Posted on 01/15/2007 8:30:05 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
ATLANTA (UPI) -- Fourteen members of an advisory board at the Carter Center in Atlanta have resigned over former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's controversial Mideast book.
The group, including some who worked with Carter when he was in the White House 30 years ago, said it could "no longer in good conscience continue to serve" because of Carter's "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid," the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.
"It seems that you have turned to a world of advocacy, including even malicious advocacy," the departing members said in a letter to the former president.
The book, published Nov. 14 by Simon & Shuster, has enraged some critics who claim it is historically inaccurate and unfairly harsh toward Israel. The use of the word "apartheid" is a particularly sore point with some.
Those departing were part of the Center's 200-member board of councilors, an advisory body of community and business leaders and not a governing body.
FINALLY; Old Peanuts got ROASTED.
Well, sure- he's recommended that they turn themselves into the Palestinians as a goodwill gesture, whereupon they will be executed.
If you do a search on Carter, you will find three other reports of this story from Jan 11 and 12.
I wonder why this is dated Jan 15? It's the same 14 guys.
That is a hell of an indictment to have so many resign from a center bearing your name to repudiate you.
Carter is so into his own self important opinion that even something like this will not have much effect on him. He is in his own reality.
I know, who is giving this story such legs?
It's up to the UPI now?
Carter has managed to not only be the worst president in our history, but now the worst ex=president.
Three days after the initial news broke, this is "Breaking News" for the UPI.
Three days after the initial news broke, this is "Breaking News" for the UPI.
Jimmuh should have stuck to hammering nails.
Save our glee. Two Hundred member board. Fourteen had different opinions. Looks like 93% of board still intact. More agreement there than here on most issues.
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