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I have been fascinated, even more than I would have expected, by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. I have felt compelled to read everything I can find about what the meanings and aftermath of this event are and might be, for Pakistan and the world.

And I must say that it seems to me a very bad sign that a woman who, let us not forget, was in exile and had to gain special permission to re-enter Pakistan because she and her husband embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars from the Pakistani people was hailed as the best chance the country had.

But apparently she was, and that chance is gone. And while I am afraid cooler heads will not soon prevail in Pakistan, it is important to know that they are out there.