Jimmy Carter needs to stick with hammering for Habitat for Humanity ...
Former President Jimmy Carter has
signed on to a petition to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United
States to back off certain sanctions on groups that are deemed terrorist
organizations, so that peace workers can go in and work.
Specifically, the petition signed
by Carter requests that Kerry exempt peace groups from laws that “make it a
crime to offer negotiation training and humanitarian law classes to terror
groups,” Breitbart said.
The petition states: “The Secretary
of State can, and should, exempt peacebuilding activities from this
counterproductive application of the law. Doing so would open the door for
professional peacebuilders to fully engage in helping to end armed conflicts
and suffering around the world, while making the U.S. safer.”
The petition drive was started by
the Charity and Security Network. Group members told The Hill that they’ve been
concerned with their inability to complete bridge-building projects with the
Taliban in Afghanistan and with Hamas in the Palestinian territories.
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