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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:44 PM
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Kissinger honored with "peace" award
At the 45th Munich Security Conference



"On Saturday evening, the newly-established Ewald von Kleist Award of the Munich Security Conference was presented to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger by conference host Wolfgang Ischinger and the namesake of the new peace award, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, for the first time. The award is intended to honor those who have made a significant contribution to global peace and conflict resolution.

By presenting the Ewald von Kleist Award to Henry Kissinger, the 45th Munich Security Conference paid tribute to the American’s long-standing services to global peace policy. Bavarian Minister-President Seehofer emphasized Kissinger’s “ethics of practical action guided by realpolitik” in a welcome address given during a gala dinner held at the Munich Royal Residence. He had always been guided by the principle of “responsible ethics before ideological ethics,” the Minister-President said. He also called host Ischinger an “exceptional diplomat”, who made a significant contribution to foreign and security policy as an “ambassador of peace, freedom and security”."



I got no comment. None. Whatsoever. Not a snort or a snicker. Nothing.



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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:45 PM
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1. I guess that makes that particular award worthless to anyone else from here on out. n/t
Edited on Sun Feb-08-09 08:46 PM by Cleita
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:48 PM
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2. What's next? Bar MItzvah Hitler? MacArthur Genius Grant to Dubya?
Pulitzer to Billy Ray Cyrus?

Since we apparently live in opposite world, let's go whole hog.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:48 PM
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3. That's like giving Ann Coulter the "sweetness" award.
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:49 PM
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4. F*cking Dr Strangelove mutha f*cking war criminal!
"Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy." -- Henry Kissinger ...the giant asscarrot.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:49 PM
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5. Actually, now that I think about it, does the word "peace" in the award come with quotes?
In that case, it makes sense to give Kissinger a "peace" award.
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:50 PM
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6. No...that was just me choking on the word
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:50 PM
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9. Oh, never mind then.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:50 PM
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7. and The Jonas Brothers are up for a grammy. This is why we can't have nice things.
i give up.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:50 PM
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8. Who's next? Christian Bale for "Anger Management Award."
:puke:
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:51 PM
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10. global peace and conflict resolution...
wow
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 08:51 PM
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11. Yeah, this is beyond any comment
It's like the Whirled Peas award

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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:07 PM
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12. Where they make a desert, they call it peace.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:14 PM
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13. How much death and destruction is that ghoul responsible for?
Maybe they meant, "Global Pieces Award"


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tnlefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:18 PM
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14. Well, I say that the 45th Munich Security Conference is a terrorist
organization who harbors and bestows awards on terrorists.

Between Kissinger and the Bushs** Gang the words peace, liberty and freedom have been bastardized beyond recognition.
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FKA MNChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:45 PM
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15. Aren't there still a number of European countries where
that pigweasel Kissinger would be subject to immediate arrest?
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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:47 PM
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16. Too bad the award ceremony is in France...
Don't think they'll mail it, Dr. Death.
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 09:54 PM
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17. Kissinger and peace in the same sentence?
What manner of madness is this?!

:wtf: :crazy:
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unkachuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 10:11 PM
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18. is that....
....old-fuck kissinger, still alive?

....I know I'm not the most perceptive and intelligent person in the room, but could somebody please explain to me what the hell kissinger has to do with, or has ever done for, peace?....kissinger is to peace as condoms are to pregnancy....the guy is a class-A scuz-ball....

....I guess, old secretaries of state never die, they just keep on stirring the shit....
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-08-09 10:25 PM
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19. I saw this war criminal on the teevee with our veep
How does he manage that shit?
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