[Southack]

"If the CIA theory pans out, it wouldn't be they turned on him, it would they found him out."

Use your head. The CIA isn't going to send a Jewish kid into an Islamic lion's den with his real (Jewish) name and real passport...a passport that had his visit to Israel stamped in it.

You've already seen his dad on TV and seen his college friends, so you *know* that Nick Berg was the real name of the kid. People knew this kid. He has a history. Made up names for Black Ops run by the CIA don't have that level of made up history where everyone at the kid's college would be able to blow the cover out of the water.

So the kid ain't CIA.

[Former Proud Canadian]

You are correct. They would simply be sending him to his death for no reason that I can fathom.

[onyx]

Exactly right, Southack.
Nick Berg is his true name.
In fact, a FReeper knows him
second hand:

To: SJackson; onyx
A new bit of information: There is someone that I know that was hired by Nick Berg in January to do his payroll.

My question and I'm sure this is totally irrelevant: Why would someone hire a company to do payroll for 2 people?


87 posted on 05/13/2004 2:06:28 PM PDT by abner

[antaresequity]

Use your head. The CIA isn't going to send a Jewish kid into an Islamic lion's den with his real (Jewish) name and real passport...a passport that had his visit to Israel stamped in it.

This fact defies all logic otherwise as well. Unless one is suicidal, totally stupid, or 'feels safe doing so', who in the hell would ever travel freely in Iraq as a solo with an American passport, with a Jewish name, and an Israeli validation?

This is beyond comprehension...any thoughts?

[scott7278]

"Use your head. The CIA isn't going to send a Jewish kid into an Islamic lion's den with his real (Jewish) name and real passport...a passport that had his visit to Israel stamped in it."

Yup. When I was sightseeing in Israel about five years ago, we were warned about crossing the border into Egypt in order to see Mount Sinai. It would have been dangerous to have Israel's stamp already on our passport as normal Americans.

And we're supposed to believe that the CIA sent a spy into a dangerous region with his real identity? And written down on a passport stamped by the Israeli's, no less? If they had caught a CIA spy, they would have never known his name.

[cmsgop]

I don't think the Kid is CIA Either, and what was he doing with Anti-Semetic Literature in his pocket?