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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Jimmy Carter's view of terrorism

While he is engaged in an effort to convince people that he isn't anti-Jewish or anti-Israeli just because he wrote a book called, Palestine: Peace, not Apartheid, Carter was interviewed on Al-Jazeera and expressed his opinion on rocket attacks from Palestinian territory into Israel.
Former President Jimmy Carter told the Arab news network Al- Jazeera that he does not consider Palestinian missile attacks on Israeli civilians -- a war crime and breach of human rights, according to the UN -- to be acts of terror.

In an interview to defend his book, Carter, apparently in an effort to not offend pro-Palestinian Muslim viewers of the program, stated that "I don't consider... I wasn't equating the Palestinian missiles with terrorism."

Carter went on to explain that other acts of Palestinian violence, like targeting civilians in bus bombings or children at schools, should not be committed because they make Palestinians look bad. Such acts, Carter explained, "create a rejection of the Palestinians among those who care about them. It turns the world away from sympathy and support for the Palestinian people."
So, missile attacks on Israelis are not terrorism, war crimes, or even breaches of human rights. They're just bad public relations.

This guy gets worse every time he opens his mouth. For his own sake, I recommend that he stop digging his hole any deeper and just stop trying to give us all his views of the Middle East.

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HOME Betsy neither necessarily uses, nor endorses, the products advertised on this site. Comments from an AP history and government teacher in Raleigh, NC. e-mail betsynewmark AT gmail.com Site Feed Wikio Your Market Research Here		Thursday, January 18, 2007 Jimmy Carter's view of terrorism While he is engaged in an effort to convince people that he isn't anti-Jewish or anti-Israeli just because he wrote a book called, Palestine: Peace, not Apartheid, Carter was interviewed on Al-Jazeera and expressed his opinion on rocket attacks from Palestinian territory into Israel. Former President Jimmy Carter told the Arab news network Al- Jazeera that he does not consider Palestinian missile attacks on Israeli civilians -- a war crime and breach of human rights, according to the UN -- to be acts of terror. In an interview to defend his book, Carter, apparently in an effort to not offend pro-Palestinian Muslim viewers of the program, stated that "I don't consider... I wasn't equating the Palestinian missiles with terrorism." Carter went on to explain that other acts of Palestinian violence, like targeting civilians in bus bombings or children at schools, should not be committed because they make Palestinians look bad. Such acts, Carter explained, "create a rejection of the Palestinians among those who care about them. It turns the world away from sympathy and support for the Palestinian people." So, missile attacks on Israelis are not terrorism, war crimes, or even breaches of human rights. They're just bad public relations. This guy gets worse every time he opens his mouth. For his own sake, I recommend that he stop digging his hole any deeper and just stop trying to give us all his views of the Middle East. posted by Betsy Newmark permalink 1:57 PM \|

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Jimmy Carter's view of terrorism