[Sender]

PHILADELPHIA, May 13 (Reuters) - The father of Nick Berg, the Pennsylvania contractor beheaded in Iraq, on Thursday directly blamed President George W. Bush 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.

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."

[My2Cents]

"My son died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. This administration did this," Berg said

Kristin Breitweiser in drag....Hasn't the elder Berg supported A.N.S.W.E.R.? Another repugnant lefty who exploits the death of a loved one for political purposes.

[My2Cents]

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

Yeah, I'm sure you're constantly being hassled by "the man" about what you check out from your local library.

This guy makes me puke.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

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

Me neither, at three score plus I can still remember when we were free.

[CajunConservative]

PHILADELPHIA, May 13 (Reuters) - The father of Nick Berg, the Pennsylvania contractor beheaded in Iraq, on Thursday directly blamed President George W. Bush 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.

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."

This reminds me of the Wellstone funerally mentality. If that had been my kid who had been brutally butchered there is no way in hell I would be able to function enough to be talking to the press and making coherent political speeches/statements.

[gathersnomoss]

"It's not the same America I grew up in."

I grew up in a country where we respected one another, the flag, God & country and dug the shit out of baseball. Where the hell did you grow up Mr. Berg?

Why not try mourning for a moment or two before you speak.

[Wolfstar]

If I am to be brutally honest with myself, if not anyone else, I have to say that daddy Berg's haste to politicize his son's death has made me much less sympathetic about what happened. Daddy Berg is scum, in my opinion.