>I will never forget seeing Benazir on her bus, like Boadicea riding her chariot, standing at the open front, refusing the entreaties of her security to stay behind the armour-plated shield. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement and a speckled dove with an injured leg perched on her shoulder.
>It really made me cry.
>Christina lamb c 2007
The MIddle East and the Near Middle East (and Muslims in general) need symbols of rationality to rally around and to believe in. The Extremists have a monopoly on passion and martyrism, as anyone who opposes them is usually eliminated before they can gather any kind of following.
Maybe her myth will be strong enough to tilt the balance.