Quick thought about Pakistan

I've been reading the news stories and listening to the radio news and interview shows, namely NPR and PRI, and the issue about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan raises a question. When the dust settles on the background to those involved with her assassination and the man who shot her, and we find connections to the group to the Taliban and/or other groups, and eventually to Musharraf's government and himself, what are all the politicians going to say then?

When the Musharraf government refused the help of the FBI and Scotland Yard to investigate the first bombing with Bhutto, it makes me wonder why they would do that. Maybe because they might find evidence that links the bombing to the Musharraf government and with the arms the US supplied or bought with the money the Bush administration provided? And why will they refuse to allow the FBI and Scotland Yard to do it with the assassination? Maybe the same reason?

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see where the assassination wasn't a isolated effort by a terrorist group. She had too much security for a man on a motorcycle to get through and close enough to shoot her and blow himself up. Something doesn't look right, and I think it's not all that it appears. What will George Bush do and say when it's discovered Musharraf's government had a hand in the assassination with ties, and maybe even providing support, to the group?

And what about the election? Can it be a free and fair election, especially in the areas controlled by the Taliban or other groups the government has little interest or safe access to? And if Musharraf is re-elected without any opposition and maintains control of their parliament, is it really a representative government? And the view of the US when we announce our support for his government and leadership?

Is this the type of government Bush talks about when he says the US supports democratic nations? It's our history to support non-democratic governments, even overthrowing elected ones or supporting the military overthrow of civilian governments. When we try to support democratic governments we tend to find they're anti-US and our international policies, and we have to covertly plan its overthrow.

And why would Pakistan be any different? It's a wait and see what happens, and in the end, I'll bet things remain the same and the US will continue as we have. We want the appearance of a stable government we like who does our bidding enough to accept our money. Like Musharraf in Pakistan.