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Jimmy Carter plans trip to Venezuela
American Thinker ^
| 03/01/2014
| Thomas Lifson
Posted on 03/01/2014 6:54:36 PM PST by SeekAndFind
What could go wrong? A lot, if you consider the former peanut farmer and president’s last intervention in Venezuela.Joshua Goodman of AP reports on Carter’s expressed interest in going to Caracas:
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expressing concern about Venezuela's escalating political crisis and wants to meet with leaders on both sides in an upcoming trip.
Carter, a mediator of past political conflict in the deeply polarized South American nation, made the offer in private letters he sent this week to President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Expressing "grave concern" about the loss of life in recent protests and the risk of more conflict ahead, Carter in the letter to Capriles said that for dialogue aimed at easing tensions to succeed both sides must "send signals of their willingness to alleviate the present state of tension."
For the opposition, that means making clear its commitment to act within constitutional limits and strongly reject violence, the Nobel peace laureate wrote. In turn the government must guarantee the right to peaceful protest and impartial justice for jailed protesters.
"It is difficult for elected officials from opposition parties to resolve differences when they feel threatened and persecuted," Carter wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antisemite; henriquecapriles; horsesass; hugochavez; incompetence; incompetent; jimmycarter; leopoldolopez; nicolasmaduro; venezuela
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To: SeekAndFind
I plan a trip to Plains....
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:55:13 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: SeekAndFind
I can’t wait to get my extra federal holiday.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:56:49 PM PST
by
wideawake
To: SeekAndFind
All that execrable old b@st@rd will come back with is what a fine chap maduro is. Birds of a feather roost together.
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posted on
03/01/2014 6:59:54 PM PST
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
To: SeekAndFind
Why can’t just stay home?
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:02:20 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(Obama: The first "White Black" President.)
To: SeekAndFind
I sure his reverse Midas touch is just what they need. Wasn't he involved in messing up this country once before?
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:03:39 PM PST
by
oldbrowser
(Civil service unions are the real government)
To: SeekAndFind
Jimmy,just go pick your peanuts and stay away from politics.
To: SeekAndFind
I hope the opposition doesn’t fall for this crap. Dictator-lover has already told the opposition to shut up
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:16:23 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: SeekAndFind
Like flies to a pile of dung...
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:17:30 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: SeekAndFind
both sides?
Only one side is killing, oppressing and torturing
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:17:42 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: SeekAndFind
Carter and Maduro in the same room.
They can have their own retard contest.
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:20:45 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
To: SeekAndFind
Is he going to help Putin select a good location for a base?????????????
To: bandleader
Jimmy is Obama’s thin red line.
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:43:39 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: SeekAndFind
Well he certainly has aged well, hasn’t he? /s
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:20:58 PM PST
by
Mountain Mary
("Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country". Ben Franklin)
To: SeekAndFind
where else would you expect a guy who adores commie dictators to go?
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:31:44 PM PST
by
Optimist
To: Dallas59
Why cant just stay home? Why can't he just stay THERE?
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:36:48 PM PST
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
To: TADSLOS
The pressure is off Jimmy since Obama got re-elected.
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:48:47 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
His own country is going to hell in a hand basket, and he is dogooding in Venezuela? What a dolt!
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:51:16 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:52:22 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: SeekAndFind
Who gives a flying $h*t?? This incompetent fool isn’t dead yet?
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posted on
03/01/2014 8:54:48 PM PST
by
ResisTyr
("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God " ~Thomas Jefferson)
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