A technique known as vein-matching found that the veins on Mohammed's hand matched those on the hand of Pearl's killer, seen in the gruesome video.
The al-Qaeda number three was captured in Pakistan in March 2003 and sent to Guantanamo Bay three years later....
The problem with finding the murderers of journalists speaks to the very nature of their work. The USA was able to put pressure on Pakistan to find who captured and killed Daniel Pearl. But, most journalists are in remote areas where the power structure rules at the muzzle of a gun or in the case of ISIL the gun of a USA tank.
The journalists that die still don't out number the journalists incarcerated which may lead to their death due to poor conditions in the jails of other countries.
In countries where citizens are at risk for poor health conditions are going to have the same effect with journalists. If Taliban will shot a young girl in the face in protest of her education then the death of journalists are simply a matter of everyday business for those that hate Westerners.
Journalists work in dangerous parts of the world, but, they don't have to put their lives on the line, some choose to do so. The phenomena reminds me of Timothy Treadwell. A documentary was made about him as he was a protester to the death of Grizzly Bears. He lived among them a few months out of every year. His death was tragic due to an attack by an old Grizzly Bear. Journalists trust their instincts too much and don't apply common sense to the circumstances they face. If there is no central government to even pressure to bring killers to trial and prison there is a better than 50% chance justice will never happen.
June 24, 2014
Abdel Fattah al Sisi (click here) says he will not intervene over the jailing of three Al Jazeera journalists despite international outrage....
Mr Mohamed received an additional three years on a separate charge involving possession of weapons.
World leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron and Australian PM Tony Abbott, have called on Cairo to review the case, which has been widely seen as being politically motivated....
Sisi stated he would bring calm to Egypt. Being a military leader he made good on his election process, but, what is being seen now in Egypt is oppression of the people. Jailing journalists simply to end their commentary is over reach by most international laws.
Sisi's administration, while liked by Israel, will ultimately cause the same unrest that put him in charge of the military in the first place. Only next time when there are demonstrators in Tahir Square, Sisi will believe he has a mandate to kill those that oppose the government and they will die. Is this an atmosphere for journalists to flourish in while reporting to their readers? No. The oppression creates it's own reality among the people and to that end the truth is difficult to discern yet alone bring forward as a fact.
