Turner Calls Attackers Brave but ‘a Little Nuts’

Media mogul Ted Turner said the Sept. 11 attacks were an act of desperation, and the hijackers were “brave” but probably “a little nuts.”

Turner, in a lecture at Brown University in Providence, also compared President Bush to Julius Caesar.

In a wide-ranging address, the AOL Time Warner vice chairman said the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were an outgrowth of poverty.

In a later statement, Turner said the comments “were reported out of context, and I deeply regret any pain they may have caused. I abhor violence in any form and wholeheartedly support the campaign to free the world from the threat of terrorism.”