Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated and given that Pakistan is a chaotic, backwards, unstable country, inhabited by way too many Islamic extremists, this probably isn't likely to help the situation.

On the other hand, everyone is speculating wildly about the consequences of this and it's very difficult to say at this point how this will impact the stability of the country long-term.

In any case, this latest murder committed by Al-Qaeda was a detestable act. With that in mind, I certainly hope the Pakistanis will give us the opportunity to take revenge for our own dead by helping them pay Al-Qaeda back in blood for this assassination