Black is Black

摘要

The failure to successfully prosecute Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari for corruption for nearly a decade influenced most of us to give them the benefit of doubt. Most suspicion (and approbation) was directed at Asif Zardari who inadvertently served a full "term" with courage and dignity without being convicted and without bargaining (at least not to our knowledge) for his release. Eight long years of incarceration had turned doubts into skepticism, and than into outright sympathy. By negotiating amnesty for alleged corruption under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) instead of standing on their legal ground, mass public perception is that Ms Benazir has accepted their guilt by default.