Who killed Benazir….

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It is too late to write about the assasination of the ‘Daughter of the East’ Benazir Bhutto but an article in the’Washington Post’ forced me to think about it. There are many theories taking rounds about how she did she actually die?
1. Javed Iqbal Cheema the ‘spokesman’ of the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan said- Benazir hit her head on the ‘lever’ of the sunroof of her Toyota Land Cruiser SUV as she “dug down”. She hit her head on the side of the sunroof when she ducked to save herself from the exploding suicide bomb — and killed herself by herself.
2. “Bhutto’s personal secretary Naheed Khan and party official Makhdoom Amin Fahim said “Two bullets hit her, one in the abdomen and one in the head.”
3. Baitullah Masoud of ‘Al- Quaida’ is responsible according to another version of the Pakistani government.
The modus operandi is not the only important thing, the cause of this gruesome murder is equally important. There was a report in the Washington Post under the heading- ‘US brokered Bhutto’s return to Pakistan’.“For Benazir Bhutto, the decision to return to Pakistan was sealed during a telephone call from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice just a week before Bhutto flew home in October. The call culminated more than a year of secret diplomacy . . .” Her call was made to Benazir in Dubai. “A week later, on October 18, Bhutto returned.
According to the report, President General Pervez Musharraf’s control of his government ended when he led the confrontation with the chief justice of the Supreme Court. After that Bhutto became the only politician who might have helped keep him in power. Imran Khan in his news conference soon after Bhutto’s death said something to the same effect. Mrs. Bhutto was very vocal in attacking Musharraf Government. She was always seen as being pro-American. She signed her own death certificate. You don’t attack others if you are not in the postion to defend yourself. According to Asif Ali Zardari after the first suicide bombing she had sent messages to the western governments. She wanted them to force Mussharaf to provide extra security for her. He didn’t oblige and the the result is for everybody to see. Her pursuit of power brought her back although she knew very well that the Americans could not guarantee her life. There was an attack on her the day she returned and ten weeks later she was murdered. The western governments have to share the blame of her murder for using her for their own interests and not providing enough security. Her political fate should have been determined by the people of Pakistan, not by George W. Bush or Pervez Musharraf. American Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley were seen calling on Benazir Bhutto and other Pakistani politicians  frequently and pressing them to participate in the  election process.  Saudi Arabia  played an active role in Pakistani politics during the Nawaz Sharif exile and deportation incidents.  Unfortunately her death is being investigated by Scotland yard and not Pakistan’s own investigative agencies. Jinnah created Pakistan because he was apprehensive about Hindus  dominating the minorities. He must be tossing and turning in his grave to see so many outsiders controlling the sovereign state he created.

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