He's been villified at home for meeting the leader of a group, the US calls a terrorist organisation. However, Jimmy Carter, the former US President, sat down for talks with the political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal in Damascus. Carter, who won a Nobel Prize for negotiating peace between Israel and Egypt, holds no official power, but he is an influential voice. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher reports from Damascus. Author: AlJazeeraEnglish Keywords: Jimmy Carter Hamas Al Jazeera English Syria Damascus Khaled Meshaal Clayton Swisher Added: April 18, 2008
