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Mr. Kissinger has won the nobel prize. Its going to be hard to top that.

by shabda 12y ago

privong 12y ago
And Yasser Arafat; there have been many contentious Peace Prize recipients[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Criticism_of_individual_conferments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Criticism_of...
echion 12y ago
Kissinger won it jointly for a concrete agreement ( http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/index.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/... ). The rationale for Obama arguably had no such concrete achievement: "The Committee endorses Obama's appeal that "Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges."' . The full rationale is at http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/... .
- shabda 12y ago
  Kissinger was awarded the NPP in 73. Bangladesh Liberation War happened in 71. Kissinger's support of Pakistan was a direct processor to and some would say the enabler of the atrocities committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#1971_India.E2.80.93Pakistan_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#1971_India.E2.8...) Some would say that this was due to real-politic, but its entirely reasonable to suggest that this was due to Kissinger's personal hatred of Indira Gandhi(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#cite_note-33 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#cite_note-33) More than a million civilians were killed and more than 30 million civilians were displaced during this genocide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide Kissinger's support to the Pakistan Army was in spite of the US's own officials aware of and dissenting to the policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Blood#The_Blood_telegram http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Blood#The_Blood_telegram All this was well known when Mr. Kissinger was awarded the prize. That award was unreasonable. "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Prize"
pknerd 12y ago
So did Shimon Perez
tim333 12y ago
Putin was a nominee this time round. I think that could have done it.

Mr. Kissinger has won the nobel prize. Its going to be hard to top that.

by shabda 12y ago

Mr. Kissinger has won the nobel prize. Its going to be hard to top that.

And Yasser Arafat; there have been many contentious Peace Prize recipients[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Criticism_of_individual_conferments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Criticism_of...

echion 12y ago

Kissinger won it jointly for a concrete agreement ( http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/index.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/... ). The rationale for Obama arguably had no such concrete achievement: "The Committee endorses Obama's appeal that "Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges."' . The full rationale is at http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/... .

shabda 12y ago
Kissinger was awarded the NPP in 73. Bangladesh Liberation War happened in 71. Kissinger's support of Pakistan was a direct processor to and some would say the enabler of the atrocities committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#1971_India.E2.80.93Pakistan_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#1971_India.E2.8...) Some would say that this was due to real-politic, but its entirely reasonable to suggest that this was due to Kissinger's personal hatred of Indira Gandhi(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#cite_note-33 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger#cite_note-33) More than a million civilians were killed and more than 30 million civilians were displaced during this genocide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide Kissinger's support to the Pakistan Army was in spite of the US's own officials aware of and dissenting to the policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Blood#The_Blood_telegram http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Blood#The_Blood_telegram All this was well known when Mr. Kissinger was awarded the prize. That award was unreasonable. "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Prize"

pknerd 12y ago

So did Shimon Perez

tim333 12y ago

Putin was a nominee this time round. I think that could have done it.