Poll: Who Killed Bhutto? Al Qaeda? Musharraf et al? Or…?
Bhutto had many enemies. Al Qaeda has been trying to kill her since 1992. She was killed in the military stronghold of Rawalpindi, where her father was killed, which is like killing a high profile politician at Quantico, or Annapolis, or West Point…sort of.
So who killed Bhutto? Did you see them hosing down the crime scene? Wouldn’t do that here, too much evidence to go over…too much evidence washed into the gutters and the sewers by now.
So who do you think killed her?
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Yeah … We’re dealing with a part of the world whose First Commandment is: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend …”
December 27th, 2007 at 5:37 pmThe enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. No more, no less.
I have no doubt that AQ/Taliban actually did it. The question is how hard the military or intelligence services tried to stop it. Besides, it’s not like Musharaf has complete control of his own government or security apparatus. Wheels within wheels and all that. We may never know the full story. In fact, I doubt even anyone involved can see the whole picture.
December 27th, 2007 at 6:03 pmYou have to go down the list of enemies, and also look at who could profit the most from her death.
AQ could claim a huge victory, and there are reports that Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility.
See here:
https://pat-dollard.com/2007/12/27/al-qaeda-claims-responsibility-for-bhuttos-assassination/
Which either will or won’t pan out over the next few days.
I don’t think Musharraf gave the order, but I do think that there are lots of jihadis in the paki military with the ability to “allow” an AQ or Taliban guy to carry out the deed.
So my leaning is AQ. We’re supposedly getting a new tape from Bin Laden tomorrow, but we’ll see.
December 27th, 2007 at 6:09 pm(”Karachi, 27 Dec. (AKI) - (by Syed Saleem Shahzad) - A spokesperson for the al-Qaeda terrorist network has claimed responsibility for the death on Thursday of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.”)
I’d say Al-Qaeda in light of their admission. Why?
December 27th, 2007 at 7:35 pmOff the top of my head I can’t recall Al-Qaeda ever taking responsibility for work that was not their own… So I would bet they will be confirmed for being behind it… The method of the attack simply doesn’t fit Musharaf’s M.O. or capabilities and he wouldn’t have pulled this anyway knowing the backlash and Martyrdom factor her assassination would create… The rioters are her supporters I would assume (not sure if thats been confirmed yet?) and have displayed about the same intelligence level we saw after the Rodney King Verdict (where everything became a target for outrage whether related to the case or not)… If this was an Al-Qaeda operation then it did what it was intended to do by creating disruption and destabilization, I suspect this will be played out for quite a while before the Pakistani people gather their thoughts, come to their senses (if that be possible), get together behind the leadership they have and start directing all of their energy toward Terrorism by giving the U.S. the support necessary to remove the Taliban and Al-Qaeda… They can deal with their other petty disputes later…
my money is riding on AQ, but i’m sure Musharraf dosen’t really care one way or the other.
December 27th, 2007 at 7:50 pmI think too many people underestimate the ruthlessness of Musharraf. I wouldn’t remotely put it past him. I don’t trust that SOB anymore then AQ. Besides his men are often AQ/Taliban supporters as well.
December 28th, 2007 at 5:19 am@JonnyMordant -
I’d say Al-Qaeda in light of their admission. Why?
Off the top of my head I can’t recall Al-Qaeda ever taking responsibility for work that was not their own… So I would bet they will be confirmed for being behind it… The method of the attack simply doesn’t fit Musharaf’s M.O. or capabilities and he wouldn’t have pulled this anyway knowing the backlash and Martyrdom factor her assassination would create…
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I agree. The LAST thing Musharaf needed was this. And AQ and the Taliban cannot work or be successful without throwing things into total chaos.
What they want MOST is for someone to now target Musharaf. Killing this woman has possibly ignited that [fire] … I’ll tell you, when I woke up this morning and headed for the TV I half-expected to see some sort of attack had been attempted on his life. But as you said, they are still in “Rodney King” mode.
December 28th, 2007 at 7:31 amIt’s anyone’s guess in that wacky, wacky, wacky world.
Talk today in the Paki coffeeshops - Did you do it? Not sure, maybe…but there were so many assassins mulling about it’s hard to tell. How about you? Same here, not sure. And you….
It would be easier to figure out which dog out of a pack of a dozen or so hunting dogs was actually the one who landed the lethal bite on their prey.
But God forbid any country “invade” that part of the world (read Iraq/Afghanistan) and actually try to bring some sanity there. Oh no, that would make too much sense.
December 28th, 2007 at 7:53 amApparently she managed to kill herself, hurting herself at the head while jumping in her car ; hey, none advised her to wear an helmet
anyway, that’s profiting to the militaries dictature
December 28th, 2007 at 9:47 amhttp://www.romandie.com/ats/news/071228174755.lxhfcydz.asp
December 28th, 2007 at 10:02 amAQI
December 28th, 2007 at 10:46 amDo some reading you brainwashed slothy little freaks. It’s obvious… Lt. Gen. Mahmood Ahmed the head of the ISI had it done. Read the atricle where they were cleaning the streets 30 mins after this took place. By the way we do this here in America as well. The worlds biggest crime scene was dismantled and all the evidence disposed of within weeks. Where is that you ask? Why the world trade center. For those of you who don’t know Mahmood is the one who financed Muhameed Atta just before 9/11 and was in Washington with Rumsfeld the day it took place. So put 2 and 2 together and now we know the Bush admin brokered Bhutto back onto the scene in Pakistan and we get complicity once again. So bottom line Bush admin had this done for a reason that benefits them and their friends in Pakistan. The question we should be looking for is the why.
December 28th, 2007 at 12:18 pm“Do some reading you brainwashed slothy little freaks”
December 28th, 2007 at 1:03 pm^^^^Twoofers in the wire!
*clack-clack-clack BOOM*
December 28th, 2007 at 1:14 pmhey, prout prout badaboom
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are talking of yourself
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December 28th, 2007 at 1:36 pm@ticticboom
^^^^Twoofers in the wire!
*clack-clack-clack BOOM*
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Yeah, damn them! Why, how DARE they actually clear away and search and rescue for possible survivors, and then recover bodies before they rotted away at the WTC …!!!
ticticboom, gimmie a fooking gun and let me sit on the wall “in wait” for these shit-heads …
December 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pmYou guys are classic. It was Uncle Mushy, no, no no, it was Bush and Lt Gen Mahmood Ahmed, wait, it WAS al-Q. All of this aimless and poorly informed speculation is almost as ridiculous as the Ron Paul’s there are “…so many factions… the Bhutto faction… the Musharraf faction.” Stop it already, stop fucking guessing at what you just don’t know! That’s one of the key mistakes the Media and the Presidential candidates keep making again and again.
December 29th, 2007 at 5:27 pm