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Herman Munster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 06:39 PM
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Musharraf: Bhutto died from hitting her head on the sunroof, Al Qaida responsible for attack
Edited on Fri Dec-28-07 06:40 PM by Herman Munster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_on_re_as/pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting elsewhere that left 27 dead.

President Pervez Musharraf's government also said Bhutto was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel as originally claimed. Instead, it said her skull was shattered by the force of a suicide bomb blast that slammed her against a lever in her car's sunroof.

The new explanations were part of a rapidly evolving political crisis triggered by the death of Bhutto, Musharraf's most powerful foe in the elections. The rioting by Bhutto's furious supporters raised concerns that this nuclear-armed nation, plagued by chaos and the growing threat from Islamic militants even before the killing, was in danger of spinning out of control.

Pentagon officials said Friday they have seen nothing to give them any worries about the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 06:40 PM
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1. Well there was a gun involved.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 06:40 PM
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2. So, Al Qeda makes SUV's? n/t
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 06:41 PM
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3. The TV consensus is that this is intended to diminish her martyrdom
Edited on Fri Dec-28-07 06:42 PM by Kurt_and_Hunter
I read that someone said she had a heart attack (!)

They would claim she slipped in dog-shit if they could get away with it.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 07:07 PM
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4. Okay, that makes some sense to me.
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 07:27 PM
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5. who lies best? bush or musharaff?
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