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| − | Although [[Jimmy Carter]] is now famous for his [[human rights]] crusade, he was not always a champion of them. During his reign, he supported the brutal regime in [[Indonesia]] while it massacred | + | Although [[Jimmy Carter]] is now famous for his [[human rights]] crusade, he was not always a champion of them. During his reign, he supported the brutal regime in [[Indonesia]] while it massacred 85-100,000 Timorese (1/7 of the population) and a handful of Westerners. Carter is also criticized for funding the Afghan mujahideen (which was continued under the Reagan administration). |
==El Salvador== | ==El Salvador== | ||
Although the Reagan administration supported the brutal military dictatorship in [[El Salvador]] throughout the 80s, it was actually Carter who began funding the anti-Communist military dictatorship. [[Roman Catholic]] Bishop Oscar Romero who was in no way a communist, wrote to President Carter pleading with him not to send military aid to the El Salvadorean military dictatorship. Carter ignored Romero's pleas and several months later, Romero was brutally murdered while he was performing Mass. [[Liberal]]s frequently criticize Reagan for this support (and rightly so) but often forget (or ignore) Carter's crucial role in that support. | Although the Reagan administration supported the brutal military dictatorship in [[El Salvador]] throughout the 80s, it was actually Carter who began funding the anti-Communist military dictatorship. [[Roman Catholic]] Bishop Oscar Romero who was in no way a communist, wrote to President Carter pleading with him not to send military aid to the El Salvadorean military dictatorship. Carter ignored Romero's pleas and several months later, Romero was brutally murdered while he was performing Mass. [[Liberal]]s frequently criticize Reagan for this support (and rightly so) but often forget (or ignore) Carter's crucial role in that support. | ||
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Although Jimmy Carter is now famous for his human rights crusade, he was not always a champion of them. During his reign, he supported the brutal regime in Indonesia while it massacred 85-100,000 Timorese (1/7 of the population) and a handful of Westerners. Carter is also criticized for funding the Afghan mujahideen (which was continued under the Reagan administration).
El Salvador
Although the Reagan administration supported the brutal military dictatorship in El Salvador throughout the 80s, it was actually Carter who began funding the anti-Communist military dictatorship. Roman Catholic Bishop Oscar Romero who was in no way a communist, wrote to President Carter pleading with him not to send military aid to the El Salvadorean military dictatorship. Carter ignored Romero's pleas and several months later, Romero was brutally murdered while he was performing Mass. Liberals frequently criticize Reagan for this support (and rightly so) but often forget (or ignore) Carter's crucial role in that support.