Hey guys!

How is everyone? Good I hope!

Now onto a political rant/opinion. I am absolutely appalled and disgusted at the brutal killing of Nick Berg, a former contractor in Iraq but Al-Qaida terrorists, led by Abu Al-Zaquari (I think that's how you spell it.) nick Berg was kidnapped, and his execution was filmed. He was brutally beheaded and slaughtered by these group of monsters. Where is the outrage? Sure it's in America, but while these Human rights activists are ranting and raving about Iraqi prisoner abuse (which I admit that I was just as equally disturbed about.) the international community seems unfazed by this. No one seems to care that Nick Berg was a civillian, and that he was killed. do you see videos of our soldiers beheading people? Where, if this was in "retaliation" to the abuse of the prisoners, is the Al-Qaida war tribunal hearings? Where is the appologies to Nick Berg's family? Where is the appology to the American people who have been affected by this? There is none. Why? Because we are dealing with animals. If the actions of 7 American soldiers didn't happen, the terrorists would have just picked another reason. It is absolutely disgusting and demeaning that the people that our soldiers are trying to help are reacting this way. We need to fight back. We need to capture these 5 men that slaughtered Nick Berg, and bring them to justice. The people who do this are the ones demanding appologies from us are the ones that killed Danny Pearl, who kill missionaries in Iraq, and who drag American bodies, burned through the streets. This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach that people are so cruel to other human beings. I can't even begin to understand what Nick Berg must have gone through during the last moments of his life, but I just hope that he didn't suffer too much, and I thank God that I will never have to see that video, because I don't know what I would do.

Nick Berg was only 27 years old, with a life ahead of him. This is a short biography about him from what I've read in the news (Thank you NY Post):

"Nick Berg went to Iraq on his own as an independent contractor. He thought he could make a difference in the strife-torn country.

He had gone off before - to Ghana and Kenya, his parents said.

He did it both for the adventure and to help spread technology to the impoverished people in Third World countries.

His father, Michael Berg, a retired teacher, recalled how emaciated his bachelor 26-year-old son was when he returned to their home in West Chester, Pa., from Ghana, where he taught villagers to make bricks.

The reason: He had given away most of his food. The only possessions he had left when it was time to go home were the clothes he was wearing. "That's the kind of passion we're dealing with," said Michael.

When Nick left West Chester in December, he did it without having any contracts or contacts in Iraq and without first seeking government approval.

"He had this idea that he could help rebuild the infrastructure," said his mother, Suzanne.

He had every reason to believe he could help.

After graduating with honors from Henderson HS in West Chester, he attended a series of colleges, taking courses that interested him - most involving science and electronics.

By 2000, he was helping set up the electronics equipment at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

Soon after, he set up his own radio-tower repair firm - based in his parents' home.

The business was "very successful" and "he wanted to share his skills," his father told KYW-TV in Philadelphia.

And so he decided to go to Iraq to help repair its war-ravaged communications towers.

He was driven by both a desire for adventure and ideology: He supported both the war in Iraq and the Bush administration.

"He definitely didn't go to Iraq for the money," the senior Berg told KYW.

He went despite being Jewish, and he routinely wore a talis - a fringed prayer shawl.

His father thinks his religion may have made him a target for execution by his Islamic terrorist captors. Although he didn't wear the talis in public, "there's a better chance than not that they knew he was Jewish," said his father. "If there was any doubt that they were going to kill him, that probably clinched it, I'm guessing."

Friends, relatives and school officials described Nick as smart, funny and generous.

"He was an excellent student and an independent thinker. He loved challenging science projects," said Florence Miller, spokeswoman for the West Chester school district.

At the local YMCA, sports director Nick Fillioe recalled that "some of the hardest laughter I had . . . were the jokes he told.

"I would say he was a free spirit, very intelligent. He was a real smart guy. He knew a little bit about everything."

Neighbor Bruce Hauser remembers him as a "great guy" who "was always inquisitive, who always wanted to know what I was doing, and always wanted to help."

Michael told KYW that his son had "a tragic flaw" - actually a "threefold flaw."

"His adventuresome spirit, his desire to do well, and his willingness to always think the best of people."

The last probably was his fatal flaw, said the desolate dad.

"He probably didn't think the people that had him were going to hurt him," he said."

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