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Originally posted by XXXPhoto@May 14 2004, 02:54 AM
All those colleges, all that travel and only 26? Could very well be innocent good natured kid who let his rose colored glasses and naivety blind him while trying to help his fellow man... Could have also been a developed asset for one organization or another who was expended in hopes of achieving some desired result...
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According to the Houston Chronicle, "As a rare American not tied to a major Defense Department contractor, Berg had spent months in Iraq drumming up business as a communications tower repairman. He often took public transportation and didn't have a driver or translator.
U.S. officials have denied that Berg was in U.S. custody in Iraq. But Berg's family apparently had been told via e-mail from a State Department consular officer that Berg was being held by the U.S. military.
State Department officials confirmed Thursday the authenticity of the April 1 e-mail from Beth A. Payne, who was the U.S. consular officer in Baghdad until mid-April. But a State Department spokeswoman said thee-mail was inaccurate.
Other versions of events surfaced Thursday. A U.S. general in Mosul said Iraqi police detained Berg at the FBI's request, but the police chief of Mosul disputed assertions that his department arrested Berg."
Curiouser and curiouser...