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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Jimmy Carter has said much worse stuff than that. You should have heard some of the stuff he said the other day. He was saying that the Israelis are doing such terrible things to the Palestinians, yet he never said a word about the things that the Palestinians have been doing. There was no mentin of the suicide bombings or anything like that. I would have no problem if he talked about what he considered to be wrongs committed by both sides, but for him to blame the whole thing on the Israelis is mind-boggling.
It's amazing how he criticizes the Israelis for having checkpoints and this type of thing. How else does he expect them to keep the suicide-bombers out?
With regard to the author of the article, he is an interesting guy. His name is David Horowitz. At one time, he was an extreme liberal. He was a real radical back in the 1960s. But as he got older, he moved way to the right. Now he is very conservative.
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I don't know which interview you are referring to when you say Carter, "never said a word about the things that the Palestinians have been doing," but I've read his book and he's highly critical of Palestinian factions working against peace.
But that is not his focus. His focus, as you know, is to bring to light in America a viewpoint other than the one we tend to traditionally see in the mainstream American press.
Carter's views are not unique. They're just not popular in the U.S.. I've taken time to read the Horowitz article. I've also read several other reviews of Carter's new book, both domestic and international. I will say is that Carter's views seem far more popular outside the U.S. than within.
Carter's written nearly 20 books and is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Yet, he's been attacked by many in the U.S. for writing what's been labeled as tratorious or anti-semetic materials. I don't think that's what he's done and I think his viewpoints are valuable.