More Thoughts on Berg Execution
 

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....


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Nobody deserved getting his head chopped off.But he was told a few times to leave and he didn't

GFYers picked out the jumpsuit within minutes of the video being posted.

Yes, they still do it in Saudi Arabia, however they cut off the head with a huge sword which is used only once just like a guillotine, they don't saw off the head with a small knife...:2 cents:

Hmmm......

....I may regret asking this.....but...


..........how do you know?


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Plus, CNN and Fox News always talk about beheading in Saudi Arabia when there is no other news to talk about, granted this hasn't been the case in a while :winkwink:

This is the part about the family that pisses me off.

The father is "anti-war", "anti-bush", "anti-this administration"

The father says his son supported Bush and the war, but he USES his son's death to bash Bush. IMO, that means he is using his son's death to bash his son's beliefs.:feels-hot

Maybe he just figures that if Bush did not invade Iraq (under false pretenses) that his son would still be alive.


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His father blames bush for the detention that delayed his son leaving the country, not for starting the war

Which would probably be a correct asumption

agreed, good point:thumbsup

Beheadings happen all the time in Saudi Arabia. They also chop off the hands of thieves. The feet of people. etc.

"Back in March somebody posted an ?enemies list? composed of ?signatories to an anti-war petition,? one of whom was supposedly Nick Berg's father, Michael."

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Rea...e.asp?ID=13381

"An alternative, left-leaning blog, www.breakfornews.com posted a story theorizing that the Iraqi police had detained Nick Berg because his company, Prometheus Methods Tower Service Inc., and his father had been named on a list of "enemies" of the Iraq occupation in March."

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...on/8661776.htm

his father signed anti-war petitions.

searching news sites for "enemies list" can prduce results that support this theory

barbaric act but true... that's why in Saudi, there is a low criminality rate

If that is his reasoning, then he is a bigger idiot than I think he is. His GROWN son went to Iraq by CHOICE. period.

Regardless of his father's reasoning, as a parent, I find it unacceptable to USE HIS SON'S DEATH for anything, much less political bullshit.

Just because they hack in chop shit off in other Countries doesn't make it a good or right thing to do.

I'll take a couple of dog bites by some jerks who are going to receive some type of "justice" over my head getting sawed off anyday.

There are also places where people used to eat other humans, cutting pieces off of them while they were still alive and chewing the flesh in front of them, places where they shoot women in the head in soccer stadiums, rape and brutalize without any consequences, without any "justice".

That is shit that should not ever be accepted as a "Cultural Difference", it is brutal, sick and inhuman by any standard and there is no defense for it. I don't give a fuck if they've been doing it that way in Saudi Arabia for the last Billion Years, it is well overdue for the entire region to clean up their act and for leftists to stop justifying these atrocious actions.

Those fucks killed that guy because he was a Jewish American, it was an act of extreme racism, EXTREME. And there is a lot of Racism going around these days towards Americans and towards Caucasions without any regard for consequences.

Nicholas Berg died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld," Michael Berg, visibly upset, told ABC television. "The al-Qaeda people are probably just as bad as they are, but this administration did this," he said.

So according to this guy, the US administration is, at best, tied with Al Qaeda in terms of being bad people yet leaves the door open that Bush and Co. are actually worse than al Qaeda. This being the same al Qaeda that recently cut off his son's head.

Bizarre.

The father also said of the terrorists - "They killed their best friend"

WTF is that supposed to mean?

From what I've read he was told numerous times to leave the country even offered a plane ticket out of it... if that's true then no one's to blame but himself. But even at that shouldn't have happened, but it's a fucked up world we live in these days thats for sure.

Who the fuck cares what you find unacceptable. You're not the one dealing with your kids head being cut off for the world to see. People like you sit back with your Pepsi and bag of Doritos and judge someones reaction in a time of crisis? Fuck you.

OR, the father is using his son's death to SUPPORT his beliefs!

If everyone followed your logic, the war in VietNam would have continued on for a very long time if the parents who lossed their sons did not say anything.

And now you're telling parents who lose their sons or daughters to shut the fuck up..that they have NO RIGHT to speak out about what took their children's lives?

What bs!

You know I just today watched the video for the first time to realize that the mother fucker sawed his head off with the knife instead of the traditional one clean sweep method. Now I'm even more pissed off.

On a certain level, I completely agree with you on that point. I am not into judging people on the way they grieve.

All I am saying is it seems disrespectful to his son. His son BELIEVED in what he was doing, and his father is undermining the choices he made as an adult.

I have no problem with the families of fallen soldiers who did not want to be in the war saying so. This is totally different. George Bush DID NOT send this poor young man to fight in this war. He went BY CHOICE to do what he felt was the right thing. He died doing what he believed was the right thing. He deserves respect for that. He especially deserves that respect from his father.

whats the difference, it looks like he was dead when they cut off his head anyway.

This was not Al Queda, but another organization that once had ties with Al Queda. The administration would like everyone to believe it was Al Queda, but it wasn't. Looks like they got you though :Graucho

Because he was there to help rebuild the city I think that is what he meant.

true.
there is a growing amount of Racism towards caucasians everywhere. I dont really give a shit, i dont let anyone affect me, but it is a sign of trouble to come for sure.

Doesn't this father realize the terrorists don't want the city rebuilt? They want a regime in power that they can control.

Yeah... ummm... I think you missed the point there sparky.

You can argue the massive distinctions between fucking crazy militant Islamic terrorist group A and fucking crazy militant Islamic terrorist group B all you want. Fact is the father just ranked al Qaeda above the sitting President and cabinet.

The guy is speaking from pure hatred now. The publicity surrounding his son's death has given him a temporary voice in the media and all he can voice is that hatred. Grieving or not, I find it pathetic.

I've seen a video of a guy getting his hand cut off in one of these middle Eastern countries. They had a rope wrapped around both his forearms and two guys were pulling on them from each direction. A third guy took a saw and basically cut off his hand, very quickly but was a pretty barbaric way of doing things. But that's the way they are, so they seem to use what ever is available.. Hence the use of a knife and not a sword or something.

The thing that stands out to me with this whole Berg case, is the fact that if he was held by the US and for 15 days or two weeks what ever it was. Why did he not get in touch with his family as soon as he was released? It's like he was captured as soon as he was released.

He was released from custody on April 8th. His parents said the last time they had contact with him was April 9th.

Ultimate irony is that this father is grieving big time over the loss of his son, and has said many things, maybe even things he may regret later, but this happens in grief. And so, you're dinging him because he voices HIS beliefs in his sorrow, and somehow tie this into "disprespecting" his son?

If he didn't respect and LOVE his son, he would NOT be making as big a stink about this as he has.

lol, yeah I think they were all carrying their Al-Qaeda membership cards.

Al-Qaeda is NOTHING but terrorist groups with ties to each other,

Jenny I love you!

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I have TREMENDOUS sympathy for that father, and his entire family. This whole ordeal must be so awful for them. My opinion here does not diminish that AT ALL! I just hate that everything has to turn political. It is a tragedy, but George Bush did not cause his death.

Most should be able to agree that this is very tragic but Berg did NOT have to be there. Does that mean he should die NO. But he was aware of the risks. He was in a war zone as an unregistered contractor. Tons of risk for the money I would think.

Supposedly he was given the chance to leave as well yet declined. Reported from many sources.

He was either desparate to land a job or was making some serious money but he took the chances on his own.