Posted on 04/23/2008 2:31:52 PM PDT by Shermy
MADRID (AFP) — Last week's meeting between former US president Jimmy Carter and the exiled leader of Hamas militants did not produce any results, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki said here Wednesday.
"President Carter came to the region thinking he could achieve something. Unfortunately president Carter left without anything concrete," he told a conference in the Spanish capital.
"The only thing he achieved was permission on the part of Khaled Meshaal of Hamas to deliver a letter from a detained Israeli soldier to his family. Nothing else," he said.
"Hamas offered nothing to president Carter. They reiterated the same positions. There was no change on the part of Hamas," Malki added.
Carter's meetings with top Hamas leader Meshaal and his deputy in Syria angered Israel and the United States, which consider the movement a terror group despite its victory in 2006 elections.
He was unable to secure a ceasefire or a prisoner exchange for an Israeli soldier seized by Gaza militants in 2006, but on Monday Carter said Hamas told him it would recognise Israel's right to exist such a deal was approved by a Palestinian vote.
Just hours later Meshaal told a press conference in Damascus that Hamas would not recognise the Jewish state and would insist on the right of return for 4.5 million Palestinian refugees.
Go ahead Jimmy, call them liars too.
No meeting with the foreign minister, no meeting with President Abbas.
But one, two, three meetings with the psychopaths of Hamas.
He did achieve what he wants. He will forever be able to claim its the Israelis who unfairly reject Hamas and are the cause of the failure of peace.
And in other news, fish poop in the oceans.
exactly. If only the Israelis would open the borders so that Hamas could rearm, then there could be peace. Carter is one of the most disgusting people imaginable. The blatant cynicism of his pandering to terrorists is without parallel.
How bad is it when even the French press think your attempt was the product of a pipe dream?
Did he spend one minute while he was in Egypt urging the Egyptians to open their border to Gaza? I doubt it, that kind of thing would conflict with his Jews on the Brain syndrome.
He achieved something - he clearly demonstrated to the world exactly where his sentiments lie.
Liberals NEVER expect results; only non-stop accolades for their intentions. Liberals avoid results like Dracula avoids Rosie O'Donnell (it's that permeating garlic odor). Results, are like, icky-poo.
Sure it did.
It reinforced the cherished global idea that Americans are foolish and ignorant.
What a great bumper sticker. LOL
They didn't do an MRI on his skull.
We can hope. I’m afraid the folks who need to see this for what it is will refuse to.
French pilot huh LOL
WHAT!?
No.
This is a Phrog: 
I wear these:
Hence the name.
Aloha Ke Akua (God is love)
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