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Bhutto’s Son, Husband to Succeed Her

December 30th, 2007 . by TexasFred

NAUDERO, Pakistan (AP) - Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son - a student with no political experience - was named symbolic leader of her party Sunday, while her husband took effective control, extending Pakistan’s most enduring political dynasty.

The major parties appeared to agree that the elections should take place as scheduled on Jan. 8 despite street violence and political turmoil triggered by the assassination of Bhutto. The Election Commission is to discuss the timing of the polls Monday.

A successful vote would bolster U.S.-backed plans to restore democracy to the nuclear-armed country as it battles rising Islamic extremism.

Rioting subsided Sunday after destruction that left at least 44 dead and caused ten of millions of dollars in damage, but bitterness remained over the government’s response to the gun and suicide attack that killed Bhutto.

The appointment of Bhutto’s husband, Asif Ali Zardari, was not without its own complications. A former Cabinet minister who spent eight years in prison on corruption accusations, he is known as “Mr. 10 Percent” for allegedly taking kickbacks and is viewed with suspicion by many Pakistanis.

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Bhutto’s Son, Husband to Succeed Her

I am not trying to interject a thread of negativity here but I’d sure like to know what the line in Vegas is on how long these 2 have left to live…

All we are seeing is Pakistani politics at it’s very best, and if it weren’t for the nuclear weapons that I consider to be at risk of falling into the wrong hands, or should I say, worse hands, I honestly wouldn’t care how many of these Islamic moonbats killed each other in their tribal dance of grief and confusion…

Had Bhutto not been a woman, this assassination wouldn’t have been much more than a blip on the face of world politics…

I have been trying, all day, to think of something positive to say in regards to this calamity in Pakistan, the death and devastation, the corruption, all of the confusion, but the very fact of the matter, at least to me, is that no matter what else you think, they ARE Muslims and this is how they do business, all of this is of very little consequence and nothing out of the ordinary if you take the nuclear weapons out of the equation…

I can’t wait to see how the Bumbler in Chief reacts to this over the next few weeks, 5 years ago he took us into a war with Iraq over WMDs that we were told were a direct threat to the America people, WMDs that have, to this very day, never been found…

Pakistan has WMDs, and those WMDs need to be secured before the more radical of the Islamic insurgents can get their hands on them as Pakistan suffers through this current misadventure, I suppose Pakistan would really be in deep poop if Musharraf threatened Bush 41…

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6 Responses to “Bhutto’s Son, Husband to Succeed Her”

  1. comment number 1 by: Ranando

    I give him 6 months.

  2. comment number 2 by: Bloviating Zeppelin

    Well, I didn’t see that little gem coming. At this point I pretty much don’t have a clue as to what will happen in Pakistan and, I’ll wager, neither do its citizens. As far as AQ is concerned, it’s open Turkey Shoot season.

    BZ

  3. comment number 3 by: GUYK

    I reckon the tribal traditions are hard to get rid of, huh? It seems to me that these ragheads want a Pasha or Emir, or whatever hell they are called..a leader that is always succeeded by a son or daughter. Democracy my ass.

  4. comment number 4 by: no.apology

    Happy New Year, Texas Fred!

    Keep up the good fight…this whole family of Bhuttos are corrupt, hard-core, opportunistic Socialists. Oxford University is now the #1 factory of Socialist operatives. Fug ‘em.

  5. comment number 5 by: bigdadgib

    Just 19 years old…
    What a load he has taken….

  6. comment number 6 by: TexasFred

    Gib, I don’t think he has ‘taken’ any load, I believe he is simply the puppet for his father to continue with his former actions and whatever atrocities he had committed in the past…

    And it’s going to be interesting to see who the USA ends up supporting…

    A reminder to everyone, a few years ago we supported Saddam like a long lost brother, we could dump Musharraf and embrace Asif Ali Zardari, you gotta admit, we don’t pick em too well in that part of the world…