Jimmy Carter plans trip to Venezuela

American Thinker ^ | 03/01/2014 | Thomas Lifson

[SeekAndFind]

What could go wrong? A lot, if you consider the former peanut farmer and president’s last intervention in Venezuela.

Joshua Goodman of AP reports on Carter’s expressed interest in going to Caracas:

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expressing concern about Venezuela's escalating political crisis and wants to meet with leaders on both sides in an upcoming trip.

Carter, a mediator of past political conflict in the deeply polarized South American nation, made the offer in private letters he sent this week to President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Expressing "grave concern" about the loss of life in recent protests and the risk of more conflict ahead, Carter in the letter to Capriles said that for dialogue aimed at easing tensions to succeed both sides must "send signals of their willingness to alleviate the present state of tension."

For the opposition, that means making clear its commitment to act within constitutional limits and strongly reject violence, the Nobel peace laureate wrote. In turn the government must guarantee the right to peaceful protest and impartial justice for jailed protesters.

"It is difficult for elected officials from opposition parties to resolve differences when they feel threatened and persecuted," Carter wrote.

[Paladin2]

I plan a trip to Plains....

[wideawake]

I can’t wait to get my extra federal holiday.

[RobinOfKingston]

All that execrable old b@st@rd will come back with is what a fine chap maduro is. Birds of a feather roost together.

[Dallas59]

Why can’t just stay home?

[oldbrowser]

I sure his reverse Midas touch is just what they need. Wasn't he involved in messing up this country once before?

[plainshame]

Jimmy,just go pick your peanuts and stay away from politics.

[GeronL]

I hope the opposition doesn’t fall for this crap. Dictator-lover has already told the opposition to shut up

[TADSLOS]

Like flies to a pile of dung...

[GeronL]

both sides?

Only one side is killing, oppressing and torturing

[Rome2000]

Carter and Maduro in the same room.

They can have their own retard contest.

[bandleader]

Is he going to help Putin select a good location for a base?????????????

[TADSLOS]

Jimmy is Obama’s thin red line.

[Mountain Mary]

Well he certainly has aged well, hasn’t he? /s

[Optimist]

where else would you expect a guy who adores commie dictators to go?

[Colonel_Flagg]

Why can’t just stay home?

Why can't he just stay THERE?

[The_Media_never_lie]

The pressure is off Jimmy since Obama got re-elected.

[The_Media_never_lie]

His own country is going to hell in a hand basket, and he is dogooding in Venezuela? What a dolt!

[GeronL]

dobadding in VZ

[ResisTyr]

Who gives a flying $h*t?? This incompetent fool isn’t dead yet?