Today former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to her native land after eight years of self imposed exile. The event was highly covered and media outlets around the world were there to capture her triumphant return which was exiting and peaceful until a suicide bomber interrupted by killing over a hundred supporters.
Since announcing her return to Pakistan Bhutto has received more threats against her life this time coming from the Taliban and Al Queda. Bhutto has said in interviews and a recent oped article that she is returning to Pakistan because she believes now is the time to bring true democracy to Pakistan. Bhutto feels that unless change is made now the fundamentalist and extremist wings of Islam in Pakistan will take over the country and plunge it into darkness.
In case our wimpy fat cat American politicians aren’t paying attention, Bhutto is willing to risk her life for democracy. Our politicians in the US aren’t willing to take a stand on anything for fear they might lose their cherished political position.
Bhutto did not need to return to Pakistan. She and her family lived a comfortable life in exile. However Bhutto is returning and risking everything she has for her country. Bhutto and others like Aung San Sun Ki in Burma are willing to risk their lives and all they have for their country and their people, what are we and our politicians willing to do?
It’s sad that I can’t think of one Democratic or Republican politician in Washington who would risk his or her skin to defend democracy in this country, except, maybe, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel or Ron Paul.
When it’s “Give me liberty or give me death” time, the Bush Boy would quickly defect to the British — of course, that would probably be unnecessary, as he would be a blueblood Tory in the first place
Comment by RS Janes — October 19, 2007 @ 6:30 am