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What an odd story. He went there to inspect radio towers on his own? And then he got interrogated by the FBI?

What an odd story. He went there to inspect radio towers on his own? And then he got interrogated by the FBI?

He was an anti-war protestor apparently. See my post 65. His personal business was listed as a supporter of the Global Day of Action anti-war protest. He then got caught by the FBI in Mosul.

The press always lists these anti-war protestors as "self-employed civilian contractors". They did the same thing with those Japanese hostages who were also anti-war protestors.

Sounds to me like he was a peacenik, who likely went over their to show the world that the American military was evil and our muslim brothers are men of peace.

He was apparently a bit "off message" but that does not justify his end.

What an odd story. He went there to inspect radio towers on his own? And then he got interrogated by the FBI?

I found this in my inbox on May 7...

Dear Friends and Customers of Nick Berg and Prometheus Towers,

I am enclosing the following news release which my wife and I are about to release to the media for you. If anyone out there in the broadcast industry can do anything to help us spread the word about our son's disappearance especially to the Mid East, we would be very appreciative:

On March 14 our son, Nick Berg, left for Iraq to inspect some radio towers that had been damaged during last years war. His goal was to secure some contract work for his business, Prometheus Methods Tower Service. He planned to return on March 30 through Amman, Jordan.

On March 24, Nick was picked up by the Iraqi police in Mosul and held for questioning for no apparent reason. He was subsequently detained by the U.S. military and interrogated by the FBI until his release on April 6. No reason was ever given for holding him for these 13 days. Immediately upon his release he emailed the family and proceeded south to Baghdad where he was staying at the Al Fanar Hotel.

On April 9 he called us and said that he was seeking a safe route out of the country either through Jordan, or possibly Turkey. Most of the major routes were closed due to military action around Fallujah. Since that time we have had no contact with our son. No one we know in Iraq has seen or spoken to him, and we know that he has not accessed his email. We are extremely worried about his safety. We are asking anyone who has seen Nick or knows anything about his whereabouts to come forward and give us this information so that he can be safely brought home.

We extend our sympathies to all of the many families who are in the same situation.

Suzanne and Michael Berg

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tower-pro/message/19321