[Marxism] WSWS on Nick Berg

["Ben Halligan" <B.Halligan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

extracts:
 
Bergâs killing was carried out in the name of al-Qaeda-aligned Jordanian 
terrorist Abu Musaab al-Zarqawi. Whoever is operating in the name of Zarqawi, 
they have a proven record of provocative actions that have only helped to prop 
up the American occupation of Iraq.
 

On March 7, the pro-Bush website FreeRepublic.com published a list of 
âenemiesâ who were opposing the US occupation of Iraq. Among the names, 
taken from a public list of people who had endorsed a planned March 20 antiwar 
demonstration on the website of the group ANSWER, was Michael BergâNickâs 
fatherâand the name of the Berg family company. Such information would be 
entered into the databases of US intelligence agencies as well.

CBS News revealed yesterday that the young man had been on the FBIâs books 
for at least two years. In 2002, he was interviewed as part of the 
investigations in the September 11 terror attacks, over the fact his computer 
password had been used by alleged al-Qaeda terrorist Zaccarias Moussaoui. 
According to Bergâs family, the FBI was reportedly satisfied the password was 
obtained during a brief encounter on a bus, when Nick Berg had allowed an 
acquaintance of Moussaoui to use his computer.

Anyone who believes it is unthinkable or outrageous to suggest that the 
American government would sanction having one of its citizens murdered to shore 
up its fortunes is underestimating the political situation.

 

full:
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/may2004/berg-m14.shtml
 
 
 
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