Benazir Bhutto returning to Pakistan to face the government of General Pervez Musharraf in upcoming elections seemed far too cinematic for my taste. I have to wonder if I was not the only one who expected the events of today or was everyone so blind. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide bombing that also killed at least 20 others at a campaign rally. Late reports say she was first shot and then the shooter blew himself up.
Already her party is calling her a martyr and crowds are shouting in the streets, "dog, Musharraf, dog!" I suspect it will be only a mater of time before the entire country erupts in a blood bath. The tragedy will probably be compounded by some in our country who will undoubtedly call for the US to intervene on behalf of our ally, the "dog".
I pray that Pakistan can recover from these events peacefully, but if history is any indication we can expect another Muslim country to be in turmoil for the foreseeable future. What makes this situation worse is that Pakistan has nuclear weapons and a hostile neighbor, India who is also armed to the teeth. Maybe I should be praying for us all?
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