New Charge That Carter Ripped Off Book Material

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WASHINGTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter faced new criticism Friday over his controversial book on Palestinian lands when a former Middle East diplomat accused him of improperly publishing maps that did not belong to him.

The new charge came as Carter attempted to counter charges from a former top aide that the book manipulates facts to distort history.

Ambassador Dennis Ross, a former Mideast envoy and FOX News foreign affairs analyst, claims maps commissioned and published by him were improperly republished in Carter's book.

When asked if the former president ripped him off, Ross replied: "It sure looks that way."

I believe at the age of 82, it's time for Carter to retire from the public policy arena. People at first thought it was nice when Carter was off building houses and such, but now people are being reminded of what made him a lousy president. Since his days as president, he has been viewed as being an anti-Semite, and his latest book only reinforces that view of him. With these charges leveled against him about his latest book, I'm beginning to wonder if dementia has started to set in.