July 3, 2004
BRAINLESS FATHER OF HEADLESS SON:
Berg father 'had to let son go': The father of Nick Berg, an American worker beheaded in Iraq, has said he was aware his son faced grave danger there but felt unable to try to prevent him from going. (Becky Branford, 6/30/04, BBC News Online)
Mr Berg repeated his assault on US policy in the Middle East, saying people there were "not fooled" by the handover of power that took place ahead of schedule on Monday.He insisted the invasion of Iraq should never have taken place.
"We have invaded a sovereign nation. We have taken away the government that they had," he said.
"Was it a good government? I don't know - it doesn't seem so. Was Saddam Hussein a good man? It seems like he was not."
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 3, 2004 10:40 AM
Re: "Was it a good government? I don't know - it doesn't seem so. Was Saddam Hussein a good man? It seems like he was not."
Sharp as a footstool, that guy.
Posted by: Jeff Brokaw at July 3, 2004 10:51 AMI'm truly sorry for this guy's loss. I have but one son and his loss would doubtless be devastating as well. What really disturbs me at this point are these radical, liberal Dems who are parading this poor fellow as their "useful idiot" per the old 'commie' code. Does he not know that "Sadam and Sons" committed this same atrocity (and millions more) against his own people? Gimme a break!
Posted by: m9777 at July 3, 2004 12:01 PMDon't you know that here in the Land of the Victim, being related to someone who dies a gruesome public death confers special wisdom on all subjects related to that death? Before his son's death Mr.Berg could have been wrong, but now he's "speaking truth to power."