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Originally Posted by Wagner
Something I will never understand about these terrorists:
Do they realize that the average American probably didn't know of or care about this person, sadly? Do they understand the real people they wounded in killing the person was their own people, the Pakistanis? You didn't see crying people and rioting on the streets in the USA, you saw it in Pakistan. This is the part I do not understand. You kill your own because you think it hurts some far away nation. I'd bet anything the guy that shot her couldn't name 5 people in the Bush administration aside from GDub himself. Not to mention you killed another Muslim, isn't there some religious law about that in their so-called holy book?
I don't see US citizens in these pictures...
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the Koran is only holy and true to those who interpret it in their OWN image... just like some idiot Bible pushers do here. The more zealot one is, the higher the likelihood they are interpreting their own 'version' of what scripture says....
what i find funny is the following:
Global fears for Pakistan after Bhutto assassination
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PARIS (AFP) — The assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sent shockwaves around the world on Friday with global leaders condemning the act as markets reacted with fear to the new blow to international stability.
US President George W. Bush led calls for Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf to stay on the path of democracy despite the killing which the Pakistan government said was probably the work of Al-Qaeda.
World oil neared 97 dollars a barrel in international trading, its highest level in a month following the killing of Bhutto, dealers said.
Japanese stocks fell 1.65 percent on Friday and other major markets also followed Wall Street's fall immediately after the killing of Bhutto on Thursday.
Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore warned their nationals against going to Pakistan. Japan told its citizens inside the country not to leave their hotels or lodgings.
Roseli Abdul, acting Malaysian high commissioner to Pakistan, said tensions were expected to remain high for two or three days, Bernama news agency reported.
Condemning the "cowardly" suicide attack, the US president urged Pakistanis "to honor Benazir Bhutto's memory by continuing with the democratic process for which she so bravely gave her life."
The two-time former prime minister was shot in the neck by her attacker before he blew himself up at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi for the January 8 elections, killing at least 20 people.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reaffirmed international calls to "build democracy" in talks with Musharraf on Friday, Brown's office said.
Brown called Musharraf to pass on Britain's condolences over Bhutto's death and to pledge extra support to combat the Al-Qaeda network.
The British leader said he "encouraged President Musharraf to stick to the course he has outlined to build democracy and stability in Pakistan."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described Bhutto's assassination as a "heinous crime" that "represents an assault on stability in Pakistan and its democratic processes" ahead of the elections which Bhutto's party had been tipped to win.
The UN Security Council joined Ban in a non-binding statement that condemned "in the strongest terms the terrorist suicide attack by extremists" which killed Bhutto.
Pakistan's neighbours, fearing an extremist spill-over if nuclear-armed Pakistan were to spiral out of control, were quick to respond.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who met Bhutto only hours before her death, called the assassination an act of "immense brutality" against one of the Muslim world's leading women.
"I am deeply sorry, deeply pained that this brave sister... this great daughter of the Muslim world is no longer with us," he said.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Bhutto's killing was a reminder of the "common dangers" faced by India and Pakistan.
"Mrs. Bhutto was no ordinary political leader but one who left a deep imprint on her time and age," he said.
From Europe, France voiced concerns over Pakistan's nuclear capability falling into the hands of the extremists and the killing threatening stability throughout South Asia.
"That is why we regard Pakistan and the odious assassination of Benazir Bhutto in part as an assassination of democracy... and we must not allow that," said French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.
Strong reaction also came from the Muslim world.
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called Bhutto's murder "a severe blow to Pakistan's democratic process" and expressed his hope that "the law be upheld and democracy be respected in Pakistan."
Turkey, a close ally of Pakistan, said the killing "undoubtedly aims to draw Pakistan into chaos and instability."
Iran urged authorities to track down the "terrorists" responsible, while Iraq's President Jalal Talabani called on the world to unite against the "cancer of terrorism".
Africa's biggest Muslim nation, Nigeria, deplored the "mindless political violence" and urged Bhutto's family to find solace knowing that "she died in active pursuit of her vision of true democracy for her country" and that she has become "an eternal martyr" to the cause.
Other European leaders also saw the killing of Bhutto as an attack on democracy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel labelled it a "cowardly terrorist attack" designed to destabilise Pakistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped "the organisers of the crime will be found and that they get the punishment they deserve".
International media predicted Pakistan's chaos would worsen.
Italy's Corriere della Sera said "Pakistan is becoming an ever bigger atomic time bomb" and highlighted fears that the military could take back power.
Jordanian newspaper Al Dustour said "Bhutto's assassination is a terrible act that paves the way for a civil war in Pakistan."