ok, this has all the signs of crap. No matter what comes out now, AlQueada has been associated with this. Welcome back to the politics of fear. Next, we will hear how someone admitted of this plot under torture and that if we had been allowed to be more aggressive with it we might have found something out sooner.

I think Bush did it.

I think Al-Qaeda may have overreached on this one. WW I started like this and this may stir a wave of anger against Al-Qaeda that brings about retaliation and tips on their where-abouts.

One can only hope. Ms Bhutto was truly courageous and the only way her death will not have been in vain is to bring Al-Qaeda to their knees.

Do we still have doubts about the evil of Islamic Terrorism?

A perfect excuse from the White House to enter in Pakistan????? How many american kids will die now? How many troops will be send to Pakistan?? How many mothers will be crying? Please, my friends No more War...no more suffering.

It doesn't require a brave or intelligent man to blow himself up...only a moron that listens to the likes of Bin Laden. These idiots have bastardized the Isalmic faith. It's time for reasonable, peaceful Muslims to destroy these cretins.

Why don't you do a story on the positive gains in Iraq? Of ocurse we can't have the masses understanding we are winning in Iraq. The media is tool to be used as a positive or negatvie force. The media screwed us - the soldiers in Nam and I am damn glad you didn't get away with it in Iraq!

A weasel farm seems appropriate.

I think Mike is an idiot.

Yep, Bush did it.

PCHH, THEY DONT LIKE WOMEN MEDDLING IN POLITICS OVER THERE. WAS SHE ANOTHER PUPPET POLITICAN?

It was Global Warming, and Bush's fault.

Absurd! Bush was too busy creating global warming. Everyone with bad skin, a blog and the complete X-Files DVD box set knows that. Check your facts... or are you a plant?

inside job. Pakistan/Al Qaeda: What a cesspool of unevoled ego's and small, frightened men

It's only a matter of time now...The War on Terror has evolved into Pakistan. They had better let us in....We have some work to do.

I don't think it really needs a huge "investigation" to determine who is responsible, al Qaeda has been talking about killing her for quite some time now.

The religion of 'peace' strikes again. Terrible day for the world.

Man made global warming is to blame.

What a sad day for Pakistan. I might not have agreed with her politically or questioned her motives for returning to Pakistan but Bhutto didn't deserve to die like this. There will be the inevitable scapegoat/blame game chase regarding who was responsible.

There will be those saying that Musharref, Pres. Bush, American politicians, or other democratic leaders were responsible for her death. Let's keep in mind who actually is responsible: the ignorant and hate-filled extremists/terrorists who inhabit Pakistan as well as their enablers. My heart goes out to those killed/hurt in this tragic incident and may the culprits be brought to justice.

This terrible crime will throw a spotlight on the American candidates for President and may reverse the domestic tilt that success in Iraq has enabled the candidates to stress over the last couple of months. Foreign policy expertise will once again come to the fore as a necessary qualification for a nominee of a major party. This may also temporarily derail a third party bid by Bloomberg or Ron Paul.

I think Louis is correct... "AlQueada has been associated with this..., we will hear how someone admitted of this plot under torture and that if we had been allowed to be more aggressive with it [torture] we might have found something out sooner." Thank you, Louis!

ok, this has all the signs of crap. No matter what comes out now, AlQueada has been associated with this. Welcome back to the politics of fear. Next, we will hear how someone admitted of this plot under torture and that if we had been allowed to be more aggressive with it we might have found something out sooner.

The brutality of AQ in Iraq has turned the Iraqi people against them, maybe the murder of Benazir Bhutto will have the same affect in Pakistan. One can only hope.

now we have a nuclear armed country in chaos.. if the UN has ANY balls whatsoever it will IMMEDIATELY step up and take over.. will that happen?

if not, they have undoubtedly proven themselves completely worthless and should dissolve NOW

We need to have more understanding for Al Quaeda. They are people too. I think
with better education in place, more day care, excellent nutrition and diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy its hard to believe that the religion of peace could be respomsible for this.

This is what Al-Qaeda wanted all along. Chaos in a nuclear country. Pakistanis need to come together and clean the country out so that they may live in peace. Very sad day for Pakistan to lose this courageous woman. Musharaff needs to put Marshall law back into effect until everyone calms down, and assesses this with rationality.

Smells like AL CIADA.

This is a terrible tragedy for the people of Pakistan. We are a peace loving and modrate people. Those who have done this are enemies of Pakistan and enemies of Islam. This is a moment in History when we as Pakistanis should unite against Extremism and Terrorism and strengthen our reslove to eradicate this menace from the world. We as a country and as a people are the biggest sufferers in this. We have lost hundreds and thousands of innocent lives, we have lost almost a thousand brave soldiers and our country becomes more and more unsafe. We need the help from the world in fighting this menace.

It's time to unleash the full power of the CIA & the US military.

I agree with Mike: it was the evil Bush, with Cheney actually pulling the trigger, with bullets supplied tax free by Halliburton.

Isn't this similar to the days leading to 911?

We need Bush now more than ever.
4 more years, maybe 8 or more...

I fear what would a lesser Republican or, God forbid, any democrat mean in this time when a strong, honest and brave president like Bush is a must.

At a time like this, What kind of responsible news organization would actually pick out a demented-conspiratorial "Bush Did It!" email to post in the selected comments on this terrible story??? Is ABC NEWS run by juvenile wackos who also believe in alien abductions?!?! SHAME ON ABC!!

those who say terrorism is just fear tactics remind me of the people who said hitler was just a small problem and was not a major threat, and said japan would never attack the usa.....deja vue (all over again!).

Musharraf was widely condemned for putting Bhutto under house arrest, but maybe he did it for her protection!!

Do we still have doubts about the evil of American Terrorism?

I agree with the above comments that AlQaeda and those who support Islamic terrorism are totally responsible. This brave woman called them out...that obviously, can't be left to stand. This is a long war, as President Bush told us after 9/11 and it may go on for eons of time before the world finally is tired of it all. We can only hope that adults will finally take charge and stop the insanity.

> ok, this has all the signs of crap.

Yes, Islamic terrorist crap. Or, is it conspiracy loon crap?

> No matter what comes out now, AlQueada has been associated with this.

By themselves, no less. If not them, then who? Aliens from outer space? Or more ominously, the U.S., the most eeeeeeeeevil country in the history of the UNIVERSE?

> Welcome back to the politics of fear.

Welcome back to the REAL WORLD. Why is it so hard for you to recognize evil when it stares you in the face? This just proves that the terrorists don't care if you are white, black, Muslim, Christian, or whatever. If you get in their way, you are a target.

All decent people, Muslims included, should be fighting against them, not fearing them.

Leftists have all the answers

This event is of course sad news. However, as Americans we must accept the facts that as a nation we cannot control the world. Further, we should not allow our elected political "Decission Makers" or as one calls himself a "Decider" use our country for the purposes of attempting to control the world. Although our intentions may be for the good, history proves to us that no nation who ever tried to do it in the recorded past has ever succeeded and survived as a nation.
I say, let's take care of us and help when we can. Otherwise, we have a country full of homeless and starving ppeople who do not even have proper mmedical care! It is time that we GET RREAL!

While I agree we need to keep a watch out for the "politics of fear" mentioned above....we have to be just as careful to ASSUME it is politics of fear. Obviously AQ is the most likely suspect. just because fear has been played before, it does not mean that every claim of terrorism is false. Wake up.

Why don't these "insurgents" want peace? Why do they keep killing their own?

Reasonable people know who the evil in the Middle East is; others will seek to blame the US, Israel, Britain, etc...

This could definately work to the World's favor. If the Al-Qaeda connection is proven, Bhutto supporters and Musharref supporters will finally gather their political force and break internal resitance to erradicating Bin Laden and other Al Qaeda / Taliban leaders from their northern hideouts.

You will always find Libbies who will bash their own country and stand up for "terrorists rights" and make up Bush conspiracy theories. What wonderful Ameericans. Oh and I am NO Bush fan but I will never buy into bashing my own country no matter who is in office.

Based on India meddling in Pakistan and occupied Kashmir, where they have preveneted the U.N. required plebicite all these years, I would take a very close look at India. It is no coincidence that Al Qaida, Ansar Al Islam and most of the other world-wide terrorist organizations got their start in that region. India's treatment of Muslim and other minorities is criminal and they, and our support for them, are the ultimate cause for this.

Maybe Mike's statement was tongue in cheek but theres a lot of idiots out there in bloggers land who will believe that the President was the second shooter. Kindest Regards Joe

Louis, al Qaeda is claiming responsibility, rather than being blamed by the Bush administration. Let the facts come out. You conspiracy theorists are nuts!

Pakistan NEEDS to give Waziristan region back to Afghanistan as they should have after Durand line 100 year treaty expired in 1990s (like Hong Kong went back to china).
This will eliminate the excuse mushraf uses to why pak military cannot go there (autonomous region) and NATO cannot come into (Pakistan territory). Pakistan grabbed this land after treaty expired and called it a autonomous region . It needs to give it back as it should have in the first place. Then NATO can go in and clean the place out, local pashtuns will like that too.

Did Bush fly the planes into the towers as well?

Louis,
Politics of fear? A world leader was just assasinated. How much more do you need to be convinced we are fighting a real war with a real enemy. Call it Al-Qaeda or Islamo-facism.....whatever. The goal is the same: convert the infidels or kill the infidels. If people who think like you get into power, we should all be afraid. I recommend we all put down our little political swords and bats and wake up to the threat that continues to grow world-wide.

I was reading about an "attempted" attempt on Bhutos life on the internet. I then turned on my TV to reports that she had been "assassinated"! I went back to the computer and read the article that was up there and it said specifically, "She had just crossed the gate when we heard a deafening sound. We could feel its impact but by the grace of God SHE IS SAFE."

But the TV reports she was shot first... sped away... and then the bomb went off.

I saved the article and printed it. I then clicked refresh and the NEW STORY HAD TAKEN ITS PLACE.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

Mussaraff assassinated Bhutto. He's the only one that can gain by her death. He had help maybe from these other groups, but he ordered the hit so she would not defeat him in the Jan. 2008 elections.

Everyone is wrong. It's all the fault of Global Warming.

Amidst all the idiotic bluster about the evils of the United States, has it dawned on anyone that the ONLY reason these terrorists still exist is that America - and the rest of the sane world - have not yet sunk to the level of these fanatics? If we did, and we used their own tactics and "rules" against them, we'd be killing millions of innocents in order to eradicate a relative few villains. Please, grow-up and place the blame where it belongs.

you people who blame bush for everything need to wake the hell up and deal with reality one of these days.

Firstly, all of the conspiracy theorists need to sit down and shut-up.

Secondly, we know from experience that we cannot possibly trust US intelligence, and, sadly, very little of Israel's.

Thirdly, we need to let the dust settle for a few of days.

An lastly, we need to rely on a summation of French, British, German, Russia, and China's intelligence; none from US, and, skeptically, little from Israel and the balance of the Middle East.

Then, on ONLY then, can the free-world have a united response.

Now lets see what the democrats and Hillery Clinton have to say now about the al queda non threat.

It sure is funny reading some of the postings here blaming Bush for this brutal murder. People with half a stem cell for a brain know who is behind this. Islamic Extremist who did not want a woman in power telling them what to do are behind this cowardly act. These so-called people hate women and believe that a woman is a second class citizen that has no voice in the ruling of a Islamic nation. You cannot reason with mad dog killers, The only language they know is violence and the lash.

I believe this horrible act could be a tipping point for the vast majority of Muslims who have had their religion, community, and families victimized thousands of times by cowards in caves who claim to have the same beliefs in Islam! The time has come for the true believers of the religion of peace to speak for their Great Faith, and bring the COWARDS in the caves in to the daylight, and then to ROOM Temperature. We will Stand with all of you.

This is a Golden opportunity to get rid of Al-Quaeda and Taliban, we should bring all the firepower that the U.S. Armed Forces have and unleashed on this terrorist and exterminate them once and for all, we must do these because I guarante you that if they get a hold of Pakistan's Nukes, they will kill few Million Americans by detonating a Nuclear device inside a U.S. City. Let's get rid of this Nuts once and for all.

Juan

The politics of fear? How about the politics of being an idiot. The claim came from an ITALIAN web site, and obscure one at that! Are they now part of the conspiracy? If people want to go around IGNORING REALITY by all means...just stay out of the RATIONAL people's way please!

It's comforting to know that the US is checking on the credibility of whether or not AQ committed this act. According to the US, AQ was solely responsible for 9/11 in spite of the fact that there are video taped and photographic evidence along with testimony to the contrary that shows this to be scientifically impossible. It's to the benefit of the US to have AQ take credit for todays woes in Pakistan, so I'm sure this will be a completely thorough and objective inquiry.

Al-qaeda wouldn't hate America if we didn't have unwavering support for Israel and total disregard for the Palestine people. We started this, now America must face the consequences of it's bigotry towards Islam for the sake of Israel.

However, all they can do is just hide behind calling people anti-semetic.

Best guesses from the Times UK

The main suspects in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination are the Pakistani and foreign Islamist militants who saw her as a heretic and an American stooge and had repeatedly threatened to kill her.

But fingers will also be pointed at Inter-Services Intelligence, the agency that has had close ties to the Islamists since the 1970s and has been used by successive Pakistani leaders to suppress political opposition.

"A perfect excuse from the White House to enter in Pakistan????? How many american kids will die now? How many troops will be send to Pakistan?? How many mothers will be crying? Please, my friends No more War...no more suffering."

Why take on issues now that we can have our grandchildren's generation take on?
That way we wont cry anymore, that way life wont be tough. Cant we just hug these people? Lowest casualty rate in the history of modern warfare is Too much to bear?

Thank god our Grandparents didnt have the same attitude.

The message is for Mark Predovic:

Winning in Iraq? Think again!

I agree, it must have been Global Warming and Bush inflamed it. ALL THE PROBLEMS WILL GO AWAY WHEN BUSH IS GONE...
wow, listen to yourselves- you sound like the most uneducated most one-track thinkers I have ever heard.

I'm with you Tim

There is no al qaeda, just like there is no woody woodpecker. Someone else draws the pictures, pulls the strings. Wake up.

I was just kidding about peaple believing that the President was the second shooter untill I read Norma's comment maybe theres more out there. Wheres Singer when you need her. Kindest Regards

Quit your wining, geez do you read what you write before submitting. Please, please no more war, no more suffering, no more crying mothers oh please!

I'm getting my eye excercises in these days with all the eye rolling I do when reading all the tinfoil hat posts about how every negative news item in the middle east is somehow Bush's fault and if we didn't go into Iraq the world would be a peaceful love fest. A radical idiot stormed into a crowd with a gun and a bomb - shooting people and blowing himself and everyone else up! How quickly the left wing folks make up excuses and give a pass for such evil deeds (the U.S. created the problem; Israel caused this... etc.) This radical, extremist stuff needs to be battled or else we all will slide back into the 14th century like the radical clerics in that region want us to go back to.

Posted by: maryo | Dec 27, 2007 12:18:02 PM

A perfect excuse from the White House to enter in Pakistan????? How many american kids will die now? How many troops will be send to Pakistan?? How many mothers will be crying? Please, my friends No more War...no more suffering

No body's sending anybody anywhere yet girlfriend. But do you know that Pakistan has 100-plus nuclear warheads on missiles? If they fall into the hands of these jihadist nut jobs, who are coming in their pants just at the very thought of it, you can kiss your sorry you-know-what goodbye.

There will not be any time for sorry mothers to be crying. When will the kooks in our country get off the notion that these extremists are not going to go on a "cruise" any time soon and leave the world alone. You need to get it through that brick on your shoulders that this will never end until they and their sick, cancerous, ideology are eradicated from the planet.

Welcome to the 21st century. Now, get back to your kool-aid.

She was a friend to democracy and freedom and she got killed for it. She knew she was a target and has been since the mid 90's yet bringing peace and democracy was important enough to risk her life for. Either Pakistan finally cleans up the terrorist ruling their streets or we go and do it for them.

Just another day in paradise...

Hello ! How many more mothers will be crying ? How many kids will die ?
How many innocent civilians must die at the hands of islamo-fascists before the likes of you and other "deny-ers" of their totalitarian intent, finally "get it". Your 'right' to complain about it being Bush's fault would be cut short under the auspices of sharia law, typically by a small sword...... remember Daniel Pearl ? Geez, was that Bush too ?
Wake up and smell the islamo-fascist wave sweeping that area of the world. Coming to neighborhood near YOU , if people like yourself have any say in the matter.

I wonder about the sick, poorly brought up juveniles who think it fun to blame our President for the horror in Pakistan?

It has become very apparent that Perez Musharif cannot control the radical elements of Islam in his country. As long as these Al Qaeda Criminals can find a Safe Haven in the Mountains of Pakistan then No One is safe. The Democratic Institution of Self Government is under attack by these islamofascists and they will only get stronger unless President Bush, along with NATO decide to invade this Safe Havens and hunt down every Fundie they can find. Because it has come down to us or them, and I prefer US!!!
I Would even sanction the use of Nuclear Weaponry to just wipe out these mountain villiages that harbor terrosists, and then mine them so no one else can reuse these areas to launch New Attacks on the Rights of Human Beings to live in Freedom.

al Qaeda admitted trying to kill her before and are admitting it now. Let's don't hide her heads in the sand.

I cannot imagine for a minute that someone in the international intelligence community with all of it's global technology and sophistication didn't have fore knowledge that this event was going to take place when, where and how it took place.

I wonder about the sick, poorly brought up juveniles who think it fun to blame our President for the horror in Pakistan?

The only directly identified source in this "news story" works for NBC. What a load of crap. Notice the address for the "obscure Italian web site" is not given. No names of sources.

Let's invade another country based on unsourced and proably inaccurate stories. But as we say in Texas, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

No need for this lack of journalism...

regarding maryo comments (i.e. an excuse to invade Pakistan and to kill more American kids) GET A LIFE! What is maryo's suggestion? Do nothing? We must have the stomach to confront this sort of evil no matter where it is. We do not have to invade to do that but we can continue to fight the wars against these scum. We shouldn't cower and hide under a rock. We should be deeply saddened by such a blow to those of us who are civilized and look forward to freedom, liberty, and democracy taking root in that region of the world. Thank God President Bush has a backbone and doesn't buckle at the knees.

Guess poster "Louis" thinks the moon landing was fake and the earth is flat too. Typical liberal drivel.

Brittany Spears did it. I'm just kidding. It *WAS* George Bush and his Global Warming....

It appears that Al Queada has shot down an ingenious American plan to have two pro-American, anti-Al Queada leaders running for election in Pakistan at the same time: Musharraf and Bhutto.

So where are the facts in this story that we can substantiate? Reminds me a mushroom cloud a few years back.

Bush lied, wells dried.

Al Queda was created & supported by the CIA to fight the Soviets In Afghanistan.Who do you think is responsible for most of the mayhem in this world?