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2008-01-01 India-Pakistan

US gave Bhutto 'steady stream of threat info

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Posted by 2008-01-01 03:01|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 This seems to be another "man bites dog" ho-hum story. So - every morning the US told her:

You are a target for assassination.
You should not go out exposing yourself in large mobs.
You might be shot, or blown up.
There are people out there who want to kill you.

So what else was new, every day since she stepped off the plane?

If this is "news," then might as well devote some "above the fold" space to http://www.theonion.com/content/node/45792

Posted by Lone Ranger 2008-01-01 03:20|| 2008-01-01 03:20|| Front Page Top

#2 The only thing she stood for that I agreed with was pro-life. She was a corrupt, unrepentant fascisti type politician who had the backbone of a worm.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-01-01 05:31|| 2008-01-01 05:31|| Front Page Top

#3 I liked it she was a woman and that in itself pissed off most of the people who needing pissing off. Otherwise, no big loss. Bhutto, her clan and that whole way of doing business are fifty percent of the reason Pakistan is the sh*thole it is today. The other fifty percent being, of course, islam.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-01 10:10|| 2008-01-01 10:10|| Front Page Top

#4 The US doesn't always do a good job picking horses -- this nag being a case in point.

Posted by Iblis 2008-01-01 12:56|| 2008-01-01 12:56|| Front Page Top

#5 And there it is. She wanted a US Security firm protection, Blackwater or the British Aegis, but our beloved State Department pointed her back at the domestic brands. Nicely done US State donks. Nicely done indeed.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-01 13:04|| 2008-01-01 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 From all the news and comments, I get the distinct feeling the overall opinion is "Good Ridance".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-01 13:41|| 2008-01-01 13:41|| Front Page Top

#7 She knew she was going into the lions' den. That was not the first attempt.

That being said, it is amazing how many people I have heard essentially say what a clean cut well behaved person she was - didn't make any enemies during her career, nope no way.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-01 15:32|| 2008-01-01 15:32|| Front Page Top

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