Posted on 05/11/2004 1:26:19 PM PDT by freepatriot32
frame grab taken from web site video footage May 11, 2004, shows a man, who identified himself as Nick Berg of Philadelphia (C) seated in front of his five masked captors moments before he was executed. Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq beheaded an American civilian and vowed more killings in revenge for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, an Islamist Web site said on Tuesday. After one of the masked men read out a statement, they pushed Berg to the floor and shouted 'God is greatest' above his screams as one of them sawed his head off with a large knife then held it aloft for the camera. (Reuters Tv/Reuters)
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (Reuters) - The family of Nick Berg, the 26-year-old American civilian beheaded in Iraq (news - web sites), said on Tuesday they were devastated by his death.
In a statement read on the lawn of the Berg family's home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, 15 miles west of Philadelphia, neighbor and friend John Hauser described Nick Berg as "a great kid."
"The Berg family is devastated by this loss," the statement said. "They want to extend their sympathy to other families who have also suffered. They are asking the army to expedite the release of Nick's body so they can make arrangements and put this behind them."
Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq beheaded Berg and vowed more killings in revenge for the "Satanic degradation" of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. troops, an Islamist Web site said on Tuesday.
Sex is a reality of the human race, and a wholesome part of propagation. But people who watch pornography films are debased by the simple act of watching.
People that watch pornographic snuff films are debased further. People who watch this video are the same folks that gethered with their kids in the town square for criminals being drawn and quartered in the dark ages.
I DID NOT equate the Dixie Chicks with murderers. I selectively avoid their product, like I avoided paying Hollyweird to see Kill Bill or Natural Born Killers. And I will also not let the images of Zawahiri's snuff video enter my brain.
They kidnapped him nearly a month ago. He was kidnapped the same day that man who recently escaped was kidnapped.
That man escaped and they had been holding Nick Berg for a long time (30 days). He was a liabilty and posed a risk (if they were caught with him or if he escaped).
The abuse reports certainly were connected because they mentioned them. How much it politically was involved in their anger (vs how much they knew the press would report that the abuse "angered" the opposition) I just do not know.
Also, the arab press ran front page photos that came from a porn site. This story has received little attention here (although the US Embassy in Cairo asked for a retraction from the Arab press). The Daily Mirror also ran fake photos (of men being urinated on).
Don't know how much it was the fakes created by the left that angered the IslamoNazis.
Is this why teachers force students to watch films of Nazi attrocities?
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