Pakistani Court Indicts Musharraf in 2007 Assassination of Bhutto

[Sallow]

Just..wow.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In a sudden erosion of military privilege and impunity, a Pakistani court indicted the former ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday in connection with the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto — the first time that such a senior general has faced criminal charges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/w...son8.nytimes.com/pages/world/asia/index.jsonp

A huge step in the right direction..

 

[Sunni Man]

He is the fall guy.

If they dug a little deeper.

They would find the CIA/Mossad were behind it.

But that isn't in the script. ..

 

[Sallow]

He is the fall guy.

If they dug a little deeper.

They would find the CIA/Mossad were behind it.

But that isn't in the script. ..

Not so sure about either.

You need a motive. And there really was no upside for either country with this assassination.

 

[Sunni Man]

He is the fall guy.

If they dug a little deeper.

They would find the CIA/Mossad were behind it.

But that isn't in the script. ..

Not so sure about either.

You need a motive. And there really was no upside for either country with this assassination.

Sure there was; keep Pakistan destabilized so we could continue to hunt terrorist anywhere in the country unimpeded.

As a populist she would have ushered in stability and stood up to the U.S.

So she had to go. ..

 

[Sallow]

He is the fall guy.

If they dug a little deeper.

They would find the CIA/Mossad were behind it.

But that isn't in the script. ..

Not so sure about either.

You need a motive. And there really was no upside for either country with this assassination.

Sure there was; keep Pakistan destabilized so we could continue to hunt terrorist anywhere in the country unimpeded.

As a populist she would have ushered in stability and stood up to the U.S.

So she had to go. ..

That's a huge stretch and it makes no sense.

 

[Sunni Man]

What's strange is that no Islamist group ever took credit for her assassination.

One of the hallmarks of a typical CIA/Mossad operation. ..

 

[Sallow]

What's strange is that no Islamist group ever took credit for her assassination.

One of the hallmarks of a typical CIA/Mossad operation. ..

Or..Pakistani Military.

 

[Vikrant]

It was the work of ISI.

 

[bodecea]

He is the fall guy.

If they dug a little deeper.

They would find the CIA/Mossad were behind it.

But that isn't in the script. ..

Not so sure about either.

You need a motive. And there really was no upside for either country with this assassination.

Sure there was; keep Pakistan destabilized so we could continue to hunt terrorist anywhere in the country unimpeded.

As a populist she would have ushered in stability and stood up to the U.S.

So she had to go. ..

How good was she at stablilizing things the other thousand times she was in power?

 

[Sallow]

It was the work of ISI.

Well yeah.

 

[Vikrant]

... and Musharraf was in charge of Pakistan back then. So I am pretty sure he knew and approved the order to kill Benezeer.

 

[Sallow]

... and Musharraf was in charge of Pakistan back then. So I am pretty sure he knew and approved the order to kill Benezeer.

Why is why it's a good thing that Musharraf is getting prosecuted.