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sherrife 
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Post subject: Robert Fisk: They don't blame al-Qaeda. They blame Musharraf |  |
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| Quote: | Weird, isn't it, how swiftly the narrative is laid down for us. Benazir Bhutto, the courageous leader of the Pakistan People's Party, is assassinated in Rawalpindi – attached to the very capital of Islamabad wherein ex-General Pervez Musharraf lives – and we are told by George Bush that her murderers were "extremists" and "terrorists". Well, you can't dispute that.
But the implication of the Bush comment was that Islamists were behind the assassination. It was the Taliban madmen again, the al-Qa'ida spider who struck at this lone and brave woman who had dared to call for democracy in her country.
Of course, given the childish coverage of this appalling tragedy – and however corrupt Ms Bhutto may have been, let us be under no illusions that this brave lady is indeed a true martyr – it's not surprising that the "good-versus-evil" donkey can be trotted out to explain the carnage in Rawalpindi. |
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| Quote: | Question: Who forced Benazir Bhutto to stay in London and tried to prevent her return to Pakistan? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who ordered the arrest of thousands of Benazir's supporters this month? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who placed Benazir under temporary house arrest this month? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who declared martial law this month? Answer General Musharraf.
Question: who killed Benazir Bhutto? |
Read on guys, this is a must-read article from the best journalist in the western media.
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Alec. J. Hidell
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Good article Omar, but what I don't get is, what's in it for Bush.
What does Bush gain from Bhutto's death? She was closer to the US than Musharraf.
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Proud Pies 
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yep, your right sherrife, even Benazir Bhotto said that if she was killed it would be at the hands of Musharraf.
I can apologise if i offended any Muslims, but not sure i can apologise to the extremists of which my previous post was directed at.
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sherrife
Victorian Socialists - people before profit
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| Frank Stone wrote: | Good article Omar, but what I don't get is, what's in it for Bush.
What does Bush gain from Bhutto's death? She was closer to the US than Musharraf. |
Stability. See Saudi Arabia, Iraq (prior to '03), Jordan, Egypt etc. for more examples of the devastating consequences of an ongoing US foreign policy of promoting stability over democracy/reforms of any kind.
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stui magpie 
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No.
Pakistan neighbours India on the east and afghanistan on the west. (Find China then look to the left and down a little)
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nomadjack
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Absolute piffle Omar. The US had everything to gain and nothing to lose from Bhutto becoming president or sharing power with Musharaff. She was even more pro-western than Musharaff and had promised to allow US troops to enter Pakistani territory in pursuit of terrorist cells in the Pakistan/Afganistan border region which the current government had refused. Musharaff and/or elements of the government security forces may have had an interest in assassinating her but to raise the US government bogey is just another typically baseless leftwing anti-US conspiracy. The US (particularly under Bush) makes enough stupid foreign policy mistakes without needing to fabricate or imagine anything additional. |
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sherrife
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that Bush requested the assassination, but now that it has happened, there will be little (read: no) criticism of Musharraf and his handling of the whole affair, and it will be business as usual between the pro-US dictator and GW.
It basically comes down to this: Musharraf has been given a totally free pass to do whatever he wants, and he is making the most of this opportunity.
Whether or not he personally ordered her to be killed will be difficult to ascertain, but I think that there is motive, opportunity, past history and loads of circumstantial evidence that strongly suggests that somebody high in his administration played a part. Oh, and the blatant lies of the government press release (who ever heard of someone fracturing their skull by hitting their head? and what happened to all the witnesses of the gunshot wounds used on day 1 of the media circus?) suggests something very sus is afoot...
If you read the article I don't think it suggests that the US had anything to do with the murder other than their unending (and therefore very empowering) support of Musharraf.
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nomadjack
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