Death of a democrat
December 27th, 2007If nothing else comes of it, Bhutto’s assassination in Pakistan should be a galvanizing event for democracy in Pakistan, long/intermediate-term. Short-term? I haven’t got a hope. I fully expect everyone to boycott the elections and Mr. Musharreff’s reign to exist in a fog of insurgency and turmoil. When Democracy will revive, whether or not Musharreff lives, the role al-Qaeda will play and continue to play are all to be determined tomorrow. Tonight, I mourn.