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Topic: Daniel Pearl's killer was a British agent
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sidra
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posted 02 October 2006 08:45 PM
quote: You're right, it's not that relevent that the cold blooded murderer is alleged to have been a former british agent who switched alliegences. -500_Apples
How did you know that he "switched allegiance?" Do you think that what Cueball wrote is far -fetched? I don't. I may also suggest that he was mandated by his agency to do the deed. Which version is true ? Yours, because the msm said so ?
From: Ontario | Registered: Dec 2005
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a lonely worker
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posted 02 October 2006 09:08 PM
500_Apples: quote: I think it overestimates America's power to say that Al Qaida is a subsidiary of the CIA
At the same time it is not an exageration to state that "al qaeda" and most of these right-wing fundamentalist groups had their start with the full support of the CIA and the US. In fact if you follow the money and intitial support you will see the same Washington based faces funding these types of thugs repeatedly throughout the world. I think it's an incredible fact that this terrorist was also a MI6 agent. The fact that this is being conveniently ignored by our MSM unfortunately does not surprise me.
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Cueball
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posted 02 October 2006 11:06 PM
quote: Originally posted by 500_Apples: I think it overestimates America's power to say that Al Qaida is a subsidiary of the CIA. It's kind of like how in the 1980s the US government propaganda would sometimes argue that all terrorism around the world was coordinated by the soviets. That perspective is simplistic and dismissive of regional histories and ideologies around the world. I think it's misguided to take the Canada-specific left-right binary and use it to analyze issues ad conflicts taking place around the world. [ 02 October 2006: Message edited by: 500_Apples ]
Sure, and I agree, yet this new twist makes me think that Perl was not 100% journalist, something I had dismissed before. Perl bravely facing the Camera and saying, "I am an American, and I am a Jew," does not preclude the possibility -- lots of spies are brave people who believe in what they are doing, they are not all snivelling sneaky cowards, though the trade would seem to attract that type.
The question remains: how was he lured in to the trap? About all we know about that is that he was researching a story, and went voluntarily. There was no gangland style kidnapping on the streets or anything even remotely like that. It is a curious case. Possibilities include the idea that Omar Sheikh was still working for MI6, and way in over his head, and in trouble himself, so he was unable to do anything to help Perl that would not get them both killed. Grissly stuff really. [ 02 October 2006: Message edited by: Cueball ]
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