Al Qaida is also said that they had no qualms with Benazir. And if Pakistani politicians are not their target then why have they targeted government ministers in the past and in attempting to kill them they have murdered innocent Muslims praying inside the mosques.

For more background information on Benazir readers might find Jerosulam Post's article of interest. As this web is not allowing me to put the link, I paste an excerpt from it,

"I saw her as someone who could have served as a bridgehead to relations with that part of the Muslim world with whom our ties are naturally limited," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told The Jerusalem Post.

"Upon her return to Pakistan two months ago, Bhutto had stopped in London and, through a mutual acquaintance, relayed a message that she would "in the future like to strengthen the ties between Israel and Pakistan," Olmert said.

President Shimon Peres said, ""I had the chance to meet her on several occasions, in which she expressed interest in Israel and said that she hoped to visit upon returning to power," Peres said. "Benazir was a charismatic leader and a fighter for peace in her country and across the world.

Should anyone like to read the full article go to google and search for, "Olmert: Bhutto could have been bridge to Muslims"

These tribal warlords existed well before the term alqaida or taliban was concocted. Typical of western reporting. Anything you don't understand, label it alqaida.

AA,

Don't oversimplify the problem. Before Alqaida and present crisis these warlords were confined to NWFP and were never a threat to anyone outside their territories. They were called Sardards, the leaders of their tribes. In what is known as Alqaida today there are innocent simple minded but misguided people who think they are waging jihad against the occupiers. Finding a common enemy they have found a common cause with Alqaida and have joined it.