[dawn53]

Weird story, hard to follow the details, IMHO.

First the timeline seems to put his death before the prison scandal broke.

Secondly, what was this about, I don't get it???

Nick Berg, a small telecommunications business owner, spoke to his parents on March 24 and told them he would return home on March 30. But Berg was detained by Iraqi police at a checkpoint in Mosul on March 24. He was turned over to U.S. officials and detained for 13 days. His father, Michael, said his son wasn't allowed to make phone calls or contact a lawyer. FBI agents visited Berg's parents in West Chester on March 31 and told the family they were trying to confirm their son's identity. On April 5, the Bergs filed suit in federal court in Philadelphia, contending that their son was being held illegally by the U.S. military. The next day Berg was released. He told his parents he hadn't been mistreated.

[lelio]

I'm not getting this time line either. From what I read he was

• Detained by Iraqi police
• Turned over to US officials
• Dad complains he hasn't heard from him in a while
• He's released after 13 days (around May 6th)
• ??? was murdered

So he was killed between May 6th and today (May 11th)?

[Ann Archy]

WHY was he detained by the Iraqi police and then for 13 days by our military??? I HATE the press when they leave out VERY important info.

Anyone know why he was detained????

Hopefully the father will not desecrate his son's memory.....he believed he was going to help develop a DEMOCRACY!!