BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION SEEMS TOO FAMILIAR

noreply@blogspirit.com (PakistanSpecial) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:30:26 +0400

BY: COL(RETD) DANIEL SMITH

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and its aftermath seem all too familiar:

A prominent politician of a “third world” country is killed by “unknown foreign parties.”

The dead politician either was at odds with the ruling party or power center or had recently offended an ethnic or sectarian minority.

The assassination threatens to or actually paralyzes the country’s political life.

At least titular control of the political party of the deceased former leader passes to the next of kin, with results very uncertain for weeks or months.

International pressure forces the country’s head of…

WHY WAS BENAZIR BHUTTO ASSASSINATED?

noreply@blogspirit.com (PakistanSpecial) — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:37:53 +0400

BY: SHAFQAT MEHMOOD
The easiest explanation is that Al Qaeda or Pakistani Taliban killed her and this is what the government has been pedaling. In twenty four hours, it not only determined the exact cause of Benazir Bhutto death but also solved the case. Baitullah Mehsud, we were told, is the culprit and there are tapes to prove it. I wish the interior ministry had shown similar efficiency in protecting her.

While these explanations are convenient let us look at Mr Mehsud's motives. There is little doubt that Benazir Bhutto hated Al Qaeda/Taliban and had vowed a relentless struggle against…

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BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION SEEMS TOO FAMILIAR

WHY WAS BENAZIR BHUTTO ASSASSINATED?