Last month we talked with the director of the new movie, A Mighty Heart. It tells the story of the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl from the perspective of his wife, Mariane. You might remember, Pearl was the Wall Street Journal reporter who was abducted and then killed, brutally and publicly, by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. Yesterday, Mariane filed a lawsuit in federal court... against a number of accused terrorists, a major Pakistani bank, and a now outlawed Islamic charity. The suit accuses them of enabling or carrying out "the kidnapping, torture, execution and dismemberment of Daniel Pearl and broadcast(ing) those images nationwide." Why file the suit now? She says, "I am looking for the truth of what happened to Daniel, for our family, our friends, and the public record.... This process allows us to delve deeper into the investigation, and to bring accountability and punishment to those involved." And, judging from what I'm seeing on other blogs, she has lots of support in this lawsuit. In spite of it all, it's a tough case, and probably safe to say she's not out for the money. Do you think she'll win? Does she even need to come out on top in court to claim victory? And, I wonder: have you ever been part of a lawsuit filed to help spur further investigation... what happened?
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