Ever-reliable The Globe reports that Brad and Angelina are being tracked in India by Al Quaeda, who are incensed by the film adaptation Mariane Pearl’s book, “A Mighty Heart.” Members of the notorious terrorist group are said to be outraged that Brad and Angelina are making this film, which depicts journalist Daniel Pearl’s torture and demise at the hands of Al Quaeda operatives.

What’s more, one of the men who murdered Pearl is now awaiting execution and is considered a terrorist hero.

British security experts have been called in to protect Brad and Angelina, as it is feared that they are being targeted for their high profile status as well as the content of their movie in production:

This is said to be the real reason they switched production of the film to India at the last minute:

Top British security experts rushed to the city of Pune, India after warnings from neighboring Pakistan that Hollywood’s golden couple could be in danger, say sources.

“These former Special Air Service (SAS) men arrived to aid American bodyguards already watching over the superstars and their three children,” says a source…

“That’s why they made a last-minute switch from the authentic Karachi location of their movie to Pune, which has some similar scenery.”

At first it was decided that Brad and Angelina and their children would be quartered in a 20-room villa on the outskirts of Pune, according to the source.

“But Indian intelligence had been informed by Pakistani agents that they could still be targeted,” the source says.

“It was recommended that they beef up their security and move into Le Meridian Hotel,” which would be safer.

[From The Globe October 30, 2006 print edition]

The article goes on to use this terrorist threat as a sort of justification for the brutality of Angelina’s security force. Recent incidents involving an AP photographer being threatened with a gun and another British photographer getting strangled by the head of Angelina’s security force could be due to fear of a targeted attack, The Globe suggests.

This could be true, but it doesn’t justify such extreme force against photographers who just want to get a money shot. It also makes it seem like Brad and Angelina might have a much rougher go of it than simply getting mobbed whenever they go out. If there are threats against their lives, it’s understandable that they would be scared and defensive.

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