Benazir Bhutto's death is a loss for all of us. In a country and region rife with religious zealotry and rage, it is not a surprise.

Sadly, any religion is only what humans make of it, however noble its intent and how exhalted and revered its founding figure(s). Tyrants and megalomaniacs have used religion and blind adherents thereto for untold centuries as a means to achieve their ends. Whatever your core beliefs, religion-based or secular, if you count the individual human life as precious and valuable, you must not only reject murder and those who advocate and use it for political or personal gain - you must be willing to stand up to them.

There is always the possibility of peace. Only intransigence and the lack of willingness to compromise for the greater good precludes the manifestation of it. If you wish to see hope, look into the eyes of a child. We should be better than this.