Perhaps, like me, they have yet to encounter a non-Jewish Pearl or Perl, etc.
Or maybe they researched his background and work experience as well.
What's the point of this? Their crime is no more or less horrendous no matter
his background. But it's highly likely they did know his background and
selected him on that ground, feeling they'd get more sympathy in their neck of
the woods.



"Martin W. Smith" wrote:

> "D. Simmons" wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 3/4/02 4:56:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> > writes:
> >
> > >
> > > Obfuscation and rationalization. I asked two questions.  Your verbiage
> > > didn't attempt to answer either one.
> > >
> >
> >   You have been intellectually dishonest, Martin. You make a statement, I
> > respond, and you then say you did not say what you did, and provide a
> > different statement. I am through with you on this thread.
>
> That's up to you, but now I know you *are* lying.  Here are the two
> questions I asked concerning your claim that Pearl was kidnapped because
> he was American AND Jewish.  I asked: "Are you sure?  How did they know
> he was Jewish before they kidnapped him?"  Your response did not attempt
> to answer either of those questions.  Now you are trying to duck out of
> answering them at all by claiming I never asked them.  But I did ask two
> simple questions; you have twice avoided answering either of them, and
> now you avoid resolving the issue at all by accusing ME of intellectual
> dishonesty and butting out.  Suit yourself, but the one thing none of us
> can escape on this list is the requirement for intellectual honesty, so
> whoever is being intellectually dishonest here, me, you, or anyone else,
> you can run but you can't hide.  Unless you leave the list, of course.
>
> > p.s. What does martin mean? Never mind. I know.
>
> Just in case your meaning is wrong, Martin is a name that comes from
> Mars, the Roman or Greek God of war?  I think it means warrior or
> something.  I don't think it is particularly apt in my case.  I was
> named after my great great grandfather, Martinus Jacobsen, a tailor from
> Aalesund on the central west coast of Norway.
>
> You haven't said what Issodhos means yet either.  Does it have a
> meaning?
>
> martin
>
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