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World leaders target Obama’s Nobel Prize
Published: 23 March, 2011, 17:40
Edited: 23 March, 2011, 21:32
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TAGS: Conflict, Obama, Politics, USA, Libya
An appeal to US President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is being sought by the Bolivian President and a Russian lawmaker.
Russian Liberal Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky issued a statement arguing Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize awarded for his efforts towards nuclear non-proliferation was hypocritical given the US President’s recent aggression in Libya.
“These developments in Libya are another outrageous act of aggression by NATO forces and, in particular, the United States," Zhirinovksy's statement read.
He called the Obama agenda one of colonial policy driven by a pursuit for oil.
Bolivian President Evo Morales shared Zhirinovksy's views.
“How is it possible that a Nobel Peace Prize winner leads a gang to attack and invade? This is not a defense of human rights or self-determination," he argued.
Morales has been active in his opposition to the Libyan intervention, condemning its possibility before it even began.
The Nobel committee in Norway has been heavily criticized by activists and leaders globally since they awarded Obama the prize so early in his presidency. Most believed the prize was simply to early, as the President had yet to accomplish any of his desired changes. Some even argued that awarding him the prize reduced the value and credentials of the prize as a whole – that sentiment is now gaining new momentum.
23.03.2011, 17:16
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Ok Phil, I guess only western powers get to determine who is a respected world leader ! Lets see Manuel Noriega was one, till he had an alteration with the U.S. . He went from great allied to "international drug dealer" overnight; remember that, Oh how about Arafat, number one international terrorist to world statesman in a five year time span. For your information the only puppets are the Europeans, Canadians, Middle East Client states and other countries that we subvert with "USAID". The US says
jump they remark: How Far, Hey how about the list of countries that are fighting drugs. (the U.S. gets to make this list also) Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador & Bolivia make this List. Evo Morales also has some difficult hurdles with racism considering that his country is 85% of Indian origin and
the other 15% of European Origin, the ladder governing this country like a giant Hacienda pre 20th century. For your information Mr. Morales got 67%
of the popular vote against the opposition "finance by the good old USA".
Don't worry I am sure that people like yourself will be more than eager to support an overthrow of his government with Obama at the Wheel. Nobel
peace price winner. vote for change/hope what a joke. bomb some third world countries for kicks like your previous President. Oh I forgot something, didn't Mr.Kissinger win the peace price also for bombing Vietnam to the stone age! (He was some Statesman).
There may be a number of points Oslo could refer to in its decision to award the PEACE prize to President Obama. For example Kennedy was shot promoting a racial equality platform. So from Oslo's perspective, Obama's campaign is an outstanding effort.Yet to many negro politicians, the people's vote is not dictated to by assasinations, whether they run for office is not dictated to by Apharteid Economy Collapsers... Oslo's perspective has taken the US and Nordic people's to a place of strange consternation, as "Is the Nobel Prize just as corrupt as ...what?! Josef Fritzl?!?" It isn't the sort of place in a person's career people would associate with a PEACE prize. It worries me... like Jim Hawkins policies worry people. Can we have a little more dour attitude from the Nobel Committee?
Why are people trying to disqualify Obama's presidency due to some questions about his birthplace?
More realistically, disqualify him based upon his being a puppet and the laws I'm sure don't permit a donkey or a puppet or a shirthanger, for example, to be president.