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[NICK BERG] EXECUTION: FOUR HELD
Sky News ^ | 18 May, 2004 | Sky News

Posted on 05/18/2004 6:36:49 AM PDT by Eurotwit

Edited on 05/18/2004 8:07:29 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Updated: 15:19 UK, Tuesday May 18, 2004

EXECUTION: FOUR HELD
Four people have been arrested over the beheading of American Nicholas Berg, Iraq sources say.

The 26-year-old businessman's decapitated body was found 10 days ago in Baghdad.

His killing was shown around the world on the internet.

The poor quality website video showed Berg dressed in orange overalls kneeling on the floor with his hands tied back.

There were five masked men behind him. One read a statement urging Muslims to take revenge over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers.

The masked men then pushed the American contractor to the floor and shouted "God is greatest" above his screams.

His head was cut off with a knife and then held aloft.

The website said the execution was performed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a top ally of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

It is not known if he was among the four people arrested.

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To: blam
Baghdad - Four people have been arrested over the beheading of US businessman Nicholas Berg, whose decapitated body was found in Baghdad, senior Iraqi sources said on Tuesday.

Nicholas Berg's headless body was found May 9 in western Baghdad. Three days later, a videotape posted on an al-Qaeda-related website showed him being decapitated by hooded men.

Berg's captors said the killing was to avenge abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison by US forces.

News 24 South Africa

75 posted on 05/18/2004 9:57:28 AM EDT by Dog Gone
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KEYWORDS: captured; iraq; muslims; nickberg
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To: Dog Gone

Will they be tried in Iraq or will we ship them to Guantanamo Bay? Does anyone know how this will play out?


101 posted on 05/18/2004 7:08:54 AM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: PISANO

Accidents happen, sir.


102 posted on 05/18/2004 7:09:00 AM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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To: epluribus_2
stopping evil thought before soul damaged any further

I know, I know, I have to stop myself too!

103 posted on 05/18/2004 7:10:18 AM PDT by The Mayor (When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray)
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To: azhenfud

I ask again to all, who is the missing terrorist not cuaght? The guy who actually did the deed?


104 posted on 05/18/2004 7:10:40 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: ASA Vet

Now isn't that against the geneva convention..

Great pic


105 posted on 05/18/2004 7:11:19 AM PDT by The Mayor (When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray)
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To: azhenfud

I just want to make sure that their treatment has no negative effect on their self-esteem. We must nurture them so they blossom into flowers of humanity....

Then cut their b*lls off and serve them to 'em for dinner, sauteed in bacon fat!


106 posted on 05/18/2004 7:11:36 AM PDT by ConservativeVoice
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To: Eurotwit

Just heard this on the news break. Great news. Now, make every one of them eat pork on live TV and show it to all the muslim fanatics.


107 posted on 05/18/2004 7:11:51 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dumbocrats and the media are part of the al Queda terrorist network.)
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To: magua
Have these people been arrested?
 
This is your Media...leading you by the nose.

108 posted on 05/18/2004 7:12:39 AM PDT by Wolverine (A Concerned Citizen)
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To: areafiftyone

The second law of politics is: Listen to what the liberals are accusing the conservatives of doing - rest assured, it is exactly what they are doing.

The first law is: Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of it's stated intent.


109 posted on 05/18/2004 7:12:54 AM PDT by ch53gunner (ALL ABOARD <train whistle> - - next stop, Damascus)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Make them wear panties made of bacon on their heads.


110 posted on 05/18/2004 7:12:55 AM PDT by Junior_G
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To: Lee'sGhost

We don't know yet. The is just breaking and we, like you, are waiting for the details. Stay tuned, I bet it breaks first on Free Republic.


111 posted on 05/18/2004 7:13:16 AM PDT by Quilla (God bless America, President George W. Bush, our brave troops, and Freepers everywhere.)
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To: flutters

If they are al Qaeda or from a similar group, I would expect them to be taken out of the country, perhaps to Gitmo or to one of the other detention facilities that we most likely have for terrorists in some friendly country over there.


112 posted on 05/18/2004 7:13:37 AM PDT by jackbill
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To: azhenfud

How 'bout killed by a roadside IED on the way to interrogation? Nah... too easy.


113 posted on 05/18/2004 7:14:31 AM PDT by alancarp (this tagline available for rent)
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To: BureaucratusMaximus
I know its just arrests...but that was pretty quick, all things considered.

What it means is, somebody's singing.

114 posted on 05/18/2004 7:16:49 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: alancarp

"We parked the tank, but we REALLY didn't notice it was parked on the prisoners' feet. We realized our mistake after a while, and of course rectified it immediately."


115 posted on 05/18/2004 7:17:03 AM PDT by Politicalmom ( Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they're not entitled to their own facts -D. Rumsfeld)
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To: Quilla
OK, if guilty, chop off their heads and swap them with pigs. Place their heads on the pigs and the pig's head on their bodies. Take them out to the dessert and bury them in different locations. Lets not forget the photos for the Arab press.
116 posted on 05/18/2004 7:17:28 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (1-800-329 5454 Give something for the KIA's kids college fund. Even Lieberman will contribute.)
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To: Junior_G

You forget..we are installing a Jacuzzi, linen sheets, placing a mint on their pillow and piping in their favorite music to soothe....No more tough interrogations.


117 posted on 05/18/2004 7:18:17 AM PDT by MEG33 (John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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To: Atlantic Friend

Here is the AFP wire in French:

Quatre personnes liées à l'exécution de l'homme d'affaires américain Nicholas Berg, dont le corps a été découvert il y a dix jours à Bagdad, ont été arrêtées, a affirmé mardi à l'AFP une source irakienne haut placée.Interrogée sur le fait de savoir si plus d'une personne avait été arrêtée en liaison avec le meurtre, cette source a indiqué: "oui, quatre personnes".La vidéo, montrant le jeune entrepreneur de 26 ans décapité par un homme masqué affirmant agir pour venger les sévices subis par des prisonniers irakiens, avait été diffusée par un site internet."Nous avons fait de grands progrès", a affirmé cette source en parlant de l'enquête sur l'exécution.

AF, would you be so kind as to translate? Thanks!


118 posted on 05/18/2004 7:18:25 AM PDT by Terabitten (The bullet the Democrats and the media fired at the President killed Nick Berg.)
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To: flutters

Well, sure no one knows. But expect a call from the Arab world to hand them over to a Muslim court.


119 posted on 05/18/2004 7:18:28 AM PDT by Gefreiter
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To: alancarp

How about we make a training video of what not to do to
terrorists.


120 posted on 05/18/2004 7:18:38 AM PDT by drymans wife (Conservative Mom from Texas)
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