The U.S. Department of Justice is ready to prosecute the British terrorist who took part in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, according to Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Pakistani police arrested Omar Sheikh in 2002 in connection to the abduction of Pearl. He was sentenced to death the same year, but a Pakistani court overturned the conviction in April. A provincial court in Pakistan ordered Sheikh’s release on Dec. 24. “We understand that Pakistani authorities are taking steps to ensure that Omar Sheikh remains in custody while the Supreme Court appeal seeking to reinstate his conviction continues,” Rosen said in a statement released on Dec. 29. “The separate judicial rulings reversing his conviction and ordering his release are an affront to terrorism victims everywhere. We remain grateful for the Pakistani government’s actions to appeal such rulings to ensure that he and his co-defendants are held accountable. If, …