December 27, 2009 - Two years ago, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by radical Islamists who felt threatened by her reformist efforts to change and moderate the face of Islam. Twice elected prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir had an immense impact. She stood up and defeated the forces of military dictatorship. She freed all political prisoners. She ended press censorship. She legalized trade and student unions, built 46,000 primary and secondary schools and appointed the first female judges in our history. And she showed the women of Pakistan and the world that they must accept no limits on their ability and opportunity to learn, to grow and to lead in modern society. The target of two assassination attempts by Osama bin Laden in the 1990s, Benazir repeatedly warned a skeptical world of the impending danger from extremists and militants. Two years after her murder, we should not forget Bhutto's warnings. Click below for story.
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