Jimmy Carter stood by while Iran's Shah asked for American support to defend his government against Islamic extremism. After his overthrow, Carter stood by while American hostages withstood 444 days of imprisonment and torture under the Khomeini regime. This fecklessness emboldened Iran, which took its cue from Carter's weakness and began its reign as undisputed terror paymaster of the world. Carter himself has found few dictators that he hasn't coddled and supported: Arafat, Castro,  Ortega, Chavez and a large cast of other rogues. What has escaped much attention is that Carter protégés have also played roles after their time on the world stage has ended. One of these figures is Ed Peck, who has emerged as a major critic of American policies, a foe of Israel, and a promoter of anti—Semitic myths. Peck served as chief of the U.S. Mission to Iraq under Carter and now has continued his outreach towards Arab fanatics. A few months ago , he wrote an op—ed for the...(Read Full Post)