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October 09, 2009 11:54 AM Obama Wins Yasser Arafat “Peace” Prize: World Amazed by Roger Kimball, from Roger's Rules So Barack Obama just picked up the imprimatur and nihil obstat from Oslo’s Nobel Prize Committee for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.” Yes, that’s right, this year’s Nobel “Peace” Prize goes to Barack Obama. What’s the appropriate response: incredulity? Nah: the Nobel Peace Prize is a thoroughly discredited [...] Click here to read the entire article » |
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