Benazir Bhutto, Gordon Brown And The Taliban
BENAZIR Bhutto is murdered and Gordon Brown makes a stand:
Gordon Brown: “Knowing, as she did, the threats to her life, the previous attempt at assassination, she risked everything in her attempt to win democracy in Pakistan, and she has been assassinated by cowards afraid of democracy. This is a dark day for everyone who believed in a stable and democratic future for Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto may have been killed by terrorists, but the terrorists must not be allowed to kill democracy in Pakistan. And this atrocity strengthens our resolve that terrorists will not win there, here or anywhere in the world”
No surrender. Unless…
Gordon Brown And The Taliban: “Spies from Britain’s MI6 are thought to have held at least six meetings with key Taliban figures in order to negotiate a peace deal in Afghanistan’s south-eastern Helmand province. The revelations are an embarrassment to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who just a fortnight ago denied in the British Parliament any such talks were taking place”
Fearless stuff. Benazir Bhutto is missed…
“If it means sacrificing our lives, if it means sacrificing our liberties to save Pakistan, then we are prepared to risk our lives and we are prepared to risk our liberties, but we are not prepared to surrender our great nation to the militants” - Benazir Bhutto.
December 27th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
I think it says a lot that we are all too busy with our sleuthing on the McCann thread to be bothered to comment on what a big story this is. Bhutto has been assassinated and Pakistan’s political stability is even more unlikely.
December 27th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Agreed - Where is everyone? The woman was an inspiration killed by plodding, narrow-minded, criminal bigots
December 27th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Honestly, just angsting too much over the delay in the McCann parents being able to clear their name.
Benazir Bhutto was indeed an inspiration, goodness knows the effect her murder will have on the world.
Even though not blonde
December 27th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
‘I think it says a lot that we are all too busy with our sleuthing on the McCann thread to be bothered to comment on what a big story this is
Well said!
The disappearance/death of a wee girl or the death of Benazir Bhutto - which event is of greater significance?
There are some astute thinkers contributing to the ‘Maddie’ threads. It will be interesting to see how many (if any) offer an analysis of the possible political/economical repercussions the assasination of Benazir Bhutto will have for Pakistan, its neighbours, and the broader ‘war on terror’?
December 27th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Thanks for your interest, I was so struck and saddened today to find that they have got rid of her, as they have been wanting to do for so long - wasn’t the last attempt on her life only in October? It is a much bigger story today than the dregs of the McCann case we are poring over, but then I am as guilty as any of us and I have just posted several paragraphs of stuff on the McCann thread which I hope gets some civil comment.
December 27th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
And, until I posted this response, there were more responses on the Abi TotalTitMuss thread. A sorry world.
December 27th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
anyone who cares for human life should be upset
December 27th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
It is so sad. And we all knew ,this would hapen sooner or later.
I think ,Mr. G. Brown ,could have is mouth shut, because he is not even a shadow ,of what tha lady was.
RIP
December 27th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Brown’s comments put her into context - a career politican speaking on an educated woman born and groomed to rule
December 27th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
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Anorak
Words !
But what have wedone to help ???