thanks GUEST, yes, its a disturbing article. Wikipedia has several pages of information on Nick Berg, and more on the various theories of what he was doing there, that he was in US custody and that the government denied this.

It makes interesting reading at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Berg

•        Other concerns mentioned on this site include that the US officially denies holding Berg. E-mails provided by the family of Berg in early April show that he was being detained by the U.S. military. [5] (http://www.oudaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/05/19/40aaa679bf692)
•        His family were not permitted to view the body after it was returned to the United States.