Aunt Benazir's false promises

Los Angeles Times by Fatima Bhutto | Nov. 14, 2007 (Opinion)

Perhaps the most bizarre part of this circus has been the hijacking of the democratic cause by my aunt, the twice-disgraced former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto. While she was hashing out a deal to share power with Gen. Pervez Musharraf last month, she repeatedly insisted that without her, democracy in Pakistan would be a lost cause. Now that the situation has changed, she's saying that she wants Musharraf to step down and that she'd like to make a deal ... Full Story »

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by Chris Finnie - Nov. 14, 2007

Wow! And I thought my family was bad. This reads like a script for The Sopranos. Unfortunately, I'm afraid Ms. Fatima Bhutto (to differentiate her from her aunt) is likely right. An interesting insiders perspective on events half a world away.

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by Lewyn Li - Nov. 15, 2007

An important opinion piece on Benazir Bhutto that is long overdue for the main stream media in the West. The writer challenges, from personal experiences and observations, the conventional storyline that Bhutto is a fighter for democracy in Pakistan. The writer provides some much needed historical background of Bhutto, and reminds us that Bhutto, not so long ago, was granted immunity from prosecution by Pervez Musharraf himself so that she could return to Pakistan. And that Bhutto ... More »

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by Barry Grossheim - Nov. 14, 2007

Interesting inside look at a complicated situation. Personal interests leave lots of questions about the accuracy of the claims but it is still well worth reading.

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