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Benazir Bhutto 1953-2007

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Thursday December 27, 2007 19:28

by Obit the second

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Its in the mainstream media.

Benazir Bhutto was shot in the neck and then in the head. The asassin then
blew himself up and killed 16 people. President Musharraf has appealed for calm.
He has not stated that the planned January 5th election will go ahead.

George W Bush has condemned the attack, as has Gordon Brown. Both of these
leaders are experiencing political difficulties at home with Brown embroiled in an
Afghanistan scandal.

Benazir Bhutto 1953-2007

Benazir Bhutto 1953-2007

The Killing happened as Benazir Bhutto was departing from a political rally. She was
seen as the main opposition candidate and had been living in exile until the 18th
of October 2007 when she was granted an amnesty and returned to Pakistan.

Musharraf had been forced by international pressure to call a January Fifth election
which was seen as a compromise given the civil unrest of the last few months.
General Musharraf had imprisoned Imran Khan , a Pashtun opposition leader;
and placed Ms Bhutto under house arrest in recent times.

Political Backround:-
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84912
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84924
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/83379

Musharraf was seen as a political ally of George W Bush and had used oppression and
attack on opposition leaders and members of civil society groups.

Both Bush and Brown called the killers cowards because they did 'not respect democracy'.
President Bush has been seen to overtly interfere in the directioning of the political will of
the people of Pakistan and had been involved in the choice of date- so it adds a certain
irony to his statements.

Official Obituary and timeline:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2228796.stm

RIP
RIP

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Comments (6 of 6)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	The Usual Suspects	Weary	Thu Dec 27, 2007 15:25
2	Image of Bush	Obit 2	Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:57
3	Osama Bin Laden dead too?	Seán Ryan	Fri Dec 28, 2007 21:17
4	words from asia	Obit 2	Sat Dec 29, 2007 09:29
5	A bit of Historical detail	PCO	Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:17
6	sucession	Obit 2	Sun Dec 30, 2007 18:23

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