BENAZIR BHUTTO
GIRLHOOD
STAGE 2
Saturday, November 21, 2009
WWD - BENAZIR BHUTTO DAYS BEFORE ASSASSINATION
HER FINAL HOURS
BENAZIR BHUTTO DAYS BEFORE ASSASSINATON IN PAKISTAN
Benazir Bhutto Pictures
Benazir Bhutto Pictures
WWD - BENAZIR BHUTTO - YOUNG ADULT - STAGE 3
BENAZIR BHUTTO
YOUNG ADULT
STAGE 4
What was Benazir Bhutto like as a young adult ... who were her role models ?
WWD - BENAZIR BHUTTO STORY - STAGE 4 CAREER WOMAN/BRIDE WIFE
Benazir Bhutto Pictures
Article "Don Zardari" From one end of the country to the other, Pakistan is threatened by unrest and terrorism. Meet the longtime jailbird tasked with keeping it together - Nicholas Schmidle, National Post Published: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
BACKGROUND ON ASIF ALI ZARDARI AS BRIDEGROOM/HUSBANDLast fall, during Asif Ali Zardari's first foreign trip as head of state, the Pakistani President met with Sarah Palin in New York City.
Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto and oft-described playboy, looked delighted as he greeted--and then charmed-- the vice-presidential candidate. He called Palin "gorgeous" and then added, "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you." Palin blushed. When a handler asked Zardari and the Alaskan Governor to continue shaking hands, Zardari quipped, "If he's insisting, I might hug."
Zardari's comment created a stir back home. Stories about the incident splashed across the front pages of Pakistani newspapers. The imam of the Red Mosque in Islamabad, the site of a pro-Taliban rebellion in the summer of 2007, issued a fatwa against Zardari, claiming that his behaviour was un-Islamic and inappropriate for the leader of a Muslim state.
Zardari's clumsiness presents a serious problem, not only for his country but for the United States. Since 2001, Washington's approach to Islamabad has been less a matter of international relations than personal diplomacy, focused narrowly on the country's head of state. This is partly a matter of necessity: Pakistan lacks the civil institutions and governmental continuity that make deeper relationships possible. And, as Bush officials geared up for war in Afghanistan, they cherished their newfound, one-call-can-do-it-all ally, Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf promised to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda on the Afghan border and showed that he was trying to normalize relations with India to boot.
But by late-2006 the Taliban was stronger than ever and al-Qaeda had reconstituted itself inside Pakistani territory, Washington began looking for someone new. The pro-American Bhutto seemed just the person, despite her previous, less-than-successful turns as prime minister. But those plans crumbled when Bhutto was assassinated in December, 2007. Then Musharraf resigned last summer, effectively leaving Zardari, at least in the eyes of many American officials, as the last, best hope for the United States.
Spent 8 years of the 11 years in Jail
It's an enormous responsibility and one that few expected Zardari ever to assume -- not least because he had spent eight of the last 11 years in jail. He had been charged with corruption, money-laundering, murdering his brother-in-law and evading taxes. Once, he allegedly attached a bomb to a businessman's leg and ordered him to withdraw his money from the bank. Zardari has often behaved more like a don than a democrat.
That will matter little to the United States if he proves to be a capable leader. But it's worth considering just how many U. S. interests are at stake in Pakistan, a nuclear-armed, Talibaninfested, economically desperate nation of 170 million people. Washington urgently needs Islamabad's help in fighting al-Qaeda and restoring stability to Afghanistan. And, as questions grow about Pakistan's complicity in November's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the United States craves a leader who can prevent full-scale war with India. Accomplishing all this would tax even the most gifted politician. Is the man who flirted with Sarah Palin up to the task?
1980s
In the mid-1980s, Benazir Bhutto, who had taken over the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) between her father's overthrow (in 1977) and hanging (in 1979), asked her mother to find her a suitable husband.
Unmarried women in Pakistan attracted scandal, and Bhutto needed to be able to meet with male party workers at night without creating a controversy. Meanwhile, Zardari's parents had been shopping around Asif.
While the Bhuttos represented a political dynasty and were among the biggest landholders in Sindh, the Zardaris were, in the words of The Guardian, "looked down on as Johnny-come-latelies." But Bhutto was ultimately willing to overlook the social stigma of "marrying down." She was reportedly attracted to Zardari's sense of humour and open-mindedness. The two married on Dec. 18, 1987.
Benazir Bhutto Pictures
Bride - December 18, 1987
I asked Zardari if he ever felt that Bhutto was out of his league. "I imagined myself as a knight in white armour," Zardari said. (He habitually muddles cliches.) "I don't think I fathomed what she was until I married her. I just couldn't grasp the ... giganticness of her personality," he added. "There is a saying in my language: 'The camel only finds out that there is something taller than him when he comes beneath a mountain.'"
Career Woman
In the ensuing years, Zardari seemed to settle into his role as Bhutto's number two. He stabled his horses at the prime minister's house and spent his time doing business, bolstering his unctuousness with her political influence.
Shaheen Sehbai, a reporter who covered the parliament during those years and who is now an editor of the English-language newspaper The News, remembers Zardari as someone who could be "warm and dapper" in public, and a "very ruthless Mafioso type" in private.
Rumours of Zardari's glad-handing and arm-twisting swirled around the parliament soon after Bhutto first took power in 1988, according to Sehbai: "We used to hear all the time that Zardari was on the take."
1990
In August, 1990, Bhutto's government was dismissed on charges of corruption and abuse of power, and Zardari was thrown into jail.
1993
He stayed there until 1993, when Bhutto returned to power, bailed out her husband and named him minister of the environment and, later, minister of investment.
1996
In seesaw fashion, Bhutto's government was again dismissed in November, 1996, on corruption allegations, and
1998
Zardari was, once again, put in prison. In 1998, Bhutto went into exile in Dubai, facing the threat of her own incarceration.
Zardari, meanwhile, languished in Karachi Central Prison, where he was tortured--beaten with a rifle butt and slashed with shards of glass.
2009
Today, he has a sickle-shaped scar on his tongue and a scar across his neck. "This is my jugular vein," Zardari said to me, pulling down the collar of his shirt. "They cut it open and said, 'We are going to kill you.'"
I asked him what kind of information his torturers hoped to extract. "Basically, they were trying to break me. They had tried everything [to defame Bhutto] but it hadn't worked," he said.
His jailers offered to let him go if he could guarantee that Bhutto wouldn't return to Pakistan, a proposition he refused. Said Zardari, "They simply didn't want us to be the leaders of the PPP."
2004
In late 2004, Zardari was finally released from jail. He flew to the United States to seek medical care for diabetes and back and heart trouble, conditions exacerbated by the torture.
2007
In 2007, 18 years after their first trip, Zardari and Bhutto were back in Washington, courting the next generation of Bushes. Though George W. Bush's administration strongly backed Musharraf, political instability and the growing pro-Taliban insurgency in Pakistan won Bhutto receptive audiences.
Armed with lobbyists, she tirelessly ran the think-tank circuit and cultivated officials, arguing that a power-sharing arrangement between her and Musharraf would offer the best hope for quelling the country's problems.
Zardari and Bhutto eventually returned to Pakistan in October, 2007, after the government waived their outstanding corruption cases.
The night Bhutto arrived, after eight years in exile, suicide bombers attacked her procession, killing more than 140 people. Bhutto narrowly escaped.
Just two months later and only a week after her 20th wedding anniversary, terrorists targeted Bhutto again, this time successfully. Pakistan burned for days.
The worst rioting occurred in Bhutto and Zardari's home province of Sindh. When Bhutto's family and supporters buried her, Sindhis chanted, "We don't need Pakistan!We don't need Pakistan!"
Soon after, the PPP produced Bhutto's handwritten will at a press conference. In it, she had written: "I would like my husband Asif Ali Zardari to lead you in the interim period until you and he decide what is best. I say this because he is a man of courage and honour. He spent 11-and-a-half years in prison without bending despite torture. He has the political stature to keep our party united."
Zardari had always believed that he could flourish in a larger role, even while he kept up the appearance of being content at Bhutto's side.
Like Bhutto, who watched and learned from her father before she assumed power, Zardari spent years watching and learning from his wife. His style, however, couldn't be more different than Bhutto's.
Whereas she relied on intellect and charisma, Zardari relies on street smarts and cunning.
But sometimes Zardari's charm hasn't been enough, and his penchant for backroom dealings has shown a darker side, too. He doesn't handle dissent well.
1996
His political opponents and even some within the Bhutto family accuse him of murdering Benazir's brother in September, 1996, to remove potential rivals within the PPP. And, shortly after the PPP's recent return to power, he sought to stifle criticism in the press by offering prominent journalists lucrative jobs in government.
Beyond co-opting the media, Zardari has surrounded himself with jailhouse pals, business partners and former exiles. Several of Zardari's fellow inmates now occupy cabinet-level posts in his government.
Weeks after Zardari took power, and just hours after he addressed parliament for the first time, terrorists bombed the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, killing more than 50 people; and, in November, gunmen based in Pakistan went on a rampage in Mumbai, bringing India and Pakistan to the brink of war.
The war against Islamic militants has gone so badly, in fact, that Zardari's government recently relented to Taliban demands and agreed to the imposition of shariah law in the Swat Valley.
When I visited Zardari in his office, I tried to elicit his master strategy for managing the multiple crises unfurling around him. "What comes next?" I asked.
"I was sitting in prison, looking at the poverty, looking at the problems of the nation, and thinking, 'How are we going to bring the country out of this mess?'" he replied. He told me that he considered the problems he inherited even worse than conventionally portrayed. "I know that the figures are all wrong," he said.
Then, speaking with the conviction of a man who felt that ruling Pakistan had always been his destiny, he said, "You see, I know where the state is going."
The rest of us, apparently, must wait to find out. - Nicholas Schmidle is a fellow at the New America Foundation. His first book, To Live Or Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years In Pakistan, will be published in May.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
WWD - GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, PM OF NORWAY
DR. GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND TALKS ON HER PET SUBJECT - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Part 1 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked what was the importance and impact of the 1985 Brundtland Commission Report.
Part 2 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if the 1985 report raised expectations to an unreasonable level.
Part 3 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if she thinks there is a feeling amongst governments and businesses that environmental action really will happen now.
Part 4 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if she thinks the new environmental challenge is with the newly developing economies.
Part 5 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked why governments don't appear to see the enviromental change as a real crisis or is it that they can't convince their people of the problem.
Part 6 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if she gets depressed by the recurring language used by people to put off environmental action.
Part 7 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if she sees any signs of the environment issue entering center stage.
Part 8 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked whether she thinks that businesses and corporations can act environmentally ahead of governments and is it a source of hope.
Part 9 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked if the current system can be used to solve the problems given that it caused them in the first place.
Part 10 - Gro Harlem Brundtland is asked about what is enforcing enviromental agreements.
WWD - MARGARET THATCHER - Madame PM
The Downing Street Years - Part 1 looking at Margaret Thatcher's years as PM. One of the 4 episodes taped from bbc.
She was asked if Thatcherism had left the nation devided. She responded with a partly political broadcast. The posting of this video does not imply support for Mrs Thatcher - P 1.
Margaret Thatcher BBC Panorama 1987 Pt 2
Margaret Thatcher BBC Panorama 1987 Pt 3
She was asked if Thatcherism had left the nation devided. She responded with a partly political broadcast. The posting of this video does not imply support for Mrs Thatcher - P 1.
Margaret Thatcher BBC Panorama 1987 Pt 2
Margaret Thatcher BBC Panorama 1987 Pt 3
WWD - MARGARET THATCHER - CAREER WOMAN
The Downing Street Years - Part 1 looking at Margaret Thatcher's years as PM.
WWD - Margaret Thatcher - CAREER WOMAN-79 Iron Lady
In 1976 Margaret Thatcher and her colleagues moved into a new meeting room at the House of Commons. Ever since, it has been the home of the Shadow Cabinet, whether Labour or Conservative. In 2007, Lady Thatcher returned to her old offices, along with her successors as Conservative Leaders of the Opposition, Mssrs Hague, Duncan Smith, Howard and Cameron. The event was organised by Nigel Fletcher, who has now founded the Opposition Studies Forum: http://www.oppositionstudies.com/
Margaret Thatcher in the speach of her life ...
Margaret Thatcher in the speech of her life
Margaret Thatcher in the speach of her life ...
Margaret Thatcher in the speech of her life
WWD - MARGARET THATCHER'S LIFE
My tribute to Margaret, the conservative and feminist I most admire, she's pure iron! Pictures aren't mine.
Margaret Thatcher appointed to new job as Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions.
At a constituency dinner, leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher jokes about her famous nickname "The Iron Lady of the Western World .... "
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a speech about the Miners Strike of 1984. Followed by interview with ITN News.
Margaret Thatcher appointed to new job as Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions.
At a constituency dinner, leader of the Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher jokes about her famous nickname "The Iron Lady of the Western World .... "
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a speech about the Miners Strike of 1984. Followed by interview with ITN News.
WOMEN WHO DARED ... MARGARET THATCHER'S WAR
MADAM PRIME MINISTER
Margaret Thatcher is torn apart by angry citizen Diana Gould over the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Argentinian battleship, The General Belgarno during the Falklands War.
Christy Moore track, criticising Thatcher and her effects. Please put forward your intelligent arguements on this video, as opposed to emotional name calling, going either way. There's already plenty of that out there on youtube, which you can go elsewhere for if you like.
The Grocer -- (Ewan MacColl)[tune "The Garden Where the Praties Grow"]
Come all you argumentative sods who like to chew the rag,
Who stand at the bar hour after hour on a beery talking jag;
Sit down and rest your feet awhile and give your mouths a rest,
And I'll tell you about the dame they call the "Guardian of the West."
Pebby Seeger's Notes: Ewan had an odd attitude towards grocers. It might have been due to his own poverty- stricken childhood when his family was continually in debt to the local grocer; or perhaps it was the rumour that the present royal family can be traced back to a grocer who made his fortune by victualling Napoleon armies...no matter. Margaret Thatcher's father was a grocer and Ewan wasn't about to let her forget it.
Her hair was the best that money could buy, her eyes were china blue;
I swear they wouldn't look out of place on a frozen cockatoo.
She'd a nose like the blade of a metal saw, a voice like a tungsten drill,
She used it to bore the natives when she'd a couple of hours to kill.
When she was a puking babe in arms, she read in a magazine
About the royals and decided then she'd like to be the Queen;
But the job had already been taken, so she stamped her foot and said,
"If I can't be the Queen or the Prince of Wales, I'll be the PM instead."
And so she moved from NW4 to a pad in Downing Street,
A well-found joint where she and a hunch of deadbeats used to meet;
And they'd all dance round the table, then have a cosy chat;
And in between she'd practice her elocution on the cat.
The lady often said she'd like to have lived in the Golden Age,
Before the days of the unions and the National Minimum Wage;
And she sighed when she thought how Hitler had smashed them all to hell;
"What he could do I can do better," she said, "and probably twice as well."
And so she set out on the job of castrating them one by one,
All except the E.T.U. and that had already been done;
Teachers and civil servants and workers down the mine
Needed a taste of the lady's whip to make them toe the line.
The miners they came out on strike and she went for them tooth and claw,
Nurses and firemen struck as well, she belted them with the law;
They may be gallant heroes when they're saving people's lives,
But they're just a bunch of layabouts when they're asking for a rise.
Well, the lady's reputation plummeted down into the red,
But trouble blew up in the Falklands, it was jam on her gingerbread;
"Thank God for a nice little war," she said, "this is Britain's finest hour!"
So a couple of hundred swaddies died so she could stay in power.
The day a Polish shipyard became a casualty
She rushed to see Lech Walesa, crying "Solidarity!"
"O stay with us, my love!" he said, but she answered with a frown:
"I've got to rush hack to Glasgow, dear, to close a shipyard down."
She doted on brave Colonel North and all that he represents;
And she stuck like shit to a blanket to her favourite president;
And she's madly keen on Bushy-tail of the dear old C.I.A.,
And she carries a torch for Botha and General Pinochet.
Once behind the counter in her father's grocer shop,
She sold butter and jam and flour and Spam and everything else, the lot;
But now the merchandise has changed, old prices don't apply;
She's selling the nation off in lots to all who want to buy.
Margaret Thatcher is torn apart by angry citizen Diana Gould over the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Argentinian battleship, The General Belgarno during the Falklands War.
Christy Moore track, criticising Thatcher and her effects. Please put forward your intelligent arguements on this video, as opposed to emotional name calling, going either way. There's already plenty of that out there on youtube, which you can go elsewhere for if you like.
The Grocer -- (Ewan MacColl)[tune "The Garden Where the Praties Grow"]
Come all you argumentative sods who like to chew the rag,
Who stand at the bar hour after hour on a beery talking jag;
Sit down and rest your feet awhile and give your mouths a rest,
And I'll tell you about the dame they call the "Guardian of the West."
Pebby Seeger's Notes: Ewan had an odd attitude towards grocers. It might have been due to his own poverty- stricken childhood when his family was continually in debt to the local grocer; or perhaps it was the rumour that the present royal family can be traced back to a grocer who made his fortune by victualling Napoleon armies...no matter. Margaret Thatcher's father was a grocer and Ewan wasn't about to let her forget it.
Her hair was the best that money could buy, her eyes were china blue;
I swear they wouldn't look out of place on a frozen cockatoo.
She'd a nose like the blade of a metal saw, a voice like a tungsten drill,
She used it to bore the natives when she'd a couple of hours to kill.
When she was a puking babe in arms, she read in a magazine
About the royals and decided then she'd like to be the Queen;
But the job had already been taken, so she stamped her foot and said,
"If I can't be the Queen or the Prince of Wales, I'll be the PM instead."
And so she moved from NW4 to a pad in Downing Street,
A well-found joint where she and a hunch of deadbeats used to meet;
And they'd all dance round the table, then have a cosy chat;
And in between she'd practice her elocution on the cat.
The lady often said she'd like to have lived in the Golden Age,
Before the days of the unions and the National Minimum Wage;
And she sighed when she thought how Hitler had smashed them all to hell;
"What he could do I can do better," she said, "and probably twice as well."
And so she set out on the job of castrating them one by one,
All except the E.T.U. and that had already been done;
Teachers and civil servants and workers down the mine
Needed a taste of the lady's whip to make them toe the line.
The miners they came out on strike and she went for them tooth and claw,
Nurses and firemen struck as well, she belted them with the law;
They may be gallant heroes when they're saving people's lives,
But they're just a bunch of layabouts when they're asking for a rise.
Well, the lady's reputation plummeted down into the red,
But trouble blew up in the Falklands, it was jam on her gingerbread;
"Thank God for a nice little war," she said, "this is Britain's finest hour!"
So a couple of hundred swaddies died so she could stay in power.
The day a Polish shipyard became a casualty
She rushed to see Lech Walesa, crying "Solidarity!"
"O stay with us, my love!" he said, but she answered with a frown:
"I've got to rush hack to Glasgow, dear, to close a shipyard down."
She doted on brave Colonel North and all that he represents;
And she stuck like shit to a blanket to her favourite president;
And she's madly keen on Bushy-tail of the dear old C.I.A.,
And she carries a torch for Botha and General Pinochet.
Once behind the counter in her father's grocer shop,
She sold butter and jam and flour and Spam and everything else, the lot;
But now the merchandise has changed, old prices don't apply;
She's selling the nation off in lots to all who want to buy.
WOMEN WHO DARED - MARGARET THATCHER OF GREAT BRITAIN
Britain's Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher denies she hates slackers.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
WWD - Benazir Bhutto 1st PM of Pakistan
WHO ASSASSINATED BENAZIR BHUTTO ?
Witness follows the twists and turns of recent events in the country.
Witness follows the twists and turns of recent events in the country.
Rs 1 cr for info on Benazir aide Hi-tech weapon used
Al Jazeera's Mark Seddon asks how Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistani prime minister, was killed and who has behind her assassination
AlJazeeraEnglish -- October 20, 2007 - Benazir Bhutto talks of the heroism of her guards, and criticises the government's failure to keep the parade route lit after sunset.
Shaitan Bacha December 29, 2007 RIP 1953-2007 poetry by : Ahmed Faraz
WWD - BENAZIR BHUTTO PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN
How did BB become Pakistan's first woman Prime Minister?
DISCLAIMER PLEASE READ!: Benazir Bhutto... The first woman in history elected prime minister of a Muslim country...not once but twice! A woman who was the one true hope for her country of Pakistan...and the rest of the world. The Taliban and other extremists were so afraid of this icon and political genius...they did the unthinkable...On December.27.2007 extremists carried out a terrorist attack and assassination on Benazir Bhutto the first woman freely elected Prime Minister by the public of a Muslim country was killed, December.27.2007. It is now December.24.2008, the anniversary of this tragedy is near and all of us that supported and cared about Benazir are still sad and still from time too time find it hard too believe that she's gone. This is another one of my tributes too Benazir...this one was the hardest too make...not only because I had a hard time getting the right formats lol...but that this is one of my two tributes too Benazir too mark and remember her tragic death. The song is by a group called: The Cult. The song is called: Painted on my heart. Normally I use songs that mostly everyone enjoys but...I thought this song was appropriate...if you listen too the lyrics it really fits...like its not a bad song (I wouldn't have used it if it was) its just its a little more wild than what I normally use lol. I Hope you enjoy! Thank so all so much for watching, and a very special thanks too:
i love annanicole for using this song in one of her vids and cos of that it gave me the idea too use it in mine!
Also a special thanks too HafsaKhawaja who has said some amazing things about Benazir and has made some very nice and touching comments on my tributes and has made some very nice tributes too Benazir themselfs! And too all my subscribers!!! Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007 May you rest in peace. No copyright infringement is intended. All other images & media are copyright to their original owner, unless otherwise stated. All images & media are being used under Fair Use Copyright Law 107. BECAUSE OF THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION I AM LETTING PEOPLE HOPEFULLY ENJOY MY TRIBUTE AND EDUCATE THEM THREW THE DESCRIPTION, I SEE THIS VIDEO AS EDUCATION - NON PROFIT EDUCATION
December 27, 2007 --She's been an iconic figure in Pakistan's politics for decades - and had been carrying on a family legacy that has had lasting a impact on modern day Pakistan. Nick Clark takes a look at the life...
She's been an iconic figure in Pakistan's politics for decades - and had been carrying on a family legacy that has had lasting a impact on modern day Pakistan. Nick Clark takes a look at the life of the charismatic leader, who's death has shocked a nation.
Girlhood
Young Adult
The Young Bride/Wife
The Mother
Benazir Bhutto was the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988
October 31, 2007 - Unusual footage taken from
Press conference on 31st October at Bilawal house Karachi where due to media boycott PPP leaders are clearly seen tense. http://www.booserver.com/projects.php...
January 2008 -- As a young woman, Benazir Bhutto dreamed of throwing the best parties and living in London. But she took on the mantle of political leadership, suffering years of imprisonment, before becoming the Muslim world's first female leader. Touted as a symbol of modernity and democracy, her name became synonymous with corruption and bad governance. In this unique film, Bhutto speaks frankly about the paradoxes of her life. Mixing private archive with insights from friends and family, this is the definitive documentary on the Bhutto dynasty.
Screaming Benazir Bhutto's name, over a million people crowd through the streets to welcome her back to Pakistan. It's 1987. After years of exile in England, Bhutto has returned to Lahore to claim her political legacy and oust a hated dictator. Intelligent, charismatic and resilient, much is expected from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's striking young heir.
Fast forward ten years. Twice elected Prime Minister, twice ousted from power amidst a wave of corruption charges, Bhutto contemplates her legacy from the safety of exile in Dubai. "There are things I would like to have done differently", she reflects. "Mistakes that were made". Her father's former advisor, Raja Anwar, is more critical. "She had a very, very weak administration both times when she was in government", he states. "She had no control over her ministers."
Born into one of the most affluent and powerful families of Pakistan, Bhutto had a privileged upbringing. "My family traced its roots back to the Arab conquest in 712". At the time of India's partition, her family presided over lands the size of Luxembourg. When she was a young girl, her father, Zulfikar, founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), becoming President and Prime Minister.
Benazir's school friend, Narmeen, remembers her being the class clown. "She was always trying to do something funny in class", she recalls. "I remember her having the stink bombs, squeaky cushions and things like that". Memorably, Bhutto once turned up for class wearing "a paper dress".
November 03, 2007 - Sir David speaks to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto about her controversial return to Pakistan, who she thinks is behind the deadly bombing of her convoy in Karachi last month, and now...
Sir David speaks to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto about her controversial return to Pakistan, who she thinks is behind the deadly bombing of her convoy in Karachi last month, and whether she and Musharraf can forge a powersharing agreement.
Her interview that lays out the trail of the assassins http://www.youtube.com/watc... Just hours before she was murdered on 27 December 2007,she met with Afg... Her interview that lays out the trail of the assassins - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIO8B6... Just hours before she was murdered on 27 December 2007,she met with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai.This is what she had to say about that meeting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOAgCs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXmLD_...Links http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam....
Pressure to return to Pakistan by Condoleezza Rice: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2008/01/w... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
U.S. Interference in Pakistan's election process - http://www.newsweek.com/id/82318
Senator/VP Elect Joseph Biden's ISI connection and Pakistan military aid
Biden cosponsored the Enhanced Participation with Pakistan Act of 2008, which would triple
U.S. non-military aid to Pakistan, granting $7.5 billion over five years in assistance for development projects. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July 2008, but has not yet reached a vote in the Senate as a whole. In November 2007,Senator Joseph Biden said as president, he would increase humanitarian aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year, triple what it is now (NPR). He advocates tying non-security aid to Pakistan to progress in developing democratic institutions and meeting good-governance norms. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.... He met with an ISI chief who wired money to alleged 9/11 highjackers(refer back to Mrs.Bhutto's interview with David frost about suspects)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLqtwt... http://www.historycommons.org/timelin...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ar... What about the oil pipeline http://www.countercurrents.org/chin30...
Bhutto's one mistake: she vehemently supported the pipeline proposed by Argentinian oil company Bridas, and opposed the pipeline by Unocal (favored by the US). This contributed to her ouster in 1996, and the return of Nawaz Sharif to power. As noted by Rashid: "After the dismissal of the Bhutto government in 1996, the newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his oil minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan, the army and the ISI fully backed Unocal. Pakistan wanted more direct US support for the Taliban and urged Unocal to start construction quickly in order to legitimize the Taliban. Basically the USA and Unocal accepted the ISI's analysis and aims---that a Taliban victory in Afghanistan would make Unocal's job much easier and quicken US recognition." Category: Nonprofits & Activism
DISCLAIMER PLEASE READ!: Benazir Bhutto... The first woman in history elected prime minister of a Muslim country...not once but twice! A woman who was the one true hope for her country of Pakistan...and the rest of the world. The Taliban and other extremists were so afraid of this icon and political genius...they did the unthinkable...On December.27.2007 extremists carried out a terrorist attack and assassination on Benazir Bhutto the first woman freely elected Prime Minister by the public of a Muslim country was killed, December.27.2007. It is now December.24.2008, the anniversary of this tragedy is near and all of us that supported and cared about Benazir are still sad and still from time too time find it hard too believe that she's gone. This is another one of my tributes too Benazir...this one was the hardest too make...not only because I had a hard time getting the right formats lol...but that this is one of my two tributes too Benazir too mark and remember her tragic death. The song is by a group called: The Cult. The song is called: Painted on my heart. Normally I use songs that mostly everyone enjoys but...I thought this song was appropriate...if you listen too the lyrics it really fits...like its not a bad song (I wouldn't have used it if it was) its just its a little more wild than what I normally use lol. I Hope you enjoy! Thank so all so much for watching, and a very special thanks too:
i love annanicole for using this song in one of her vids and cos of that it gave me the idea too use it in mine!
Also a special thanks too HafsaKhawaja who has said some amazing things about Benazir and has made some very nice and touching comments on my tributes and has made some very nice tributes too Benazir themselfs! And too all my subscribers!!! Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007 May you rest in peace. No copyright infringement is intended. All other images & media are copyright to their original owner, unless otherwise stated. All images & media are being used under Fair Use Copyright Law 107. BECAUSE OF THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION I AM LETTING PEOPLE HOPEFULLY ENJOY MY TRIBUTE AND EDUCATE THEM THREW THE DESCRIPTION, I SEE THIS VIDEO AS EDUCATION - NON PROFIT EDUCATION
December 27, 2007 --She's been an iconic figure in Pakistan's politics for decades - and had been carrying on a family legacy that has had lasting a impact on modern day Pakistan. Nick Clark takes a look at the life...
She's been an iconic figure in Pakistan's politics for decades - and had been carrying on a family legacy that has had lasting a impact on modern day Pakistan. Nick Clark takes a look at the life of the charismatic leader, who's death has shocked a nation.
Girlhood
Young Adult
The Young Bride/Wife
The Mother
Benazir Bhutto was the former Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988
October 31, 2007 - Unusual footage taken from
Press conference on 31st October at Bilawal house Karachi where due to media boycott PPP leaders are clearly seen tense. http://www.booserver.com/projects.php...
January 2008 -- As a young woman, Benazir Bhutto dreamed of throwing the best parties and living in London. But she took on the mantle of political leadership, suffering years of imprisonment, before becoming the Muslim world's first female leader. Touted as a symbol of modernity and democracy, her name became synonymous with corruption and bad governance. In this unique film, Bhutto speaks frankly about the paradoxes of her life. Mixing private archive with insights from friends and family, this is the definitive documentary on the Bhutto dynasty.
Screaming Benazir Bhutto's name, over a million people crowd through the streets to welcome her back to Pakistan. It's 1987. After years of exile in England, Bhutto has returned to Lahore to claim her political legacy and oust a hated dictator. Intelligent, charismatic and resilient, much is expected from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's striking young heir.
Fast forward ten years. Twice elected Prime Minister, twice ousted from power amidst a wave of corruption charges, Bhutto contemplates her legacy from the safety of exile in Dubai. "There are things I would like to have done differently", she reflects. "Mistakes that were made". Her father's former advisor, Raja Anwar, is more critical. "She had a very, very weak administration both times when she was in government", he states. "She had no control over her ministers."
Born into one of the most affluent and powerful families of Pakistan, Bhutto had a privileged upbringing. "My family traced its roots back to the Arab conquest in 712". At the time of India's partition, her family presided over lands the size of Luxembourg. When she was a young girl, her father, Zulfikar, founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), becoming President and Prime Minister.
Benazir's school friend, Narmeen, remembers her being the class clown. "She was always trying to do something funny in class", she recalls. "I remember her having the stink bombs, squeaky cushions and things like that". Memorably, Bhutto once turned up for class wearing "a paper dress".
November 03, 2007 - Sir David speaks to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto about her controversial return to Pakistan, who she thinks is behind the deadly bombing of her convoy in Karachi last month, and now...
Sir David speaks to former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto about her controversial return to Pakistan, who she thinks is behind the deadly bombing of her convoy in Karachi last month, and whether she and Musharraf can forge a powersharing agreement.
Her interview that lays out the trail of the assassins http://www.youtube.com/watc... Just hours before she was murdered on 27 December 2007,she met with Afg... Her interview that lays out the trail of the assassins - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIO8B6... Just hours before she was murdered on 27 December 2007,she met with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai.This is what she had to say about that meeting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOAgCs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXmLD_...Links http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam....
Pressure to return to Pakistan by Condoleezza Rice: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2008/01/w... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
U.S. Interference in Pakistan's election process - http://www.newsweek.com/id/82318
Senator/VP Elect Joseph Biden's ISI connection and Pakistan military aid
Biden cosponsored the Enhanced Participation with Pakistan Act of 2008, which would triple
U.S. non-military aid to Pakistan, granting $7.5 billion over five years in assistance for development projects. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July 2008, but has not yet reached a vote in the Senate as a whole. In November 2007,Senator Joseph Biden said as president, he would increase humanitarian aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year, triple what it is now (NPR). He advocates tying non-security aid to Pakistan to progress in developing democratic institutions and meeting good-governance norms. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.... He met with an ISI chief who wired money to alleged 9/11 highjackers(refer back to Mrs.Bhutto's interview with David frost about suspects)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLqtwt... http://www.historycommons.org/timelin...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ar... What about the oil pipeline http://www.countercurrents.org/chin30...
Bhutto's one mistake: she vehemently supported the pipeline proposed by Argentinian oil company Bridas, and opposed the pipeline by Unocal (favored by the US). This contributed to her ouster in 1996, and the return of Nawaz Sharif to power. As noted by Rashid: "After the dismissal of the Bhutto government in 1996, the newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his oil minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan, the army and the ISI fully backed Unocal. Pakistan wanted more direct US support for the Taliban and urged Unocal to start construction quickly in order to legitimize the Taliban. Basically the USA and Unocal accepted the ISI's analysis and aims---that a Taliban victory in Afghanistan would make Unocal's job much easier and quicken US recognition." Category: Nonprofits & Activism
WOMEN WHO DARED - NEW ZEALAND Prime Ministers (Two to date)
10 October 2001-
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, and has already had two female prime ministers, so they have had a very long experience of promoting women's issues.
" No door is closed to women in this country.New Zealand 2nd woman Prime Minister - Honorable
Madam Helen Clark
Helen Clark's Valedictory address to the House.
Helen Clark, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, joins Sir David Frost to discuss the raging debate about whether her country should become a republic.
December 07, 2007 - Rejected Labour Party Election Ad from 2005 - This was the Labour Party Election Commercial Advertisment on Helen Clark New Zealand NZ 2005
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New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote, and has already had two female prime ministers, so they have had a very long experience of promoting women's issues.
" No door is closed to women in this country.New Zealand 2nd woman Prime Minister - Honorable
Madam Helen Clark
Helen Clark's Valedictory address to the House.
Helen Clark, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, joins Sir David Frost to discuss the raging debate about whether her country should become a republic.
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