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December 28, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/27/AR2007122702261.html?hpid=topnews

Al-Qaeda Heads List of Suspects in Bhutto Assassination in Pakistan

[Washington Post] Joby Warrick and Thomas E. Ricks - At the top of the list of suspects in the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is the al-Qaeda terrorist network and its legion of allies, including loosely affiliated groups that espouse similar views and, in some cases, share training facilities and other resources. But several officials said it is equally plausible that the assassination was carried out with the support - or at least the tacit approval - of Pakistani government employees. Retired Marine Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, former chief of Central Command, the U.S. military headquarters for the Middle East, said there is "no doubt in my mind" that the culprits are linked to al-Qaeda. Bruce Reidel, a former CIA official and onetime member of the National Security Council, said of al-Qaeda: "They had means, plenty of martyr wannabes. And they probably had inside information on her route and security."

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