VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (W.) Oct. 18, 2006 -- Pat Robertson says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's comments at the UN last month vindicated Robertson's call for his assassination last year.
Last month at the United Nations, Chavez called Bush "the devil."
"The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said. "And it smells of sulfur still today."
Last year, Robertson was criticized for calling on Chavez's assassination. Robertson said in August 2005: "If he [Chavez] thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war."
A few days later, Robertson apologized, saying: "Is it right right to call for assassination? 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."
But 14 months later, after Chavez's comments at the UN, Robertson said he feels vindicated.
"I think a lot of Christians are saying to themselves, 'Pat was right,'" Robertson told WordNews.org.
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