Before i let you read the article,i just have to say that i believed so much in this award,heck that is the only award that i dream of winning one day,and i will,i'm just disappointed at their choice this year,it's the Nobel Peace Prize,awarded to people bringing Peace in the world,fighting for it,making a difference in the world,when would Bill Gate win this award that he so deserved?his contribution in the world is known,he's been helping people in Third World countries for years,Bono too,but no award.I know that President Obama made history by being the 1st African American President in the U.S,but that doesn't deserve this kind of prestigious award in my opinion.oh well congratulation,hopefully he'll understand what it really means to win this award,like his predecessors.
By Stephen M. Silverman
Barack Obama has won this year's Nobel Peace Price "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the annual award's committee announced Friday morning in Oslo. "He has created a new international climate," said their statement. The selection of the President, 48, is considered a stunning surprise, as his name had not been heard in speculation surrounding the choice of this year's honoree. But, said the committee, "We are awarding Obama for what he has done. Many other people and leaders and nations have to respond in a positive way" to President Obama's diplomacy. In his nearly 10 months in office, President Obama has appealed for reductions in nuclear arsenals and is seeking to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. He has also faced challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as from Iran, amid fears Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and a former prime minister of Norway, told reporters, "We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future but for what he has done in the previous year. We would hope this will enhance what he is trying to do." The only other sitting U.S. Presidents to win the honor were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Jimmy Carter's came after he left office.
Obama is humbled by the award, according to the White House.