A Political War Can Be Fought From

We Learned At An Early Age That It Was Men's Interpretation Of Our Religion That Restricted Women's Opportunities, Not Our Religion Itself. Islam In Fact Had Been Quite Progressive Toward Women From Its Inception.

It Is One Thing Being Able To Contest An Election And To Give The People Hope That I Can Be The Next Prime Minister. It Is A Totally Different Situation Where The People Of Pakistan Are Told That The Results Are Already Taken And The Leader Of Your Choice Is Banned.

Bhutto Represents Everything The Fundamentalists Hate - A Powerful, Highly-educated Woman Operating In A Man's World, Seemingly Unafraid To Voice Her Independent Views And, Indeed, Seemingly Unafraid Of Anything, Including The Very Real Possibility That One Day Someone Might Succeed In Killing Her Because Of Who She Is.

The United Nations Charter Gives Every Nation The Right To Self Defence, Therefore When The American Embassies Were Bombed It Was A Matter Of Time Before The Americans Responded By Going For What They Suspected Were The Causes Of The Attack.

The Next Decade Cannot Be A Decade Of Confrontation And Contention. It Cannot Be East Vs. West. It Cannot Be Men Vs. Women. It Cannot Be Islam Vs. Christianity. That Is What The Enemies Of Dialogue Want.