Bomb blasts in Pakistan directed at ex-Prime Minister
This morning I was listening to an NPR story about Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto planning a return to Pakistan after a self-imposed 8-year exile. The story talked about Bhutto’s history and some controversies that had surrounded her, but focused on some of her loyal supporters and party members, some of whom had traveled hundreds of miles on foot to be there to welcome her back. This makes the news that two explosions were reported near Bhutto’s motorcade near Karachi even more sad - though Bhutto wasn’t hurt, most of the injured and dead are the people who supported her, and I can only imagine that some may be the very people who traveled so far to support the person they believed in.
Metroblogging Lahore and Metroblogging Karachi are both reporting live:
Lahore - Breaking news
Lahore - Bomb blast a suicide hit
Karachi - Breaking news
Karachi - Bomb blast hits “the” procession
Our thoughts are with those who are affected.
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Where does blame lie for the Bhutto bomb blast?
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I have been struggling to understand what is going on in the Middle East and it’s starting to make sense to me. There is a civil war throughout the region and it was only a matter of time before Pakistan would be drawn in deeply.
It is not surprising that the spark that finally lit the flame was the arrival of a high profile advocate of moderation in the person of Benazir Bhutto.
The battle we are seeing is for the leadership of Muslim fundamentalism. I have written a series of articles which analyse how this situation has evolved to try to provide a simple explanation of what is at stake. If you are interested the link is:
http://www.thinkhard.org/middleeast/index.html
I have been struggling to understand what is going on in the Middle East and it’s starting to make sense to me. There is a civil war throughout the region and it was only a matter of time before Pakistan would be drawn in deeply.
It is not surprising that the spark that finally lit the flame was the arrival of a high profile advocate of moderation in the person of Benazir Bhutto.
The battle we are seeing is for the leadership of Muslim fundamentalism. I have written a series of articles which analyse how this situation has evolved to try to provide a simple explanation of what is at stake. If you are interested the link is:
http://www.thinkhard.org/middleeast/index.html