put the uniform with all the fruit salad back on.

 

[Georgia Agrarian]

I wonder if the minute hand on that big Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists clock is going to get moved a little closer to midnight. As others have noted, Pervez is definitely going to reinstate martial law and probably put the uniform with all the fruit salad back on.

Musharraf declared martial law a few weeks back when Benhazir returned to the country. He just hasn't donned the uniform yet. The Bush administration cried buckets full of crocodile tears over this.

 

[MN Patriot]

This is one of those significant events where the mainstream media tells you what they want you to know. Perhaps they are truly ignorant and incompetent, but I suspect the reporters at Time, Newsweek, etc only write things filtered through their red tinted glasses.

I have to admit, I am pretty ignorant about the intracacies of the politics of just about every other country in the world, so it is hard to understand the who, what and why of events like these. So the media can print their mis-information and people believe it.

(Wasn't Bush asked by some reporter about who the president of Pakistan was and he didn't know?)

 

[TooConservative]

They just reported on MSNBC. That Bhutto was killed in a bombing.

Yeah but at least their dictator/president was wearing a suit, not a uniform. So he can still be our loyal democracy-loving partner and ally.

Pervez Mussharef - the new Shah of Pakistan, the new Iran. This time around, we add nukes.

 

[Georgia Agrarian]

Yeah but at least their dictator/president was wearing a suit, not a uniform. So he can still be our loyal democracy-loving partner and ally.

Pervez Mussharef - the new Shah of Pakistan, the new Iran. This time around, we add nukes.

Add nukes and subtract oil, which is a net loss.

 

[DaneKirk]

I wonder if the minute hand on that big Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists clock is going to get moved a little closer to midnight. As others have noted, Pervez is definitely going to reinstate martial law and probably put the uniform with all the fruit salad back on.

He has a great case to do so, if the country becomes even more unstable then he will really have no choice.

 

[TooConservative]

He has a great case to do so, if the country becomes even more unstable then he will really have no choice.

Let's see, the Paki government provides "security", they let a bomber slip through, the bomber misses Bhutto so their backup assassin has to give her the bullet.

And you want to reward Pervez with approving his use of martial law after all these self-serving events?

At the very least, he should step down now in favor of a more neutral figure, elections should be delayed a few more weeks to allow the opposition to rally around a new leader. Anything less is to reward him for assassinating the political opposition just because he has some nukes. We've been through this before with the Soviets. Don't reward the assassins with sympathy and apologia for their actions.

 

[Alex Libman]

Sad, sad news. Very inappropriate to joke about this. But I will anyway.

The Dec27th.com Huckabomb went off as scheduled. Huck's Army admits their aim was a little off though. Chuck Norris of the Delta Force could not be reached for comment....

 

[rexsolomon]

The real question is: did the CIA Black Ops or the military industrial complex have anything to do with Bhutto's assasination? Benazir's assasination was expected? And unavoidable?

Benigno Aquino Jr. and now Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan is in for change. With certainty.

But are you not seeing the ghastly parallel threat?

All I can say is guard Ron Paul, day and night - most especially during rallies. Let's keep him safe.

I am willing to guard Dr. Paul with my life. Are you?

Read my 'Just War' authorized Ron Paul ad thread - if you want to keep Dr. Paul safe from the Intelligence arm. It may seem like a minor thread but it carries more substance than you would believe.

 

[TooConservative]

All I can say is guard Ron Paul, day and night - most especially during rallies. Let's keep him safe.

In truth, there is no keeping candidates safe until after the nomination. Even then, coverage is far more limited than that granted to a sitting president.

Read my 'Just War' authorized Ron Paul ad thread - if you want to keep Dr. Paul safe from the Intelligence arm. It may seem like a minor thread but it carries more substance than you would believe.

I'll have to search for it.

I finally saw the RP sign north of the 'golf ball' yesterday. Nice.

 

[ForLibertyFight]

RIP Benazir Bhutto

 

[smartguy911]

There was already martial law in Pakistan; and yes, this was indeed the first official campaign rally for her party in the upcoming elections. According to CNN everyone had to go through metal detectors before entering the area of the rally and security was very tight. There was a suicide bombing that killed 15 or so in the crowd, and Bhotto was killed separately by being shot in the neck. Two separate incidents in spite of all that security......................hmmmmmmmmmm.

yup same here wondering the same. Things don't add up at all.

 

[smartguy911]

Let's see, the Paki government provides "security", they let a bomber slip through, the bomber misses Bhutto so their backup assassin has to give her the bullet.

And you want to reward Pervez with approving his use of martial law after all these self-serving events?

At the very least, he should step down now in favor of a more neutral figure, elections should be delayed a few more weeks to allow the opposition to rally around a new leader. Anything less is to reward him for assassinating the political opposition just because he has some nukes. We've been through this before with the Soviets. Don't reward the assassins with sympathy and apologia for their actions.

i think she was shot first and after she was shot the bomb exploded.

 

[Liberty Star]

RIP BB.

President Bush demanded that the killers be brought to justice.

I still have to understand why Bush praised current military dictator back when he overthrew a democratically elected government there? Military dictatorships create an environment that increases radicalism, we need to reevaluate our support for military dictator there.


Who knows who is behind this but we should take a look at who benefits from this.

The New York Times then cited the results of the latest poll conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) that showed Musharraf's approval ratings in Pakistan as being lower even than those of Bush in the United States. 67 percent of Pakistanis want him to resign immediately whereas 70 percent believe his party does not deserve re-election. Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), with 30 percent support, emerges as the single largest party in Pakistan's multi-party system. Conservative former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) is in second position with 25 percent support. Most people would prefer a Bhutto-Sharif coalition to rule the country rather then the Musharraf-Bhutto alliance favored in Washington.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack. But some of Bhutto's supporters at the hospital began chanting, "Killer, Killer, Musharraf," referring to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Bhutto's main political opponent. A few began stoning cars outside.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/husain-haqqani/will-bush-endorse-musharr_b_76967.html

 

[Naraku]

Amazing everyone immediately assumes this was done by Musharraf. Doesn't anyone realize the very reason he gave for putting her under house arrest was because this would happen to her? He declared the emergency after a suicide bomber tried to kill her!

Even when he called martial law he didn't delay or stop the elections.

Now her supporters are rioting and causing violence. This has all the makings of civil war. Congrats friends, you got him to lift the state of emergency, here is your reward!

However, if things get bad maybe we'll get lucky and the Chinese will bail us out.