Berg Died for Bush, Rumsfeld 'Sins' - Father

Reuters ^ | Thu, May 13, 2004 | Reuters

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The father of Nick Berg, the Pennsylvania contractor beheaded in Iraq (news - web sites), on Thursday directly blamed President Bush (news - web sites) and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his son's death.

"My son died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. This administration did this," Berg said in the interview with radio station KYW-AM.

In the radio interview from outside his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a seething Michael Berg also said his son 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.

Then, referring to his son's executioners, he 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 Bush administration for its invasion of Iraq and its sponsorship of the Patriot Act, which gave increased powers of surveillance to the federal government.

Berg described the Patriot Act as a "coup d'etat." He added: "It's not the same America I grew up in."

[Lurking in Kansas]

...am I a troll, If i don't agree with what you say?

Uoo…Uoo.. Let me answer.

Because you SIGNED UP today, come on here talking trash, and are being very disrespectful.

Viking kitties, please.

[opus86]

WHY am I a troll, If i don't agree with what you say?

You've implied that it really wasn't Islamist terrorists that beheaded Berg. That raises the red flag in my mind.

[js1138]

WHY am I a troll, If i don't agree with what you say?

Because you said you had been a FReeper for over a year. If so, you would know the difference between a lurker and a freeper.

Unless you are back under a new name.

[Phantom Lord]

We resigned up because our computer crashed, and we had to do all new information. we reformated the whole OS

Thats all fine and dandy, except that would in no way effect your information on Free Republic.

I am on my 4th home computer since signing up at FR, and my 3rd hard drive on this computer. And have logged in and participated not only form computers at other peoples homes and various offices, but also from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!

Yet my original sign up date and user name is still functioning.

Your computer could explode and burn down your house and it wouldn't affect your FR account.

Nice try though.

[monkeywrench]

"And I still stand by FREE republic"

I couldn't help but notice the small 'r' used when it should be a capital!!! Infidel! Troll!! :))

[Lurking in Kansas]

Your computer could explode and burn down your house and it wouldn't affect your FR account.

Nice try though.

Exactly. Trolls are SO obvious.

[Phantom Lord]

I decided to check your post history. For someone claiming that their profile should show a sign-up date of 5/03 at a minimum, when is your first post ever 5/09/04?

Do you honestly expect us to believe that you signed up in 5/03 and didn't make a single post for a whole year?

[mizzmouse]

My Bad,I did not recall all the paasword/info stuff. My Kid did. I f I am such a jerk.after all this crap.why am I trying to fix things? How many screen names and passwords do all of us have for different places on the internet.? I am sorry at this point I tried to voice an opinion....I Had higher hopes here.

[Phantom Lord]

See post #227.

I decided to give her a slight benefit of the doubt on the sign up date as about 2 years ago my sign up date was not correct. It actually had me signing up in 1900!!!

[bert]

berg died because he was stupid. He had no business in Iraq.

[Phantom Lord]

My Bad,I did not recall all the paasword/info stuff.

I guess the "lost password" function was a little above your technical abilities.

[mizzmouse]

This has become very very sad.........

[Phantom Lord]

What was your previous screen name?

[Phantom Lord]

How about a response to post #227?

Seriously. Do you honestly expect us to believe that you signed up in 5/03 yet didnt make a single post until 5/09/04?

[mizzmouse]

Not a sad thing.if your computer totally crashed, Had to reboot the OS etc....I have SEEN trolls on here....My Opinion was give the father a break until he comes around. He will. I never meant any harm, I meant, simply, think.

[keats5]

"It's probably a pretty heavy burden - they filed suit to get him released, and he was released into the arms of his murderers. There's probably some degree to which guilt is driving him crazy."

I think you're right. This sounds like the projection of a guilty father.

[livius]

Berg died because Islamic loonies murdered him. If he hadn't been available, they would have killed one of the other hostages they have stashed away in Iraq (all of whom did have legitimate business in Iraq, and one of whom is an American soldier).

They just wanted to dress somebody up in a US prison jumpsuit and kill him as their "statement," and the unfortunate Nicholas Berg happened to be handy.

[Lurking in Kansas]

DUDE... I checked out your homepage. And THE PICTURE. I am so jealous!

[Phantom Lord]

My Opinion was give the father a break until he comes around. He will.

As I asked another poster on this thread, find for me a single speaker at ANSWER rallies that this has happened too.

Not a sad thing.if your computer totally crashed, Had to reboot the OS etc

Again, that would have no effect on your FR account.

Also, what was your previous screen name? I might recognize it and realize your not a troll.

And also, if you signed up in 5/03, why did it take you a YEAR to make your first post after signing up?

[Arpege92]

Who's the cute guy next to Ann Coulter on your homepage? ;-}