Archive for December 27th, 2007

Lines Over a Mile Long to Vote in Kenya’s Presidential Election

by: Jason Haber December 27, 2007

With most of the world’s attention pointed to the fragile democracy and national crisis in Pakistan, the polls have opened Kenya’s presidential election. In most democracies, waiting in line to vote is a hassle. In Kenya, it is a privilege.
According to the NY Times: “Millions of Kenyans waited in the muggy darkness for […]

Bhutto’s death prompts call for Musharraf to quit

by: Jason Haber December 27, 2007

 
Pakistan has been thrown into termoil.   
Former Pakistan prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif says President Pervez Musharraf must resign immediately to “save Pakistan”, after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
“I demand that Musharraf quit power, without delay of a single day, to save Pakistan,” he told reporters.
International reaction to the assisination has […]

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack

by: Jason Haber December 27, 2007

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died shortly after being seriously wounded in an attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, news agencies reported on Wednesday.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene could see body parts and flesh scattered at the back gate of the Liaqat Bagh park where Bhutto had spoken. He counted […]