benazir bhutto rip

i read the news today oh boy
about a lady being gunned down
in a cold-blooded assassination in pakistan
these days try as i might
i seem to get less and less moved by bad news
is it age or is it weariness or possibly both
this one has reverberated more than most
so tv news has for a change been watched
online newspapers have been sited and read
democracy now has been resurrected in my daily viewing
i was not looking forward to seeing amy's face
unlike every other news reader i can think of
amy's heart is worn on her face
she is totally and impressively professional
but when it comes to bad news
especially the fall of a beacon of hope
her forlorn expression is in a way comforting
no flippant rendering of the news for her
so if she is sad which too often she is these days
then we can be sure this is serious, mum
some time today the democracy now broadcast was online
the first one after the murder had taken place
amy was as expected sad but about a scale of 7
which meant there was more to this story
than the loss of a beacon of hope
in a nation of despair and desperation
they dedicated their hour long show to this event
allowing for some in-depth reporting and analysis
including a very articulate and knowledgeable observer
mr tariq ali - pakistan born author, activist and commentator
he had some very interesting things to say
seems ms bhutto was effectively sent back by the u s of a
against the advice of those wanting to boycott the upcoming election
that was bound to be rigged by president mushareef
it is claimed she would not stand up to washington
in their wish to have her settled in again as prime minister
similarly she had rolled over to the military machine
seems personal ambition outweighed long-term planning
despite her father being executed by the military
with the support of washington
more recently in her last stint as p m
tariq ali claims she did nothing for the poor
but instead accumulated 1.5 billion dollars through corruption
he is staggered at the piety being displayed
as the global media has conspired
to effectively whitewash her sordid past
but wait things get even worse
seems her brother who had also been assassinated
while sister was in power as prime minister
was taken out with orders from the top
which really is a staggering claim
so even on the day of her funeral
there's not such a pretty picture emerging
which explains amy's less that overwhelming grief
but it's not all doom and gloom
there's a compelling argument put forward
the u s of a needs to sort out afghanistan
which is destabilising pakistan
there is no major issue with militarists in pakistan
the people there know what they want
they just want the u s out of their faces
and not have a government on their knees to the u s
that is leave 'em alone
don't meddle in their affairs
don't try and manipulate their leadership
then maybe people like benezir bhutto would not get killed
more blood on the hands of that dude in the u s
she may not have been perfect
amy wasn't her biggest fan
but she didn't need to die
we shall watch and wait