Generally speaking I am highly skeptical of conspiracy theories unless there's some serious paper trail to back them up. But the one thing that the
latest Al Qaeda beheading shows is that there may in fact be some truth to the rumors that the Nick Berg beheading is a little ... well ... suspicious.
Now, I must admit I did not actually watch the Berg video, but I did see some of the still photos. I wasn't planning on viewing the Paul Johnson photos but
Drudge put them directly on his site instead of linking to them. And it struck me right off ... that is a lot of blood. Blood that is definitely missing from the Berg footage.
Something's not right here. It could be as simple as Berg's captors didn't have the nerve to behead a living man and killed him first. Or it could be much more complex. I don't know and I doubt the truth will come out any time in the near future.
This site has a pretty comprehensive list of the issues related to Nick Berg's death.