”Black Flags, the Rise of ISIS”, Part 3 of 4, The story of Nicholas Berg, with 2 x Pulitzer Prize winning author and Washington Post correspondent, Mr. Joby Warrick

In late April, 2004, Nicholas Berg was grusomelly beheaded, by hand, by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The 5 minute and 37 second long video was recorded and distributed thoughout the internet for all the world to see. It was an instant hit. It would be the worlds sobering and tragic intoduction to the tactics and commitment that would come to represent al Qaeda in Iraq. It would prove to be a monumental domino among many that would soon fall.

On this episode...

- The Nick Berg story

- Ramadi and Fallujah crumble

- Zarqawi attacks his home

- Jordan and the United States join forces

- Keeping the pressure on

- "Thats him"

- Looking into American eyes, as he took his last breath

 

This episode was recorded in late March, 2024.