PAKISTAN

‘Triumph Turned into Tragedy’

A longtime friend of Benazir Bhutto shares some of her final e-mail from the slain Pakistani leader

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Jan 2, 2008 | Updated: 2:30 p.m. ET Jan 2, 2008

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Posted By: Ghostrider @ 02/01/2008 7:05:39 AM

Comment: Benazir Bhutto.. stood for greed, corruption and lust for power. Democracy ??? What did that woman know about it ? Was She a democratically elected official of the party she represented ? Is her husband or son democratically elected leaders of that party ??? NO ! The Bhutto's DO NOT have a god given right to lead the party .. or much more importantly to lead the Nation of Pakistan. The Americans needed a poodle in power in Pakistan ... so they sent Bhutto, unfortunately .. she got herself killed.

Pakistan needs ... firstly to in no uncertain terms tell the US to stop meddling in its affairs, secondly it needs totally overhaul the election process, 1 Wo/Man 1 vote ... no block voting, no allowing for the 500 hundred or so landowners to force their political will on the masses, no party lobbying or representation at polling stations etc ... Thirdly it needs to ensure .. past leaders who have either served 2 terms in office or who have
any kind of past criminal record or outstanding criminal unanswered cases to be automatically barred from entering any part of the election process. Fourthly .. Pakistan needs ist "SO CALLED" friends to understand that all of this is not going to happen over night

What Pakistan DOESN'T Need .. are croonies and hangers on, spreading half truths and rumours.
Posted By: kamran1981 @ 01/15/2008 1:12:49 AM

Comment: I don't think there will be any change, because majority of the people of my country are blind faith and mentally illitrate and mean due to fuedalism, expired education system, limited resources etc. if Nawaz Sharif would have killed Punjabi would say its Sindis who conspitrated as currently Punjbais were being accused of Benazir nobody likes know the facts even Her husband has declared many people as killers. Any reader can easily assess that i am confused so the peoples of Pakistan, that is what we have been inherting to our generations, a confused and handicaped system. We can't change ourselves so why to blame US........
Posted By: tomwin @ 01/03/2008 8:05:16 PM

Comment: I am not familiar with Bhutto but was very sad to hear of her assasination. It's very obvious that the Pakistan government had a hand in the murder. I can't believe that the US is still supporting the dictator! This is a very bad decision which will come back to haunt us in the future for sure. I hope that the new administration coming in after the current idiot Bush leaves changes our policy in the region so that the people in the middle east know we are their friends!
Posted By: raufab2000 @ 01/03/2008 12:55:27 PM

Comment: the writer must know its was eidaladha not eid alfitr'''''' at sherpoa mosque. eid alfitr is after ramadan'''''''
Posted By: aureadictum @ 01/03/2008 10:18:23 AM

Comment: And sadly enought the US goverment backs up one more of his puppets.