Does Carter Know Something We Don’t?
August 1, 2006 15:27 by BackSpin Editor
Commenting on the Lebanon crisis, former president Jimmy Carter writes in the Washington Post:
Hezbollah militants then killed three Israeli soldiers and captured two others, and insisted on Israel’s withdrawal from disputed territory and an exchange for some of the several thousand incarcerated Lebanese.
But just a few days ago, the Jerusalem Post wrote:
Only four Lebanese citizens are known to be held in Israel: Samir Quntar, Nissim Nasser, Yehia Skaff and Ali Faratan.
Does Carter know something we don’t?
Joe Grossberg
6:19 pm
Aug 01, 2006
Well, obviously he meant Palestinians. It was probably bad copy editing; I don’t think Carter is so dumb as to not know the difference between Lebanese and Palestinians.
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Rusty
9:47 pm
Aug 01, 2006
Jimmy Carter is failure oriented and delusional. Anyone remember his ability in a crisis situation ? Flashback: Iran & hostages and for how long ?
A huge portion of the problems now throughout the Middle East and the world can be traced to actions or inactions of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton .
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Jared Nuzzolillo
10:42 pm
Aug 01, 2006
“Well, obviously he meant Palestinians.”
Not necessarily. I have heard this line bandied about since the new war began.
Each time I explain that there are 3 (according to the IDF) or 4 (according to Lebanon). One of whom is Samir Kuntar. “And do you really want to advocate _his_ release?”
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