The assassintion of Benazir Bhutto shows Pakistan, like most islamic states, to be what it is - a failed state. There is no rule of law in these places, only the rule of the gun and the gun. The only way forward for Pakistan (and also Bangladesh for that matter) to return once more to be a part of India - which is, for all its faults, at least a vibrant democracy - no matter if sometimes its choices seem execrable. But so one can say is true of the USA. At least there is a modicum of respect for one another's life, liberty and views
