tagged w/ Benazir Bhutto Assassination 2007
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What does Bhutto's death mean to the western world and what's its implications on the plan to bring stability to the Middle East? The US were relying on Benazir Bhutto as a means of bringing democracy to Pakistan. To them, she was a powerful ally in the fight against terrorism. Now, The Guardian suggests, they're locked in a battle to prevent Al Qaeda from marking her death up as a victory.
This is a fantastic piece from The Guardian's Comment Is Free by Paul Cruickshank that highlights the massive implications Bhutto's death has on the rest of the world.What does Bhutto's death mean to the western world and what's its... more
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Retrospective of Benazir Bhutto's Life as courtesy of the BBC.
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Riots are breaking out in Pakistan following Bhutto's assassination. This You Tube link has posts blaming Musharraf for the death. Riots are breaking out in Pakistan following Bhutto's assassination. This You... more
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Experts say that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto could cause the "Doomsday Clock" to click dangerously close to midnight and leaves the US with no other option than Musharraf.Experts say that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto could cause the "Doomsday... more
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in a televised statement from Downing Street that ex-President Benazir Bhutto "had risked everything to try and bring democracy to her country."
He continued that Terrorism must not be allowed to kill democracy in Pakistan and that Bhutto's murder was committed by "cowards" and will now "only strengthen our resolve that terrorists will not win there, here or anywhere in the world."
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in a televised statement from Downing... more
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Oil prices surged past 97 dollars per barrel Thursday following the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and after the sixth successive weekly drop in US crude reserves.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for February, leapt 1.32 dollars to 97.29 dollars per barrel, after earlier striking a one-month peak of 97.69 dollars.Oil prices surged past 97 dollars per barrel Thursday following the assassination of... more
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I am deeply saddened by the news of Benazir's assassination. I was introduced to her by the then Ambassador of Iran, in 1972, at a large cocktail party given by her paternal uncle's first cousin, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, in Karachi, and spent a good forty-five minutes or more discussing with her. She was about eighteen years old at the time, and was a reserved but absolutely brilliant young woman. Shortly after this cocktail party, her father, president Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, took her with him to Simla in India for talks and negotiations with India's prime minister Indira Ghandi, following the 1971-1972 war between the two countries. This was most significant, because Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto recognized his daughter's brilliance and political savvy, and was already grooming her for a brilliant political future.
Since that time, I have followed Benazir's progress and career, and was most impressed by her becoming the very first Asian woman president of the prestigious Oxford Union Debating Society in 1977 - this is a position that one can only attain through one's merits, which reflects Benazir's brilliance.
A great loss for Pakistan, for her family, for her friends, and for all those who, like myself, had the opportunity of meeting this exceptional woman.
May she rest in peace.
The photo is from the talks in Simla, India - left to right: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, president of Pakistan; Indira Ghandi, prime minister of India, and Benazir Bhutto.
Benazir Bhutto's profile: http://middleeast.about.com/od/pakistan/p/me071110a.htm
See also: http://www.oxford-union.org/I am deeply saddened by the news of Benazir's assassination. I was introduced to... more
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With the breaking news of Benazir Bhutto being killed in a suicide bombing, presidential hopefuls react and release statements. With the breaking news of Benazir Bhutto being killed in a suicide bombing,... more
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