At 02:22 PM 30/01/2014, Frank O'Connor wrote: >That said, I'm not holding my breath until its awarded. The Nobel >Committee has a distressing history of supporting the 'powers that >be' for a body that's supposed to recognise individual achievements, >and in the case of this award, recipients who actually make a >difference in the pursuit of peace.
They were also badly burnt by giving it to Obama before he'd had a record to deserve it, and hasn't exactly shown he was deserving afterwards either. I'll bet they're a bit more careful now. And I was and sort of still am an Obama supporter versus the choices on the other side of the ledger. Jan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [email protected] Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __________________ _ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
