Berg v. Obama Update -- Monday, August 25

2:30pm

I spoke with Philip Berg a few minutes ago with two questions on my mind. First, I wanted to hear his perspective on what was said by William Rodriguez, Berg's former client in the racketeering action filed against our government alleging complicity in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Secondly, I wanted to ask about the status of his civil action.

Rodriguez, a janitor working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, was in the basement when American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the building so many floors above. He escaped, but went back in with his master key, unlocking doors for firefighters and saving countless lives. Rodriguez, said to have been the last one out of the North Tower before it collapsed, was the plaintiff in Phil Berg's second RICO action against the U.S. Government and called me with regard to something that Berg had said during our Friday interview.

Among other things, Rodriguez mentioned that Berg was no longer his attorney, but continued to collect donations in his name on his 9/11 conspiracy theory Web site. He told me that Berg sprung the theories onto him, and that he could not believe the contents of the RICO complaint that had been filed on his behalf. He also stated that, with regard to the current suit against Barack Obama, Berg was likely just looking for a "landmark case" with which he could make a name for himself.

In Is this For Real, and Why Hasn't the Mainstream Media Covered it Yet?, I wrote that I was somewhat leery of a possible agenda on the part of Rodriguez, just like I am leery of ulterior motives from Phil Berg. Again, I've been trying to be as fair and objective here, despite political and ideological leanings which foster hope that John McCain, and not Barack Obama, wins the election in November. Therefore, in the interest of fairness, I wanted to get a response from Berg.

On the telephone this afternoon, Berg maintained that William Rodriguez had indeed reviewed and approved the RICO complaint before it had been filed, and any claim that he had somehow surprised Rodriguez with the information within is "a blatant mischaracterization, and totally inaccurate." Furthermore, Berg explained that the underlying reason the professional relationship between him and Rodriguez was severed was because Rodriguez, calling him from a conference in Los Angeles, had mentioned that he was in talks with studio officials for a movie to be made about his life.

As for the donations continued to be accepted using Rodriguez's name, Berg stated that he had not actively been on the Web site in question for a long time, that "maybe $20 has been raised over the past two years," and that in coming days he will be sure to put out a statement on that site that Rodriguez is no longer his client and hasn't been for two years' time.

William Rodriguez sees it another way, saying that he never mentioned a movie deal.

Regardless, as I mentioned in a previous piece, when it comes to politics and this matter pertaining to Barack Obama's citizenship and constitutional eligibility, everybody has an agenda, and getting to a tangible truth is somewhat about peeling away the layers of the ulterior motives. Berg, who was indeed a Hillary Clinton supporter and who subscribes to the opinion that our government was somehow behind 9/11, has an agenda. So does William Rodriguez, who feels as though Berg's actions through the process behind the RICO suit deprived him of an opportunity to gain answers about the terrorist attacks. So do I, for that matter, but I have been trying hard to give a fair shake to each side.

As for the status of the lawsuit, Berg mentioned that he is unaware of whether Obama, the Federal Election Commission, or the DNC has yet been served. He did say that word of the action--not an official service--was delivered to the DNC's credentials committee on Sunday, but he's not sure if it came through.

News of the lawsuit, he said, has been spreading. He's done a number of interviews on radio, and will be taping an interview with the BBC tonight.

Other than that, I know nothing else. Please keep checking America's Right for more updates and other materials as well.