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Wong Kan Seng also got Nobel Peace Prize

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歐巴馬獲諾貝爾獎 共同反應:真的嗎
中央社 更新日期:"2009/10/10 15:29"

(中央社記者劉坤原華盛頓9 日專電)美國總統歐巴馬贏得諾貝爾和平獎的消息傳出,幾乎所有人共同的反應都是「真的嗎?」贊成的人想不出理由,認為這是對他未來的期許;反對者則問,該不是愚人節吧。

  白宮發言人吉布茲(Robert Gibbs)說,他早上6時許通知歐巴馬時,總統感到非常驚訝。吉布茲並表示,在此之前,包括歐巴馬在內,白宮無人知道歐巴馬被提名。

  歐巴馬本人則說,他真的覺得自己不夠資格躋身於眾多真正對世界和平有貢獻的前輩之林。他相信諾貝爾委員會諸公是鼓勵他採取行動,面對21世紀全球的共同挑戰。

  雖然意外,但是來自國內外的祝賀仍蜂湧而至。2002年諾貝爾和平獎得主、美國前總統卡特(JimmyCarter)形容諾貝爾委員會的決定,是支持歐巴馬為世界建立和平與和諧的國際關係願景和承諾的「勇敢表態」。

  2007年和平獎得主、美國前副總統高爾(Al Gore)則表示,這是美國的光榮,「我認為他絕對夠資格贏得這項殊榮。」

  歐巴馬在大選期間的兩位主要競選對手,也都給予祝福:希拉蕊.柯林頓(Hillary Clinton) 說,歐巴馬得獎是「實至名歸」;共和黨總統參選人馬侃(JohnMcCain)則承認,他跟每一個人一樣,都感到意外,他相信評審委員是對他有所期許,歐巴馬應該瞭解自己任重道遠。

  維吉尼亞州長兼民主黨全國委員會主席凱恩(TimKaine),讚揚這項決定是對美國回歸長期世界領袖地位的肯定。

  共和黨的明尼蘇達州長巴蘭蒂(Tim Pawlenty)則說:「無論如何,我對這項消息的反應是恭喜。」

  猶他州共和黨聯邦參議員海契(Orrin Hatch) 也對歐巴馬的獲獎表示高興,並期盼他繼續在全球議題上勇往直前。

  但是反對者的批評,有些則毫不留情。

  共和黨全國委員會主席史蒂爾(Michael Steele)就直接嗆聲:「他憑什麼?請你告訴我,歐巴馬總統真正成就了哪些事情?」

  正在競選南卡羅來納州長的共和黨聯邦眾議員巴瑞特(Gresham Barret)則挖苦說,不知道諾貝爾委員會看上歐巴馬哪一點,是因為他在阿富汗戰爭舉棋不定?還是因為他決定撤除歐洲飛彈防禦系統?是因為他討好卡斯楚?還是因為他站在巴勒斯坦這邊對抗以色列?

  他更不客氣地批評,歐巴馬的上榜,糟蹋了過去為世界和平和人權做出貢獻而得獎的人。

參院共和黨領袖麥康奈(Mitch McConnell)及眾院共和黨領袖貝納(John Boehner) 則寧願保持沈默,不發表任何意見。

  福斯電視網(Fox)的名談話性節目主持人華萊士(Chris Wallace)則說,諾貝爾委員會代表的是挪威國會的左派勢力。

  在國際上,批評聲浪較為客氣,大部份只說「太快了吧」;不過英國「泰晤士報」則以「荒謬」形容諾貝爾委員會的決定。

  1984年諾貝爾和平將得主、前南非教會理事會主席屠圖(Desmond Mpilo Tutu)認為,諾貝爾委員會的決定,是預見歐巴馬將為世界和平做出更偉大的貢獻。

  聯合國秘書長潘基文則以「偉大的消息」來形容歐巴馬的得獎,強調歐巴馬承諾與聯合國合作,迎接21世紀新挑戰,為世界人民帶來新希望。

  正在中國訪問的日本首相鳩山由紀夫,高度肯定歐巴馬打造無核世界的決心,並對諾貝爾委員會的決定表示認同。

  廣島市長秋葉忠利則表示,他百分之百贊成諾貝爾委員會的決定,並期許歐巴馬完成無核世界的理想,造福人類,並希望他早日訪問廣島原子彈爆炸地。

  以色列總統裴瑞斯(Shimon Peres)和巴勒斯坦自治政府主席阿巴斯(Mahmoud Abbas)都祝賀歐巴馬獲獎,期盼他協助中東帶來和平。不過以色列外長李柏曼(Avigdor Lieberman)前一天才表示,任何人說在未來幾年以巴可能簽署廣泛和平協議,就是表示他不瞭解實際情況,只是充滿幻想。

  阿富汗總統卡賽(Hamid Karzai)表示,希望歐巴馬的獲獎為阿富汗帶來和平。

  巴基斯坦執政黨「巴基斯坦人民黨」(PakistanPeoples Party)也發表聲明,期盼歐巴馬獲得諾貝爾和平獎榮銜後,促成印度和巴基斯坦坐上談判桌,和平解決兩國歧異。981009(歐新社照片)
 
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/10/09/no-peace-no-prize/?xid=yahoo-feat


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No Peace, No Prize
Posted by Joe Klein Friday, October 9, 2009 at 9:37 am
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There is a slight whiff of condescension attending the announcement that Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. There is the sense that he has won simply by not being George W. Bush. Effete Europe is congratulating rowdy America for cleaning up its act and not bringing guns to the dinner table.

Well, I'm as relieved as anybody that the Bushian gunslingers have been given the gate and, as regular readers know, I'm a big fan of patient, rigorous diplomacy--and there's a certain lovely irony to any prize that brings the Taliban and the neoconservative Commentary crowd together in high dudgeon--but let's face it: this prize is premature to the point of ridiculousness. It continues a pattern that holds some peril for Obama: he is celebrated for who he is not, and for who he might potentially be, rather than for what he has actually done. If he doesn't provide results that justify the award, this Nobel will prove a millstone come election time. (See pictures of Obama's eight months of diplomacy.)

And so, how to handle this "triumph" becomes a strategic puzzle that requires serious thought. Two immediate thoughts occur: he can't reject it, but accepting it can't be about him. He can and should immediately say something like, "I don't deserve this." That's a no brainer. The question is, what should he say after that? (See "Why Winning the Peace Prize Could Hurt Obama")

Perhaps: "But the American people do." For creating and sustaining a stable and civil democracy that is the envy of the world. And he should celebrate the essential American idea: that the things we have in common as human beings are more important than the things that divide us. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, whether you believe in God or not--this American principle, the belief in certain inalienable rights, should be the basis for international interactions as well. (See the world reaction to Obama winning the Nobel.)

This should be followed by the necessary caveats--the things that conservatives call "apologies" but are required for credibility--especially the idea that we haven't always abided by our founding principles in dealing with the rest of the world.

But enough of the high-blown stuff: the Nobel needs to be an excuse for an action agenda. One idea, which Zbigniew Brzezinski has been touting, would be to announce the parameters for a Middle East peace settlement--and recruit the rest of the world to get behind it. This would not please those Israelis--and their American enablers--who want to hold onto lands that they gained by conquest, nor would it please those Palestinians harboring fantasies of regaining lands they left 60 years ago, but most people have a rough sense of what constitutes justice in this tortured patch of earth and Obama might use his Peace Prize to actually create some peace in the world's most vexing place.

I'm sure there are other things he can and should do--starting with finding an appropriate place to donate the $1.4 million that comes with the award. I'd give it to Greg Mortenson or someone else who has a successful track record of building schools in difficult places.

In the end, this premature prize is a significant challenge for the President: Will Barack Obama use it to demonstrate that he actually has the courage, moral fortitude, intelligence and creativity that the award portends? The expectations bar has always been set impossibly high for Obama. This raises it. (See "Obama Wins a Premature Peace Prize".)

UPDATE: Well, the President hit precisely the notes I predicted above in his brief remarks in the Rose Garden. I hope he gives some consideration to a more aggressive peace agenda, especially in the Middle East, in the weeks to come.
 
it is really an irony that the current US President has a last name that sounds like Osama and Hussein as his Middle Name.



http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/10/09/no-peace-no-prize/?xid=yahoo-feat


« Previous
An Aspirational Nobel Prize For Obama
Next »
I Go, You Go, We All Go to Oslo
No Peace, No Prize
Posted by Joe Klein Friday, October 9, 2009 at 9:37 am
180 Comments • Trackback (10)

There is a slight whiff of condescension attending the announcement that Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. There is the sense that he has won simply by not being George W. Bush. Effete Europe is congratulating rowdy America for cleaning up its act and not bringing guns to the dinner table.

Well, I'm as relieved as anybody that the Bushian gunslingers have been given the gate and, as regular readers know, I'm a big fan of patient, rigorous diplomacy--and there's a certain lovely irony to any prize that brings the Taliban and the neoconservative Commentary crowd together in high dudgeon--but let's face it: this prize is premature to the point of ridiculousness. It continues a pattern that holds some peril for Obama: he is celebrated for who he is not, and for who he might potentially be, rather than for what he has actually done. If he doesn't provide results that justify the award, this Nobel will prove a millstone come election time. (See pictures of Obama's eight months of diplomacy.)

And so, how to handle this "triumph" becomes a strategic puzzle that requires serious thought. Two immediate thoughts occur: he can't reject it, but accepting it can't be about him. He can and should immediately say something like, "I don't deserve this." That's a no brainer. The question is, what should he say after that? (See "Why Winning the Peace Prize Could Hurt Obama")

Perhaps: "But the American people do." For creating and sustaining a stable and civil democracy that is the envy of the world. And he should celebrate the essential American idea: that the things we have in common as human beings are more important than the things that divide us. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, whether you believe in God or not--this American principle, the belief in certain inalienable rights, should be the basis for international interactions as well. (See the world reaction to Obama winning the Nobel.)

This should be followed by the necessary caveats--the things that conservatives call "apologies" but are required for credibility--especially the idea that we haven't always abided by our founding principles in dealing with the rest of the world.

But enough of the high-blown stuff: the Nobel needs to be an excuse for an action agenda. One idea, which Zbigniew Brzezinski has been touting, would be to announce the parameters for a Middle East peace settlement--and recruit the rest of the world to get behind it. This would not please those Israelis--and their American enablers--who want to hold onto lands that they gained by conquest, nor would it please those Palestinians harboring fantasies of regaining lands they left 60 years ago, but most people have a rough sense of what constitutes justice in this tortured patch of earth and Obama might use his Peace Prize to actually create some peace in the world's most vexing place.

I'm sure there are other things he can and should do--starting with finding an appropriate place to donate the $1.4 million that comes with the award. I'd give it to Greg Mortenson or someone else who has a successful track record of building schools in difficult places.

In the end, this premature prize is a significant challenge for the President: Will Barack Obama use it to demonstrate that he actually has the courage, moral fortitude, intelligence and creativity that the award portends? The expectations bar has always been set impossibly high for Obama. This raises it. (See "Obama Wins a Premature Peace Prize".)

UPDATE: Well, the President hit precisely the notes I predicted above in his brief remarks in the Rose Garden. I hope he gives some consideration to a more aggressive peace agenda, especially in the Middle East, in the weeks to come.
 
Kiss my ass Ah Seng! :oIo::D


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Yes, Wong Cunt Sing got the Noble Piss Prize


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