I did not say that he was a U.S. hater.
I did say that he wanted to do a story critical of the Bush Administration's involvement in Iraq and Afganistan.
That was reported in the msm. According to them he wanted to interview locals and get their opinions.
Go back and look it up. I remember reading it.
He was in Karachi researching the network around shoe bomber Richard Reid and a vermin named Gilani tied to Osama bin Laden. The filthy vermin murdered him because to them he represented Bush and Sharon. Daniel Pearl may have personally been critical of the war, but he strove to be a balanced journalist.
There is an AP article that clarifies our new kidnapping policy. It turns out that the shift is this: The old policy said the United States could take absolutely no part in a ransom scheme, whereas the new policy has left the following loophole. If a company, like Dow Jones, for instance, wants to negotiate a ransom, the government can be involved in the effort.