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Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:21 pm
by Muninn
Former president and exiled leader of Pakistan has been shot by a gunman two months after returning to her country to lead her party in the elections.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7161590.stm

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:36 pm
by Doc Sigma
This is how World Wars start. Remember this day... it will live in infamy.

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:58 pm
by Arloest
This is how World Wars start. Remember this day... it will live in infamy.
That's exactly what I thought when I first heard about this. More people should care about this, as it will probably sooner or later affect them.

Re: Benazir Bhutto assassinated

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:52 am
by Zaaphod
Former president and exiled leader of Pakistan has been shot by a gunman two months after returning to her country to lead her party in the elections.
This will not end well.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:00 am
by Hanging Tree
I doubt there will ever be another World War. This may effect America however depending on if the assasination causes major problems during the elections and causes some unsavory characters to get control of the country. A nuclear attack of some sort is probably more likely then a World War.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:50 am
by Comrade K
It's causing quite a shitstorm in Pakistan. I feel like it's a ploy from the current government to extend the deadline to it's martial law.
I was pretty pissed.

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:25 am
by osprey
I heard today that she died of a skull fracture she suffered while trying to take cover from a bomber. At least, that's what "Pakistani Officials" are saying.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:35 am
by Tom Flapwell
Just saw Charlie Wilson's War today. It's set in the 1980s, and there's a line about someone not having killed "Bhutto." The speaker was referring to Benazir's father, but it's a notable (and sad) coincidence.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:28 am
by Cosmic^Chicory
I heard today that she died of a skull fracture she suffered while trying to take cover from a bomber. At least, that's what "Pakistani Officials" are saying.
Eh, witnesses and her bodyguards are saying she was shot in the neck before the explosion.

And if anyone things this is enough for a world war, you're seriously underestimating human depravity. :-P

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:24 am
by Bocaj Claw
Wars have been started over stupider things. Like the ear of a guy named Jenkins.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:57 pm
by GeorgiaCoyote
It's causing quite a shitstorm in Pakistan. I feel like it's a ploy from the current government to extend the deadline to it's martial law.
I was pretty pissed.
I imagine that quite a few people have drawn that conclusion. I was tempted to think that myself but it seems more like Al Queda's work to me. When you think about it, it makes since. They're probably hoping that Musharef is toppled from power amid all the chaos so that maybe a regime much less tolerant of the West could form. I for one pray that another war ensues from this since dubya's gotten us so hopelessly stuck in the quagmire that is Iraq. Oh to be able to live in peace for even the briefest moment.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:25 pm
by nickspoon
I heard today that she died of a skull fracture she suffered while trying to take cover from a bomber. At least, that's what "Pakistani Officials" are saying.
Eh, witnesses and her bodyguards are saying she was shot in the neck before the explosion.
And they want her body exhumed to check.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:38 am
by Hanging Tree
Al Queda is denying responcibility for the attack. They could still be behind it, but it seems like they would want people to know they did it so they could brag about causing so much trouble, and threatan to do it to other politicians.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:18 pm
by nickspoon
Al Queda is denying responcibility for the attack. They could still be behind it, but it seems like they would want people to know they did it so they could brag about causing so much trouble, and threatan to do it to other politicians.
Al Qaeda are never very subtle about crimes. If they're claiming they didn't do it then they probably didn't do it.

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:38 pm
by Doc Sigma
Al Queda is denying responcibility for the attack. They could still be behind it, but it seems like they would want people to know they did it so they could brag about causing so much trouble, and threatan to do it to other politicians.
Al Qaeda are never very subtle about crimes. If they're claiming they didn't do it then they probably didn't do it.
They initially claimed they didn't do 9/11