After appearing at a Children’s Defense Fund luncheon with Hillary Clinton, singer Harry Belafonte defended his remarks, made at an appearance with Venezuela’s socialist president Hugo Chavez, that “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.”

Speaking to a Fox News correspondent, Belafonte said, “I make comments in order to be able to stimulate curiosity that comes from particularly the press so that we may have some kind of public debate on issues that very rarely hear from our side of the agenda. So when I make my remarks, they may stir up controversy, but then it’s time to talk about new definitions, new points of view.”

It’s a good thing Belafonte is out there stirring up controversy and stimulating the media’s curiosity in the anti-war movement. There’s been no public debate about this! At last, we can hear from their side of the agenda, and maybe even talk about some new definitions. Such as:

fraud (noun): Using your junket as a U.N. “goodwill” ambassador to “stir up controversy” and draw press attention to your own demagoguery.

Video here.