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Jimmy Carter and the “so-called terrorists”
In a stunning display of idiocy, former President Jimmy Carter – in an interview with CNN – referred to the terrorist group Hamas as “so-called terrorists.” Via the Jerusalem Post:
Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas’s participation in next week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections.
Carter told CNN in an interview that although Hamas were “so-called terrorists,” so far “there have been no complaints of corruption against [their] elected officials.”
He conceded that “there is an element within Hamas who deny Israel’s right to exist,” but compared the current situation to negotiations with the PLO, which was still outlawed as a terrorist organization during his presidency.
He drew an additional comparison with Menachem Begin’s rise to Israel’s premiership in the seventies. “The Irgun, to which Begin belonged, was also characterized as a terrorist organization,” he noted.
In other words, this terrorist organization isn’t really a terrorist organization to Jimmy Carter because, to him, it has similiarities to Menachem Begin’s rise to power. This kind of reminds me of Chris Matthews’ comparison of the Iraqi ‘insurgency’ to US Revolutionary War heroes and French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s rejection of the term “riots” when used to describe the French riots that happened late last year.
Terrorism isn’t really terrorism, riots aren’t really riots, and there is little difference in the Iraqi ‘insurgency’ of today as compared to the Revolutionary War ‘insurgency’ – if you listen to the mediots and officials in higher places who should know better.
Sigh.
Hat tip to Jonathan R. at GOP Bloggers, via The Political Teen.
Read more on this from Chad at In The Bullpen, who points to comments from British Prime Minister Tony Blair in which he point blank states that if Hamas is granted a role in the Palestinian government and still refuses to renounce terrorism that the UK will not conduct any negotations with the government there.
Update: How could I have forgotten this? Read that, and then marvel out how he can classify the US policy at Gitmo as “disgraceful” yet take issue with calling Hamas a terrorist organization. Unreal!
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Carter is a fool who is only competant with a hammer and nails working according to an archetects plan.
Carter’s deal gave us a Nuclear N. Korea. Carter loves Communists and Terrorists. I’m wondering how many blanket parties the boy had in the Navy. He don’t think straight.
No Peace, No Justice!
The chicken or the egg? We have all heard activists threaten violence to achieve that which they believe they are due. Every perceived wrong must be corrected in their favor. It makes life complicated, as some believe they are entitled by a deity, some by a birthright, and some by their own unique personalities.
The Declaration of Independence rejected 5000+ years of the arbitrary authority imposed by clerics and conquerors to propose a government that drew its just powers from the consent of the governed. By necessity, this government would have to be a work in progress as each generation dealt with emerging threats to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
It takes the concerted effort of many people to make a democratic republic successful. Alternative views are offered in vigorous debate to forge a compromise that advances peace without abandoning individual ideals of justice. Those who lack a viable alternative often resort to violence.
Many people may abhor the fact that artificial rules prevent juries from hearing the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Procedures and precedents have become more important than life and property. In this republic, people have consented to these rules, even though they don’t like the results, without resorting to wholesale violence. Those who object have offered alternative views and voted their conscience. If their alternatives prove valuable they will prevail.
The terrorist believes his own brand of ‘justice’ is more important than the ‘peace’ provided through the consent of the governed. There is no dialogue. They don’t seek a seat at the table, they only want to blow up the meeting place.
And Jimmy Carter was a “so-called leader”
A peanut is a terrible thing to waste…
Tommy in NYC asked:
What peace process? And since when has peace been a process?
Hamas is dedicated to the elimination of Israel, period, and they have been very honest about that; it’s part of their published charter. They aren’t going to honestly negotiate any peace, and we ought to have the common sense to realize that. And if the Palestinians go ahead and elect Hamas, knowing what Hamas represents, that will be more than adequate proof that the Palestinians in general are not interested in any peace that leaves Israel in existence.
Jimmy, go back to building houses and let us worry about the world.
Well Dana there is so much bad blood between the two of them it’s easily understandable why groups like Hamas and Hezbollah receive support from the general Palestinian people. What are you suggesting the Israeli’s do? Roll tanks back into Gaza? I’m being serious. If you have an upsurge in violence again you’ll just wind up with more terrorism.As I stated earlier there is no easy answer in resolving this situation.
Tommy, Israel could drop fliers on the Palestian State telling them in no uncertain terms that any rocket attacks, any suicide bombers come from the Palestinian state, that area will be reduced to rubble and nothng will be left alive to start another attack.
Hammas can either get reasonable or watch their “state” get destroyed neighborhood by neighborhood until the whole area is a free fire zone.
Don’t kvetch or whine about that, tommy. Hammas has already made Israel a free fire zone. This is paying them back in kind.
More wisdom on how to esclate a war by our neo-con PCD. Shoot man that is the last thing the Israeli’s are going to do. Arabs will flock to Al-Queda if they did that. I also happen to believe they would do the same if Israel attacked Iran.
tommy, you think arabs are flocking to Al Qaeda no matter what we do. Why don’t you go surrender to them then?
I can see the usual US liberal thinking in your post. They will win, so just give in and give Israel to the Arabs. It doesn’t hurt you. I’m surprised steve hasn’t jumped in demanding that Israel be served up to the arabs.
I ain’t surrendering to anybody. I’m simply pointing out that this is a thorny issue for EVERYBODY in the region. Making palenstinian towns into parking lots isn’t going to happen period. There’s gotta to be a way to solve this sh*t peaacefully.
Sure, it starts with Hammas renouncing violence and locking up the crazies with the bomb belts and rockets. Less than that is all out war, the survivor wins. There is NO Arab state willing to be nuked to save the Palestinian’s rear ends. They are disposable proxies, but you can’t see that. You are too eager to give away Israel piece by piece.
All Y’All have to remember this was the President chased by a killer rabbit.
Conservababes: Right From New Fallujah has a link to the picture of Carter and the rabbit obtained from the Carter Presidential Library.
Any group that uses violence as the means to an end (any end) is a terrorist group. Does US foreign policy use violence to accomplish a specific outcome? That’s what is meant by, “One man’s terrorist is anotehr man’s freedom fighter.”. If you kill a guy, there are consequences. Peace
First of all, the election of Hamas will in and of itself will be a declaration of the end of the “oeace process” (as if such a thing existed in the first place).
As to Grinnin Jimmy, this was the genius who thought the current Iranian government is a more humane one than the Shah of Iran was. He was the one who refused to recognize a more moderate interim government than the ayatollah.
He turned on the please love us and don’t hurt us foreign policy that has been the earmark of Deomcrats ever since.
By the way, there are 52 people who can attest to how effective Carter’s Iran policy was.
But, but, but, J Rob, how can you say such things? Mr Carter is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate! You can’t be criticizing the policies of such a man!
I saw Peanut-Head in college, when he came to my campus to campaign for his first (and thankfully only successful) run for the presidency. I actually spoke with him a bit when asking a question. I only saw him speak for 20 minutes or so in total, and my firm opinion of him was he was a weak, ineffectual whiner who I wouldn’t trust to walk my dog.
Over 20 years later, and I now know that I overestimated him greatly.