[Trust but Verify]

I think you are reading WAAYY too much into this association between Pearl and Ijaz. Remember who Pearl worked for. The WSJ probably put Pearl onto Ijaz. Ijaz did not seek out Pearl.

What would be so outrageous about a reporter from a MAJOR newspaper seeking out the expertise and contacts from a well-known Pakistani in order to get a story? I suspect this happens all the time. That doesn't make Ijaz responsible for Pearl's death!

[swarthyguy]

Why is Ijaz coming out now about a 4 year old incident. It was written about in Bodansnky's book. The same time that Pearl's body may have been found, the new arrestees are talking a different story than what the prosecution is asserting, the defense is trying to make a case the first videotape was fake.

And Ijaz, involved in the Pearl affair, is getting everybody juiced up about a four year old story that's relevant to what; that the clintonistas screwed up, covered up lots and lots about terrorist threats and generally ignored it or did not do nearly anywhere as much as they could have. Is that surprising to anyone here?There's nothing new in it. The timing is suspicious.

If he ends up before a Senate committee, I hope someone asks him Pearl.