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The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is not only a tragedy for all of those who love democracy and stability. It is an illustration of how Pakistan is unstable and what a danger that poses.

Thursday's assassination of Benazir Bhutto gives Pakistanis another opportunity to push their country towards democracy.

The Crisis Group has released a report arguing that Bhutto's assassination offers Pakistan a new opportunity for democracy and the rule of law.

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto leaves uncertainty for Pakistan in its wake.

International leaders are recognizing that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination may be a turning point in terrorist political intentions, with Pakistan's large Muslim population and nuclear capability.

The portentous affairs of Pakistan Politics

Two bombs exploded in an attempt to assassinate Pakistan's former Prime Minister.

This article is about the current political crisis prevailing in Pakistan after the assasination of its former Prime Minister Mrs.Benazir Bhutto and its impact in determining the future of this nation.

Even if Afghanistan and Iraq military operations begin to wind down, the war on terror is just getting started.

Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated earlier this morning, 12-27-07. Opposed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Pakistani jihadist groups, there is no shortage of suspects.

former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto who ruled the nation from 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996 was assassinated on Thursday Dec 27 by a suicide bomber who killed the former prime minister and 22 other people

The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will have serious long-term consequences, expert analysts say.

Dec. 27 2007, Benazir Bhutto a former and future hopeful prime minster of Pakistan has been assassinated.

Tens of thousands took to the streets Friday to say there final goodbye to Benazir Bhutto. The violence that erupted fallowing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Thursday continued Saturday.

Benazier Bhutto was killed when a suicide bomber attacked a gathering of her supporters.

The Pakistani people can keep their beloved Bhutto alive by tapping into the strength and determination the fearless woman commanded.

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is likely to have minimal impact on the US Presidential race. It may make the candidates appear more 'presidential', but they know it is just a passing blimp that holds no interest for the average American voter.

Emergency has been declared in Pakistan on 03 Nov 07 by President Pervez Musharraf.

The Power and Interest News Report has published a new intelligence brief on unfolding events in Pakistan.

Born on June 21, 1953 into a wealthy political family, Benazir Bhutto was the firstborn of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Zulfikar Bhutto founded the Pakistan's Peoples Party and rose to prominence leading Pakistan to become the first Muslim nation with nuclear capabilities.

The leader of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, has sent his country into total chaos in recent days by establishing Martial Law.

Today, February 18, is a very important day in the history of Pakistan. After a gap of several years, Pakistan is holding what the world hopes will be a free and fair election. To understand why Pakistan is such a mess, it is important to know a bit about its history.

The Power and Interest Report has published a new intelligence brief analyzing the ongoing crisis in Pakistan.

Pakistan is a beautiful but troubled land. It is a nuclear power, and is threatened from inside and out by forces that can threatened the stability of the region and the entire world. Extremists could open another front in the ongoing "war on terror."

The name Pakistan comes from two different Urdu words, Pak meaning pure, and Stan meaning country.

Those who had set a target to make Pakistan the fastest growing economy in Asian region, a hub of regional trade, were caught off guard by the natural calamity that UN chief has termed greater than Tsunami.

A report covering some of the history of Pakistan. Nuclear events. Terrorism incidents. BCCI and how it relates.

An examination of a popular Pakistani political party that you'll likely never see again in America...

The Heritage Foundation has published a new web memo analyzing the U.S. approach to Pakistan's upcoming elections.

CP Connie Wilson, above with John Edwards in Iowa on Friday, writes about Edwards' rise in the polls and his reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies suffered a defeat in elections held Monday.

Did the PPP rig the election in certain areas of Pakistan? Benazir Bhutto's niece says he witness it.

The Council on Foreign Relations has published a new backgrounder on the future of politics in Pakistan.

The fantasy has become all too true in Pakistani politics with Darth Vader holding the reins of power! To know more, read on!

The Council on Foreign Relations has published a new backgrounder on emerging power groups in Pakistan.

Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her friend saying Musharraf would bear responsibility should she be killed. Here's what I think.

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you want to look at it), I have a few American and Canadian friends living in Pakistan. I've been getting emails from them letting me know what is going on. I share their email excerpts in this article.

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's previously ex-prime minister in exile was shot and murdered in Pakistan. I extend my deepest condolences to a nation who has lost a great leader who had tremendous potential to cause change in a region teetering on the brink of dictatorship.

President Musharraf had finally caved to Western pressure and ended the State of Emergency. As a result, Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated.

Pakistan has lost a great leader.

An open letter to Mr. Bush, challenging him to finally stand up for democracy and face the fact that the most dangerous man in the Middle East is his buddy, Pervez Musharraf.

As word of Benazir Bhutto's death spread, supporters smashed windows, burned political banners and took to the streets. The attack has been condemned by governments around the world.

The death of Benazuir Bhutto and its effect on the political scene in Pakistan today.

Bilawal Bhutto, in a press conference today made his roll in the PPP clear. At one point a reporter appeared to challenge his authority When asked about democracy in Pakistan he said "We Have Lost Our Best Hope But not Our Only Hope"

How is Benazir Bhutto's death like the assassination of John F. Kennedy? One would wonder, but there are a few parallels already, so it is not too dreadful a leap for anyone to begin espousing all sorts of links to conspiracies in the days, months and years ahead.

Who killed her and who's taking advantage of her murder to manufacture more threats for more wars?

Time Magazine should have already been embarrassed for picking Vladimir Putin as their Person of the Year. In the wake of Bhutto's assassination, the editors who made that choice should be made to pull the Stone of Shame while naked.

In 1989 a Pakistani Prime Minister warned George Bush against tossing his lot in with Islamic extremists. Today Pakistan stands as a beacon for anti-American terrorism. What is it that causes men named Bush to ignore their betters?

The Crisis Group has listed Pakistan at the top of its most recent list of world trouble spots.

The International Crisis Group has published the latest edition of its Crisis Watch Bulletin.

The Power and Interest report has published a new intelligence brief on Pakistan's opposition parties.

Bhutto demonstrated personal courage that our own presidential candidates probably will be unwilling to show politically. Do we have the nerve to cut off billions of dollars currently leaving the United States and supporting a dictator in Pakistan?

The turmoil in Pakistan presents somewhat of a philosophical dilemma: Is allowing a political party that espouses non-democratic rule to run in an election democracy?

Senator Barack Obama, if elected President, will be the first African American ever elected President of the United States. How long before those who oppose such a first decide to act?

2008 is sure to bring many of the same threats experienced in past years, and some new ones as well.

With violence declining in Iraq, the Bush administration is focusing more on the war in Afghanistan.

Obama's lack of experience will be an important issues voters must weigh before going to vote

Although Bhutto's death may seem distant to U.S. investors, it still sent the market into the red.

If the media is to be believed, Hillary Clinton is already running in the general election against a to-be Republican nominee, and her only rival with a hope of defeating her is Barack Obama. However, both are likely to lose the primary.

Vice President Dick Cheney, visiting Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, survived an assassination attempt. The Vice President was in the Middle East to voice concerns over the resurgence of al Quaeda on the Afghani and Pakistani borders.

Will Clinton's move to avoid questions in the final days leading up to the Iowa caucus help her or hurt her campaign

No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t

My personal views on President Bush's War on Terror and how the funds spent on his war effort could have been put to better use elsewhere.

As the "War on Terror" and the Military Industrial Complex consume vital resources, we, as a nation, place ourselves at risk the downfall of our nation and our way of life.

Kuma/War: The War on Terror is the retail version of the popular online game. How is it?

As Iraq lurches toward civil war, the Pentagon has once again re-branded America's involvement there and in Afghanistan. This time, however, the new language sets the US up for an open-ended conflict.

Somalia is becoming a new battleground in the global war on terrorism. What will the United States do next?

When one thinks of Senator John McCain, one mainly thinks of lost opportunities. But when it comes to the War on Terror John McCain has had the heart and the voice of a lion.

In a new study release by the Gallup news service, it was found that less than 30% of Americans believe that the U.S. is winning the war against terrorism. In the same context, Americans also do not believe that the terrorists are winning the war either.

Ideas of whether war can be called immoral or amoral.

I propose that we push our Congressional leaders to move to suspend NASA completely until the war in Iraq is over.

During an interview with David Frost, Benazir Bhutto reported that Osama bin Laden was killed.

Howard Zinn, the author of "A People's Hisory of the United States", is a passionate opponent of American intervention in foreign countries. A harsh critic of the War in Iraq, Zinn himself is the subject of harsh criticism from the right and from liberals.

A brief history of Benazir Bhutto.

In a November, 2007 report by Tom Baldwin in The Times Online, he writes, "More American military veterans have been committing suicide than US soldiers have been dying in Iraq ....." Why are these military suicides not considered casualties of war?

When will the insurgent attacks stop in Iraq? President Bush declared the war over on May 2nd, 2003, yet two years later the death toll of American soldiers continues to rise.

In this day and age, we often are being forced to choose a side, often times without even knowing the extent of the issue. Most of the time opinions are arguing a side, but herein lies an explanation, some history and a different outlook of the Iraqi War

At that time, when America defeated England, it was not because of military might, it was because of what dwelled in patriotic hearts. They fought for a king, we fought for a cause.

About martyrs and what makes them so special

"The Red Scare" was the government's reaction to a series of domestic bombings by political radicals at the beginning of the 20th century. This led to arrests and deportations in the thousands.

Republican Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani lashed out at Democrats during a recent campaign stop in New Hampshire. His tirade began when an attendee made a remark about their being "no rights left for Americans in the fight against terror."

Exploring various theories as to why Hillary won New Hampshire.

I've never heard of the former prime minister before November 6th 2002,, but I found her lecture very inspirational. Her words and emotions behind them are enough to stay with me for years!

Rockefeller also told Russo that he would see soldiers looking in caves in Afghanistan and Pakistan for Osama bin Laden and that there would be an "Endless war on terror".

In actuality, in democracy the 'demos' are consipicuously absent. Only a few powerful people control and guide the course of democracy and that way democracy has become the breeding ground for politics of power...

What is democracy? Has it anything to do with politics of power?...

The latest Gallup Poll compares Americans' thoughts on the war in Iraq with what they think of the previous actions in Afghanistan and what they would think of sending troops to Pakistan.

Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the stunning announcement he is leaving the Republican party, party politics is worth re-examining

"The people who run this country - people WE voted in - believe, somehow, that we are better off giving up our freedoms than compromising our security. I disagree."

General Musharraf - The cheif perpetrator of the present emergency in pakistan has suspended the constitution twice.

Rome Total War is simply one of the best strategy games ever made. Read the review to find out why.

An elegy on the late leader of Pakistan who is assassinated by perpetrators of Justice.

Once again a military general has declared emergency in pakistan. This is becoming more of a habit rather than exception with pakistan

The real problem of Musharraf is that his supporters can't fight street battles. The so-called majority whose part he has acted is divided against itself.

Stepping personally into the Pakistan political crisis for the first time, US President George W Bush telephoned President Pervez Musharraf and bluntly told him to hold elections as scheduled in January and doff his military uniform.