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FISK ON BHUTTO ASSASSINATION
The Cheney/Bush administration's foreign policy is so out of control that it borders on complete ineptitude ~ and Bush's backing of Musharraf, in the wake of the Bhutto assassination, is a transparent glimpse of our global neocon agenda which has nothing to do with spreading Democracy : Allen L Roland
The Cheney/Bush administration has entered the realm of complete ineptitude and their bungling of the Pakistan situation is direct evidence that our committment to Democracy is a smokescreen for their obvious neocon global agenda.
Of course, the mainstream American media buys the Cheney/Bush phoney Al Qa'ida connection, regarding Bhutto's assassination, but fortunately the foreign press is far less gullible.
Robert Fisk, Independent UK, captures the current Pakistan story in all its ludicrousness.
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/01/03.html
They don't blame al-Qa'ida. They blame Musharraf
ROBERT FISK, INDEPENDENT, UK http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3291600.ece
Weird, isn't it, how swiftly the narrative is laid down for us. Benazir Bhutto, the courageous leader of the Pakistan People's Party, is assassinated in Rawalpindi - attached to the very capital of Islamabad wherein ex-General Pervez Musharraf lives ~ and we are told by George Bush that her murderers were "extremists" and "terrorists". Well, you can't dispute that.
But the implication of the Bush comment was that Islamists were behind the assassination. It was the Taliban madmen again, the al-Qa'ida spider who struck at this lone and brave woman who had dared to call for democracy in her country.
Of course, given the childish coverage of this appalling tragedy - and however corrupt Ms Bhutto may have been, let us be under no illusions that this brave lady is indeed a true martyr - it's not surprising that the "good-versus-evil" donkey can be trotted out to explain the carnage in Rawalpindi. . .
George Bush announced on Thursday he was "looking forward" to talking to his old friend Musharraf. Of course, they would talk about Benazir. They certainly would not talk about the fact that Musharraf continues to protect his old acquaintance ~ a certain Mr Khan - who supplied all Pakistan's nuclear secrets to Libya and Iran. No, let's not bring that bit of the "axis of evil" into this. . .
It doesn't take much to comprehend that the hated elections looming over Musharraf would probably be postponed indefinitely if his principal political opponent happened to be liquidated before polling day.
So let's run through this logic in the way that Inspector Ian Blair might have done in his policeman's notebook before he became the top cop in London.
Question: Who forced Benazir Bhutto to stay in London and tried to prevent her return to Pakistan? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who ordered the arrest of thousands of Benazir's supporters this month? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who placed Benazir under temporary house arrest this month? Answer: General Musharraf.
Question: Who declared martial law this month? Answer : General Musharraf.
Question: who killed Benazir Bhutto? Answer: Er. Yes. Well quite. ( fill in the blank )
You see the problem? Yesterday, our television warriors informed us the PPP members shouting that Musharraf was a "murderer" were complaining he had not provided sufficient security for Benazir. Wrong. They were shouting this because they believe he killed her.
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/01/03.html
Freelance Online columnist Allen L Roland is available for comments , interviews and speaking engagements ( allen@allenroland.com )
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
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