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I taped this man in Downtown Los Angeles a while back. I’ve been back to see if he’s still around, but I never saw him again. Anyway, his voice is incredible and to be there was even better. I’d rather listen to this than anything out today. And soul, don’t even get me started.
He should have a record.
Please enjoy. Donny
Benazir Bhutto Dead at 54.
She knew who her killers were. We might find out. Musharraf, I believe, is nowhere near being off the hook. I believe he is behind the assassination or knows well of it. I also think that her own security detail may have had knowledge. It’s funny that the video wasn’t running and that the killing was not caught on tape. The video was running before and after the assassination, unless a tape has not yet surfaced.
It’s a bad day for Pakistan. It’s also a bad day for the rest of the world. Her assassination should be treated as a warning of things to come in the region as well as abroad.
Bhutto Rest In Peace.
Pakistan’s Bhutto killed in attack
By SADAQAT JAN and ZARAR KHAN, Associated Press Writers 15 minutes ago
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday by an attacker who shot her after a campaign rally and then blew himself up. Her death stoked new chaos across the nuclear-armed nation, an important U.S. ally in the war on terrorism.
At least 20 others were also killed in the attack on the rally for Jan. 8 parliamentary elections where the 54-year-old former prime minister had just spoken.
Her supporters erupted in anger and grief after her killing, attacking police and burning tires and election campaign posters in several cities. At the hospital where she died, some smashed glass and wailed, chanting slogans against President Pervez Musharraf. One person was killed in the violent aftermath of the assassination.
Musharraf blamed Islamic extremists for Bhutto’s death and said he would redouble his efforts to fight them.
“This is the work of those terrorists with whom we are engaged in war,” he said in a nationally televised speech. “I have been saying that the nation faces the greatest threats from these terrorists. … We will not rest until we eliminate these terrorists and root them out.”
In the U.S., a tense looking President Bush strongly condemned the attack “by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan’s democracy.”
Musharraf convened an emergency meeting with his senior staff, where they were expected to discuss whether to postpone the elections, an official at the Interior Ministry said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks.
Nawaz Sharif, another former prime minister and opposition leader, said his party would boycott the elections.
The attacker struck just minutes after Bhutto addressed thousands of supporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, 8 miles south of Islamabad. She was shot in the neck and chest by the attacker, who then blew himself up, said Rehman Malik, Bhutto’s security adviser.
Sardar Qamar Hayyat, a leader from Bhutto’s party, said he was standing about 10 yard away from her vehicle at the time of the attack.
“She was inside the vehicle and was coming out from the gate after addressing the rally when some of the youths started chanting slogans in her favor. Then I saw a smiling Bhutto emerging from the vehicle’s roof and responding to their slogans,” he said.
“Then I saw a thin, young man jumping toward her vehicle from the back and opening fire. Moments later, I saw her speeding vehicle going away,” he added.
Bhutto was rushed to the hospital and taken into emergency surgery. She died about an hour after the attack.
A doctor on the team that treated her said she had a bullet in the back of the neck that damaged her spinal cord before exiting from the side of her head. Another bullet pierced the back of her shoulder and came out through her chest.
She was given open heart massage, but the main cause of death was damage to her spinal cord, he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
“At 6:16 p.m., she expired,” said Wasif Ali Khan, a member of Bhutto’s party who was at Rawalpindi General Hospital.
“The surgeons confirmed that she has been martyred,” Bhutto’s lawyer Babar Awan said.
Bhutto’s supporters at the hospital exploded in anger, smashing the glass door at the main entrance of the emergency unit. Others burst into tears. One man with a flag of Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party tied around his head was beating his chest.
“I saw her with my own eyes sitting in a vehicle after addressing the rally. Then, I heard an explosion,” Tahir Mahmood, 55, said sobbing. “I am in shock. I cannot believe that she is dead.”
Many chanted slogans against Musharraf, accusing him of complicity in her killing.
“We repeatedly informed the government to provide her proper security and appropriate equipment … but they paid no heed to our requests,” Malik said.
As news of her death spread, angry supporters took to the streets.
In Karachi, shop owners quickly closed their businesses as protesters set tires on fire on the roads, torched several vehicles and burned a gas station, said Fayyaz Leghri, a local police official. Gunmen shot and wounded two police officers, he said.
One man was killed in a shootout between police and protesters in Tando Allahyar, a town 120 miles north of Karachi, said Mayor Kanwar Naveed. In the town of Tando Jam, protesters forced passengers to get out of a train and then set it on fire.
Violence also broke out in Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and many other parts of Pakistan, where Bhutto’s supporters burned banks, state-run grocery stores and private shops. Some set fire to election offices for the ruling party, according to Pakistani media.
Akhtar Zamin, home minister for the southern Sindh province, said authorities would deploy troops to stop violence if needed.
Musharraf, who announced three days of mourning for Bhutto, urged calm.
“I want to appeal to the nation to remain peaceful and exercise restraint,” he said.
Sharif arrived at the hospital and sat silently next to Bhutto’s body.
“Benazir Bhutto was also my sister, and I will be with you to take the revenge for her death,” he said. “Don’t feel alone. I am with you. We will take the revenge on the rulers.”
He rebutted suggestions that he could gain political capital from her demise, announcing his Muslim League-N party would boycott the elections and demanding that Musharraf resign.
“The holding of fair and free elections is not possible in the presence of Pervez Musharraf,” he said. “After the killing of Benazir Bhutto, I announce that the Pakistan Muslim League-N will boycott the elections,” he told a news conference.
“I demand that Musharraf should quit immediately,” he added.
Hours earlier, four people were killed at a rally for Sharif when his supporters clashed with backers of Musharraf near Rawalpindi.
Bhutto’s death will leave a void at the top of her party, the largest political group in the country, as it heads into the elections.
Pakistan is considered a vital U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida and other Islamic extremists including the Taliban. Osama bin Laden and his inner circle are believed to be hiding in lawless northwest Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan.
The U.S. has invested significant diplomatic capital in promoting reconciliation between Musharraf and the opposition, particularly Bhutto, who was seen as having a wide base of support in Pakistan. Her party had been widely expected to do well in next month’s elections.
Had the PPP either won a majority of seats or enough to put together a majority coalition, Bhutto could have recaptured the job of prime minister.
Bush, speaking briefly to reporters at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, demanded that those responsible for the killing be brought to justice.
“The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan’s democracy,” said Bush, who looked tense and took no questions.
Pakistan was just emerging from another crisis after Musharraf declared a state of emergency on Nov. 3, and used sweeping powers to round up thousands of his opponents and fire Supreme Court justices. He ended emergency rule Dec. 15 and subsequently relinquished his role as army chief, a key opposition demand. Bhutto had been an outspoken critic of Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule.
Educated at Harvard and Oxford universities, Bhutto served twice as Pakistan’s prime minister between 1988 and 1996.
Her father was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, scion of a wealthy landowning family in southern Pakistan and founder of the populist Pakistan People’s Party. The elder Bhutto was president and then prime minister of Pakistan before his ouster in a 1977 military coup. Two years later, he was executed by the government of Gen. Zia-ul Haq after being convicted of engineering the murder of a political opponent.
Bhutto had returned to Pakistan from an eight-year exile on Oct. 18. On the same day, she narrowly escaped injury when her homecoming parade in Karachi was targeted in a suicide attack that killed more than 140 people.
Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida and the Taliban hated Bhutto for her close ties to the Americans and support for the war on terrorism. A local Taliban leader reportedly threatened to greet Bhutto’s return to the country with suicide bombings.
At the scene of Thursday’s bombing, an Associated Press reporter saw body parts and flesh scattered at the back gate of the Liaqat Bagh park, where Bhutto had spoken. He counted about 20 bodies, including police, and could see many other wounded people.
Police cordoned off the street with white and red tape, and rescuers rushed to put victims in ambulances as people wailed nearby.
The clothing of some victims was shredded and people put party flags over their bodies. Police caps and shoes littered the asphalt.
Hundreds of riot police had manned security checkpoints around the venue. It was Bhutto’s first public meeting in Rawalpindi since she came back to the country.
In November, Bhutto had also planned a rally in the city, but Musharraf forced her to cancel it, citing security fears.
In recent weeks, suicide bombers have repeatedly targeted security forces in Rawalpindi, where Musharraf stays and the Pakistan army has its headquarters.
“The administration was opposed to voting on it [the Iraq war] in the Fall of 2002.” -Karl Rove.
Wow. Well, thankfully things are recorded and there are archives. Like this one I found. It’s from a website called whitehouse.gov.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/archive.html
Here is the list with the date and title.
Sept. 24, 2002 President Urges Congress to Pass Iraq Resolution Promptly
Sept. 26, 2002 President Bush Discusses Iraq with Congressional Leaders
Oct. 1, 2002 President Stresses Need for Strong Iraq Resolution
Oct. 2, 2002 President, House Leadership Agree on Iraq Resolution Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq
Oct. 5, 2002 President: Iraqi Regime Danger to America is “Grave and Growing”
Oct. 7, 2002 President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat Excerpts from the President’s Address
Oct. 10, 2002 President Bush Pleased with House Vote on Iraq Resolution
Sure looks like the administration didn’t want to go to war. However, the Congress at the time was controlled by the Republican party.
That’s very funny to me. What about all those speeches about Iraq’s links to Al Quiada, weapons of mass destruction, Saddam, September the 11th, 2001, plans to build nuclear facilities and the list goes on and on. Does Karl Rove really think he’s fooling anyone? It’s obvious he thinks the American people are idiots and will believe anything they’re told. The fact is, because of this administration, the next generation of people will without a doubt, be the most untrusting of the government ever. He has himself to thank for that.
Donny
Look down in the fall of 2002 and you’ll find this:
President Urges Congress to Pass Iraq Resolution Promptly September 24, 2002
A Decade of Deception and Defiance
11:00 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. We just had a very productive Cabinet meeting. We realize there’s little time left in — before the Senate and the House goes home, but we’re optimistic a lot can get done before now and then. Congress must act now to pass a resolution which will hold Saddam Hussein to account for a decade of defiance.
It’s time to get a homeland security bill done, one which will allow this President and this administration, and future Presidents — give us the tools necessary to protect the homeland. And we’re working as hard as we can with Phil Gramm and Zell Miller to get this bill moving. It’s a good bill. It’s a bill that both Republicans and Democrats can and should support.
My message, of course, is that, to the senators up here that are more interested in special interests, you better pay attention to the overall interests of protecting the American people.
We can get budget going. I need a defense bill. The Senate needs to get, and the House needs to get, their differences reconciled and get a defense bill to my desk before they go home. That’s a very important signal to send. And at the same time, since there is no budget in the Senate, they’ve got to be mindful of over-spending. Very important for those up there who keep talking about budget — balanced budget, and all that, to not over-spend. If they’re truly that concerned about the deficit, then one way they can help is to be fiscally sound with the people’s money.
We talked about the need to get pension reform and an energy bill, terrorism insurance. There’s time to get all this done, and we look forward to working with the members of Congress to get it done.
I’ll answer a couple of questions, starting with Fournier of the AP.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Can I have your reaction to two recent assessments on the situation in Iraq? First, Tony Blair said today that Saddam has tried to acquire significant quantities of uranium and can quickly deploy chemical and biological weapons. But there seems to be little new information in the dossier. Secondly, former Vice President Al Gore –
THE PRESIDENT: He explained why.
Q Pardon me, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: Explained why he didn’t put new information — to protect sources. Go ahead.
Q If you could explain why, I’d appreciate it. And secondly, Vice President Al Gore –
THE PRESIDENT: That’s right, I forgot our different roles. (Laughter.)
Q I couldn’t even get on the ballot. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Did that have something to do with the background check? (Laughter.)
Q When I have something on that, I’ll let you know, sir. (Laughter.)
The Vice President yesterday said that you’ve managed to replace the world’s sympathy on Iraq with fear, anxiety and uncertainty. And you’re using the issue to steer attention away from the inability to get Osama bin Laden.
THE PRESIDENT: I’m confident a lot of Democrats here in Washington, D.C. will understand that Saddam is a true threat to America. And I look forward to working with them to get a strong resolution passed.
Prime Minister Blair, first of all, is a very strong leader, and I admire his willingness to tell the truth and to lead. Secondly, he has — continues to make the case, like we make the case, that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace; that for 11 years he has deceived the world. For 11 years, he’s ignored the United Nations, and for 11 years he has stockpiled weapons. And we shouldn’t deceive ourselves about this man. He has poisoned his people before. He has poisoned his neighborhood. He is willing to use weapons of mass destruction. And the Prime Minister continues to make the case, and so will I.
And I again call for the United Nations to pass a strong resolution holding this man to account. And if they’re unable to do so, the United States and our friends will act, because we believe in peace; we want to keep the peace. We don’t trust this man — and that’s what the Blair report showed today.
The reason why it wasn’t specific is because — I understand why — he’s not going to reveal sources and methods of collection of sensitive information. Those sources and methods may be — will be used later on, I’m confident, as we gather more information about how this man has deceived the world.
Holland.
Q Sir, do you want to specifically respond, please, to Al Gore, instead of just generally about Democrats? What did you think about his –
THE PRESIDENT: About his response — I mean, there’s a lot of Democrats in Washington, D.C. who understand that Saddam Hussein is a true threat, and that we must hold him to account. And I believe you’ll see, as we work to get a strong resolution out of the Congress, that a lot of Democrats are willing to take the lead when it comes to keeping the peace.
Q Sir, Arab leaders are warning the terrorism coalition and your efforts in Iraq are at risk because of the Arafat siege. Why didn’t U.S. support last night’s U.N. resolution, and what can you say to get to Israel to end the siege?
THE PRESIDENT: What we do support is this, Steve — and our abstention should have sent a message that we hope that all parties stay on the path to peace. And I laid out what the path to peace — what the path to peace was here at the — in the Rose Garden: First of all, we all have got to fight terror. But as we fight terror, particularly in the Middle East, they’ve got to build the institution necessary for a Palestinian state to emerge; that we’ve got to promote the leadership that is willing to condemn terror and, at the same time, work toward the embetterment of the lives of the Palestinian people. There are a lot of suffering people there and we’ve got to help end the suffering.
And I thought the actions Israelis take — Israelis took were not helpful in terms of the establishment and development of the institutions necessary for a Palestinian state to emerge. We will continue to work with all parties in the region, Israel and everybody else who wants to fight off terror, we’ll do that.
In order for there to be peace we must battle terror. But at the same time, we must have a hopeful response. And the most hopeful response of all for the Palestinian people is for — to work for a state to emerge. And that is possible; I believe strongly it can happen. I believe it’s — I believe in peace in the Middle East. And I would urge all governments to work toward that peace.
And we’re making progress, and that’s what’s important for the world to know. We’re making progress on the security front, we’re making progress on the political reform front. We’re making progress to make it clear that if there is to be a peaceful settlement, that the Palestinians must be given the opportunity to bring forth leadership which is willing to work toward peace. And it was not helpful what happened recently.
Dick.
Q Mr. President, we haven’t asked you about the economy in quite some time. Consumer confidence numbers out today — not real good. Later this month, lots of Americans are going to receive their 401(k) statements, many of them probably cringing about what they’re going to see in there. Do you feel like the economy is on the right track, that the stock market can mount any kind of a recovery in coming months? And if you are optimistic, what are your reasons for your optimism?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Well, I’m optimistic because, one, I’m optimistic about America in general. I mean, the American people are resilient, they’re strong, we’ve got the best workers in the world, inflation is down, interest rates are low. So when you combine the productivity of the American people with low interest rates and low inflation, those are the ingredients for growth.
But there’s more to do. That’s why we need a terrorism insurance bill. We need to get our hard-hats working again. We need to make the tax cuts permanent so that entrepreneurs and small businesses have got certainty in the tax code. We need to make sure Congress doesn’t over-spend. If Congress over-spends, it will send a chilling signal to markets. And so there are things that Congress and the administration can do, working together to make sure people work.
But I’m an optimist. I’m optimistic because this is America — that’s what makes me optimistic. The entrepreneurial spirit is strong. And we’re really good at a lot of things we do. But, no question that, you know, that things changed, I mean, from the boon days. The market started to decline in March of 2000 — that’s when it peaked. The sellers outnumbered the buyers starting in March of 2000.
And then in the summer of 2000, the economy began to slow down, people began to see a serious slowdown. And then we came into office and we had three quarters of negative growth. That’s called a recession. And we’re dealing with it. We’re dealing with a sound — a fiscal policies, starting with letting people have more of their own money. See, the tax cut was actually necessary, a necessary part of economic recovery. And there are some up here in Washington, D.C. who would like to raise the taxes on the people. And that’s just — that’s bad economics, that’s bad policy. People up here want to stop the reduction in income taxes to the American people. That’s bad policy in the face of an economic slowdown.
So you bet I’m optimistic. But I understand we’ve got a lot of work to do. And we will. We will continue to work hard to make sure that people can find work.
As you know, the WGA is on strike. The writers want a percentage of the DVD and “New Media” sales. The hold up with new media is because revenue generated from new media is usually based on advertising. Studios argue that giving money to writers from advertising is unprecedented, in other words, the writers don’t get money from commercials on TV. Ah ha! But they do indirectly. Where do you think money comes from? Advertising. TV is set up so that the most people will watch it, that’s why it’s often times so dumb. But it’s that way for a reason. More people. Which means more money. Why do you think BayWatch was the number one television show in the world?
Anyway, the money that pays for everything comes from advertising. Now the studios aren’t wanting to share the revenue generated from advertising as if this was never heard of. When in fact, they’ve been doing it since the inception of television.
In the mean time, if you’re a member of the WGA, I will give you a 20% discount on anything I sell on donnymiller.com during this strike. Just email me an image of your card. This extends to art pieces. I love you all that much.
Stay strong, becuase you’re in the right.
Donny
