Bhutto Assassination update

I have spent these days since the lamentable assassination of

Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan in a state of mournful sorrow, yet

with a twist of amusement, but not in the funny, ha ha sort of

way. No, I have been 'amused' by the Pakistani government's

(ie. murderers) explanation of the events on that tragic day.

Apparently, according to the government spokesman, Bhutto

did not die from gunshots or the bomb explosion. No, the

sunroof killed her! Yes, you read correctly. Bhutto, as you all

know by now, was waving and saluting her adoring public 

as she stood in the open sunroof of her vehicle. When the

deadly commotion started, she quickly tried to re-enter her

vehicle (according to the government version), and in doing

so, hit the lever of the sunroof with the back of her head,

fracturing it and causing the fatal injuries. That's right,

death by sunroof is the version they are trying to sell. I just

want to know when the entire world became blonde, or

were born yesterday. It is just an insult to even offer up 

such a pathetic fantasy; who in their right mind would even

for a moment consider such an excuse? A harried videotape 

taken during the dreadful episode has surfaced, and despite

it not being of the best quality, it is still very clear that 

Bhutto was shot first, as you see her buckle and begin to

collapse, then the light of the explosion from the suicide

bomb follows almost immediately after. So now the red-

faced Pakistani government, trying to present some

semblance of propriety, has invited Scotland Yard investi-

gators into Pakistan to assist in discovering exactly how 

Bhutto was killed and who was responsible (again insulting

our intelligence, as if we didn't know....sheesh). Further-

more, a few days ago, the government announced they 

would delay the elections until February, due to the exces-

sive protests and violence after Bhutto's death. It would 

not surprise me in the least if the elections were delayed 

again, or not even held. And if they do ever take place, it 

will be ridiculously rigged, so it will all be moot. But 

nothing, not Scotland Yard, not any mournful protest by 

Pakistani citizens, will bring Benazir Bhutto back. Sad.

Goodbye Benazir Bhutto

After I got home yesterday from the restaurant, I
turned on the TV to check out the headlines on CNN,
as I do everyday. But yesterday I saw a headline that
floored me, the tragedy of it threw me down on my
sofa in horror, shock, and sadness. Former Pakistan
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had been assassinated,
murdered - killed. She had come home to Pakistan only
2 months ago, after several years of exile, to challenge
the current leadership/dictatorship in the January 2008
elections. I remember watching CNN when she did go
home in October, the throngs of adoring people, the joy on
Bhutto's face, and I remember turning to my husband and
wondering out loud why on earth did she go back? I recall
then saying that they would probably try to kill her, that
it was just a matter of time......I never dreamed that it
would be just 2 months later, but that it would be sort
of like Indiri Ghandi of India so long ago, killed in office.
Unless the Pakistan elections were going to be totally
rigged, there is no way Bhutto would have lost in
January, and then I just figured some Muslim fanatic,
angry over the fact that a woman was in power, would
cut her down. But despite the Pakistani government
laying full blame of Bhutto's assassination on terrorists,
I think anyone with half a brain knows what happened
here. It was the Pakistani government, the same one
that refused to provide her with full security and only
the BARE minimum of protective measures upon her
return, who engineered this horrible tragedy yesterday.
Government officials saw the huge crowds of people
everywhere Bhutto went, saw the adoration and support,
saw the political tide turn enough to realize that no one
would accept a rigged election outcome, and simply
took care of business. For shame....may those bastards
rot in hell. Benazir Bhutto, Allah Bless you and may you
rest in peace, you were a remarkable, brave woman in
not only a Muslim, but any world.