The Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper has a columnist named Rick Salutin who always seems to see things others don't. His column is only partially about Berg:
Which reality is real?
I had completely missed the allusion to the Guantanomo Bay prisioners, in the way Berg was dressed. I have not seen anyone else point it out before, either.
But a point Salutin referred to that may be disturbing to some, is that there was no degradation or humiliation of Berg. This contrasts starkley with the American conduct.
The manner of his execution was horrific, certainly. But perfectly normal by Arab standards. That is how executions occur in Saudi Arabia, and the US seems to have no trouble with that.
And Berg's father blames Bush....
