Robertson’s words draw rebukes Broadcaster suggests assassination of Venezuela's Chavez
Pat Robertson’s suggestion about assassinating Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez continued to reverberate, with a wide spectrum of religious leaders decrying his televised remarks.
Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, first denied that he meant assassination, then apologized on August 24. “Is it right to call for an assassination?” asked Robertson on his Web site. “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.”