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Musharraf: Bhutto Knew Of Risks Pakistans president, Pervez Musharraf, leads a country in crisis ten days after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan is the only Islamic country with nuclear bombs, a place where the influence of the Taliban and al Qaeda is growing.?The Bush administration hopes Musharraf can save his country, but hes the man many Pakistanis blame for its crisis. Was he responsible for the assassination, as many Pakistanis believe? Did his government fail to provide adequate protection? Or did Benazir Bhutto take unnecessary risks??Lara Logan?asked these questions of President Musharraf on Saturday in Islamabad, his first interview since the Bhutto assassination. I knew that shes under threat. She herself knew that. I told her personally, Musharraf says.So it was just a matter of time, do you think? Logan asks.Its your luck, Musharraf replies. Theres no real protection against a suicide bomber really.Benazir Bhuttos luck ran out on December 27th. She was leaving a campaign rally in her bid to become prime minister for the third time. Bhutto was waving and smiling from her vehicle as excited supporters swarmed around her.?Gunshots rang out. Then, moments later, a suicide bomber blew himself up. In less than two hours, the announcement came that Bhutto was dead.?That came as an utter shock. It came as an utter shock, Musharraf remembers.Asked what the first thing was that went through his mind when he heard the news, Musharraf tells Logan, Well, I knew there was going to be a disturbance in the country and I immediately told the army commander and told everyone to alert everyone, and we must take immediate measures to control any kind of agitation, any kind of emotional outburst.The moment word of Bhuttos death hit the streets, riots broke out; much of the rage was directed at President Musharraf, her main political rival.?By the time of her assassination, how would you describe the nature of your relationship with her? Lo