withdraw Arafat's Nobel, sez Cuomo the Younger

[virgil tibbs]

If that is the standard, then Henry ought step right
up and be first in that f-ing line.  Christ, would you
like some ketchup with that hypocrisy Mr. Cuomo?

--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> New York Post - April 9, 2002
> 
> ANDY: ARAFAT IS ANYTHING BUT NOBEL
> By ZACH HABERMAN and SIMON CRITTLE
> 
> April 8, 2002 -- Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo
> called on the 
> Norwegian Nobel Committee to yank Yasser Arafat's
> 1994 peace prize 
> yesterday, saying he's doing the award a "dishonor."
> 
> "The Nobel Committee should rescind the prize
> because Arafat is not 
> now supporting peace. This is not behavior befitting
> a Nobel Peace 
> Prize winner," said Cuomo.
> 
> The Palestinian leader received the award along with
> Israeli Foreign 
> Minister Shimon Peres and then-Israeli Prime
> Minister Yitzhak Rabin 
> for their efforts leading to the 1993 Oslo
> Agreement.
> 
> In a letter sent to Gunner Berge, chairman of the
> Norwegian Nobel 
> Committee, Cuomo writes that since "Mr. Arafat has
> now abandoned that 
> path for the dark road of violence, bloodshed and
> terror," he is no 
> longer deserving of the honor.
> 
> 
> 

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