Majority of Nobel jury 'objected to Obama prize'
Majority of Nobel jury 'objected to Obama prize'
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
OSLO — Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee had objections to the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to US President Barack Obama, the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) reported Thursday.
"VG has spoken to a number of sources who confirmed the impression that a majority of the Nobel committee, at first, had not decided to give the peace prize to Barack Obama," the newspaper said.
In a surprise move last Friday, the Nobel committee attributed the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama less than nine months after he had taken office.
The committee, appointed by the Norwegian parliament, honoured Obama for "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
"The committee was unanimous," its influential secretary Geir Lundestad told AFP on Friday.
But Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, who represented the right-wing populist Progress Party on the committee, led the way in objecting to the choice of Obama because she questioned his ability to keep his promises, the newspaper said.
It also said the representative of the Conservative Party, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Aagot Valle, the representative of the Socialist Left, had objections.
The choice for Obama was however strongly supported by committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland and Sissel Roenbeck, both representatives of the Labour Party.
The members of the committee represent their parties but do not sit in Norway's parliament.
"Each year, we start with many candidates and many different points of view and agree as the discussions move along. This year was no exception," Lundestad commented Thursday.
The newspaper quotes Ytterhorn and Five as saying they both supported the committee's final decision.
Obama himself said he was "surprised" and "deeply humbled" by the prize.
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
OSLO — Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee had objections to the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to US President Barack Obama, the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) reported Thursday.
"VG has spoken to a number of sources who confirmed the impression that a majority of the Nobel committee, at first, had not decided to give the peace prize to Barack Obama," the newspaper said.
In a surprise move last Friday, the Nobel committee attributed the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama less than nine months after he had taken office.
The committee, appointed by the Norwegian parliament, honoured Obama for "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
"The committee was unanimous," its influential secretary Geir Lundestad told AFP on Friday.
But Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, who represented the right-wing populist Progress Party on the committee, led the way in objecting to the choice of Obama because she questioned his ability to keep his promises, the newspaper said.
It also said the representative of the Conservative Party, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Aagot Valle, the representative of the Socialist Left, had objections.
The choice for Obama was however strongly supported by committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland and Sissel Roenbeck, both representatives of the Labour Party.
The members of the committee represent their parties but do not sit in Norway's parliament.
"Each year, we start with many candidates and many different points of view and agree as the discussions move along. This year was no exception," Lundestad commented Thursday.
The newspaper quotes Ytterhorn and Five as saying they both supported the committee's final decision.
Obama himself said he was "surprised" and "deeply humbled" by the prize.
Comment
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Comment by Marklar on October 16, 2009 at 9:12am
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Wow, it's really that easy huh?
I promise to turn all of the world's bullets and missiles into chocolate. Under my administration unicorns and puppies will rain from the sky, and teenagers everywhere will pull up their pants and become well behaved. Guantanamo bay will be closed down, redecorated for use as a child care facility and returned to the people of Cuba. All troops will be pulled out of Afghanistan and Iraq and as they withdraw the deserts will bloom with new life leaving behind a tropical rain forest whose fruits and animal life will assure an end to hunger in the entire middle east and in Africa as well.
Where's my prize?
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Comment by Mettacom on October 15, 2009 at 12:55pm
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They are really building his public image right now. I suppose if they use this swine flu against us, Obama will some how swoop in as our lord and savior. Idk about everyone else but I think this swine flu is the false flag we have been anticipating. Not to say they won't hit us with a one, two punch.
They are pounding the war drums over this Iran situation once again. I doubt it will lead to a false flag terror attack but that does not mean they won't pull a Gulf of Tonkin or something similar.
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Comment by Tara on October 15, 2009 at 10:29am
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Wow, the majority had reservations and doubts and still gave him the damn PEACE award. I guess we are heading more towards an Orweillian world now where peace=war, truth=lies, love=hate, ect..... when our misleaders are in the helm.
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