Posted on 05/12/2004 4:27:51 PM PDT by doug from upland
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Apparently, I am in the middle of a controversy regarding the brutal murder of Nick Berg by the Islamofascist terrorist b*st*rds.
I received the following FReepmail today from a salon.com reporter and spoke to him off the record. I will either call him back on the record or he can use my comments here on the record.
Salon.com inquiry, your post on the "enemies list"
From (redacted) | 05/12/2004 11:45:13 AM PDT read
Doug,
Hello. My name is (redacted), and I'm a reporter at Salon.com. On March 7, you posted a list of signatories to an ANSWER protest; that list, which is now being discussed by a few left-leaning bloggers, includes the name of "Michael S. Berg," who is the father of Nick Berg, the man beheaded in Iraq.
It seems as if you just posted a copy of the list from the ANSWER site, but the trouble is, your list appears much longer than the one on their page. Michael Berg's name -- and many others -- is not on their page.
So I wonder if you can tell me where you got your list -- have you any idea why yours is longer than the one they have?
I also wonder what you think about the fact that you named these people enemies; do you really think they're enemies? Some people on left-leaning blogs are floating the theory that Nick Berg was detained or singled out by U.S. authorities in Iraq because of the list you posted. I wonder what you think of that idea?
I'm not trying to attack you; I'm a reporter trying to get to the bottom of this story, and it'd be great to get your input. Can you e-mail or call, or let me know where to reach you? Thanks so much.
--(redacted)
Reporter, Salon.com (phone number redacted)
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NOTE: my first suggestion was to tell the report to ask ANSWER why many of the names have been removed from that original post.
Here is my post from a few months ago -- HERE IS THE ENEMY -- they have posted their names
Here is the link for the following excerpt on an FR thread -- Beheaded Man's Firm Was On Right-Wing 'Enemies' List
Original source -- original article by Fintan Dunne
Beheaded Man's Firm Was On Right-Wing 'Enemies' List
Breakfornews.com ^ | May 12, 2004 | Fintan Dunne
Posted on 05/12/2004 12:59:00 PM PDT by Tarantulas
Beheaded Man's Firm Was On Right-Wing 'Enemies' List
The family firm of beheaded American Nick Berg, was named by a conservative website in a list of 'enemies' of the Iraq occupation. That could explain his arrest by Iraqi police --a detention which fatally delayed his planned return from Iraq and may have led directly to his death.
Nick Berg, 26 disappeared into incommunicado detention after his arrest by Iraqi police in March, 2004. He vanished again after his release 13 days later. His body was found last Saturday in Baghdad, and a video of his beheading --supposedly by a radical Islamic group-- was posted on the Internet on Tuesday.
The official story of his gruesome murder has many dubious aspects, not least the real reason why Iraqi police detained the young man at a checkpoint. New research by BreakForNews has uncovered a plausible explanation.
The FreeRepublic.com web site and forum has a reputation for right-wing views, often fanatical Republican and relentless pro-war activism.
On 7th March, 2004, just three weeks before the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, an 'enemies' list of anti-war groups and individuals was posted on the Free Republic forum.
It began: "Here you are, FReepers. Here is the enemy."
The list had been copied from publicly available endorsements of a call to action for an imminent anniversary antiwar protest on 20th March, 2004. The protest was being organized under the banner of the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism).
Among those listed as having endorsed the call to action was this entry: "Michael S. Berg, Teacher, Prometheus Methods Tower Service, Inc."
That's Nick Berg's father, Michael who acts as business manager for his son in their family radio communications firm, Prometheus Methods Tower Service.
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Here is my immediate reaction --- what is the color of the sky in the fantasy world which Fintan Dunne calls home?
I can't wait for her next story. Let's set the scenario. Two guys are driving to the airport. Their upper radiator hose bursts, the car overheats, and they miss their flight. They get to the airport a few hours late and are able to catch the next plane. The plane crashes. Fintan Dunne headline: Pep Boys Implicated in Death of Innocent Travelers. If anyone could conceive such twisted logic, it would be Ms. Dunne. Without a defective radiator hose, they would have made it to the airport on time. Without a defective radiator hose they would not have been on the flight where the shoebomber detonated his loafers in the seat just behind the wing.
Do we have an official "enemies list"? If so, what do we do to them? Who is keeping track?
I will let you make some comments before I make additional on the record comments. Please don't be crazy. Think through your argument carefully. Some of this may appear on salon.com and we can perhaps help them get up to about 2 cents per share.
<tinfoil mode>He was secretly one of Michael Moore's guys in Iraq.</tinfoil mode>
And speaking of right-wingers and Nick Berg -- guess what? They just might be responsible for his death. Here's the scoop
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According to MaxSpeak, Nick Berg's father, Michael Berg, was placed on an "enemies list" at the FreeRepublic web site on March 7th, 2004:
Now, Michael Berg is already in hot water with the Freepers -- and his comments to the Associated Press, wherein he blames Bush and the right wing for his son's death, aren't going to make them any happier.
Gregory A. McClure, Student, Hawaii Pacific University, Wahaiwa, HI
Daniel Duffy, Student, Brandeis University, Boalsburg, PA
Michelle Colvin, Student, Fresno State University, Woodlake, CA
Terra Drescher, Student, University of Texas, Austin
Corinna Mullin, Student, London School of Economics, London, UK
Jonathan Dobberstein, Student, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Robbie Block, Student, Head-Royce
Kira Krenichyn, Student, City University of New York Graduate Center
Jose Velasquez, Student, Union County College
Nathan Hetrick, Student, Saint John's University
Sean Eldridge, Student, Niagara Falls High School, NY
Monette Bebow-Reinhard, Student, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Sze Wei Ang, Student, Cornell University
Sharon Obeidallah, Student, University of Illinois at Chicago
Matthew Horning, Student, College of St. Benedict/St. John's
University (CSB/SJU)
William Buehlman, Counselor/ Student, City College of San Francisco
Marya R. Sosulski, Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nikki Dohn, Student, Saybrook Graduate School
Christopher Conn, Student, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bethany Pozzi-Johnson, Student, Columbia College
Andrew Myer, Student, Dickinson College
Saarika Sharma, Student, Penn State College of Medicine
Taylor Judge, Student, Paul VI Catholic High school, VA
Marni Nacheff, Student, Sonoma State University
Katherine Spielberger, Student, Pomona College
Corey Schade, Student, Boston University School of Law
Jonathan Ives, Student, Chattanooga State University
Ian Dixon, Student, Hiram College, Canton, MI
Darren Howard, Student, University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)
Katie Spielberger, Student, Pomona College, Chicago, IL
Steven Burge, Student/instructor, South Dakota State University
Jay Bostrom, Grad Student/Teacher’s Assistant, University of Montana
Paula Lee, Student, Saint Leo University
Sean Eldridge, High School Student, Niagara Falls High School
Erica Anthony-Benavides, Student, Trinity University
Dan Oh, Student, University of California - Santa Barbara
Faris Alkassim, Student, Devry University
L. Roxanne Evans, Student, Cabrillo College
Christine Garves, Student, University of New Mexico
James Robert Schirmer, Student, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Jerry Alvarado, Student, City College San Francisco
Erica Anthony-Benavides, Student, Trinity University
Paula Lee, Student, Saint Leo University
Corey Schade, Student, Boston University School of Law
Beth Goodsell, Student, Lewis & Clark College
Alexis Bramos-Hantman, Student, Columbia University
Lance Streng, Student, Lane Community College
Carrie Lawson, Student, University of the South
James Herron, Jr., High School Student, East Wareham, MA
Brian P. Smith, Student, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
Terril Starks, Student, Magalia, CA
Megan Atwood, Student, Conroe, TX
Matthew Bennett, Student, Sudbury, Canada
Derek Bessey, Student, N. Tonawanda, NY
Jonathan Goldsbie, Student, Toronto, Canada
Wendy White, Student, Denver, CO
Samantha Hayes, Student, Cottonwood, CA
James L. Rush, Student, North Billerica, MA
Martha Rivera, Student, California State University-Fullerton
Aisha Dixon-Peters, Student, University of La Verne, CA
Melissa Cobb, Student, University of Delaware
Ruth Harman, Student, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Kent Buesseler, Student, Fergus Falls High School, MN
Noah Higgins-Rice, Student, Gloucester High School, VA
Veronica McKenzie, Student, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Eric Mar, Vice-Pres. SF Board of Education*, School of Ethnic
Studies, CA
Albert Gonzalez, Instructional Aide, Casa Grande Union High School, AZ
Mark E. Reisinger, Professor, Binghamton University, Vestal, NY
Olga Winbush, Professor, Pacific Oaks College, Lancaster, CA
Thomas Andrew Bonasera, Professor, University of Milan, Italy
B. L. Brush, Professor, San Diego State University, CA
Madhu Prasad, Professor, Zakir Husain College, University of
Delhi, India
Paul V. McDowell, Professor, Santa Barbara City College, CA
Elizabeth C. Wright, Professor, San Francisco State University, CA
Sondra Hale, Professor, University of California-Los Angeles
Morton K. Brussel, Professor, University of Illinois-Urbana
Albert Gonzalez, Teacher, Casa Grande Union High School, AZ
Sharon Wilson, Professor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
John Womack, Jr., Professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fredrick Blum, Professor, Chicago State University, IL
Michael J. Gent, Professor, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Joyce Miller, Professor, City University of New York
Michael S. Berg, Teacher, Prometheus Methods Tower Service, Inc.,
West Chester, PA
Kathryn Myers, Teacher, Cuesta College, Paso Robles, CA
Marc Pilisuk, Professor, Saybrook Graduate School, Berkeley, CA
Robert Schlagal, Professor, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Gary Bodwin, Teacher, Kenwood Elementary School, CA
Donald Poochigian, Professor, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Shelley Mc Nellis, Teacher, Santa Barbara School District,
Santa Barbara, CA
Ruth F, Turney, Professor, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
Regino R. Diaz-Robainas, Professor, Migrant College, Stuart, FL
Shelley McNellis, Teacher, Santa Barbara City Schools, CA
William Robert Da Silva, Professsor, Manipal Institute of Communication,
Mahe (Deemed) University, Manipal, India
Jenaro Rodriguez, Teacher, St. Benedict School/Penn Mont Academy, PA
David McDonald, Professor, University of California, Irivne
Peggy A. Holloway, Professor, Wayne State College
Rita Surdi, Instructor, Luna Community College, Las Vegas, NM
Herbert G. Vaughan, Jr., M.D, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Patricia A. Couillard, Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Frank A Davis, Teacher, University of Cincinnati
Doug Paterson, University Professor of Theatre, University of
Nebraska-Omaha
Robert Stephenson, Professor, Wayne State University
Louis G Tassinary, Professor, Texas A&M University
Louise Leonard, Professor, University of Florida
Eileen Walter, Teacher, Harelson Elementary School
Peggy A. Holloway, Professor, Wayne State College
Robert A. Collins, Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Arturo Giraldez, Professor, University of the Pacific
Kathe Burick, Teacher, City College of San Francisco
Julie Obermeyer, Teacher, Anchorage Literacy Project*
Deborah Lee Emery, Instructor, MS Gulf Coast Community College
Ruth van Venendaal, Teacher, Dudley Elementary School, Camden City
Dr. Herbert Vaughn, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eileen Walter, Teacher, Amphitheater School District
Abbie Jenks, Professor, Greenfield Community College
Magdalena Cabrera, Teacher, Leaping Lizards Nature Awareness
Preschool, CA
Karyn Lovingood, Adjunct Professor, Averett University
Robin McCubbin, Professor, Southwestern College
Jeri Pollock, Teacher, Moorpark College
Dr. Curtis F. Doebbler, Professor of Human Rights at Tashkent State
Law Institute
Kathryn Myers, Teacher, Cuesta College
Thomas Kleven, Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Aurora Camacho de Schmidt, Associate Professor, Swarthmore College
Frank Walter, Professor Emeritus, American River College
Patrick Brantlinger, Professor, Indiana University
Raymond Giraud, Professor, Stanford University
Sa Washah, Professor, Clifton, NJ
Thomas Bautz, Teacher, Lake Mary, FL
Paul McDermott, Teacher, Los Angeles, CA
Armando Aligia, Professor, Bariloche, Argentina
Brian Mitchell, Teacher, Simi Valley, CA
Bob Oort, Teacher, Georgica, Australia
Chris Bluemel, Teacher, Hereford, UK
Dawn E. Ask Martin, Teacher, Cedar Falls, IA
Chris Harper, Teacher, Alexandria, VA
Ruth Schafer, Teacher, Chico, CA
Ruth Valdez, Teacher, Freedom, CA
Kathleen H. Moore, Teacher
Eugenia A Almand, Teacher, Bronx, NY
Jenaro Rodriguez, Teacher, St. Benedict School, Hastings, PA
Obiora Embry, Teacher, Lexington, KY
Ben Chappell, Professor, Bridgewater College, VA
Nicole O'Connor, Roncalli High School, WI
Mary Lebert, University of Michigan Law School
Heath Watts, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology,
Butte, MT
Tarcisio Praciano-Pereira, Univerisidade Estadual Vale do Acarau,
Sobral, Brazil
Deborah Carroll, City University of New York-Long Island
Erika Nanes, University of California-Los Angeles
Kawika Liu, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Nicole Williams, University of Southern California, West Hollywood
Seamus Gilson, The College of Wooster
Cynthia Robinson, Cornell University
Carol R. Schelin, New Rochelle High School, Tappan, NY
Terao Terumi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Tajimi-shi, Japan
Marty Maddox, Graduate Theological Union*, Berkeley, CA
Trudy Morgan, Ukiah United Methodist Church*
Cynthia Embree-Lavoie, Buddhist Peace Fellowship*
Kaori Yagi, Reverend, United Church in Japan*, Chiba, Japan
Gilbert Malu Musumbu, Roman Catholic Priest, Douglas, AZ
Susan Emmons, Minister, York, PA
Suzanne J. Cowles, Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada*,
Edmonton, Canada
W. J. Gonzales Nolan, United Church Of Christ, National Office*,
Cleveland, OH
William Holley Jr., Minister, Redding, CA
Dorsey O. Blake, Minister, Oakland, CA
James Wendell Reid, Minister, United Methodist Church*, Berwick, LA
Barbara A. Lee, Pastor, Universal Life Church of Deatsville*, AL
Bob Wright, Clergy, Lake Alberta, CA
Chet Guinn, Methodist Federation for Social Action*, Des Moines, IA
Nicholas J. Bisaccia, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church*
Dennis R. M. Teall-Fleming, Director of Faith Formation,
Queen of Apostles Catholic Church*, Belmont, NC
Kate Gyllensvard, St Peter's Social Justice Ministry Team*
Rafael García, Pastor, Summerfield United Methodist Church*
Ange Mayers, Nun, Native American Ministry*
Sergei Kapral, Orthodox Deacon, Plains, PA
Bruce N. Teague, Reverend, Amherst College
David L. Corcoran, Hospital Chaplain, Loyola University Medical Center
Catherine Connell, Sisters of Social Service*, Sacramento, CA
Douglas B. Hunt, Reverend, Ethics, Culture, and Religion Institute,
Garrett Park, MD
Nicholas J. Bisaccia, St. Mark's Episcopal Church*, Philadelphia, PA
The wayback machine has been purged of all recent A.N.S.W.E.R. archives.
Now you've done it, DFU! You posted Mumia's name on FR and you know what that means: He'll be beheaded within 48 hours!
--Boot Hill
"DID FREEPERS KILL NICK BERG?" Excerpt:
On March 7, 2004 an "enemies list" composed of signatories to an anti-war petition was posted on the Free Republic website. The introductory and subsequent comments on that list suggest that the purpose of the posting was to encourage people to harrass the individuals on the list and to circulate their names to agencies and individuals that might take action against them.
Nick Berg's father, Michael Berg was on that list and he named Prometheus Methods Tower Service, Inc. as an affiliation. According to his family on March 24, 2004 -- approximately two weeks after publication of the enemies list on the Free Republic website -- Nick Berg was detained by Iraqi police who handed him over to US forces, he was then held until April 6 when he was released, the day after his family had filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia federal court. Nick Berg was not heard from again after April 9.
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Hmm, I guess yourworstenemy@hotmail.com was taken. Or maybe he just meant to type "enema" which would indicate a serious self-image problem. I wouldn't sweat it.
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