Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963–January 29/30, 2002) was a journalist, an American-Israeli dual citizen. He was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi, Pakistan, while investigating the case of convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid.

The Daniel Pearl video

On February 21, 2003, a videotape titled "The Slaughter of the Spy-Journalist, the Jew Daniel Pearl" was released. The video shows his murder and lasts for about three minutes and thirty-six seconds.

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February 21 - 2003 - Spy - Journalist - Jew

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The first part of the video shows Pearl stating his captors' demands. A caption in Arabic is shown along the way. Pictures of dead Muslims and other scenes of what the captors believe are oppression are shown around the image of Pearl. Other images shown are those of United States President George W. Bush shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Pearl never says on the video that he is a spy for Israel.

Related Topics:
Arabic - Muslim - George W. Bush - Israel - Ariel Sharon

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Published reports say that a technical error prevents the first slashing of Pearl's throat from being captured on film. In the video, Pearl's body is shown naked from the waist up with his throat slit at about 1 minute and 55 seconds into the video. A man then cuts his head off. A few more images, such as captives held at Guantanamo Bay, are shown near the image of Pearl's head. The last 90 seconds of the video show the list of demands scrolling, superimposed on an image of Pearl's severed head being held by the hair.

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The English transcript of the text reads 1:

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:NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR THE RESTORATION OF PAKISTAN SOVEREIGNTY (NMRPS)

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:We still demand the following:

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:- The immediate release of U.S. held prisoners in Guantinamo Bay, Cuba.

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U.S. - Guantinamo Bay - Cuba

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:- The return of Pakistani prisoners to Pakistan.

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:- The immediate end of U.S. presence in Pakistan.

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:- The delivery of F-16 planes that Pakistan had paid for and never received.

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:We assure Americans that they shall never be safe on the Muslim Land of Pakistan.

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Muslim - Pakistan

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:And if our demands are not met this scene shall be repeated again and again....

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The video made its way to the Pakistani and United States

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Pakistan - United States

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governments. A jihadist site leaked the video onto the Internet.

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