Breaking: Benazir Bhutto killed in bomb attack; Update: Al Qaeda claims responsibility? Additional updates
posted at 8:48 am on December 27, 2007 by Bryan
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Pakistan Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has died after a suicide attack at a political rally.
She was undergoing emergency surgery at a nearby hospital for a suspected neck injury, Sky News sources say.
The explosion went off just after Ms Bhutto left the rally in Rawalpindi, minutes after her speech to thousands of people.
At least 15 people died in the attack in the heart of Pakistan’s military and parliamentary district.
More: The Sun reports that Bhutto’s assassination was carried out by a suicide bomber.
Update (AP): Fox News says she was shot twice in the neck before the bomb went off, so obviously it was a coordinated attack. The first line of this post, from the last time she was attacked, is worth considering. Bhutto herself blamed jihadis for that one but her husband accused the intelligence services of complicity. Given Musharraf’s unpopularity and antipathy to Bhutto, a lot of fingers are going to be pointing at him. God only knows how destabilizing this will prove to be.
Update (AP): Photos are coming in at Getty. Some are graphic so beware.
Update (AP): Right on cue:
“It may have been pellets packed into the suicide bomber’s vest that hit her,” Javed Cheema, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Her supporters at the hospital began chanting “Dog, Musharraf, dog,” referring to Pakistan’s President, Pervez Musharraf. Some of them smashed the glass door at the main entrance of the emergency unit, others burst into tears.
Just how ambitious was the plan here? Take note:
The latest bombing was the second outbreak of political violence in Pakistan today. Earlier, gunmen opened fire on supporters of another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, from an office of the party that supports President Musharraf, killing four Sharif supporters, police said.
Mr Sharif was several kilometres away from the shooting and was on his way to Rawalpindi after attending a rally.
Update (AP): The Daily Mail says she was shot by the suicide bomber at close range, and then the bomb went off shortly after.
Update (AP): They tried to kill her yesterday, too: “At her homecoming reception in the port city of Karachi, suicide bombing attacks killed 140 people. Her appearances had drawn large crowds and stringent security checkpoints. At a rally in Peshawar on Wednesday, police stopped a would-be bomber with explosives around his neck. Thursday’s rally was relatively sparsely attended, according to those present, apparently because people feared additional attempts at violence.”
More: CNN has video of the immediate aftermath of the attack.
Update (AP): The Beeb says Rawalpindi is one of the most secure cities in Pakistan thanks to the military garrison there, but of late it’s been infested with jihadis: “In recent weeks, suicide bombers have repeatedly targeted security forces in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital where Musharraf stays and the Pakistan army has its headquarters.”
Update (AP): The first photo at the top here might be the last taken of her.
Update (AP): More blame for Musharraf:
Rehman Malik, Bhutto’s security advisor said: “We repeatedly informed the government to provide her proper security and appropriate equipment including jammers, but they paid no heed to our requests”.
Update (AP): Drudge has a teaser up saying Musharraf was at her bedside. I can’t find any stories to that effect, but Fox News says Nawaz Sharif was there.
Update (AP): The first inevitable warnings of civil war start to trickle in.
Update: The assassination occurred in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, which is near the capital Islamabad.
A quick Google search turns up stories that al Qaeda 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was picked up in a house in that city when he was arrested in March 2003.
Update (AP): Well, who knows. It’s not like they’re going to deny responsibility if asked.
A spokesperson for the al-Qaeda terrorist network has claimed responsibility for the death on Thursday of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
“We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat [the] mujahadeen,” Al-Qaeda’s commander and main spokesperson Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid told Adnkronos International (AKI) in a phone call from an unknown location, speaking in faltering English. Al-Yazid is the main al-Qaeda commander in Afghanistan…
Death squads were allegedly constituted for the mission and ultimately one cell comprising a defunct Lashkar-i-Jhangvi’s Punjabi volunteer succeeded in killing Bhutto.
Update: Mark Steyn, a former next-door-neighbor of Bhutto’s, notes the “horrible inevitability” that has occurred today.
Update: Statements from the presidential candidates are starting to come in. Rudy Giuliani’s was the first, followed by Mike Huckabee. Mitt Romney has also issued a statement and video comment.
Update: The rest of the candidates are starting to weigh in. Barack Obama has issued a statement. McCain has as well, but I haven’t found it online yet. Clinton will issue a statement shortly.
Update: USA Today’s blog has a round-up of candidate reactions.
Update: Speaking on CNN a few minutes ago, John McCain noted that there have been 9 attempts on Pervez Musharraf’s life by Islamic militants. There had also been several attempts on Bhutto’s life just in the couple of months since she had returned from exile. It’s always tempting to blame an imperfect non-democratic ruler when there is political violence in his country, but it strikes me as unlikely that Musharraf would have had any involvement in Bhutto’s assassination. He reluctantly allowed her back into the country, both because she was a political threat to him but also because he could not guarantee her safety.
That’s not to say that the ISI is absolved. It’s known to be corrupted by elements that support jihad. But the most obvious beneficiary of Bhutto’s death is al Qaeda and its various allies who create chaos and revel in death in the name of their twisted ambitions. A Pakistan in turmoil is a Pakistan that is weakened as an enemy of jihad.
Update (AP): “I am not afraid. I am ready to die for my country.”
Update (AP): Further to Steyn’s post scoffing at the folly of American diplomats trying to force a shotgun wedding between Musharraf and Bhutto in an increasingly unstable Pakistan, the State Department wonders “what now?”
Update: Bill Richardson reacts to Bhutto’s assassination by insisting that Musharraf must resign. Which would, at least in the short term, add a whole lot of instability to a chaotic situation. Who would replace Musharraf? Richardson doesn’t speculate on that.
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Fucking animals. Sorry for the language but that’s how I feel.
Dash on December 27, 2007 at 9:52 AM
Dash on December 27, 2007 at 9:52 AM
Hope you aren’t banned cuz you stated exactly what we all feel. Thanks.
SouthernPride on December 27, 2007 at 9:55 AM
Uh, it is important to remember that she was deposed for being a corrupt, self-serving politican (yeah, I know — redundant). Her popularity within Pakistan was a western media creation, I wouldn’t get too excited about her angry supporters. Remember the cropped photos of Cindy Sheehan’s meeting with “Reverands” Al and Jesse? Remember all the photo shopping of the Israel/Lebanon War? How about the Arab woman who lost all six of her homes?
It is sad that Bhutto is dead but let’s not kid ourselves, Ghandi and MLK she was not.
srhoades on December 27, 2007 at 9:56 AM
Yep I think so. Glad I ain’t Bubba Dirka-Dirka squatting in one of those villages in the tribal areas right now. Things may be getting uglier than usual around those piss holes soon.
conservnut on December 27, 2007 at 9:56 AM
FNC is reporting that Bhutto sent a letter to Mushy recently saying that some people on his staff are trying to kill her. Their Pak reporter says that the street is not blaming AQ, but Mushy.
It’s going to get real ugly.
Let’s recap. Pakistan on the brink. Resurging Taliban in Afghanistan. Iran developing nukes and financing, training and deploying Hamas and Hezbollah, and intervening in Iraq. Iraq slightly stable but wobbly at best. Lebanon a puppet of Syria who uses it as a place from which to attack Israel. Increasing AQ activity in North Africa from Morocco, Tunisia and others. Still fun and games in Somalia and Sudan.
Just another day with the religion of peace.
pistolero on December 27, 2007 at 9:56 AM
How long before the moonbats start to chant 1227 was an inside job.
GREENTURTLE on December 27, 2007 at 9:58 AM
Understatement of the day from the BBC:
Limerick on December 27, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Ron Paul:
It was just a couple of thugs.
Great woman. Great loss. RIP brave woman.
On-my-soap-box on December 27, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Keep in mind Butto campaigned on a platform of confronting terrorism. She wanted the terrorists out of Pakistan.
Lets hope that wish comes true
William Amos on December 27, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Nice summation, but whew… that’s scary/depressing. I just have this feeling that it’s all going to lead to a massive global war involving nukes and we are going to be hit at some point.
I pray that doesn’t happen, but I fear that it will.
Nineball on December 27, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Possibly the worst thing to happen.
Krydor on December 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM
True…and when did “reason” ever work with the radicals…Well, God rest her soul for trying, and maybe it will finally sink into the world that these Islamists radicals are a serious enough threat to the world, that more action will be taken.
JetBoy on December 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Wow - you really know how to harsh someones mellow.
Thanks for the summation.
I’m crawling back into my bunker now…
Timothy S. Carlson on December 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM
No matter what her politics its utterly bad news when a country with nukes determines its next leader using suicide bomber survivor elections.
Sure she was no saint but compared to the alternatives she looked pretty darn good.
Rest in peace Bhutto. What evil men meant for naught may God turn to good.
12thman on December 27, 2007 at 10:02 AM
Bush? I thought it was Cheney who told Mushy “we’ll bomb you back into the stone age”
So much for democracy in Pakistan. I sure hope they won’t try to do the same thing in the US. After all we have a contoversal woman campaigning for Potus too! BHUTTO RIP
sonnyspats1 on December 27, 2007 at 10:02 AM
Agreed.
infidel4life on December 27, 2007 at 10:02 AM
Cheney played Bad Cop to Bush’s Good Cop.
steveegg on December 27, 2007 at 10:04 AM
There’s a fine line between courage and recklessness, and I don’t know what Bhutto expected to accomplish. This result was inevitable and I don’t see anything positive coming out of it, or how it helps the cause of Democracy in Pakistan.
This only serves to put Mushareff in a more precarious position and strengthen the hand of the Islamists.
I would love to be proved wrong.
ThackerAgency,
I disagree with your assessment. Why would Mushareff do something which was guaranteed to create more chaos and instability? He’s not perfect by any means, but he’s not suicidal.
Scapegoating Mushareff is a bit like Jimmy Carter going after the Shah of Iran. That worked out really well, didn’t it?
It’s all part of the Long War with Islamists.
Buy Danish on December 27, 2007 at 10:04 AM
Actually, I thought it was Richard Armitage.
pistolero on December 27, 2007 at 10:05 AM
This is yet another example that this region is incapable of living in peace and its people incapable of behaving like humans with the smallest semblance of civility or humanity. The region is like an old scab and it’s time to scratch it off.
Brass Pair on December 27, 2007 at 10:08 AM
I couldn’t agree more; this isn’t in the best interest of Mushareff.
Besides, anyone who claims to know with 100% certainty who is behind the attack at this early juncture, as ThackerAgency did, should not be trusted.
12thman on December 27, 2007 at 10:10 AM
IT’S ALL AMERICA’S FAULT!!!
thareb on December 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM
This ain’t gonna end well……
BallisticBob on December 27, 2007 at 10:12 AM
Sad event . . . if the narcissistic, jackass politicians in this country don’t stop their childish bickering and start acting like adults and in the best interests of our country, we’ll soon be the next victims of radical warfare.
rplat on December 27, 2007 at 10:12 AM
What better reason to stay in power. Bhutto was no angel, but in the land of the blind, the one eyed man (or woman) is king. All signs point towards allies of Musharref (ISI) being in bed with the Islamists. I say we cut sling load on this guy and pick up the pieces later. He is just a pre-1990 Saddam.
BohicaTwentyTwo on December 27, 2007 at 10:14 AM
I hope I’m wrong about this, but why do I have the feeling that nothing will change?
hubbub2 on December 27, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Has there been an official statement from DHS?
wcrego on December 27, 2007 at 10:19 AM
Times of India goes after Bush and American reasoning for Bhutto’s return….
Much of the Bush administration – and indeed the United States – was in holiday mode when news of a ssassination rocked Washington. President Bush, who is away at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, was reported to be in a huddle with aides to discuss the situation.
Times of India
Limerick on December 27, 2007 at 10:22 AM
Karzi (Afghanastan) was with her earlier. Does anyone know if he was close to the blast?
What a nightmare.
stenwin77 on December 27, 2007 at 10:23 AM
What this is, is Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower playing out before our eyes.
They are back to fighting the “near enemy.”
Buck Turgidson on December 27, 2007 at 10:24 AM
Nutroots blame Bush in 5…4…3…2…
Jimmy the Dhimmi on December 27, 2007 at 10:26 AM
This is yet another example that this region is incapable of living in peace and its people incapable of behaving like humans with the smallest semblance of civility or humanity. The region is like an old scab and it’s time to scratch it off.
Brass Pair
Well, that just made me cringe a little bit.
Krydor on December 27, 2007 at 10:26 AM
Oh my God, this is terrible.
4shoes on December 27, 2007 at 10:29 AM
She was with Hamid Kharzi earlier in the day. He’s in Pakistan for a 2 day visit. Hope they’ve gotten his butt the hell out of there.
SouthernPride on December 27, 2007 at 10:31 AM
They already are. JammieWearingFool has already made one pass through Nutrootville.
steveegg on December 27, 2007 at 10:31 AM
Gov. Romney Statement On Events In Pakistan
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 10:32 AM
timing blown?
Limerick on December 27, 2007 at 10:32 AM
F*C* you
zane on December 27, 2007 at 10:34 AM
This will give Rudy a bump. We needed to be reminded there are more important questions than whether Mormons are Christians too.
tommylotto on December 27, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Musharraf uses it as a pretex to unite the country against the Taliban?
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Might give Romney a bumb as well for the same reasons. All the hard line Republicans should benefit, if the crisis lasts. If it doesn’t then we will get back to worrying about the economy.
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Certainly there are members of the ISS who are agents for Jihadists. That does not mean that they are there at Mushareff’s bidding.
I see this as a disaster for Mushareff. All the rage of the Paki people is focused on Mushareff instead of on the Islamists where it belongs.
Buy Danish on December 27, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Doubtful. The reports I dug up say that Karzai met with Bhutto before the rally.
steveegg on December 27, 2007 at 10:39 AM
Dude. What brought that on?
flipflop on December 27, 2007 at 10:39 AM
May God grant her mercy.
This sucks for Mushareff. He is going to get blamed and the terrorists win on both sides: Propaganda and Strategically.
Tim Burton on December 27, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Exactly right…”inevitable” is what this was…and it seemed that Bhutto knew this as well. And I’ll have to agree with the commenters here that say Musharraf had nothing to do with this…although, I can believe that some in his government may have had somewhat of a hand in it…
JetBoy on December 27, 2007 at 10:43 AM
We needed to be reminded there are more important questions than whether Mormons are Christians too.
tommylotto on December 27, 2007 at 10:37 AM
That’s true, but what does that have to do with Rudy? He’s not the one who is obsessed with that sort of question.
I agree with Steyn. It was foolhardy and naive to support Bhutto at Mushareff’s expense.
Buy Danish on December 27, 2007 at 10:44 AM
A good reminder of why I stated earlier that this isn’t good for the Libs. Obama is the only one of the Dem candidates that I’ve heard make a statement.
I just made another donation to my candidate. This is a VITAL election folks.
SouthernPride on December 27, 2007 at 10:45 AM
When I turned on the television this morning, that was indeed my very first thought. I turned to my better half and said: “Have you ever heard of Archduke Ferdinand?”
Of course, the Austro-Hungarian Empire didn’t have nuclear weapons, a million screaming jihadis, and a billion-man enemy (also nuclear armed) as a neighbor.
Shades of 1914 indeed. But scarier and with us in the middle.
I hope - I think - that we’re wrong. But I’ll bet others had the same thought. Including those responsible for Bhutto’s death. It wouldn’t be the first time an event like this has triggered regional - or global - chaos.
Damn them.
Then again, maybe this will be a catalyst for peace. We can hope and pray that will be the case.
We live in interesting times.
Professor Blather on December 27, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Bush to make an on camera statement soon.
SouthernPride on December 27, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Bad Timing. The Fred Campaign just sent out an email message titled, “Great News this Morning”
TheBigOldDog on December 27, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Good statement from Romney. Okay from the Rudy and the Huckster. Still won’t vote for any of them, however.
Are the dhimmi candidates silent so far, or are we just not getting reports?
Considering the state of the world, and the rabidness of some on the left, I’m surprised this form of ‘political dissent’ hasn’t reached our shores. I guess time will tell…
Timothy S. Carlson on December 27, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Unfortunatley, I don’t believe that will happen.
BallisticBob on December 27, 2007 at 10:49 AM
As a Fredhead that even made me chuckle….bad timing indeed.
Limerick on December 27, 2007 at 10:49 AM
…and the Shiites have been rioting in Bahrain for the past five days. Swell.
pistolero on December 27, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Obama and Kucinich have made statements. Billary is preparing to give one shortly.
BallisticBob on December 27, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Reminder: President Bush to make a televised statement about this in ten minutes.
JetBoy on December 27, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Actually this is good news. They want more say in their Sunni government. This will continue as Iraq becomes more stable and influences the region.
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Why? Again, are you putting your own ideals of morals at work here? Musharraf had the country in a ’state of emergency’ to ‘crack down on insurgents’ for 6 weeks that ended merely 2 weeks ago.
WHAT DID HE DO DURING THAT TIME? If you don’t think he had anything to do with it, you must agree that he did nothing to stop it. HE HAD COMPLETE AUTHORITARIAN BY THE GUN CONTROL over Pakistan and he used that authority to silence critics and the media. . . he didn’t go after the guys who do things like this.
You people don’t think Syria had anything to do with the assassination of a Lebanese politician a couple years ago either do you? You just can’t imagine a politician assassinating another politician for political gain. It just doesn’t ever happen does it? It’s never happened in the history of the world has it? Everyone always non-violently determines the leader of a country - especially in an Islamic country, right?
Again, I question the sanity of allowing people to vote for their leader as they can’t see the painting that is right in front of them due to their rose colored media filtered glasses that paint ‘Mushy’ as a big ole victim of a teddy bear because we know his name.
ThackerAgency on December 27, 2007 at 10:54 AM
I’ll have to take your word for it. I don’t know, it just looks like more muslim uprising to me.
pistolero on December 27, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Musharraf should allow outside forces to help his inept army. Instead, he asks for our money and insists that no foreigner step on his authority. Musharraf is the enemy of America and freedom in Pakistan. His policies have allowed AQ to get a safe haven in Pakistan. There is no disputing that. Musharraf is no friend of America.
ThackerAgency on December 27, 2007 at 10:57 AM
Who killed Benazir Bhutto? The main suspects
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 10:57 AM
The most important thing to remember here is to NOT jump to conclusions because it is very likely first reports are wrong.
I have already seen several small detail corrections.
Let the dust settle to be better able to evaluate what really is going on.
CommentGuy on December 27, 2007 at 10:58 AM
More from Steyn -
The same can be said of Barack Obama. Charm is not enough.
It seems to me that you are the one relying on “ideals and morals”. I am relying on common sense. There is no perfect option, but some options are better than others, and certainly it was not in Mushareff’s interest to assassinate Bhutto.
Buy Danish on December 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM
10:15 a.m. ET update. McCain, in an e-mail press release:
“I was deeply saddened today to learn about the death of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto,” Republican Sen. John McCain says. “My deepest condolences go out to the family and supporters of this remarkable woman, an individual who paid the ultimate price for her embrace of moderation and rejection of extremism.
“The death of Benazir Bhutto underscores yet again the grave dangers we face in the world today and particularly in countries like Pakistan, where the forces of moderation are arrayed in a fierce battle against those who embrace violent Islamic extremism.
“Given Pakistan’s strategic location, the international terrorist groups that operate from its soil, and its nuclear arsenal, the future of that country has deep implications for the security of the United States and its allies. America must stand on the right side of this ongoing struggle.
“In my numerous visits to Pakistan — to Islamabad, to Peshawar, even to the tribal areas of Waziristan — I have seen first hand the many challenges that face the political leadership there, challenges so graphically portrayed by today’s tragedy. There are, in Pakistan, brave individuals who seek to lead their country away from extremism and instability and into the light of a better day. America, I believe, must do all we can to support them.”
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Musharif was just re-elected in an internationally monitored election. This not election by suicide bomber.
As far as the nukes go, they’re in the hands of the military — not the terrorists. You want them to stay in safe hands then pray that Musharif stays safe becuase he controls the military.
srhoades on December 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Yes there is!
Yeah, and John McCain would not allow anyone to waterboard persons with advance knowledge of an event like this.
Buy Danish on December 27, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Ow.
That hurt.
I thank God every day that I live in the USA where speech is protected and everyone can say what they feel. This means even obscene screeds like this from a liberal pansy like zane who gets his panties in a bunch over something I was free to express.
God bless you zane, and God bless the USA!
Brass Pair on December 27, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Hillary: Comparing OUR Democracy to Pakistan. She has no Shame in what she will say to gain the power POTUS.
abinitioadinfinitum on December 27, 2007 at 11:04 AM
I forgot the most important part: rest in peace and Godspeed to Bhutto.
She was an extraordinary woman.
Professor Blather on December 27, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Not surprising that AQ is running to advertise their involvement in the assassination … since Islamofascists are after all convinced that women are, y’know, theirs to rape and beat as they choose.
If they think this’ll seriously cripple the US, though, they’re barking up the wrong tree.
Ryan Gandy on December 27, 2007 at 11:05 AM
First, I do believe that Syria was directly involved in the Lebanese assassination. No doubt there. But Musharraf is most certainly an ally of the US. His is a most unique position in world leaders…knowing what we know about Pakistan, it’s not an easy country to govern.
It was in Musharraf’s best interest that Bhutto was safe. He had nothing to gain by any involvement in this killing. Absolutely nothing. And everything to lose.
Remember, he’s had attempts on his life as well…
JetBoy on December 27, 2007 at 11:06 AM
Karzai condemed the attack so he wasnt involved
Nasdaq
Afghan President: Bhutto Killing An Act Of ‘Immense Brutality’ AFP
KABUL (AFP)–Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday’s assassination of Benazir Bhutto was an act of “immense brutality” by the “enemies” of Pakistan and of peace.
“We in Afghanistan condemn this act of cowardice and immense brutality in the strongest possible terms,” Karzai told a specially called news briefing.
The Afghan president had met Bhutto in Pakistan just hours before her killing.
William Amos on December 27, 2007 at 11:06 AM
Apparently zane feels the First Ammendment should be selectively appiled. You know how libs will try to shout you down when they don’t agree with you. I truly feel sorry for them - it must be a terrible way to go through life.
Brass Pair on December 27, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Mushy has had to balance domestic policy on a sword’s edge for a long time. Many would have more to gain than Mushy over this assassination. This does not look like a “polonium ploy” to eliminate political adversaries.
infidel on December 27, 2007 at 11:13 AM
You need to step away from the keyboard for a bit.
That strawman you’re constructing doesn’t even resemble the staunchest Mushareff supporter here.
The only person here making snap judgements and claiming they know 100% who is to blame… is you.
12thman on December 27, 2007 at 11:14 AM
American politics would dearly love to take a holiday from history, just as it did in the 1990s. But our enemies are not going to allow us to do so. The murder of Bhutto moves foreign policy, the war on terror, and the threat of Islamofascism back into the center of the 2008 campaign. How candidates respond to it, and issues like it that will come up in the next 10 months, will determine whether they are fit for the presidency.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/1684
I agree
bnelson44 on December 27, 2007 at 11:15 AM
So the many assassination attempts on Musharrif’s life were a clever misdirection? I don’t think so.
Buck Turgidson on December 27, 2007 at 11:16 AM
WOW talk about hitting the ground running. Mitt’s video response on Bhutto’s assassination is informed and up to speed. He really demonstrates leadership ability here much more than his rivals. FT has yet to weigh in.
sonnyspats1 on December 27, 2007 at 11:19 AM
BTW the BBC boards are going crazy with charges and counter charges. Someone attacked the (ROP) and now its all out with calls of “Racism” being thrown back
William Amos on December 27, 2007 at 11:21 AM
Huh? Elections were scheduled for January 8th. She was campaigning, srhoades.
12thman on December 27, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Don’t you just love how the “racism” claim has now been reduced to the level of a third grader’s playground insult?
I know it makes me warm inside.
Ryan Gandy on December 27, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Is Mitt for the GWOT now? What are his lawyers telling him? I remember him trying to back out of it by questioning whether the surge was working. Didn’t McCain smack him down about that?
tommylotto on December 27, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Evil got lucky today,lot’s of speculation,let’s
wait for the facts.And I think these extremist’s
are trying to send a message to Muslim women,what
we have seen this morning isn’t to reassuring in that
regard!
canopfor on December 27, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Keep in mind earlier this month over 50 people were killed in a mosque in pakistan
BTW is this story from Yahoo on December 18th from Indian Intelligence
http://in.news.yahoo.com/071218/20/6ol9c.html
William Amos on December 27, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Much like a broiler… there was a sudden release of pressure today. There will be more pressure releases before it blows. And blow it will. Many candidates will stand with their mouths gapping open. One will not. His name is John Edwards. John won’t bury his head in the sand like a Clinton. Or react with a confidence earned. No, John will bury his head in his azz and blame America.
Griz on December 27, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Election
BallisticBob on December 27, 2007 at 11:31 AM
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