She wore a target on her scarf.

Others have spoken so eloquently about Ms. Bhutto. I don’t know if I can come across so poignantly, and I hope the good that comes out of it is this:

Al-Qaeda, the terrorists, and/or Musharrif have finally allowed the world to see that they’re afraid, and that women are such great contenders and equals that they warrant assassination as their only option to maintain control of their male-dominated societies. I hope Pakistani women take that from this. Cowardly assassins, and I hope that President Bush doesn’t lame duck this.
Bhutto went back, knowing this as her most likely end.

I wrote an essay about a sign I saw displayed on one of the local school marquees that said, “No one is ever hurt by doing the right thing.” I cried foul on that and sent the essay to the sup and asst sup. I hope they remember this as school reconvenes for the new year. I hope, hope, hope that the hoopla around Bhutto’s death remains media fodder. They are current events that should be spoken of in the schools.

Would you do it? Would you willingly wear a target on your head? Would you leave the nice, comfortable, encouraging environment of the West to take on your enemies? How do you do it? Do you believe in something worth dying for?

She did. May the world rise up and honor a gutsy woman with a moral code that is beyond so many of us. Please, though, remember what she represented. If you truly support her, honor her legacy, and stop the violence.