More Reason to Despise Them
A few weeks ago, I told you that Pat Robertson created a business partnership between himself and Charles Taylor, the mass-murdering dictator of Liberia. Here is an excellent article that clarifies that situation and illustrates Robertson's connection with other murderous thugs. Bring in FEMA and this article becomes a Tri-fecta of malfeasance.
Warning: You may feel the need to shower after reading this.
Source:Thought Crimes September 6, 2005
FEMA Helps Pat Robertson Stuff Pockets With Cash
I read about this several days ago, but forgot to post it. Sorry.
Disaster used as political payoffNew York Daily News
Already under fire for its woeful response to Hurricane Katrina, the federal disaster agency appears to have turned hurricane relief donations into a political payoff - until it was challenged.
All last week, FEMA bureaucrats gave prominent placement on the agency's Web site to Operation Blessing, the Virginia-based charity run by controversial right-wing evangelist and Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson.
Operation Blessing, with a budget of $190 million, is an integral part of the Robertson empire. Not only is he the chairman of the board, his wife is listed on its latest financial report as its vice president, and one of his sons is on the board of directors.
Back in 1994, during the infamous Rwandan genocide, Robertson used his 700 Club's daily cable operation to appeal to the American public for donations to fly humanitarian supplies into Zaire to save the Rwandan refugees.
The planes purchased by Operation Blessing did a lot more than ferry relief supplies.
An investigation conducted by the Virginia attorney general's office concluded in 1999 that the planes were mostly used to transport mining equipment for a diamond operation run by a for-profit company called African Development Corp.
And who do you think was the principal executive and sole shareholder of the mining company?
You guessed it, Pat Robertson himself.
After the investigation began, Robertson placated state regulators by personally reimbursing his own charity $400,000 and by agreeing to tighten its bookkeeping methods.
The biggest single U.S. recipient of the charity's largess, according to its latest financial report, was Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. It received $885,000 in the fiscal year ended March 2004.
This time, I guess the money will go to hire a hit man to "take out" Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
:: David Allen - 07:21 PM :: Comments (0) TrackBack (0)
Warning: You may feel the need to shower after reading this.
Source:Thought Crimes September 6, 2005
FEMA Helps Pat Robertson Stuff Pockets With Cash
I read about this several days ago, but forgot to post it. Sorry.
Disaster used as political payoffNew York Daily News
Already under fire for its woeful response to Hurricane Katrina, the federal disaster agency appears to have turned hurricane relief donations into a political payoff - until it was challenged.
All last week, FEMA bureaucrats gave prominent placement on the agency's Web site to Operation Blessing, the Virginia-based charity run by controversial right-wing evangelist and Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson.
Operation Blessing, with a budget of $190 million, is an integral part of the Robertson empire. Not only is he the chairman of the board, his wife is listed on its latest financial report as its vice president, and one of his sons is on the board of directors.
Back in 1994, during the infamous Rwandan genocide, Robertson used his 700 Club's daily cable operation to appeal to the American public for donations to fly humanitarian supplies into Zaire to save the Rwandan refugees.
The planes purchased by Operation Blessing did a lot more than ferry relief supplies.
An investigation conducted by the Virginia attorney general's office concluded in 1999 that the planes were mostly used to transport mining equipment for a diamond operation run by a for-profit company called African Development Corp.
And who do you think was the principal executive and sole shareholder of the mining company?
You guessed it, Pat Robertson himself.
After the investigation began, Robertson placated state regulators by personally reimbursing his own charity $400,000 and by agreeing to tighten its bookkeeping methods.
The biggest single U.S. recipient of the charity's largess, according to its latest financial report, was Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. It received $885,000 in the fiscal year ended March 2004.
This time, I guess the money will go to hire a hit man to "take out" Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
:: David Allen - 07:21 PM :: Comments (0) TrackBack (0)
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