WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHO KILLED BHUTTO-- DESPITE WHAT BUSHARRAF CLAIMS
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Do I know Musharraf had her killed? Of course not-- no more than Perry, CNN, Barbara Starr and the Bush Regime know Osama bin-Laden had her killed. [Factoid: a recent poll in Pakistan showed that 48% of the people there support bin-Laden; not sure what the margin of error is on that number.] Musharraf's regime sure is acting like they killed her! Within hours of the murder they had the site hosed down, destroying potential forensic evidence. There was no autopsy and the government is now claiming she died by hitting her head on the sunroof-- and discounting the eye-witness reports of bullets entering the neck and bullets exiting from the back of the skull... and all the blood. Must have been one nasty bump! Doctors at the hospital where she was taken are being told to keep their mouths shut.
Pakistan isn't exactly a country built on laws. It was created as a Muslim state and has been a hellhole ever since. Recently the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was arrested for being independent and all the Supreme Court judges were replaced by the military dictatorship. You want to believe anything these people say-- even if their pals in the Bush Regime and the corporate media demand we do?

Now look, I have barely a jot of admiration for Benazir Bhutto. She was as corrupt as Musharraf-- if less brutal-- as much an American puppet, another collaborator with Islamic fundamentalist maniacs and completely ineffective as a leader-- speaking a populist game while playing a hierarchical/aristocratic/oligarchical one. Still, I'm not rejoicing at her death-- which serves the interests of all the bad guys. And the ideas of her 19 year old son taking over as head of the PPP would be nearly as absurd as Jenna Bush taking over as head of the GOP.
I just got back to Bangkok from Yangon. Myanmar's junta appears-- at least to westerners-- as clownish and heavy-handed in their propaganda, which seeks to connect those who espouse democracy and basic human rights to evil foreign powers existentially threatening all that the Burmese hold sacred and dear. They are a danger to the nation! Some buy the line-- although, according to the last discarded election, not that many. The U.S. government propaganda is far smoother, far more subtle and far more sophisticated... and far more successful. Pakistani propaganda lies somewhere in between. Authoritarian governments by their nature are never to be believed about anything. They shouldn't be tolerated-- not for a moment. When Bush stole the 2000 election and American citizens let it pass with barely a whimper from any quarter, we earned all that was to come. I hope we learned something-- but I doubt it, which is why Pelosi is a criminal for taking impeachment off the table.
UPDATE: MOTIVE?
Musharraf says there is "no need" for an international investigation into the assassination of Bhutto. According to one of her aides, she was planning to expose Muharraf's plans to use the Pakistani version of the KGB to rig the elections. That might have been a motive, no? Notice how many "democracies" have taken to vote rigging since Bush stole the 2000 presidential? Does Pelosi?
Labels: censorship, Musharraf, Myanmar, Pakistan, venality of Bush
5 Comments:
Why do you talk of democracy; you care nothing for it. You don't believe in our electoral system, you don't believe in our court system and you don't like what you see coming out of our legislature. You think our foreign policy and all those who back it are criminals. You don't think Americans are smart enough to elect the right people. I'm not even sure you belive there are any right people running. You seem upset that people didn't riot in the streets when Bush was elected. You don't like our immigration policy. You don't like our healthcare system. You simply are the poster boy for the "hate America and blame America first" crowd.
Please tell us, what is your vision for America!
I think it's going to be oh so funny when you wake up on Wednesday, November 5th and learn that another Republican is President of the United States!
Faster al. Faster! How's your airbag?
Come on Bruce, you will be devistated well before Nov 5th, 2008 when either Hillary or Obama beats out your man Edwards! Oh well, maybe he can go sue somebody and run up our healthcare costs some more!
al- "Devistated"? What's "devistated"? I won't even be devAstated. I expect it. I expect the Dem nominee to be a stealth Repug like Shillary. That's what the media would prefer. Her and Rudy. With either one, they get a corporate mole and they win. Any other nominee than Shillary or maybe Obama on the Dem side and I'll be pleasantly surprised. Besides, my first choice would be Kucinich.
When it comes to health care for all Americans, a good starting point would be to give Americans the same health care their so-called representatives in
Congress get.
Edwards? If he ends up looking for work, he can start by suing Cigna on behalf of that 17 year old girl they wouldn't allow a transplant for. May the same thing happen to their execs as happened to her family. Merry Christmas al. A curse on them all and all politicians of all parties who support them by their inaction, while they pocket their lobbyist (bribe) money.
Looks like the 19 year old son of Benazir Bhutto is the man, er, boy with his finger on the hot button of nuclear power in Pakistan. Finally, boy george here in America has someone he can relate to. Jesus Christ, the kids are running the asylum.
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