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

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[highlandbreeze]

Well, I just sent CBS and angry email, and I hope it even makes sense. I am so angry that I can't even type.

I fear for the safety of the soldier that has been held for a while. Has anyone heard anything about him?

[eyespysomething]

His dad's name is Michael. My bad.

[finnman69]

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:G-JgMJAVkkgJ:www.iraq.net/displayarticle3531.html+Prometheus+Methods+Tower+Service,+Inc.,&hl=en&lr=lang_en

West Chester contractor missing in Iraq
Posted by: Editor on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 09:14 PM

The Associated Press

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."

[MizRiz9]

Right on atomicpossum. It's hard to believe that the most powerful country in world history is being pushed around by terrorist cockroaches. Time to get out the bug bombs.

[Velveeta]

SP, I'm cross posting your link for everyone.


The NEIN website at www.homelandsecurityus.com has a copy of the translation of the audio which is the same as the text that accompanied the message on the board.

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com

[AmishDude]

I think that's his dad.

[Mo1]

So what was he doing in Iraq?

He was working witn ANSWER?

[Paradox]

I saw the video, the screaming is horrific. Simply horrific. The images are bad enough, but the screaming brings home the horror and pain he must have felt. It is so sickening... I have not felt like this since, well, since I saw the move Seven...

Boy, these guys are total idiots. Just when you thought that maybe, just maybe "we" are just as bad as "they", they show us that no, we are FAR, FAR better than they are...

[Velveeta]

Oh, Jackie. There are no words.

Again, prayers for the Berg family.

[Bommer]

Don't be blaming CBS so fast. The real man we need to thank is another Vietnam Hero....

Thanks HACK-OFF!

[Trust but Verify]

Zarqawi is not a doctor. You are thinking of Zawahiri, the Egyptian.

[Travis McGee]

After reading a statement, the men were seen pulling the man to his side and putting a large knife to his neck. A scream sounded as the men cut his head off, shouting "Allahu Akbar!" - "God is great!" They then held the head out before the camera.

This is why we must never prevent the so-called "Muslim call to prayer" from being broadcast over loudspeakers in American towns.

"ALLAHU AKBAR!" = "HEIL HITLER!"

MEIN KORAN = MEIN KAMPF

[Trust but Verify]

Zarqawi is not a doctor. You are thinking of Zawahiri, the Egyptian.

[expatguy]

And I second that BUMP for a download.

[Trust but Verify]

Zarqawi is not a doctor. You are thinking of Zawahiri, the Egyptian.

[expatguy]

And I second that BUMP for a download.

[BayouCoyote]

Well they did it now! How can ANYONE say 1 f'n thing about mistreatment of the iraqi scumbags when they see this video. How long before we start to see this type of thing stateside? ROP my arse! They will always prove themselves to be the lowest form of life on this planet by their actions and we still try to understand their pain. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH.

[expatguy]

And I second that BUMP for a download.

[eyespysomething]

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

But its still interesting. I'm sure they will be the first in line to blame Bush.

[exile]

Amen to that. It's time to take the gloves off and give these savages what they deserve.