This is the sad face of politics: even when there is demonstrable and brutal tyranny, the so-called savior and rescuer is negotiating behind the scenes to secure her own personal power:
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(From the NY Times)
Behind the scenes, however, the strategies for both sides for the day were probably worked out in advance, analysts said, in order to give each side a face-saving way to avoid a potentially bloody clash on the streets.
The government arrested a large number of potential protesters before the rally, sealed the protest location, and cordoned off the area around it. Ms. Bhutto had already tried to leave her house earlier today to go to the protest, but her car was blocked when it tried to leave by the side entrance, her press aide, Sherry Rehman, told reporters.
At one point, Ms. Rehman said that Ms. Bhutto would be “leading the protest, but not joining it.”
In another sign of what seemed like behind-the-scenes co-ordination between Ms. Bhutto and the authorities, Ms. Bhutto’s voice came over official Pakistani television at 4 p.m. this afternoon as she made a long speech setting out her demands. A still picture of her appeared on the screen while she spoke.
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