Not P but DFW: by an al-Qaeda splinter in Iraq

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 17:01:50 UTC 2026


The following excerpt is from David Foster Wallace's *Host*:

It is currently right near the end of the program’s second segment on the
evening of May 11, 2004, shortly after Nicholas Berg’s taped beheading by
an al-Qaeda splinter in Iraq.

Does the phrase "in Iraq" modify "an al-Qaeda splinter" or "Nicholas
Berg’s taped beheading"?


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