[Heff]

That is the headline...nothing else reported at this time. Was this picked up anywhere else?

[Dr. Thorne]

Oh...beheading. Is that all? Phew!

Thank God the video didn't show a REAL atrocity like this:

The poor guy might have been scared or humiliated!

[anoldafvet]

Thank you DemocRAT Party and Liberal alphabet media.

[dfwgator]

So where is their f%ckin' apology, huh?

[eyespysomething]

Who do we ask for an apology?

[gilliam]

when does this press hype on the prison 'abuse' turn into aiding and abedding?

[The South Texan]

Relgion of peace, comapsssion and humane treatment of prisoners alert.

[ampat]

Let CBS show it, and then force the democratic senate armed services committee members to watch it.

[Nexus]

CAIRO, Egypt - A video posted Tuesday on an Islamic militant Web site appeared to show a group affiliated with al-Qaida beheading an American in Iraq (news - web sites), saying the death was revenge for the prisoner-abuse scandal.

The video showed five men wearing headscarves and black ski masks, standing over a bound man in an orange jumpsuit who identified himself as an American from Philadelphia.

After reading a statement, the men were seen pulling the man to his side and cutting off his head with a large knife. They then held the head out before the camera.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040511/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_american_beheaded_1

[Red Badger]

I reviewed the video of Daniel Pearl's murder yesterday just to remind myself what the war on terrorism was all about.....now, this........Both should be shown on PRIME TIME TV until the war is won. These animals are not fit to breathe free air............

[YourAdHere]

Religion of peace, my a$$

[Arkinsaw]

They are saying it is Nick Berg of Philadelphia. They say he is a private contractor. They say he is owner of Prometheus Methods Tower Services.

If you look on this post you will find that Prometheus Tower Services was a sponsor of the "Global Day of Action". In other words, anti-war activist.

Global Day of Action Thread

[areafiftyone]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Relatives and U.S. officials said Tuesday a body found on a Baghdad highway overpass was that of an American civilian contract worker missing since April 9 the same day insurgents attacked a U.S. convoy west of the capital.

Also Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said one Russian energy company worker was confirmed dead and two others abducted Monday when gunmen fired on their car south of Baghdad. An Iraqi serving as a bodyguard and translator was wounded, said Yevgeny Loginov, spokesman for the Interenergoservis energy company.

Gunmen attacked a U.S.-run civilian convoy operated by workers hired by a subcontractor of Kellogg Brown & Root in the western desert about 230 miles west of Baghdad, and a motorist said he saw six burned vehicles, including one Iraqi civilian car caught in the crossfire.

Although initial reports said some of the workers were missing and possibly abducted, Halliburton Corp. spokeswoman Wendy Hall said ''to our knowledge, all drivers have been accounted for.'' She said the workers had been hired by a subcontractor for Kellogg Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton.

The body found on the overpass was identified as Nick Berg, 26, of West Chester, Pa., a self-employed civilian contractor. Berg's body, with signs of trauma, was found Saturday, the military said.

The family was informed Monday of his death.

[P-Marlowe]

"The executioners said the man was killed in revenge for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers."

I wrote to CBS and told them that the blood of Americans will be on their hands for releasing those photos. It has begun.

The only question is whether CBS will show this video. I doubt it. It would not serve their purpose of undermining the US Government.

Traitorous Ba$tard$!

[gilliam]

Wasn't it Hackworth who leaked the prison photos to the press? I don't know how he thinks he has the right to do that, but that is what I heard. I think he is still protesting the Vietnam war, with Kerry.

[Glenn]

Southeast PA Man Missing In Iraq

May 7, 2004 5:27 pm US/Eastern PHILADELPHIA (KYW 1060) Among those missing in Iraq is a West Chester, Pa. man who went there on his own in March to inspect damaged radio towers.

Now, his parents, who haven't heard from him in a month are worried, and aren't getting a lot of help in their quest to track him down.

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.

He was released after his identity and intentions were confirmed.

[SkyPilot]

Video Seems to Show Beheading of American

CAIRO, Egypt - A video posted Tuesday on an Islamic militant Web site appeared to show a group affiliated with al-Qaida beheading an American in Iraq (news - web sites), saying the death was revenge for the prisoner-abuse scandal.

The video showed five men wearing headscarves and black ski masks, standing over a bound man in an orange jumpsuit who identified himself as an American from Philadelphia.

After reading a statement, the men were seen pulling the man to his side and cutting off his head with a large knife. They then held the head out before the camera.

"We in the media are so proud!"

[Billthedrill]

MSNBC's Take

Nice people.

[hattend]

Quick, get that video to Kennedy, Clinton and McCain! This is what real torture looks like.

Just heard the guy was identified on the tape as Nick Berg (sp...heard it just now on the news).

[Dane]

Hope Hackworth is happy with his helping CBS in starting this mess.

[Mr.Atos]

Kennedy MUST resign!