Mariane Pearl hand picked her pal Angelina Jolie to play her in the film "A Mighty Heart" which was based on her book of the same name. It told the story of her husband Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter that was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan while investigating a lead on would be show bomber Richard Reid. She was six months pregnant with their first child at the time, and Daniel's death was filmed an placed on the Internet by the radical group. "A Mighty Heart" did not gather much interest in the US despite and all out media blitz by Jolie, Mariane and Angelina's quasi-husband Brad Pitt. It's too bad as it was an important message. Now Mariane has a message for Al Qaeda. I'll see you in court. She filed the suit at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, according to Reuters. "Plaintiffs seek to hold responsible those terrorists, terrorist organizations and the supporting charitable and banking organizations for the senseless kidnapping, torture and murder of Daniel Pearl," the suit said. Also named in the lawsuit is Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, or Sheikh Omar, who was convicted and sentenced to death in a Pakistani court for his role in the abduction and murder. Another defendant is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda leader and September 11 mastermind who is currently in U.S. custody. Mohammed admitted to a U.S. military tribunal that he beheaded Pearl. Habib Bank Limited is one of the largest banks in Pakistan. The lawsuit alleges the bank knowingly conducted financial transactions on behalf of charities linked to extremist groups. "In doing so Habib and its subsidiaries aided, abetted and provided material support in the form of financial services for the terrorist support organizations," according to the suit. Mariane seeks an unspecified amount of money, whatever the court "deems appropriate," to prevent the defendants from committing similar acts.
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