Monday, May 31, 2004

Many of those questioning the White House line on Berg were fringe, yes, but they fed on the doubts of a mainstream no longer sure what to believe. Last week, the U.S. either bombed a safe house for terrorists, or an Iraqi wedding. Ahmad Chalabi is either an asset and one of the fathers of the new Iraq, or a spy. And Donald Rumsfeld either authorized the kind of torture meted out at Abu Ghraib, or knew nothing.
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0421/fahim.php

The morbid fascination with Nicholas Berg suggests that America is either a nation of voyeurs, or a people increasingly uncomfortable with the official story. Or both.

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Moore's office in New York confirmed it has the 20-minute interview but said there were no plans to release it.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=7&u=/nm/20040528/ts_nm/iraq_usa_berg_dc

"We are not releasing it to the media. It is not in the film. We are dealing privately with the family," a statement from Moore's office said. Moore was not available for comment.

The contents of the interview were unknown, as was the date it was made. Moore's office did not say why it was not used in the film.

Berg's parents would not receive Moore's clip until they return from a trip this weekend, Hauser said.

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