But I think the big question is whether Pearl was an American.
He was born in Princeton: but as an adult he did voluntarily register with Israel as an Israeli citizen. This was hidden by the press until after his death, when an Israeli news source broke the story. Apparently his parental family were also dual citizens: they had naturalized here in the '50s but had kept their Israeli citizenship, purposely.
I am very worried about interest groups who do not disavow their allegience to other countries suborning the money and manpower of the United States for the good of their actual "home country." If Daniel Pearl was Israeli, his fate is not the business of the United States. It's the problem of the Wall Street Journal and the State of Israel, and that's all.
The fact that the media hides this dual citizenship and hides that dual citizenship commonly occurs with Israelis and others is very worrying: it says to me Fifth Column, foreign agents.
Phebe