Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assassinated in Pakistan

The killing of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Bhutto is going to make an unstable situation in Pakistan much worse. Things can out of control there rather quickly. I would think that Pervez Musharraf will declare emergency powers and the situation will get even worse than it was several weeks ago.

Much might depend upon who gets the blame for this assassination. If it is linked with Musharraf there will be a uprising against him. If Musharraf can convincing link this with Islamic terrorism Musharraf might soon have to take major military action against their strongholds in the western territories. Keep in mind that the Pakistan government and military is infiltrated with radical Islamics making widespread military operations difficult. Also keep in mind that Pakistan possesses a nuclear arsenal that the Islamics want control of. If the nukes seem to be in danger of falling into the hands of radicals NATO will take them out.