Showing posts with label peaceful change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peaceful change. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Today, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Pakistan after returning from self-imposed exile in London just a few short months ago. When hearing of her return, I thought to myself, she is not long for this world. Today's New York Times obituary said of her:

A deeply polarizing figure, Ms. Bhutto, the “daughter of Pakistan,” was twice elected prime minister and twice expelled from office in a swirl of corruption charges that propelled her into self-imposed exile in London for much of the past decade. She returned home this fall, billing herself as a bulwark against Islamic extremism and a tribune of democracy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/world/asia/28bhuttocnd.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin



As we head into another United States presidential electoral cycle, may we teach the children well about how the electoral process can lead to peaceful and meaningful change.