"JimRob got some hatemail:...Hi you filthy scum sucking fascist pig. I'm an attorney who will be offering my services pro-bono to help Berg's family drag your ass through every civil court we can find jurisdiction in. "I am pretty sure that representing onself as an attorney, without having passed the bar, is a criminal offense.
That said, if this buffoon (or anyone else) tries it, they have no idea who they are going to have to deal with. 100,000 registered users, and millions of lurkers, and we have money, insurance, and great lawyers.
And many of us are ex military. 'nuff said.
Nick Berg was most likely detained because he was wandering around alone in Iraq and not affliliated with any of the big companies that actually have contracts to do work there... THAT is a plausible explanation as to why he was detained...
Nick Berg was killed because the "things" that detained him have no respect for human life...even the life of an innocent civilian...
That's nothing. Here's the latest:
Did Freepers Kill Nick Berg?
Why We're Not Ruling It Out
By Tamara Baker
May 12, 2004 -- SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA (apj.us) -- By now, we've all heard the story.
A group claiming affiliation with Al Qaeda captured an American named Nick Berg, who had been looking for contract work in Iraq.
They then videotaped his beheading, claiming that it was revenge for the sickening torture of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib and other US-run prisons.
As it turns out, our military intelligence officers in Iraq have told the Red Cross that between 70 and 90 percent of the persons in Iraqi jails were arrested "by mistake", and so are being tortured "by mistake".
Furthermore, only 600 out of the 43,000 persons arrested during the US occupation (that's 1.4%) have been referred to authorities for prosecution. The vast majority of the others are condemned to wait without hope of trial (much less release), and most of them have committed no crimes whatsoever.
Considering that right-wingers among us called for nuking Falluja over the deaths of four privateers a few weeks ago, I'm frankly amazed by the Iraqis' comparative restraint.
And speaking of right-wingers and Nick Berg -- guess what?
They just might be responsible for his death.
Here's the scoop:
http://www.apj.us/20040512Baker.html Sheesh. Shaking head.
The left is made up of idiots, fools and tools.