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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter plans to meet Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria next week, despite U.S. efforts to isolate the Islamist Palestinian group, Al Jazeera television said. The meeting was expected to take place in the Syrian capital Damascus on April 18, and may also include former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and former South African President Nelson Mandela.
"Senior Hamas officials have confirmed the Carter meeting but declined to speak on camera out of both political and security considerations," Al Jazeera said on Thursday.
Washington shuns Hamas as a terrorist group and has joined Israel in supporting efforts to isolate it.
Originally posted by musselwhite
i'm kinda lost on this one. please help me out.
Originally posted by musselwhite
what in the world is he trying to accompolish.
Originally posted by musselwhite
reply to post by FlyersFan
a private citizens we pay to protect until his passing. i never believed him to be to savvy on military matters (Iran) and was curious as to who put him up to it and what in the world is he trying to accompolish.
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April 9, 2008
Jimmy Carter Plans to Schmooze with Hamas
Jimmy "the Dhimmi" Carter is still conducting his absurd and despicable shadow presidency, with plans to visit the hostile dictatorship Syria, where apparently he will meet with Khaled Meshal, exiled leader of the terror group Hamas.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton comments:
It's about par for the course from President Carter, demonstrating a lack of judgment typical of what he does. To go to Syria to visit Hamas at this point is just an ill-timed, ill-advised decision on his part.
Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism also finds it typical:
I'm not surprised that Carter would do this, as he has been supporting Palestinian extremism for many years.
The objective: to undermine the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Hamas, in hopes of weakening sanctions against the vicious terrorist organization.
Ibrahim Hooper of Hamas's American PR wing CAIR confirms Carter's pernicious motives with some oily gibbering about how the Dhimmi is a true partner for peace — i.e., a committed enemy of the USA, Israel, and non-Muslims in general.
Soon people like Carter could be in charge of our foreign policy again. To get an idea of what this will entail, recall that Iran was a civilized country allied with the USA before Carter's moonbatty policies helped create the current situation.
Originally posted by Sestias
Carter can't do any harm ....
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Actually, he can.
He's thumbing his nose at the State Department and the elected Administration of the United States.
Since he's part of the trilateral maybe he is above our laws. The ranks of our government is on a puppet's string and carter might be yet another puppet on a string doing what the PTB require of him. I mean he's got someone backing him. i do not believe he initiated this meeting. For the love of money, he's in his 80's!!
U.S., Israel Criticize Carter Plans to See Hamas
Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:34 PM
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had advised former President Jimmy Carter against meeting the leader of Hamas in Syria next week, saying it went against U.S. policy of isolating the militant group.
Carter plans to visit Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan during a nine-day trip due to start on Sunday but gave no details of specific meetings.
"This is a study mission and our purpose is not to negotiate but to support and provide momentum for current efforts to secure peace in the Middle East," the Carter Center said in a statement.
"Our delegation has considerable experience in the region, and we go there with an open mind and heart to listen and learn from all parties," it said.
Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, discussed with the State Department's point person on Israeli-Palestinian issues, David Welch, his plans to meet exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus, but the department said it went against U.S. policy.
"We counseled against it," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.