Quote: Originally Posted by Rioja Despite being in office less than a year Obama has won this year's Nobel Peace prize. Story here . Does anyone think it is fully justified or were the judges still suffering from Obamamania? Seems an odd choice to me, as though he won it for what they hope he will achieve rather than what he

Quote: Originally Posted by Rioja Despite being in office less than a year Obama has won this year's Nobel Peace prize. Story here . Does anyone think it is fully justified or were the judges still suffering from Obamamania? Seems an odd choice to me, as though he won it for what they hope he will achieve rather than what he

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what he is TRYING to achieve". With particular regard to strengthen international institutions and work towards a world free of nuclear arms. Positive encouragement tends to have huge effects. Source(s): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/

that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population." Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/ Heard this on TV this morning! Too kewl!

Quote: Originally Posted by Thadius BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Obama wins 2 To me, it sounds like a farce. Obama hasnt done anything peace wise, Iran is still a threat to the Middle East, the war still rages in Afghanistan, Russia has won a victory over the missile defence shield. Hell, he even has a lot of haters in his own country. You do realise the

Seems a bit strange for a country that's involved in two wars. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/

hi On the UK news it stated that 1 in 4 people in the world was a Muslim, So is it not a good idea to try and forge something like a link with the muslim people ? ---------------------------------------------- This is the BB

Taken from the BBC Website "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the Norwegian committee said in a statement. "His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and