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August 24, 2005
Some Religious Leaders Condemn Robertson's Call for Hit on Chavez
Los Angeles Times correspondents James Gerstenzang and Larry B. Stammer noted in an August 24, 2005 dispatch that, Televangelist Pat Robertson's [of the United States] call for the assassination of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez provoked a storm of criticism yesterday, triggering condemnation from fellow religious leaders and international outrage, while the Bush administration said he was a "private citizen" whose remarks were "inappropriate."
"Robertson remained publicly silent, but was criticized across the political and religious spectrum in the United States," they noted. Here's more. And here's are Google links on Robertson's call for Chavez's assassination.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 24, 2005 07:35 AM
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