Al Qaeda takes credit for Bhutto assassination

Bill Roggio states that Al Qaeda is taking credit for Bhutto's assasination,

Al Qaeda's central command is taking credit for today's successful assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A senior al Qaeda military leader in Afghanistan has contacted Syed Saleem Shahzad, a Pakistani journalist for the Asia Times and Adnkronos International with close connections to the Taliban and al Qaeda, and bragged about killing Bhutto.

I stated again, it will be interesting to see how Pakistani's react to this assasination. While trust in Musharraf's competence will surely be questioned, will he use this assasination to turn forces on the Taliban and Al Qaeda? Will Pakistani's support him? Or will Al Qaeda gain more control in as a result?

This assasination was a bold attempt by Al Qaeda. Bold moves have bold purposes, and sometimes do not have the intended affects desired. It may very well work to their advantage, but Musharraf can also use this assasination to his advantage to seek popular support against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. They next few days will be interesting indeed.