Nuking USG: not just for cypherpunks anymore
John Young
jya at pipeline.com
Sat Oct 11 10:53:57 PDT 2003
According to the Reuters account below, it was Robertson, not
Mowbray, who called for the State Department nuking.
A Virginia citizen who would be nuked if State is, has reported
Robertson to the FBI TIPS, observing that a Muslim cleric who
made such a comment would surely be arrested or detained.
Robertson's fatwah, even so, is worth admiring as a frustrated
fundy fire and brimstone featherduster. Whether he would call
for the same atomization of other useless breastbeaters like
himself is a question for Tammy Faye.
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State Department Protests Televangelist's Remark
Fri Oct 10,10:48 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department has protested
to televangelist Pat Robertson about his "despicable" suggestion
that someone blow up the department with a nuclear bomb, an
official said on Thursday.
Robertson, a former presidential candidate, made the remark in
an interview with Joel Mowbray, author of a new book entitled
"Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Endangers
America's Security."
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, asked to comment,
said on Thursday: "I lack sufficient capabilities to express my disdain.
... I think the very idea is despicable."
The department has made its views clear to Robertson, added a
State Department official, who asked not to be named.
Introducing Mowbray on his Christian Broadcasting Network,
Robertson said that a person who read Mowbray's book would
reach the conclusion that a nuclear explosion at the State
Department was the best solution.
"I read your book. When you get through, you say (to yourself):
'If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom (the State
Department's main building), I think that's the answer' and you
say: 'We've got to blow that thing up.' I mean, is it as bad as you
say?" he said.
"It is," Mowbray replied.
Mowbray himself did not make the suggestion, either in his book
or in the interview. According to the network's Web site, Mowbray's
book "exposes the mixed allegiances, hidden agendas, and
outright anti-Americanism found in the State Department."
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