Emerging From the 700 Club (Caution: Horrifying Image Alert)

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and this fundie diamond-dealer didn't make a dime off me:

[Bronco69]

1. Congrats!

And welcome back. You've successfully paid your dues! :-)

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2. Hey!

That's Mr. Terrrrst Supporting Fundie Diamond-Dealer to you!

[rkc3]

5. Not to be obtuse - terrorist supporting fundie diamond dealer - any links?

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8. hold on

here you go:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneweb/mb_011112.htm
Web exclusive 11/12/01

Dirty diamonds

By Michael Barone

What do Jesse Jackson, Pat Robertson, and al Qaeda have in common?

The answer is: They all have been associated with the bloody Liberian dictator Charles Taylor.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A7124-2001Sep21¬Found=true

Which is the subject of today's column, and the basis for this humble question: What, pray tell, does the Good Lord make of Pat Robertson's gold-mining venture in Liberia with Charles Taylor, international pariah and one of the most ruthless, greedy and terror-producing heads of state in all of sub-Saharan Africa?

What? He didn't know?

Well it probably slipped Robertson's mind, busy as he is in getting people to send in those checks, money orders and love offerings to support his cause. How the reverend found time to hook up with Taylor, I'll never know.

But in May 1999, Robertson, through Freedom Gold Limited, an offshore company registered in the Cayman Islands but based at CBN headquarters in Virginia Beach, signed an agreement with Taylor and key cabinet members allowing the for-profit Freedom Gold to explore and receive mining rights in southeastern Liberia, where gold is believed to be in the ground.

It's a great deal for Liberia, which is now an economic basket case thanks to the long civil war and Taylor's corruption. It's also good for Freedom Gold, which was formed by Robertson in 1998. Liberia -- and for all practical purposes we're talking Taylor -- gains 10 percent ownership of Freedom Gold.

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Here's the google.com search:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=diamond+dealing+Pat+Robertson&btnG=Google+Search

[mrboba1]

3. awesome!

In no time, you'll be hitting the 1000 mark!!

Cheers! :toast:

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4. Apparently, So Will You

if you haven't already :toast:

[mrboba1]

6. just topped it off a couple posts ago!

Let's drink!
:beer:

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7. Can't Think of a Better Way

to start off a Monday morning at work :hangover: