As I got dressed this morning, combing my hair I thought I heard someone my age had died...going to the living room and looking at the news, I learned what we all know, that former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had been killed...make that murdered. Such an awful word, murder. I felt a connection to this woman, having heard her speak at 8th annual “A Woman’s Day Professional Conference and Exposition” in 2001. She was a last minute replacement for Tipper Gore.
Just a month past 9/11, she spoke about the terrorist’s who attacked New York and Washington , “Their goal is to make people all over the world believe that this really is a confrontation between Islam and the West. And those in the West who would target and beat innocent Muslims as a response to the terrorists are merely swallowing the fanatic’s poisonous bait.” She added, “as Prime Minister of Pakistan I stood up to them. I battled with many of these same terrorists including Osama Bin Laden. I took them on and I paid the price.”
Well today she paid the highest price.
Whether the terrorists were the actual killer or not we will learn in due course. What we do know is that within minutes of her death being confirmed in Pakistan, Al-Qaeda claims Bhutto killing (wire story by Syed Saleem Shahzad )
KARACHI - ”We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat mujahideen.” These were the words of al-Qaeda’s top commander for Afghanistan operations and spokesperson Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, immediately after the attack that claimed the life of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto on Thursday (December 27).
The AKI news agency also reported "It is believed that the decision to kill Bhutto...was made by Al-Qaeda No. 2, the Egyptian doctor, Ayman al-Zawahiri in October,"
What a way to end the year...which still has four days left...
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