Too dangerous to live
Why the fanatics wanted Bhutto dead - Telegraph
For as long as Miss Bhutto lived, she was a symbol of the alternative route open to Pakistan - the route towards a liberal, secular, open democracy, offered in stark contrast to the closed and militant path of the radicals.
Moreover, Miss Bhutto was genuinely popular....In the end, the popular backing she was able to command was her trump card, rendering her an exceptionally dangerous opponent for the Islamist radicals, perhaps more so than Mr Musharraf.
Miss Bhutto knew the risks only too well. Yet she addressed rally after rally, choosing the militant stronghold of Peshawar for her penultimate gathering on Wednesday.
It was her popularity that was dangerous to the Islamofascists - they don't like it when the "ordinary" people show they don't want a medieval theocracy.
Her death is a huge blow, we need more, many more like her.