[Iwo Jima]

I was about to respond to Howlin's query sbout why Moore would interview Berg and then not use the tape when I saw your post.

It could be that Moore sent out feelers thru ANSWER and other lefty groups for someone who could get into Iraq and have a plausible excuse for being there. Michael Berg immediately thinks of Nick and passes his name to Moore OR Nick contacts Moore directly. Nick has been "passing" as a Bush supporter for some time.

The interview with Berg before he ever left for Iraq could be of the "I love George Bush and totally support the war" variety. The plan being that after going to Iraq and seeing for himself the "reality" of the USA's sins and crimes, there would have been a second video in which Berg does a 180. Such an about face would have much more impact than a lefty from the gitgo squawking about the war.

Of course, there was no opportunity to do the second video, which made the first one of no use to Moore.

[Howlin]

I still wonder why Moore never even told the family he had the video until Salon busted him.

[Trinity_Tx]

Now there's a very interesting scenario.

I'd have a hard time believing Nick talked negatively in the 20 minute interview, whether he was what he said he was, *or* if he was, as you say, was only "passing" as supportive so he could get into Iraq to do misdeeds.

If he was passing, and planned with Moore to look like he had changed his mind... hmmm. Moore would love that.

But then that would really draw attention to himself. Would he want to risk that? He had already been investigated in Oklahoma... surely he'd know that anything he ever did would cause his entire background to be gone over again, with more skepticism, if he tried that...

[91B]

Yeah-that makes more sense. The whole deal was a set up from the get-go and the jihadis ruined the phony "conversion" when they killed Nick.