Belafonte Says U.S. Leaders 'Possessed of Evil'

Reuters ^ | 3-4-03 | Anon

[Pharmboy]

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Singer Harry Belafonte, long outspoken on civil rights and political issues in the United States, has lashed out at the Bush administration saying it is "possessed of evil" for preparing war against Iraq.

The 76-year-old U.S. singer told Finnish television on Tuesday that global leaders who ignored demonstrations against a war in Iraq did so at their own peril.

Asked if he thought leaders of his own country were misguided, Belafonte, said: "Absolutely. I not only think that they are misguided, but I think they know exactly what they are doing and I think that they are men who are possessed of evil."

Belafonte, who popularized calypso music in the 1950s with hits like "Banana Boat (Day-O)" and "Jamaica Farewell," hit the headlines in October for likening Secretary of State Colin Powell to a plantation slave for selling out on Iraq.

"I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush...is a man of honor," added Belafonte, a black man of Jamaican descent like Powell.

"I think he has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people," he said during a break on his Finnish tour.

[Pharmboy]

Stay in Finland--please.

[MEG33]

Harry is a racist.

[RooRoobird14]

Harry Belafonte is possessed with racism and Alzheimer's.

What a pile of racist manure he's ended up being.......

[Joe Brower]

HEY, HARRY!

[areafiftyone]

BIG TIME! He should not be let back in this country!

[linn37]

Yes Bush has ignored the unwashed hippys funded by anti-american groups,so what.

[goldstategop]

Harry thinks our leaders are evil but has no opinion on Saddam's character. That's an interesting characterization from a Communist hypocrite.

[expatguy]

Seriously, what do all these idiots hope to accomplish?

For the life of me I just cant seem to figure it out.

[MizSterious]

One suspects Harry Belafonte is possessed by a weasel. I suggest an immediate exorcism.

[Sloth]

Asked if he thought leaders of his own country were misguided, Belafonte, said: "Absolutely. I not only think that they are misguided, but I think they know exactly what they are doing

So they're misguided, but they know exactly what they are doing. Brilliant!

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[Conspiracy Guy]

Come mista tally mon, tally his banana, Kick his butt and send him bok hommmme. He be a commie pig.

[AppyPappy]

He's not crazy. Not a bit.

[Types_with_Fist]

I suggest an immediate exorcism.

Maybe we can ask Michael Jackson to put a voodoo curse on him.

[plain talk]

I think he is interested in power

Harry if that were so he wouldn't be fiddlefarting around with the U.N. would he? He confuses arrogance with leadership. Also, Harry, have you been audited by the IRS recently? Probably not. A person could not have said about Clinton what you said about Bush without receiving an IRS "visit" or an Arkancide.

[TLBSHOW]

I heard him on the Henry show he is not backing down and belives what he says. In my opinion he is a nut case.

[anniegetyourgun]

Then Mr. Belafonte has no spiritual discernment, so he's speaking of stuff he knows nothing about. He is spiritually blind.

[putupon]

Maybe he should ask Michael Jackson for the phone number of the VooDoo priest he uses and exorcise the curse or whatever it is they do.

[12B]

As long as he doesn't start throwing bones on the floor and squirting chicken blood all over the sauna, he should be allright up there.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Looks like Harry's putting a curse on somebody already.