World leaders condemn Bhutto assassination
Alex: Condemning this by world leaders, while not a bad thing, is largely ceremonial and even PR in regard to effect (i.e. there is no real effect).
I am a big believer in the rule of law. I don't believe in vengeance ("an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind") but I do very much believe in accountability. All persons of decency should speak out to insure that all others that might be responsible for this crime be apprehended and put behind bars. It is important that a full but appropriate response be found if we wish to create the type of world in which we really wish to live.
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"(CNN) -- World leaders reacted with shock and condemnation Thursday to the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
"I am deeply shocked by news of the latest attack in Rawalpindi which has claimed the life of Benazir Bhutto and killed at least 15 other people," said British Foreign Secretary David Miliband in a written statement."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/bhutto.reaction/
Thursday
World leaders condemn Bhutto assassination
Wednesday
India, Japan agree on strategic, global partnership
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"In a boost to bilateral ties, India and Japan Wednesday agreed to lay down a roadmap for giving a new dimension to their strategic and global partnership. Observing that relations between both countries had weakened over the last decade, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan has "rediscovered" India.
"The India-Japan relations have been conspicuous by the silence in the past 10 years," he said at a reception hosted in his honour here.
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Monday
India faces "unbearable" oil bill, nuclear a must: PM
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"India is committed to developing its nuclear energy capability and other sources of power as its oil bill will impose an "unbearable burden" as growth continues, the prime minister said on Monday.
Manmohan Singh's comments came as his government faces its worst crisis since coming to power in 2004, with communist allies angered over a nuclear energy deal with the United States and threatening to withdraw their support."
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSDEL10083220070820
