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Beheading of an American civilian
CNN News

Posted on 05/11/2004 10:55:27 AM PDT by cjohnson7771

Edited on 05/11/2004 11:23:58 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Islamic Web site claims revenge killing Video shows beheading of man identified as AmericanBREAKING NEWS The Associated Press Updated: 1:28 p.m. ET May 11, 2004CAIRO, Egypt - A video posted Tuesday on an Islamic militant Web site showed a group affiliated with al-Qaida beheading an American civilian in Iraq, saying the death was revenge for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers.

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The video showed five men wearing headscarves and black ski masks, standing over a bound man in an orange jumpsuit — similar to a prisoner’s uniform — who identified himself as Nick Berg, a U.S. contractor whose body was found on a highway overpass in Baghdad on Saturday.

“My name is Nick Berg, my father’s name is Michael, my mother’s name is Susan,” the man said on the video. “I have a brother and sister, David and Sarah. I live in ... Philadelphia.”

After reading a statement, the men were seen pulling the man to his side and putting a large knife to his neck. A scream sounded as the men cut his head off, shouting “Allahu Akbar!” — “God is great.” They then held the head out before the camera.

Berg was a small-business owner from the Philadelphia suburbs, his family said Tuesday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alkhalayleh; alqaeda; alzarqawi; beheading; binladen; muslims; nickberg; savages
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To: scott7278
While I share the same hope, I know that these animals will never lose the will to kill as many of us as possible. It is bred into them and they are drawing numbers of fellow murderers as we speak.
241 posted on 05/11/2004 12:49:16 PM PDT by sarasota
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To: cjohnson7771
al-Qaida

Kill them kill them all!

242 posted on 05/11/2004 1:01:55 PM PDT by the_rightside (Union Corruption: www.nlpc.org)
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To: Mike Darancette
We should make them ride foward patrol ahead of our convoys.
243 posted on 05/11/2004 1:04:32 PM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: sarasota
The only way for us to win and for them to lose their will is to eliminate them...that's what the Administration has said from the beginning.

I pray that the younger ones see through their father's experience that there's no future in a violent life. Germany and Japan were changed, but it took time.
244 posted on 05/11/2004 1:08:40 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: cjohnson7771
What I wonder about these outrages is: Does Al Jezerah send a photographer there in person to view these disgusting events?

Or do the animals themselves tape the events and then show them to Al Jazerah who posts them?

Either way, I think Al Jazerah should definitely be held to account over these outrages. If nobody publicized this stuff, it would looose its propaganda value.

I think we should retaliate by beheading the Editor of Al Jazerah.
245 posted on 05/11/2004 1:13:20 PM PDT by ZULU
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To: scott7278
"Germany and Japan were changed, but it took time."

In those cases, we had something worth working with.

246 posted on 05/11/2004 1:13:29 PM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: RottiBiz
I'd settle for videos of Americans jumping from the WTC - but that's too "inflammatory".
247 posted on 05/11/2004 1:23:50 PM PDT by Let's Roll (Kerry is a self-confessed unindicted war criminal or ... a traitor to his country in a time of war)
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To: Geronimo
That thread is posted over at DU as proof that Freepers were behind this murder.
248 posted on 05/11/2004 1:30:10 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: exile
I felt the need to go check. Some there are in dire need of some tinfoil.
249 posted on 05/11/2004 1:46:45 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: GoLightly
FreeRepublic should have a virtual way to clean up when coming back from there. Once was all I could handle...
 

250 posted on 05/11/2004 2:09:58 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: scott7278
LOL Thanx, I needed that.
251 posted on 05/11/2004 2:17:13 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: Neo_objectivist
Of course all of this could be forgotten if the head of CBS would give a public apology to Nick Berg and any future soldiers / contractors killed due to your broadcasts. CBS should also make a sizable donation to the grieving families - at least match what Saddam used to give to the families of suicide bombers.

GOOD FOR YOU! I'm proud of you for taking the time to write to CBS. What a bunch of ............ah........damn, can't say that here. What you know what I mean!

252 posted on 05/11/2004 2:21:19 PM PDT by SheLion (Please register to vote! We can't afford to be silent.)
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To: daybreakcoming
And Wolf Blitzer continues to display the prison pictures as we speak. Nice work Blitzer...keep the outrage going!
253 posted on 05/11/2004 2:26:00 PM PDT by Deb (Democrats HATE America...there's no other explanation.)
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To: exile
Suddenly putting these savages on leashes doesn't sound like a bad idea.

Shock belts would be better. They had an example of those, which are used by police and detention officials in this country, on the History Channel a couple of days ago. They deliver what must be one heck of a jolt to the kidney area, and they do put down the "subject", very painfully.

255 posted on 05/11/2004 2:30:35 PM PDT by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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To: GoLightly
Well, I needed to post something to get my mind off of that horrible video I watched...

I couldn't watch it with the sound on, but I am so angry with CBS that I could spit fire. I'm always put off by them, mind you, but now it's just plain anger.

256 posted on 05/11/2004 2:33:59 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: cjohnson7771
Muslim internment camps NOW!
257 posted on 05/11/2004 2:35:49 PM PDT by Looking4Truth
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To: cjohnson7771
Corps of Cringers
258 posted on 05/11/2004 2:44:12 PM PDT by gcruse (http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
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To: Petronski
Someone by his name, in his business, from his home town, is listed as a signatory to a CANSWER anti-war petition. Hmmm. Very interesting.

No, someone by his father's (or brother's) name. His name was Nick.

259 posted on 05/11/2004 2:45:49 PM PDT by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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To: GivemeaBREAK!
I say that ANY politician that has gone overboard on the NAKED prisoners story and doesn't CONDEMN this should have their HEAD BLOTTED OUT or they should be filmed only from the NECK down whenever they speak on TV.

And their voice disguised as well.

260 posted on 05/11/2004 2:47:58 PM PDT by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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