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Benazair Bhutto Zapruder tape
The Benazair Bhutto "Zapruder tape" is a little hard to sort out. I had to watch it three times before spotting the assassin. You need to watch the other one too, which also has sounds of gunshots and an explosion.
The visuals of the Ray Ban-wearing assassin and the sound of gunshots strongly suggest that Ms. Bhutto didn't die by hitting her head on a lever of her car's sunroof during the attack, as Pakistan government spokespersons have claimed in a stab of almost Duck Soup-like surrealism. The N.Y. Times reports that yesterday Pakistani newspapers "covered their front pages with photographs showing a man apparently pointing a gun at her from just yards away. "
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 31, 2007 at 10:01 AM
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dangovich ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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Why are the Pakistani officials so afraid to acknowledge she was shot?
That guy at the press conference reminded me of the Soviet news anchor in one of those Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedies reading the news while someone held a gun to his head.
Posted by dangovich at December 31, 2007 10:27 AM
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vansmith says ...
its fucked up, but why did she come back? she knew they were going to kill her, all the rally's she was going to...come on, she sacrificed herself..
Posted by vansmith at December 31, 2007 10:30 AM
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Bocephus says ...
"Why are the Pakistani officials so afraid to acknowledge she was shot?"
Because they killed her.
(Just unleashing my inner DZ, you all know you want to do it sometimes!)
Posted by Bocephus at December 31, 2007 10:34 AM
comment #4
Vitesse98 says ...
If memory serves, wasn't there an assassination attempt the very first day she returned? The sick thing is, she returned at the prodding of America, who supported her - not to win, it turns out, but simply to provide the appearance of a real election race.
Posted by Vitesse98 at December 31, 2007 11:41 AM
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K. Bowen says ...
The Pakistani government must have known that there was no way that the incident wouldn't be filmed. Which makes their story seem much more suspect.
Posted by K. Bowen at December 31, 2007 02:11 PM
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AH says ...
The Pakistani Government did not have her killed. Think about it, what's the benefit for them? If she's alive, her party wins the election. If she's dead, she becomes a martyr and her party wins the election. Plus, she was supported by the U.S., who also supports Musharraf.
No, the truth is more complex. It was either someone in her party or AQ (doubtful) or Sharif's party.
Posted by AH at December 31, 2007 03:31 PM
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christian says ...
Why did Bhutto email Wolf Blitzer that if she died, Musharaff was responsible? And why him? And where's that story?
Posted by christian at December 31, 2007 03:50 PM
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Walter Sobchak says ...
Don't let this assassination over-shadow the much more horrible things America has done. In fact, the U.$. probably assassinated her.
-D.Z.
Posted by Walter Sobchak at December 31, 2007 08:39 PM
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Bob Violence says ...
Think about it, what's the benefit for them? If she's alive, her party wins the election. If she's dead, she becomes a martyr and her party wins the election.
What election?
Posted by Bob Violence at January 2, 2008 12:42 AM
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