EXCLUSIVE: The secret deliberations of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

You obviously did not read the four short paragraphs the Norwegian Nobel Committee wrote to explain the choice of Obama. The Nobel Prizes are often political. While the politics of spite (Tom Friedman, NY Times) takes over in the USA, the Committee recognizes the need, HERE AND NOW, to encourage "Dialogue and negotiations [as] preferred instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts."

This is no laughing matter.

I personally like this reaction better:

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/3519/congratulations-dude

I hope you got some satisfaction out of the cheap laughs you are trying to engender at the Nobel Committee's decision. Personally, I am extremely proud of my country and the president today. The only people I see mocking the president or the Nobel Committee today are the advocates of hate and fear. The rest of us, while acknowledging that it is a bit early in President Obama's term to celebrate solid achievements in peace, also recognize that his election and his actions so far in his administration, have already had a major impact on the direction of this country and the world, by pointing the United States toward diplomacy and peace, instead of toward bluster, unilateralism, international law-breaking, and war.

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I totally agree with R.Howe! Personally, I think you really missed the point about this. This is another official vote of the world against Bush's policy and a intensifier of a policy of negotiation (which should be reinforced right now).
I wonder what are your reasons for laughing so long, Daniel? Are you dissapointed about the fact that so many people that worked so hard for peace did not receive the price? Is working for peace only about tribut and winning prices? How sad would that be...

It probably won't happen much, so I have to give you credit here. It does cheapen an award that has had some mistakes before. I'm glad to see on Walt's post that ordinary Norwegians think this is a joke as well. (I'm USA-bred,-born, and -will die, BTW)

I'm even chuckling at those who say it is too soon, as if he deserves it now, but it would look better to wait. I can live with Obama's response, but note that he said he didn't deserve to be in the same company of the recipients, not that he didn't deserve the award.

Who do you think should have won, Dan? I'm not crazy about the Obama thing (but not completely against it either). Did you have anyone in mind? Just curious. Maybe the Iranian opposition would have been a good choice. But I guess they're busy getting beaten and stuff.

that Obama was in Copenhagen last week with a heavy suitcase. So the only question is, since everything including the Olympic Committee can be bought: How much was it?

You didn't laugh out loud or even giggled, because if I know you right you are an expression-less individual who always maintains the same facial look no matter what.[Like most of us, so stop saying that you laughed or giggled. It is just something you are saying. You didn't. OK?]

The case is similar to when Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin shared it in 1978, and when Yassir Arafat and Yitchak Rabin and Shimon Peres got it. Many thought on those occasions: Why give it to Warmongers from Israel, who have committed so many misdeeds in order to cling on to their impossible and misplaced colony at the shores of the Mediterranean. It was an attempt to encourage the parties to continue talking instead of fighting, cause the Norwegians reckoned it is better to talk than to fight. Given the intransistence nature of this local conflict it didn't work both times, as we have seen.

But it might work with Obama, because it will strengten his image -- and thus Americas -- around the world, making it harder for him to begin or escalate wars. Incidentially Israel (as usual) has the role of instigator for US War efforts in both the Middle East and in South East Asia, and the Norwegians probably have had enough of rewarding various Israelis. (They have seen the famous peace process that bears the name of their capital fizzle out in the sand, largely due to Israeli scubbering.)

There is no doubt that it runs contrary to The Israel Lobby's plans with Obama, but so more reason for us peace-loving individuals to celebrate.

Mr. Obama, if you read this: Withdraw the troops from Afghanistan, now!

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Please take a look at this table of all coalition casualties in Helmand and Kandahar in 2009, the stronghold of the Taleban.

It's been almost a century since the Nobel Prize was awarded to a sitting American President,Woodrow Wilson.In this regard it is obvious it's an honor for the United States to have its fourty fourth President amongst the most transformative figures of the world. At the other hand when we look back not only at what President Obama had accomplished but his effort to strenghten diplomacy and to set the world free from nuclear weapons; one will conclude that was not a gift, he deserved it. On April 5th 2009 in Hracaanske square, outside Prague Castle President Obama declared " We will reduce the role of nuclear weapons in our national security security and urge other to do the same" and added to reduce our warheads and stockpiles, we will negotiate a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Russians this year. Under the Obama's leadership the United States is playing now a more constructive than a destrctive world and this is the reason why he has been rewarded

H.E. the president Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka should have gotten it for bringing peace down to the whole South Asia.. That said, Norwegian government pretty good at taking advantages of 'War Situations'!! They have proved that in the past well..