I've never ever heard of her, and I consider myself pretty much in the loop on politics (maybe just in Canada). I wish I knew who she was...everybody's pretty angry about her assassination.
2007-12-28 07:18:01 · 8 answers · asked by Terence W 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
She was a corrupt, ex-prime minister of Pakistan. The Bush admin had hopes of setting her up as a puppet regime in Pakistan since the $11 billion in bribe-aid was not working out the way they had hoped.
Either Musharraf or Al-Q, or both felt threatened by her and killed her. The murder of anyone is a tragedy.
2007-12-28 07:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Can't say better than what Chi Guy has said.. ! And i am also angry about her assassination becuase atleast she doesn't deserve to be killed that way inspite of all her corruption!
She was the first muslim female prime minister of an islamic state ..and a daughter of ex- prime minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was also killed by the governament after arresting him and setting marshal Law in Pakistan..her two other brothers were also killed that way !Anyway you can google Benazir bhutto or wikipedia would give you a better picture of who she was !
May her sould rest on peace !
2007-12-28 15:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by ★Roshni★ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When she was younger, Benazir Bhutto followed her father twice being elected as prime minister Both times she was forced from office by the military, who claimed her government was corrupt--though they've never presented any evidence to that effect. The second time, she was the victim of a military coup that installed Musharaf as dictator.
She was the head of the pro-democracy Pakistan People's Party and running for prime minister in the general election scheduled for January 8, 2008--and woudl almost certainly have won and thus forced Musharaf to surrender his powers as a dictator. She was working for a peaceful transition from military rule to democracy, in an effort to avoid ending the dictatorship through violence and bloodshed.
In interviews before her return from exile in October, she was asked about the risk. Bhutto acknowledged the danger she was putting herself in, but stated that she felt she could not remain silent int he face of the wrongs being done by the Musharaf regime. She was known for her ability and preferance for finding peaceful solutions through negotiation as opposed to confrontation and violence.
Benazir was educated in the West--she attend Harvard, among other schools, and was viewed as a bridge between the West and the East, and between the traditional roots and culture of her upbringing and the modern world. She is survived by her 3 children and her husband.
2007-12-28 15:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She was the former president of Pakistan who had been exiled by the Musharraf regime but had recently been allowed to return. She was once again running for the Pakistani presidency.
She was killed because, as any prominent political figure in that part of the world, she had a lot of enemies.
The Taliban / Al Queada would have waned her dead because she was a woman who was powerful and that is not allowed by Islam. She would have also been seen as being anti Taliban and Al Queada.
2007-12-28 15:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by hose_b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's tragic that you have to ask who she was. If you consider yourself in the loop on politics, you missed a major political figure. She was Pakistan's only real hope for democratic reform. Her death is a tragedy not just for Pakistan but for freedom loving people all over the world.
2007-12-28 15:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
She was prime Minister of Pakistan until she was found to be corrupt and was sent into exile. She tried to make a comeback and Al Qaida blew her up.
2007-12-28 15:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
May god bless her sole. She is gone now, but that corrupted puppet thief Musharraf still around, so what changed here? absolutely nothing, crime Co. is well and at work still?!
Regards.
2007-12-28 15:36:11 · answer #7 · answered by iceman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
who cares, i never heard of her before her death either.
2007-12-28 15:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by Kirk Neel 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋