In the prime of her life, rising to the very need she was born, she bravely went to Pakistan to liberate the people from the dictator, Musharraf. She was first killed with an assassin's bullet, fell back into the car sustaining tissue and bone injuries, then the bomb blast followed.
It was a perfectly orchestrated assassination and the gunman could not believe his luck as she stood to wave to her supporters. The car bomb was in place and was to be the weapon that was al-Qaeda's best option, but, in the joyous moment of democracy at work, she stood through a sunroof because she believed she was finally safe. While inside the rally she was safe. She was protected by those that saw all that attended were disarmed while gathered in democratic principles of assembly. That 'feeling' of a long desired safety for her, her followers and campaign organizers carried to the street upon her departure and unknowingly she exposed herself to 'street danger' of well laid plans.
The responsiblity for Benazir's death lies directly on the lack of security afforded her. She should have been protected no different than any candidate running for the presidency of the USA. But, she wasn't. Both Bush and Musharraf could not care less of the outcome to the elections. Bush's former UN Ambassador, John Bolton on talk shows, not more than a couple weeks ago stated, Musharraf while not perfect was the best option for Pakistan. A coup leader, according to Bush, was the best option for Pakistan.
Anyone in observation of Musharraf knew his ability to mask the truth all too well....
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto tours the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Dargarh, a Sufi shrine, in Ajmer in Rajasthan state, 27 November 2001. The 48-year-old Bhutto is on a private visit to India. She was last in the country in 1991 for the funeral of Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. AFP PHOTO
...Musharraf's first loyality, no different than his best allies of Bush/Cheney, was to himself and his wealth. In that reality, his safety fell into priority with several assassination attempts of the Pakistani Coup President-General, allowing a rise of militants throughout the country. Musharraf by covering up the realities of the murder of Benazir is allowing once again Al-Qaeda a loophole afforded by his power as dictator President hence insuring a continued alliance with Al-Qaeda and the 'street loyalty' that brings him.
No different than Musharraf's faux declaration of "State of Emergency" that destroyed the infrastructure that acclaimed burgeoning Pakistani democrary with anticipated change of paradigm in a so called 'power sharing' arrangement with Bhutto; the lack of security surrounding leading Presidential Candidates served the purpose to insure a continued coup dictatorship. In refusing to protect other Presidential candidates, and the word 'opposition' is used to demise their importance as well, it oppressed their campaigns. Being brave and demanding her place in Pakistan, this rally was the first of announced rallies that was to raise the awareness of her positions in all regions of Pakistan. Benazir was most worried about the awareness of the tribal areas to bring their focus to new leadership insuring a peace to them. The campaign of the Presidential Candidate and Former Prime Minister was reaching a critical tenor and with that her willingness to be seen and heard was urgent in her perspective.
Her drive to carry out a successful election while feeling the oppression of the lack of security afforded her is what caused the missteps leading to her assassination. It is a fact that world leaders are in danger by the very nature of their position. The Pakistani Presidential Candidates attempting to recapture the country from it's coup were and remain left in that 'window of danger' methodically to facilitate any attempt by Al-Qaeda. These candidates were never treated with brevity, but, only viewed as disposable. The so-called elections, in the estimate of Bush and Musharraf, were simply an 'exercise' resulting in no change of paradigm.
Musharraf himself may as well have pulled the trigger of the assassin's rifle as he lent and is continuing to lend authority to the violence that is now Pakistan while jailing it's elements of democracy.
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