Democracy Is The Best Revenge. After Benazir

In 1988, When Democracy Was Restored, The Military Establishment Was Still Very Powerful. The Extremist Groups Were Still There. And When The Aid And Assistance To Pakistan Was Cut, We Had To Adopt Harsh Economic Policies. So In A Way, It Showed That Democracy Doesn't Pay, And The Military Was Able To Reassert Itself.

I Have Led An Unusual Life. I Have Buried A Father Killed At Age 50 And Two Brothers Killed In The Prime Of Their Lives. I Raised My Children As A Single Mother When My Husband Was Arrested And Held For Eight Years Without A Conviction - A Hostage To My Political Career.

When The United States Aligns With Dictatorships And Totalitarian Regimes, It Compromises The Basic Democratic Principles Of Its Foundation - Namely, Life, Liberty And Justice For All.

Our People Are Dying, Poverty And Unemployment Are On The Rise, But The Rest Of The World Says That Musharraf Is Needed Because [only] He Can Stop Nuclear Proliferation, [only] He [can Launch] An Operation In The Tribal Areas. So He Manipulates And Dangles Some Kind Of Carrot In Front Of The World All The Time. This Is Not Good For The People [of Pakistan], And I Think The World Has Got It All Wrong.

Democracy Is The Best Revenge. After Benazir Bhutto's Death, Her Son's Brief Public Remarks Were Captured On Video, And They Were Reported In International Newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Announced, "my Mother Always Said, ' Democracy Is The Best Revenge.