jimmy carter

Carter Backpedals on Bush and Blair

May 21, 2007
Jimmy Carter must have received some angry phone calls over the weekend after he seemingly explicitly called the Bush administration the "worst in history" in terms of foreign policy and critiqued team Blair in Britain for going along with Bush's agenda, because Monday morning found Carter in serious backpedal mode on the "Today" show.

Carter Disses Blair and Bush

May 21, 2007
Former President Jimmy Carter is not a fan of the Bush administration's approach to international relations, calling it "the worst in history" in a recent interview. While he was at it, Carter took aim at British Prime Minister Tony Blair (above, with Bush), calling his compliance with Bush's policies "a major tragedy for the world."

Brzezinski Flunks Bush

Mar 19, 2007
Be glad Zbigniew Brzezinski, historian and national security adviser under Jimmy Carter, isn't sizing up your job performance -- the man just does not give out A's. Brzezinski dropped in at "Late Edition" on Sunday and graded Bill Clinton and both Bushes on their international relations skills, slapping George W. Bush with an F.
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Another Headache for Jimmy Carter

Jan 13, 2007
Fourteen members of an advisory board to the Carter Center have resigned over the former president's new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," saying, "You have clearly abandoned your historic role of broker in favor of becoming an advocate for one side."

Carter Rails on Fundamentalists

Aug 15, 2006
Former President Jimmy Carter, himself a famously pious Baptist, lets loose on religious fundamentalists in an interview with Der Spiegel -- how they won't admit mistakes; how they won't negotiate with people who disagree with them; how they dehumanize people who have other beliefs; and how Bush & Co. fit that bill perfectly.

Israel to Halt Payments to Palestinians

Feb 20, 2006
As Palestinians swore in their Hamas-dominated parliament, Israel froze contact with the "terrorist" group, and stopped a planned transfer of funds Hamas dismissed the effect of the sanctions, and former President Jimmy Carter warns in an Op-Ed that America risks severe consequences if it conspires with Israel to disrupt the transfer of power to Hamas.