caliber66 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Pakistan has a lot of problems right now. I am sure this will have a negative impact on the stability of the region. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 no doubt. she was the future and the first female prime minister of a Muslim country. the people loved her. this is truly tragic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Dammit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I am just devastated to hear of this news this morning. It was quite a shock to the system when we heard it on NPR as I was driving Graham to work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This sucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 horrible... yet not very shocking. after the other attack it seemed like only a matter of time. funny that people condemned Musharraf for imposing that state of emergency last month... seems like he knew it was only a matter of when too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 yeah, you could see this one coming - she had told her family to prepare for this as well - it did seem like only a matter of time. Still, just tragic. It's also tragic how many people have died in this attack and the last. I wouldn't be surprised if the ISI were somehow connected with militants in this. Here is an interesting documentary on the resurgence of the Taliban and their maneuvering and powerful presence in Pakistan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Pakistan is a mess. A mess with nuclear weapons. RIP, Mrs. Bhutto. She gave her life for her country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 So sad because you knew it was coming. The government should have but never did provide her with better security despite the high risk to her. Such a shame. This is gonna get a lot uglier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Terrible. I just saw this. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Just sickening news, but not surprising at all. What a brave person she was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 ABC is reporting much rioting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 And I was just reading yesterday how she was chosen as one of the Top 11 Most Influential Women of 2007. This is SO wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 What is wrong with us!?! We continue to eradicate our best and celebrate our worst. At times like these, I am amazed the human race has lasted this long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 NPR was reporting that there was also an attack at another rally, for a different opposition candidate today. He was nor harmed, but the report said that some people were killed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 What is wrong with us!?! We continue to eradicate our best and celebrate our worst. At times like these, I am amazed the human race has lasted this long.Really.... It is nearly inconcievable that this type of violence continues to get worse with each passing day. I was driving down Devon today (visiting daycare homes in the neighborhood) and kept trying to figure out why all the news trucks were there and then it dawned on me that they were covering this story and simply because our neighborhood has a high percentage of folks from Pakistan, they come here to give it a local flavor. Sadly it isn't simply about one country, religion or political affiliation, it is a story about how violence seems to be an answer to everything. Recently I have been reading Taylor Branch's history of the King years and once again it brings up the idea that non-violence can be a very powerful force for change, rather than violence, but it takes a tremendous amount of courage and discipline to attempt to change the world through non-violence. Each year the level of violence associated with different issues increases, rather than decreases. Shocking and sad as this story is, it is hardly a single incident. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Harvard classmates, local Pakistanis mourn Bhutto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 she was pretty hot in some photos: (ok, minus the Kim Jong Il glasses ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 so beautiful... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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