 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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