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Musharraf: an unlikely ally

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:43 PM
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf turned Pakistan from pariah state to partner after the 9/11 attacks. Take a look at the leader that won the United States trust against many odds.

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The guy is obviously psychotic.
Who can stop him?
While looking at the tragic events of today 27th of December, when Benazir Bhutto was assasinated in a rally in the Garrison city of Rawalpindi, the West should not leave out the role it’s been playing by supporting this dictator and other monarchs in the Muslim world. After all it’s the absence of independent judiciary and free media that leads to social unrest and chaos and eventually extremism and this is what the US and UK are trying us, the people of Pakistan, to digest; only to support their “Key Ally” – Musharraf.

Why can’t you simply understand that this person is not sincere and has failed in every test of showing commitment to the cause of war on terror? The fairness of the elections in 2002 is an open secret and it was in those elections that Islamic extremist parties like JUI (F) got seats in the national assembly for the first time and made a government in the most fragile NWFP province. Right now he and his party are at the lowest popularity level at any national survey. He doesn’t enjoy any trust or credibility among his people and he is only there because Bush wants him to be there. He is using extremists as a barter commodity with west only to have his lucrative job intact so why would he be interested in completely finishing them!?

The only solution to Pakistani crisis is that Musharraf should step down immediately. Chairman senate should be made the president of Pakistan. Present care-taker setup should be dissolved and a national unity government consisting of all the opposition parties be created. This government should restore the judiciary on the state of 2nd November 2007 and give media freedom of expression the constitution promises. This government can declare the next date for general elections in the coming six months or so. If you could remember slain Benazir Bhutto was having the same demands when Musharraf sacked the judges on November 3rd but was forced to take on a swifter stance after the emergency visit of Richard Boucher. So I think that the US and UK should give up on the idea of having Mush as the president and trust Pakistani people as they have been electing moderates whenever they were truly given a chance to do so, unless you have already had made up your minds about sending in your troops to “rescue” us from the dictator you forced.
God help us all!  Is there anyone who really believes that this man is not behind the killing of his rival? Is anyone out there really dumb enough to believe that he has nothing to do with this, and will "track down the people responsible"?  Has being polically correct taken us to a place where we can't even call a spade a spade?  The man is a dictator - plain and simple!  He clearly has no desire for democracy.  As a Republican, I don't blame Bush for being embarrassed about having ties with this man.  However, I DO blame him if he is going to bury his head in the sand and play like this is merely some kind of coincidence!  Wake up!  Another Saddam is in the making!
Ally to what? Maybe to Bush, but definitely not to democracty! I would not be surprised if Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf blocked democracy by  being behind the assasination of his chief rival, Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto had two enemies, Musharraf and terrorists, then it stands that they both seem to share a goal to stop her, death serves both. And to think, Bush and Musharraf are allies... democracy under attack in both countries.
This unfortunate incidence should open the eyes of United States not to support any military regime in Pakistan.This has caused the loss of two Bhutto and un-democratic rule in Pakistan.
I am not a conspiracy buff but there are several factors that must be examined and taken into consideration when reflecting on the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. First, the Osama Bin Laden factor: It is a well known secret that some elements in the Pakistani Intelligence Services (ISI) are sympathetic to the wanted terrorist who many believe if it was not because of the ISI factor, he would have been caught a long time ago. Secondly, the enemy within: Some believe that there is a convincing possibility that Musharraf, for reasons only known to himself and/or his inner circle, or under pressure from other world powers do not want Bin Laden caught for intelligence reasons and a new Prime Minister might not share that approach regardless of the alleged consequences if he (Bin laden) is caught. Finally, power and information gap: Musharraf  stepping down as army chief might have a lot to do with the assassination as the flow of information between the President, the military and the ISI must have now been interrupted or somewhat re-routed, enabling sensitive intelligence exposure to unfriendly elements enabling a perfect plot. Remember that Musharraf  himself has been a target of assassinations before but whenever that happened, he must have gone back to find out who, where when and how did they manage to come so close to his life and to make sure that it doesn't happen again. Like I said, that can be achieved only if you are in control of all the three elements of power in Pakistan: The Presidency, The Military and The ISI. With a gap somewhere in between, Bhutto had no chance.
He is another guy now.
Pakistan 's feudal society consists of broad brotheries (tribes)system. Ms Bhutoo was main political opponent of Genl Mushaaraf.Who will get credit of Butto's assasination? the answer is Genl Musaaraf
It's hard to believe this could have been carried out without Musharraf's knowledge.  He had as much reason to want her dead as al-Qaeda did--more, actually--and had far better means by which to accomplish it.  And this is our key ally in the Middle East.  Is Bush entirely incompetent?  Can this man do anything right?  Bush is also behind bringing Bhutto back to Pakistan and look what happens.  Can people see that as long as the US attempts to carry out Bush foreign policy, there will be nothing but failure?  This idiot is turning the entire Middle East into a boiling cauldron of hatred, intolerance and death.  He wants us to stay there and yet is making it impossible for us to stay there.  Every time he tries to make it better, he makes it far worse.  He listens to all the wrong people and right after Dick Cheney, Pervez Musharraf is at the top of that list.
Even if Musaaraf is not responsible for the assassination of Mrs.Bhutto he should step down as he
has failed to give proper security cover for an ex-primeminister whose life was in constant danger. If there had been a security circle around Mrs.Bhutto she might not have come in the range of Bullets. A security cover would have even forced Mrs.Bhutto not to show herself from inside the car to the top of the
car. Alas this did not happen. I must admit the courage of Mrs.Bhutto inspite of knowing that her life was in the high risk category. Over enthusiasm of Mrs.Bhutto towards the public is a chief reason which killed her. It is ridiculous to conduct an election on the part of Musaaraf in the absence of both the main parties( Nawarz is boycotting the polls). I do not understand the purpose of the election at this point of time because it serves no
purpose. It can be post-poned by a month or two atleast and make sure that the judiciary and the press are independent before conducting the elections. For that to happen Musaaraf must resign because he is the fountain head of all these problems apart from the wretched Taliban and Alquida.United States must convince or force Musaaraf to resign from the president post.
As a neighbour of Pakistan I wish to see  democracy in pakistan so that my nation will be able to convey its point of view to a democratically elected leader for solving all the outstanding issues.  
This brings us one step closer to nuclaer genocide,the writing is on the wall.
Frighting.....has anyone ever heard the phrase "it takes one to know one"...please consider our president's relationships with Musaaraf and Putin...who both could be defined as types of dictators - they certainly don't seem to stand for democracy but this brings to light another interesting observation - both Musaaraf and Putin took charge of countries in shambles and brought some form of stability to the nations - Bush on the other hand took charge of a peacful country in an economic boom and in 7 short years has managed to put us further in debt than ever in our history and we are now in armed conflict on almost every continent.  What is wrong with this picture?
Yesterday I could not even read the article.  I saw the headline and went into shock.  I read the articles and looked at the photos this morning.  I cried.  It so saddens me that our world in general is in Chaos. I remembered when as a child I watched in horror as President Kennedy was shot. Today, I saw the agony, shock and grief on the faces of the Pakistani people in the photos. I do not understand why she took such a risk.  I don't understand why the U.S. focused on Iraq with so much force as to decimate it and Bin-Laden and al-Qaida remain at large. I've seen much of the world in such chaos, getting progressively worse, over the past decade.  Are we always to be a world at war?  Can there never be peace?  When will people of this planet wake up? Most people I know and have encountered in the United States just go on with their lives, complaining about gas prices, taxes, the cost of food,etc. And most, I cannot even converse with about world events because they are so busy maintaining their personal lives that they are not even aware of what is going on. I recently spent the summer driving three times across this country with my dog and flew around it, sitting in airports waiting during layovers twice.  Not many people seemed to be aware that our world is in grave danger. So many here in the U.S. are either apathetic or in denial. It seems that only people I meet who are war veterans, in the military or, like me, have loved ones in the military, seem to have any concern. I believe that we the people need to wake up and we need to clean up our own house. Why did our president align himself with Musharraf? How are we, all the people of the world going to survive all the upheaval of violence along with all the environmental disasters? Will we be able to?  Are we intelligent enough? This is what we call civilization and progress? Destroying each other and our planet at the same time? Bhutto's death is just another tragedy in a world full of constant tragedies. But all of them are personal to me. Yet I feel powerless. All I can do is appeal to the humanity of the world to wake up, stand up, pay attention. Please.    
Pakistani headless vulture regime is certainly dengerous to south Asea, Paticularly India. This regime is baby President Bush, he is promotin it with money and moral support. Gen. musharraf is pure dictator and thankless ally of United State. Recent killing of Mrs. Bhutto is warning of comming storm
Pakistan is one big monkey cage. Brainless idiots. We need animal tamers not soldiers.
To avoid a political opinion, I simply wish to add that I liked Benizar Bhutoo a lot. She studied hard and practiced what she preached, on top of having a heart of gold. She stood for world peace and loved serving the needs of her country. Dear God, when is this all going to end and we begin loving one another and forgiving one another. Who in the Middle East truly dies of old age?
I cannot understand how we always appear to be on the wrong side of every major issue. We know that Pakistan sheltered the Taliban when the war on Afghanistan started and Osama Bin Laden was allowed safe haven in that country. Yet, we gave this Musharaf huge sums of money believing that he would join us in the fight against terrorism. We continued to do so even when we learned that he had suspended the judges and replaced them with his own cronies. How can we not see that this man is not sincere, is using the United States for his own political gain. There is no semblance of democracy in Pakistan and there never will be as long as he remains in power. Musharaf makes Saddam Hussein look like a Sunday school teacher. It is time for the US to call it quits with this monster. I am generally against sanctions because they husrt the very people they are intended to help (Ronald Reagan). However, it would be appropriate to level sanctions against this regime but I would not suggest that we go into Pakistan with blazing guns to unseat this demon. Let the people of Pakistan do it.
Pakistan is the true axis of evil within itself, and so is Musharraf. We have appeased Musharraf, paid him around 10 Billion Dollars in the last several years ( a lot of which is probably lying in his Swiss Bank accounts...His kids and family apparently reside in California, indulging in an extravagant lifestyle).
In turn he has consistently played the devil's advocate, playing the two sides of the coin per his convenience.
Bhutto's death is very convenient for him. Perfect actually...
How long is this monster going to continue this, and how long are we going to continue this charade?
Why are Pakistani people rioting against their government when Al Qaeda has bragged about being responsible for Bhutto’s killing? Why aren’t Pakistani people rising up against Al Queda for her murder? It is very puzzling and frustrating for people in the U.S. to see this. If one of our high ranking politicians or Presidents were murdered and the murderer bragged about it, every citizen would work to track down and punish the criminals. Are Pakistani people just afraid of rising up against Al Qaeda?
This guy Pervez Musharraf is a not only beyond mad, he's a coward for killing a woman contender who was to win the elections. He should be removed from all posts ASAP by the people of Pakistan and brought to justice for killing Bhutto.
To all you idiot Bush haters,
  Why do you hate Bush and Musharraf so much? They are both fighting for a free world. Bush is a good president. I disagree with him going into Iraq. If their leader wanted to kill his own people, I believe that was his business. I care only about the U.S. and our soldiers. That said, we must now leave a free country there or we leave a possible regional superpower in Iran.
Musharraf gave up the powerful army post to remain as president. He is now the President and by all accounts will lose the election. Who would he want in power if he is not? Bhutto would have left him alone and he would stay in the country or end up in the U.S. What happens to him if Bin Laden and his group takes over, he is dead. If he would have killed Bhutto, the U.S. would never let him in the country.
    I see that many of the writers are from Pakistan and are probably members of groups against Musharraf. Others, are Gore supporters, who still cannot put that election behind them. He lost the election. Maybe he invented the internet and Peter Pan, he lost Florida.
     If the people can't get behind Musharraf and other leaders of Pakistan, they most surely will die in a terror campaign. It is a terrible shame about Bhutto, she probably would have been a great leader. That is exactly the reason Bin Laden and his followers could not have her in office.
     If you people and many American cowards will not put your life on the line for a cause, you most surely will be a slave to another person's cause!

     
Rest assured there will be many demonstrations taking place at pakistan embassies throughout North America.
More issues that we have to deal with because of immmigration.When will it end?
It makes me very ashamed to know that the leader of my country, the USA would get in bed with low life called Gen. Musaaraf.  I believe that Ms. Bhutoo would have made a great leader for her country.
We all share blame for the tragedy in Pakistan. Many nations serve 'lip service' in the name of world wide freedom. The United States of America has had to attempt to fight terrorism by proxy for Europeans who are fearful of committing their own troops and logistics,except the United Kingdom. We of the U.S.A. have taken this role while being condemned by members of the United Nations.
We are not the enemy of freedom, violence thrives when good men fail to act  
who can say who killed madam bhutto every one try to blame presedent musharraf why must he do such a thing when every one knows that madam has in her back the big Boss usa why people forget about country when it was takenover by genral musharaf almost country was in the stae of bankcrupcy till he was trying to recover it national funds who helped and when usa asked this question that EITHER YOU R WITH US OR WITH THEM He took the dession went to usa was there any other country who help Pakistan there was no one there even no one there in Pakistan to say that MR musharaf we r here for u did every one forget the time country was in termoil not even one leader had gave him hand. Now when country is in good shape every one want him out let him go out then who will take care of country. I am not a friend to Musharaf but b realstick if pakistan would have said no to USA then what would b happened to Pakistan it have been under bomboring let me assure u peopel that no other country will give hand to Pakistan
why he doesnot want to step down let some one comes in front and he is a honest person he will do for betterment of Pakistan now a days Pakistan hase money in surpluse dont u know in pakistanees leaders who is honest did musharraf hase cheated pakistan and empty the countries welth. why he will try to kill any leader or take part. if there was any thing he did bad for the country he wanted to save pakistan that is all. If pakistani doesnot want him still 70percent of the population want him there get a reframdam from pakistan and every one will know that he is still The person for Pakistan.open mind and think plese donot think that i am in faver to musharaf i will love to any one who is faithfull to Pakistan if you think that he behind this and if u find proof then bring him to justice and we will be with u all the way but thik
Folks, it's really easy to point fingers.  Al-Qaeda has taken responsibility for the killing so blaming Musharraf is just ignorant.  Second, I speak as a Pakistani that Pakistani do not deserve democracy, atleast not yet.  They have shown to be irresponsible when given such a privelage.  Proof?  Pakistani loot and burn banks after an assassination.  You think Bhutto wanted such behavior from her supporters that are destroying Pakistan, the same Bhutto who wanted to prevent Pakistan from destruction?
yet another silent and artful killer is in action.
Here we go again, the spin zone is up and running. First she died of bullet wounds and shrapnel from the bomb. Then we are told that she had no bullet wounds and we just have the shrapnel. Now there are neither bullet wounds nor shrapnel and she just hit her head against the car lever. Tomorrow we will hear that she just fainted and died due to natural causes. All of this is totally unbelievable and is meant to absolve the thug and his ISI from any complicity in this matter.
anytime capitalism doesn't accompany democracy, the people remain poor and all those other freedoms don't
mean anything.  How can america pump 10 billion dollars into a country and the people remain so poor
and in desperate need of a better life.  America must
get more bang for it's bucks.  The only way that democracy will take hold is to under gird it with the
same thing that holds america together.....capitalism.
Every Pakistanian and Irag citizen should have a stake in democracy and the only things that does that is commerce. The Iraq people must have a stake in the oil wells(monthly dividend check for all those citizens over the age of 65) and the Pakistan people must have a stake(business grants) in the revenues that are being sent to that nation.  It is no longer right for America to stand idlely by and allow monies to fall in the wrong hands
Also, don't be fooled America. The President of Afghanistan is playing two against the middle.  The death of the former prime minister was just as much a message to him as it was an assasination.
I think the most benifited person by Bhutto is Nawaz Sharif, I am surprised no one pointed out the finger on him, he is the one behind Kargil war and we all know that the operation was by militants.
I am sorry, I read all of your comments and I am thinking..If Musharraf wanted to kill , he could have done it long time ago..If he wanted to kill any of these political leaders ( and they are all corrupt esp. BB , just because she is dead doesn't make her innocent and a nice person, she ruined Pakistan completely when she was  in power)
If Musharraf was a bad guy , he would have stepped down when so much responsibilties were on his shoulders..he would have filled swiss bank accounts and left the country just like all these other exiled coward political leaders who ruined the country and escaped charges.  
People living outside the country see only what is shown on TV and media is only showing you what they want you to see. Trust me, We are living in this country and things had been so so much better , standard of life had improved , people were really happily employed since army took over.
Let me say this that , there is more democracy in Pakistan than there ever was when Benazir and Nawaz Sharif ruled , combined. Since the day these leaders came back , its like a blood battle here...protests , rallys...nothing peaceful..and lets not forget when BB was in power , her brother was assassinated and she never investigated his death , every piece of evidence pointed towards Zardari and BB were behind his brutal murder but anybody who dared to speak was sabotaged.Media fabricates all the evidence it wants to when it wants to. In the US (JFK assassinations), in the UK (Princess Di)and everywhere else whenever people tried to speak the truth , they somehow were vetoed.
I think any other leader than Musharraf would have failed to keep peace in the region , on international and national front but he has been solid still. He reasons with all things that come towards him and he is a very brave leader and trust me he is a smart man , he isn't stupid that he would kill someone under his rule and so much scrutiny(so that all fingers point at him like now)and he certainly isn't coward. Only cowards like Al Qaeda are suicide bombers they think taking their lives and lives of others is the only solution.
Wajahat, you are so right about Musharraf!!!!  Bhutto was one who would've ended his crap when she got elected.  I am not Pakistani but my huysband is and unfortunatelty, he is in Rawalpindi now and I fear for his life and the rest of my family there!  When will the rest of the citizens of the US realize he is just playing Bush to stay in power?  We need to stay the heck out of Pakistan and trust their people to do what is right for themselves.  Why do the politicians here think that we need to be involved in everyone else's political affairs?  Pakistan was at least a little more peaceful before Bush did his thing, I know because my husband has been traveling to and from there quite often to take care of family affairs and this is the first time that we have truly been scared of what may and will happen!!!!!  How many more innocent lives need to be lost at Bush's exspense?
The video that goes along with this article just proves Musharraf's fear of not being re-elected.  The people of Pakistan are not stupid! They can see what he has done to their country. And what does this say about Bush? He is a college-educated man. He must not have learned any commom sense that a dictator like Musharraf is only out to regain total control of a country that only wants a fair, constitutional government! I hope for Pakistan's sake that his days in power are numbered. For all of the world's sake!!
As usual the bleedy left has to come and cry!  Let us forget that when Bhutto wanted to have this same rally back a few months ago Musaaraf placed her on "house arrest" for her own security.  At the time everyone cried out that he was getting in the way of Democracy.  Now those that cried then are crying that he had a part in this.  The question that should be asked is WHO allowed her to stick her head out of the ARMORED vehicle AFTER LEAVING the rally?  STUPIDITY gets people killed!
Well, it's obvious that just because I said negative things about Bush and Mausharraf that they did not post my two comments.  Bhutto's name will live forever!!! The US (Bush) needs to learn to stay out of other's political affairs.  He is so ignorant! I fear for my family's lives in Rawalpindi now more than ever!!!!
Don't tell me this wasn't orchestrated by Musharraf & the Pakistani military.  It's obvious that Musharraf stands to gain the most by Benazir Bhutto being murdered.  I really don't think it takes much brain power to figure that one out!  
Pervez Musharraf is not a man to be trusted. He is working on both sides of the street. The terrorist
on one side and the US on the other. He is a political Monster that needs to be replaced.
The US should not have any barriers in combatting and distroying Al Quida and Osama Bin Laden.
You have to be completly out of your mind to think for one minute that Musharraf had nothing to do with the assasination of Butto's.
She loved her Country and all the people who bebeived in her. May her Memory never be forgotten.
War on terror is suppose to spread Democracy around the world. Pakistan, an ally of United State should hold that fact to be true. Why does Bush regime support a president that continues to stay in power, suspend due process, continue his hold on power and denies the death of his arch rival. Would Bush continue to support a dictator in the mist of all the Freedom rhectorics
I am a Pakistani, and while its very interesting to see the Americans' take on whats happening half way around the world from them, i'll come out and call a spade a spade. Why does the US care the least whether we're a democracy or a dictatorship? The only reason we're even on the map for Bush is because of our nuclear weapons. Is America concerned that they might get into the hands of Al-Qaeda? I guess, though this is practically unfounded. Has democracy got anything to do with it? Heck,no. An ineffectual and corrupt democratic leader is no better bet than the general,even though i am personally in favour of democracy as a long term solution. Instead of focusing on political sword play in Pakistan, which is nothing new or unprecedented in any other place in the world, the US should just consider the fact that
Pakistan is currently posing no threat whatsoever to the world, but has bent over backwards most of the times to give assurances and pledge allegiances, placating the bigger kids in the playground for crimes it did not commit and allay fears that got increasingly unbased.
It is commonly said that the distance between 2 enemies is that of a bullet. Wisdom prevailing in Pakistan tells Benazir Bhutto was an easy target for so-called AlQaeeda and Talibaan assasigns while in Dubai or London, and she lived on for 8 years, peacefully, away from Pakistan. She became a threat and a target of those in power, the moment she landed back from exile on Oct.18, that day 179 people were blown to death, 68 days later and after successful yet power threatening election campaign, she even started to appear a better, moderate and democratic alternate to USA's present choice. She knew it all well, as she wrote about her death threats to Mark Seigel in USA, released by CNN a day after her murder. 45 years earlier Pakistani leaders preferred U.S. friendship over that of USSR, this time its US's turn to prove it also can take right decisions by not supporting a dicatator.
Death, no matter in which society it occurs, is mourned.  And if the circumstances are tragic, hurts even more. Many political leaders all over the world have lost their lives, and the culprits seldom apprehended. The world political infrastructure is very complex, with ecconomic and ideological forces in play.  In the case of Ms Bhutto, who is to be blamed? the masterminds are sitting pretty in their ivory towers. And as for the President, well he is just a pawn in the global game of chess.
The Military-Mullah alliance that was created many years ago harnessed the antagonism towards India allowed the open support of islamic militants and the birth of Taliban.  This has now turned on its' head.
The destructive forces created to fight archrival India are now terrorizing people in Pakistan.  If you are not part of the Military-Mullah alliance you are a target.  If Musharraf is not personally behind the assassination, the Military-Mullah alliance is clearly implicated.    
Loss of any human life is tragic be it Bhutto the ex prime minister or Bhutto the peasant that strives to keep his family alive. Pakistan has lived under the shadow of the military baton for most of its existance, but take it from someone who grew in that shadow, that it is far from being the reason of its miserable present state.
Growing up I witnessed the methodical supression of any social progress by feudal lords. This feudal system is the root evil of the country. All the devil's minions sprout from this root. Western citizens are blind to the fact that democracy has premises in which to work; the most important of them being education. Enlighten me, how is any form of democracy to work when more than 70% of the population is illeterate to the point of barely signing their names. Yes the power of vote is in their hands but how are they to make a decision when they cannot even read or write the name of their constituency and their leaders? Like it or not, Bhutto and her family are feudal lords that benefit greatly from the oppression of these people. Who would they exploit if they were not to till their land and who would cast a vote (when it did come to democracy) for them if these people were able to differentiate between the Hank Rearden and Wesley Mouch in Randian world? Sharif, Bhutto and her father before her have all benefited from this state of society; this doesnt make them beacons of freedom. Its sad to see American citizens hail Bhutto has the beacon of freedom, democracy and everything in between without learning the facts and blindly hopping on the bandwagon. The fact is she is dead which is tragic but nothing more tragic than the hundreds others who perished in the explosion and before you cement her rosy legacy its your social responsibility to learn the facts instead of taking the words of the media. (Start here if you're too lazy http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E2D61E30F93AA35752C0A96E958260). Growing up, I remember the utter disgust we felt towards her as being the best of what we have but I guess memories are short nowadays. Dont for a second believe any images on TV from Pakistan without understanding what the society is like.
If things continue like they are, it would not surprise me if the United States winds up taking over Pakistan as well within the next few years. That would be bad however, we seem to get drawn into these things. I also am a believer that Pakistan harbors known terrorist such as Ben Laden. Hopefully the people of Pakistan can take back their own country, by force if need be, and turn the country back towards a democracy so that terrorism can be defeated in region.
I deeply regret the loss of Ms. Bhutto. It was an unfortunate event and should not have happened. But bear in mind that during her two time tenure as PM of Pakistan, she drained the national tresury. Bhutto and her husband were corrupt and brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy, while her offshore accounts are overflowing with Pakistani money that belong to the poor hard working people of Pakistan. She owns expensive real estate in Europe and was also convicted by the Swiss courts of massive bribery charges. She is/was an unfit candidate for Pakistan along with Nawaz Shariff. They are all corrupt and care less about Pakistan or it's people. She should not have been allowed to return to Pakistan at all in the first place. Democracy does not work in a corrupt country like Pakistan. Corruption is so deeply embedded in that society and is hard to get rid of...like cancer. Pakistan needs to be run by the military and to eliminate corruption the Chinese model should be adopted.
So, anyone who fantasizes that Bhutto was going to help Pakistan, please refresh your short memory of how she destroyed it twice before. Some countries just are not ready yet to handle democracy and need to be run by an iron fist. Education is the key...till then there is no hope.
Feudal system is the political system of Pakistan. Without the military regime, these feudals will sell the country our grandfathers bled for. Bhutto was one of these feudals. I lived in Pakistan during the regime of Gen Zia, Benazir bhutoo and Nawaz sharif. The rate of sectarian violence was sky high during Bhutto and Sharif's time. In the name of democracy these two politicians viped out families from infants to the elderly, established torture cells in Karachi. Violence was always the highest during these two candidates tenure. Army is the only entity that can control Pakistan.
I think Benazir didnt deserve to die this way, but she and her husband are criminals. There are four pending corruption cases against them in europe, if you dont believe me then google it. May God rest her soul and forgive her sins, but Pakistan can only be run by military, not by these politicians who can be bought.
The untimely demise of Madam Bhutto is a Travesty, just as with the untimely demise of Robert Kennedy!!!

If one looks between lines of heresay and conjecture, you will find the truth!  Madam Bhutto just as Bobbie Kennedy had alienated the wrong elements within their respective societies.

Americans back in 1968 were told that Sirhan Sirhan(Sp!) was the one who pulled the trigger and we lost Bobbie.
Madam Bhutto was twice shot once in the neck and once in the chest.  I wonder just how many bullets were fired before Ms. Bhutto was blown-up!?

Some say that President Musharrf is indirectly responsible.  Some even say that the USA is directly responsible for promtping Ms. Bhutto to return, ultimately to her death!

Bobbie stood directly in the path of those who sought his death, and the cowards prevailed.  I can't say for sure that Ms. Bhutto knew or should have known that to return to Pakistan could end with her dying.

But the World was as with Bobbie and now with Ms. Bhutto were shown just what could and did occur.

So I urge those that have a voice, more so than what I have, to demand the Truth!
he is Bush'ally...so as Mr. Bush do,he put all the thing to Alqaida,taliban and so on,without any investigations.Even Bhutto's body for not let to do any forensic investigation,that's something totally out of track....God Bless Pakistan ......peace
I have always admired Muslim women who are allowed more freedom and education. They are strong and a credit to their people. Ms. Bhutto was such a one and a great loss, for her country, her dream of democracy and unity, and also to the rest of the world who would have had the unique opportunity to dealt with honestly, if not with the words they want to hear. The serpents who have slid into their country, appearing to sympathize, assisting when it's to their advantage, a bribe here, a whispered promise there. After all, the government was very far away. All the while, planning to tear the country to pieces before it was all over. Then they could take over, enslave their children or kill whomever doesn't like it. Democracy will seem like a distant dream. They should turn on the monsters who killed her, weed them out and throw them out of their borders. Take their children out of their schools and say "NO! You will not sacrifice my child, my brother, my wife only to steal my voice and my manhood." Because that is what it will be.

The chaos in the streets should stop. They should look to a new leader and protect them, and vote for them. Then they should unite and rid themselves of those who would kill their families and innocents for their own agenda, setting the world aflame so there is no one left to enjoy a sunrise.
How come the person who shot Bhutto use Steyr M pistol. Did he have strong relationship with austrian?


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