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| Berg Father Confirms His Lefty Idiocy - Blames Bush and Rumsfeld |
| 2004-05-13 |
| EFL The father of Nick Berg, the American beheaded in Iraq, directly blamed President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday for his sonâs death. "My son died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. This administration did this," Berg said in an interview with radio station KYW-AM. Now this moonbat may be in mourning, but his attempt to use his sonâs tragic death for political edge deserves the STFU that Iâm giving him...Al-Qaeda and their friends cut his throat, and you helped, sir In the interview from outside his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a seething Michael Berg also said his 26-year-old son, a civilian contractor, probably would have felt positive, even about his executioners, until the last minute. "I am sure that he only saw the good in his captors until the last second of his life," Berg said. "They did not know what they were doing. They killed their best friend." Two days after the publication of a video showing the execution of his son by five masked men, Berg attacked the Bush administration for its invasion of Iraq and its sponsorship of the Patriot Act, which gives sweeping powers of surveillance to the federal government. Berg described the Patriot Act as a "coup dâetat." He added: "Itâs not the same America I grew up in." The criticism came amid finger-pointing between Bergâs family, U.S. military officials and Iraqi police over the young businessmanâs imprisonment before his execution. Michael Berg rejected U.S. government claims that his son had never been held by American authorities in Iraq. The Iraqi police chief in the city of Mosul has also contradicted statements by the U.S.-led coalition concerning the younger Bergâs detention |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #16 He sounds lefty enough that he never had any sense to begin with. The first time I saw the guy's face on the tube, my first thought was that he looked like a lefty. When he opened his mouth, all doubt was removed.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-13 10:01:15 PM |
| #15 The spin cycle is on so high at this point you cant hear anything out of the press except the fact that this entire load is off balance. Great simile/metaphor! Mind if I steal it? |
| Posted by: Phil_B 2004-05-13 8:39:24 PM |
| #14 Of course this is the only way Mr. Berg can get any camera time at all, if he had come out and said he was still a Bush supporter, the press would have buried this story faster than Oprah can bury a dozen Krispy Kremes in her gaping maw. The spin cycle is on so high at this point you cant hear anything out of the press except the fact that this entire load is off balance. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2004-05-13 8:35:21 PM |
| #13 On the positive side, a new generation of Americans are wiser and able to see the big picture better than the old. At least in this case. His father pisses on all Nick believed for the sake of politics. Nick was pro-active while his father is still just an old whiner. No sympathy for that. |
| Posted by: Urako 2004-05-13 7:55:36 PM |
| #12 /shudder/ Yep. It's the John Walsh Symndrom. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-13 7:47:46 PM |
| #11 "I am sure that he only saw the good in his captors until the last second of his life," Berg said. "They did not know what they were doing. They killed their best friend." If Nick could see the good in his captors, he had better eyesight than I. If his father can't see the Evil in his son's captors, he is blinder than Mr. Magoo. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-05-13 7:42:45 PM |
| #10 Ironic, that the 9/11 attacks were perpetrated precisely because Osama bin Laden believed that all Americans were just like Michael Berg, and that we'd respond to the attacks by running from the Arab world with our tails between our legs like we did in 1993 in Somalia. And this idiot's display today will give jihadis everywhere hope and encouragement that they may yet prevail, if only they can sever enough American heads. I have no sympathy for this asshole. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-05-13 7:39:14 PM |
| #9 "My son died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld." Now where have I heard this line before???? Oh yeah, THE BIBLE! I am seeing some similarities between Nick and Jesus: Both Jewish, professionals (Carpenter/Electrician), and both executed brutally. Coming to the theatre this summer: âPassions of the Nickâ âa Mike Moore film. Not to poke fun but his Dad needs to direct his anger at the right people and they are the Islamofacists not the U.S. Government! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-05-13 7:26:55 PM |
| #8 Instead of using his son's death as a springboard for good, Dad lets his son's murder become a tool for the hate-Bush crowd. His son's death will be in vain if it is used for this political BS. That would be a shame, because he seemed like a decent chap. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-05-13 7:22:19 PM |
| #7 Air Amerikkka mini-crowd. Nicely done Frank G. I would imagine their audience is shrinking as fast their advertiser list. |
| Posted by: Scott 2004-05-13 7:12:25 PM |
| #6 Folks, look upon the Suicidal Left. They so hate this country, that they would gladly seen it torn down even though it would likely mean their own death. And now the movement has a face and it's Michael Berg. I have to agree with Barbara here....the stakes are too high. I have no time to sympathize with a sniveling moonbat that would gladly see us all dead or converted just to satisfy is his own twisted hate. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-05-13 7:10:38 PM |
| #5 true, but be prepared for the DU crowd and Air Amerikkka mini-crowd to make use of this guy's anger, similar to the 9-11 wives.... politics is all, damn the consequences |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-13 7:04:01 PM |
| #4 Doubtful, Rafael. He sounds lefty enough that he never had any sense to begin with. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-13 6:57:11 PM |
| #3 "Itâs not the same America I grew up in." No shit Sherlock. 9-11 wasn't enough of a clue? Let's hope he's in his anger stage and comes to his senses later. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-05-13 6:49:16 PM |
#2 "They did not know what they were doing. They killed their best friend."He just lost any sympathy I had for him. He actually believes his dead son was, or would have been, best friends with Al Qaeda. He actually uses his dead son to attack the President, who had nothing to do with his son's murder. He actually says the murdering scum terrorist who cut off his living son's head didn't know what he was doing. Jeezus Christ, asshole, get a clue! That same scum you're defending will murder you and all your family if he gets the chance. And he's looking for that chance. Berg described the Patriot Act as a "coup dâetat."Gee, I guess my French is worse that I thought. I could have sworn "coup d'etat" meant something besides "voted in by a majority of both houses of Congress." |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-13 6:41:52 PM |
| #1 Al-Reuters of course leaves out the fact that the US advised Nick Berg to return home--advice he disregarded. I feel for this father. He must be devestated. But he is engaged in the same fallacy his son's butchers were: blaming/punishing someone who had nothing to do with the offense you are seeking to avenge. Unbelievable. |
| Posted by: Sludj 2004-05-13 6:33:30 PM |