Inspired.
"and if you go ... whacking Hugo" Priceless!
Its a shame that while Chavez was in Cuber, we didnt add Castro to the Hit list. (Ala JFK but with more competance this time.)
barbra ann
Robertson apologizes for remark
Associated Press
Published August 25, 2005
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Wednesday for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only hours after he denied saying Chavez should be killed.
"Is it right to call for assassination?" Robertson said. "No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him."
Chavez, whose country is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has emerged as an outspoken critic of President Bush. He accuses the United States of conspiring to topple his government. U.S. officials have called the accusations ridiculous.
On Monday's telecast of his Christian Broadcasting Network show "The 700 Club," Robertson said: "You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war, and I don't think any oil shipments will stop."
On Wednesday, Robertson initially denied having called for Chavez to be killed and said The Associated Press misinterpreted his remarks.
"I didn't say `assassination.' I said our Special Forces should `take him out,"' Robertson said on his show. "`Take him out' could be a number of things including kidnapping."
He later issued the apology on his Web site (www.cbn.com).
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