[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 8 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Pages 274-275]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks on Confirmation of the Death of Daniel Pearl in Beijing

February 22, 2002

    Laura and I and the American people are deeply saddened to learn 
about the loss of Daniel Pearl's life. And we're really sad for his wife 
and his parents and his friends and colleagues, who have been clinging 
to hope for weeks that he be found alive. We are especially sad for his 
unborn child, who will now know his father only through the memory of 
others.
    All Americans are sad and angry to learn of the murder. All around 
the world, American journalists and humanitarian aid workers

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and diplomats and others do important work in places that are sometimes 
dangerous. Those who would threaten Americans, those who would engage in 
criminal, barbaric acts, need to know that these crimes only hurt their 
cause and only deepen the resolve of the United States of America to rid 
to world of these agents of terror.
    May God bless Daniel Pearl.

Note: The President spoke at 7:21 a.m. at the St. Regis Hotel. In his 
remarks, he referred to Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, who 
was kidnaped January 23 in Karachi, Pakistan; and his wife, Mariane.