Jimmy Carter: Talks George Bush & war crimes at Hay Festival

[necessaryevil101]

notice how everything turned evil after jfk got shot by the cia?

[GuerillaInThaMidst]

@necessaryevil101....so true! America has suffered greatly, ever since. We have yet to walk from under the dark cloud behind the many slayings of the 1960's.

[getblunted4life]

Nixon was a crook. I highly doubt much of his would be seen as productive especially since just about everyone saw him that way. Regean proved that actor's should not be presidents >.>

[journeyer58]

Being a one term president is not a demerit against Jimmy Carter. Rather President Carter is one of the more sane voices in our world today. His voice added to the voices of the world's people is one which should be listened to. Part of the problem with the idea of human rights trials for the Bush's administration is one of expediency. G.W. Bush is not above the law. He should be prosecuted for violation of human rights without regard to his status as a head of state. Also Obama should be tried.

[Sonofspam64]

Somebody needs to nipple pinch those pussies Bush and Cheney ntil they scream like the limp wrist women they are.

[frnzkuester]

war is hell

[thedonorlandom]

jimmy is cool but americans should prosecute george bush ourselves!

[aoknponte]

Such serious things talked about in such a demeaning ridiculous manner that makes one think : what a shameful sham ! and disrespect of human dignity.

[wrestlingbrian123]

If your the president of the us you should be allowed to use eneny type of torture he want

[ivanzuc]

why is it that great, thinkers in america are democratic, and republicans are always led by their puppet masters the neocons

[gunzrkewl]

Everyone should listen to this one term president who got us into financial shit and fucked up our contry he's a fucking genius!

[pvisserandorra]

War crimes are war crimes. No exceptions.

[Antizionist4life]

I love and respect Mr jimmy Carter,he is a great human being!!

[DanielJ1T]

Hell, I was gonna say worse President ever but now I guess that goes to Nobama.

[SaintHop]

@DanielJ1T now bush is the worst president, i believe obama was ranked 15

[DanielJ1T]

@SaintHop Bush served 2 terms.The way it's going I am not sure Nobama will be allowed by the American people to finish one.If he does finish his term I imagine he will not run again.When has he ever held a job more then 2 years?

[xanderkhaan]

look up operation levlon operation sussanah king david hotel bombing , USS LIBERTY , LOOK UP Anna Baltzer's

[wotrabbitfish]

jimbo, your bungling of the iran hostage crisis was a war crime, you should have been impeached. in essence, you allowed the islamic regime to succeed, & now the whole world is living with the consequences of your inaction. the shah may have been nasty but he did not threaten international stability, or American lives.

[lln003]

I'M DIDN'T VOTE FOR BUSH BOTH TIMES.

BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HE DID THE RIGHT THING BY AUTHORIZING CERTAIN INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES THAT COME CLOSE TO TORTURE.

How else would you make a religious zealots with conventional interroagtion techniques?

REMEMBER THAT THE EUROPEANS USED TORTURE TO SUPPRESS NATIONALISTS DURING THE AGE COLONIALISM. I KNOW THAT TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT, BUT I'M STATING THE FACTS TO MAKE A POINT THAT

THE EUROPEANS ARE TRYING TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT = B. S. !

[lln003]

cORReCTIONS:

"how else would you make  religious zealots TALK with conventional interrogation techniques?"

[baz2186]

One term wonder!! Take your pearls of wisdom and shove it!! Naive!!

[chouchabli]

I mean SHOES as well... not 'soes'

[chouchabli]

not only the whole world is against him (except morrons) but even soes are as well! lol

[billyorton69]

he did this interview in my skwll hall lol there were like fbi guys in black suits walkin round!!!!!!!!!!

[0710ns]

Secret Service

[sidb23]

Everyone, everyone in the WORLD knows that BUSH is a pu---, that's why he and deferment Cheney never fought in a war, they are the biggest criminals in the Universe and F-this country up, it is now up to the democrats to put the country back on track, republicans have NO IDEAS, the only think they can say is No Immigrants, No taxes, Not in my neighbor, no to gay marriage, no to equal treatment for all, no, no, no adds up to a bunch of right wing, wing tipped wearing Jack A !!! "It's a New Day"

[log140]

torture is a war-crime! anyone involved should be prosecuted!!

[HugeJohn51]

wow- Jimmy Carter showing how brilliant he actually is. Hopefully the Pinochet and Spain example might actually pave the way for what Spainish courts are considering now, charging Bush for war crimes. Long shot but holy shit would that be great. Oh, and I almost forgot, Fuck You Freedoms Patriot.

[freddymagick]

Jimmy Carter is an Idiot

[elrincondeldolor]

he might not have been the best president definetly but at least he is not a war criminal like Bush who invaded a country under false premises and tortured also...and by the way Bush makes Carter look like a genius...Carter is admired and welcomed everywhere he goes...Bush is and will be repudiated forever

[freddymagick]

Considering that Russian and British Intelagance also reported Iraq had WMDs and Pres Clinton told the world the same thing.

As for torture I am willing to kick the shit out of a tarrorist in order to save innocent lives even if I go to prision for it.

[LizzyJaye]

The US needs to quit being the policeman and piggy bank of the world. We have worn out our welcome a long time ago. We need to leave. Let each country decide its own fate. Seal the borders, become self-sufficient and stay out of everyone's business.

[LizzyJaye]

America should step aside. I would be totally for that. Pull back all our military bases and pull all the foriegn aid.  All those billions in foriegn aid isn't appreciated, fine. Cut it off. Let those countries fend for themselves. If they can't survive and become totally unstable, then that's just too bad. We need to mind our own business and take of the problems we can within the US.

[Davidmeimers]

Torture is a crime. Bush et al should be prosecuted. He should not be allowed a productive and peaceful life in our country. He should be arrested wherever he travels. He should be prosecuted for war crimes and he should be tried and convicted and imprisoned and have his wealth stripped and returned to the people.

But the American people are also culpable for the crimes. They left them in office and did nothing to stop them. Torture is on every American's hands.

[JeszusChrist]

He is right in saying that as long as Bush stays in the US he will be ok but if GWB leaves the US after the next election he will he held and charged as a war criminal and such he should be for the crimes against humanity that he has commited.

[FreedomsPatriot]

Jimmy Carter was n absolute idiot and a disaster as president!

[louisalit]

Disaster!? And now there is not a disaster?!

[FreedomsPatriot]

What Disaster?.... huh?

Iraq is a complete success beyond imagination from an historical prospective and since Al'Qaeda has suffered a horrible defeat and kidnapping & torturing people for their new recruits, their true colors are known to all.

Bush created a focal point to use the full US military with free run of the country to kill them and getting rid of the "Butcher of Baghdad" & his 24/7 slaughterhouse. It is such a success, few understand just how great Bush is.

GO Ask the Kurds!

[louisalit]

Whatever some Kurds mean, this is the greatest crime against humanity performed by a "civilzed" nation since the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs. Based on lies and paranoid suspicions from beginning to end. In addition it seems Al Quade has grown, and America has got millions of new enemies. But worst: The death and grief of hundredthousands innocent people

[FreedomsPatriot]

"humanity performed by a "civilzed" nation since the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs."

You're ignorant as far as historical facts go, the A-Bomb saved hundreds of thousands of American lives and more Japanese lives by avoiding the invasion of Japan.

[louisalit]

Your attitude is terrifying. No wonder that most countries in the world consider your country the most dangerous threat to the survival of mankind

[FreedomsPatriot]

"Your attitude is terrifying. No wonder that most countries in the world consider your country the most dangerous threat to the survival of mankind"

GOOD, Don't forget it!

[2311971]

what a shame that u call urself an american. killing 100s of thousands innocent civilians cant be the work of a civilized nation. but i guess u r "that" kind of guy who claim that killing over 2 million american indians to occupy their lands was a right thing to do. right?

[FreedomsPatriot]

2311971.. You dumb son of a bitch, your ignorance of American history is sheer ignorance.

Europeans invaded the Indian tribes first and tough them to scalp people alive. Most all Indians were prosecuted because they would slaughter women & children all over the regions and had to made to give up their own black slaves after the civil war.

So you are a women & child killer that likes slavery?..... Kiss my ass you weak minded retard with shit for brains.

[ndkinna]

yeap...... you skipped american history class

[FreedomsPatriot]

ndkinna, I don't need some liberal idiot putting crap in my head about history, HELL I remember it first hand, I lived through his crappy term.

You have been Bitch slapped!

[disgustedcitizenx]

you are definetly a Bush supporter. How ironic that you use the name FreedomsPatriot when Bush has done more to remove are freedoms than any other President or terrorist. You need to be deprogrammed. No terrorist can take my rights away unless that terrorist riside inside our own governement.

[louisalit]

In the time prior to president Carter's presidency there was a large percentage of the American population who shared his civilized views. Under which bad influence has the population been afterwards that explains their choice of the present person as their president? And TWICE?

[louisalit]

It is AMERICA that should put the present criminal administration to justice for their crimes against humanity! That would earn the country some sorely needed respect from the outside world

[mechemeche123]

Jimmy Carter is a kind, caring, honest, he deserves much respect for his work. Who knew the US had an intelligent man as their president back in the days. LMAO from carter to bush that's sad.

[elgwid]

Great video...Thanks a lot!I love carter

Bush lied, people died

[FreedomsPatriot]

WRONG, CARTER was an idiot the started it all with Iran and responsible for the worst presidency in hostory. We are still cleaning up the economy after his lunacy and foreign policy. He has also supported Chevez?.... This muslim cock sucking dumbass then gave away the Panama canal?

What a disaster he was.

[louisalit]

Your country can be proud to have had really civilized President like Carter. Some will have the capacity to realize it. The economical and energy problems started with OPEC's agreements in Pres. Nixon's time. Iran: The Shah was granted temporary asylum in USA to have treatment for his cancer, that provoked some Iranians to capture the American embassy with hostages. And the Panama canal: What was wrong with that? Further he was a spokesman against racial discrimination, provided schools for

[SpraxIAKS]

Not really. The morons in this country talk about Jimmy whenever they can mainly because he shook hands with a "terrorist". The Hamas meeting, the only one in this country with the balls to do it.

[FreedomsPatriot]

Jimmy Carter drove thousands into poverty whit his idiot ideas too.

[luxou812]

Idiot ideas? Lets discuss one...idiot. Wouldn't mind meeting someone he drove into poverty. Never have. Go masturbate to your AM radio. Freak.

[FreedomsPatriot]

luxy, you one sick son of a bitch and a completely ignorant.!

"Wouldn't mind meeting someone he drove into poverty."

If you do not remember the 70's economic environment with 20% interest and 70% income tax and the other stupid crap this idiot did, (Olympics, panama canal, billy beer, ..etc. you must be 12 years old or illiterate on on welfare?

[ndkinna]

no that was Reagan......such a leader/ actor he had such a great sense of humor remember when he released all the mentally ill on the streets...and the trickle down economics that was really fun!

[FreedomsPatriot]

"and the trickle down economics that was really fun! "

I have never seen anything "TRICKLE UP" dummy.

Ho wmany poor people have employed you?... if you have ever been employed that is?

[00maharum00ma]

@louisalit

Carter was much farther to the right than Nixon. He rolled back many of the positive programs Nixon implemented. Carter also oversaw the diplomatic catastrophe that was the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, which allowed Israel to invade Lebanon. Carter himself is also a war criminal, as he financially and diplomatically supported Indonesia's Genocide of the East Timorese, encouraging the atrocities and increasing funding as they escalated.

He's a nice guy, but not a good President.

[aemo501]

A man America can be proud about, a man of conscience and integrity, I love him, if only America could listen.

[haldenver]

Sands is so pleased with his meaningless "goodness" that he could move a pacifist to punch him on the nose. A genuine idiot of great footnote intelligence. The worst type of self-satisfied "progressive" : he has nothing to say, except "let lawyers like me rule the world via a world government". Truly an awful man ( read the books).

[ANason21]

have you ever met him?  i think you might change your tune if you had.

[haldenver]

You show the problem of the "fan" : if you need to meet the man of the "works", you may find yourself discussing his "hypnotic blue eyes".Is he nice/charming (et al). Wake up : a complete intellectual idiot, full of badges......

[ANason21]

Actually, I met him purely by chance by attending a lecture of his, having absolutely no prior knowledge of who he was, what he was about, his views, etc. You aren't actually saying anything of substance, by the way. Are you a neo-nazi conservative who actually thinks that torture is a useful/beneficial device? If you are American, I am embarrassed. If you are a Brit, you should be...

[diffidatio]

Carter has become America's conscience, and we should be happy to have him in that role. He was the president, he knows what it involves, and he is an internationalist, so he knows the ways of international law, relations, & ethics. No one is better suited or has more legitimacy in being America's conscience. Now, if we will only listen to our conscience! That would truly be revolutionary. Bush is a war criminal and should be tried as such, in the U.S. or in an international criminal court.

[haldenver]

You are a total good hearted idiot : you have no idea of war, and would be shocked at the idea of "educated A" shooting "educated B". Your "hot" and "cold" water has ran too long for you to understand its origin.Your language betrays your youth and the failure of our education system. Please do not enjoy your ignorance too much longer...

[pongman]

I think all leaders of any state or country should be held accountable for any crimes by an international tribunal. George Bush shouldn't be an exception.

[bovarcher]

Great post. Do you have the rest of the interview please?

This event had an admission charge of GBP50 which was a bit steep for some people. However, as you would expect it was sold out.