via Maphet - Op/Ed - New York Post - NICK BERG'S MURDER
PRESIDENT BUSH
THE PRESIDENT: I want to express my condolences to the family and friends of Nicholas Berg. Nicholas Berg was an innocent civilian who was in Iraq to help build a free Iraq. There is no justification for the brutal execution of Nicholas Berg -- no justification whatsoever.
The actions of the terrorists who executed this man remind us of the nature of the few people who want to stop the advance of freedom in Iraq. Their intention is to shake our will. Their intention is to shake our confidence. Yet, by their actions, they remind us of how desperately parts of the world need free societies and peaceful societies. And we will complete our mission. We will complete our task.
SENATOR KERRY
"Like all Americans, I'm horrified and deeply saddened by the senseless murder of Nicholas Berg. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and with the families of all our troops and civilians working under such dangerous conditions to rebuild and bring peace to Iraq. We are grateful for the work you do and the risks you take. The terrorists who committed this atrocity will not prevail, and America stands together against them."
Let us all hope these two men can stand firmly behind these words and lead our great nation against the evils that wish to destroy us. The barbaric murder of Nicholas Berg is another reminder in a long list of wakeup calls to the U.S. It is a reminder that we can not sit idly by while terror and injustice attempt to rule the world. They have been bringing the fight to us for many years and to listen to the propaganda that links this real atrocity to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners is an ignorance of history.
We must prevail, we must stand together, and we must complete our task for the consequence of inaction is too great to bear. We must not let politics rule the day, or we will pay the ultimate price. We must not be a nation of George McFly’s, which continues to be taunted by Biff Tannen, “Wake up McFly…Hello…Anybody home?” The finger pointing has to stop:
U.S. to Pursue Those Who Beheaded Hostage, Aide Says
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he was "horrified and deeply saddened by the senseless murder of Nicholas Berg.''
Kerry, 60, also said prisoner abuse in Iraq by U.S. troops stemmed from an "arrogance'' of policy under Bush.
"It's not just a few privates and corporals, sergeants,'' Kerry told a fund-raising event in Louisville, Kentucky. "This is something that comes out of attitude about the rights of prisoners of war. It is an attitude that comes out of how we view the prisoners. It is an attitude that comes out of an overall arrogance and policy.''
AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER!