Bhutto condemns bomb attack
Bhutto spoke for the first time since the attempted assassination. She is a brave women. My question is how did the bombing happen? It is clear that there are several groups that seriously would like to kill her. So, why was security so slack? A low moving bus? Crowds of people crammed the streets making it impossible to maneuver the vehicle. I don’t get it. That’s a set up, isn’t it?
Outstanding summary of events here.
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From MSNBC:
Benazir Bhutto blamed al-Qaida and Taliban militants Friday for the assassination attempt against her that killed at least 136 people, and declared she would risk her life to restore democracy in Pakistan and prevent an extremist takeover.
The former premier presented a long list of foes who would like to see her dead — from loyalists of a previous military regime that executed her politician father to Islamic hard-liners bent on stopping a female leader from modernizing Pakistan. (more…)
Another group wanted to attack a military base
Remember those knuckleheads that wanted to attack Fort Dix. Well, in Germany, there appears to have been another plot to attack a major German Airport and a military base. I’ll have to read more details before I can comment further.
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From NYT:
German authorities said Wednesday that they had stopped a major terrorist attack against American and German targets in this country, arresting three Islamic militants and seizing a large amount of potentially explosive chemicals and military-grade detonators.
Those arrested — two German citizens who had converted to Islam and a Turkish resident of Germany — were in the advanced stages of plotting bomb attacks that could have been deadlier than those that killed dozens in London and Madrid, the police and security officials said. At least five lesser figures are still being pursued, they said.
“They were planning massive attacks,” the German federal prosecutor, Monika Harms, said at a news conference, outlining an intensive six-month investigation. She said the suspects had amassed hydrogen peroxide, the main chemical in the explosives used in the London suicide bombings of July 2005. (more…)