Benazir Bhutto, a top opposition leader in Pakistan, was killed by suicide bombing.
Ackerman adds, "The most likely culprit is the Pakistani Taliban and
al-Qaeda. But it’s not exactly an event met with tears by the Pakistani military, which thoroughly controls the government and the economy."
That said, President Musharraf will almost certainly use this as an opportunity to consolidate power. He may well make a play to attempt to transition into a fully autocratic state with U.S. patronage, like say Egypt or Saudi Arabia. With nukes and a real but minority Islamist terrorist opposition there’s a good chance the U.S. will let him. If we do, there [will] certainly be more bloodshed to come.
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