"My son died for the sins of George Bush" -- Michael Berg

[Killarney]

In an interview today.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20040513/ts_nm/iraq_usa_beheading_family_dc
Berg Died for Bush, Rumsfeld 'Sins' - Father

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

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."

[calimary]

1. This is SO sad.

I feel so horrible for this man. And horrible ABOUT the people he blames. He's correct, of course.

[californiahippie]

3. I know, it is

This poor man. I feel so much for him and can't even think about his poor son in too much detail. :(

[immune2irony]

2. The truth hurts

Mr. Berg and 700 other fathers lost their children for NOTHING. For worse than nothing. For Halliburton's quarterly earnings x(

[goodhue]

4. "They killed their best friend."

Says it all. Only question that remains is who "they" were.

[Killarney]

5. I don't know if that mystery will ever be solved at this point.

[WillyT]

6. Kick !!!

:argh: