Venezuela: Robertson Claims Of Chavez - Bin-Laden Link 'Crazy'

[Hardrock69]

Pat Robertson is apparently either a) delusional, or b) he is a hypnotically controlled tool of the Neo-Cons and/or the BCE:



(AP) - The government of Venezuela rejected accusations by Virginia Beach-based religious broadcaster Pat Robertson that President Hugo Chavez once sent money to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, calling the claim totally baseless.

Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel called the charge "absurd," saying it appeared aimed at tainting Chavez's image.

Robertson, who caused an uproar in August by suggesting Chavez should be killed, said on CNN's "Late Edition" Sunday that the Venezuelan leader sent "either $1 million or $1.2 million in cash" to bin Laden after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

"He's crazy, at the very least," said Rangel, adding that Robertson's comment should be analyzed by "a team of psychologists ... because it is so irrational."

When asked where he got his information, Robertson replied: "Well, sources that came to me. That's what I was told."

Chavez has said his government may ask the United States to extradite Robertson for suggesting in August that American agents should kill him.

Robertson, whose Christian Broadcasting Network is based in Virginia Beach, Va., later apologized, and the U.S. State Department said his comments were inappropriate.

In his interview with CNN, Robertson also said: "This man is setting up a Marxist-type dictatorship in Venezuela. He's trying to spread Marxism throughout South America. He is negotiating with the Iranians to get nuclear material."

Chavez, who is up for re-election next year, has denied accusations that he is seeking to install a dictatorship. He has said he wants to work with Iran and other countries to develop nuclear power for peaceful uses.

Chavez has said he only wants peace and has accused the U.S. government of being a "terrorist" state.

Robertson claimed that "one day we're going to be staring at nuclear weapons and... it's going to be a Venezuelan nuke."

Rangel called that claim ridiculous, saying "the atomic bomb is Bush in the United States."

Venezuela's ambassador to Washington, Bernardo Alvarez, told state television the claim about Venezuelan funding for bin Laden stemmed from a false accusation made in a Miami lawsuit that was dismissed some time ago.

Venezuelan officials have said the lawsuit was based on a false claim by Juan Diaz Castillo, an ex-pilot of Chavez's presidential plane. Officials said the funds actually were sent to India in 2001 for humanitarian aid after a massive earthquake.


http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3960519&nav=menu45_2

[Hardrock69]

And here is some more related insanity by Pat Robertson:

Robertson: Chavez poses nuclear threat

(UPI) Oct. 10, 2005 at 4:18PM

American televangelist Pat Robertson, who called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez this past summer now says the Venezuelan leader poses a nuclear threat to the United States.
In August, the Christian minister, a one-time Republican presidential aspirant, suggested the United States should "take out" the South American leader rather than watch him spread Marxist ideology throughout the region.
Although he apologized, Robertson initially said his comments were misinterpreted and what he meant to say that kidnapping Chavez might be a better idea.
"I said our special forces could take him out," Robertson said. "Take him out could be a number of things, including kidnapping."
While appearing on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, Robertson made new charges against President Chavez.
"One day we're going to be staring at nuclear weapons and it won't be Katrina facing New Orleans, it's going to be a Venezuelan nuke," Robertson told Blitzer in an interview Sunday.
Robertson remains concerned about Venezuela's long-term intentions. "This man is setting up a Marxist-type dictatorship in Venezuela," Robertson said. "He is trying to spread Marxism throughout South America. He is negotiating with the Iranians to get nuclear material, and he also sent $M1.2 in cash to Osama bin Laden right after (the terrorist attacks of) 9-11."
In a televised press conference, Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel denied Robertson's allegations that Venezuela is seeking nuclear material from Iran.
"This guy is crazy," Rangel said. "He should be submitted to a team of psychiatrists and psychologists."
Robertson did not elaborate how he had learned of the information but rather the he was merely passing along information he had received.


http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20051010-032640-2944r.htm

[Nickdfresh]

I thought Pat Robertson might have sent money to Bin Laden, after all, he did give him the aid and comfort of moral support after 9/11 happened, since Robertson implied that Bin Laden was a tool of God punishing us.

[DLR'sCock]

Another shining example of the whacked out right wing.