"American's Beheading, Fishy and Flawed"

Was this really Nick Berg's last moment or was he killed earlier?

A group linked to al-Qa'ida released a video last night showing five of its members beheading an American businessman in Iraq, in what it said was revenge for the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail by US troops. The man's body was found dumped in Baghdad. news.independent.co.uk

Fishy Circumstances and Flawed Timelines Surround American's Beheading
Infowars.com

1) extremely convenient "wag the dog" timing at the height of furor
regarding U.S. torture of Iraqis

2) CNN poll question: "Is the Berg killing a reason for withholding any
remaining Iraq prisoner abuse pictures?" Bush has been reported to be
struggling with question of whether Pentagon should release additional
torture photos. Given that the alleged decapitation of Berg was allegedly
prompted by the first wave of torture photos, Bush could now cite "national
security" issues for witholding additional materials.

3) Berg's last known whereabouts was in U.S. custody.

4) Berg shown in video wearing orange jumpsuit known to be of U.S. issue
(compare with pictures at Guantanamo).

5) Berg mysteriously captured by Al-Quaeda (still wearing jumpsuit). Either
he escaped from U.S. captors or U.S. let him out -- with orange suit and
all -- to be immediately apprehended by Al-Quaeda (before he had a chance to
change).

6) Tape obviously spliced together and heavily edited. Goes from a) Berg
sitting in chair talking about family, to b) Berg sitting on floor with
hooded "militants" behind, to c) blurry camera movement, to d) almost
motionless Berg on floor as head cut off.

7) Audio clearly dubbed in.

8) "Arab" reader flips through pages of "statement" and keeps ending up on
the same page. Perhaps doesn't even known enough Arabic to recognize what
page he's on?

9) "Arabs" have lily-white hands and (other exposed) skin.

10) "Arabs" have Western-style body posture and mannerisms.

11) When Berg decapitated, there was almost no blood. If Berg were still
alive at this point, with the cut starting at front of throat, blood would
have been spraying everywhere. Berg's severed head, the floor, Berg's
clothes, and even the hand of the "Arab" who decapitated Berg had no visible
blood on it.

12) Berg's body didn't move while on the ground. Although held down, Berg
would have tried to instinctively wiggle and writhe away from captor's grip.

13) Camera angle made it impossible to see if Berg's eyes were even open.

14) Alleged "scream" from Berg sounded to be that of a woman and was clearly
dubbed in.

15) Berg goes to great trouble to identify himself, providing information
about his family. Why? To elicit greater sympathy? Or to provide a
positive ID. FBI visited Berg family in an attempt to "verify his
identity". Guy in video looks very little like Berg photos provided by
family.

I believe that Berg (or this lookalike character) was first killed (perhaps
by lethal injection, poisoning, etc.), then decapitated after dead (explains
lack of blood spraying everywhere). Berg was killed by Al-Quaeda (known to
be a CIA - Mossad joint venture). Berg video released at height of furor
over U.S. torture of Iraqis and just before Bush was to decide whether to
release additional torture videos. Now torture videos will be witheld from
public for reasons of national security. Now "patriots" everywhere will
laud the virtues of U.S. torture of "enemies". Sensitivity level of public
gets heightened in terms of what's acceptable treatment of prisoners.
Juxtaposed with decapitation, piling naked men into pyramid is nothing.
Such treatment will be considered more and more acceptable even in domestic
situations. George W. Bush sleeps well tonight while Berg family lives in
torture. Serves Berg's father right for opposing Bush and the war of
aggression against Iraq. www.infowars.com

Iraq militants claim al-Zarqawi is dead
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Jordanian extremist suspected of bloody suicide attacks in Iraq was killed some time ago in U.S. bombing and a letter outlining plans for fomenting sectarian war is a forgery, a statement allegedly from an insurgent group west of the capital said. www.msnbc.msn.com

Beheaded Man's Father Blames US Military
by David Rennie

The killing of Nick Berg, the American telephone engineer beheaded by Islamic militants in Iraq, triggered a political storm last night as the murdered man's father blamed the Bush administration for the circumstances that led to his death.

Michael Berg, an avowed opponent of the war in Iraq, said his son might still be alive if the US military had not taken him into custody for 13 days in late March. www.commondreams.org

Spokesman Says Berg Never Held by Forces
By Fisnik Abrashi, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The young American who was shown being decapitated on a videotape posted by an al-Qaida-linked Web site was never under U.S. custody despite claims from his family, coalition spokesman Dan Senor said Wednesday.

Senor told reporters that Nick Berg, 26, from West Chester, Pa., was detained by Iraqi police in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The Iraqis informed the Americans, and the FBI met with Berg three times to determine what he was doing in Iraq. story.news.yahoo.com

U.S.: Berg Had Been Advised to Leave Iraq
The video is of poor quality, and its time stamp seems to show an 11-hour lapse between when the assailants finish their statement and push Berg down, to when they behead him. That suggests a delay between those two portions of tape posted on the Web site.

The video posted Tuesday showed a bound Berg in an orange jumpsuit - similar to those issued to prisoners held by the American military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was sitting in front of five men, their faces masked, as one read an anti-American text. story.news.yahoo.com

LOOKING AT A PREVIOUS US GOVERNMENT LIE
On Friday 14 December 2001 a videotape of Osama bin Laden "confessing" to the 9/11 attacks was released. The tape was supposedly found in a house in Qandahar, Afghanistan. The recording was of very poor audio and visual quality and the authenticity of the tape was questioned. This annoyed President Bush who said "[It is] preposterous to think this tape was doctored".

Okay, let's have a look.

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Wednesday, May 12th, Ayinde posted:

The US was certainly looking for a 'suffering White American' photo to upstage the photos of US abuses of Iraqis. And of course, add the name 'al-Qaeda' first in an attempt to justify the invasion, and then to sway the American public away from the photos of abused Iraqis.

Wednesday, May 12th, News Update posted:

The power of a picture
The world has once again been reminded how much more powerful images can be than words. The outrage expressed by Arabs and the abhorrence expressed by the Bush administration last week over US military guards’ abuse of Iraqi prisoners were certainly justified, but both reactions were oddly belated. They seem to have blossomed on time delay, set in motion not by information — which has been available for months — but by pictures. Or, more accurately, by the publication of pictures.

Blair rejects calls for independent investigation into Iraq killings
Prime Minister Tony Blair's office Tuesday rejected calls for an independent investigation of allegations that British soldiers shot and killed Iraqi civilians, including an 8-year-old girl, in situations where the troops were under no apparent threat.

Thursday, May 13th, News Update posted:

Questions Surround Slain American in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The young American decapitated on a videotape posted by an al-Qaida-linked Web site was never in U.S. custody despite claims to the contrary by his family, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

Statements by American officials in Iraq leave many unanswered questions, including why Iraqi police jailed Nicholas Berg for nearly two weeks and why U.S. officials repeatedly questioned him in custody.

Also unknown is where and under what circumstances Berg disappeared. He was last in contact with U.S. officials in Baghdad on April 10, and his body was found Saturday in Baghdad. Staff members at the $30-a-night Al-Fanar Hotel in Baghdad told The Associated Press that Berg stayed there for several days until April 10. news.yahoo.com

Thursday, May 13th, News Update posted:

Bloggers doubt Berg execution video

Was this really Nick Berg's last moment or was he killed earlier?

Revolting millions around the world, the video footage of an American citizen's execution has also raised numerous questions concerning its authenticity.

Even at first glance, internet bloggers were asking on Thursday why Nick Berg was wearing an orange jumpsuit – just like US prisoners wear.

Other net-surfers point to the unlikely timing of the executioner's dubbed announcement that Berg was to die for "Iraqi prisoner abuse".

Berg was last seen alive on 10 April, when his father Michael Berg believes he was killed - two weeks before the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal broke in the world's media.

Some discussions focus on the timing of the video's release - guaranteed to divert attention from the outrage regarding US torture of Iraqis. english.aljazeera.net

Thursday, May 13th, News Update posted:

Friend: Berg said he was in U.S. custody
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Slain American Nicholas Berg told a friend that he had been arrested by Iraqi police, detained briefly, and then handed over to U.S. troops who held him in a coalition facility for almost two weeks, the friend said. www.cnn.com

Thursday, May 13th, Ayinde posted:

Okay, what's up with al Qaeda?
Why, just at the time when things couldn't look any worse for Bush and company Osama bin Laden pops with a new "death to America" video or al Qaeda commits a new atrocity?

Friday, May 14th, News Update posted:

Could N. Berg's execution be fake?
english.pravda.ru
Given the incomprehensible jungle of information, the very first question, when viewing this video of an American civilian, N. Berg"s execution, should be whether it is even true?

There appear to be a few problems with it, casting doubt on its authenticity. If these questions aren"t answered, one should be wary of the entire matter and be advised not to give in to the patriotic blindness brought on by the emotional charge this video packs.
Full Article

The Berg photos

Is it just me or are there marked differences between these two pictures of Nick Berg?

http://news.globalfreepress.com/ewing/images/bergboth2.jpg

The guy on the right -- and the video capture is admittedly of poor quality -- simply does not have the same build as the guy on the left.

At first I dismissed the matching chairs theory. I mean, there must be millions of cheap white resin chairs in the world. But the fact the same chairs keep showing up in photos taken at Abu Ghraib is simply too coincidental.

http://www.legitgov.org/graphics/white_chair_used_by_nick_berg_051404.jpg

http://www.legitgov.org/graphics/white_chair_at_abu_ghraib_051404.jpg

http://www.rense.com/1.imagesG/se3s.jpg

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0d/00/20040515100009990003

People have pointed out problems with the "terrorists." They have white skin; they are wearing bulletproof vests; the guy in the middle, supposedly Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is wearing a gold ring in direct violation of the religious tenets of Islam; they seem to be well-fed (most Iraqi males in photos are thin and certainly not stocky, as these guys seem to be).

http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/images/ACF4DCB.jpg

I have no idea if Berg was killed -- or if he was even killed and then beheaded -- by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his band of terrorists or the Americans or Eskimos. All I can say is there are too many problems with the story and the photo evidence. I don't trust the Bushites -- confirmed liars -- or the suck-up media to tell us the truth. If you buy the official story and have no questions, well... you should have your head examined.

Reproduced from:
http://kurtnimmo.com/archives/00000116.html

Saturday, May 15th, News Update posted:

The Unanswered Questions of Nick Berg's Murder
As evidence that Nick was in fact in U.S. custody, his family has provided an e-mail sent on April 1 from U.S. consular officer in Iraq, Beth A. Payne, which says plainly:

"I have confirmed that your son, Nick, is being detained by the U.S. military in Mosul. He is safe. He was picked up approximately one week ago. We will try to obtain additional information regarding his detention and a contact person you can communicate with directly."

The most recent, and possibly most bizarre, development in this mystery is the enigmatic pre-9/ll connection between Berg and al Qaeda. News has just broken that the FBI had investigated Berg in 2002, because his e-mail password had been found in the possession of Zacarias Moussaoui, who had been arrested shortly before September 11. The FBI determined back then that Berg had simply been careless, and had allowed Moussaoui to use his computer after they met on a bus. www.antiwar.com

Saturday, May 15th, News Update posted:

98% Chance That This is a Military-Industrial Complex Psyop
Infowars.com
by Alex Jones, May 14, 2004

One would have to be totally blind to ignore the incredible stench of P2OG Pentagon theater in the case of Nick Berg. We've got Nick Berg in US custody for 13 days, a diplomat's email confirms this, the FBI admits it and the Iraqi puppet government confirms it.

Meanwhile the Defense Department was desperately trying to deny it. Now they have to admit that Berg was indeed in their custody. Then, Berg gets released and within days is in al-CIAeda hands

Many doctors have looked at the video and it is questionable. when you cut someone's head off blood can spray up to 10 feet. Full Article

Iraq militants claim al-Zarqawi is dead
The statement did not say when al-Zarqawi was supposedly killed, but U.S. jets bombed strongholds of the extremist Ansar al-Islam in the north last April as Saddam Hussein’s regime was collapsing.

It said al-Zarqawi was unable to escape the bombing because of his artificial leg.

Before the Iraq conflict began last March, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said al-Zarqawi received hospital treatment in Baghdad after fleeing Afghanistan. U.S. intelligence sources said he apparently was fitted with an artificial leg. www.msnbc.msn.com

15 Anomalies Surrounding Death Of Nick Berg
The chair that Berg was seated in during the filming was a standard issue military chair of the exact same kind as seen in a color photo taken at the Abu Ghraib Prison. The chances a terrorist cell would be using this same chair are minimal at best. www.rense.com

MSNBC CHANGED THEIR WEBSITE, DELETING THE FACT THAT BERG WORKED AT ABU GHRAIB

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4953015/

They took out this section:

"During his time in Iraq, he struggled with the Arabic language and worked at night on a tower in Abu Ghraib, a site of repeated attacks on U.S. convoys and the location of the notorious prison where U.S. soldiers abused Iraqi inmates."

This extract can still be found here: www.lasvegassun.com

The Nick Berg Execution Psy-Op: Alex Jones Interviews Fintan Dunne

Berg Video Uploaded From London, Not Iraq

Nick Berg decapitation video declared "a fraud" by medical doctor
The first casualty of war is the truth and this one has been no exception. La Voz de Aztlan obtained a copy of the video showing the beheading of American Nick Berg of Philadelphia and immediately something very odd was readily apparent. Not only were the purported screams of Nick Berg not in synchrony with the decapitation but their was also a total lack of blood spurting out as his jugular and other veins and arteries were being cut.

We forwarded the video to Doctor Raul Castro Guevara, a surgeon and forensic expert in Mexico City for his expert opinion. He wrote back and commented, "No hay manera que el individuo en el video estaba vivo y su corazon funcionando cuando le estaban cortando la cabeza. En estos casos, el corazon impela sangre con gran presion, y se corta las arterias del cuello, hay una gran cantidad de sangre que salpica por todos lados. En mi opinion el video es un fraude."

Doctor Raul Castro Guevara is saying that there is no way that the individual in the video was alive and his heart pumping while his neck was being cut. The doctor adds that in these cases, while the heart is pumping, cutting a person's artery in the neck, would cause copious amounts of blood to spurt all over the immediate environment. He says that in his opinion the video is a fraud. aztlan.net