Reply #14: From the times given in the story (and physical description)

[daleo]

Triple X could not have been Berg. The story begins last fall, whereas Berg was presumably still in the U.S. at that time. Also, the man involved is described as 40ish, and middle eastern, as I recall. I wonder about the timing though, and how it relates to the Bush visit to Iraq, and also the torture of prisoners that seemed to be at a peak about then. Was Triple X killed, and is that why they were keeping his identity secret and hidden from the Red Cross?

The story mentions that it may have been connected to the capture of Saddam, which was Dec 13 or so.