Benazir Bhutto has transcended the mere role of political leader, she is now a martyr. And just like the famous Jedi in Star Wars striking her down has made her more powerful than any of her enemies could possibly imagine. No longer just a face of political change in Pakistan, the name of Bhutto may just be the rallying cry in the fight to stabalize the nation. Or conversely could ring the death knell for a united Pakistan and my usher in a bloody civil war along the lines of neighboring Afghanistan. Now imagine that horrible scene complicated by Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the tensions with

Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Benezir Bhutto was killed today. A suicide bombing killed 14 Bhutto's supporters and in the aftermath of the bomb attack Bhutto suffered bullet wounds. She was rushed to the Rawalpindi General Hospital less than two miles from the bombing scene, and there doctors pronounced her dead. Former Pakistan government spokesman Tariq Azim Khan said it's still not clear whether she was shot or it was the shrapnel from the bomb.This was not the only incident today in Pakistan.The

In Urdu, Pakistan is supposed to mean "Land of the Pure" but this latest tragedy shows just how far the former British Colony has strayed from the dreams of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Instead of a place where the Muslim contingent of of Punjabi, Afghani, Kashmiri, Indian and Sind peoples can live in peace, Pakistan has become a breeding ground of hate. The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, whose father and brothers were killed in the past, has shown just how self-destructive the Islamic world has become.Don't doubt for a second that Musharraf had anything to do with this - it is a tailor-made

A train full of people has derailed today killing at least 58 people and injuring 120. The overnight express was going from Karachi to Lahore when 15 of it's 17 carriages derailed near Mehrabpur. 40 of the injured are in critical condition and there are still strapped people in the carriages.

With a State of Emergency imposed in Pakistan things are getting even more interesting. The US is fighting terror in the name of freedom and democracy. Now our biggest ally in the fight has suspended freedom and democracy in order to preserve its hold on power. Musharraf's willingness to help us has weakened his support and if anything has now put democracy even further away. If the extremists get their wish and overthrow Musharraf, just like he overthrew Sharif we have an even bigger problem than Iran, we will have another rogue state but this time one with confirmed nukes. Then what? The

A suicide bombing killed 124 people and injured more than 320 Karachi, Pakistan. Bhutto returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile. She was not injured by the blast and returned to her family safely. A

American Government Responses to Genocides: Pakistan and Burundi The Americans and Pakistan Many factors influenced the decision-making process of the Nixon administration regarding the Pakistani genocide in 1971. The most important of these was the China detente strategy. Authors Morris and Pilkington both argue that Nixon feared his Detente negotiations with China would be jeopardized by taking action against Pakistan for its behavior; not only was Pakistan the go-between but was putting down a secessionist threat, one that China did not want to to see happen in its own country.Other factors

A pair of explosions on a train that headed to Pakistan set off a fire, that killed at least 66 people, some trapped beneath a train door. Officials say the attack was to disrupt improving relationships between India and Pakistan. The explosions and fire struck just before midnight Sunday, a day before peace talks between India and Pakistan.The fire swept through two cars just before the Samjhauta Express reached the station in the village of Dewana, about 50 miles north of New Delhi. As on most Indian trains, the windows of many cars are barred for security reasons. Most of the victims were Pakistani.That