nick berg

It is disturbing what happened to Nick Berg, the man who was viciously beheaded in Iraq earlier today. I can't imagine the feelings that his parents and friends must be going through. The story though, goes much deeper.

I found this article cached by google (because it's from the Philidelphia Enquirer's site which requires registration) written just three days ago and talking about how he had been released from the custody of the Iraqi police a month ago and then jsut sort of disappeared. It's a sad read knowing what has happened, but it puts a more human face on this tragedy.

It also raises a question as to why the military didn't do something for the guy once he was released from custody...it would seem his imprisonment would make him something of a target. But then, now's not the time to really question things.