*It's always nice to hear from Carter...lol. You'd think that his time in office was embarassing enough. Oh yeah, he's playing with his buddy Fidel. http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,431793,00.html SPIEGEL: Mr. Carter, in your new book you write that only the American people can ensure that the US government returns to the country's old moral principles. Are you suggesting that the current US administration of George W. Bush of acting immorally? Carter: There's no doubt that this administration has made a radical and unpressured departure from the basic policies of all previous administrations including those of both Republican and Democratic presidents. SPIEGEL: For example? Carter: Under all of its predecessors there was a commitment to peace instead of preemptive war. Our country always had a policy of not going to war unless our own security was directly threatened and now we have a new policy of going to war on a preemptive basis. Another very serious departure from past policies is the separation of church and state, which I describe in the book. This has been a policy since the time of Thomas Jefferson and my own religious beliefs are compatible with this. The other principle that I described in the book is basic justice. We've never had an administration before that so overtly and clearly and consistently passed tax reform bills that were uniquely targeted to benefit the richest people in our country at the expense or the detriment of the working families of America. SPIEGEL: You also mentioned the hatred for the United States throughout the Arab world which has ensued as a result of the invasion of Iraq. Given this circumstance, does it come as any surprise that Washington's call for democracy in the Middle East has been discredited? Carter: No, as a matter of fact, the concerns I exposed have gotten even worse now with the United States supporting and encouraging Israel in its unjustified attack on Lebanon. SPIEGEL: But wasn't Israel the first to get attacked? Carter: I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon. What happened is that Israel is holding almost 10,000 prisoners, so when the militants in Lebanon or in Gaza take one or two soldiers, Israel looks upon this as a justification for an attack on the civilian population of Lebanon and Gaza. I do not think that's justified, no. -------------------------Continue on link
Pictures about worldleaders shaking hands with dictators are based upon political tactics and don't say anything about personal friendships. Trivia: Who is the man on the left? Hehe lol, Castro wears so much 'Adidas' these days, it looks like they sponsor him
Rumsfeld back in the 80s I believe. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually did. LOL Btw. Castro is 80, he doesn't look bad for that age. Carter is 82 ... umm .... he shouldn't play baseball anymore
umm, yeah, only like a few million were killed. Good point Jimmy (stop sucking up to the German press)