[GreyWolf]

Pearl, Berg and Johnson (and many more)

With all due respects and heartfelt sympathy to all the families, I make the following observations:

1. Pearl was a reporter who was going alone to known terrorist's houses in an attempt to what, win a Pulitzer, break a big story?
2. Berg, a supposed antiwar activist, according to father, friend of his murderers, strange unaccounted behavior, and
3. Johnson, a non-Muslim, living apart from his family for ten years, and considering converting to Islam.

I mean no disrespect here but does anyone else see a similarity?

[bonfire]

"I mean no disrespect here but does anyone else see a similarity?"


Yes.

[Huck]

Yes..the similarity is there.

[Alberta's Child]

The similarity, in my opinion, is that none of these three were really working over there to do what their occupations would suggest they were doing.

[swarthyguy]

What a moronic viewpoint you have.

So, some people DESERVE to be beheaded.

Sheesh.

Don't BS. You do INTEND DISRESPECT.

No weaselly mealy mouthed words allow you to escape what you said.

[celtic gal]

Your comparison of the three who have been beheaded is well noted...they took risks because they were accepted by some of the Muslim people. It rather reminds me of the man who was taken hostage during the Carter years...he was married to an Iranian woman and taught at the university..and was assimilated into the society or so he thought. When the state Dept told people go get out of the country he didn't ( and others didn't either) so troops were sent into rescue them...

There have been warings by the State Dept now for all non essential personnel to get out of those areas. What makes me mad ( and this does not apply to the recent victims) but what makes me mad are the people who don't heed these warnings thinking they are immune and then get taken hostage and expect either US troops or special ops people to risk their lives to go in and get them out...

I am just ticked that this country has so many people with their head in a desk drawer and do not get the picture that we are at a real War and it is WW III a new kind of war!

[Valpal1]

Yes,

1. Terrorists target easy prey who make themselves available.

2. The victim's belief that their harmless or helpful intentions would sheild them was erroneous.

[plain talk]

I mean no disrespect here but does anyone else see a similarity?

uh - they were Americans? Thanks for sharing, GreyWolf.

[DollyCali]

good points. The maverick tends to not fare well...

[DollyCali]

good points. The maverick tends to not fare well...

[eleni121]

So enlighten us...what is the connection if any?

I do not see any...only their land of birth.

[Republican Red]

I mean no disrespect here but does anyone else see a similarity

I am reminded of a scene from Independence Day. There was a crowd of people who, being threatened by an immenent alien invasion, decide to congregate on the roof of a high rise to "welcome" the strangers and try and make love not war.

The aliens blasted the building to smithereens.

These people are not our friends.

My deepest heartfelt sympathies to this man's family. I don't know how I could handle this kind of death of a loved one.

[88keys]

RE: Pearl, Berg, Johnson and other victims..."I mean no disrespect here but does anyone else see a similarity?"

Yes...they were "easy targets" for kidnapping, because they trusted the wrong people. Others have been assassinated, but the "hostage taken, held and then beheaded" is a hundred times more horrifying.

No matter their circumstances, I would hope these innocents are in a better place, and that the vineyards of the cold-blooded killers will be trampled out.

I'm waiting for someone to stand up and say, "Allah will do that"...