Bhutto Assassinated In Attack At Rally
on news right now~~~ http://www.whiotv.com/news/14929558/detail.html
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Dont have any national network but I did see some things on a couple websites.
Too bad.
Really do not know the history of the woman, but it may have looked like another US puppet string anyways.0 -
She was an incompetent weak boob of a leader, but a better candidate. The country would have been weaker with her as PM again. 0 -
Getcher Potassium Iodide pills right heere!
Lead underpants!!
Positive pressure whole house filtration conversion kits heere!
Scintillators, Rad meters, Geiger counters!!
(I hope not)0 -
Barbarians 0 -
For the dial-up guys
By SADAQAT JAN and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press Writers 23 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally, aides said.
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The death of the 54-year-old charismatic former prime minister threw the campaign for the Jan. 8 parliamentary elections into chaos and created fears of mass protests and violence across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.
The attacker struck just minutes after Bhutto addressed thousands of supporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, 8 miles south of Islamabad. She was shot in the neck and chest by the attacker, who then blew himself up, said Rehman Malik, Bhutto's security adviser.
At least 20 others were killed in the attack.
Bhutto was rushed to the hospital and taken into emergency surgery.
"At 6:16 p.m., she expired," said Wasif Ali Khan, a member of Bhutto's party who was at Rawalpindi General Hospital.
"The surgeons confirmed that she has been martyred," Bhutto's lawyer Babar Awan said.
Bhutto's supporters at the hospital exploded in anger, smashing the glass door at the main entrance of the emergency unit. Others burst into tears. One man with a flag of Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party tied around his head was beating his chest.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack. But some of Bhutto's supporters at the hospital began chanting, "Killer, Killer, Musharraf," referring to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, Bhutto's main political opponent. A few began stoning cars outside.
"We repeatedly informed the government to provide her proper security and appropriate equipment including jammers, but they paid no heed to our requests," Malik said.
Nawaz Sharif, another former premier and opposition leader, arrived at the hospital and sat silently next to Bhutto's body.
Hours earlier, four people were killed at a rally for Sharif when his supporters clashed with backers of Musharraf near Rawalpindi.
Bhutto's death will leave a void at the top of her party, the largest political group in the country, as it heads into the parliamentary elections. It also fueled fears that the crucial vote could descend into violence.
Pakistan is considered a vital U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists including the Taliban. Osama bin Laden and his inner circle are believed to be hiding in lawless northwest Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan.
In Washington, the State Department condemned the attack.
"It demonstrates that there are still those in Pakistan who want to subvert reconciliation and efforts to advance democracy," deputy spokesman Tom Casey said.
The United States has for months been encouraging Musharraf to reach an accommodation with the opposition, particularly Bhutto, who was seen as having a wide base of support in Pakistan. Her party had been widely expected to do well in next month's elections.
Educated at Harvard and Oxford universities, Bhutto served twice as Pakistan's prime minister between 1988 and 1996. Her father, who also served as prime minister, was executed in 1979 two years after his ouster in a military coup.
Bhutto had returned to Pakistan from an eight-year exile on Oct. 18. On the same day, she narrowly escaped injury when her homecoming parade in Karachi was targeted in a suicide attack that killed more than 140 people.
At the scene of Thursday's bombing, an Associated Press reporter saw body parts and flesh scattered at the back gate of the Liaqat Bagh park, where Bhutto had spoken. He counted about 20 bodies, including police, and could see many other wounded people.
Party supporter Chaudry Mohammed Nazir said two gunshots rang out when Bhutto's vehicle pulled into the main street. Then there was a big blast next to her car.
Police cordoned off the street with white and red tape, and rescuers rushed to put victims in ambulances as people wailed nearby.
The clothing of some victims was shredded and people put party flags over their bodies. Police caps and shoes littered the asphalt.
Hundreds of riot police had manned security checkpoints around the venue. It was Bhutto's first public meeting in Rawalpindi since she came back to the country.
In November, Bhutto had also planned a rally in the city, but Musharraf forced her to cancel it, citing security fears.
In recent weeks, suicide bombers have repeatedly targeted security forces in Rawalpindi, where Musharraf stays and the Pakistan army has its headquarters.0 -
Bhutto was a courageous lady. They bombed her rally a month or two ago and killed dozens. In that attack, they had strapped explosives to the clothing of a baby, and were trying to hand that baby to Bhutto, who was standing in the bed of a big truck. The bomb went off prematurely and the steel walls of the truck bed saved her life.
This assassination should be of great concern to Americans. It is very much in our interest to have a stable Pakistan.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
Pakistan could very well implode over this and descend into chaos and anarchy. Bhutto was a wildly popular figure.
Considering they've got nukes, this is not a good thing...not a good thing at all!
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quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
Pakistan could very well implode over this and descend into chaos and anarchy. Bhutto was a wildly popular figure.
Considering they've got nukes, this is not a good thing...not a good thing at all!
Wasnt that the plan?0 -
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
Barbarians
J. Kennedy.
R. Kennedy.
Oswald.
King.
Lincoln.
Waco.
Ruby Ridge.
Who are the barbarians?
Clouder..0 -
quote:Originally posted by eboydell
Clouder, You are mixing the good with the bad in your list. Please clarify who you consider the "bad guys".[?]
You miss the point (surprise, surprise). It's not WHO was killed, it was HOW. Assasination is barbaric.
Clouder..0 -
quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
Barbarians
J. Kennedy.
R. Kennedy.
Oswald.
King.
Lincoln.
Waco.
Ruby Ridge.
Who are the barbarians?
Clouder..
that list is over 150 years worth of events. it accounts for less then 200 people in a country of 300 million. in the last 2 weeks in pakistan alone they have killed 300 people in suicide bombings.
the answer to your question....the muslims are barbarians0 -
quote:Originally posted by Civil Rights
quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
Barbarians
J. Kennedy.
R. Kennedy.
Oswald.
King.
Lincoln.
Waco.
Ruby Ridge.
Who are the barbarians?
Clouder..
that list is over 150 years worth of events. it accounts for less then 200 people in a country of 300 million. in the last 2 weeks in pakistan alone they have killed 300 people in suicide bombings.
the answer to your question....the muslims are barbarians
Hmmm, seems someone forgot about a couple dozen red skinned civilizations that have disappeared from this hemisphere... whip out a picture great great grandpa and see if he has a rag on his head too!!!0 -
This place is NEVER boring !!
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quote:Originally posted by cartod
What did Kennedy do wrong? Besides Mariland.
Betrayed the people who landed at the Bay of Pigs.
Let the East Germans build the Berlin Wall.
Had the President of South Vietnam Assassinated.
That's just a short list for starters.0 -
quote:Originally posted by tobefree
quote:Originally posted by Civil Rights
quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
quote:Originally posted by slipgate
Barbarians
J. Kennedy.
R. Kennedy.
Oswald.
King.
Lincoln.
Waco.
Ruby Ridge.
Who are the barbarians?
Clouder..
that list is over 150 years worth of events. it accounts for less then 200 people in a country of 300 million. in the last 2 weeks in pakistan alone they have killed 300 people in suicide bombings.
the answer to your question....the muslims are barbarians
Hmmm, seems someone forgot about a couple dozen red skinned civilizations that have disappeared from this hemisphere... whip out a picture great great grandpa and see if he has a rag on his head too!!!
[:)] He might have had a rag on it, stenching the flow of blood from a scalping wound, and should he not have found himself on this type of frontier, he would have become an indentured servant so as to ensure he and his family members would get some food and shelter. He would have also hit the shores without being set up with an ample monthly sum of social secutiry monies, health care, and food assistance, means for a mortgage loan, and job opportunities with similar type businesses, while the descendants of the scalped and unaided are left to defend for themselves in a country they built.0 -
Now, wait a minute, gruntled, on that South Vietnam deal.
Kennedy approved the coup, but he was "Shocked, Shocked!" when he learned that Diem had been assassinated.0 -
She didn't last long did she? 0 -
The question which crosses my mind is since Muslims believe anyone who murders a woman will burn in hell, how do they find volunteers willing to punch their own ticket to hell?
I'm guessing they somehow convince themselves that murder isn't murder, but it seems like a pretty big crapshoot with their souls. It doesn't matter what we believe about their religion, it's what they believe.
I think we are dealing with some seriously true maniacs.0 -
I dont know if they are maniacs or uneducated, unwanted, boys that are just listening to their elders. This would be worse that maniacs. 0 -
I had Hooters for lunch, the food was good to. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by tneff1969
I had Hooters for lunch, the food was good to.
haha. i love america !!0 -
Serious business. The CIA will be burning the midnight oil. While it may be difficult to buy Musharaff; Bhutto likely had a price that the US could meet. 0 -
I had an epiphany today.
The goobermints of these muslim countries need to start a clandestine program to convince most of the populace to convert to christianity [:D]0 -
Bhutto was a fool. If Pakistan descends into further anarchy, I blame her. She played the populist cards and incited the masses. As a leader she sucked. Both times she was removed from office. She tried hard to be the United States puppet in hopes of the US giving her the strength to retain the job, but she was a WEAK LEADER and was unable to stand up to Pakistan's Generals who really run the country.
The same thing would have happened if she became Prime Minister again. Yes, she could incite the masses, but that was it. Any further bloodshed is here fault. Brave? No. More like a fool.0 -
Radical ragheads aren't going to submit to be led by a woman. 0 -
And was not allowed to complete her term. 0 -
It is about time this trouble maker was removed because she was proviing to be a stumbling block to president/military strongman Pervez Musharraf, our hand picked stooge and a man on to whom GW cannot heap enough praise. After all, Musharraf is a stabilizing force in a region of vital US concern, just like our old buddy Saddam, and we all know that propping Saddam up for all those years never lead to any sort of trouble down the road! 0 -
I'm hoping for Indian Re-unification...
Remember after their empire waned, that the Brittisch chopped up India into the chaotic region we have today.0 -
Dont blame GW for Pervez Musharraf. He came into power during the clinton regime. Bill, hillary, and albright accepted him with open arms. Maybe we should question the wisdom of hillary's forgien policy experience. He was a stabilizing force compared to the incompetence and corruption of bhutto and shariff. 0
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