Political Quotes

“It has been a month--almost to the day-- that former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. She was murdered barely a mile from the site where her own father, also a prime minister, had been executed by a military strongman nearly two decades earlier. She was killed by a terrorist attack in the very same park where, over half a century ago, Pakistan's very first prime minister was gunned down under circumstances that to this day remain clouded in mystery. The death of Ms. Bhutto was not the first time a Pakistani leader met a violent end. But never has the loss been greater--for Pakistan, and for friends of democracy the world over. Never has the danger posed by such a loss been more serious--for Pakistan, and for the U.S. as well. For many Members of this body, the loss of Ms. Bhutto comes as a personal shock. Some of us knew Benazir during her tenure in office, others had met her during her years of exile. Anyone who encountered the prime minister can understand the sadness experienced by Pakistanis of all political outlooks. The murder of Ms. Bhutto was a human tragedy, but one with potentially dire political and national security repercussions. In the wake of this shocking act of terrorism, Pakistani democracy remains seriously threatened. This is not merely a matter of concern to Pakistan, but to the U.S. as well.”