Reply #19: I still haven't read much on this so forgive me for perhaps

[Whisp]

being really ignorant about what's happening over there and the consequences.

1. Mushariff came to power with a coup - he was not elected - he is supported by Bush's america as so many dictators are.

2. the pakistanis are not too comfortable with bush being so close to Mush - asking all those favors of him since the Iraq occupation.

3. bottom line Mush is their man, the neocons pretty well own him.

4. Was Bhutto also as ownable as Mush? did she in any way threaten the hold that the Americans have over much of Pakistan's policies? It appeas she was to be a real threat to Mush in the upcoming elections.

It's very easy for me to jump to conclusions that there is some nasty dirty work here and that the CIA/Bush/Neos are involved. How many things like this have we read about over the years - but at the time of event the notions always gets poo pooed.