Today, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. This marks a tragic turn in the history of Pakistan. I am not sure what exactly former Prime Minister Bhutto believed in. For all I know she was advocating the withdrawal of US Troops from the Middle East. However, I am pretty sure she was pro-Western. I am not sure what she would have done if she were to be elected January 8 to lead the country once again that she loved. However I do know that she was an opposition candidate who was campaigning on change. The fact that she wanted to change a corrupt government and bring it into the 21st Century was enough for cowards to shoot her twice and blow themselves up in order to prevent that change.
As I said, I do not know much about Mrs. Bhutto...but Wikipedia does. If you want to know about her life, her career and what she was willing to sacrifice for the cause of freedom and democracy then skim through the article. Here are the cliff notes. She was elected twice to be Prime Minister and twice dismissed by the President on bogus (people claim) corruption charges. Her father was a former Prime Minister as well who was hanged after being convicted of similar corruption and conspiracy charges. Her two brothers were murdered. She went into self-imposed exile in 1998 and decided to return to her native Pakistan in October of this year to run for Prime Minister…again. She was well aware of the danger to her own life by returning but she was a fervent supporter of democracy in Pakistan. Enough so that she was willing to die for the cause.
We are not sure who is behind the attack. Al-Qaeda is claiming responsibility...but "terrorism" experts says this is not their MO. People say that elements of the Pakistani Intelligence community could have been behind it…if that is the case than Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan’s President) must be brought up on some type of charge. However I do not think he would be behind this…he has way too much to loose; American money, support, and protection. I am not sure who did it…but I am sure that it was someone or some group who has perverted Islam and did not want to see a woman come into a Muslim country and modernize it. They were threatened by a woman leading them into a civilized society. This is what the world is up against. Instead of taking their fight to the ballot box (which civilized people do)…they bring the bullets to the streets. Instead of being human about things…they decide to be monsters. This was a mother, a daughter and a wife. This was someone who was running for political office…and she was gunned down. Radical Islam is the most dangerous threat to the world…and to our civilization. This is what we are fighting and the WORLD (not just the USA) can not stand for it.
I can’t wait for the militant Islamic sympathizers to come out and defend this monstrosity. Whoever is behind this should not be prosecuted…they should be hunted down. If Pervez Musharraf (who has been disappointing) is serious about democracy in Pakistan he will implement the changes that Bhutto campaigned and gave her life for. If that does not happen…the USA needs to reevaluate its relationship with Pakistan.
