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Pakistan rights group: Christian riots planned

An independent Pakistani human rights commission said Tuesday that rioting that killed eight Christians last week was not spontaneous but planned by the attackers, some of whom belong to an al-Qaida-linked group.

White House Celebrates Hanukkah

President Bush recognized Hanukkah on Monday by remembering the kidnapping and murder in 2002 of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl at the hands of Islamic militants in Pakistan.

Daniel Pearl's Widow Drops Lawsuit

The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank.

Pearl's Widow Sues Reputed Terrorists

The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl hopes to elicit more information about her husband's death by suing those she blames — more than a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank.

Jolie Lawyer Takes Fall for Media Snafu

Try to control the media? Not me, says Angelina Jolie. The star of the new film "A Mighty Heart," about the widow of slain reporter Daniel Pearl and freedom of the press, says her representatives were trying to protect her when they sought to make media outlets sign an agreement not to ask Jolie personal questions.

Pearl Honored With Holocaust Victims

Daniel Pearl was added to the 30,000 names etched on the Holocaust Memorial Wall here on Sunday to honor the American journalist who was abducted and killed by terrorists in 2002.

Lawyer to Appeal Pearl Case Conviction

The lawyer for a man convicted of killing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl said Sunday he will file an appeal using an al-Qaida lieutenant's recent confession that he beheaded the reporter.

9/11 Mastermind Admits Killing Reporter

Suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl and a central role in 30 other attacks and plots in the U.S. and worldwide that killed thousands of victims, said a revised transcript released Thursday by the U.S. military.

Angelina Jolie Gets on Full Mumbai Train

Actress Angelina Jolie hopped onto a crowded Mumbai commuter train Monday to film a movie about slain journalist Daniel Pearl who lived and worked in India's financial and entertainment capital.

Man Claims He Was Punched Near Movie Set

An Associated Press freelance photographer says security guards protecting a movie set where Angelina Jolie is shooting her latest film punched and threatened him at gunpoint Friday, in the second run-in between security guards on the set and the news media this week.

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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Karachi bombing accused acquitted
Source: BBC News

A Pakistani court has acquitted a man sentenced to death in the June 2002 Sheraton hotel bombing which killed 11 French engineers in Karachi.

Midnight in the century in Pakistan
Source: Politico

Pakistan is the powder-keg of the contemporary world. I said this six years ago, in my investigation of Daniel Pearl's death. I repeated it on September 12th, 2003 in a piece published by the Washington Post.

Reporter's Death Inspires a Seminar and a Lawsuit - washingtonpost.com
Source: The Washington Post

The murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan prompted a Georgetown University professor to start a class wherein the students work to complete the article Pearl was reporting on when he died and investigate his murder.

Pakistan: Plot to kill Musharraf unearthed
Source: Geo

[Excerpt:] - ISLAMABAD - The authorities have claimed busting a clandestine terror network set up by jailed killer of Daniel Pearl inside the Hyderabad Jail and the Sindh government has suspended senior police and jail officials after a large number of cell phones, SIMs and other …

Terrorism's Impact Grows as Indian Election Nears - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Politics in India, as in neighboring Pakistan and the United States, is increasingly singed by terrorism. India, the world's largest democracy, is reeling from four bomb attacks in four months, the latest in the heart of the capital on Sept. 13.

The Black Sites: A rare look inside the C.I.A.'s secret interrogation program
Source: New Yorker

In March, Mariane Pearl, the widow of the murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, received a phone call from Alberto Gonzales, the Attorney General.

Inside The Interrogation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Source: The New York Times

The interrogator, Deuce Martinez, a soft-spoken analyst who spoke no Arabic, had turned down a C.I.A. offer to be trained in waterboarding.

Daniel Pearl's last words, uncensored
Source: JPost.com

I was surfing YouTube one day and decided, just out of curiosity, to listen to Daniel Pearl's last words. (Not to see the video, only to listen to the audio.) I heard the famous part, "My name is Daniel Pearl... My father is Jewish. My mother is Jewish. I am a Jew."

Terror camps shift to J&K
Source: dailypioneer.com

With Pakistan-based terrorists intruding in large numbers, Jammu & Kashmir could become a training hub for Indian suicide bombers in the near future

Dead suspect: murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
Source:

Pearl, my Pakistan reporting colleague after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks, was kidnapped in January 2002. Saud Memon was a key figure for those who wished to solve a mystery about the murder: Why did the captors turn his abduction into a slaying?

The death of relativism: "A Mighty Heart" Goes To Far
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Judea Pearl's very well written commentary in today's Guardian about the movie "A Mighty Heart", starring Angelique Jolie. The script is based on the true story of Pearl's son Daniel Pearl, a journalist killed in Karachi. The movie opened in the U.K. today.

Mariane Pearl Follows al Quaeda Money t0 Pakistan and to...What?

DAWeb's recent seed of a column by Ann Coulter on Mariane Pearl, the widowed wife of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, set off a firestorm of comments about the usual unedifying nonsense - Niger yellowcake, "sixteen words," Max Cleland - all sorts of good stuff but scarce little abo …

If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again - By Ann Coulter
Source: Town Hall

Suspiciously, Daniel Pearl's widow is suddenly being lavishly praised by the Treason Lobby.

The Black Sites: A Rare Look Inside the C.I.A.'s Secret Interrogation Program
Source: Democracy Now!

Jane Mayer of the New Yorker reports that the International Committee of the Red Cross has concluded the CIA's detention and interrogation methods is tantamount to torture.

Mariane Pearl sues al Qaeda over husband's killing
Source: Reuters

The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against al Qaeda, other radical groups and Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltd over the 2002 abduction, torture and murder of her husband.

Foreign Policy: Angelina Jolie's Mighty Heart
Source: foreignpolicy.com

Her voice at this moment is so important because she is somebody who, when confronted by such brutality and terrorism, somehow kept clear and was able to see the bigger picture. She didn't jump to fear and hate, with good guys and bad guys.

Asra Q. Nomani: Movie Is Missing Its Main Character: Danny
Source: The Hartford Courant

On Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, I stood at the gate of my rented house in Karachi, watching my friend Danny Pearl juggle a notebook, cellphone and earpiece as he bounded over to a taxicab idling in the street.

WSJ Colleague of Daniel Pearl Calls New Movie 'A Mighty Shame'
Source: Editor & Publisher

The headline tips it off: "A Might Shame." It's a Sunday essay on the new Angelina Jolie movie about Danny and Mariane Pearl called "A Mighty Heart." It's written by Asra Q. Nomani who now teaches journalism in Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies.

Who kidnapped the man accused of Daniel Pearl's murder, then dropped him off 4 years later weighing only 44 pounds?
Source: BBC News

A Pakistani man detained over the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl has died weeks after being released.

Cannes: Angelina Jolie and a post-9/11 film that's set to make waves
Source: CBC

The Cannes Film Festival, beginning tonight, has always been an uneasy but fascinating melange of glamour, cultural sophistication and sheer commercial tawdriness. This year, the 60th in the festival's history, thankfully promises to be no different.

Springtime in Islamberg: Radical Muslim paramilitary compound flourishes in upper New York state
Source: canadafreepress.com

Situated within a dense forest at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains on the outskirts of Hancock, New York, Islamberg is not an ideal place for a summer vacation unless, of course, you are an exponent of the Jihad or a fan of Osama bin Laden. The 70 acre complex is surround …

Western media the best weapon for jihadist
Source: observer-reporter.com

What nauseates me even more than all of that is to turn on the TV or open a newspaper to read or hear people criticizing the men and women who volunteer in the military and defending radical Islamic terrorists.

9/11 Mastermind confesses to World Trade Center bombing, killing Daniel Pearl, kidnapping Patty Hearst, fathering Anna Nicole Smith's baby, clogging arteries
Source: chicagotypewriter.net

(Satire) In a stunning report released by the Totally Constitutional And With Actually Pretty Luxurious Suites Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Queda officer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted today to a slew of offenses that have bedraggled the American people and the world.

Why KSM's Confession Rings False
Source: TIME

It's hard to tell what the Pentagon's objective really is in releasing the transcript of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession.

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