Criticism of Bush misinterpreted, says Carter

FORMER US President Jimmy Carter has said his remarks were “careless or misinterpreted” when he said that George W Bush’s administration has been the “worst in history” for its impact around the world.

Mr Carter appeared to retreat from a statement he made to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in which he said: “I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history.”

The comment was in a story published in the newspaper on Saturday.