Posted on 11/11/2004 8:56:09 AM PST by Saeder
Jimmy Strikes Again
MIAMI (AFP) - Former US President Jimmy Carter called Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) "a powerful human symbol and forceful advocate" who united Palestinians in their pursuit of a homeland.
"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.
"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.
And they used to say Billy was an embarrassment to him. Huh!
ROFLMAO
Jim, although I don't entirely disagree with your premise regarding Reagan, it's impossible to dismiss the cold war situation at that time. The void left by the demise of 'the evil empire' is a lot easier filled by the U.S. today. At that time we would have had to risk confrontation to do what we're doing now.
They're both an embarassment to everyone. It's a toss-up for me, which was truly the worst. I'd have to come down on Clinton, because the left's decision to back him to the hilt, is what brought on the division that is rocking our nation today. Both are leftist idiots of the highest order!
I heard on Rush that one of the reasons Arafat went to France to die is because France does not require any cause of death to be listed. Not an answer to you question, I realize. We'll probably never know for sure.
Prairie
Add Michael Moore to your list for me...
>Palestinians united behind him.
I try never to quote Rush, but he natiled this one perfectly when he said "or they were shot".
Translated into English: Captain Malaise called Yasser Arafat "a tyranical leader who used bombs, guns, and the blood of innocents to build a powerbase from which sprang the Palastinian Authority."
I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I was talking about Jimmy's brother Billy.
Ha ha ha... sorry too, that's how my mind works.
That is funny. Billy took a whiz on the bush, and Carter took one on the nation. And he still does every chance he gets.
Take care.
Carter is a JACKASS. The biggest.
Just think what America would have been like had Carter won reelection in 1980.
(shudders)
What a complete and total fool.
Even drunk, Billy would of made a better president! Happy Veterans day to you.
Billion dollars stuck away in Swiss banks...yup, he wuz powerful, alright.
scholarwarrior wrote; A LIST
TO DRINK SCOTCH WHEN THEY DIE
Arafat
Carter
Clinton
Castro
Chirac
Kerry
Fonda
Kim Jong Il
Osama
Saddam
Ted Kennedy
Dan Rather
Kofi Annan
Jesse Jackson
Sorry, some are evil (Saddam, Osama, Castro, Kim Jong Il & Arafat) and I Will toast but others are while misguided do not raise above the bar to Hellfire. (With the possible exception of Hanoi Jane & Kerry, I'm not sure of them)
STFU President Peanut !
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