Newspaper believes 'Danny' is alive

SUMMARY:

Police in Karachi, Pakistan, called off their search Saturday for the body of abducted Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl after a Pakistan government official said they could "rule out the possibility" he was killed by the kidnappers.

They began the search when news organizations received an e-mail claiming Pearl was killed and his body dumped into one of Karachi's more than 200 cemeteries. The group also claimed it was "thirsty for the blood of another American."

In Afghanistan, the city of Gardez remained calm Saturday following two days of fighting between rival Pashtun forces.

UPDATE:

The Wall Street Journal said it had concluded that conflicting e-mail claims regarding Pearl's fate were false, and it asked Saturday for proof that he was still alive. "We continue to believe that Danny is alive," manager editor Paul Steiger said. (Full story)



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KEY QUESTIONS:

How seriously should the United States take bin Laden's comments that, "We will continue this battle, God permitting, until victory or until we meet God?"

Should the United States negotiate for Pearl's release?

Should the United States take military action against what Bush called the "axis of evil," Iran, Iraq and North Korea?

WHO'S WHO:

Osama bin Laden: A wealthy Saudi expatriate living in Afghanistan whom U.S. authorities cite as one of the primary suspects in masterminding the attacks.

Daniel Pearl: A 38-year-old journalist for The Wall Street Journal who went missing in Karachi, Pakistan, last week. A group calling itself The National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty claims to be holding him and is threatening to kill him unless the United States meets its demands to release Pakistanis captured in the U.S. war on terror.