His family last heard from him on April 9, when he reported he was looking to leave Iraq via Kuwait as soon as it was safe enough. They have indicated Berg told them he was wary of trying to fly out to Jordan on the grounds it was too dangerous. At the time, much of Baghdad was in engulfed in heavy fighting. Large parts of the city, including the roadways leading to the airport, were under constant attack by the Iraqi resistance and Westerners and Japanese had been taken hostage by various groups.
He was afraid to fly out my aunt fanny! Any danger in Baghdad or anywhere else was shrugged off by Nick. He was out roaming the streets at night and pumping iron with the locals at a gym AFTER his jail time (and btw this was the second time he'd been "detained" because of suspicious behavior). The hotel taxi drivers said he was unbalanced because they'd offer to drive him safely but he'd refused so the last anyone saw of him, he was wandering down the street by himself.
As I told someone else, I had a warning, and the a.m. took it off!