Press Statement by Richard Boucher of US State Department, Washington, DC,February 21, 2002:
Our Embassy in Pakistan has confirmed today that they have received evidencethat Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is dead. We have informed Mr.Pearl’s family and expressed our sincere condolences.
The murder of Mr. Pearl is an outrage and we condemn it. Both the UnitedStates and Pakistan are committed to identifying all the perpetrators of thiscrime and bringing them to justice. We will continue to work closely withPakistani authorities, who had made every effort to locate and free Mr. Pearl.
Remarks by President Bush:
Laura and I, and the American people, are deeply saddened to learn about theloss of Daniel Pearl's life. And we're really sad for his wife andhis parents, and his friends and colleagues, who have been clinging to hope forweeks that he be found alive. We are especially sad for his unbornchild, who will now know his father only through the memory of others.
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All Americans are sad and angry to learn of the murder. All aroundthe world, American journalists and humanitarian aid workers and diplomats andothers do important work in places that are sometimes dangerous. Thosewho would threaten Americans, those who would engage in criminal, barbaric acts,need to know that these crimes only hurt their cause and only deepen the resolveof the United States of America to rid to world of these agents of terror.
May God bless Daniel Pearl.
