News Buzz: Pennsylvanians Head to Polls, Condoleezza Rice on Jimmy Carter's Hamas Visit, and More
Today—six weeks after it all began—the polls are open and Pennsylvania voters finally get a chance to choose between the two bickering Democratic candidates. Hillary Clinton was the early favorite in the Keystone State, but since the campaigning in Pennsylvania, polls show Barack Obama has chiseled into her lead. A big win for Clinton would mean the candidates press on to the next set of primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. A win for Obama or a narrow win for Clinton could signal that the long battle between the two candidates is over.
Al Qaeda's No. 2 in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, discredited a theory blaming Israel for the September 11 attacks in comments posted on an Islamic website. He held Iran and Shiite Hezbollah responsible for spreading the disinformation in an attempt to discredit al Qaeda's role. Al Qaeda is a Sunni organization. Zawahiri has recently criticized Iran for trying to extend its power throughout the Middle East.
The Bush administration today voiced opposition to former President Jimmy Carter's decision to meet with Hamas leaders in Damascus over the weekend, saying that the State Department had told Carter well in advance of his trip not to carry out the meeting. "The United States is not going to deal with Hamas," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said earlier this morning, "and we had certainly told President Carter that we did not think meeting with Hamas was going to help." Carter says he received mixed signals from U.S. officials. Regardless, he failed to persuade Hamas to halt rocket attacks on Israel.
Tags: presidential election 2008 | primaries | Barack Obama | Jimmy Carter | Hillary Clinton | al Qaeda | Bush administration | Hamas | Pennsylvania | Ayman al- Zawahiri
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Carter's visit
He may have failed to convince hamas to halt rocket attacks on Israel, but he certainly succeeded in thoroughly pissing off Zawahiri (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080422100510.qnl6rneq&show_article=1). If the "holy warriors" listen to this moron, there will certainly be more deaths in Iraq. Will Carter accept responsibility for these deaths?
Carter
This trip was all about Jimmy's place in history in which he is constantly trying to erase a lousy presidency. He should quit while he is ahead. I am not sure how much more clear Iran and Hamas, a wing of that government can be so that Jimmy understands that peace with Israel is not possible - EVER. No matter what concessions Israel would make it would never be enough. At the same time, the lousy life that the average Palestinian has endured for so many years cannot be erased either. It is equally unfortunate that representation of the Palestinian people has always been by those seeking to exploit the people all the while getting rich and refusing to budge on any of the issues. It may be a political position for both sides that is enjoyed at the expense of the people. To think that a western can solve this complex issue is laughable. The arrogance that Jimmy has to think he is the one to do it . But heck, if something good comes from it all it isn't any worse I guess than paying the usual lip service to the problem.
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