Pakistan Uprising

Four Ways to Deal with the Bhutto Murder

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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We don't want to hear a word from the Clinton camp about her alleged experience of which she has very little, or from Obama about fresh ideas until he has some.

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Bhutto Primary Winners and Losers

Craig Crawford | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

Bhutto's horrible demise sets up an audition of sorts for commander in chief as contenders compete for the most presidential on-camera reaction.

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Pakistan On The Brink Of Chaos After Assassination

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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The assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces trying to combat rising Islamic extremism in P...

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Bhutto's Assassination Impacts our Three-Tiered Perspective

Byron Williams | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Bhutto's assassination ought to be a call to consider a leader who has clear view of the world and its unpredictability.

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A Moment of Clarity on Pakistan Policy

Gareth Porter | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto ought to be the death knell for the Bush-Cheney policy of smothering the military regime in Pakistan with rewards in the hope that they will do something nice.

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A Timeline Of Benazir Bhutto's Life

Telegraph | Richard Edwards | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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Jun 21, 1953: Born in Karachi 1976: After spending her childhood in Pakistan and embarking on her higher eduction at Harvard, she is elected presiden...

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Who Profits When the Bhuttos Are Assassinated?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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It's almost always painfully true that far too many government higher-ups will go to any lengths to discredit their political opponents or the radical critics of their policies when they are seen to pose a direct threat.

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Benazir Bhutto: From the Oxford Union to her Last Rally in Rawalpindi

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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There is no shortage of analysis about the national security implications of Bhutto's death, but I want to write about the young woman I met in England before she became a player on the world stage.

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World Leaders Express Outrage Over Bhutto Assassination

Reuters | Matthew Tostevin | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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World leaders voiced outrage at the assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and expressed fears for the fate of the n...

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On Bhutto's Death: A Cautionary Christmas Tale -- Don't Give Your Teenager a Gun

James Mulvaney | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Musharraf and the other generals will tell Washington that there are two options: military rule or Islamic fundamentalists taking hold of the Pakistani nuclear arsenal.

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Bhutto's Death Deals Blow To US's Diplomatic Efforts

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a tu...

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U.S. Options for a Post-Bhutto Pakistan

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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The first serious American politician to propose a radical realignment of U.S. policy toward Pakistan was Obama. He was pounced on by the punditry, his statements taken as further evidence he is a foreign policy lightweight.

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Pakistan Crisis Makes The Case For Biden, Not Bush or Hillary

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Let's give credit where it is due. Biden has been light years ahead of all candidates in both parties, has warned about Pakistan for years and was the only candidate to seriously raise the issue in the debates.

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A Nuclear-Armed Pakistan Teeters on the Edge

Joe Cirincione | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

With an unstable military ruler, enough material for 50 to 100 nuclear bombs, and armed, Islamic fundamentalist groups, Pakistan is the most dangerous country on earth.

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Bhutto Was on a Mission

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Just before she returned to Pakistan, I met Bhutto in Washington and raised with her the issue of her personal safety. I suggested that she acquire Dragon Skin, a new type of body armor. She promised to look into it.

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Benazir Bhutto: Seconds Before Death

NY Times | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, just seconds before she was assassinated leaving an election rally near the capital, Islamabad, on Thu...

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Bhutto Backlash

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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For the U.S., the highest priority is whether Pakistan's nuclear weapons will remain under tight lock and key should the country descend into further chaos.

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Benazir Bhutto: One Night in Brentwood

Harry Shearer | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Arianna Huffington invited me to a dinner with Ms. Bhutto in 1998, early in the latter's period of exile. I can't remember who else was there, because all I do remember was Benazir Bhutto.

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Behind Bhutto's Assassination

Ali Eteraz | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Her killing is a huge blow to the anti-extremist movement in Pakistan. Frankly, as it stands now, there are no other anti-extremist democratic leaders in Pakistan.

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Richardson to Musharraf: Step Down!

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

Denison, Iowa---Democratic presidential hopeful and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson released a statement reacting to the assassination of Pakistan...

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Benazir Bhutto: Bush Reacts

Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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"To Benazir Bhutto, to her friends, to her supporters, we send our condolences to the families of the others who were killed in today's violence, and ...

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Video: Bhutto Talks About The Possibility Of Her Assassination

Huffington Post | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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Benazir Bhutto spoke about the possibility of her assassination twice to CNN. In these eerie videos, Bhutto said she knew she was putting her life at ...

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Would Our Presidential Candidates Risk Life or Limb like Bhutto?

Bryan Young | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Is it in their character to stand for something greater than themselves, as Benazir Bhutto did, and pay the ultimate price for the beliefs they held so dear?

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Bhutto Assassination: '08 Candidates React

AP | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the assassination of Benazir Bhutto underscores a need for the U.S. to increase its effo...

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Fifty Die In Failed Pakistan Assassination

NY Times | Davdi Rhode | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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A suicide attacker detonated a powerful bomb inside a crowded mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring 80 as...

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