Nick Berg is definitely one of the ones I remember. I know there was some speculation at the time of what his true motives were for being over there. I don’t know what the truth is. Was he just over there as a worker or was there more to it?
The one that cut Berg’s head off were the predecessor to this bunch.
The leader’s name was Zarqawi(SP?), IIRC.
Documents were found indicating Osama bin Laden wasn’t all too happy about NB getting his head cut off, it ruined the purpose of the video and made it useless apparently.
Nick Bergs father was with International ANSWER and said after his son got his head cut off the terrorist had just killed their best friend.
In short, our little lefty friends were collaborating with the terrorist to produce a propaganda video and it was ruined by NB getting his head cut off.
That is what started the fallout between this bunch and OBL/al Qaida.
The divide between this bunch and OBL was completed when this bunch planned a terrorist attack for NYC, October 2005, without getting OBL’s permission.
Al Qaida began providing info to the US military about Zarqawi’s whereabouts and he was turned into hamburger with a few 500# bombs IIRC.
IMO, this latest beheading is a message to our little lefty friends, thanks for arming us but you don’t control us.