BA's sources are usually colored heavily by his distorted interpretation of things he's read in the distant past, from what I can conclude, Bongoman. He will take a nugget of information and color it heavily so that it allows him to take an opposing view here, whether that view has a foundation of accuracy or not.

The reputation as politically ā??corruptā? was always largely an allegation. Bhutto was never tried for any of those charges, which were brought against her because she represented a change and was a voice for the people. She was removed from office under charges of corruption because she opposed war lords, opposed the feudal system, supported nationalism, opposed discrimination against women, and was a secular, educated, liberal, articulate threat to the conservative status quo. The charges of financial corruption were probably largely brought to besmirch her reputation, too, but I have to admit that those are some high dollar bank accounts she and her husband had stashed around the world. Those NYTimes reports 10 years ago on the likely payoffs to her husband from a French aircraft maker definitely got my notice.

However things came out in the wash of those political and financial allegations, I think itā??s a lot easier to allege corruption than acknowledge what a terrifying prospect she represented to that insane part of the world as a forward-thinking, change-minded, people-supporting female leader.