October 10, 2008 12:15 Lund, Sweden
Nobel Committee's Prize - yet another scandal *************************************** The choice of Martti Ahtisaari satisfies - even with a broad interpretation - none of the criteria outlined in Alfred Nobel's will, namely: to contribute to fraternity in the world, to reduce armies and to establish peace congresses - to quote them in the Nobel's own language of 1895. Ahtisaari has repeatedly functioned as "peace fixer" for Western power elites. In 1999 he was the envoy who persuaded the Serb state to give in after NATO's 78 days of bombing, the most brutal event in Europe since 1945, which also lacked a UN Security Council mandate. He then was appointed as the "architect" of the plan behind the separation of now "independent" Kosovo which, following this bombing, broke off from Serbia. Independent Kosovo is recognized by only 25% of the world's governments. So, Ahtisaari is a man who by his "mediations" fully endorses the "peace" brought about by militarist means and international law violations - rather than following the UN norm of "peace by peaceful means." The Nobel Committee should, according to Nobel's will, not necessarily consist of Norwegian parliamentarians. Nobel only stated that those who decided on the Prize should be appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. Would anyone dream of letting a group of parliamentarians anywhere award the prize in, say, medicine, physics or literature without having the slightest knowledge of the subject or professional background? Yet this is exactly what the Nobel Committee does. None of them have any professional knowledge about the subject of peace. The Committee has again rewarded one of its politician friends instead of one of the independent candidates of this year, who have truly contributed intellectually, culturally or people-to-people wise to genuine peace. This is a scandal - one more after Al Gore last year. http://www.transnational.org/Resources_Treasures/2007/Oberg_NobelPrize2007.html Those of us who wish for a genuinely peaceful world are being deprived once again of our most important Prize with this year's decision. More about Alfred Nobel and how his will is being circumvented here: http://www.transnational.org/Resources_Nonviolence/2008/Heffermehl_Nobel.html Jan Oberg TFF co-founder and director /*TFF*/ /*- for peace with passion*/ Send TFF PressInfos and PeaceBrowser to a friend of mine mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] I don't want TFF PressInfo and PeaceBrowser mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] If e-mails from TFF end up in your spam/junk e-mail folder please whitelist them yourself or notify your ISP or spam filtering company regarding their mistake. Also, if you have a Hotmail, Yahoo or similar type of account, remember to adjust your settings to ensure that TFF e-mails do get through to you. Hvis e-mails fra TFF havner i din spam/junk-boks, så benyt dine "indstillinger" til at sikre at de i stedet kommer til din in-boks eller gør din leverandør opmærksom på fejlen. Hvis du bruger Hotmail, Yahoo eller lignende, så gør de indstillinger, der sikrer at TFF's mails faktisk går igennem til dig. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ TFF Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research Transnationella Stiftelsen för Freds- och Framtidsforskning http://www.transnational.org Vegagatan 25 S - 224 57 Lund Sweden Phone +46 46 14 59 09 Fax + 46 46 14 45 12 Email [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] Public not-for-profit charity Organisationsnummer 845001-4637 TFF Guide, News & Themes http://www.transnational.org/sitemap.htmA
