Nick Berg, beheaded in Iraq, had been in US custody

[Minstrel Boy]

On edit - please continue the discussion in this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1577936



This is from Tinoire in LBN (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=547443&mesg_id=547595&page=), and I think it important enough for it's own thread:

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Sat, May. 08, 2004
West Chester contractor missing in Iraq

Associated Press

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He stayed until Feb. 1, making contact with a company that indicated there would likely be work for him later. But he returned on March 14 and there was no work, so he began traveling. He usually called home once a day and e-mailed several times; Michael Berg is his business manager, and they needed to stay in touch.

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When FBI agents arrived at the Berg's West Chester home on March 31, they were relieved to know their son was alive, but in jail. The agents questioned them about various details that only they and their son would know about.

Jerri Williams, spokeswoman for the Philadelphia FBI office, said the agency was "asked to interview the parents regarding Mr. Berg's purpose in Iraq."

On April 5, the Bergs filed suit in federal court in Philadelphia, contending that their son was being held illegally by the U.S. military in Iraq.

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Nick Berg said he would come home through Jordan, Turkey or Kuwait.

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The Bergs have hounded the State Department, the FBI and the International Committee of the Red Cross, seeking information. Michael Berg said the State Department sent an official to Nick Berg's hotel, where an employee told the official they had not heard of him.

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http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/8621773.htm

Nick Berg was "travelling" on his own, not working.

The FBI demanding to know his "purpose" in Iraq

They filed a suit in federal court that the US military was illegaly holding him

Nick Berg, in order to get back home to the states, had to get to Jordan, Turkey or Kuwait to catch a flight? No airport in Iraq?

The "agents questioned them about various details that only they and their son would know about". Why? So these beheaded men that we can't identify could lure him? Film it? Provoke more outrage so the RW can excuse & snuff out the torture taking place at Abu-Ghaibr?


Sorry. Bull-shit alert. My theory right now. with the little information we have? Nick Berg knew something (Photos? What?), was in hiding, and was lured out to be executed by people on our side who are going to cynically exploit this beheading.

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And also courtesy of Tinoire:

Nick Berg was INTERROGATED by the FBI for 2 WEEKS and was under NO LEGAL obligation to keep his mouth shut about anything because he hadn't signed a privacy waiver.


26-year-old Nick Berg didn't sign a privacy waiver when he went over there.

And even though the State Department is using its one person in Iraq to help track him down, they can't tell anyone, including Berg's parents what's going on.

And that frustrates his mother Susanne.

"I'm just really scared, because we haven't heard from him for a month, and truthfully, nobody can even tell us whether he's dead or alive."

The local congressional delegation hasn't gotten any answers, either.

Nick last checked in April 9th, saying he was trying to find a safe way home following two weeks of FBI interrogation, after an arrest in Mosul.

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http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_128173423.html

[LittleApple81]

1. Isn't it horrible that anything of this sort would be absolutely

believable and a more likely event than the Iraqi's doing it.n/t

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. It sounds like he should have hitched a ride out

with the right people and ended up with the wrong ones. Boy this is damningly sad.

[Minstrel Boy]

3. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit on the execution video.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20040511/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_american_beheaded

If he was no longer in custody, why was he dressed as a prisoner of the US military?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. Depends on where the orange jumpsuit came from

I don't know what to make of this. We can only conjecture at this point.

[readmylips]

4. FBI interviewed Berg's family....but supplied airplane for BinLaden...

family to leave the US after 911.

....When FBI agents arrived at the Berg's West Chester home on March 31, they were relieved to know their son was alive, but in jail. The agents questioned them about various details that only they and their son would know about.

Jerri Williams, spokeswoman for the Philadelphia FBI office, said the agency was "asked to interview the parents regarding Mr. Berg's purpose in Iraq."

[JayS]

6. "supplied airplane for BinLaden"

They supposedly did the same thing after the Oklahoma City bombing.

[Zhade]

8. Got a link? I'd be very interested in reading more.

TIA!

[mountainvue]

7. Can the possibility that

Mr. Berg is Jewish be a coincidence?

[Bread and Circus]

9. Nick Berg's father speaks out.

http://here-now.org/shows/2004/05/20040511_6.asp

[crossroads]

10. I'm wondering why he got arrested...

Anybody know? :shrug: