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That same reasoning would have prevented Arafat and Obama's Peace Prizes. I don't think it's an insuperable argument. Mostly the problem was that nobody know a
by WildUtah 10y ago
That same reasoning would have prevented Arafat and Obama's Peace Prizes. I don't think it's an insuperable argument.
Mostly the problem was that nobody know about the secret Russian military records until decades later.
- sandworm101 10y agoArafat and Obama aren't military officers per se. They are the heads of their respective forces and therefore cannot be ordered by anyone to do much of anything. A naval officer is something very different than a president. But I do agree that it is awkward to give such an award to people currently heading armies.
- maxxxxx 10y agoNeither Obama nor Arafat should have received a Noble Prize. You should receive the prize only if you have a long track record of working for peace which neither had done when they received the prize.
- rhizome 10y agoYet here we are.