I really doubt Musharraf is behind this one. There are just too many other groups that stand to gain more from the resultant chaos to lay this one at his feet. I do have to say that she may have been brave, but she was very foolish. She should have been more cautious- so many things depended, or appeared to depend, on her survival and participation in the governing of Pakistan, and she is running around that powderkeg of a country in a ****ing convertible?

Behind it? Probably not. Did what he could to facilitate it, definitely.

This just in from HDNet...

Was it a convertible or a Sunroof.....?

Sunroof

I stand corrected- it was a sunroof. She stood incorrectly, and is now dead. Sorry- don't mean to be glib, but I think her actions were incredibly stupid and now a whole lot more bad things are going to happen just because she didn't have the good sense to protect her ass better. I suspect she may have caught Martyritis- it's the only explanation I can think of for this sort of behavior on her part.

I think she knew that assasination was likely and had accepted that possibility. Knowing from past experience as Prime Minister that the real power of the country lies in the military and not the government I suspect she also accepted the fact that her death might bring about change perhaps more than her election would.

Regardless, she approached her role fearlessly, which is usually an admired trait in leaders. And in a world where people regularly die for causes, it's nice to see that sacrifices for democracy are made at the leadership level and not just an expectation of foot soldiers.

She should have had Daffy Duck poke his head through the roof first to see if it was safe. That's what Bugs Bunny would have done.

Finally: a voice of reason on this matter.

According to Pakistan and the White House she was killed by Al Quada, and the shots missed. It was the bomb that killed her.