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JP on Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:56:53 AM
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Why Bhutto's Assassination Matters
by Joel
Rosenberg [novelist] 12/27/07
Former
Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday by
Islamic radicals. A leading pro-democracy and pro-Westerner political
reformer in the Muslim world, Bhutto had just finished addressing a
campaign rally of supporters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi.
Jihadists opened fire on the once and possibly future premier using
automatic weapons, hitting her in the neck and chest. A suicide bomber
then blew himself up at site, leaving Bhutto dead and killing at least
20 others.
The
attack is certainly another tragedy for Bhutto's family (her father,
who was premier in the late 1970s, was hanged by radicals in 1979) and
we should be praying for their peace and comfort during this difficult
time. But why else does Bhutto's death matter? [more]