Talk:Carter Center

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I'd support putting an NPOV tag on this article. The criticism section is longer than the rest of the article, and is half composed of irrelevant attacks against Carter's controversial book on Palestine.

I have 2 words for Mr Carter, "Never Again"

I second the NPOV tag - and substantial paring down of the criticism section. Even the "Jimmy Carter" wikipedia entry itself doesn't have as much opinionated content, although there is a succinct mention of the controversial aspect of his Palestine book. This entry is about The Carter Center and it's work. Criticism is worthy of note; but objectivity is needed. Ddwyer 23:36, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

"who were also more committed to Israeli expansionism and the oppression of the Palestinians than intellectual integrity and honesty" Even though I might agree with this statement, it screams POV. I removed it. Don't Be Evil (talk) 04:47, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

The most recent edit in the Controversy section is factually incorrect. The wording suggests that several fellows resigned. The only fellow who resigned was Ken Stein. He had not directed a program at the Center for 14 years. He was a member of the Center's Palestinian election monitoring team in 1996, but by 2006 he was a fellow in title only. I called the Carter Center to verify. Ddwyer (talk) 14:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I am not logged in but I came to this entry in conjunction with following the news of Jimmy Carter's upcoming meeting with Hamas leaders, I would think that the comments above have been more than compensated for. Now this article is totally bland. There is only one tiny analytical, critical paragraph at the very end of the article, and that is even worded apologetically. This article is no longer neutral, it's now a product of the spin-meisters at Carter Center. Time for another NPOV tag! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.105.34.128 (talk) 16:24, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Keep in mind that this article is about The Carter Center - not the book "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid." The book has its own wiki entry, and if you go to the page, there is plenty written about the controversy that is not "totally bland." The relevance of the book controversy to the Center is that it caused one fellow and several members of the advisory board to resign. Hence its inclusion here. Ddwyer (talk) 12:19, 28 April 2008 (UTC)