[Eala]

No source link for this was posted and I can't speak for the veracity of the report (YMMV, OTOH NYT & Debka material appears on FR), but this seemed an item that shouldn't remain "buried" on the Iran Daily Thread.

[Diogenesis]

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Rôle of US Former Pres. Carter Emerging in Illegal Financial Demands on Shah of Iran

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Anyone with more info?

[Andyman]

As much as I dislike Carter as a Pesident and an ex-President, I simply cannot see him doing this.

[marron]

I once had a much higher opinion of Carter, I always said that he was a lousy president but a good man. But I've had 20 years since he left office to observe him and I have come to the conclusion that he is a vicious man, he has never hesitated to align himself with dictators against his own country, against all logic.

And the betrayal of the Shah goes down in history as one of the worst errors in a century filled with disastrous errors. He brought down a pro-west, pro-US modernizer and replaced him with Islamists determined to confront the US and destroy Israel, who took their country into a time-warp from which it has not yet emerged.

I remember the Shah, dying of cancer, going country to country and Carter using his influence to see that he was refused refuge in every one. It disgusted me then, but I continued to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't now. I now see his treatment of the deposed and dying Shah as a window into a diseased soul.

[First_Salute]

Overthrow was a Soviet KGB operation; the pace was set by the Russians; the radio communications were all intercepted and read by the U.S. The Russians were intercepting our embassy communications, and we in turn were monitoring the Russians' subsequent communications with the Islamic fascists.

[Just mythoughts]

"IF" This is true it explains much about the Panama Canal.

AND further still, explains why JFKerry is sending emails to Iran.

Talk about a WOLF in SHEEP's clothing!

[aShepard]

History is not being kind to Carter's totally inept legacy.

With the speed of modern electronics, let's hope that it doesn't take two decades to get the real info on the flawed Willard legacy.

I'd kind'a like Clinton exposed during this election cycle!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Great post!

[fella]

Just as Pesident Grant was manipulated and used by unethical political companions now it appears Carter was used in the same way. It is rather distrubing that it has take 25 years for this to come to light, it appears that secrets can be kept.

[F.J. Mitchell]

They say the good die young. Look how long poor ol' Billy Carter has been gone. Maybe he wasn't the evil twin after all.

[McGavin999]

That guy is dangerous and a very real obstical to Iraqi freedom. Perhaps the Iraqis will take care of him before he gets a chance to take away their freedom.

[RaceBannon]

bump for alan!

[RaceBannon]

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[an amused spectator]

Post-NewsMedia Conservative History ping - How Many Deaths In Iran & Iraq Was Nobel Prize Winner "Peanut Boy" Responsible For?

On, Off, or grab it for a Media Shenanigans/Schadenfreude/PNMCH ping:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~anamusedspectator/

[Rocky]

"Some claim he was inept and ignorant, others that he was allowing his liberal leanings to overshadow US national interests. "

I submit that, in Carter's case, these are not mutually exclusive.

He always sides with the wrong side of every issue. He sides with communists, ruthless dictators, Islamic radicals. Wherever people express hatred for America, you will find Jimmy there, cheering them on. He is a disgrace to our country and to the brave men and women who have risked their lives, have been disabled, or have died to preserve our freedom.

[Barset]

save for later.

[shield]

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[XHogPilot]

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[grimalkin]

I can't say anything about the validity of this piece, but my Dad always told me how nasty Carter (peanut boy) was while I was growing up. I never knew the full extent of it until I got older and (hopefully) wiser. I was still too little when Carter was president to remember anything. My Dad has lots of things to say about this particular individual and none of them flattering.

[Ditto]

Carter was and remains way too stupid and self righteous for any plot this sophisticated.

Now I can believe there were those around him who were looking to score some big bucks, but overall, Carter simply stumbled through his foreign policy dealings. He never had a clue.

[TASMANIANRED]

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