ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto critically wounded in today's bombing per her husband

[MiniMe]

Banner on CNN:

Geo TV is quoting ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's husband as saying she was critically wounded in today's bombing.


edited to add:

Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has died, according to media reports. Bhutto's husband said she was shot at a rally where a suicide bomber detonated, killing several of her supporters

[shadowknows69]

1. Oh damn,

I had bad feelings someone would get to her eventually.

[MiniMe]

3. Yes, there has been too much violence near where she has been

No story yet, just the breaking news banner. Still hoping that it isn't true.

[blogslut]

2. Did I read we just sent troops over there?

I hate this. I hate it all.

[shadowknows69]

5. Probably our black ops that set the freaking thing.

Gotta keep our favorite dictator Musharraf in power.

[Marrah_G]

21. There are plenty of non-us enemies that wanted her dead

Not every bad event in the world can be blamed on the US.

[shadowknows69]

36. Granted

But that's just the way my dowsing rod always seems to point. ;-)

[superkia]

38. Britain in secret talks with the Taliban

I wonder what they were chatting about. I would hope that most realize that Bushco is not a supporter of "democracy", they only use that as their cover. Now they couldnt have a person of the people winning that election now could we.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/26/wafg126.xml

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Oh shit!

Hoping she'll pull thru - christ, this isn't good.:(

[mwb970]

6. I'm surprised she has lasted this long.

She sometimes seems to be almost taunting them to do something to her. Now they did.

[shadowknows69]

8. Well since she was asking for it

:eyes:

[undeterred]

29. Taunting them to assassinate her? Like MLK did?

[CatWoman]

30. what a disgusting sentiment

[malaise]

7. Turn on BBC

They have live coverage. Says the explosion happened after the speech but that she is in a serious condition.

[malaise]

9. BBC just said that she is dead

Damn!! Mushie strikes.

[MiniMe]

12. Just came up on the CNN breaking banner too.

You have to give her credit, she didn't have to return to Pakistan. She was trying to rally the people.

[Cooley Hurd]

14. I don't think Mushy is behind this...

The ones who would benefit from this are the religious extremeists - both Islamic and those fundy nuts associated with the BFEE.

[LakeSamish706]

20. Sorry, but I think Mushies finger prints are all over this! n/t

[superkia]

39. They said she was shot first and then the suicide bomber...

blew himself up. I agree with you on this one, this wasn't just an attempted suicide bomber, someone wanted to make sure that she would not be involved in any election. This was not a statement being made, just business as usual.

[malaise]

22. Mushie men were in charge of security

What's more she was shot in the neck shortly after the blast (which appears to be cover). She was assassinated in public. That smells of Mushie to me.

[LakeSamish706]

23. And lets not forget the near miss not to long ago with the bombing! n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

25. I just heard on CNN that her SUV was bullet-proof...

Meaning she was shot from the inside OR the SUV wasn't bulletproof at all. As this unfolds - I think you might be right about the assassin. If it WAS Mushie's men, then I think a civil war is inevitable.

[malaise]

27. Live BBC coverage here

It's way better than MSM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

[MiniMe]

28. Thanks for the link, can't get the player to connect

I suspect a lot of people are tuning into BBC

[malaise]

37. She was standing and waving to

the crowd.

[durrrty libby]

10. They are saying she has died

[shadowknows69]

11. So sad, so so sad

Good people die and vermin still rule the earth.

[MiniMe]

13. This really sucks

She didn't have to go back. She did it for her country.

[ThomWV]

15. Look for spreading violence in that nuclear armed nation

This is big time scary.

[LakeSamish706]

16. Following this development.. I fear that this country is going to come...

apart at the seams... Probably something else that can indirectly be linked to Bush.

[shadowknows69]

19. I think its pretty coincidental that were about to, or have already send troops there

Probably to help Mushie our favorite dictator when civil war breaks out.

[fed-up]

34. BINGO! My first thoughts also....nt

[MiniMe]

17. Story up on CNN now

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.sharif/index.html

According to her husband, she died from a gunshot, not the bomb

[LakeSamish706]

18. I have no doubt that this was a targeted assassination! n/t

[MiniMe]

24. Just heard on CNN that 2 of Bhutto's brothers were killed today

in separate parts of the world. So it does sound like a coordinated attack.

[Cooley Hurd]

26. No, they were shot previously...

[Karenina]

33. 1985 and 1996.

[MiniMe]

31. CNN just showed a recent interview with Bhutto

She said that she knew how dangerous it was to return, but her father taught her to stand up for things that she believed in, and she wanted to go back to stablize Pakistan and bring democracy back. She knew the risks, but she thought taking the risk was worth it.

Damn, the woman had guts. You have to give her credit for that.

[MiniMe]

32. They said that she had 3 young children

It makes it even worse.

[MiniMe]

35. Hmmm, correspondent in Pakistan also saying that she was shot

Sounds like he is a Bhutto supporter. Said that the first assination attempt failed because her security in that bombing was provided by her supporters, this time security was provided by Mushariff. The reporter said she was shot, and asked how this could happen.