Naomi Klein and Tariq Ali Decry Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize To Obama

by via Democracy Now

Sat, Oct 10, 2009 11:46AM

Friday, October 9, 2009 :President Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, less than nine months after taking office. The award comes despite Obama's continuation of the Iraq war and escalation of the US occupation of Afghanistan. We get reaction from author and journalist Naomi Klein and London-based author and commentator Tariq Ali.

Guests:

Naomi Klein, Journalist and author of the books The Shock Doctrine and No Logo.

Tariq Ali, Author of over a dozen books and is on the editorial board of the New Left Review.

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§Hypocrisy Now

by Cegull

Sat, Oct 10, 2009 9:43PM

Peace means war. War means peace. 180 degree propaganda has even infected the Nobel commission.
"Justice without strength is helpless. strenght without justice is tyranical... Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just". Pascal

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