Well, close.  The Guardian ran with the headline:   Beheaded hostage 'had been warned to leave Iraq'.  First line:  "A US civilian hostage who was beheaded in Iraq had been warned to leave the country but refused to, US officials said today."

But, of course, Berg was trying to leave Iraq ... until he was detained by Iraqi police and then the American military.  I guess it's comforting among all the chaos to know that whatever happens, Administration PR reps will respond with an up-is-downism.

What a-holes.