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Sniper Teams Kill Pakistan’s Bhutto Prior To Meeting US Lawmakers
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers
December 28, 2007
FSB reports presented to President Putin on the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto today are detailing what Russian Security Analysts are stating was a ‘sophisticated’ sniper team attack which left the loved leader of her people dead.
These reports state Pakistan’s elite commando division, called the Special Service (…)

In the following interview, which took place after the first assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto when she first returned to Pakistan after eight years in exile, she states that Omar Sheikh murdered Osama Bin Laden. The statement occurs 6 minutes and 10 seconds into the interview.
By making this statement, Bhutto proved that she was genuine, but unfortunately she also sealed her doom. Even though it is well known that Osama Bin Laden has been dead for a number of years, very few (…)

December 28, 2007
BHUTTO, BUSH, AND MUSHARRAF
John Chuckman
With the assassination of Ms. Bhutto, we are given to understand, by many newspaper stories and broadcasts, that anti-democratic religious zealots killed Pakistan’s last hope for democracy.
Ms. Bhutto was in many ways an admirable and accomplished leader, a talented woman of courage, but her assassination was a far more complex event than simplistic claims about the dark work of anti-democratic forces.
President Musharraf, (…)

As in all major events that change the course of a nation or history, one has to ask who benefits most from such events.
In the months preceding her return to Pakistan Bhutto was suddenly sprung from obscurity into a goddess and a saviour of Pakistan. From her appearance before CFR (council on foreign relations) earlier this year to her meetings with various high level people in America and Europe, she was set up as the highest democrat of the Muslim world. The controlled media crowned her (…)

What happens now in Pakistan
Omer Subhani – Counterpunch December 27, 2007
1. I have to start off with my recent perceptions of her. She was a corrupt politician who was more interested in her political legacy than in the welfare of her nation and people. President Bush said today that Bhutto was someone who fought against terrorism. She did so, conveniently, post 9-11. During the mid 1990s she was openly pro-Taliban as the Pakistani government was one of the few nations in the world (…)

Credit Crunch vs. Central Banks - You Lose
by gjohnsit
Wed Dec 26, 2007 at 10:04:38 AM PST
"If I had to be bold I’d say we began a recession in December." - Bill Gross, Pimco Funds founder
The credit crunch that started in August is threatening to bring the economies of the entire 1st world to a grinding halt. To combat that the central banks of America and Europe are pumping cheap money into the markets at an unprecedented rate. These actions are not without consequences. (…)

"We believe Ralph Nader is the best possible candidate to spearhead a Green and independent electoral insurgency in 2008 against the war in Iraq, global warming, and the corporate domination of health care, economics, environment, and every other public policy.
We believe a Nader for President campaign in 2008 would have an historic impact by defining the policy debate, not only for the 2008 campaign, but also for the next generation.
The Draft Nader Committee is organized to encourage (…)

Delegates from USA, Russia, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, France, Bangladesh, Nepal and India adopted the following document as the Declaration of the International Anti-imperialist Conference held at Calcutta on November 27-29, 2007.
The world is passing through a very critical phase in human history. In the name of globalization the capitalist class has brought down most murderous attacks, vicious persecution, and ruthless exploitation on the working masses. The (…)

Middle East censors seek to limit Web access
Hannah Allam | McClatchy Newspapers
last updated: December 24, 2007 05:34:46 PM
McClatchy Washington Bureau Posted on Wed, Dec. 26, 2007
CAIRO, Egypt — In Iran, a large red icon pops up on computer screens. In Syria, there’s a discreet note from the filter. Other Arab nations display "blocked" in bold lettering or issue crafty "page not found" replies.
However the censors put it, the message is clear: You’re not permitted to see this (…)

I posted the following information when Musharraf declared a state of emergency, and unfortunately the analysis remains valid now that Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated.
To understand the seriousness of the situation in Pakistan consider watching or listening to the following interview with the acclaimed British-Pakistani historian, novelist, political campaigner and commentator Tariq Ali at Democracy Now! (video, audio and transcript). It is a great analysis of what is happening in (…)