It was announced Sunday that contained within Benazir Bhutto's will, she wanted her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, take over in case of her death. But Zardari, who is viewed with suspicion by many Pakistanis, appointed his son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as official chairman of the party that the 19-year-old's grandfather founded in 1967.
Investigators accused Zardari, and by complicity Benazir, of taking secret kickbacks from airline, power station and pipeline projects, rice deals, customs inspections, defence contracts, land sell-offs, even government welfare. They allege that while the kickbacks were organised by Zardari, Benazir knew what was going on. As prime minister and finance minister, she had to approve many government contracts personally.
Zardari was jailed for the first time in 1990 on charges ranging from murder to bank fraud when Bhutto's first government was dismissed. He was released in 1993 and acquitted of the charges.
Zardari became investment minister in Bhutto's second government. He was nicknamed "Mr. 10%" for allegedly skimming commissions on government contracts. He was also accused of spending state money on ponies and the apples to feed them at the prime minister's residence, while the poor lacked bread to eat.
He was jailed a second time in 1996 over corruption allegations and alleged involvement in an attack on Bhutto's brother, Murtaza, who died in a shootout near his home in Karachi. He was freed in 2004 and moved his family to the United Arab Emirates.
Zardari appointed his son to insure election but you can bet Zardari will be the puppet master used by the new world order. Bilawal is just a pawn with no experience and will be easy to manipulate. Doesn't make much difference though, the elections will be rigged in favor of Musharraf anyway.
Musharraf has become a torn in the side of the Council on Foreign Relations and they insist on replacing him. Should get real interesting in Pakistan over the next few weeks.
Anyway you look at this situation it has CIA and ISI written all over it. If a state led democracy is what the elite want in Pakistan, they will stop at nothing to accomplish the task. I suspect the CIA viewed Benazir Bhutto's death as a way to lock in Pakistani elections. Her death made a statement to the peoples party, "Stand in formation or we'll shove a gun in your mouth!"
The events over the last few days make ISI involvement more obvious. The initial crime scene was hosed down within a hour of the assassination. Many witnesses claim Pakistani Military was involved and helped carry out the attack by leaving their posts early.
The people of Pakistan are still under martial law and many cities are torched, all in the name of democracy.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Bhutto's Corrupt Husband To Succeed Her
