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Bill · 2005-09-02, 02:11 PM

Did you hear the "faith based" story that's hitting the blogs?

FEMA put up a page to take donations for the disaster.

First on the list was the Anerican Red Cross.

SECOND on the list was Pat Robertson's "Operation Blessing".

When the blogs discovered this and started posting about it, some FEMA person hurriedly took the listing off.

This is the blog that broke this story:

http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/09/0...ity-123564.php

From the blog

"So what is Operation Blessing, and who runs it?

The shady charity is run by the Rev. Pat Robertson, his wife, his son and a few other board members … not that you’ll find Robertson’s name on the official site.

Operation Blessing isn’t odious just because of its leadership. Robertson’s phony charity was caught in 1999 supporting Robertson’s diamond mine business in Zaire:

A decade ago, the evangelist befriended another notorious African dictator, President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now Congo). A onetime darling of the West during the Cold War, Mobutu had become an international pariah by the 1990s, reviled for looting his country’s treasury and committing human rights abuses. That didn’t stop Robertson from speaking out on his behalf and calling for an end to U.S. sanctions against his regime. In 1994 The 700 Club carried frequent reports on the humanitarian work being done in Zaire by Operation Blessing, Robertson’s international relief organization. Typically, the reports were accompanied by appeals for donations.

What Robertson didn’t tell viewers was that he also owned a for-profit company, African Development Co., which, with Mobutu’s blessing, was doing exploratory mining for diamonds in Zaire."

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2005-09-02, 02:11 PM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Did you hear the "faith based" story that's hitting the blogs? FEMA put up a page to take donations for the disaster. First on the list was the Anerican Red Cross. SECOND on the list was Pat Robertson's "Operation Blessing". When the blogs discovered this and started posting about it, some FEMA person hurriedly took the listing off. This is the blog that broke this story: http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/09/0...ity-123564.php From the blog "So what is Operation Blessing, and who runs it? The shady charity is run by the Rev. Pat Robertson, his wife, his son and a few other board members … not that you’ll find Robertson’s name on the official site. Operation Blessing isn’t odious just because of its leadership. Robertson’s phony charity was caught in 1999 supporting Robertson’s diamond mine business in Zaire: A decade ago, the evangelist befriended another notorious African dictator, President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now Congo). A onetime darling of the West during the Cold War, Mobutu had become an international pariah by the 1990s, reviled for looting his country’s treasury and committing human rights abuses. That didn’t stop Robertson from speaking out on his behalf and calling for an end to U.S. sanctions against his regime. In 1994 The 700 Club carried frequent reports on the humanitarian work being done in Zaire by Operation Blessing, Robertson’s international relief organization. Typically, the reports were accompanied by appeals for donations. What Robertson didn’t tell viewers was that he also owned a for-profit company, African Development Co., which, with Mobutu’s blessing, was doing exploratory mining for diamonds in Zaire."