Author Topic: More to Nick Berg than meets the eye? (Read 1785 times)

Sandman · « **Reply #30 on:** May 13, 2004, 12:46:11 AM »

I'm not being funny. The guy decided not to heed the advice of the FBI and now he's dead. You can bet that they're all sitting around the station house, sipping on coffee and shaking their heads all the while saying things like, "Stupid bastard, we told him."

You can't save the ones that are too foolish to heed good advice.

txmx · « **Reply #31 on:** May 13, 2004, 12:50:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I'm not being funny. The guy decided not to heed the advice of the FBI and now he's dead. You can bet that they're all sitting around the station house, sipping on coffee and shaking their heads all the while saying things like, "Stupid bastard, we told him."

You can't save the ones that are too foolish to heed good advice.

AND YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU READ IT LOL.

If thats the case then I have a land deal for ya!

Look dude show some class and stop slamming a dead man will ya!

All it does is show what a complete arse you are.

Its tasteless and cruel and in no way called for.

How old are you again?

Sandman · « **Reply #32 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:00:50 AM »

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How old are you again?

Old enough to know that I can't walk through Compton at 2AM alone, let alone a war zone.

Steve · « **Reply #33 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:06:40 AM »

What happened to this guy IS tragic, horrific.

Why was this guy in Iraq after being advised to leave? Apparently he didn't have a job. I don't believe he was there for charity but was looking for work.

Certainly this guy didn't deserve to die.

TX, if you read a sign that says "Minefield" and you still proceed... aren't you at least a little responsible if you get your foot blown off?

txmx · « **Reply #34 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:08:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Old enough to know that I can't walk through Compton at 2AM alone, let alone a war zone.

Well If you did and you got killed I would hope people whould have the class and maturity not to make light of it.

NUKE · « **Reply #35 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:09:20 AM »

What happened to this guy was an outrage, totally and completely an outrage.

However, who in their right mind would go to Iraq and travel around alone? The guy was warned to get out and offered a free plane ride home. Kind of reminds me of the guy that tried to live with the Brown bears in Alaska..... end result was the same.

That doesn't condone his killing in any way, but he knowingly himself put his life great in danger.

txmx · « **Reply #36 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:09:52 AM »

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TX, if you read a sign that says "Minefield" and you still proceed... aren't you at least a little responsible if you get your foot blown off?

True but I still see no need of speaking poorly of the dead no matter how many bad choices the guy made.

I mean who the hell are we to sit and judge a dead man?

txmx · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:13:09 AM »

I am not saying that the guy did not make a bad choice.
What I am saying Is there is no reason to call a dead man names.

Did he mess up you bet I am sure that thought crossed his mind a few times as he sat in that chair.

Maybe It's my generation or something but I will never speak poorly of the dead.

It Is just in very bad taste and shows a total lack of maturity.

NUKE · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:37:51 AM »

Hey Steve, I just scrolled up and realized you had made almost exactly the same point that I tried to make.

And it's so true. "Don't feed the bears" means nothing to the idiots that insist they know better.

Why do people make fun of people for the "Darwin Awards" ? It's because they feel that those people put themselves in the situation at their own will and paid a predictable price.

Why is this person not regarded as a "Darwin award" type?

The fact is that it's an absolute horror that people could treat another human this way. No excuse for it, no justification. However, since when did a rational person think they could travekl around alone in Iraq?

Hell, I wouldn't travel around many areas of L.A. alone

Steve · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2004, 03:10:44 AM »

wow Nuke... brilliant minds.

TX.. I agree the name calling was a bit over the top.

Consider the sources.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #40 on:** May 13, 2004, 04:04:27 AM »

where do you get he was unemployed?

However, in a Jan. 18 e-mail, Berg said his company had been announced as an approved subcontractor for a broadcast consortium awarded a contract for the U.S.-controlled Iraqi Media Network.

"Practically, this means we should be involved with quite a bit of tower work as part of the reconstruction, repair and new construction of the Iraqi Media Network," he wrote, referring to the network as "something like NPR in the U.S."

It was unclear whether the contract was revoked.

people "thnk" they see something twist it and just run like an MoFo with it and others follow like lil sheep.

Steve · « **Reply #41 on:** May 13, 2004, 04:27:33 AM »

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people "thnk" they see something twist it and just run like an MoFo with it and others follow like lil sheep.

Twist this.

I heard on news reports he was looking for work. I didn't twist anything.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #42 on:** May 13, 2004, 04:29:29 AM »

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Twist this.

I heard on news reports he was looking for work. I didn't twist anything.

the news report everyone seems to be refering to says differently. thats all I was pointing out. Just quoting off the news report itself. still dont see where he was looking for work
since its been stated that he had just recently been working on a tower that was close to the prison.
can't BOTH be true can it? Either he was employed or not. Wonder wich media outlet will nail down the true facts

BTW never said YOU twisted anything

Steve · « **Reply #43 on:** May 13, 2004, 05:10:43 AM »

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BTW never said YOU twisted anything

aww shoot. If I misunderstood and you were directing this at someone else, please accept my apology.

Sixpence · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2004, 06:43:20 AM »

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It is possible that behind those masks and outfits speaking in arabic or farsi or what ever are actually: CIA opratives, Saudi Ops, mercs, librals, donald duck, dave chapell, or even some guy that posts on this board who's name is sixpence.

BUT they fit the profile. They dont look fat to me. Yes it seems like a copy cat crime....the timing. Yes there could be a conspiracy.

What are you babbling about? CIA? Mercs? huh? Ok, i'll try tp explain it again. Remember the post you agreed with? You know, the one where they explained how the middle east wages war against us by funding al-qeada, and by doing that we can't point to any arab country for responsibility? It's the same thing. These extemists from surrounding arab countries go there, you know, like those Saudi religious police? The ones that stone women to death for showing their face in public? It's bad enough that Iraq is liberal, i'm sure that's what they want, more western influence in Iraq. What nationality were the ones who flew the planes into TWC? Are you going to babble about the CIA and mercs and donald duck?

It's this simple, every extremist from surrounding arab countries are pouring into Iraq,they commit these crimes, and point to al-qeada so we can't point a finger at an arab country. You think they would want you to know if they were from saudi arabia or were that of saddam's old regime? Of course not, they would want you to think as far away from that as possible. That's why they wear masks!! Is that a big conspiracy? No, it's something you agreed with a long time ago.

They are not fat? Look at the two on the right, they have John Belushi bodies, it's pathetic. I would bet my last dollar they are saudi.