The Washington Post, February 24th, 2002
Heartbreaking to his family and colleagues, the ritualistic slaughter of reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan is more than a personal tragedy. This is a political murder that exposes the fractures and violence of a land that has escaped the control and influence of the Westernized, affluent elite that pretends to govern it. The killers of the Wall Street Journal correspondent made sure the religious fanaticism that has undermined the rule of law in Pakistan featured prominently in their ghastly work. According to Pakistani officials quoted by news agencies, a videotape shows an assassin slashing ...
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