Recent Posts Tagged With 'nobel peace prize'

• Please Elaborate

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 07:26 in obama, the guardian, nobel peace prize

  To those who say a Nobel is too much too soon in Obama’s young presidency, “we simply disagree … He got the prize for what he has done”, said the committee chairman, Thorbjorn Jagland. (full article…)...

• The Nobel Peace Prize in Action

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 08:43 in obama, afghanistan, pentagon, nobel peace prize

  President Obama announced in March that he would be sending 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But in an unannounced move, the White House has also authorized — and the Pentagon is deploying — at least 13,000 troops beyond that numb...

• Heckuva Job, Barack

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 16:40 in obama, new york times, nobel peace prize

  True, Obama didn’t ask for this. It was obvious, from his halting delivery and slightly shamefaced air last Friday, that he wishes the Nobel committee hadn’t put him in this spot. But he still wasn’t brave enough to tell it no. (ful...

• Empty Handed

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 16:15 in climate change, obama, denmark, nobel peace prize

  “It is hard to imagine that he will be receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Dec. 10 and then come empty-handed to Copenhagen a week later,” she said. (full article…) ...

• I Wonder

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 18:22 in Israel, war crimes, United Nations, Gaza, nobel peace prize

  How does Obama’s suppression of Israeli war crimes in the Goldstone Report factor into his silly prize? ...

• Then Decline the Award

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 18:07 in obama, nobel peace prize

  Speaking in Washington, Obama said he did “not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honoured by this prize”. (full article…) ...

• Premature (or Undeserved)

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 13:06 in obama, nobel peace prize

  President Obama should thank the Nobel committee and ask them to hold on to the Peace Prize for a couple more years. The prize should be awarded for achievement, not aspiration, and so far Obama’s main achievement has been getting elected Presi...

• Couldn’t Have Said It Better

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 09:52 in obama, iraq, afghanistan, nobel peace prize

  Issam al-Khazraji, a day labourer in Baghdad, said: “He doesn’t deserve this prize. All these problems — Iraq, Afghanistan — have not been solved…The man of ‘change’ hasn’t changed anything yet.” ...