Al Jazeera - Arabs react to Berg decapitation

[Dover]

Arabs react to Berg decapitation


Wednesday 12 May 2004, 20:15 Makka Time, 17:15 GMT


Nic Berg's death has sparked mixed reaction in the region

Arab public opinion over the decapitation of an American hostage in Iraq has varied, with many calling it barbaric while others see it as a natural response to US violence....cont'd >

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3897D0E4-B263-46FA-B96D-A89AA3C4F4C8.htm

[Coujeaux]

1. Muntada al-Ansar? Where?

I have just one question about all of this. Where is this Muntada al-ansar web site everyone is saying the video came from?

I've seen the entire video and seriously question the authenticity of it. It is gruesome and when my stomach is ready for it again I'll watch it more closely.

Oh, hello from the newbie.
Jason

[xchrom]

2. welcome!

[RoyGBiv]

3. Welcome to DU

:hi:

In non-answer to your question, I have no clue.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Good question

I've been trying to find out the answer to that one too.

Here is what I found the other day when this whole thing broke:


This is the original link posted on DU, but the video has been removed.

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/iraq2vediom.wmv


The site belongs to "Northeast Intelligence Network" and is run by Douglas Hagmann. Doug is one of those self-made al Qaeda, terrorist 'experts' that Tom Ridge likes to use as one of his private intel sources. Odd that this fellow who is such a tool for HS, should be the first one to put this video out there?

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/faq.asp


This site also had a copy of the video, but now it's gone:

http://www.soulsurvivors.net/Public/iraq2vediom.wmv


Now a downloadable version is here:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~jvdkuyp/iraq2vedio2.rm.ram

[Dover]

6. Don't think any of your links work.........all gone.

..

[RoyGBiv]

5. Actually, yes I do know....

It just came across my news scroll bar.

Apparently, the site has been shut down.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x551750

[ze_dscherman]

8. Off the net

BBC claims the website, hosted in Malaysia, has been taken down.


"The video was stored on a computer server belonging to a Malaysian web hosting company, Acme Commerce Sendirian Berhad.

The server had been leased to the creators of the site, Al-ansar.biz. They first put the film on the net, and are thought to have links to al-Qaeda.

Acme Commerce's business manager told the BBC that the volume of traffic to that one address was so great that it jammed connections to hundreds of other servers operated by the company.

Though the decision to close the website was a technical one, he said the company would have acted earlier on moral grounds if it had known the site's contents. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3710709.stm

However, other sites still show the video.

On edit: A thread on this just has been started in LBN:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x551750

[Aunt Anti-bush]

9. It seems as if the website's been shut down.

See the post here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x551750

And welcome to DU, Jason!

[MSgt213]

11. They shut the website down.

[0007]

13. It is still available on many more site however

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[Aidoneus]

14. probably al-ansar.biz

the host shut it down because the traffic was far too heavy.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi Coujeaux!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[0007]

7. I viewed the video and highly question the authenticity

of the film. The video appeared to be fast forwarded and extremely blurry.

[TheWebHead]

10. it was purposely blurry

to conceil the ID of those committing the murder...

[PsychoDad]

12. but you could see....

their white hands and military "at ease" postures..