CIA Says Berg Killed by Terrorist Leader Al-Zarqawi, AP Reports
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Central Intelligence Agency said terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed Nick Berg, a 26-year- old American who was kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq, the Associated Press reported, citing an unidentified CIA official.
The CIA determined that al-Zarqawi is most likely Berg's killer after analyzing a video showing Berg's execution, AP said. On the tape, the person determined to be al-Zarqawi and wearing a mask and headscarf, reads a statement criticizing teachers of Islam, then kills Berg, AP reported.
Berg, whose body was found Saturday in Baghdad, was in Iraq to find work on communications towers.
U.S. authorities have said Berg entered Iraq from Jordan and was arrested by Iraqi police near Mosul on March 24, AP reported.
Adding another coincident to the pile. How did Berg get the "honor" of being held by AZ himself rather than some unknown terrorist? Could it be that AZ wanted him for some reason? Some have speculated AQ thought he ratted them out during his jail time.