I just saw it. Has anyone else seen this gruesome piece of propoganda? What a bunch of sick b*st*rds....
Yes, I can post a link if others want to see it. But be warned, it is truly disturbing. I can't help but feel anger.
I will not watch it. I just can't do it in respect for Pearl. The terrorists want Americans to watch this garbage. I don't think Daniel Pearl would have wanted Americans seeing how he died. We all know it's an outrage against an innocent human being. The way those bastards tried to tie Daniel to the release of Camp X-Ray and Israel because he was an American Jew is disgusting. I would like to know, however, if he died quickly. It was said they shot him in the head and then cut his throat. For the sake of mercy, I was hoping maybe he didn't have to suffer long by being shot. I hate saying that, though. But, I will not watch it...not only because it will disturb my peace of mind for a long time to come if I did...but in respect for the memory of Daniel Pearl and how he lived...not died. I bet you guys who do watch it have it factor into some of your dreams...or nightmares. Surf
I have no desire to watch it either. I'm not gonna condemn those of you who do watch it because i guess there is some sort of natural curiosity. But i would find this even more disturbing than even watching those faces of deaths shows ( i didn't really have the desire to see those either) because we all actually have a sense of who this guy is. Sure, we don't actually know him, but we do "know" him more than some nameless, faceless stranger. I don't know if it's explicitly a respect thing or what, but I don't want to watch it. I don't know what purpose it can serve being found on the internet, and I believe that the only people that should be able to watch it unconditionally are his family and investigators. Anyway, that's just me....God bless him and his fam.
is that the same as snuff films, or are these legit movies... no i'm not a freakazoid... but i've never heard of this before and i'm just curious...
I believe these are documentary-style movies that are legitimate movies made by some sick bastids looking to make money. I think you can rent them at BlockBuster or anywhere else.
I've heard conflicting accounts. Some are real, but I've also heard that a bunch of the clips were staged, or fake. I guess that doesn't really answer your question completely, but they aren't movies, but rather documentary type shows, as someone else posted.
Faces of death movies shouldnt be put out to rent anyways, my friend d-loaded a clip from one, its disgusting.
I've only seen it once--- this afternoon. It is mainly a propoganda piece wherein Pearl is seen describing his Jewish heritage, denouncing the unchallenged US support of Israel and our military presence in Afghanistan. Ironically, his message seems to me to ring true... that is to say that he believed those things. And his captors killed perhaps one of their "sympathizers." How fanatical is that? The narrative is interspersed with depictions of Arab suffering and toward the end I did think I saw a brief shot of his head being cut off. I honestly don't remember seeing him actually being killed unless it was a brief and blurry scene of a couple of guys scrambling. It was very short and not very clear to me. The most clearly gruesome part is prolonged at the end when they show his killers holding his severed head by the hair like some trophy. This scene lingers for several seconds. I watched it with great trepidation. I don't think I care to see it again, though. Anyone have any other detail to contribute?
There is another tape circulating on the web that shows the actual killing. I was sent the link but I opted not to watch. The propaganda film that is linked in this thread does not show Pearl's death, but the end is VERY gruesome. Part of me thinks that Americans should see this clip of Pearl's last minutes so we can understand our enemy better. I have trouble deciding this issue, because of the shocking nature of the film. It is hard to arrive at an intellectual decision about the worth of viewing this propaganda because I can't divorce my emotions from the terrorist act.
My Prayers for Mr. Pearl and the Pearl Family. Very sensitive issue, but there are other reasons to see it other than macabre interest. Here is a normal American from Encino and this is what these little people would apparently like to do to us. It puts a human face on the stills of Mr. Pearl that we saw so many times. You'll feel a stronger connection to Mr. Pearl. It is not a situation that many of us can imagine, yet we should let it's lessons influence us every time we influence our government. But the lessons are probably exactly the opposite of what these little people desired. It also is meant to communicate propoganda, and thus lets us see a little into the minds of our 'enemy'. At the end of the video, they want us out of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and 2 F-16s. This video does not strike fear or hate in my heart, but disgust for the lowest of humanity. Their 'demands' further show what kind of idiots they are. There is no disrespect for Mr. Pearl. The event may be truly horrific and tragic, but if you honestly believe that one's soul crosses to a better place, how can there be disrespect? The event does not diminish Mr. Pearl's soul in any way, only his murderers'. I have always felt that this country should always do 'what's right', not what is necessarily in our own best interests. That remains unchanged. The only thing that changed for me is an increased resolve to make certain that we have eradicated all of these little people. They have made it clear that it is them or us. I do not believe that they will go away on their own, nor would they suddenly disappear if we met their current 'demands'. The ludicrous nature of them can attest to that. If you ever doubt what we must do or lack the resolve...
