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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Jimmeh: Hamas involvement in PA elections good
2006-01-21
Former
Thank God for that
US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas's participation in next week's Palestinian parliamentary elections.
It's not like they're neo-cons or Republicans
Carter told CNN in an interview that although Hamas were "so-called terrorists," so far "there have been no complaints of corruption against [their] elected officials."
Who would dare complain?
Oh, that makes sense. They slaughter people without mercy, but it doesn't look like they're on the take, so they're okay.
I'm sure their 'so-called victims' won't complain; after all, they're all dead.
He conceded that "there is an element within Hamas who deny Israel's right to exist," but compared the current situation to negotiations with the PLO, which was still outlawed as a terrorist organization during his failed presidency. He drew an additional comparison with Menachem Begin's rise to Israel's premiership in the seventies. "The Irgun, to which Begin belonged, was also characterized as a terrorist organization," he noted.
And Carter gained power in a divided country during an economic crisis, just like Adolph Hitler.
Posted by:Jackal

#7  A rabid possum would do fine.
You know, come to think of it.. Rabid Possum WBAPGNFAB.
Posted by: 6   2006-01-21 19:08  

#6  " 'there have been no complaints of corruption against [their] elected officials'."

Bully for them. Now, let's move beyond corruption and talk about human splatter. Have there been complaints of suicide bombings by them?
Posted by: Jules 2   2006-01-21 10:35  

#5  *looks around good ol' Sumter, SC*
We got possums, will they do?

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-01-21 08:07  

#4  Where's a damn rabbit when you really need one?

Hell, a raccoon will do in a pinch, especially a rabid one.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2006-01-21 07:51  

#3  

paid for by the committee to set Jummah's teeth free.



Posted by: Castro   2006-01-21 01:11  

#2  He is drinking bong water along with the crack he is smoking. That a former president of the US can't identify terrorists is pathetic. Dead from the neck up as always.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2006-01-21 00:35  

#1  Carter has always seen the Joooos as an inconvenience. This is part and parcel with his minor league Ramsey Clark-like apologia for tyrants, dictators, and killers. Jimmeh will have a lot to answer for when he meets God, and he hasn't built way enough houses (his only useful thing done)
Posted by: Frank G   2006-01-21 00:15  

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