By NBC's Pete Carril
Three years after the controversial determination that President Barack Obama was worthy of the honor, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the entire European Union. Thorbjorn Jagland, Chairman of the panel charged with bestowing the prize, said that the award recognizes “The stabilizing part played by the E. U. [that] has helped to transform most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace.” Many though are skeptical of the EU’s claim to this award, citing the continent's growing violence and general instability brought on by the ever-present threat of financial disaster.
The AP's Stockholm bureau chief argues that this year’s recognition both honors past accomplishments and promotes works in progress. President Obama acknowledged that duality in his acceptance speech in 2009, saying “I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the world stage. Compared to some of the giants of history who have received this prize…my accomplishments are slight.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee has gone from bestowing the award upon seminal figures such as Mother Teresa and the 14th Dalai Lama, to blanketing the prestigious honor over an entire continent, one which is enthralled in a fairly significant amount of both political and economic turmoil. The current state of the EU has elicited many denizens to denounce the award as a “joke”. While the award remains synonymous with legacies of peacekeeping, the controversy surrounding recent recipients may be contributing to a deterioration of the Nobel Peace Prize brand.
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They did it because the EU needs the prize money.....
Obama is Peace, Republicans are WAR! The chicken hawks are very bad at it too...
Conservatives keep bringing up the Libyan situation as if Republicans could have saved the consulate or former Navy Seals Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, information specialist San Smith and Ambassador Chris Stevens. (RIP) This is a horrible act of terrorism upon a US Consulate which is the same as US soil in a foreign land. WHY ARE YOU REPUBLICAN @$$holes POLITICIZING THIS?
I thought the American PEOPLE pulled together under the threat or act of terrorism. I know in the days after 9/11 Democrats, Independents, Progressives, Liberals got behind George W. Bush. Sure we had our suspicions about lies, disinformation, incompetence (re: August memo) but we love the USA and supported our President when he really needed us. (I even went “shopping” (lol) like Georgie boy told me to do)
Now compare THAT to the way Republicans have been wagging fingers and blaming since news of the embassy attacks reached our shores. Even though these shameless hypocrites cut funding for embassy/consulate protective services.
OR what about the way Mitch McConnell and John Boehner didn’t do a damn thing but obstruct EVERYTHING Obama/Biden was doing to save this great nation from a Corporate Crime Wave resulting from the Bush/Cheney disaster. (Congressional Republicans shouldn’t get paid for the last 4 years)
But I just can’t shake the feeling there’s MORE to this story than anyone is letting on. Romney, Ryan along with the Conservative Labyrinth are too well-rehearsed, knowledgeable and desperate when they push this Benghazi story into every sound-bite, interview and debate. Until the terror attack none of them even knew what a Benghazi is or does… (lol)
NO, naahhhhh, the red flags are going up all over the place, something is going on and it stinks…Wait! What’s this?
UPI - 12/9/11 article titled “Security firms hustle in Lawless Libya”: “Western Mercenaries are moving in to fill the security vacuum in OIL-rich Libya”. Huh… so the war profiteers and western oil interests had a year to make Libya into their image and then just before an energy policy changing Presidential election… a terrorist act… jeez what a coincidence, right?
Ok, lets delve a little further into this conspiracy.
US Justice Department is investigating the events surrounding this terrorist act and are asking questions about possible insiders who may have aided terrorists. Well, the next question any investigative journalist would ask is “who brought in the outsiders?” ANSWER, Blue Mountain Group, a UK private security firm handled the hiring and security around the US Consulate in Benghazi. Huh…
At this point I can’t help but wonder who owns/invests in Blue Mountain Group. Maybe one or two of those rich guys that hate President Obama so much? Maybe Bain Capital? Oooohhhh interesting, Ann Romney’s grandfather came from Wales just southeast of Cross Hands from the Blue Mountain training range at Brodle Farm. ANOTHER coincidence, right?
SIDEBAR:
“Egyptian authorities have charged seven Coptic Christians living in USA along with Florida Pastor Terry Jones for distributing the anti-Mohammed video”.
Make one think about the odds that the one gay Ambassador in the Middle East became a target. A sacrificial lamb so the Republican Party may live to keep the rich guys and big oil in the extravagant lifestyles they’ve grown accustomed to, right?
CAN I GET A WITNESS?
A poor woman came up to Mitt with a baby in her arms and asked: “Can you help us Mitt Romney?” … Yes said Mitt (he handed her a brochure from the Mormon Church. Beautiful Ann gave them a hug while eyeing the cameras)
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