Bhutto assassinated

Woke up to the news that former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto was shot dead last night. Her killer then blew himself up.

A real tragedy both for her family, and for Pakistan.

Poneke has a look at how and why India has turned out so much better than Pakistan, since their separation. The bottom line is one is a secular state.

The photo above shows the awful reality of the aftermath of the homicide bomber.  The photo is by John Moore of Getty Images – hat tip : Andrew Sullivan.