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| Carter: Hamas eager to renew talks for Shalit's release | |
| 2010-10-22 | |
| Former American President Jimmy Carter ... the worst president ever... said Thursday that Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, was interested in renewing negotiations for a prisoner swap deal in exchange for captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.
Top Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuq confirmed Saturday reports recently denied by the Hamas party that the German mediator, Gerhard Conrad, visited the coastal enclave two weeks ago in a bid to resume the frozen negotiations. "They are very glad that the German negotiator has been back on the scene lately and that Israeli Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu has made some positive statements about a prisoner exchange," Carter said, adding that "they maintained that they are very eager to have a swap but they are demanding the release of some prisoners that are not acceptable to the Israeli negotiators." The former president, who arrived in Israel with a delegation of former world leaders, The Elders, held meetings with Hamas officials in Syria, during which they discussed the stalled negotiations fro Shalit's release and Middle East peace talks. Shalit was kidnapped by Gazoo Orcs and similar vermin in a cross-border raid in 2006 and has been held by Hamas since. Hamas has demanded the release of hundreds of Paleostinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons in exchange for Shalit's freedom. The negotiations have been stuck in recent months following Conrad's failure to reach a deal. The previous round of talks broke down due to Israel's rejection of Hamas's demands. The Elders delegation includes, besides Carter, former Irish president Mary Robinson and former UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 I wonder if Jimmy's proud to a useful idiot for Hamas? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-10-22 21:02 |
| #7 Let's offer to trade them Jimmy for the kid. Yes, I AM serious. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-10-22 14:12 |
| #6 Where have you been living for the last 20 years, Silentbrick? Just because the world hasn't yet gotten where I think it should be doesn't mean I'm giving up the plan on getting it there. Many of the people are ready to roll back the clock how things are done for more than just government, which is a good thing in many cases. If you give up on changing the world, then you won't be the one changing it, now will you. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-10-22 12:36 |
| #5 Sorry, Carter is not the worst President ever. He is still the worst ex-President ever but I expect, and pray, that he loses that title too in Jan. 2013. |
| Posted by: Alan Cramer 2010-10-22 10:13 |
| #4 Terrorists have no rights. Where have you been living for the last 20 years, Silentbrick? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-10-22 08:44 |
| #3 They want prisoners released to give him back. Fine. Execute 1 Hamas prisoner every hour and release him via trebuchet to Hamas until Shalit is returned. And if Shalit isn't alive, execute an addition two hundred prisoners. Terrorists have no rights. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-10-22 01:51 |
| #2 RE: Shalit's prisoner status Geneva Convention responsibilities are for thee but not for me. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-10-22 01:05 |
| #1 Since Shalit is a prisoner of war, he should be receiving visits from the Red Cross/Red Crescent, right? He should get at least as good treatment as the illegal combatants at Gitmo. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-10-22 00:30 |