Video on Islamic militant Web site appears to show beheading of American

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Video on Islamic militant Web site appears to show beheading of American

[b4its2late]

Have they blamed Rummsfeld for this yet?

[Mo1]

I think Sen. Dayton needs to be reminded of his little comment. Some Freeping is in order. I will be contacting him. I hope others will too.

Hey kcvl .. you got a phone number for Sen Dayton?

[AmishDude]

Something stinks here.

[Bubbette]

Good Lord! Shepard Smith opened his show giving a play by play description of every move on the video. I had avoided watching it, but heft no detail out. Beware.

[MJM59]

I guess that all those apologies did not work. Isn't it time that we got back to the business of WINNING this WAR?

[A_Niceguy_in_CA]

"They are saying it is Nick Berg of Philadelphia. They say he is a private contractor. They say he is owner of Prometheus Methods Tower Services.

If you look on this post you will find that Prometheus Tower Services was a sponsor of the "Global Day of Action". In other words, anti-war activist."

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.

Berg, who was in Baghdad from late December to Feb. 1, returned to Iraq in March. He didn't find any work and planned again to return home on March 30, but his daily communications home stopped on March 24. He later told his parents he was jailed by Iraqi officials at a checkpoint in Mosul.

"He was arrested and held without due process," his father, Michael Berg, told the Daily Local News of West Chester recently. "By the time he got out the whole area was inflamed with violence.

The FBI (news - web sites) on March 31 interviewed Berg's parents in West Chester. Jerri Williams, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia FBI office, told The Philadelphia Inquirer the agency had been "asked to interview the parents regarding Mr. Berg's purpose in Iraq."

The Bergs last heard from their son April 9, when he said he would come home by way of Jordan, Turkey or Kuwait. But by then, hostilities in Iraq had escalated.

Video Seems to Show Beheading of American

[Howlin]

Oh, dear.

[OXENinFLA]

Yeah I saw it, it's 4 mins of the (5) Islamowackos reading.
The one reading is standing behind Nick Burg, who is sitting w/ his hands cuffed behind his back.
Just as the guyMURDING SOB is almost done reading he pulls a long knife from his coat, another MURDING SOB pulls Nick down while yet another MURDING SOB kneels on his legs and Nick is beheaded.

[Frank_Discussion]

Go here:

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com

There's a link, right-click and save, then play. I won't tell you not to look, that's up to you. My heart's still pounding. There are words, but I can not utter them all here. It's vile, and insanely evil, and far too much to bear. The events of 9/11 are still worse, but this hits very hard and up close.

May we show no mercy to our enemies.

[GOPyouth]

Hack didn't kill that man. These thug terrorists did. They were killing people long before Hack got involved in the prisoner abuse mess.

[Mo1]

His dad was working with ANSWER. My bad. Sorry for the confusion I've caused

Oh ok .. still seems odd that the son would be over there considering his father worked with ANSWER

[finnman69]

Video can be seen here:

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/iraq2vediom.wmv

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/

[eyespysomething]

My bad my bad it was his dad, but still.

[Howlin]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Nick Berg was on his way out of Iraq. He had been released from the prison where he had been held for 13 days by Iraqi police for reasons he said he did not know. He had made his way from Mosul to his Baghdad hotel. He was finished with being an independent civilian contractor and was coming home to West Chester.

That was April 9. A month later, Berg's parents, Michael and Suzanne, still haven't heard from him. They've gone from concerned to frantic.

"Our hopes are that he's still in hiding or en route and traveling in a very slow manner," Michael Berg said.

A spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq who tracks the number of civilians missing in that country was unavailable for comment. But in mid-April, coalition spokesman Dan Senor said during a news briefing in Baghdad that about 40 people from 12 countries were missing and presumed hostages.

Nick Berg, 26, owns a business called Prometheus Methods Tower Service Inc. He climbs communications towers to inspect the antennas, the electrical connections and the structure. He first went to Iraq on Dec. 21.

He stayed until Feb. 1, making contact with a company that indicated there would likely be work for him later. But he returned on March 14 and there was no work, so he began traveling. He usually called home once a day and e-mailed several times; Michael Berg is his business manager, and they needed to stay in touch.

They spoke on March 24, and Nick Berg told his parents he was coming home on March 30. Then the communications stopped, and he wasn't on the plane on March 30.

When FBI agents arrived at the Berg's West Chester home on March 31, they were relieved to know their son was alive, but in jail. The agents questioned them about various details that only they and their son would know about.

Jerri Williams, spokeswoman for the Philadelphia FBI office, said the agency was "asked to interview the parents regarding Mr. Berg's purpose in Iraq."

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 in Iraq.

The next day, April 6, Nick Berg was released. He told his parents he had been riding in a taxi on March 24 when he was arrested by Iraqi officials at a checkpoint in Mosul. He told his parents he had not been mistreated.

Nick Berg said he would come home through Jordan, Turkey or Kuwait. But by then, hostilities in Iraq had escalated, and Michael Berg said they have not heard from their son since.

The Bergs have hounded the State Department, the FBI and the International Committee of the Red Cross, seeking information. Michael Berg said the State Department sent an official to Nick Berg's hotel, where an employee told the official they had not heard of him.

The Bergs hired a private investigator, who talked to an American hotel guest who said he remembered Nick Berg.

Sometimes, they tell themselves their son "is a resourceful fellow who can take care of himself," Michael Berg said.

"Other times we think perhaps he was dead on April 10," he said. "My worst fear is that I'll never hear anything."

[txrangerette]

Nick and Michael are brothers. Nick was murdered. His
family claims Nick was FOR the War. They say he was
helping restore communication systems there. Looks
like Michael is anti-war.

[Velveeta]

download

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1133415/posts?page=139#139

[cspackler]

Also has a link to the video...

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com

[Mo1]

There's a link, right-click and save, then play. I won't tell you not to look, that's up to you. My heart's still pounding.

Thanks but I can't look .. I am already *(%**# pissed off

[Mo1]

His dad was working with ANSWER. My bad. Sorry for the confusion I've caused

Oh ok .. still seems odd that the son would be over there considering his father worked with ANSWER

[Howlin]

Absolutely!!!!