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Dates: during 2002-2002
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...being widely hailed as soft-spoken but deeply honest and willing to press anyone for the truth, regardless of their power or title. His last words were an affirmation that he was too dignified to abandon the truth of his own existence in the face of his captors??€™ pressure. Although the circumstances of Pearl’s last words are unclear, it might be possible that his captors wanted the video to emphasize Pearl’s Judaism in order to capture the imaginations of anti-Semitic Muslim militants, one must think Pearl was proud...

Author: By Andrew P. Winerman, | Title: Lessons of Pearl's Last Words | 2/27/2002 | See Source »

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