Pat Robertson fraud with diamonds, the dictator, and planes for the poor!?

Question

As widely reported across the internet a few years ago what do you think about Pat Robertson and the Zaire Dictator Mobutu Seko(a murderous thug) diamond connection?

Pat Robertson began begging for donations for 3 new planes to benefit Operation Blessing in 1994 for humanitarian assistance in Africa. Specifically to remove refugees and provide medical assistance.

At the same time Pat began a company called "African Development Company". The development was basically for mining-specifically diamonds, timber, etc. For two years these Operation Blessing planes were used almost exclusivley for Pat's company, NOT for Operation Blessing!! It made Pat millions. No refugees were removed.

A criminal investigation followed in Virgina, and ended with slap on the wrists. Dictator Mobutu, who's responsible for killing thousands, finally died, after making a fortune with Robertson.

My question....WHY WOULD PAT DO BUSINESS WITH A DICTATOR LIKE MOBUTU?
http://www.skeptictank.org/robem2.

Answer 1

An excerpt from the site shown below ("Pat the Scam Artist") --

With his ill-gained fortune now in place, Pat experimented with a number of new businesses, the most interesting among them being American Benefits Plus/Kalo Vita. This was a multi-level marketing scheme along the lines of Amway and Avon. Here, Robertson recruited people across the country (starting in '91-'92), as many as 20,000 people (many of them retirees) to sell coupon books. He told them in training seminars that his program was backed by the Bible, and that they could earn $15,000-$20,000 a month. Things didn't go that well with the coupon books, though, and Pat suddenly decide to change the company into Kalo Vita, and sell vitamins. Problem was, this left people with coupon books unsold, and when they tried to send the books back to AFB/Kalo Vita, they found out that they would not be refunded their money. One 76 year-old woman in in Indianapolis was stuck with $7,000 worth of unsold coupon books, and had to refinance her home. During the subsequent investigation, it was found that CBN had "loaned" money to AFB during its founding, almost 3 million dollars.

Answer 2

Because that is what men like him do.

Why did we give Osama Bin Laden weapons?

Why does our president hide behind God to justify war and murder?

Why do so many holier than thou Christians secretly sport white sheets on their heads and teach their children to hate others not like themselves?

People just do things-good or bad-many simply cannot control themselves enough to do the right thing when the bad thing (or stupid thing) is so tempting.

Evil does walk this Earth. Pat Robertson is just one of many.

The term, "Legion" comes to mind. But more likely and fitting would be the phrase, "Dumb **ck heads."

Answer 3

Pat Roberson does not know what he's talking about most of the time. You know as a minister that he is it's a major sin to ask to have someone killed!!! He has taken credit for things he didn't do..., he's another Jimmy baker,Jim Jones...

Answer 4

Yep, good old Pat. He's an embarrassment to decent people in Va (such as myself). The state won't do anything about him because he has managed to get so much political pull.

Answer 5

Wolf in sheeps clothing, the Christian Peacekeepers Team is the same thing CPT is in no way Christian, rather dispiccable bunch of low lives really,

Answer 6

Mr. pat robertson is christianity's answer to all the muslim thugs

Answer 7

Its pretty obvious to me......he is one of the devils henchmen.
however that will not stop the lost sheep from following him or
giving him money......

Answer 8

Zionists need cash.