Bhutto's last pic before attack

[boston bean]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article624376.ece

THIS is the last picture of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto before she was slaughtered in a gun and bomb attack today.

Mrs Bhutto is seen in the back of a van as she spoke to a rally in Rawalpindi, in Pakistan.

The opposition leader was reportedly shot in the neck and chest before the shooter blew himself up.


The blast killed up to 20 people.




If this is the last picture seconds before her assassination, it leaves many more questions than answers.

[IndianaJones]

1. thats some heavy security. nt.

[bdamomma]

2. that woman loved her country, and she died for her ideals.

terrible, totally shameful.:cry:

[seemslikeadream]

3. Thanks MassDemm

I added it to my post

[mdmc]

6. kick

:(

[alphafemale]

4. That one guy looking back at the camera is odd looking.

I haven't watched much footage at all.

That just strikes me as odd when everyone else is focused on Bhutto.

[helderheid]

10. I had the same thought

[alphafemale]

13. Actually, it might be some sort of security.

At closer look there's a guy with a similar demeanor and attire at the back end of the car on the opposite side.

[patrice]

11. It would be interesting to know how long his life turns out to be. nt

[alphafemale]

14. As I posted above. I now think he's probably security.

He does stand out like a sore thumb though.

[whistle]

5. A chronology of Bhutto's final months....

<snip>
Chronology of Bhutto's last months
Thursday December 27 2007 19:05 IST
AFP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed on Thursday in a suicide attack at a campaign rally, the Interior Ministry told AFP.

Here is a chronology of key events in Bhutto's life in the run-up to the assassination:

March 26: First joint protests organised by the parties of exiled former Prime Ministers Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.

July 3-10: Pakistani troops besiege the pro-Taliban Red Mosque in Islamabad, then storm the building a week later. More than 100 people die during the course of the crisis.

July 20: Bhutto and Musharraf hold secret meeting in Abu Dhabi on a possible power-sharing deal to sideline Sharif.

October 18: Bhutto returns to Karachi from Dubai after eight years in self-exile. Two suicide bombers attack her homecoming parade hours later, killing 139 people.

October 31: Bhutto says she has heard rumours Musharraf will impose a state of emergency and postpones planned trip to Dubai. She flies to Dubai the following day.

November 3: Musharraf imposes state of emergency, suspends the constitution and arrests key opposition figures, citing Islamic extremism and judicial interference.

November 4: Police crack down on the opposition. The United States, a key Musharraf ally, voices concern.

November 7: Bhutto announces plans for mass protests.

November 9: Hours before a planned rally in the city of Rawalpindi police Bhutto under house arrest at her Islamabad home. The order is late lifted.

November 11: Musharraf say Parliament will be dissolved on November 15 and elections should be held by early January.

November 12: Bhutto rules out further power-sharing talks with Musharraf. She is placed under house arrest again to prevent her leading a mass procession.

November 13: Bhutto for the first time urges Musharraf to resign and says she will never serve under him as Prime Minister.

November 16: Musharraf swears in the interim government. Bhutto is freed from house arrest. US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte arrives in Islamabad and speaks to Bhutto by telephone.

November 26: Bhutto and Sharif file their nomination papers for the election. Musharraf's office announces he will resign from the Army on November 28 and take a new oath as a civilian leader.

December 27: Bhutto is killed in a suicide attack at a campaign rally in Rawalpindi

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEL20071227084335&Page=L&Headline=Chronology+of+Bhutto's+last+months&Title=B+R+E+A+K+I+N+G++++N+E+W+S&Topic=483

[polichick]

7. Thanks for posting - what a sad, sad day. nt

[formerrepuke]

8. Riding in an open car -or sticking out of a sunroof- is a bad idea for high-profile people:

..among others

[Gloria]

9. The BBC reported that she was in the car, but decided to stand up and

acknowledge the crowd. What a sad decision.....
This is from a string of pictures up at the BBC....

[TwilightGardener]

12. Sitting duck, and she knew it--but I admire her courage.

[College Liberal]

15. She was truly a great lady

She will be missed...

[boston bean]

16. True, so very sad.

She was very courageous.