Updated: 10:04 AM EDT
Pat Robertson Calls for Assassination of Hugo Chavez
Televangelist Calls Venezuelan President a 'Terrific Danger' to the United
States
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 22) - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson called on
Monday for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling him a
"terrific danger" to the United States.
Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition of America and a former
presidential candidate, said on "The 700 Club" it was the United States' duty
to stop Chavez from making Venezuela a "launching pad for communist
infiltration and Muslim extremism."
Chavez has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President Bush,
accusing the United States of conspiring to topple his government and possibly
backing plots to assassinate him. U.S. officials have called the accusations
ridiculous.
"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," Robertson said. "It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I
don't think any oil shipments will stop."
Electronic pages and a message to a Robertson spokeswoman were not immediately
returned Monday evening.
Venezuela is the fifth largest oil exporter and a major supplier of oil to the
United States. The CIA estimates that U.S. markets absorb almost 59 percent of
Venezuela's total exports.
Venezuela's government has demanded in the past that the United States crack
down on Cuban and Venezuelan "terrorists" in Florida who they say are
conspiring against Chavez.
Robertson's Views KRT
"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."
-- On Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, August 2005
"If they look over the course of 100 years, I think the gradual erosion of the
consensus that's held our country together is probably more serious than a few
bearded terrorists who fly into buildings."
-- On whether "activist judges" are more of a threat than terrorists, May 2005
"Maybe we need a very small nuke thrown off on Foggy Bottom to shake things
up."
-- Referring to the State Department's location while criticizing the agency,
October 2003
Source: cnn.com
Robertson accused the United States of failing to act when Chavez was briefly
overthrown in 2002.
"We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we
exercise that ability," Robertson said.
"We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm
dictator," he continued. "It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert
operatives do the job and then get it over with."
8/22/2005 23:07:21
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