"But witnesses described a sniper firing from a nearby building . ."

[Strelnikov_]

Bhutto Assassination Sparks Disarray
December 28, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/world/asia/28pakistan.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin.

Ms. Bhutto, 54, was shot in the neck or head, according to differing accounts, as she stood in the open sunroof of a car and waved to crowds. Seconds later a suicide attacker detonated his bomb, damaging one of the cars in her motorcade, killing more than 20 people and wounding 50, the Interior Ministry said.

. . .

The attack bore hallmarks of the Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan. But witnesses described a sniper firing from a nearby building, raising questions about how well the government had protected her in a usually well-guarded garrison town and fueling speculation that government sympathizers had played a part.

. . .

One former government minister said the backlash could make Mr. Musharraf’s position untenable. “Musharraf will not be able to control the situation now,” he said.

. . .

Apparently no autopsy was done, because the police did not request one, Dawn TV reported. Lawyers calling for an international neutral investigation are raising questions about the speed with which Ms. Bhutto’s body was moved. The body arrived in her southern home province, Sindh, before dawn, party officials told Agence-France Presse. The assassination is likely to deepen suspicion among Ms. Bhutto’s supporters of Pakistan’s security agencies. Ms. Bhutto has long accused parts of the government, namely the country’s premier military intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, of working against her and her party because they oppose her liberal, secular agenda.

[villager]

1. well, if the same thing happens to those witnesses as happened to the people who saw/heard

shots fired from the Grassy Knoll, they'll all remarkably meet with freak "accidents" in the next couple of years...

[Adsos Letter]

2. If she had not chosen to stand, exposed, through the sunroof...

I don't think the sniper would have made a difference; nor would all of the security she needed.

This is a tragedy, and only the ensuing weeks will tell us to what degree.

[Selatius]

3. When I read this, I can't help but compare this to how JFK was cut down. n/t

[catnhatnh]

4. I'm not sure if I buy the sniper deal...

...since he couldn't count on her head popping out of the vehicle for a round of .50 caliber whack-a-mole....At this point I won't rule out government complicity, but if MY sniper allowed her accesss into a safe zone (inside the vehicle) I'd have to ask why. MY sniper takes her up on the dais...only exception:My sniper is the safety valve...bomber can't count on getting close enough to the dais. His job is to fade backward from the crowd to the withdrawal vehicle and to get her leaving...the bomber is 10 seconds late and the sniper pops her and the bomber avoids a performance review....

[tuckessee]

5. A sniper-bomber combo team seems more likely than a lone pistol shooting suicide bomber. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

6. it looked like they were hosing down the crime scene

pretty soon after the event....
evidence? we don't need no steenkin' evidence

[soothsayer]

8. hmmm, you mean like they did with ground zero?

[dave123williams]

7. Quick burial isn't a conspiracy; it's Muslim tradition.

Something to do with the heat and what it does to corpses...

Granted, having no autopsy...it'll spawn conspiracy theories.