[cyncooper]

I was googling looking for the area where Nick Berg visited the relative or friend of relative. While I didn't find it yet, I was reading this article and previously had skimmed over this line that just now jumped out at me:

Details of Berg's detention remain murky

Excerpt:

His one concession to Iraqi culture was to grow a beard.

~snip~

Now, how many Iraqi men wear beards? I notice many wear mustaches, but not *beards*.

Also, before this thread and freeper research, the name Hugo Infante did not mean anything to me. He is quoted in this article.

BTW, Moore's website has been down for a couple hours, I've noticed.

[Fred Nerks]

I also read that article and saved it because it answered the question of the beard...(that he had one, not why he grew it, that is.)But what stuck out for me was what his 'friend' Duke said...

"For a tower guy this was the golden age' said Duke, who estimated Berg made about $70.000 in the few months he worked in Iraq. Saddam only allowed hard wire which is easiest to bug, so there was lots of work."

Made we wonder who paid and where did the money come from? Surely if it was legit, the source can be traced.

[Fred Nerks]

'his one concession to iraqi culture was to grow a beard...'

Maybe that should read...'his one concession to ISLAMIC culture was to grow a beard.'

The first thing the converts to radical (?)islam over here do, is stop shaving.

[Ann Archy]

I have seen that name Hugo Infante but I have NO idea who he is or was.....can you enlighten?