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Home Front: Politix
Jimmy Carter calls Arafat a "powerful human symbol"
2004-11-12
Former US President Jimmy Carter called Yasser Arafat "a powerful human symbol and forceful advocate" who united Palestinians in their pursuit of a homeland.
Elsewhere?
"Yasser Arafat's death marks the end of an era and will no doubt be painfully felt by Palestinians throughout the Middle East and elsewhere in the world," Carter said.
Which 'world' is Ex-President Carter, dreaming in?
"He was the father of the modern Palestinian nationalist movement. A powerful human symbol and forceful advocate, Palestinians united behind him in their pursuit of a homeland," he said in a statement distributed by his Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center. He said that while Arafat provided "indispensable leadership to a revolutionary movement" and played a key role in forging a peace agreement with Israel in 1993, he was excluded from negotiations in recent years. "My hope is that an emerging Palestinian leadership can benefit from Arafat's experiences, be welcomed to the peace process by (Israeli) Prime Minister (Ariel) Sharon and (US) President (George W.) Bush, and be successful in helping to forge a Palestinian state living in harmony with their Israeli neighbors," Carter said.

Both Carter and Arafat are Nobel peace prize laureates. Arafat, who died at a Paris hospital early Thursday, was to be buried at his West Bank headquarters after a military funeral ceremony in Cairo Friday. Carter "will not be attending the funeral," said Jon Moor, a Carter Center spokesman.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#19  I think it is a prerequisite that you have to be a complete fuckwhit in order to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. Carter certainly fits the bill and is, without question, the worst president of the last 100 years. He should be muzzled. Put in a home and muzzled.
Posted by: Remoteman   2004-11-12 1:16:11 PM  

#18  Leave out the "human" part and he might have something there.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-11-12 11:41:50 AM  

#17  "Both Carter and Arafat are Nobel peace prize laureates..." who suffered brain problems in later years.
Posted by: Tom   2004-11-12 11:39:35 AM  

#16  Apparently, Carter fancies Arafart as having been another Anwar Sadat. Ol' Yasser didn't even remotely come close.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-12 11:36:14 AM  

#15  Jimmy Shut the fuck up
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2004-11-12 11:34:11 AM  

#14  a powerful human symbol

Riiight.

Arafat was first Brezhnev's dildo and now he is the Hamas/Mullahs' dildo. How's that for a human symbol?
Posted by: badanov   2004-11-12 11:12:34 AM  

#13  I personally think Jimmy Carter personifies everything that is currently wrong with the Democratic party.

My GOD IN HEAVEN'S NAME and SAINTS ON BICYCLES!!!!!!!! Arafish was a thug and a brute, a tyrant of the worst order, a charlatan, rapist, murderer and scheming backstabbing camel thief. He is the god father of terrorism, Fatah, the PFLP and the PLO trained the Baader Meinhof gang, the Red Army Faction, the IRA, Hamas, Hezbollah and the rest. Not only that he skimmed off BILLIONS (THAT is with a B) from aid for the Palestinians to line his own little greedy pockets. Think what Suha's allowance would do for Ramallah.
Too bad we can't put the little weasel in a wood chipper and fertilize the Negev with his AIDS ridden little ass.
Posted by: SOG475   2004-11-12 11:07:20 AM  

#12  Jimmy is a powerful human symbol too. A middle finger of what liberals call compassion directed at reality. His densness "bloggles" the mind.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2004-11-12 11:00:18 AM  

#11  Jimmy Carter is senile, but it is of those rare people who became senile at the very instant of their conception.
Posted by: JFM   2004-11-12 10:53:35 AM  

#10  With every word, Carter reinforces his image as the biggest FOOL we have ever elected.
Posted by: OldSpook   2004-11-12 10:17:55 AM  

#9  In other news - former US President James Buchanan called Jefferson Davis "a powerful human symbol and forceful advocate" who united Southerners in their pursuit of a homeland. The ironies abound. Maybe Jimmuh can plead senility - wottah maroon.
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-11-12 10:17:40 AM  

#8  Isn't Jimmy off somewhere, building low-cost igloos for the Eskimos or something?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2004-11-12 9:33:17 AM  

#7  Man, Jimmah, Yasshole must've saw you coming from a mile away!
Posted by: tu3031   2004-11-12 9:25:57 AM  

#6  Jame,
I stand rebuked
Chutzpa it is
Must be my Yemenite accent :)
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-11-12 7:23:05 AM  

#5  Chutzpah, EoZ, Chutzpah.

You putz . . . ;-)
Posted by: Jame Retief   2004-11-12 7:10:58 AM  

#4  http://www.nationalreview.com/20may02/nordlinger052002.asp
As (Carter’s biographer, Douglas) Brinkley writes in his book The Unfinished Presidency — about Carter's celebrated post-White House years — "there was no world leader Jimmy Carter was more eager to know than Yasir Arafat." The former president "felt certain affinities with the Palestinian: a tendency toward hyperactivity and a workaholic disposition...."

In their first meeting — held in 1990 — Carter boasted of his sternness toward Israel. For example, he said, "When I bring up the [PLO] charter, you should not be concerned that I am biased. I am much more harsh with the Israelis." Arafat, for his part, complained about the Reagan administration's alleged "betrayals." Rosalynn Carter, who was taking notes for her husband, interjected, "You don't have to convince us!" which, as Brinkley records, "elicited gales of laughter all round." The ex-president "agreed that the Reagan administration was not renowned as promise keepers" (this, to Arafat).
Posted by: ed   2004-11-12 7:10:58 AM  

#3  There is no limit to Jimmah's Huzpa.
The small example below makes this clear:

Former US President Jimmy Carter called Ossama Bin Laden (news - web sites) "a powerful human symbol and forceful advocate" who united Islamists in their pursuit of a Khalifa.

"Ossama's death marks the end of an era and will no doubt be painfully felt by Moslems throughout the Middle East and elsewhere in the world," Carter said.

"He was the father of the modern Arab/Moslem nationalist movement. A powerful human symbol and forceful advocate, Moslems united behind him in their pursuit of World Dominance" he said in a statement distributed by his Atlanta, Georgia-based Carter Center.

He said that while Ossama provided "indispensable leadership to a revolutionary movement" and played a key role in forging a balnce of fear with the USA on 9/11, he was excluded from negotiations with the LLL camp and with the Phrence in recent years.


QED
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-11-12 7:05:55 AM  

#2  He is almost right,a symbol of human misery is closer to the mark.
Posted by: raptor   2004-11-12 6:57:09 AM  

#1  Lord Hawhaw Jimmy Carter always did prefer Arafat to that damned Jew whatsismname, anyway. Carter and Arafat had a clear meeting of minds on the subject of proper Palestine/Israel relations.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-11-12 6:08:54 AM  

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