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Category: Dreams and the Supernatural
Bravo Times!!!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6867711.ece
The
award of this year’s Nobel peace prize to President Obama will be met
with widespread incredulity, consternation in many capitals and probably
deep embarrassment by the President himself.
Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent. It was
clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel committee as a way of expressing
European gratitude for an end to the Bush Administration, approval for the
election of America’s first black president and hope that Washington will
honour its promise to re-engage with the world.
Instead, the prize risks looking preposterous in its claims, patronising in
its intentions and demeaning in its attempt to build up a man who has barely
begun his period in office, let alone achieved any tangible outcome for
peace.
The pretext for the prize was Mr Obama’s decision to “strengthen international
diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. Many people will point out
that, while the President has indeed promised to “reset” relations with
Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is
little so far to show for his fine words.