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She cited his government's denial of her request for additional security measures after the
October suicide bombing that targeted her upon returning to Pakistan from exile.
"Nothing will, God willing happen," she wrote to Mark Siegel, her U.S. spokesman,
lobbyist and friend.
"Just wanted u to know if it does in addition to the names in my letter to Musharaf of Oct 16nth, I wld hold Musharaf responsible. I have been made to feel insecure by his minions and there is no way what is happening in terms of stopping me from taking private cars or using tinted windows or giving jammers or four police mobiles to cover all sides cld happen without him."
Bhutto was seeking to become prime minister for a third time when she was assassinated; her death comes exactly two weeks before Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
CNN) -- A French journalist kidnapped while producing a television documentary about human trafficking in Somalia said he is "quite okay," and has been allowed to use a mobile phone to talk to his girlfriend in France, according to a short phone interview he gave to a Somali journalist.
Kidnappers with AK-47 machine guns guard French journalist Gwen Le Gouil, taken hostage last Wednesday.
Members of a tribal clan who took Gwen Le Gouil hostage last Wednesday have demanded an $80,000 ransom for his release, indicating the kidnapping is financial and not political, according to Mohamad Mohamed, the editor of Radio Garowe, which broadcasts from northern Somalia's Puntland province.
The president of the breakaway Somalia region of Puntland has been critical of Le Gouil for traveling without government consent in the area to work on the documentary about the mass smuggling of refugees from the Horn of Africa to Yemen, a perilous voyage across the Gulf of Aden.
The hostage-holders allowed Mohamed to speak by phone with Le Gouil Saturday.
"It's quite okay," Le Gouil said when asked about how he is being treated.
Another Somali journalist -- a member of the same clan as the kidnappers -- took photographs showing Le Gouil appearing relaxed, in a cave with two guards standing behind him, their faces covered and holding AK-47 machine guns.
Le Gouil said he was unaware of what efforts were being made to pay the ransom and gain his release.
"I am stuck in the middle of nowhere and I don't have any information about that," he said, adding he has been allowed to have phone calls with his girlfriend in France
Kidnappers with AK-47 machine guns guard French journalist Gwen Le Gouil, taken hostage last Wednesday.
Members of a tribal clan who took Gwen Le Gouil hostage last Wednesday have demanded an $80,000 ransom for his release, indicating the kidnapping is financial and not political, according to Mohamad Mohamed, the editor of Radio Garowe, which broadcasts from northern Somalia's Puntland province.
The president of the breakaway Somalia region of Puntland has been critical of Le Gouil for traveling without government consent in the area to work on the documentary about the mass smuggling of refugees from the Horn of Africa to Yemen, a perilous voyage across the Gulf of Aden.
The hostage-holders allowed Mohamed to speak by phone with Le Gouil Saturday.
"It's quite okay," Le Gouil said when asked about how he is being treated.
Another Somali journalist -- a member of the same clan as the kidnappers -- took photographs showing Le Gouil appearing relaxed, in a cave with two guards standing behind him, their faces covered and holding AK-47 machine guns.
Le Gouil said he was unaware of what efforts were being made to pay the ransom and gain his release.
"I am stuck in the middle of nowhere and I don't have any information about that," he said, adding he has been allowed to have phone calls with his girlfriend in France
christina aguilera Bio
Christina Aguilera Bio
One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, Christina Aguilera has sold well over 25 million albums worldwide and cultivated a fan base that crosses generational, racial and gender lines. Now, segueing from the audacious sexuality of her second studio album, Stripped, the chameleon-like performer pays tribute to the music that has inspired her with her third studio album Back To Basics (RCA Records).Back To Basics has made Aguilera the biggest-seller in the SoundScan era for a female artist, passing Streisand's 2-CD "The Concert" release in '94. Her debut single, "Ain't No Other Man," off her double platinum album, was a huge success, along with her second single "Hurt," while her third single "Candyman" continues to climb the charts.Aguilera has garnered rave reviews for her current 41-city North American tour. The tour kicked off in Houston, Texas and has stopped in Los Angeles, Boston, Phoenix, Vancouver, Las Vegas and New York among others. The "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour features a unique stage design that allows Christina's fans unprecedented access to the stage with unbelievable sight lines as well as three distinct stage scenes, illuminated by more than 600 moving lights, and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system. Aguilera has assembled an acclaimed production team for her concert tour her concert tour featuring choreographer and director, Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson, Prince) and Roberto Cavalli, who is the tour's exclusive costume designer. Working together, the team created a modern inventive vision fused with elements of retro glamour.
Aguilera's backstory is well-known. A native of Staten Island, the pre-teen began performing in local talent shows while growing up in Pennsylvania. In 1992, after appearing on "Star Search." She joined the cast of the Disney Channel's "The New Mickey Mouse Club." In 1998 Aguilera's song "Reflection" for Disney's Mulan led to a record deal with RCA and the release of her self-titled debut album in Summer, 1999. The album quickly hit #1 on the strength of its first dance/pop single, "Genie In A Bottle" (which dominated the charts for five weeks) and other chart toppers including "What A Girl Wants." It was a feat she would repeat the following year with Mi Reflejo, the smash Spanish-language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, My Kind Of Christmas.In 2001 Aguilera joined forces with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim on the smash "Lady Marmalade" single and video. That eye-popping slice of ear candy kept her front and center in the international spotlight even as she began, slowly and steadily, to lay the groundwork for her second album, Stripped. Released in October 2002, it sealed her status as an international superstar while transforming her previous squeaky-clean image into a fully sexualized woman with lots on her mind. Along with the superheated funk of the album's provocative debut single, "Dirrty," came such standout tracks as "Beautiful," "Can't Hold Us Down" and "Make Over."
Earning her first of four Grammy Awards in 2000 for Best New Artist, her subsequent trophies came in 2001 for "Lady Marmalade" (Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), in 2003 for "Beautiful" (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and in 2007 for "Ain't No Other Man (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), winning a Grammy for each of her albums. Among countless other honors, she is also the recipient of a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Mi Reflejo (Best Female Pop Vocal Album), a 2000 Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year, and two 2004 Rolling Stone Music Awards (Best Female Performer, Readers' Pick; and Best Tour, Readers' Pick, "Justified and Stripped"). Voted Sexiest Teen Idol in a VH1 poll, Aguilera's beauty and charisma have also led Teen People to list her among its "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" and Maxim to crown her Best International Female Singer (2000), one of the Sexiest Women of the Year (2003) and #1 on their "Hot 100" List (2003). Aguilera has also been honored with two NRJ Awards (Best International Female, Best International Album) as well as a 2007 MTV Europe Award (Best Female Artist).Today, while devoting the lion's share of her time to recording and touring, the 26-year-old is active in a range of philanthropy. A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the "What's Going On?" cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles' Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for MAC cosmetic company and spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund. More recently she became involved in awareness campaigns with Youth AIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.
One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, Christina Aguilera has sold well over 25 million albums worldwide and cultivated a fan base that crosses generational, racial and gender lines. Now, segueing from the audacious sexuality of her second studio album, Stripped, the chameleon-like performer pays tribute to the music that has inspired her with her third studio album Back To Basics (RCA Records).Back To Basics has made Aguilera the biggest-seller in the SoundScan era for a female artist, passing Streisand's 2-CD "The Concert" release in '94. Her debut single, "Ain't No Other Man," off her double platinum album, was a huge success, along with her second single "Hurt," while her third single "Candyman" continues to climb the charts.Aguilera has garnered rave reviews for her current 41-city North American tour. The tour kicked off in Houston, Texas and has stopped in Los Angeles, Boston, Phoenix, Vancouver, Las Vegas and New York among others. The "Back to Basics" 2007 North American Tour features a unique stage design that allows Christina's fans unprecedented access to the stage with unbelievable sight lines as well as three distinct stage scenes, illuminated by more than 600 moving lights, and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system. Aguilera has assembled an acclaimed production team for her concert tour her concert tour featuring choreographer and director, Jamie King (Madonna, Janet Jackson, Prince) and Roberto Cavalli, who is the tour's exclusive costume designer. Working together, the team created a modern inventive vision fused with elements of retro glamour.
Aguilera's backstory is well-known. A native of Staten Island, the pre-teen began performing in local talent shows while growing up in Pennsylvania. In 1992, after appearing on "Star Search." She joined the cast of the Disney Channel's "The New Mickey Mouse Club." In 1998 Aguilera's song "Reflection" for Disney's Mulan led to a record deal with RCA and the release of her self-titled debut album in Summer, 1999. The album quickly hit #1 on the strength of its first dance/pop single, "Genie In A Bottle" (which dominated the charts for five weeks) and other chart toppers including "What A Girl Wants." It was a feat she would repeat the following year with Mi Reflejo, the smash Spanish-language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, My Kind Of Christmas.In 2001 Aguilera joined forces with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim on the smash "Lady Marmalade" single and video. That eye-popping slice of ear candy kept her front and center in the international spotlight even as she began, slowly and steadily, to lay the groundwork for her second album, Stripped. Released in October 2002, it sealed her status as an international superstar while transforming her previous squeaky-clean image into a fully sexualized woman with lots on her mind. Along with the superheated funk of the album's provocative debut single, "Dirrty," came such standout tracks as "Beautiful," "Can't Hold Us Down" and "Make Over."
Earning her first of four Grammy Awards in 2000 for Best New Artist, her subsequent trophies came in 2001 for "Lady Marmalade" (Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals), in 2003 for "Beautiful" (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) and in 2007 for "Ain't No Other Man (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), winning a Grammy for each of her albums. Among countless other honors, she is also the recipient of a 2001 Latin Grammy Award for Mi Reflejo (Best Female Pop Vocal Album), a 2000 Billboard Music Award for Female Artist of the Year, and two 2004 Rolling Stone Music Awards (Best Female Performer, Readers' Pick; and Best Tour, Readers' Pick, "Justified and Stripped"). Voted Sexiest Teen Idol in a VH1 poll, Aguilera's beauty and charisma have also led Teen People to list her among its "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" and Maxim to crown her Best International Female Singer (2000), one of the Sexiest Women of the Year (2003) and #1 on their "Hot 100" List (2003). Aguilera has also been honored with two NRJ Awards (Best International Female, Best International Album) as well as a 2007 MTV Europe Award (Best Female Artist).Today, while devoting the lion's share of her time to recording and touring, the 26-year-old is active in a range of philanthropy. A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the "What's Going On?" cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles' Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for MAC cosmetic company and spokesperson for the MAC AIDS Fund. More recently she became involved in awareness campaigns with Youth AIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.
How can I tell you what I feel for you?
How can I tell you what I feel for you?
When I think of you my feelings twist inside
As if someone's fist reached in and grabbed a few,
And turned and turned them tight and tangled.
I've tried Somehow to say: You're the sun in my sky,
The wind that takes me where I want to go,
The sweet incense that makes me feel so high
That loving you seems all I need to know.
But it all sticks in my throat!
It sounds too cute,Empty as a wrinkled paper bag.
You won't believe it!
Better I stay mute
Than offer you cliches that make you gag.
And yet I wish to tell you of my love,
If only love its own locks would remove!
When I think of you my feelings twist inside
As if someone's fist reached in and grabbed a few,
And turned and turned them tight and tangled.
I've tried Somehow to say: You're the sun in my sky,
The wind that takes me where I want to go,
The sweet incense that makes me feel so high
That loving you seems all I need to know.
But it all sticks in my throat!
It sounds too cute,Empty as a wrinkled paper bag.
You won't believe it!
Better I stay mute
Than offer you cliches that make you gag.
And yet I wish to tell you of my love,
If only love its own locks would remove!
US Army adds MACs as security protection
The Army’s Apple program to bring more Macs into military facilities is being led by Jonathan Broskey, a former Apple employee who says it’s not just that Macs are a less inviting target than Windows; Apple’s version of Unix is inherently more secure than Windows, he says. Some observers, however, are taking issue with that assessment. One of Apple’s major marketing themes is that Macs are less susceptible to viruses, Trojans, and other hacker attacks than Windows PCs. While that argument has yet to hold much sway with enterprise I.T. departments, it is causing the U.S. Army to add some Macs to its networks. Lt. Col. C.J. Wallington, a division chief in the Army’s office of enterprise information systems, told Forbes that the Army is adding Macs to make its networks harder to hack. Wallington said that making networks more heterogeneous might make it more difficult for attackers to compromise an entire group of computers.
One key barrier — besides Apple’s price premium and the general I.T. resistance to Apple — has been incompatibility with Common Access Cards, a security key card program the military uses heavily. Early in 2008, the Army will adopt software that will allow Macs to use CACs. At least one security expert isn’t all that impressed with the Mac as a battle-hardened OS. Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators said Apple had to patch security flaws five times as much as Microsoft. “I love my Macs, but in terms of security, they’re behind the curve, compared to Windows,” Miller told Forbes. Miller added that the Army needs a better security strategy than just adding Macs to the mix. He said attackers will just target whichever platform is weaker, which might just be the Macs that are supposedly more secure
One key barrier — besides Apple’s price premium and the general I.T. resistance to Apple — has been incompatibility with Common Access Cards, a security key card program the military uses heavily. Early in 2008, the Army will adopt software that will allow Macs to use CACs. At least one security expert isn’t all that impressed with the Mac as a battle-hardened OS. Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators said Apple had to patch security flaws five times as much as Microsoft. “I love my Macs, but in terms of security, they’re behind the curve, compared to Windows,” Miller told Forbes. Miller added that the Army needs a better security strategy than just adding Macs to the mix. He said attackers will just target whichever platform is weaker, which might just be the Macs that are supposedly more secure
Camjackers 2006 DVDRip XviD-DOMiNO
DOMiNO have released another pretty much unknown film so i’m not going to comment on the movie itself but say if you like the look of it be my guest and get it. Now onto something I do know which is the quality of the release is pretty good with good video and audio.
“It’s cool man. We’ve got black friends…” Two rich, clueless film school grads (”the Filmfakers”) are shooting a modernized “ghetto” interpretation of an ancient Greek play on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Their equipment is “borrowed” by three street youths (”the Camjackers”), who shoot a compelling documentary on underground hip hop. The Filmfakers rip off the Camjackers’ film and rise to fame and fortune. The Camjackers see their stolen work on TV and seek revenge.
“It’s cool man. We’ve got black friends…” Two rich, clueless film school grads (”the Filmfakers”) are shooting a modernized “ghetto” interpretation of an ancient Greek play on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Their equipment is “borrowed” by three street youths (”the Camjackers”), who shoot a compelling documentary on underground hip hop. The Filmfakers rip off the Camjackers’ film and rise to fame and fortune. The Camjackers see their stolen work on TV and seek revenge.
2007: Top 10 TV shows
1. Planet Earth - No documentary in recent memory has captured the pristine delicacies of Mother Nature's wonderments like this 10-part experience from the BBC and Discovery Channel.
Each focusing on a different region of the Earth - from the rugged mountains to the cold, stark depths of the world's oceans - this visually stunning travelogue took us there and introduced us to the amazing creatures that dwell there. No television program this year better captured our imaginations thanks to more than 40 filmmakers who spent five years shooting the documentary. Sometimes that meant sitting in the same spot for months, waiting to get the right shot of, say, a great white snatching up a seal in its jaws or of mountain sheep ramming each other to claim their territory.
It's a monument to patience and a keen eye and certainly the greatest television discovery this year. And because it was built from the ground up for high-definition television, it's the best excuse to get an HDTV this year.
2. Mad Men - American Movie Classics wanted to created an original series for TV and hit the ground running with this engrossing, funny and critical look at the gender gap, sexual harassment and excess in the 1960s among Madison Avenue advertising executives.
3. Big Love - HBO's profile of a polygamous Utah family only got better in the second season with searing and heartfelt episodes about sexual values in the church and about a rival polygamous family competing with the Henricksons.
4. Entourage - This half-hour look at Hollywood's celebrity trappings through the eyes of a movie superstar has been on one of the most incredible runs in television. This last season was another gem, this time about the making of a pet film project that turns to disaster.
5. The Office - This irreverant yet wholly identifiable sitcom gets the award for one of the most consistently laugh-out-loud comedies for the past four years. Some of this year's episodes, like the one about the "Race for the Cure" for both rabies and Meredith's bad leg, were priceless.
6. Heroes - This pick really refers to the brilliant second half of the first season (which aired the first half of this year), which came to an explosive, edge-of-your-seat conclusion involving our heroes' fight with the evil Sylar. The series has somewhat faltered the beginning of the second season (but not by much), yet there's hope it will continue next year with a more exciting story arc.
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm - After a two-year break, Larry David returned with new episodes that were his funniest and most wicked in three seasons. In a bizarre twist, the story arc involved separating from his wife amid a divorce from real-life wife Laurie David.
8. Friday Night Lights - This wonderfully told drama about high-school football in a small Texas town is here for the same reason as "Heroes": an emotionally riveting first-season second half that nailed the struggles and dreams of rural America like no other series. The second season has included some missteps, including an unnecessary murder subplot, but still told its story with sincerity and style.
9. The Sopranos - I liked the ending to one of the most praised dramas on television. I liked its ambiguity, its mystery and certainly the controversy that surrounded it after it aired. But the whole season leading up to it - particularly the second half - was pure "Sopranos" mastery.
10. Flight of the Conchords - Think of a mellower, more wry version of Tenacious D, and you get a sense of how this offbeat comedy is as it follows the trials of two New Zealanders and their musical exploits in New York City. Hilarious, dry, with spot-on laughs
Each focusing on a different region of the Earth - from the rugged mountains to the cold, stark depths of the world's oceans - this visually stunning travelogue took us there and introduced us to the amazing creatures that dwell there. No television program this year better captured our imaginations thanks to more than 40 filmmakers who spent five years shooting the documentary. Sometimes that meant sitting in the same spot for months, waiting to get the right shot of, say, a great white snatching up a seal in its jaws or of mountain sheep ramming each other to claim their territory.
It's a monument to patience and a keen eye and certainly the greatest television discovery this year. And because it was built from the ground up for high-definition television, it's the best excuse to get an HDTV this year.
2. Mad Men - American Movie Classics wanted to created an original series for TV and hit the ground running with this engrossing, funny and critical look at the gender gap, sexual harassment and excess in the 1960s among Madison Avenue advertising executives.
3. Big Love - HBO's profile of a polygamous Utah family only got better in the second season with searing and heartfelt episodes about sexual values in the church and about a rival polygamous family competing with the Henricksons.
4. Entourage - This half-hour look at Hollywood's celebrity trappings through the eyes of a movie superstar has been on one of the most incredible runs in television. This last season was another gem, this time about the making of a pet film project that turns to disaster.
5. The Office - This irreverant yet wholly identifiable sitcom gets the award for one of the most consistently laugh-out-loud comedies for the past four years. Some of this year's episodes, like the one about the "Race for the Cure" for both rabies and Meredith's bad leg, were priceless.
6. Heroes - This pick really refers to the brilliant second half of the first season (which aired the first half of this year), which came to an explosive, edge-of-your-seat conclusion involving our heroes' fight with the evil Sylar. The series has somewhat faltered the beginning of the second season (but not by much), yet there's hope it will continue next year with a more exciting story arc.
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm - After a two-year break, Larry David returned with new episodes that were his funniest and most wicked in three seasons. In a bizarre twist, the story arc involved separating from his wife amid a divorce from real-life wife Laurie David.
8. Friday Night Lights - This wonderfully told drama about high-school football in a small Texas town is here for the same reason as "Heroes": an emotionally riveting first-season second half that nailed the struggles and dreams of rural America like no other series. The second season has included some missteps, including an unnecessary murder subplot, but still told its story with sincerity and style.
9. The Sopranos - I liked the ending to one of the most praised dramas on television. I liked its ambiguity, its mystery and certainly the controversy that surrounded it after it aired. But the whole season leading up to it - particularly the second half - was pure "Sopranos" mastery.
10. Flight of the Conchords - Think of a mellower, more wry version of Tenacious D, and you get a sense of how this offbeat comedy is as it follows the trials of two New Zealanders and their musical exploits in New York City. Hilarious, dry, with spot-on laughs
Bhutto said she'd blame Musharraf if killed
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday after addressing a large gathering of her supporters.
Bhutto died of a gunshot wound to the neck, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said. The attacker then blew himself up. The bomb attack killed at least 22 others, doctors said.
Video of the scene just moments before the explosion showed Bhutto stepping into a heavily guarded vehicle to leave the rally.
John Moore, a photographer for Getty Images, said Bhutto was standing through the sunroof of her vehicle, waving to supporters, when two shots rang out.
Bhutto fell back into the vehicle, and almost immediately a bomb blast rocked the scene, sending twisting metal and shrapnel into the crowd, he added.
Police sources told CNN the bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, blew himself up near Bhutto's vehicle. Watch aftermath of the attack.
Bhutto was rushed to Rawalpindi General Hospital -- less than two miles from the bombing scene -- where doctors pronounced her dead.
Her body was removed from the hospital -- carried above a crowd of supporters -- late Thursday night, and a Pakistan Air Force plane is flying the body to Sukkur, accompanied by her husband and three children, said Pakistan People's Party leader Sen. Safdar Abbasi.
Bhutto is scheduled to be buried in the ancestral graveyard of the Bhutto family at Gari-Khuda Baksh in Sindh province Friday afternoon, he added.
Chaos erupted at the hospital when former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived to pay his respects to Bhutto less than three hours after her death.
Hundreds of Bhutto supporters crammed into the entrance shouted and cried, some clutching their heads in pain and shock. Sharif called it "the saddest day" in Pakistan's history. "Something unthinkable has happened," he said. Watch Benazir Bhutto obituary »
Sharif said his party will boycott Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections in the wake of the assassination.
President Pervez Musharraf said the killers were the same extremists that Pakistan is fighting a war against, and announced three days of national mourning.
Police warned citizens to stay home as they expected rioting to break out in city streets in reaction to the death.
Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachi and other cities, police sources said. Police fired on an angry mob, killing two people, in the city of Khairpur in the Sindh province, Geo TV reported.
Bhutto's husband issued a statement from his home in Dubai saying, "All I can say is we're devastated, it's a total shock." He arrived in Pakistan late Thursday.President Bush said those responsible "must be brought to justice" and praised Bhutto as a woman who had "fought the forces of terror." He said: "She refused to allow assassins to dictate the course of her country."
The number of wounded was not immediately known. However, video of the scene showed ambulances lined up to take many to hospitals.
Bhutto died of a gunshot wound to the neck, the Pakistani Interior Ministry said. The attacker then blew himself up. The bomb attack killed at least 22 others, doctors said.
Video of the scene just moments before the explosion showed Bhutto stepping into a heavily guarded vehicle to leave the rally.
John Moore, a photographer for Getty Images, said Bhutto was standing through the sunroof of her vehicle, waving to supporters, when two shots rang out.
Bhutto fell back into the vehicle, and almost immediately a bomb blast rocked the scene, sending twisting metal and shrapnel into the crowd, he added.
Police sources told CNN the bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, blew himself up near Bhutto's vehicle. Watch aftermath of the attack.
Bhutto was rushed to Rawalpindi General Hospital -- less than two miles from the bombing scene -- where doctors pronounced her dead.
Her body was removed from the hospital -- carried above a crowd of supporters -- late Thursday night, and a Pakistan Air Force plane is flying the body to Sukkur, accompanied by her husband and three children, said Pakistan People's Party leader Sen. Safdar Abbasi.
Bhutto is scheduled to be buried in the ancestral graveyard of the Bhutto family at Gari-Khuda Baksh in Sindh province Friday afternoon, he added.
Chaos erupted at the hospital when former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived to pay his respects to Bhutto less than three hours after her death.
Hundreds of Bhutto supporters crammed into the entrance shouted and cried, some clutching their heads in pain and shock. Sharif called it "the saddest day" in Pakistan's history. "Something unthinkable has happened," he said. Watch Benazir Bhutto obituary »
Sharif said his party will boycott Pakistan's January 8 parliamentary elections in the wake of the assassination.
President Pervez Musharraf said the killers were the same extremists that Pakistan is fighting a war against, and announced three days of national mourning.
Police warned citizens to stay home as they expected rioting to break out in city streets in reaction to the death.
Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachi and other cities, police sources said. Police fired on an angry mob, killing two people, in the city of Khairpur in the Sindh province, Geo TV reported.
Bhutto's husband issued a statement from his home in Dubai saying, "All I can say is we're devastated, it's a total shock." He arrived in Pakistan late Thursday.President Bush said those responsible "must be brought to justice" and praised Bhutto as a woman who had "fought the forces of terror." He said: "She refused to allow assassins to dictate the course of her country."
The number of wounded was not immediately known. However, video of the scene showed ambulances lined up to take many to hospitals.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth launches video site on YouTube
LONDON - Just call her Queen e-Lizabeth. The 81-year-old British monarch launched her own video site on YouTube Sunday, featuring old news reels and film snippets of daily royal life. Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II keeps up with new ways of communicating with people and was hoping to reach a wider, and younger, audience through the popular video-sharing Web site. The palace began posting archive and recent footage of the queen and other royals on the official Royal Channel on YouTube on Sunday, with plans to add new clips regularly. The queen will use the site to send out her annual televised Christmas message, a tradition that she began 50 years ago. ''The queen always keeps abreast with new ways of communicating with people,'' Buckingham Palace said in a statement. ''She has always been aware of reaching more people and adapting the communication to suit. This will make the Christmas message more accessible to younger people and those in other countries.'' The royal page - which bears the scarlet lettered heading ''The Royal Channel - The Official Channel of the British Monarchy'' - features a picture of Buckingham Palace flanked by the queen's Guards in their trademark tall bearskin hats and red tunics. Palace officials said the queen's Christmas message this year will urge people to care for the vulnerable and those excluded from society. She will also pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the armed forces.
The queen chooses a different theme for each annual address, the one occasion in the year when she writes her own speech without government advice. In a preview of this year's speech, the monarch is seen standing in Buckingham Palace, watching black and white footage of herself delivering her first televised broadcast. Dressed in an apricot colored dress, the queen can be seen walking into the palace's opulent 1844 Room, which is filled with lights and production equipment, and preparing to start her address. The speech remains confidential until it is aired, both on TV and radio, on Christmas Day. YouTube, which allows anyone to upload and share video clips, was founded in 2005 and bought by Google last year.
On the Net:
* The Royal Channel: www.youtube.com/ theroyalchannel
The queen chooses a different theme for each annual address, the one occasion in the year when she writes her own speech without government advice. In a preview of this year's speech, the monarch is seen standing in Buckingham Palace, watching black and white footage of herself delivering her first televised broadcast. Dressed in an apricot colored dress, the queen can be seen walking into the palace's opulent 1844 Room, which is filled with lights and production equipment, and preparing to start her address. The speech remains confidential until it is aired, both on TV and radio, on Christmas Day. YouTube, which allows anyone to upload and share video clips, was founded in 2005 and bought by Google last year.
On the Net:
* The Royal Channel: www.youtube.com/ theroyalchannel
2007: Top 10 films
"1. I'm Not There" First there was the idea: Depict the life and career of Bob Dylan not through one actor but by a multitude, each one capturing a facet of the musician's chameleonic personae. But this ambitious exploration of Dylan's character, his music and his times wouldn't have worked without actors willing to join writer-director Todd Haynes out on that limb. Haynes got some great performances - notably Christian Bale as the earnest folkie, Heath Ledger as the jaded celebrity, Richard Gere as the activist in winter, and best of all Cate Blanchett as the non-sequitur-dropping post-electric hipster - to match his brilliantly kaleidoscopic mixture of biography, fantasy and history.
"2. No Country For Old Men" Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen - When even the uncrumpling of a candy wrapper can send shivers down your spine, you know you're dealing with masters of suspense. The Coen brothers, adapting Cormac McCarthy's novel of a cold-eyed killer (Javier Bardem) pursuing a man (Josh Brolin) with stolen drug money and a step ahead of a world-weary sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones), reached back to their glory days of "Blood Simple" and "Fargo" for an unforgettable look at implacable evil.
.3 "Once" Directed by John Carney - It's so simple: Boy meets girl, boy fixes girl's
vacuum cleaner, boy sings plaintive duet while girl plays piano, boy and girl go to a recording studio to lay down some tracks. But the songs Irish rocker Glen Hansard and Czech musician Marketa Irglova wrote for themselves to sing bear the emotional weight of this soulful romance.
4. "Juno" Directed by Jason Reitman - A teen girl gets pregnant, but what follows isn't an after-school special but a sharply funny story about making choices and making the best of a bad situation. This delightful teen movie highlights a stellar debut by screenwriter Diablo Cody, whose dialogue is as smart as Tarantino's but twice as sweet, and a star-making performance by Ellen Page as the punky preggo with whom you can't help falling in love.
5. "Michael Clayton" Directed by Tony Gilroy - George Clooney has played the redeemable cad before (three times as Danny Ocean), but never have the stakes been so high. As the title character, a law-firm "fixer" who has a sudden attack of conscious in the middle of a billion-dollar pollution case, Clooney makes his roguish charm and its underlying menace work for him beautifully. Writer and first-time director Tony Gilroy, channeling the riveting pace of his "Bourne" screenplays, also benefits from a strong supporting cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Sydney Pollack, all at the top of their respective games.
6. "Offside" Directed by Jafar Panahi - All they wanted to do was root for their national soccer team. But they are women and this is Iran, where the sexes are segregated and women run the risk of arrest or worse if they try to enter the stadium. Director Jafar Panahi spins this scenario out into a gentle but pointed satire about the divisions of gender and class in Iran - and how sports can be the great leveler.
7. "Knocked Up" Directed by Judd Apatow - Another unexpected pregnancy, another unexpectedly moving comedy. This time the focus is on a jobless slacker (Seth Rogen) who has to grow up fast when his one-night-stand with a beautiful TV producer (Katherine Heigl) leads to her being pregnant - and them becoming an unlikely couple. Writer-director Judd Apatow borrows heavily from his own life as a clueless husband and father (that's Apatow's wife, the hilarious Leslie Mann, as Heigl's married-with-kids sister) for a profanely funny and emotionally authentic movie.
8. "The Host" Directed by Bong Joon-ho - When the giant monster emerges from the Han River, attacking the Seoul lunch crowd and dragging a schoolgirl to the murky depths, you gasp. When the girl's family bickers about how to save her, you laugh. When the girl's father sacrifices all to save her, you cry. All the emotions are in play in this superior monster movie from Korea.
9. "Jindabyne" Directed by Ray Lawrence - Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) is a garage mechanic who goes fishing with his buddies, and they find the body of a naked Aboriginal floating in the water. What happens next in this heart-wrenching drama, movingly adapted from a Raymond Carver short story, is a fateful decision that brings out guilt in Stewart, disgust from his wife (Laura Linney) and recriminations from the community.
10. "Into the Wild" Directed by Sean Penn - Was Chris McCandless, who chucked his upper-class life to tramp around the country and ultimately die in the Alaskan wilderness, a Thoreau-fueled idealist or a dumb kid who got in over his head? The glory of Sean Penn's adaptation of Jon Krakauer's nonfiction book is that this question is left for us to decide. Along the way, we are treated to breathtaking scenery and Emile Hirsch's stunning performance as the adventure-seeking McCandless.
-Sean P. Means
"2. No Country For Old Men" Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen - When even the uncrumpling of a candy wrapper can send shivers down your spine, you know you're dealing with masters of suspense. The Coen brothers, adapting Cormac McCarthy's novel of a cold-eyed killer (Javier Bardem) pursuing a man (Josh Brolin) with stolen drug money and a step ahead of a world-weary sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones), reached back to their glory days of "Blood Simple" and "Fargo" for an unforgettable look at implacable evil.
.3 "Once" Directed by John Carney - It's so simple: Boy meets girl, boy fixes girl's
vacuum cleaner, boy sings plaintive duet while girl plays piano, boy and girl go to a recording studio to lay down some tracks. But the songs Irish rocker Glen Hansard and Czech musician Marketa Irglova wrote for themselves to sing bear the emotional weight of this soulful romance.
4. "Juno" Directed by Jason Reitman - A teen girl gets pregnant, but what follows isn't an after-school special but a sharply funny story about making choices and making the best of a bad situation. This delightful teen movie highlights a stellar debut by screenwriter Diablo Cody, whose dialogue is as smart as Tarantino's but twice as sweet, and a star-making performance by Ellen Page as the punky preggo with whom you can't help falling in love.
5. "Michael Clayton" Directed by Tony Gilroy - George Clooney has played the redeemable cad before (three times as Danny Ocean), but never have the stakes been so high. As the title character, a law-firm "fixer" who has a sudden attack of conscious in the middle of a billion-dollar pollution case, Clooney makes his roguish charm and its underlying menace work for him beautifully. Writer and first-time director Tony Gilroy, channeling the riveting pace of his "Bourne" screenplays, also benefits from a strong supporting cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Sydney Pollack, all at the top of their respective games.
6. "Offside" Directed by Jafar Panahi - All they wanted to do was root for their national soccer team. But they are women and this is Iran, where the sexes are segregated and women run the risk of arrest or worse if they try to enter the stadium. Director Jafar Panahi spins this scenario out into a gentle but pointed satire about the divisions of gender and class in Iran - and how sports can be the great leveler.
7. "Knocked Up" Directed by Judd Apatow - Another unexpected pregnancy, another unexpectedly moving comedy. This time the focus is on a jobless slacker (Seth Rogen) who has to grow up fast when his one-night-stand with a beautiful TV producer (Katherine Heigl) leads to her being pregnant - and them becoming an unlikely couple. Writer-director Judd Apatow borrows heavily from his own life as a clueless husband and father (that's Apatow's wife, the hilarious Leslie Mann, as Heigl's married-with-kids sister) for a profanely funny and emotionally authentic movie.
8. "The Host" Directed by Bong Joon-ho - When the giant monster emerges from the Han River, attacking the Seoul lunch crowd and dragging a schoolgirl to the murky depths, you gasp. When the girl's family bickers about how to save her, you laugh. When the girl's father sacrifices all to save her, you cry. All the emotions are in play in this superior monster movie from Korea.
9. "Jindabyne" Directed by Ray Lawrence - Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) is a garage mechanic who goes fishing with his buddies, and they find the body of a naked Aboriginal floating in the water. What happens next in this heart-wrenching drama, movingly adapted from a Raymond Carver short story, is a fateful decision that brings out guilt in Stewart, disgust from his wife (Laura Linney) and recriminations from the community.
10. "Into the Wild" Directed by Sean Penn - Was Chris McCandless, who chucked his upper-class life to tramp around the country and ultimately die in the Alaskan wilderness, a Thoreau-fueled idealist or a dumb kid who got in over his head? The glory of Sean Penn's adaptation of Jon Krakauer's nonfiction book is that this question is left for us to decide. Along the way, we are treated to breathtaking scenery and Emile Hirsch's stunning performance as the adventure-seeking McCandless.
-Sean P. Means
The Bottom 10:
You can't take good without taking the bad. And these were the worst:
1. "I Know Who Killed Me" - It was a bad year for Lindsay Lohan, what with rehab and arrests and tabloid torment, but starring in this brainless thriller was the fetid icing on the rancid cake.
2. "P2" - Playing a stupid psycho-killer in a parking garage, Wes Bentley's career went the way of that plastic bag he was videotaping in "American Beauty."
3. "Rush Hour 3" - The best thing you can say about this unnecessary sequel: As long as Chris Tucker keeps counting his money from this franchise, it keeps him from stinking up other movies.
4. "Mr. Woodcock" - A sadistic coach vs. an arrogant ex-student - who do I root for again?
5. "Are We Done Yet?" - This kiddie comedy took its title from the question asked of anyone unfortunate enough to buy a ticket.
6. "Youth Without Youth" - Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is an incoherent mess of images and self-absorbed nonsense.
7. "Vacancy" - If you want me to care about a couple being terrorized in a motel, don't cast Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, the world's blandest actors.
8. "Wild Hogs" - Gee, you'd think guys wearing so much leather wouldn't be so homophobic.
9. "Bratz" - Your daughter's dolls have more personality, and could probably write better dialogue.
10. "September Dawn" - Making a cliche-ridden, ineptly acted (in the case of Jon Voight, grossly overacted) and demonizing movie is no way to honor the 120 Arkansas settlers killed at the Mountain Meadows Massacre
1. "I Know Who Killed Me" - It was a bad year for Lindsay Lohan, what with rehab and arrests and tabloid torment, but starring in this brainless thriller was the fetid icing on the rancid cake.
2. "P2" - Playing a stupid psycho-killer in a parking garage, Wes Bentley's career went the way of that plastic bag he was videotaping in "American Beauty."
3. "Rush Hour 3" - The best thing you can say about this unnecessary sequel: As long as Chris Tucker keeps counting his money from this franchise, it keeps him from stinking up other movies.
4. "Mr. Woodcock" - A sadistic coach vs. an arrogant ex-student - who do I root for again?
5. "Are We Done Yet?" - This kiddie comedy took its title from the question asked of anyone unfortunate enough to buy a ticket.
6. "Youth Without Youth" - Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is an incoherent mess of images and self-absorbed nonsense.
7. "Vacancy" - If you want me to care about a couple being terrorized in a motel, don't cast Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, the world's blandest actors.
8. "Wild Hogs" - Gee, you'd think guys wearing so much leather wouldn't be so homophobic.
9. "Bratz" - Your daughter's dolls have more personality, and could probably write better dialogue.
10. "September Dawn" - Making a cliche-ridden, ineptly acted (in the case of Jon Voight, grossly overacted) and demonizing movie is no way to honor the 120 Arkansas settlers killed at the Mountain Meadows Massacre
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