Jimmy Carter Does Havana; Ex-President Sympathizes More with Castro Thugs Than Their Murdered Victims

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Byline: Humberto Fontova, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Embracing a recent invitation by the Castro brothers, Jimmy Carter visited Cuba last week. We greeted each other as old friends, gushed the former president after his meeting with Fidel Castro.

In 2002, we received him warmly, Fidel reciprocated. Now, I reiterated to him our respect and esteem.

Jimmy Carter was the best of all U.S. presidents, gushed Raul Castro while personally seeing off his American guest.

Jimmy Carter earned all this warmth, esteem and joviality from Cuba's Stalinist rulers by doing everything within his power to dismantle the so-called embargo against them. The embargo of Cuba is the stupidest law ever passed in the U.S. , he said in 2002. And yet, as president, Mr. Carter imposed more economic sanctions against more nations than any other American president in modern history. These …