Saturday, December 29, 2007

Bhutto's Estate Should Sue The Manufacturer Of Her Car

This is a pretty hilarious aspect of an otherwise terrible situation:

The latest explanation Friday by Pakistan's Interior Ministry said Bhutto, 54, died from a fractured skull after hitting her head on a piece of the vehicle.
Sounds like a great products liability case to me. There clearly should have been a warning on the car that the vehicle might not be suitable for use during campaigns in batshit-crazy places where they like to blow up politicians.

Seriously though, I love how the Pakistani government is trying to play down the circumstances of Bhutto's death. This is from the above-linked article:

CNN national security analyst Ken Robinson, who worked in U.S. intelligence in Pakistan during the Clinton administration, said he suspects Bhutto's enemies are attempting to control her legacy by minimizing the attack's role in her demise.

"They're trying to deny her a martyr's death, and in Islam, that's pretty important," Robinson said.

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