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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:36
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Originally posted by GePap
OK, so he was not planning to leave-and that is meaningless. It is not reasonable to think: "Hmm, if I saty, I will be kidnapped and beheaded". The guy is purely a victim-there are hundreds if not thousands of western civilians in Iraq, and the don't become all darwin candidates for being murdered.
If the guy walked into a firefight, that is one thing. Getting kidnapped, nope, no longer his fault in any way. |
Yeah, but most Western civilians aren't being arrested by the US government/Iraqi police. Most civilians have the corporate protection. Most of them don't go walking around by themselves in dangerous neighbourhoods.
This guy is either a top candidate for the Darwin Awards, or there's a whole bunch of stuff we're not being told.
The US gov't claims they offered to fly him out after he was released from jail, but he refused. That's their story any ways.
There's some weird stuff going on here. The numbers don't seem to add up.
See:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Co...ol=968793972154
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Drake Tungsten
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Knee deep in alien womyn...
Oct 2001
time: 14:36
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This is unexpected, but welcome. Urge to kill, fading...
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Three Arab states condemn American's beheading
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE decry 'barbaric act'
(CNN) -- Three Arab states -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates --- are condemning the beheading of American Nicholas Berg by his Iraqi captors, shown in a video that appeared on an Islamist Web site.
"There is no doubt that killing detainees and mutilating the remains of the dead are acts which are condemned by all religions and contrary to the morals of all nations and peoples," Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan said in a statement released Wednesday.
"The Al-Zarqawi group is a criminal, deviant and un-Islamic group, allied with bin Laden and the criminals of Al Qaeda who are killing even Muslims and Arabs for no reason.
"Accordingly, it is not out of character for them to commit acts that violate the teachings of Islam, a noble religion that deplores such acts."
The Web site that posted the video said the killing was carried out by Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi , a Jordanian national who heads an Islamist terrorist group that has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. The United States has accused Zarqawi of having close ties with Osama bin Laden.
Berg's captors said his killing was in part a response to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
UAE: 'We are ashamed'
The Jordanian Embassy in Washington issued its own release, decrying the beheading.
"Jordan strongly condemns the barbaric act committed against Mr. Nick Berg, a U.S. contractor in Iraq, by the terrorist group headed by Abu Al Zarqawi.
"Jordan has issued a death sentence against Al Zarqawi for his terrorist activities which threatened to kill thousands of Jordanian citizens and for plotting attacks against U.S. and foreign interests in Jordan."
The United Arab Emirates called the killing a "heinous crime against the civilized world."
"We are ashamed because these terrorists carried out this revolting and inhumane act in the name of our religion and culture," UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said in a written statement. "This disgusting brutality can never be justified and has nothing to do with Islam or with our Arab values."
He also extended the UAE's condolences to the family of Berg, saying, "We pray for them to find the courage and strength to deal with their loss."
In the video, Berg, 26, is shown sitting in front of five armed, hooded men. He is shoved to the ground, and one of his captors pulls out a machete-like knife and decapitates him. One of the men then holds Berg's severed head up for the camera.
As Berg's remains were returned to American soil Wednesday, the United States vowed it would find out who was behind his murder.
"The U.S. government is committed to a very thorough and robust investigation to get to the bottom of this," Dan Senor, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, told reporters in Baghdad.
Senor said several agencies will be involved in the investigation, including the Department of Defense and the FBI. "We'll be announcing who takes the lead."
President Bush said "there is no justification" for the murder.
"The actions of the terrorists who executed this man remind us of the nature of a few people who want to stop the advance of freedom in Iraq," Bush said.
"Their intention is to shake our will. Their intention is to shake our confidence. Yet by their actions they remind us of how desperately parts of the world need free societies and peaceful societies."
Berg's body was flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
A public memorial service for Berg will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at a synagogue, congregation Kesher Israel, in his home city of West Chester, Pennsylvania, said Carl Goldstein, who is with a funeral home in Philadelphia coordinating the service. |
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast...berg/index.html
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Ted Striker
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United States of America
Jan 1970
time: 21:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
This is unexpected, but welcome. Urge to kill, fading...
quote:
Three Arab states condemn American's beheading
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE decry 'barbaric act'
(CNN) -- Three Arab states -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates --- are condemning the beheading of American Nicholas Berg by his Iraqi captors, shown in a video that appeared on an Islamist Web site.
"There is no doubt that killing detainees and mutilating the remains of the dead are acts which are condemned by all religions and contrary to the morals of all nations and peoples," Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan said in a statement released Wednesday.
"The Al-Zarqawi group is a criminal, deviant and un-Islamic group, allied with bin Laden and the criminals of Al Qaeda who are killing even Muslims and Arabs for no reason.
"Accordingly, it is not out of character for them to commit acts that violate the teachings of Islam, a noble religion that deplores such acts."
The Web site that posted the video said the killing was carried out by Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi , a Jordanian national who heads an Islamist terrorist group that has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. The United States has accused Zarqawi of having close ties with Osama bin Laden.
Berg's captors said his killing was in part a response to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
UAE: 'We are ashamed'
The Jordanian Embassy in Washington issued its own release, decrying the beheading.
"Jordan strongly condemns the barbaric act committed against Mr. Nick Berg, a U.S. contractor in Iraq, by the terrorist group headed by Abu Al Zarqawi.
"Jordan has issued a death sentence against Al Zarqawi for his terrorist activities which threatened to kill thousands of Jordanian citizens and for plotting attacks against U.S. and foreign interests in Jordan."
The United Arab Emirates called the killing a "heinous crime against the civilized world."
"We are ashamed because these terrorists carried out this revolting and inhumane act in the name of our religion and culture," UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said in a written statement. "This disgusting brutality can never be justified and has nothing to do with Islam or with our Arab values."
He also extended the UAE's condolences to the family of Berg, saying, "We pray for them to find the courage and strength to deal with their loss."
In the video, Berg, 26, is shown sitting in front of five armed, hooded men. He is shoved to the ground, and one of his captors pulls out a machete-like knife and decapitates him. One of the men then holds Berg's severed head up for the camera.
As Berg's remains were returned to American soil Wednesday, the United States vowed it would find out who was behind his murder.
"The U.S. government is committed to a very thorough and robust investigation to get to the bottom of this," Dan Senor, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, told reporters in Baghdad.
Senor said several agencies will be involved in the investigation, including the Department of Defense and the FBI. "We'll be announcing who takes the lead."
President Bush said "there is no justification" for the murder.
"The actions of the terrorists who executed this man remind us of the nature of a few people who want to stop the advance of freedom in Iraq," Bush said.
"Their intention is to shake our will. Their intention is to shake our confidence. Yet by their actions they remind us of how desperately parts of the world need free societies and peaceful societies."
Berg's body was flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
A public memorial service for Berg will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at a synagogue, congregation Kesher Israel, in his home city of West Chester, Pennsylvania, said Carl Goldstein, who is with a funeral home in Philadelphia coordinating the service. |
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast...berg/index.html |
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