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"Her skin glows and her hair shines; not bad for a 46-year-old woman on the verge of losing everything."

Observing her physical appearance - could be looking for signs of upset over the situation.

Sarcastic understatement, showing the writer's suspicious attitude to the audience.

"...in a society like Pakistan where corruption is endemic..."

Endemic: related to disease (negative connotations)

Widespread -> common

Comparison to "that well-known kleptocracy, Nigeria" - even worse shows how bad it is in Pakistan.

Benazir Bhutto

"This spiel is vintage Bhutto."

  • The first democratically elected female leader of a Muslim country
  • After two stints as prime minister in the 90s ended early amid charges of corruption, Bhutto spent several years in exile in London.
  • She returned to Pakistan with plans to participate in the 2008 general election, but was killed during an attack at a PPP rally in late 2007.

DID YOU KNOW???!?!?!

  • Benazir Bhutto was known to her friends as 'Pinkie' because she was an unusually pink baby.

Short, blunt sentence shows how she has no doubt that Bhutto is lying.

Spiel: informal, no longer polite or sugar coating

Bhutto's behaviour.

Similar to a salesman's speech: Bhutto is selling her image.

Vintage: Classic behaviour, how she always acts.

  • In 1986, when Bhutto returned to Pakistan from exile in Britain, she was greeted by such large crowds that it took her motorcade 9 ½ hours to travel the 8 miles from the airport to a rally site in Lahore.
  • Her marriage was arranged by her mother; Bhutto did not meet her future husband until five days before their engagement.
  • She opted to keep her name, saying, "Benazir Bhutto doesn't cease to exist the moment she gets married. I am not giving myself away. I belong to myself and I always shall."

"what interesting affairs Thatcher's tea parties are becoming."

"...the 'I am a woman of the people' line just a bit rich coming from such a privileged mouth."

Sarcasm - patronising.

tea parties - unimportant, childish

boring before now interesting.

"I am a woman of the people" cliche, politics speak.

Line like in a fictional play - rehearsed, fake.

"bit rich" unfair, hypocritical. very critical of Bhutto.

putting her best face on a murky business by eleanor mills

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