The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan yesterday by an Islamist extremist has caused turmoil in an already troubled country.

What happens now? Will the Prime Minister - root out the Islamist extremists as he promised on television? Mrs Bhutto was hoping to restore Democracy to Pakistan. Has that hope now gone and can the military leadership of the country be trusted?

Where do the terrorists fit into all this?

Where do we fit into all this?

Your thoughts please?

Some people leave an indelible mark on your psyche, like:
-The man who stood in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square.
-The man who spent the best part of his life in cell 46664 and emerged without malaise, to lead a nation, or
-The woman in Burma who intimidates the military merely with her grace & forthrightness .

Benzir’s courage in returning to Pakistan in the face of threats & acts of terrorism, and her obvious intellect, touched people well outside her circle– and her death left us all the poorer.

On Thursday, we went to bed still under the glow of Christmas lights
On Friday, we were woken by the glow of street-fires and assassination,and a deep feeling of disbelief– numbness …

Why is it that we always seem to loose those we can most ill-afford to spare?

The djinn of extremism can for a short time crow over their victory –but assassination has a way of amplifying the message even as it destroys the messenger …there will be more Benazir’s –we need more Benazir’s !

It wasnt a Muslim extremist. It was a man doing what his religion teaches. He was fighting and killing infidels,including this brave woman. Anybody who speaks up for democracy and human right is against Islam.

Foxy, this is just one more step in a long road of violence and anger we have in front of us. This is Islam and the misery it brings.

Look at Pakistan. Look at what Islam has done to it and it is doing to so many countries. Look at what Muslims do when they move to the West. The so-called modertate Muslims here at OLO tell us that Islam has nothing to do with this. They tell us that these are just a few misguided souls and do not represent the real Islam (whatever that is).

Reality and common sense says otherwise.

Things are going to get worse. Pakistan will slowly (best case scenario) fall into chaos. The worse case scenario is that it will go quickly. The so-called radicals will take control because they have the Quran and ahadith on their side. Remember, as a Muslim once said here, the only reason for the existance of Pakistan is Islam.

Kactuz
http://www.kactuzkid.com

Just another one to bring out the bigots unfortunately (see above). There's a coupla muslim families at work that own shops.....they haven't blown anyone up yet.

Another tragedy in an existence loaded with tragedies.

I wish that the Forum Administrator would not mistype my original title of this thread which was spelled correctly ... "The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto - Quo Vadis Pakistan?" It is disrespectful to the subject to say the least...

I am very concerned about the future of Pakistan and where things will now lead. But I don't know what the answers are and what we can do to help?

Help?....I reckon we've done enough.