Posted on 06/08/2006 8:29:31 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan
Berg: No good in al-Zarqawi's death
DOVER, Del. - The father of Nicholas Berg, a U.S. contractor believed to have been beheaded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq, said Thursday that he doesn't see any good coming from al-Zarqawi's death.
"I see more death coming out of al-Zarqawi's death," Michael Berg told The Associated Press after learning a U.S. air strike had killed the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
Al-Zarqawi is believed to have beheaded two American civilians in 2004: Nicholas Berg, a 26-year-old businessman from West Chester, Pa., and Eugene Armstrong, a 52-year-old contractor from Hillsdale, Mich. Jack Hensley, a 48-year-old engineer from Marietta, Ga., was abducted at the same time as Armstrong and also killed.
Armstrong's family didn't want to discuss al-Zarqawi Thursday morning.
"An evil man is dead, and what more can you say?" said family spokeswoman Cyndi Armstrong, the wife of the slain contractor's cousin.
Nicholas Berg's father, a pacifist who is running for Delaware's U.S. House seat on the Green Party ticket, said al-Zarqawi's death is likely to foster anti-American resentment among al-Qaida members who feel they have nothing left to lose.
He dismissed the notion that al-Zarqawi's death might bring him closure.
"First of all, I'm not even certain that al-Zarqawi even killed my son," said Michael Berg, who doesn't believe the videotape of his son's execution or what he's been told by the FBI any more than he believes conspiracy theories suggesting his son was killed by the U.S. government.
"I think the news of the loss of any human being is a tragedy. I think al-Zarqawi's death is a double tragedy," he said. "His death will incite a new wave of revenge. George Bush and al-Zarqawi are two men who believe in revenge."
Berg said "restorative justice," — such as being forced to work in a hospital where maimed children are treated — could have made al-Zarqawi "a decent human being.
Al-Zarqawi was killed by a U.S. airstrike on a remote area 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. Al-Qaida in Iraq confirmed his death and vowed to continue its "holy war," according to a statement posted on a Web site. The group has taken responsibility for numerous attacks on U.S. and Iraqi targets in the past few years.
"I think in this case justice has finally been served," said the Rev. Jerry Gladson, who had been Hensley's pastor at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Marietta.
President Bush, speaking outside the White House Thursday morning, said al-Zarqawi's death was "a severe blow" to al-Qaida but the war on terror would continue.
"We have tough days ahead of us in Iraq that will require the continued patience of the American people," he said.
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Associated Press writers David N. Goodman in Detroit and Don Schanche in Atlanta contributed to this report.
Meanwhile the families of the innocent Iraqis, not to mention the families of American troops, are celebrating today.
Again, What a douche bag...Michael Berg is.
". . . said al-Zarqawi's death is likely to foster anti-American resentment among al-Qaida members. . ."
Yes, we should be careful or they might fly planes into buildings or something.
Morons.
Hmm, a leftist Bush-hater using their personal loss for political gain. Stop me if you've heard this one before .....
Has he done the morning show circuit yet?
A seashell to my ear makes more sense than looney tune Mike.
"Berg said "restorative justice," — such as being forced to work in a hospital where maimed children are treated — could have made al-Zarqawi "a decent human being."
WTF????? The man killed women and children for a living and he can be rehabilitated by working in a hospital??
"Nicholas Berg's father, a pacifist who is running for Delaware's U.S. House seat on the Green Party ticket"
I know I shouldn't laugh at a retarded person, but this just cracks me up. Why'd Comrade Berg settle on the Green Party? Did the Worker's World Party already choose one of the Jersey Girls for their candidate?
Dang, just when they were starting to like us.
I posted this before in a similar thread:
Mr Berg as a non combatant and a contractor could have opted for a safer job. He put himself in harms way by taking a job in Iraq. He threw the dice and he lost.
didnt zarkawi kill his son with his own hand? you're right he's a doosh.
The man is obviously unstable... Since that is the case; Why isn't he running for the DemocRATS???
He and Nancy would make a lovely couple.
And we should've put Hitler to work on a kibbutz.
Michael Berg, father of Nicholas Berg, whom Zarqawi beheaded, doesn't think Zarqawi's death is a good thing.
"When your enemy is angry, irritate him." -- Sun Tzu
Dude, they want to kill you, enslave your children, destroy our entire Western culture, and shoot your daughters if they don't wear Burkas or if they play soccer.
Mr. Chamberlin, how much more can they possibly resent us?
Delusional
MS-NBC
Wiping spat-out coffee off of my monitor.
You just can't make this stuff up...! These people are just as crazy as the terrorists!
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