Got the Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto, the “daughter of Pakistan” was assassinated at the age of 54, thus precluding her dream of being ousted as prime minister under the cloud of corruption for a third time. Following high fives all around, the government of Pervez Musharraf declared the traditional three days of rioting. Bhutto died from either a gunshot, shrapnel from a suicide bombing or from a bump on the head, as CSI: Rawalpindi completes its in-depth sweeping under the rug. In the Islamic tradition, Musharraf blamed Bhutto for her assassination, as she did not take appropriate safety precautions, such as the increased security personnel Bhutto had been requesting from Musharraf since almost getting blown up in October. Bhutto’s son was named to head her Pakistan Peoples Party, thus ensuring a third generation of martyrdom for the family, joining Bhutto’s father, former president and prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (hanged in 1979 for “ordering the murder of a political opponent”) and brothers Shahnawaz (mysteriously poisoned in 1985) and Murtaza (gunned down in 1996) as the Bhuttos have the life expectancy of a Spinal Tap drummer. If the kid is elected prime minister, he will be eligible for the 2008-2009 GHI… assuming he survives the year.