Don't Like The Rules? Break Them.

Former President Jimmy Carter met with an ex-minister in the Hamas "government" today while visiting the West Bank. I know, big surprise right? It seems he's pretty cozy with all those Hamas guys anyway. He still plans to meet with Hamas' top leader in Syria and Lord knows who else he will visit while he's there. I hear he might even have time in his schedule to share a drink with Yasser Arafat.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met an ex-minister in Hamas's government on Tuesday, defying Israeli leaders who shunned the Nobel Peace Prize laureate over his contacts with the Islamist movement.

Carter said he had sought to visit the Gaza Strip, which Hamas seized in June after routing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction. He said the request was turned down, but he did not point the finger at Israel.

There's no need to point the finger at Israel. Everyone knows that Israel controls the border crossings, so everyone knows who turned him down. Why mince words and refuse to "point fingers"? In his book, meeting with terrorists is okay, but pointing fingers must be a bad thing. I don't think Israel is going to stop him though. He sounds pretty determined.

"I haven't been able to get permission to go into Gaza. I would like to. I asked for permission. But I was turned down. But maybe we can find a way to circumvent that. I don't know yet," Carter said.

This man has defied current U.S. Policy about meeting with terrorists, and now he is planning to circumvent Israeli security to meet with those terrorists. He's nothing if not consistent, eh? Mr. Carter says he is there acting as a "communicator", yet he never seems to listen to anyone. A good communicator listens to those involved in the conversation. If he was listening he wouldn't be there in the first place.

Carter says he is not there as a negotiator, nor is he a mediator, but he fully expects to be able to "relay" the message from Hamas to leaders of the United States. Say what? Why would he expect them to listen to him? The United States has a policy against talking to terrorists. The United States made it clear they did not want him to go. Why should they listen to him?

Mr. Carter also said, "I'm just trying to understand different opinions and communicate … between people who won't communicate with each other". Think about it people. He is meeting with Hamas. They have no intention to keep peace. Their own founding charter calls for the destruction of Israel. The United States knows this. Israel knows this. He obviously thinks he knows more than everyone else involved with Mid-East affairs. So, exactly who's not communicating?

When he travels abroad he may think he's a private citizen, but to the world he is Former President Jimmy Carter. His image and his words have a lasting impact on the people they reach. Whether he likes it or not, everytime he opens his mouth people around the world think he is speaking for the United States. He needs to stop. Immediately. Before he causes damage that cannot be repaired.

Former President Jimmy Carter is a very dangerous man. He claims to be a man of peace, but under the guise of peace he has bolstered evil dictators around the world, defied the foreign policies of several U.S. Presidents, and insulted the people of Israel time and time again.

He might as well lay around all day on some teak outdoor furniture, because I don't think he's going to be remembered as a great peacemaker afterall.

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