The U.N. children's agency said singer Harry Belafonte was speaking as a private citizen, not a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, when he called President Bush ``the greatest terrorist in the world.'' Confession: that statement by UNICEF just made me LOL. The cat's looking at me funny. Or it would, if I had a cat. | The 78-year-old Belafonte,
... who is well into his dotage... | famous for his calypso-inspired music, made headlines during a trip to Venezuela when he spoke out against Bush and said millions of Americans support the socialist revolution of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF said in a statement that Belafonte - a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 1987 - made the comments ``as a private citizen and was not speaking as a UNICEF ambassador, nor acting in an official capacity on behalf of the organization.'' The Fund said it put out the statement in response to calls to its office.
Conversations that started out "What the fudge? Are you people nutz?" | Belafonte led a delegation of Americans including actor Danny Glover that met Chavez for more than six hours late Saturday. During a television broadcast, Belafonte told Chavez, ``No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we're here to tell you: Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people ... support your revolution.''
Ummm... More like dozens, Harry. |
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