LIE OF THE WEEK: 10-19-2007
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on her return from exile (before the massive terrorist attacks):
"I am not scared. I am thinking of my mission," she had told reporters on the plane. "This is a movement for democracy because we are under threat from extremists and militants."
THE TRUTH: Being against extremist militants does not automatically make you part of a movement for democracy. It's clear that she is being allowed to return from exile so that she can help whitewash the continuation of the presidency of the current military dictator, General Pervez Musharraf. Let's not forget that she went into exile after two separate terms as prime minister due to massive corruption, fraud, and exploitation of national resources for personal gain. She has never believed in actual democracy and America helping her return to power is yet another historic mistake of the Bush Administration. When will America's leaders finally understand that our support of world leaders that suppress the rights of their people is in fact a major source of the terrorism we are supposed to fighting?
"I am not scared. I am thinking of my mission," she had told reporters on the plane. "This is a movement for democracy because we are under threat from extremists and militants."
THE TRUTH: Being against extremist militants does not automatically make you part of a movement for democracy. It's clear that she is being allowed to return from exile so that she can help whitewash the continuation of the presidency of the current military dictator, General Pervez Musharraf. Let's not forget that she went into exile after two separate terms as prime minister due to massive corruption, fraud, and exploitation of national resources for personal gain. She has never believed in actual democracy and America helping her return to power is yet another historic mistake of the Bush Administration. When will America's leaders finally understand that our support of world leaders that suppress the rights of their people is in fact a major source of the terrorism we are supposed to fighting?
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