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Faron Graham 

Nov 25, 2007 06:33

Jimmy invented the queue for gas. I recall the odd/even number license plate rule for getting gas; I remember the... [MORE]

Michelle Rich 

Dec 28, 2007 11:47

It is amazing how short Jimmy Carter's memory is - and highly selective Mr. Carter allowed America to be humiliated by... [MORE]

shinderpal jandu 

Jan 24, 2008 00:45

Ask the soldiers coming back from Iraq what they think. Better still, look at the polls. No wait, listen to... [MORE]

Victor 

Nov 21, 2007 10:53

If Jimmy Carter is a religious man and truly believes in the word of God then he had better re-read... [MORE]

DeeDee 

Feb 24, 2007 18:21

There is a major doctrine being taught in so-called Christian circles, a false doctrine. The Jews are no longer God's... [MORE]

George Zweigle 

Jan 2, 2007 12:31

To say that Jimmy Carter's book is factually inaccurate is a gross understatement. His assertions of Israel's oppression of the... [MORE]

FERN SIDMAN 

Dec 28, 2006 13:28

I find it amazing that there is such backlash against this book. This kind of reaction usually occurs when someone... [MORE]

Linda 

Dec 17, 2006 10:30

Since I first met Jimmy Carter in 1966, I have not taken him seriously. Whatever his intentions are, they seem... [MORE]

N.Conant 

Dec 14, 2006 21:55

Anyone that has studied Europe and the world in the 1930s should begin to see some very shocking analogies to... [MORE]

Ed 

Dec 14, 2006 13:55

For a multitude of years, I have wondered where this ex-president (Mr. Carter) really stands. I believe as a pronounced... [MORE]

Phil HerrNeckar 

Dec 13, 2006 13:14

The question is now, not what the "Peanut Farmer President" wrote, but why a supposidly intelligent Christian would write such... [MORE]

Morty Eisen 

Dec 13, 2006 12:32

It seems that as bad a president as Jimmy Carter was and as bad an ex-president as Jimmy Carter is,... [MORE]

Kyda Sylvester 

Dec 13, 2006 11:08

It's very obvious that Mr. Carter, has no clue about middle eastern history. He needs to go back to school. Furthermore how... [MORE]

ronnie 

Dec 11, 2006 14:26

Carter's comments now rise to the level iof Jesse Jackson's "Hymietown" remarks in addition to Jackson's comments on how he... [MORE]

Douglas E. Klein 

Dec 12, 2006 15:26

Dershowitz does what he's good at, arguing his case persuasively. That is far different from speaking the truth. To lay... [MORE]

Yoav Atzmon 

Dec 10, 2006 02:24

The author did not say Israel had no fault or blemish. The author pointed out the inconsistencies and bias in... [MORE]

Jarrod 

Dec 13, 2006 20:42

well written summary by Dershowitz [MORE]

sheldon spector 

Dec 10, 2006 01:02

If indeed he is a decent man, would it not be more fair and just to hear his words and... [MORE]

Sarah Adam 

Dec 9, 2006 23:58

Jimmy Carter has pointed out some problems in this book. People are making too much of the word "Apartheid". Yes,... [MORE]

Sam Iyengar 

Dec 9, 2006 16:08

.the lefties who would adore to turn Bush on the Israelies for fighting to preserve their existence. the Israeleis praying... [MORE]

glenda lea waggoner 

Dec 8, 2006 23:59

Just to address one aspect of the criticism: I'm a bit surprised when anyone finds the use of the word apartheid... [MORE]

Diarmuid 

Dec 8, 2006 18:28

Did Mel Gibson helped Carter write this book? [MORE]

M. Rubin 

Dec 8, 2006 18:22

I had long considered Carter to be the most moral and considerate president we ever had. I see now that... [MORE]

alan fliesler 

Dec 8, 2006 10:48

I watched Pres. Carter's TV interview last week and throughout I was exasperated to hear the twisted "logic" that Alan... [MORE]

Zach 

Dec 7, 2006 15:39

For years, former President Carter has been desperately trying to rehabiltate his richly deserved reputation as one of the more... [MORE]

Pete A 

Dec 9, 2006 12:41

All those who are writing that facts don't matter, and it doesn't matter who is right are correct. Israel is... [MORE]

Sam Levy 

Dec 7, 2006 15:13

Two points: 1. Arab violence against Jews did not begin in 1929 as Prof. Dershowitz writes. There are accounts of Arab pogroms... [MORE]

Moshe 

Dec 7, 2006 06:51

Moshe : Byzantines are the same people as Romans, though it's quite possible that Carter doesn't know it. [MORE]

Say No More 

Dec 7, 2006 15:30

Jimmy Carter is a lier of the worst type. He has been going around the interview circuit speaking untruths about... [MORE]

joseph Oster 

Dec 6, 2006 18:52

On CNN Sunday, Carter, who was being interviewed by Wolf Blitzer about his new book, was asked about Qassam missile... [MORE]

Ira Ross 

Dec 5, 2006 19:49

As a native citizen and WW2 veteran of the US, I am ashamed and disgraced that Jimmy Carter was a President... [MORE]

Milton Kramer 

Dec 4, 2006 11:27

Your response is part-in-parcel of those that cut other people down since you cannot back up what I'm sure represents... [MORE]

Doumani 

Dec 11, 2006 01:21

Being a social studies teacher, I am often asked why study history. "Why should I care about what a bunch... [MORE]

Dale Buro 

Dec 4, 2006 09:33

This will all end with crying [MORE]

Shinderpal Jandu 

Dec 7, 2006 23:10

Carter is as evil a person as this country ever produced. To be shocked that this "decent man" wrote an... [MORE]

Demo 

Dec 3, 2006 23:43

The hidden thoughts of an anti-semitic ex-president is all we need right now to fuel more hatred and violence. I... [MORE]

June Goodman 

Dec 3, 2006 14:35

So, if criticizing the state of Israel makes on anti-semitic, what would, let's say, criticising the United States make one... [MORE]

Diarmuid 

Dec 8, 2006 23:51

The article presented by Alan Deashowitz is to be commended. Factual, to the point and acceptable by the learned, not only... [MORE]

Leslie J. Belikoff 

Dec 3, 2006 14:14

Dershowitz builds his case logically step by step. By the end of the article it is abundantly clear that a... [MORE]

Eric 

Dec 3, 2006 13:47

One conclusion could certainly be (and I think Mr. Dershowitz alluded to this) is that Jimmy is not such a... [MORE]

Rabbi Sol Appleman 

Dec 6, 2006 13:22

How come Mr. Dershowitz's piece was not picked up by many, many more outlets? X President Carter has been interviewed... [MORE]

Harriette Smith 

Dec 3, 2006 03:35

There are lots and lots of Jimmy Carters, who write everyday for the media (newspapers and on-line news), articles with... [MORE]

Irene Walda Heynemann 

Dec 1, 2006 23:15

This book has indeed provoked debate, but surely not the sort Carter anticipated or wanted. This issue of Carter being... [MORE]

Paul 

Jan 13, 2007 12:04

Not having yet read Carter's ugly Jew-baiting screed, I will hazard a guess that Ol' Jimmah says not one word... [MORE]

Paul 

Dec 1, 2006 14:54

He sat there and befriended them and forgot that he was sent by the 'free world' to oversee 'democratic voting.'HIs... [MORE]

Ziva 

Dec 1, 2006 12:05

A "decent man" like Jimmy Carter, you say......After reading his book, that's a laugh.....Allan Newman, Montreal, Canada [MORE]

Allan Newman 

Nov 30, 2006 09:39

Yesterday was the anniversary of an important milestone that Dershowitz omits, namely, the UN General Assembly Resolution 181 of 1947,... [MORE]

A. Zilkha 

Nov 30, 2006 03:05

Jimmy promoted land for peace and the peace he persuaded has stood the test of time. Now Israel should return... [MORE]

rainman 

Nov 30, 2006 00:11

AS USUAL , DERSHOWITZ WORDS AND OPINIONS ARE AS GOOD AND PURE AS GOLD. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS , ALAN... [MORE]

BEN BEN-ARI 

Nov 29, 2006 20:10

Alan Dershowitz has it right on. Jimmy Carter is the antisis of a wise , prudent and objective man. His... [MORE]

g samuel 

Nov 29, 2006 15:02

Sara Adams (along with others, I'm sure, including former President Jimmy "the peanut" Carter) that the Israeli government is a... [MORE]

S. J. Korson 

Dec 22, 2006 15:45

Israeli and Palestanian problem fits a Buddhist parable of "Blind Men and An Elephant" There are basically few objective facts... [MORE]

jv 

Nov 28, 2006 22:16

In this piece, Dershowitz faults Carter for telling the Palestinian side of the story. But, like it or not, thre... [MORE]

Ben Daniel 

Nov 28, 2006 18:18

Ben, There are two sides to every story , truth and fable. Carter's comments are fable. Dershowitz's are fact. [MORE]

g samuel 

Nov 29, 2006 15:06

view the world through a Jewish prism. As most Jews will do. and they willnot accept the possibility that this... [MORE]

Louvreboy 

Dec 9, 2006 00:02

Let's face it, Dershowitz doesn't have to prove anything. He didn't write this book, Jimmy Carter did and it is... [MORE]

georg von mecklenberg 

Dec 27, 2006 18:51

As Kassam missiles are launched by Palestinian terrorists into Israeli civilian cities and towns, as Israel has left Gaza for... [MORE]

Joel Leyden 

Nov 28, 2006 17:46

Mr. Dershowitz is right about the facts. He is so right that he is irrelevant to the solution for peace... [MORE]

Allan Hunkin 

Nov 28, 2006 11:12

Mr. Hunkin is a foolish soul. The truth can be put aside only after it is known. The truth must... [MORE]

Jerry 

Nov 30, 2006 23:03

Mr. Carter and his fellow travellers have made lifelong careers out of distorting the situation in Israel. Obviously, condemning Israel,... [MORE]

Andre 

Dec 1, 2006 13:08

Before you can have peace you have look at the situation objectively. Mr. Carter has failed to do so. It... [MORE]

Matthew Schutz 

Dec 2, 2006 22:08

Allan Hunkin, author One fact Allan kind of leaves out-The Arabs don't really want any peace of any kind with Israel.... [MORE]

Rabbi Sol Appleman 

Dec 6, 2006 13:37

It is not surprising to see how age has weaken Carter"s inhibitions about stating his true feelings about Israel Maybe... [MORE]

Arthur Bayer 

Nov 27, 2006 20:56

I would be happy to donate something to the State of Israel to start a legal action against Jimmy Carter... [MORE]

Maurice Wolf aka Bud wolf 

Nov 26, 2006 23:56

Peanut Carter has been travelling the world bashing America, our President, the military and supporting fraudulent elections of dictator/presidents as... [MORE]

jondar 

Nov 27, 2006 22:57

Peace process in the middle east is important for the world community, very important for USA, critical for Palestinian and... [MORE]

Terry Tarik 

Dec 5, 2006 16:55

You would think that after 911, people in general and ex-presidents in particular, would have a greater understanding of Israel's... [MORE]

HARRY LEVY 

Nov 26, 2006 16:44

I have not read the Carter book, but I have read many on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.... [MORE]

Lewis Reed 

Nov 26, 2006 15:22

It is Lewis Reed who is submitting misinformation. According to the United Nations, there are about 4 million refugees and... [MORE]

Robert Zapesochny 

Nov 27, 2006 17:11

Robert, are you saying it would be okay for America, for instance, to forcibly expel, and restrict from returning, minority... [MORE]

Diarmuid 

Dec 9, 2006 00:34

Mr.Reed, Would you mind telling us where your facts come from, which papers, books, etc. For those people who write... [MORE]

June Goodman 

Dec 9, 2006 13:25

How ironic that you choose to use the word "Democracy" to further your argument, Diarmuid. Democracy, the very foundation of... [MORE]

Micah 

Dec 20, 2006 04:14

President Carter seems to have forgotten that The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was a Nazi supporter and fighting against our... [MORE]

Robert Haas 

Nov 26, 2006 15:14

Mr. Carter is indeed the mother and the origin of present terrorism and chaos that world is inflicted with today.He... [MORE]

Sam Rahban 

Nov 26, 2006 15:12

Jimmy needs to go to www.forgottenrefugees.com - If he wants to turn back history why not start in India... [MORE]

Larry Klein 

Nov 26, 2006 10:07

The US is blessed with many distinguished Presidents (some we love and some we disagree strongly with). President Crater however... [MORE]

Doron 

Nov 26, 2006 07:54

Is Carter somehow reminiscent of the "good" doctor Kelno in Leon Uris's novel QBVII? Kelno was an exemplary humanitarian of... [MORE]

Bruce Burger 

Nov 26, 2006 05:14

I bought my first car under Mr. Carter's regime with an interest financing of 22 %. I remember the days... [MORE]

John Jeyaseelan 

Nov 25, 2006 09:46

because jimmy carter was such a terrible president, ronald reagan got elected. But for that he is as useless an... [MORE]

et gentin 

Nov 24, 2006 13:45

Why am I not surprised? Jimmy Carter was the worst Amwerican President in History. He let down a true friend... [MORE]

Isaac 

Nov 24, 2006 12:47

I used to think Jummy Carter was well meaning but unusually naive. As the years have passed I have seen... [MORE]

Joe 

Nov 24, 2006 04:59

If this Carter is a decent man, then decency has taken a turn for the worse. [MORE]

Bob Miller 

Nov 22, 2006 15:46

Sadly, Carter has fallen into the moral trap that claims many devout Christians. He has let his tolerance of human... [MORE]

Andy Ross 

Nov 25, 2006 13:50

carter and liek will twist history to make it fit their their anti-israel, propalestinian platform. an honest look at the... [MORE]

Jay 

Nov 22, 2006 11:35

Speechless! [MORE]

Scott Adelman MD 

Nov 23, 2006 16:21

Jimmy Carter, Mel Gibson, Chirac, United Nations, Iran, Muslim Fundamentalists, etc., etc., etc. It amazes me how a tiny, tiny... [MORE]

Sharon R 

Nov 30, 2006 17:07

He is simply not very bright. Looks for controversy in order to appear intelligent. [MORE]

Rose Judges 

Dec 18, 2006 05:11

I wish to thank Alan Dershowitz for providing such an eloquent counterpoint in his review of President Jimmy Carter's new... [MORE]

Jonathan Marks 

Nov 22, 2006 11:12

Let's not forget how the so called peace living Jimmy Carter aggressively campaigned for and was able to get Congress... [MORE]

Warren 

Nov 24, 2006 21:54

I fully agree with the opinions of President Jimmy Carter in his support of Mr. Arafat and Mr Assad. I... [MORE]

Thomas 

Nov 26, 2006 08:11

"Thomas" - do not refer to me as "your friend". I do not share your views & furthermore I am... [MORE]

Jonathan Marks 

Nov 27, 2006 20:08

As a Christian, we were never fooled by Jimmy Carter. If you were awake at all,he was way over his... [MORE]

George Zweigle 

Jan 2, 2007 12:43

Mr. Dershowtz writes, "...the Carter Center...could have been a force for peace if Jimmy Carter were as generous in spirit... [MORE]

Haim 

Nov 22, 2006 10:40

Jimmy Carter shows his true colors (those of the Palestinian flag) in this book. I'd rather read O.J.'s book; at... [MORE]

Dan Silagi 

Nov 22, 2006 10:34

I don't think Carter is the worst ex-president in U.S. history, but that's mainly because after his term as president... [MORE]

Alex Bensky 

Nov 27, 2006 10:09

What else would you expect from a Liberal Lunatic like Jimmy Carter to write. No suprise here, the Liberals are... [MORE]

John Di Santo 

Nov 22, 2006 08:26

At the very least, I'm glad to see that Alan Dershowitz is not alone in his disgust for Carter's book... [MORE]

Susan 

Nov 27, 2006 10:20

This is not the only example of Jimmy Carter's stupidity. In 1974 in Helsinki he co- signed with the then... [MORE]

Bogdan Jodkowski 

Dec 1, 2006 22:42