The fate that befell Nick Berg is utterly shocking, grisly and vile. It cannot possibly be condoned under any circumstances.

BUT

- Berg had been warned to leave Iraq but refused.
- His father says he saw his trip to Iraq as "an adventure."
- He went to Iraq to look for work on reconstruction.

(Sources: AP and The Independent.)

If I want adventure I go scuba diving or horse-riding. If I needed work I'd search through the situations vacant ads.

Iraq isn't a place for freelance adrenalin junkies -- as the case of Nick Berg makes gruesomely clear.

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