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washingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009

Jimmy Carter - An Unnecessary War

— washingtonpost.com — I know from personal involvement that the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been... avoided. After visiting Sderot last April and seeing the serious psychological damage caused by the rockets that had fallen in that area, my ... (more) Jimmy Carter - An Unnecessary War

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examiner.com - 1/13/2009

Conservative Politics Examiner: Jimmy Carter: saint or slumlord?

— examiner.com — Eight years ago, former President Jimmy Carter joined 10,000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers to build new homes... for impoverished families on the Florida coast. It was part of a record-breaking 17-day construction blitz complete with celebrity ... (more) Conservative Politics Examiner: Jimmy Carter: saint or ...

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csmonitor.com - 1/5/2009

Stop picking on Jimmy Carter

— csmonitor.com — He suffers from an egregiously unfair reputation. His record, though, shows he was quite a good president.... (more) Stop picking on Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

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The Credulous Jimmy
The Corner on National Review Online — Thursday, January 08, 2009 [image] The Credulous Jimmy [Steve Hayward] Ever since Israel launched its offensive against Hamas in Gaza I've been waiting for Jimmy Carter's inevitable op-ed blaming and deploring Israel for defending itself. It showed up this morning in the Washington Post , a few days late, but Jimmy is in his 80s now. (Or perhaps he was waiting for yesterday's ultimate power lunch at the White House, where I am sure he regaled his fellow members of the Presidents' Club with a preview of his latest Middle East insights.) All Hamas wants, says the Credulous Jimmy, ...

Carter on Gaza
Matthew Yglesias — ... I thought I should recommend Jimmy Carter’s op-ed on Gaza. But of course as everyone knows Carter is a raging, Jew-hating, Israel-bashing bigot. And ultimately this illustrates what I think is the inconvenient truth about US involvement in the Israeli-Arab conflict, namely that to do much good you need to be willing to take the hits. Near the end of my ...

Gaza: An Unnecessary War
Angry Bear — ... Former President Jimmy Carter writes an excellent op-ed piece in the Washington Post today on why the invasion of Gaza was totally unnecessary. He begins by acknowledging the effect of Hamas rockets into southern Israel: ...

Anti-Semite Blames Israel For Defensive War
Rhymes With Right — carterhamas.jpg Why on earth the Washington Post would publish a piece by this disgrace is beyond me – his is the worst presidency (for either foreign or domestic policy) of my lifetime. And given Jimmy Carter’s clear history of anti-Semitism when it comes to dealing with Israel, I would think that rational folks would consider him effectively discredited on the matter. His conclusion – the entire conflict is Israel’s fault for failing to give into all of Hamas’ demands.