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Nobel Obama
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Internet
I stared at the headline until my eyes hurt. Its import didn’t register immediately. It wasn’t surprise or incredulity, nothing like that sort of emotion. My mind just went blank for a while, unable to process the information. I read it again: Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Suddenly one thought jumped out screaming -It doesn’t fit!
Was it his promise to withdraw American presence in Iraq, or his reluctance to send additional troops to Afghanistan? Was it his pledge to close Guantanamo prisons? Or his nuclear disarmament campaign? Are promises, inclinations and reluctance enough to snitch the Nobel? What???
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