We won't forget you, Jimmuh.
Posted on 12/01/2003 11:56:56 AM PST by white trash redneck
Former US President Jimmy Carter unleashed a fierce attack against the Israeli and American governments in his speech at the Geneva Initiative's ceremony in Switzerland.
Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, blamed US President George W. Bush for anti-American sentiment and worldwide terror.
"Bush's inordinate support for Israel allows the Palestinians to suffer," Carter said. "This is a source of anti-American sentiment in the world and encourages terror."
Carter said Israel's settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the security fence are the main obstacles to peace. He called repeatedly for the return of Palestinian refugees to the territories, beyond what is called for in the Geneva Initiative.
"Settlements prevent the return of the refugees who led their homes after the 1948 and 1967 wars," Carter said. "No matter what leaders the Palestinians may choose, Israel must choose between peace and settlements."
Carter said the main flaw of the US-brokered road map is its step-by-step approach, which he said has allowed Israel to stop its advance by building "an enormous barrier wall" and with "the colonialization of Gaza."
"The people support a peace settlement, but political leaders are the obstacle to peace," Carter said.
Carter said that not a single word of the peace he negotiated between Israel and Egypt has been violated. He said that peace prevailed after the Oslo Accord was signed in 1993, but the peace was extinguished by suicide bombers and house demolitions.
The former president also called for the implementation of the Saudi Initiative, which called on the Arab world to recognize Israel in return for Israel accepting into its borders the flood of 4 million Palestinians who claim to be refugees.
Other speakers in the ceremony included Nobel laureates Lech Walesa of Poland and John Hume of Northern Ireland.
Palestinian General Zuheir Manasra defended both Palestinian uprisings as legitimate struggles for Palestinian independence.
"The Palestinian fight is a fight for peace," Manasra said.
Both Palestinian and Israeli speakers criticized the government of Israel. Neither criticized the Palestinian leadership.
Lord Michael Levy read a letter from British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsing the initiative and calling for an Israeli and Palestinian return to the negotiating table.
"This initiative gives a chance to what might be achievable with goodwill on both sides," Blair wrote. "The debate stimulated by this initiative is important. A better understanding of the nature of a possible settlement can remind people why the difficult steps in the road map are worth taking."
It is no wonder the American people returned him to the private sector in 1980.
Whoever coined the term "useful fool" must have had Carter in mind.
Another anti-Semite comes out of the radical leftist closet.
It's "chic" now, to despise Israel, Jews and the notion of a rightful Jewish homeland. All the best liberals are doing it.
Bandar's relations with the United States started under the Presidency of Jimmy Carter where he built up strong ties with Carter's collaborators, Hamilton Jordan and Robert Strauss. He thus, gradually eased himself into the position of intermediary between his country and the American Administration by conveying messages and views between the two sides. In 1979, during a trip to the United States, Bandar paid a visit to President Jimmy Carter who stressed his country's strong relationship with Saudi Arabia and promised assistance to Riyadh if the Iran-Iraq war threatened the Saudi Kingdom.
Perhaps. However, the best face I can put on his remarks is the man's a fool. Given his blatherings overseas I believe it would be in order to "suspend" his passport indefinitely.
We won't forget you, Jimmuh.
wow... the true colors show... this guy (Carter) wrote a book (or more) about his desire to bring about middle east peace... now we know who's interests he is not so high on protecting... guess he'd have sold Israel out back then if he could have.
It's amazing, I tell you, what's being revealed about people these days. And I'm getting closer and closer to arming my home... we live in freaky times.
SUCH a surprise! (/sarcasm)
You will always be a LOSER and A Commie's Best Friend
Hey Jimmy .. what were your approval ratings when you were President .. 25% ... and that was before the Iran Hostage Crisis
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