Benazir Bhutto, Martyr for Democracy

"Benazir Bhutto killed in attack" from BBC News reports that former Pakistani Prime MInister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bombing in what was regarded as the secure city of Rawalpindi after speaking at a rally.  She was the head of the Pakistan People's Party and was running for eleciton in January.  She had been in self-imposed exile for the past eight years. 

Whatever anyone's opinion of Bhutto's politics, this is a blow for democracy in general and a specific threat in a region of the world precipitously roiling with extremist eleements - and with proximity to nuclear weapons. 

Obituary of Benazir Bhutto

Michelle Malkin details attack, al-Qaeda connection

Jihad Watch weighs in

Counterterrorism Blog gives background on previous violence vis-a-vis Bhutto

Hot Air weighs in...

Der Spiegel coverage

"Benazir Bhutto" by Mark Steyn of National Review

TIME: Making a martyr of Bhutto