a moment in History : Pakistan’s Bhutto Assasinated

The first SMS arrived announcing of the suicide bomber, fifteen minutes later the mobile sent out its familiar message tone, without even looking I knew she was dead..

clipped from www.forbes.com Pakistan’s Bhutto Assassinated Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot dead Thursday at a political rally by an attacker who then set off a blast that left 20 others dead. In a year of increasing violence in Pakistan, Bhutto returned home from exile in October to contest parliamentary elections. Analysts said the viability and legitimacy of the Jan. 8 elections have dimmed with her death. “The biggest hope for Pakistan was for free and fair elections to give the government some genuine legitimacy,” said Gareth Price, head of the Asia department at the London-based think tank Chatham House. “This assassination will make it much harder to get that free and fair election.”