BREAKING: Bhutto's 19 year old son to be successor of party

[bigdarryl]

Are these people CRAZY this kid is going to run for Prime Minister and be in charge of the nuclear arsenal. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/29/benazir-bhutto-assassinat_n_78385.html
Benazir Bhutto Assassinated: Bhutto's 19-Year-Old Son Likely To Be Named Successor - The Huffington Post

[AtomicKitten]

1. He may be their best hope.

[bigdarryl]

3. he might unfortunately be dead within a year with the Crazy radicals over there

[AtomicKitten]

4. agreed

[TeamJordan23]

10. Not only crazy radicals..but elements within the government and military who despise the Bhuttos. nm

[fenriswolf]

22. he just lost his mom

do you think he is stable enough to run a country like pakistan?

[AtomicKitten]

24. I can't answer that question.

He is, however, the first replacement suggested to go up against Musharraf.

[bunnies]

2. This is insane if true. nt

[jillan]

5. wow - that is interesting.

I will be anxiously awaiting to hear from Biden, Dodd and Kerry on this one.

[TeamJordan23]

6. Not likely immediate successor. He can barely speak Urdu. My guess after he is done with Oxford...

he will move into Pakistani politics. But I don't know if I trust this report. Benazir was getting prepped up for Pakistani politics ever since she was a child. Her father used to take her on trips as his apprentice.

Benazir has never done that with her children. Also, with the Bhutto name and legacy, he will be a target. And not just from Taliban/Al Queda - who I don't think were responsible for Benazir's death.

With Pakistani politics, you mostly need charisma to win an election. It will be interesting to see if he has it.

[suston96]

7. But this 19 year old kid is eligible to fight in their army?

In this country he would have to register for the draft at 18. And he would be eligible to vote.

And anyway, suceeding his mother as the head of the party doesn't mean that he would run for Prime Minister.

[Marrah_G]

8. I hope they don't kill him too

[Warpy]

9. He'd be a figurehead, surrounded by his mother's advisers

It seems a heavy curse to put onto a teenager. He'll have inherited all his mother's enemies, too.

[dugggy]

29. Correct, like the boy kings of ancient Egypt & Nepal/Bhutan

[rocktivity]

11. I don't see Musharraf giving up his control of the nuclear arsenal

Whether he gracefully gives up his presidency to the winner of the election of not.

:headbang:
rocknation

[kurth]

12. The Bush and Clinton dynasties send hearty congratulations

[FreeState]

13. He's very good looking (sorry had to point it out LOL)

Were still Americans after all, shallow at times:)

[bigdarryl]

14. he looks like his mother

[Glimmer of Hope]

15. It is hard not to notice. His mother was beautiful.

[dkf]

20. Look at him in this picture. I feel so sad for him

19 years old and the weight of the world on his shoulders. How awful.

[ronnykmarshall]

21. He looks like his mother

She was beautiful.

God I HATE having to say "was". :cry:

[rosesaylavee]

16. Not much younger than she was when her own father

was assassinated. What a terrible thing for him to face at nineteen.

[Marlie]

17. I don't like this

Seems like the weight of the world is being put on a nineteen year old kid, even
if he's not expected to step up to the plate right away. If he were my son, I
would want him away from what Benazir was trying to accomplish. Just makes me
think of the two Kennedy brothers being assassinated, too horrible to fully
comprehend, even at this late date. How much should be expected of one family?

[Island Blue]

18. Well, we have a "man" with the mentality of a 19 year old

drunken frat boy in charge of our nuclear arsenal. What could possibly go wrong? :sarcasm:

[TwilightGardener]

19. Don't want to hear any more shit about Obama!

:-)

[pettypace]

23. Thats democracy?

What a joke - make the next leader of your national party the next of kin, instead of the best candidate, or even an experienced person.

BTW, at least they should have gone with Fatima instead - her resume is more accomplished.

http://www.fatimabhutto.com/index.htm

[TeamJordan23]

26. She is good looking also. However Fatima Bhutto has said some very bad stuff about her aunt, Benazir

such as blaming her father's death on Benazir. I don't know how well that will go with Benazir's party, the PPP.

She is an accomplished lady though.

[WhiteTara]

25. later news = Bhutto's party to decide on successor, election

snip
Bhutto's 19-year-old son, Bilawal, is to read her will on Sunday but the Oxford law student is seen as too young to lead a dynasty whose history is entwined with that of Pakistan.

The choice of a successor lies between Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari, and her top aide, Makhdoom Amin Fahim.

"Everybody in the party knows that they have to stick to the legacy of Bhutto and without that legacy, they are nobody," said Najam Sethi, editor of the Daily Times.

more at link
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL2970361

[AlCzervik]

27. Who exactly do you think controls the nuclear arsenal in this country Darryl?

[Infinite Hope]

28. I figured it'd be a relative based on recent history in the region. n/t

[Elidor]

30. This family seems obsessed with being a dynasty

They've appointed themselves as the saviors of Pakistan.

[balantz]

31. He will be a great leader and bring peace and prosperity to his people?