Saturday December 29, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

We need perspective.
Assassination is horrific, but I must set the record straight about Benazir Bhutto. It is essential that we see the person, not merely the martyr.

We must remember that:
Bhutto was in self-imposed exile living in Dubai and London.
Bhutto ran away from numerous corruption charges.
Bhutto's first government fell because of similar charges, she maintained that the charges were trumped up and unsubstantiated but, never the less, she ran away.

We must never forget that:
Bhutto supported the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Bhutto provided money, weapons and advice to the Taliban during her 2nd term.
Bhutto supported the Taliban rise to power in 1996, she thought the Taliban would have a stabilizing impact on the region.

Benazir Bhutto was proved wrong and she later changed her perspective.
But one cannot rewrite history and it is clear and evident that, at one time, Bhutto was a strong supporter of the Taliban.
Bhutto was fearless, she was courageous, her lapse in judgment does not make her a bad person it just makes her wrong.
PEOPLE magazine called Banazir Bhutto one of the most beautiful people in the world - even beautiful people make serious mistakes.

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