The Washington Times has some choice words of commentary on the current crisis in Pakistan. We believe it was in President Pervez Musharraf's best interest to keep opposition candidate Benazir Bhutto alive at all costs, as he has problems enough maintaining the balancing act that has enabled him to survive this long. But the radical Islamists put her on their hit list after she turned against them, and there are highly placed Pakistanis ready to stir up trouble just to exploit the chaos that results. The situation for Musharraf looks grim, but there is still a little time to save himself. What we don't need are inflammatory statements that will only make things worse for nearly everyone, such as this one by Hillary Clinton:
In response to a reporter's question, the New York Democrat suggested that Mr. Musharraf could be toppled; called into question the legitimacy of Pakistan's elections scheduled for next week; demanded that Mr. Musharraf agree to an "independent" investigation of Mrs. Bhutto's death; and reminded everyone that she had known "Benazir" for 12 years — in other words, dating back to her second term as prime minister of Pakistan during the mid-1990s, when Mrs. Bhutto was facilitating the growth of al Qaeda and the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan.
PR News Channel provided a transcript of Sen. Clinton's interview with Wolf Blitzer.
In response to a reporter's question, the New York Democrat suggested that Mr. Musharraf could be toppled; called into question the legitimacy of Pakistan's elections scheduled for next week; demanded that Mr. Musharraf agree to an "independent" investigation of Mrs. Bhutto's death; and reminded everyone that she had known "Benazir" for 12 years — in other words, dating back to her second term as prime minister of Pakistan during the mid-1990s, when Mrs. Bhutto was facilitating the growth of al Qaeda and the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan.
PR News Channel provided a transcript of Sen. Clinton's interview with Wolf Blitzer.
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