Posted on 05/14/2004 7:12:53 AM PDT by kattracks
Nick Berg had a bit of a strange run the last few years - starting with the "coincidental" usage of his e-mail account by the alleged 20th 9-11 hijacker - ending with his beheading at the hands of terrorists in Iraq.He is described by various news agencies as a techno-genius, a dreamer, a wanderer, a funnyman and the ultimate Curious George.
Today, Philly.com revealed another item about Berg: "Berg's stubborn wanderlust made him a target of suspicion - a religious Jew riding around Mosul in a taxi with a copy of the Koran. ... Some U.S. soldiers even wondered if the patriotic Berg was 'a wannabe freedom fighter.'"
So what was he doing in Iraq? A friend told Fox News he thought Berg was "sailing in Turkey." (Sure ... if we were to go sailing, that's the place we'd choose as well.)
When Berg was arrested in Mosul, he had two items with him that made authorities nervous: A copy of the Koran, and another book reportedly entitled either "The Jewish Problem" or "The Jewish Solution." Why a Jew would be carrying these items is unclear, but Berg supporters say it was like him to be curious about such things.
Berg also refused to leave Iraq when asked to do so by the State Department.
He not only apparently felt the need to help rebuild Iraq, but he also wanted to go into business doing so. He told jailors that he was losing thousands of dollars while being detained.
He had worked in Africa (Uganda), and had some kind of a relative living in Mosul, so that's where he went in Iraq. He was only arrested because he was an unaccompanied American in a place where that was out of place.
A military source in Iraq told the Philadelphia Daily News, "He was jailed because unescorted Americans aren't usually seen downtown and 'they didn't know what to do with him.'
"Police were suspicious because of 'his demeanor'" and the two books he had.
Berg was, according to the paper, "under Iraqi control... the FBI also questioned Berg three times and visited his parents back in West Chester."
Authorities tried to tell Berg to go home, and offered to pay for everything, but he told them, "You don't understand these people like I do. You're here for a reason - and so am I."
On April 6th, Berg was released from jail, and three days later he disappeared.
Are you kidding? Often times several Islamic groups will try to take credit for one killing! To be credited for the murder of an American Jew, would be quite an honor for the Islamists and they would not be inclined to deny it!
D ad files lawsuit to have Nick removed from protective custody.
U ncle is a naturalized Iraqi.
M oney from both Jordan and Iran found when arrested.
B ody appears before date on video.
M ossoui email connection attracts FBI scrutiny after 911.
O wns telecommunication company, yet cant find sufficient work in USA.
S tudied Arabic in Israel.
S tubbornly refused American assistance including cash and free airfare home.
A nti-semitic literature and Koran found when he is arrested in Mosul.
D ecapitated by Al Quada freelancer amputee alleged to have died 3 months ago.
Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Tinfoil alert.
And a JEWISH American at that! C'mon!
No, the real tragedy here is that barbaric subhumans murdered a man in cold blood.
I know you are very proud of him, as am I. Those guys got no respect or recognition, except from their families and fellow 'Chosin few' veterans.
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Of course it's plausible that any one of us would hand over our laptop to a total stranger and spill our email account info and password to him, isn't it? Maybe he read a few of Zack's emails...
There is no such thing as a coincidence when you're talking about this incident.
A few more questions. How did he manage to get his repair gear around? How did he get around? He didn't want to travel the RPG highway because it was too dangerous, but he thought nothing of traveling by himself in a war zone? Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it was said, perhaps in print, perhaps on the radio, that his name was also used in the A.N.S.W.E.R. propaganda. Who said he was "pro war"? His father? The same man who said the son died because of the sins of Bush and Rumsfeld? Anything Michael Berg says should be disregarded as aging hippie, anti-war, anti-government drivel.
The story seemed odd within minutes of its airing. It will continue to do so until the truth comes out, if it ever does.
Since the father is so anti-American, and had a sister married to an Iraqi, maybe the son was of the same notions.
More needs to be checked into. Maybe his connection to the other Arab terrorist was not so co-incidental. This all just does not add up.
This guy wasn't just getting high on radio towers.
Turkey has a beautiful coast, and it is a relatively inexpensive country. Lots of internationals go there for a taste of "safe" orientalism.
Philly.com ping!!! You weren't posting there again, were you? If Limbacher had said that Berg was carrying around an equine cookbook and not the Koran, then I would know for sure...and how has Big Fat Andy been doing since his release last week? Has he been able to put some weight back on?
The old man gave it away with the friends comment. I suspect the Islamokazis feared Berg blew their cover while he was in prison and that may be why they killed him.
I loathe that he was murdered and beheaded. But it is sounding more and more like Nick Berg and his father are Al Qaeda sympathizers who sold their out their country (and father Berg his son) for the anti-war, anti-Bush group ANSWER.If Nick & Dad are Al Qaeda sympathizers who sold out their country for the anti-war traitors... and I emphasize if that's true... then I'm sorry (very sorry, really) but I have a hard time working up much emotion... other than something along the lines of: they're going to slaughter somebody (that's what they do) so better a Useful Idiot than a real person... (sorry)
We don't know what he was wearing when his body was discovered. The photo that is going around purporting to be Berg's body on the bridge is from the initial phase of the war in 2003.
*IF* there is a Berg - AQ connection, all rage I had that they did this to an American will turn to rage against some of my fellow Americans.
I haven't seen the video, but I have heard that when they held up his head, the eyes were wide open. Would a person already dead when decapitatd still have wide open eyes?
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The books were 'cover' in case he was caught by islamo-facists so that they wouldn't cut his head off.
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