Posted on 11/24/2008 2:52:47 PM PST by george76
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today said Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis was far worse than he could have imagined and expressed dismay that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his government refused to acknowledge the problem even existed.
"The entire basic structure in education, healthcare, feeding people, social services and sanitation has broken down," Carter told a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. "These are all indications that the crisis in Zimbabwe is much greater, much worse than we had ever imagined."
Carter was part of a delegation that was denied entry into Zimbabwe last week to assess the crisis. The delegation members also included U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Grace Machel, the wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela.
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Now I thought for sure that Mr. Carter would entertain us all with tales of how well Zimbabwe is, since he cannot dare to play second fiddle to the long dead Mr. Duranty.
That was a stupid post.
You don't have to leave America to find a "crisis much worse than imagined".
I used to think of Carter as a buffoon and idiot, but come to realize that he is a dangerous anti-American.
That way we will know what NOT to do!
Jimmah needs to go drive a couple nails or polish his Nobel Prize medal.
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