2007, ISBN: 9780393062915

By the lead commissioner of the UN investigation, an authoritative account of Benazir Bhuttoâ??s assassination. On December 27, 2007, a suicide bomber killed Benazir Bhutto, the former pr… Plus…

By the lead commissioner of the UN investigation, an authoritative account of Benazir Bhuttoâ??s assassination. On December 27, 2007, a suicide bomber killed Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan. Brilliant and charismatic, the head of a political family as important to Pakistani history as the Gandhis in India or the Kennedys in the United States, Bhutto had recently returned from exile to challenge military dictator Pervez Musharraf in a democratic election. In the aftermath of the assassination, some blamed Musharraf; others blamed terrorists linked to the Pakistani security service, the ISI; still others pointed the finger at Bhuttoâ??s own spouse and entourage; and some speculated that it was a lone wolf attack. Though the individuals behind the conspiracy have never been found, in Getting Away with Murder Heraldo Munoz goes further than anyone else to unravel the mystery of Bhuttoâ??s death. Moreover, he explains the unexpected role America played in the tragic events, the byzantine relationship between Pakistan and the United States, and how Bhuttoâ??s assassination impacted world politics. In a country ruled more often by military dictators than by elected governments, Bhutto offered a secular, democratic hope. Arguably one of Pakistanâ??s most iconic political figures, she became one of the worldâ??s few female heads of government. Her assassination tore the country apart, destabilizing the entire region. Leading the United Nationsâ?? inquiry, Munoz delved into murky world of Pakistani politics and the infamous Bhutto family, awash in charisma and power, controversy and violence. His year-long investigation frames a story of betrayals, corruption, foreign influence, and unsolved political assassinations. Munoz provides new insight into Bhuttoâ??s unprecedented rise and an unflinching, minute-by-minute narrative of the assassination itself. With impeccable research, Munoz also situates Bhutto in the decades-long history of U. S.-Pakistan relations and the emergence of global terrorism, pinpointing her death as the moment when those relations changed forever. The result is a gripping narrative of Pakistanâ??s turbulent political realities and the death of its leading politician. | Getting Away With Murder by Heraldo Munoz Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > World History > Modern History > 21st Century History P10103, Heraldo Munoz<

ISBN: 9780393062915

Getting Away with Murder Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan Hardcover New Books, W. W. Norton & Company

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