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Benazir Bhutto killed by suicide bomber | ||||||
2007-12-27 | ||||||
FORMER Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a bomb attack.
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Posted by:Delphi |
#15 al-Qaeda will claim it but will blame it on the USA and George Bush, with a nod towards Israel. |
Posted by: RD 2007-12-27 13:31 |
#14 Benazir was not pro-amerrican and was no secularist. She would have gladly supported islamists if that would helped her. The only thing prevented this scnerio was Islamist unwlligness to be ruled by a wymin not her not wanting. |
Posted by: JFM 2007-12-27 11:35 |
#13 Good find, doc. But, of course Al Qaeda claimed it. They haven't exactly had many big wins (or even small wins) for quite some time. It will be interesting to see who else claims the triumph. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-12-27 11:02 |
#12 AQ: We Did It. |
Posted by: doc 2007-12-27 10:48 |
#11 Jules Crittenden:More likely the jihadis got lucky. No peaceful transition to civilian leadership for Pakistan, with the murder of a major popular pro-American secularist. Questions: |
Posted by: Mike 2007-12-27 10:22 |
#10 A couple kooks "got lucky," perhaps, but that's because somebody has a strategy of throwing dozens of boomers out there on the assumption that some of them will succeed. I don't think Perv did it, but he set up the situation that made it possible by being in bed with the Talibs. |
Posted by: Fred 2007-12-27 10:18 |
#9 I wouldn't be surprised if it was the work of the talibunnies/al-quada and the ISI working together. And in reality, this is the last thing Musharraf needed. I think we might be looking at the first stages of a Islamic taker. The other possiblity is a couple kooks got lucky. But it the fallout will be similar to scenario one. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2007-12-27 09:38 |
#8 At this point, Im not sure a PPP-Perv power sharing agreement would work. The agreement with Bhutto had already broken down. To prove he wasnt involved, hed have to give up more. |
Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-12-27 09:27 |
#7 Chalk another one up to the Religion of Pieces |
Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-12-27 09:26 |
#6 In practical terms, who is going to do what? Bhuttos people are initially blaming Perv, but that could quickly change if he offers them power like he did Bhutto. While it won't be all sweetness and light between them, they will not refuse power. But then what? |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-12-27 09:22 |
#5 The leftoids at the office are already blaming... the Americans! "They said they would protect her.", etc. With what f*cking magic wand? |
Posted by: Excalibur 2007-12-27 09:09 |
#4 Agreed Steve, and not "interesting" in a good way, either. 'Hawk, you're right, whether Perv did it or not, he'll get blamed, and it will be to the advantage of many to push that meme. |
Posted by: Mike 2007-12-27 09:08 |
#3 Her supporters at the hospital began chanting ``Dog, Musharraf, dog,'' referring to Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf. Even if he didn't have anything to do with it, he's gonna get the blame. Things are going to get interesting, real fast. |
Posted by: Steve 2007-12-27 08:59 |
#2 that will confirm, for many, that Perv did it both to get rid of her, and as an excuse for martial law. |
Posted by: Liberalhawk 2007-12-27 08:53 |
#1 Martial law, anyone? |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2007-12-27 08:50 |