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Musharraf blamed Islamic extremists for Bhutto's death and said he would redouble his efforts to fight them.

"This is the work of those terrorists with whom we are engaged in war," he said in a nationally televised speech. "I have been saying that the nation faces the greatest threats from these terrorists. ... We will not rest until we eliminate these terrorists and root them out

Bobby42 wrote:Pakistan officials telling everyone to stay indoors. Shit, they're out in the streets rioting. You would never see this happening in the U.S.

Them silly muzzies practicing their religion of peace again.

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BSmack wrote:Yea, I'm sure the elimination of his biggest political rival really breaks his fucking heart.

I see you've had a second helping of stupid this morning.

mvscal wrote:

BSmack wrote:Yea, I'm sure the elimination of his biggest political rival really breaks his fucking heart.

I see you've had a second helping of stupid this morning.

mvscal wrote:

BSmack wrote:Give me one good reason why Musharraf would not be happy about this situation.

How about 100,000 people rioting in the streets blaming him for it? Do you need additional reasons? The attack has weakened his political position not strengthened it.

PSUFAN wrote:I guess she had a martard complex. Holy fuck, this was coming a hundred miles a minute the second she decided to reenter Pakistan.

Bobby42 wrote:BSmack can't read sarcasm.

Bobby42 wrote:Eye of the beholder. Sorry, you were supposed to tell me that.

BSmack wrote:...and a chance to pull a Bush and exploit others suffering for his political gain.

BSmack wrote:

mvscal wrote:

BSmack wrote:Give me one good reason why Musharraf would not be happy about this situation.

How about 100,000 people rioting in the streets blaming him for it? Do you need additional reasons? The attack has weakened his political position not strengthened it.

It's a perfect excuse to crack down on dissidents. What's Chimpy going to do? Invade?

Bhutto sent Blitzer security e-mail

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer Fri Dec 28, 2:03 PM ET

NEW YORK - It was a story CNN's Wolf Blitzer hoped he'd never have to report — an e-mail sent to him through an intermediary by Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto complaining about her security. Conditions of use: only if she were killed.
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Bhutto, who was assassinated on Thursday, wrote to Blitzer that if anything happened to her, "I would hold (Pakistani President Pervez) Musharraf responsible."

Blitzer received the e-mail on Oct. 26 from Mark Siegel, a friend and longtime Washington spokesman for Bhutto. That was eight days after she narrowly escaped another attempt at her life.

Bhutto wrote to Blitzer that "I have been made to feel insecure by his (Musharraf's) minions," that specific improvements had not been made to her security arrangements, and that the Pakistani leader was responsible.

Blitzer agreed to the conditions before receiving the e-mail. He said Friday that he called Siegel shortly after seeing it to see if there was any way he could use it on CNN, but was told firmly it could only be used if she were killed. Siegel couldn't say why she had insisted on those conditions.

Blitzer reported on the e-mail late Thursday.

He noted that Bhutto had written a piece for CNN.com that mentioned her security concerns and that American politicians had tried to intervene on her behalf to make her feel safer.

"I didn't really think that it was a story we were missing out on," he said. "I don't think the viewers were done any disservice by my trying to hold on to this."

Blitzer was the only journalist sent such a message, Siegel said. He also sent the e-mail to U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, a New York Democrat.

Siegel said he did not believe Bhutto's opinions had changed since she wrote the e-mail. Her message specifically mentioned she had requested four police vehicles surrounding her vehicle when traveling; Siegel said it seemed evident from pictures taken at the assassination scene that the request wasn't fulfilled.

Bhutto did not necessarily believe that Musharraf wanted her dead, but felt many people around him did, he said.

Her husband contacted Siegel on Thursday to remind him about the e-mail message and to make sure it got out, he said.

Blitzer said he had no regrets about the way he handled the story. To report about it while she was still alive would have meant going back on his word, he said.

"I don't think there is a clear black-and-white in this situation," he said. "I did what I think was right."