Nobel Peace Prize to UN nuclear watchdog IAEA and its chief

[arcos]

Nobel Peace Prize to UN nuclear watchdog IAEA and its chief

OSLO (AFP) - The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA and its Egyptian director general Mohamed ElBaradei for their efforts against nuclear weapons proliferation, the Nobel committee said.

A number of observers have this year speculated that the prize would go to individuals or groups working to combat the proliferation of nuclear armament following a year of international focus on the issue, largely due to thorny negotiations in
Iran and
North Korea and failed attempts to revive the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, which consists of a gold medal, a diploma and cheque worth 1.3 million dollars (1.1 million euros), was announced at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) at the Nobel Institute in Oslo.

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20051007/ts_afp/nobelpeacewin_051007090740

[maddezmom]

1. here's a link

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20051007/ts_afp/nobelpeacewin_051007090740

[arcos]

3. edited, thanks!

:hi:

[maddezmom]

7. thank you

:hi:

[norml]

2. U.N. nuclear watchdog, ElBaradei win Nobel Prize

U.N. nuclear watchdog, ElBaradei win Nobel Prize
Fri Oct 7, 2005 10:06 AM BST


OSLO (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee picked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ElBaradei, an Egyptian, from a record field of 199 candidates.

The two had been among favourites for the award, the 60th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.


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http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-10-07T090601Z_01_FLE732686_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NOBEL-PEACE-ELBARADEI.xml


So much for waiting for a link.

[arcos]

5. Well, there was no link in Google News 5 minutes after it was announced...

I'm sorry if it bothers you... :eyes:

[norml]

9. It shouldn't, however I had hoped to be first.

You beat me by seconds.

It's not that important.

Good luck and good night.

[arcos]

10. I apologize...

Didn't want to be rude, I misread your message.

:hi:

[norml]

11. This is great news and cause for celebration.

I apologize for my churlish and overly competitive rudeness as well.

I've recommended this thread.

Now, bedtime.

I'm sure I'll get to break something tomorrow.

[LynnTheDem]

4. Way to go, IAEA!!! The man BUSH tried to force out, HEH!

YESSSSS!!! CONGRATS, Mr. ElBaradei!!!

[maddezmom]

6. what a slap in the face to *

:evilgrin:

[BlueEyedSon]

21. slap slap slap!

[HuffleClaw]

8. wow. a real message there if ya asks me

especially when one considers that anniversary thing. wasn't bush himself nominated ? funny how its only americans who've been spoonfed corporate media messages and hate radio who still support bush. and now that the republicans have to look towards being reelected themselves, even they are starting to speak against him.

[JNelson6563]

12. Great news!

Bravo! :applause:

[BamaBecky]

13. Very Nice!...n/t

[Frederik]

14. Congratulations Mr Baradei!

Well, that's the second time the Nobel committee has sent a not-so-subtle message to ShrubCo. First Jimmy Carter a couple of years ago, now Baradei. Excellent!
:bounce:

[Stockholm]

15. Yes!

Way to go Norway!

[MaineDem]

16. And Bush wanted him replaced

This one's for you, George!

Congratulations to the winners!

[Scurrilous]

17. Yep...

IAEA Leader's Phone Tapped

U.S. Pores Over Transcripts to Try to Oust Nuclear Chief
(Sunday, December 12, 2004)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57928-2004Dec11.html

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"The Bush administration has dozens of intercepts of Mohamed ElBaradei's phone calls with Iranian diplomats and is scrutinizing them in search of ammunition to oust him as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to three U.S. government officials.

But the diplomatic offensive will not be easy. The administration has failed to come up with a candidate willing to oppose ElBaradei, who has run the agency since 1997, and there is disagreement among some senior officials over how hard to push for his removal, and what the diplomatic costs of a public campaign against him could be.

Although eavesdropping, even on allies, is considered a well-worn tool of national security and diplomacy, the efforts against ElBaradei demonstrate the lengths some within the administration are willing to go to replace a top international diplomat who questioned U.S. intelligence on Iraq and is now taking a cautious approach on Iran."

[zbdent]

18. Dang! There goes the twenty bucks I had on

George W. Bush . . .

[Dudley_DUright]

19. Cheney just went to DEFCON ONE

From an article titled "Incovient Facts" by Harold Meyerson:

But when "Meet The Press" host Tim Russert asked the vice president about the IAEA's conclusions, Cheney bulled ahead with a certitude born of -- well, of the political necessity for certitude. He disagreed with the IAEA, he said, adding, wrongly, "You'll find that the CIA, for example, and other key parts of our intelligence community disagree."

As for Saddam, he said, "We believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. I think Mr. ElBaradei , frankly, is wrong. And I think if you look at the track record of the International Atomic Energy Agency this kind of issue, especially where Iraq's concerned, they have consistently underestimated or missed what it was Saddam Hussein was doing."

The point is not that an apology is in order, though it plainly is. The point is that even after the IAEA's revelation that the forged agreement had been "signed" by a Niger government official who in fact had been out of office for the better part of a decade, the vice president dismissed this information out of hand and disparaged its source. He did not, however, refute it. Refutations plunge you into the realm of facts, where this administration is exquisitely uncomfortable.

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0717-02.htm

[Tesha]

20. And once again, the civilized world gives the finger to GWB's America.

When ElBaradei stopped saying things that Bush liked about Iraq,
Bush tried to make ElBaradei the butt of ridicule and jokes, but
once again, the civilized world has given the finger to George
W. Bush's vision of America.

Tesha

[underpants]

22. Congrats! ------- and .... IN .... YOUR .......FACE!!!

:rofl:

[converted_democrat]

23. What a well deserved slap in the face to our Commander & Thief.n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

24. Congratulations to Dr. ElBaradei

Take that, Frat Boy.

[donheld]

25. Congrats Mr ElBaradei

Take that * :spank:

[Jack Rabbit]

26. Kick

:bounce:

[Scurrilous]

27. ElBaradei says Nobel Peace Prize win sends strong message

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/632876.html

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"Chief nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday he felt "humbled" after winning the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, and said it sent "a very strong message" about the importance of the nuclear agency's role.

The Egyptian diplomat and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that he leads, were awarded the prize for their efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons."

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"ElBaradei said the prize was a recognition of the agency's work, and of the road that lies ahead as it continues its work to keep the world safe from nuclear weapons.

"The award sends a very strong message: 'Keep doing what you are doing - be impartial, act with integrity', and that is what we intend to do," ElBaradei said.

"The advantage of having this recognition today, it will strengthen my resolve."

[aresef]

28. The Freeper response is almost comical, as usual...

...until you realize they're seriously that ignorant.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1498500/posts

[eleny]

29. Neener neener W, ya piece of crap warmongerer!

This Peace Prize news is some of the best ever!

[ginnyinWI]

30. kick

[gnorville]

31. Congrats Mr. El Baradei :)

Now if we can just get the Iranians to come clean..

[raysr]

32. I hoping the chimp

would get that, he's soooo deserving!