[BlessedByLiberty]

"He also happened to mention wanting to do work at Abu Ghraib, which he calls "the site of a notorious prison for Army and political prisoners." This was in January, mind you, before the prisoner abuse allegations came to light here in the United States."

That is what leads me to speculate that his detainment was a setup to capture abuse on film. Odd that he would want to work at such a place, isn't it? This is why the Moore connection to this prison would be telling: did Moore set up some of the prisoner abuse operation for propaganda purposes?

Remember we are dealing with Holier-than-thou-Wood folks who live in a fantasy world where their messages are more important than our lives. I would not put anything past any of them.

[scott7278]

Could Nick Berg have been hearing different words from his captives than what we heard on the tape? Perhaps what we heard was dubbed in later, and that might explain why he was so calm throughout the "speech."

Maybe they were really talking about him being an abused prisoner, and they would thus avenge his mistreatment. Nick Berg was calm because all he had to do was sit there and play the role -- but he didn't have a clue that he was actually going to die.

The ultimate lesson is that you can't make friends with terrorists, and you certainly cannot trust them. Maybe Michael Moore is sitting on the video because that particular truth would become evident? And a young man died because of it?

[Howlin]

This was in January, mind you, before the prisoner abuse allegations came to light here in the United States."

The abuse took place in November; it was reported to the military in early January.

[Trinity_Tx]

From what I read from the forums of tower-guys, there was a "field" of towers at/by Abu Ghraib, making it a good source of work for tower-repair men. Southack said he got special permission to work those towers. I haven't confirmed how.