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Old 05-11-2004, 12:48 PM  
Mr.Fiction
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Beheaded American had been held in U.S. custody in Iraq

Michael Berg lashed out at the U.S. military and Bush administration, saying his son might still be alive had he not been detained by U.S. officials in Iraq without being charged and without access to a lawyer.

Nick Berg, a small telecommunications business owner, spoke to his parents on March 24 and told them he would return home on March 30. But Berg was detained by Iraqi police at a checkpoint in Mosul on March 24. He was turned over to U.S. officials and detained for 13 days.

His father, Michael, said his son wasn't allowed to make phone calls or contact a lawyer.


http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa...0077760820.xml

He went from U.S. custody to being beheaded in front of a camera at just the right time to take the heat off of Bush's prison scandal.
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