Comments on: Benazir Bhutto Killed

By: Assasinated: Benazir Bhutto | E-Bangladesh

Assasinated: Benazir Bhutto | E-Bangladesh — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:14:26 +0000

[...] Acorn says: It was clear that Benazir Bhutto’s re-entry into Pakistan was on the back of an American [...]

By: The Acorn » What’s next for Pakistan

The Acorn » What’s next for Pakistan — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:59:40 +0000

[...] Does this mean that elections will be postponed? [...]

By: Nitin

Nitin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:55:28 +0000

Closing comments: please continue the discussion here

By: Ravindra

Ravindra — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:38:43 +0000

Nitin,

At least thinking logically, it doesnt appear that Mush stands to benefit from this act. After all, with the US backing a tacit Bhutto-Mush alliance, which could have attained power after the elections, he could have only improved his credibility.

What could have been strengthened, however, is the control that US could exercise on the Pak establishment thru Benazir. And probably this is what the powers in the Al-Qaeda- ISI-army might have not wanted to happen.

Mush might have lost control over the actual powers, just like Benazir herself had when she was in power and her brother was killed in cold blood.

Any ideas on how Mush would take things forward from now on?

By: Ashwin

Ashwin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:45:19 +0000

It looks like almost every day they've tried to kill her, including one attempt using a baby as a suicide bomber!

By: Shehjar

Shehjar — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:54:06 +0000

I think it was policemen in Indira Gandhi’s case.

By: S Jagadish

S Jagadish — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:41:28 +0000

Given the amount of speculation that it was a Taliban/al-Qaeda job, Benazir Bhutto's cultivation of the two has probably resulted in this!

By: Balaji

Balaji — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:07:30 +0000

The loony liberals who think Democracy, Secularism, free speech etc are more important than security and development should stop and take notice. A terribly tragedy this.

By: Blogger News Network / Benazir Bhutto Assasination - Frankensteinistan Unravelling

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:55:48 +0000

[...] Nitin points out in his post that this was not a faceless runaway suicide bomber but it was a Security Official from within the [...]

By: » Frankensteinistan Unravelling | Offstumped

» Frankensteinistan Unravelling | Offstumped — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:46:37 +0000

[...] Nitin points out in his post that this was not a faceless runaway suicide bomber but it was a Security Official from within the [...]

By: Nitin

Nitin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:24:33 +0000

What we know about the assassination:

1. Najam Sethi said on TV that she was shot at “point blank” range by a policeman.
2. A PPP security adviser said she was shot in the neck before the explosion
3. An explosion killed many people. They believe that this was the same guy who shot her.
4. After the incident the mob was setting fire to the railings of the public park where she was killed. This was followed by the fire brigade’s arrival, which went about hosing down the whole place.

It’s shaping to be a veritable whodunit.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:42:54 +0000

JK,

Indeed. Both Indira Gandhi and Z A Bhutto were killed by army soldiers.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:36:24 +0000

Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Bhutto had unnatural deaths. Now their children also depart the same way.

By: Sriram

Sriram — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:50:54 +0000

looks like being in pakistan is like being in a pirates of the caribbean plot. Always full of parleys and treaties, you never know who will betray you at what moment.

By: Sud

Sud — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:38:58 +0000

Despite the fact that Benazir’s government birthed the Taliban and has also been responsible for lighting the flame of jihadist insurgency in J&K, I couldn’t help feel a little sad for the way she had to go.

More loose nuke tension in world markets now, oil has risen 2/3rds of a dollar in the last hour, I see….