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What she hadn't taken into account was Musharraf's unpopularity. He is regarded in Pakistan as an American stooge. And the US war on terror, which he supports, is now perceived as a war against Islam.

http://snipurl.com/1sgpv



Tariq Ali: Bhutto's Bloody Return: A Massacre Foretold

The government pleaded with her to delay her return. Jihadi leaders, angered by her slavish support of US foreign policy, had publicly threatened to kill her. She survived but a few hundred people have been killed without reason.

http://counterpunch.org/tariq10202007.html



Backstage, U.S. nurtured Pakistan rivals' deal

To lay the groundwork for Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan, some of the highest ranking officials in the Bush administration lavished attention on her as they worked to broker a power-sharing arrangement between Bhutto and her longtime rival, President Pervez Musharraf.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/20/asia/20bhutto.php


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