Pat Robertson's ties to Charles Taylor come up in his war crimes trial

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Prosecutors at the human rights trial of former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor alleged Thursday that Christian televangelist Pat Robertson had lobbied the White House on Taylor's behalf in return for a gold mining contract.

The controversial pastor and former Republican presidential contender met with then-President George W. Bush on Taylor's behalf, prosecutors charged during cross-examination of Taylor in a Dutch courtroom, allegedly in return for a contract to mine gold in southeast Liberia -- a contract they say that Taylor had no legal right to grant.

Lead Prosecutor Brenda Hollis questioned Taylor about how he may have skirted the Liberian legislature in order to get Robertson his gold mining contracts.

Robertson made widely publicized public statements in support of Charles Taylor in 2003. However, Chris Roslan, a spokesman for Robertson, denied to ABC News that Robertson ever discussed Taylor with Bush.

But on the stand, Taylor answered, "That is correct," when asked if he had previously indicated that Robertson had met with Bush, and when asked if Robertson had volunteered to speak with high administration officials on his behalf.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/robertsons-ties-charles-taylor-raised-war-crimes-trial

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Talk about making a deal with the devil. n/t

[Javaman]

2. Hard to tell which is which. LOL nt

[G_j]

3. beat me to it! nt

[Octafish]

4. DU's been on to the crooked chickenhawk for a long time...

Know your BFEE: Pat Robertson Incorporated a Gold Mine with a Terrorist

[DemoTex]

5. Pat got the mines (gold & diamond) .. Jesus got the shaft.

Brother Robertson supported his gold and diamond mining operations in Africa with a fleet of jets, ranging from Lear 35s to a jumbo McDonnell-Douglas DC-10. With Pat, it is always about money; never about Jesus.