Kofi Annan defends Jimmy Carter over Hamas talks

[reprehensor]

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GENEVA (AFP) — Kofi Annan on Tuesday defended former US president Jimmy Carter for holding direct talks with Hamas in Syria in the face of sharp attacks from both Israel and the White House.

"I don't think the criticism is entirely fair," the former United Nations secretary general told reporters at a press conference for his new Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva.

"We should be cautious not to over-react but take advantage of whatever openings president Carter has been able to obtain to move the process forward," he said.

"He's the only president who's been able to broker an enduring peace agreement between Israel and Egypt and for that we are very grateful," Annan said...

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and VIDEO from RealNews.com;

Carter comes back from Hamas with an olive branch
http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=1382&thisview=item&renewx=2008-04-23+09%3A03%3A15

Aijaz Ahmad: Carter including Hamas in peace process is itself a major development

Wednesday April 23rd, 2008

David Newman, professor of political geography at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University, tells The Real News Network that Hamas’ claim that it will respect a peace deal with Israel—if it is accepted in a vote by Palestinians—represents “a more moderate position” than what the group has previously expressed.

The Real News senior analyst Aijaz Ahmad concludes that Hamas’ new, slightly softened stance could represent “a major breakthrough” in the ongoing standoff between Israel and the Islamic militant group.

[liberal N proud]

1. Glad someone with some clout is sticking up for him

He truly is a great statesman

[reprehensor]

2. Makes Condi look like a joke.

Which she is.

[dpbrown]

3. Only people who DON'T want peace didn't want Carter to talk with Hamas

That's all we need to know.

[Richard Steele]

4. K&R

[Liberal Dose]

5. The pukes hate that Carter makes Condi look even more pathetically useless than she is. Is that even

possible? hahaha

[spanone]

6. k&r

[bdamomma]

7. kick

it's amazing what diplomatic conversation can do huh?