Benazir Bhutto, who served two terms as President of Pakistan after her PPP party won a majority to bring her to power as the youngest ever Pakastani premier and the only ever female Muslim national leader.
After charges of corruption were made and later dropped, Bhutto, a US ally, made a comeback bid. Ruling strongman Pervez Musharraf pushed through a constutional amendment to prevent a third term. However, given the illegitimacy of his own rule and the vulnerability of his political position, Bhutto still sought some kind of political mandate in the proposed January elections.
Her murder was claimed by Al Quaeda who regard her as a threat and a US stooge. Whatever the reasons, the fact remains that Pakistan remains in a dangeous state of flux, vulnerable to the rise of Muslim extremity in the country and across the border in Afghanistan.
If Pakistan should fall to militants, either through the ballot or violence, Muslim extremism will have acquired a significant nuclear capability. This aggravates the current status quo in the middle east and limits room for detante. There is a big storm brewing in this region that was indirectly predicted by the bible.
No wonder George Bush is rattling his sabre again.
After charges of corruption were made and later dropped, Bhutto, a US ally, made a comeback bid. Ruling strongman Pervez Musharraf pushed through a constutional amendment to prevent a third term. However, given the illegitimacy of his own rule and the vulnerability of his political position, Bhutto still sought some kind of political mandate in the proposed January elections.
Her murder was claimed by Al Quaeda who regard her as a threat and a US stooge. Whatever the reasons, the fact remains that Pakistan remains in a dangeous state of flux, vulnerable to the rise of Muslim extremity in the country and across the border in Afghanistan.
If Pakistan should fall to militants, either through the ballot or violence, Muslim extremism will have acquired a significant nuclear capability. This aggravates the current status quo in the middle east and limits room for detante. There is a big storm brewing in this region that was indirectly predicted by the bible.
No wonder George Bush is rattling his sabre again.
(c) Peter Eleazar at www.bethelstone.com
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