A double-edged peace prize
By Mark Tran
In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the former US president Jimmy Carter, the Norwegian Nobel committee launched an extraordinary attack on the current White House occupant.
There was nothing peaceful in the committee's remarks as they related to George Bush. In a thinly veiled rebuke to Mr Bush, the committee said: "In a situation currently marked by threats of the use of power, Carter has stood by the principles that conflicts must as far as possible be resolved through mediation and international cooperation based on international law, respect for human rights, and economic development."
Just to make sure that the world got the message, Gunnar Berge, the chairman of the Nobel committee, spelt things out: "It should be interpreted as a criticism of the line that the current administration has taken. It's a kick in the leg to all that follow the same line as the United States."
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