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(29,876 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2012, 04:45 PM Aug 2012

Jimmy Carter Calls Corrie Case Ruling ‘Unacceptable’ [View all]

August 30, 2012

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Former President Jimmy Carter called “unacceptable” a court ruling that declared the State of Israel is not responsible for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie.

“The killing of an American peace activist is unacceptable. The court’s decision confirms a climate of impunity, which facilitates Israeli human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Territory,” Carter said in a statement from the Atlanta-based Carter Center.

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Carter also stated, “I hope that the U.S. government will use all reasonable means to ensure that the rights of American citizens are protected overseas and that justice is done for the Corrie family.”

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Jimmy Carter Calls Corrie Case Ruling ‘Unacceptable’ [View all] Purveyor Aug 2012 OP

I adore you for speaking out, President Jimmy Carter.... hlthe2b Aug 2012 #1

Good for him, I love this man. nt. polly7 Aug 2012 #2

Thank you President Carter texshelters Aug 2012 #3

I love you, President Carter. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2012 #4

It's like when we hear cops getting off scott free after an obvious case of murder. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #5

The court cases was about murder ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #6

In a Law Day Speech ... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #7

+100 Missycim Aug 2012 #22

I think he should address blame to the parents, King_David Aug 2012 #8

she was 23 years old that is a bit past the age of parental allowing or not n/t azurnoir Aug 2012 #9

Yea she probably paid her own way. nt King_David Aug 2012 #10

doesn't really matter who paid she was still an adult azurnoir Aug 2012 #11

yes King_David Aug 2012 #12

thanks n/t azurnoir Aug 2012 #16

Rachel worked at a number of jobs and may well have done that. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #14

Dying for a cause does not automatically deserve respect ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #18

A tragic accident King_David Aug 2012 #20

Whats worse is the group she Missycim Aug 2012 #23

She was trying to stop home demolitions. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #35

we know you like fantasy...thats been clarified....but this is absurd.. pelsar Aug 2012 #41

That's what the people in the group said. I didn't make it up. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #42

well.....heres some of that reality you so like to avoid.... pelsar Aug 2012 #43

She wasn't obligated to let an innocent family lose their home Ken Burch Sep 2012 #66

.....nor was she obligated to try to protect those that were trying to kill me.... pelsar Sep 2012 #70

The family that lived in that home were not part of Hamas. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #71

Let me see,,, holdencaufield Sep 2012 #72

In the case of the person I was addressing that question to, Ken Burch Sep 2012 #73

i understand that you actual believe this.... pelsar Sep 2012 #74

From all I have heard, the father of that family was simply a pharmacist. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #75

you claim: pelsar Sep 2012 #78

I don't have to prove their innocence...you have to prove their complicity. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #79

you claim you have information...that they are not members of hamas pelsar Sep 2012 #80

It's late at night here...I'll post some info in a few hours. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #81

i didnt say anything about deserving.... pelsar Sep 2012 #82

Would you trust some fellow Israelis on the matter? or your own army? From the ICAHD website: Ken Burch Sep 2012 #89

"Fellow Israelis"? holdencaufield Sep 2012 #90

I didn't mean anything like what you implied in the first line of that post, obviously. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #92

no...israelis dont have any particular character that puts them above anybody else... pelsar Sep 2012 #91

The destruction of their home was an attack on the family in and of itself. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #93

material possessions are not the same as human lives....(a very capitalistic approach you have) pelsar Sep 2012 #94

trying to stop home demolitions is "taking sides"? Ken Burch Sep 2012 #95

and you call yourself a "humanitarian? pelsar Sep 2012 #105

" ... does that count in your world of "traumatic things." holdencaufield Sep 2012 #106

That's a despicable lie. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #108

You know perfectly well that I oppose the rocket attacks- Ken Burch Sep 2012 #112

because it is personal.....bullets and kassams are real pelsar Sep 2012 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Sep 2012 #118

Cite? eyl Sep 2012 #57

I thought I had a cite...at this point I don't...I've deleted that part of the post. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #69

Where did you read this? oberliner Sep 2012 #59

I thought I had a cite...at this point I don't...I've deleted that part of the post. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #68

Not lying.. King_David Sep 2012 #64

I thought I had a cite...at this point I don't...I've deleted that part of the post. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #67

We are all one. roody Sep 2012 #52

Her parents have every reason to be proud of their daughter, and I assume they are sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #76

A wasteful death King_David Sep 2012 #125

It wasn't "a vacation" She was doing serious, respect-worthy work for peace and justice. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #13

Justice, maybe. Peace, not so much. oberliner Aug 2012 #17

wow.. you found a convenient scapegoat did`t you... madrchsod Sep 2012 #84

So what. What a shocking revelation. Behind the Aegis Aug 2012 #15

Notice the pundits never once challenge the legalities of this case. n/t shira Aug 2012 #19

In Rachel Corrie verdict, Israel deals new blow to international law (Jeff Halper) azurnoir Aug 2012 #21

International law is irrelevant in this case. aranthus Aug 2012 #24

No international law seems not apply to Israel does it? azurnoir Aug 2012 #26

International law isn't law. aranthus Aug 2012 #31

yes and those contracts were they exist are vioded when ever convenient azurnoir Sep 2012 #46

Uh... eyl Sep 2012 #58

Because it's about politics, not law. aranthus Aug 2012 #25

so you are admitting that Gaza was not a war zone? n/t azurnoir Aug 2012 #27

Not at all. aranthus Aug 2012 #28

except if Gaza was indeed a war zone then international law does indeed apply azurnoir Aug 2012 #29

Israel has the responsibility to protect innocent people in its jurisdiction or area of operations, aranthus Aug 2012 #30

so Israel is not responsible for the actions of its military ? n/t azurnoir Aug 2012 #32

Where do you get this stuff from? aranthus Aug 2012 #33

well it seem that if Israel is indeed responsible and Corrie who is a civilwas killed as a result of azurnoir Aug 2012 #34

No. You still have to show that the military acted wrongfully. aranthus Aug 2012 #39

first let's take a look at the suit itself itself there were 2 parts azurnoir Sep 2012 #45

Thank you for the information. aranthus Sep 2012 #62

Corrie in fact was a willful participant..... pelsar Aug 2012 #40

Corrie was a civilian not matter how you attempt to parse that azurnoir Sep 2012 #47

realilty check: civilians live in gaza or perhaps u prefer ethnic cleansing? pelsar Sep 2012 #53

IDF was allowing civilians in an area where military operations were taking place without taking azurnoir Sep 2012 #54

whats a proper precaution? pelsar Sep 2012 #55

so apparently IDF should not protect the lives of civilians what more can I say thanks n/t azurnoir Sep 2012 #61

anytime...btw i noticed that you couldnt define your own statement.. pelsar Sep 2012 #63

Lol think back perhaps -in the case of Corrie spotters would have sufficed azurnoir Sep 2012 #86

civilians are defined by what they do, not by their clothes nor ID card pelsar Sep 2012 #114

parts 1 and 2 of your comment are quite conflicting but was Rachel Corrie a civilian azurnoir Sep 2012 #115

she was a civilian.... pelsar Sep 2012 #116

you seem confused here azurnoir Sep 2012 #117

ill give you some more...as you like these statements: pelsar Sep 2012 #119

Really now ? azurnoir Sep 2012 #120

feel free to call/think/believe us as N....i am indirectly here called that anyway pelsar Sep 2012 #122

I dunno' but I think Dr Globbles azurnoir Sep 2012 #123

Yeah, really Azurnoir. So what's the motivation of those obsessed.... shira Sep 2012 #124

I don't know so why don't you explain for us azurnoir Sep 2012 #126

But I'm waiting for you to answer. shira Sep 2012 #127

I deferred answering to you seems you can not do it though azurnoir Sep 2012 #128

Excuse me, but it's Republican tactics to apply the term "bias" to an individual. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Behind the Aegis Aug 2012 #37

So....anybody see what "Aegis" posted and then self-deleted about me? Ken Burch Aug 2012 #38

Paranoid ? nt King_David Aug 2012 #44

Impressed, actually. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #48

I didn't post ANYTHING about YOU. So stop worrying yourself about it. Behind the Aegis Sep 2012 #49

OK. Whatever. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #50

It was about your POST. Behind the Aegis Sep 2012 #51

and in your opinion what or who is Carter azurnoir Sep 2012 #87

More Rachels whose deaths are "unacceptable" holdencaufield Sep 2012 #56

There is no shortage of roody Sep 2012 #60

Indeed. There are just as many innocent Palestinian victims as there are innocent Israeli victims. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #98

None of us minimize those deaths...INCLUDING Rachel Corrie...we all grieve for those Rachels too. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #65

Ken, why has the ISM lied so much about this incident? shira Sep 2012 #96

self-defense against Israeli soldiers does not equate to "murdering Jews" Ken Burch Sep 2012 #97

Killing an IDF soldier ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #99

It is the killing of a soldier in self-defense. Ken Burch Sep 2012 #100

Is it your belief ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #102

It is my belief that they are killing to achieve self-determination Ken Burch Sep 2012 #103

First Ken, why all the lies from ISM activists & their supporters WRT Corrie? shira Sep 2012 #110

I don't know enough about this to be able to determine Ken Burch Sep 2012 #111

Do you have a list of Palestinians who have been killed? sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #77

Thank you President Carter for speaking out for justice in the Corrie case Larkspur Sep 2012 #83

Lucky for Israel the majority of Americans ,Democrats too, King_David Sep 2012 #85

Decent people do not believe Palestinians have some "right"... shira Sep 2012 #88

If Americans knew the real truth about Israel Larkspur Sep 2012 #101

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #104

'intentional attack of the USS Liberty ' King_David Sep 2012 #107

It's just an irresistible urge for some to demonize/libel evil Israelis.... shira Sep 2012 #109

Americans know about the USS Liberty. Shaktimaan Sep 2012 #121

So it is your belief... Shaktimaan Sep 2012 #129