The facts now suggest that Butto's head moved against the sun-roof handle propelled by the shock-wave blast from the bomb. It is highly unlikely that a woman of her age would move so rapidly as to cause her own death by blunt-head trauma! Enough to bruise oneself, sure, but a lethal trauma, impossible unless her autonomic nervous system did it.
It was definitely an assasination.
And if you want to compare Al Qaida with the US- it's true we both use lethal force under cirmcumstances to get our way, but that's about all we have in common. We don't shoot and then go hide, we wave at you and shoot you again. We also belive in the rule of law and as a general rule, we work out our differences by discussing matters. We don't kill those who dissagree with us in cold blood, we don't even fight them unless they do something to us first.
The Pakistani government is an agent of civilization- there is no difference in the potential between a Pakistani, a European or an American. The difference is the civilization and the rule of law, that enables us to work together and make agreements without resorting to violence.
If Al Qaida wants to be in power, why don't they field their own candiates and play by the rules of law? Could it be, because they know no one in their right mind would follow them? They are cowards, because they can't and won't defend their beliefs in the open. They have no idea of a future or how to assemble a society, or how to be responsible leaders.
But anyone can kill anyone at anytime. In the US we choose not to. We listen to the candidates and we make our choice. That shouldn't be too much for the Pakistanis to enjoy as well- a political process where violence doesn't play a role.
