Accepting Nobel, Obama vows to pursue Mideast peace

BEWARE OF PSEUDO PEACE PROMISES.....

since i DID "assume" that zev was referring to middle-east peace, when in fact, he could very well have meant world peace. yes i've noticed americans don't fare too well in nobels for literature. lol...it's my firm belief that they're waiting for bob dylan to die before they award it to him for the lasting impact his early poetry has had on american society...and the world for that matter. the nobel committee has pretty much explained their choice "S", clarifying that it was not for any physical accomplishment. he's just a man with certain ideals regarding justice, human rights, world peace, just like you or i, or anyone; only HE got himself elected president of the united states and then made the mistake, on several occasions, of voicing his ideals as a man(not necassarily as potus), to an international audience. and the nobel committee pounced on it. he probably didn't need this bomb dropped on him, just as you've pointed out in several posts, but it's a bit early to be making the sweeping judgements of him that you have in your post. i disagree with most of what he's trying to accomplish so far; with the exception of his approach to foreign policy(in most areas)[so far]{apt to change if it turns out that he's all talk}. as for extending hands and engaging in dialogue? that's known as diplomacy, and has nothing to do with embracing their forms of government or ignoring their record of human rights. and in many cases , doing so actually "undermines" the credibility of their rhetoric. the "bowing" is a moment captured on film that is wide open to conjecture; upon which his political opponents were quick to capitalize. have a nice day, "S". p.s.-i'm still curious about whether you, as an engineer, agree with what i had said about the qom facility. you mention it being your business, but never say whether you see what i see in the google imagery.

since i DID "assume" that zev was referring to middle-east peace, when in fact, he could very well have meant world peace. yes i've noticed americans don't fare too well in nobels for literature. lol...it's my firm belief that they're waiting for bob dylan to die before they award it to him for the lasting impact his early poetry has had on american society...and the world for that matter. the nobel committee has pretty much explained their choice "S", clarifying that it was not for any physical accomplishment. he's just a man with certain ideals regarding justice, human rights, world peace, just like you or i, or anyone; only HE got himself elected president of the united states and then made the mistake, on several occasions, of voicing his ideals as a man(not necassarily as potus), to an international audience. and the nobel committee pounced on it. he probably didn't need this bomb dropped on him, just as you've pointed out in several posts, but it's a bit early to be making the sweeping judgements of him that you have in your post. i disagree with most of what he's trying to accomplish so far; with the exception of his approach to foreign policy(in most areas)[so far]{apt to change if it turns out that he's all talk}. as for extending hands and engaging in dialogue? that's known as diplomacy, and has nothing to do with embracing their forms of government or ignoring their record of human rights. and in many cases , doing so actually "undermines" the credibility of their rhetoric. the "bowing" is a moment captured on film that is wide open to conjecture; upon which his political opponents were quick to capitalize. have a nice day, "S". p.s.-i'm still curious about whether you, as an engineer, agree with what i had said about the qom facility. you mention it being your business, but never say whether you see what i see in the google imagery.

since i DID "assume" that zev was referring to middle-east peace, when in fact, he could very well have meant world peace. yes i've noticed americans don't fare too well in nobels for literature. lol...it's my firm belief that they're waiting for bob dylan to die before they award it to him for the lasting impact his early poetry has had on american society...and the world for that matter. the nobel committee has pretty much explained their choice "S", clarifying that it was not for any physical accomplishment. he's just a man with certain ideals regarding justice, human rights, world peace, just like you or i, or anyone; only HE got himself elected president of the united states and then made the mistake, on several occasions, of voicing his ideals as a man(not necassarily as potus), to an international audience. and the nobel committee pounced on it. he probably didn't need this bomb dropped on him, just as you've pointed out in several posts, but it's a bit early to be making the sweeping judgements of him that you have in your post. i disagree with most of what he's trying to accomplish so far; with the exception of his approach to foreign policy(in most areas)[so far]{apt to change if it turns out that he's all talk}. as for extending hands and engaging in dialogue? that's known as diplomacy, and has nothing to do with embracing their forms of government or ignoring their record of human rights. and in many cases , doing so actually "undermines" the credibility of their rhetoric. the "bowing" is a moment captured on film that is wide open to conjecture; upon which his political opponents were quick to capitalize. have a nice day, "S". p.s.-i'm still curious about whether you, as an engineer, agree with what i had said about the qom facility. you mention it being your business, but never say whether you see what i see in the google imagery.

You already know,I am sure.He promised to send 27.000 troops a month ago.But General Mac- Cristal needs 40.000 more urgently Because the problem is getting worse by the day.Daily UK soldiers,and American ones are getting killed because of lack of number of troops.Therefore,Obama has no choice and he should get off his "tuches" plus his speeches and do it PRONTO.

You wrote: He has been in office for 9 months & during that time critical issues are on his table including the ME in a prominent position. He sure has a long list on his table for sure.And please stop reminding people here of your long Jewish Communal Professional long life attachement plus your being an ardent Zionist. I say bull to that,no matter how manytimes you seem to bring this spurious mantra to appease Cipora or others. And NO his chances with Afghanistan is zikch at opresent.H e has been asked 40.000 more troops.He had agreed to 17.000. So, where is he doing right? Pakistan is deep in the BOG with the terrorist.The Taliban & Al-Qaida getting worse by the day. This is stretching into a global problem as far as the Philippiness. Did you say he has much on his table?Right he has.The only thing I have to say to you is:Israel is not going to be the Whipping boy for Obama. As for extended family in Israel: Do they think like you? I hope not.And you are correct yours is most certainly A NO BRAINER.+the Peace Prize comedy.

Fistly Lou,it was the ROMAN GOVERNER during The Jewish Passover that OUR JESUS THE JEW, was ridiculed by the Romans who put the: Crown of Thorns hailing him:KING OF THE JEWS. You need to read between the lines on my Title,to Obama. Not to hurt him,,but perhaps to dig slightly deep INTO HIS CRANIUM by refusing the accolade like a modest man should.I also read,this was presented 12 days after his inauguration. Immature/precipitously by Norway to announce it,don't you think? Now wise up and read the truth of the period in our Holy Land. Jesus did not promulgate Christianity.He never said he was THE MESSIAH,the whole of the NT has been re-written by many after his demize. Jesus taught his disciples from OUR HOLY BIBLE never deviated from it.Still,the person who persecuted him,after Jesus was dead WAS SHAUL/PAUL.You know on the road to Damascus. When Simon/Peter denounced him,the supposed CROWING/Crow?FOWL was not allowed in Jerusalem. END OF LESSON

Who's next? Bill Ayers? Stuart just pointed out this Nobel Fun Fact: This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner (Our Esteemed President, peace be upon him) recently refused to meet with the winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize (the Dalai Lama), in an attempt to suck up to China. Obama has sided with evil, abandoned the Jews, the Iranians, the Hondurans, the Eastern Europeans, capitalism, individual rights, American sovereignty -- in under a year. The world is careening to catastrophe. And they give him a prize. We should propose him for next years Nobel Prize in chemistry. Why? because of his massive contribution to hot air. "Yes we can". That's it. Another states: They should rename the prize. "Appeasement Prize", that's more appropriate.

Without any prejudicial meanderings you have introduced the very essense of the subject. It remains for me to say:In the final analysis you put the FINGER on it & spot on. Frankly I expected Obama to thank the country who bestowed this accolade,but we regretfully decline to accept it.At such time when he has yet EVEN to begin and achieve/sort all the problems facing not only in America,the ME and world.

Obama must make all policy decisions in line with American national interests and not with what some group of people in a foreign country who give out a yearly award called the Nobel and have no loyalty to America want him to do.

Certainly not the perennialy stupid Nobel awards in literature and peace of the last tens of years. Have you at all noticed their avoidance to give a literature prize to an American? By giving it, year after year, to unknowns that nobody reads? As about Obama, he is smarter than you and by donating the prize to charity he himself has proven the waste of this year prize. He doesn't use it as a scientist would, by furthering research. On the other hand, the name Nobel attached to Obama will prove at first, ridiculousness, and later, defining him as cheese, instead of steel! The spread cheese President of the United States of America...in an era of rising conflicts, terrorism, nuclear spreading, and dollar destruction. Handling all that with Gandhism... facing hate, grudge, spite, envy, and most importantly, murderousness... extending hands to countries which punish opposition with death sentences!!! As ordered by clerics... Yet, BOWING NINETY DEGREES TO THEM!!!

saying "is humble for me" when he recieved the prize.And a don't remember even an only one plan of peace which came out from his Center of Peace but i know that they learn there the Saudi plan for peace and this is something.

because its provisions are aimed directly at defusing the antagonism towards israel that exists among regional populations by eliminating the issues that foment it; which in turn would remove the most common incitement used by extremists to attract new recruits; which would drastically reduce the ability of terrorist groups(both regional and global), to recruit new members; which in the long run would erode away at their ability to continue operating with any degree of effectiveness; which would then result in a decreased security threat, not only in the middle-east, but internationally as well. so look for something similar to the arab initiative; maybe with a few small changes to certain provisions.

Dear Issac. I am obliged to answer You plea to enlighten You. Too many blogs insult Pres.Obama.It is not his but the Nobel committe decision to give him Award . Nobody should insult his pride by rediculing committe decision. The least of all, jews, Israeli & supporters of Israel.It is foolish, it is vulgar & it is harmful as it is undignified. If he is enemy of Israel let him see our respect for him even he is enemy; if he is wise let him understand we hope he is; if he is developing as a statesman let him relay on our support. Do not offend him & his goverment. If any of authors of blogs feels so smart mockering Award I would disappoint them. They are not. It is relevant to all Israeli media and its MK & officials. May I hope Haaretz allow my opinion to be heard ? We cogratulate him . It is award not so much for past as for the future. Is not the future we live by? Is not the past we regret, the past awarded by Nobel? whose? PM Rabin. Is not true?

about sums it up. He is still following the same policies as Bush. He has done nothing.

If you look at the last two American Peace laureates, the ones who were presidents, they may have had temporary successes, but in the long run, their solutions failed. Theodore Roosevelt got Russia out of China which, in turn gave a green light for the Japanese to colonize China. Then, at the eleventh hour of WWII the Russians grabbed Sakhalin Island from the Japanese. Wilson had his "fourteen commandments". He rearranged the map of Europe, a map that was rearanged again twenty odd years later by WWII, the war that wasn't supposed to happen. Now Obama, another American president is going to make peace, and he hasn't even started with a plan.

He knows he has not earned such so he gives it universal meaning but this demeans the prize and makes a mockery of many. That he accepted says a lot about him.

"..t was not any `peace` that caused this award, but rather the clear commitment to diplomatic resolutions and multi-national negotiations that has led to the award to Obama." Everyone should read this and memorize. Thanks again.

Norway has the money norway calls the shots. The Arabs have money and they call the shots. A; qaida and the taliban have no money yetb they call the shots. The US has (actually had) money and power (to go to the moon but nothing else) and it cannot call any shots other than in Granad, Haiti, Serbia and Israel. Some money, some power, something is rotten in the US of A, both democrat and republican. Whjat is the rot and who is behind it? The US is head of NATO and NATO is incapable of managing an insurgency in Afghanistan. the US is in Iraq and it couldn't manage an pityfull insurgency in Iraq. Do you know why? Do you? Youdo but you are afraid to say it. The rot is in the concept of Democracy. Democracy works only when law and order are enforced. the key word here is enforced. Otherwise we soon all be praying to Allah, men wearing beards and women shadors. Think it can't happen? The Libearls are already lobbying for it, even the Church of England.

"I`ll give him A CROWN OF THORNS HE DESERVES." Jasmine Hey kook, didn't your ancesters already do that to one of your own? He was a man of peace also. And two thousand years later over 2bn people revere him. So do 1.8bn Muslims. How many Jews? Very negligable. Very very few decent Jews left. Salaam/Shalom

Sent you one in hopes haaretz will publish, even begged them...whada ya know joe. Loved your composition to our ubber lefty esterina.Nah,nah she'll never change. i wish she'd get out of my country Joe me ole china. Found you again.But the post I sent you a few minutes ago was totally different,and glad to see you. p/s now haaretz please put out my post to Joe Moer S.Africa

Whasa mata we thee?wa no go to aymerica ya can tie a yella ribbun round da tree. ya achi!all willabe der to meat ya.

another preemptive war. It's nice to see someone awarded for their EFFORTS in pursuit of peace.

Missed you Joe honestly Hope Haaretz publishes this.I was going all over the archives to find out where I had gone wrong,and cannot find the said forum. Anyway,loved the way you spelled it to our far lefty Esther.gee I hope this comes out.You have no idea how guilty I felt on reading one of your posts reminding me how I had behaved on one occasion,and was surprised that I was cheering you on a relatively recent one.Remember Joe? Best regards PPS/Haaretz please put this one out,for Joe Moer.I owe him one.Toda p/s Obarmy is geting above himself.Will not last and I care NOT!

He got the Nobel prize for "Shalom U'L'Hitraot" In udder words he's history. The only reason you like him is coz "Like You" he's stoopid and prepared to see his people under Sharia Law.

No other word for it.Too ridiculous to even comment for sure.At least i can say:BEEN THERE DONE THAT.What can Obama say?Nothing at all except been there for only less than 9 months and no less then a spurious Nobel Peace Priz, WHAT?And for what?gee whiz and gosh. So many jobs to be done awaiting him. Like the problems with Afghanistan,Pakistan(more killed today),Taliban,Iraq.Oh so many internal things needing in America,and here comes that silly country trying to be controversial with this latest.Almost LOST FOR WORDS.pft,pft,pft/

... now it's down to 54... ... other pundits, with a mathematical bent extrapolated or postulated or simply prevaricated about the exact time element in the Noble peace choice... ... anyway, folks are having a field day, to morrow is already acharay-ha-chagim, drat it... ... the 'reliability' of all this is manifest...

No doubt that Obama had to contend with the likes of this on his long way to the presidency... it honed him to hark to human degradation everywhere...

Obama absolutely deserves the Nobel, though he has yet to accomplish much that he has promised. GW Bush put the US on the path to being a rogue state. We became the biggest bully in the world, using torture, kidnapping and Soviet-style gulags, conduct utterly irreconcilable with long-held US values. We rightfully lost our position as a moral leader, relying instead on violence and threats. He earned the contempt of most of the world. Obama has been incredibly effective in altering the essence of US foreign relations, putting the US back on the path of earning respect and moral leadership in the World. He has much to do, but he has restored an America that many of us can now be proud of again. For this alone, he deserves the award. I just hope he accomplishes what he wants. His replacing blind support for Israel with a morally sensitive relationship will be good for Israel in the long run.

Sorry folks. Looks like Permanent Peace is going to be delayed by yet another year.

just lke affirmative action policies in the USA, blacks get jobs and promotions without regard to qualifications and competency. Sick joke, and take this as an indicator where America is and will soon go. The Norwegian Nobel committee are whores and should probably each adopt a Afro-American crack baby and move to Chicago's South Side to enjoy the night life.

Your team was responsible to choose between 54 candidates, and yet you chose Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize. What a shame to chose him so prematurely. This team should be discharged from duty immediately and replaced by one acting conforming to what Nobel himself instituted. Namely, one has to prove what he DID FOR PEACE, in order to become a candidate, then COMPETE with other candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I'll give him A CROWN OF THORNS HE DESERVES. For nothing else will do for that man who has done absolutely nothing to improve with the promises he made.Yes we will.....NOT! NOT! Nobel Peace Prize? Methinks where is this wonderful PEACE? My opinion same as many here.The ones who will not be fooled for ONE MINUTE.

I have sent only a couple of responses yesterday,and typical of haaretz they did not published it.I said nothing ofensive,just wrote on behalf of Obama in his own words saying:I appreciate your honoring me with this accolade,but I have to thank you,and will refuse it. I have many more tasks to accomplished and cannot deviate from sorry. Signed:Barack Hussain Obama. The haaretz fools who bend backwards to appeal to the detractors of Israel did just THE USUAL.

... from vexing situations with which one vociferously disagrees...

I don't know who all of the more than 200 other nominees were but one of them was Pete Seeger, a personal hero of mine, who turned 90 this year after a long and colorful life of peace and environmental activism. IMHO opinion he really deserved it.

Thanks to the Norwegians, Obama now MUST use his Nobel prestige to finally face down Netanyahu and the Likud, and remove America's shame at having been played as the dog wagged by Israel, its tail. Obama is now obliged to call Israel to account as an international lawbreaker, and force Israel by sanctions, by diplomatic isolation, by the same spectrum of options which have until now been aimed at Iran. Because Israel, at bottom, is more culpable, more guilty than Iran of disturbing the global peace. If Obama fails to rise to this challenge, history will not be kind to him. Neither will be the US voters in coming elections.

It is the worst thing that happened to him. He is now stuck with a Mefistopheles attached to his soul, before he even started his new life, forcing him in all sorts of unwanted directions, poor guy! Damn the stupid Nobel Peace awarders!

it would seem that it was decided upon before he assumed office by people with agendas. haaretz censored my previous, more extensive post on this, but the truth will eventually come out.

Something is working for him,is it charisma? maybe.He keeps making history.Two years in the Senate without any"finger prints"and a lot of no-shows.From that to a democrate candidate, almost unknown,and with no experience or achievements he managed to"bewitch"the public it was almost as the second resurrection. 9 months of speeches,and promises got him the Nobel prize.The way things develops he will no doubt get any prize,doctorates,awards. One day in the future,the history books will be full of him.First Afro-American president,Nobel prize laureate,winner of that,and this.A lot of trophies,a lot of talk,but no achievements. The name will be known to every child,but not why they know the name..

Hope also means that relations between the USA and Russia have warmed or will be warming up so that some of these conflicts can be resolved, as Turkey-Armenia. Russia may become stronger and richer as a result and is an emerging market; if only it would become more democratic. But maybe there is also hope for that.

I believe Obama has been working very hard to make the protocols signed today between Turkey and Armenia a reality. Hope means that Turkey will achieve its membership in the EU; make the democracy move a reality, give human rights to its minorities, free speech, making economic peace a reality. Hope means that as Turkey becomes more democratic and westernized, the other countries will follow. Iran, which has taken a complete opposite turn to the past, will be challenged to become part of the globalized world. We no longer live in isolated caves separate from the rest of the world. Hope means that eventually the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be solved. Hope means la liberte for Lebanon.

He has been in office for 9 months & during that time critical issues are on his table including the ME in a prominent position. I am a lifelong Jewish Communal Professional and an ardent Zionist who lived in Israel for half of my life. I am an American-Israeli with extensive family in Israel on land that could be affected by an agreement. I beleive we have disrupted, killed and dispersed those who attacked on 9-11 it's time to review direction. I am no expert but it seems to me that the president has a good a chance as any on both Afganistan and Israel-Arab and the Nobel is mojo for his efforts. It's not a right vs left issue. It's a no-brainer.

just an addendum to your comment, ER. the WW2 broke out on sept. 1, 1939, but it actually began the year before. the munich agreement was signed during the night of sept. 29-30, 1938, & w/czechoslovakia sold out to hitler chamberlain announced his "peace for our time" upon his return to britain on sept. 30. so the nobel committee could still have chosen him to receive the prize for that year, well,.good they didn't. (on oct. 1, 1938 germany began occupying the sudetenland & by march the following year the whole of the rest of the country was invaded & taken, long before poland was attacked in september.)

... but that should hardly be the justification for doing the wrong thing for the right reason... that is, NOT to nominate Obama, for safety sake... ... warn Obama in good time... the assasination of Rabin hit us like a bolt out of black darkness... the very lax security arrangements attested to that... it changed a whole nation overnight...

if that's so, axel, what are all the trigger happy F-16s & drones & what have you doing in afghanistan (as well as pakistan) right now? obama increased the number of US troops in afghanistan & is likely to increase it further, "is very much encouraged by" & encourages the pakistanis, finally dealing decisively w/their taliban in the north, ie militarily, & he has other NATO countries, incl. germany, onboard w/reg. to this policy. it seems the "backward & primitive" are still a very prominent club. mind you, the conflict in afghanistan /pakistan is not just an episode, but the central theater of the clash between extremism & the west - it seems the diplomats have no part in it as of yet. what are you talking about? there's no reason to believe that such a watershed shift as to conflict resolution has occured in the world & it probably never will (it would be nice). although, yes, the obama administration has changed the climate to some extent.

What means that ? Is this the beginning of the same way of assassinating Y. Rabin. Not very surprising that Netanyahu is hanging around again. At least he was the innocent lamb. OK it is the PM of Israel, thats the decision of a part o Israel. But to make a diversion of Pro- Obama and pro BIBI people with a strange treat in the tone, is not helpful. And the comittee was certainly not very amused about the Norway and Sweden bashing in the last time. And a Nobel Prize alive is better than posthumous. Nobody knows what the influence to this decision was.

My understanding of the prizes is that nominations for them close in February. Obama had barely been in office a month when nominations closed and he won! what's going on here?

now - that obama got what clinton badly wanted and knowing that he cannot get another one - he should be totally uninteresting in ME peace. so it is a very good news to bibi and bibi, i hope, understand that.of course, swiss and his ilk have not enough brains to understand it.

apart from the monetary prize the winner receives in moral value it is worthless. geez ... Al Gore got it for a slide presentation on global warming. Obama got it for trying to prevent Israeli families from buidling an extension to their homes???

they had to find somebody and give him the price but they haven't found, nobody diserves the Nobel for Peace. So they gave it to Obama, with a message: "Don't give up, go on, good luck".

we were aware of this since the u.s. primaries. all one had to do is pay attention to who were his supporters, including on this site.

Hey Obama may not deserve it but at least he is not a murdering terrorist like Arafat or a terrorist appeaser like Carter!

(retry) Thankfully, REALITY is no RESPECTER of lofty but USELESS ideals, like those espoused by (no surprise here) Norway.

It is diturbing to see the amount of hate directed from Israel towards President Barack Obama. It seems that many of you have learned nothing from past. Regardless of what many may think, Israel's security can only be guaranteed after She makes peace with Her neighbours. You cannot survive by the sword alone. Jews and Arabs have try using THE PEN.

The NPP has gone to a long list of Jew/Israel haters: Carter, Arafat, now Barack Hussein Obama. What's next? Amenadinijhad?

Check the record of this award criteria and you will find somewhere: EXPECTATION, and names of person who only has GOOD INTENTION only, and accomplished things later on. All we have to say is good luck Mr. Our President and may God Help you to bring to the true in light!!!

Anyone who chooses to live on stolen Palestinian land has no credibility.

When you plant a seed you have to wait months to get the fruit. President Obama planted many and important seeds and we have to wait for the successful fruits. During the past eight years the previous administration damaged the country from all angles and it takes time for Obama to correct their mistakes. I feel that Obama fully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize presented to him.

read 'em weep...lol. now the pressure's REALLY on obama to bring about mid-east peace! and personally, i think this is oh so sweet! keep in mind folks, it was NOT given to him for what he's accomplished, nor even the expectation of any accomplishment; it was given for the direction he's taken and the initiatives he's proposed to the world. this may hurt him on some things that perhaps aren't tenable; but on others, like the palestinian state, you can expect it to galvanize support for his goals, in the united states, europe, and elsewhere...even if it amounts to initiatives of their own that are undertaken by individual countries... the nobel committee has essentially issued a challenge to the world by awarding this prize.

Just last week, BHO refused to meet the Dalia Lama - himself a Nobel Peace Prize recipient - for fear of offending the butchers of Beijing who are responsible for the genocide of over 1million Tibetans and 6000 monasteries. The newest recipient has vowed to sacrifice all that is moral for the sake of appeasement. THAT is the 21st century meaning of the Nobel "Pieces" prize.

I am surprised and yet happy he received the award.

Buy yourself a nice beach house and move away from our lives, please.

Today, the oppressive brutal regime has sentenced many who seek only democracy to be executed. After the election, they murdered hundreds. And in your pursuit of "peace with the terrorists," you said nothing and allowed it to happen. As you collect the Nobel "Peace Prize," do remember that you have the blood of hundreds of our young, whose only hope was a chance to speak freely, on your hands. The Nobel "Peace Prize" is forever damned. Allah will see to those that have abandoned us!

... but the rest of the world has, that since Obama succeeded Bush the resolution of conflicts has been delegated to diplomats and not to the trigger fingers of F-16 pilots. And you in Israel might not have noticed that since then states who still put their confidence in the trigger fingers of F-16 pilots appear backward and primitive.

Today, the Nobel Prize Committee in Norway awarded U.S. President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009. President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Nobel Committee called ?his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between nations? The committee then praised the role of multilateral diplomacy and the role that the U.N. and other international organizations can play in these efforts. It?s ironic that President Obama is being praised for multilateral diplomacy and cooperation between nations and the role of international organizations in that diplomacy, because for the most part this same multilateral diplomacy and international organizations are being used to foster war and conflict and not peace. Since 2001, the terrorist crimes committed in the U.S. have been used by the United Nations, NATO and a number of countries to foster a worldwide ?war on terrorism? invading and occupying nations around the world with multination

it seems this year's award is a break w/the past, though. i'm not sure what "more important awards in many cases.." you're pointing to. but as far as the nobel peace prize is concerned, these have always been awarded for some kind of achievement, whether it was in fact reaching an accord or just a body of work over a longer period contributing to peace. i can't think of anyone getting it for just starting on a process, however sincere, without yet yielding any tangible results. sometimes the award has gone to an individual /organisation committed to a certain cause & having worked at it for a while. but obama is neither just "an Individual" nor some NGO. rather he's a statesman towards whom a lot of hopes currently are turned & of whom some real results /achievements are expected. that's what's makes this decision different & a bit strange. my take is the norwegians just couldn't resist wanting to influence the process itself, a bit beyond what used to be the norm, though.

until now only words came from BO about peace. Without the cooperation of nations he will achieve nothing.

"Israel has called upon the Palestinian Arabs to set up their own nation-state" The Israel rightist coalition opposes a palestinian nation-state. Whom do you think you are fooling here?

I thought it was cool that he helped make amends between the white cop and the black prof, but what has he done beyond that?

need to go home. As in your case--living in occupied Golan Heights. You do not live in Israel.Why do you insist on posting a wrong address.Qatzrin is not in Israel.

I would have given the award to Changerai I think Obama has set pease in the ME back with his strategy Naive

Obama will never stop Iran, now. Israel be warned. Now he has his ego to live up to. Will he send bombers to Iran to stop the nuclear bombs now? No. Obama won with pure talk, no accomplishments. He will continue the same.

Although I can't pretend what can he do but what he has done during the elections and since his inaugural inspired the world; thats the virtue of brave men. I hope the the Nobel prize would be an inspirational motive that would enable him to overcome political fluctuations. Such a brave man can use his most powerful position to spread peace all over the world.

He was shot by an actor because he considered acting too low a profession to let an actor marry his daughter. Had he only knew American actors would become the most loved and admired Americans in the world. And about America being the last hope of the world: the world has become very carefull believing in that anymore due to Bush and neocons. Sure, there is Obama now, but Dems are weak fighters and who can guarantee madness does not grab America again in a few years. I mean, I remember the impact Palin had on many Americans. That does not give most folks worldwide hope but, let's just say, a truly other emoption.

...The American leaders would fight it out with the Israeli leaders every year to determine the prize winner. It is ironic that Obama is likely to escelate the war in Afghanistan at the same moment he is awarded the peace prize.

Ever since Arafat,Kissinger,Le Duc Tho...... I've lost all respect for it,as a fact of the matter idon't remember having any of that. Respect does not need prizes.There are a lot of people that many respect and they never won any prize.The Nobel prize is a"political game",and as such it can never be realy justful.I respect Gandhi more than most of the Laureate.

Mahatma Ghandi didn't receive it, Arafat and now Obama receive it... wow. Let's be thankful they didn't give it to Zelaya or Ahmadinejad for his "development of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes".

He is humble,and should be surprised,who wasn't? He is not to blame for getting it,even though deserving it is something else.It is not him that made that decision,so don't blame him,not this time.If he will accomplish half of his promises he would prove that it was only premature,and if not,it would be undeserved prize.

Jan 20th sworn in. Feb 1st final nominations for Prizes. He's right, he is unworthy. Now we know why McChrystal didn't get those troops. Wouldn't want to screw up his Nobel. What's a few dead troops when it's the Pres?

I hope he will reach peace deal between israelis and Palestinians although I doubt he will be able to convence israel for any concession

Really now? What is that? Foreign Policy? What has changed? We are still at war in Iraq and Afgahn. No peace in the middle east. Iran still making nukes. The US economy is in shambles with unemployment rate in the teens. Dollar is at the all time low. Can you please enlighten me and inform me what has he DONE, and not just said??

Installing hope in people worldwide for peace actually can bring peace much closer. As a Jew you should know the power and magic of renewed hope and determination coming from the true heart located in the core of free will (love under will), contradictionay to all that sprouts from pressure and fear put in by external forces.

Isn`t Obama going to sand more troops to Afghanistan

Must have been the question on the committee's minds. Maybe they just felt sorry for him because GWB left him such an awful mess at home and abroad. Otherwise, can't see much justification for this kind of award to a new prez who hasn't really accomplished anything as yet.

Yes he have tried to save the nations of planet earth from religion of hate and murderess but unfortunately this charming President Hussein Barrack Obama is trying to surrender the entire nations of the planet earth to those murderess and haters of true human being, but one more time like others noble peace prize winners (Al Gore-El Baradei-Jimmy Carter-Kofi Annan-Yasser Arafat) history will prove that it was nothing more than the games of politicians and those people did not deserve to get this respectful prizes, by the way I m wonder if Alfred Noble will wakeup from his grave and what would be his reaction?

Yes he have tried to save the nations of planet earth from religion of hate and murderess but unfortunately this charming President Hussein Barrack Obama is trying to surrender the entire nations of the planet earth to those murderess and haters of true human being, but one more time like others noble peace prize winners (Al Gore-El Baradei-Jimmy Carter-Kofi Annan-Yasser Arafat) history will prove that it was nothing more than the games of politicians and those people did not deserve to get this respectful prizes, by the way I m wonder if Alfred Noble will wakeup from his grave and what would be his reaction?

Obama has good intentions,and talks a lot. It seem that some people think that it is more deserved than Morgan Tsvangirai's deeds. If one can get Nobel prize for talking,so give it to Jay Leno.Not a good message to send to the African democratic movements.Not a exactly a motivation for oppressed oppositions.

What a self destructing move by the Noble Prize Committee. Obama was only 2 weeks in office when nominated, what has he done for peace at or before that time? What has he done for peace in the last 9 months for heavens sake? Oh, I know, he slammed Israel and made sure Iran will have nukes. Yes, that makes him a worthy winner, just like the ultra-terrorist mastermind Yasser AraFart. This is a waste of opportunity to award the prize to someone who really deserved it.

"Lncoln formed the union to create a great nation." - Anonymous Abe Lincoln was born AFTER the states were unified into a single nation by the Constitution of the United States. "The USA created a constitution founded on religious freedom, separation of church and state. . ." - Anonymous No, the Constitution set up the three branches of government and detailed what the manners of selection, responsibilities, and powers of those branches were. To gain approval of the States the document had to be amended to include the rights you mention and others. Myself, I am not certain the Nobel Committee made the right choice. It depends on why, and they seem go agree with you that Obama has inspired many to seek a better world through multi-national approachs and negotiations as an alternative to war. I do not feel he has accrued any actual achievements.

The Nobel prize has lost any crediblity it had left. So Obama wins the peace Nobel prize for his intentions. So by the same logic I intend to discover controlled nuclear fusion so I should be awarded the Nobel prize in physics. I grew up believing rewards were given for accomplishments. I guess I was fooled.

Where few other Americans dared. Thank you BHO for your form of "peace!" http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,562900,00.html http://news.aol.com/article/8-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/701987 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/21/2009-06-21_neda_young_girl_killed_in_iran.html http://the-undercurrent.com/blog/how-obama-killed-the-iran-election-protests/

I thought he won the Nobel Appease Prize!

"Ever since Arafat got the Peace Prize, Iv lost all respect for it." - Atle I had much the same response when Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho won. As with the Rabin/Peres/Arafat Award it was for their actions in negotiations which gained the award. Le Duc Tho refused, as there in fact was no peace produced by the treaty he and Kissinger negotiated. In fact, the more important awards in many cases have been for promoting peaceful international relations than for actually making peace. Usually when it is for negotiations and agreements men on BOTH sides are awarded.

you are an illegal settler living on stolen land.The Golan is occupied. Your address should read. Eitan. Qatzrin. Occupied Goaln Heights Syria. Give it back, then come along and talk about who is the problem.

Very amusing to read the posts of right-wing warmongers who are freaking out over this award. I'm loving it.

Cheney was hiding out in the Naval Observatory (VP's residence). For getting Cheney and his ilk out of luxury public housing is reason enough for Obama and the American people to share a Nobel Prize.

Obama may or may not accomplish something but to date he has done nothing worthy of a Nobel Prize. I was hoping that Obama would decline in the name of others who deserve far more but he did not. The world is astonished. inspirational speeches are not enough, nor good intentions , but real facts and actions , none of which is in Obama's CV. This is a blow to those who for decades struggle with real world problems against all odds and make a difference. All Obama is doing is promising to make a difference but which politician does not promise this,Obama just did it more elegantly. They should have waited until he had or had not proven his worth.

The question is whether this is a premature, cynical and undeserving award that puts Obama in Arafat's league or simply undeserving that puts Obama in with Carter. Being weary of the ever rising ego of our president (for whom I unfortunately voted)I shudder to think what he next comes up with.

This is a big surprise. first the u n becomes a world laughing stock. now the nobel prize becomes irrelevent too. the nobel commitee and its prizes were at one time non-political. now they are all about politics.Talk about political lobbying !

It is a proud day for America! President Obama has clearly brought HOPE back to Americans and millions of others in the world. He seeks a path of Tikkun Olam, diplomatic resolution of conflicts, and mutual respect for all people. The Nobel is not always awarded only for achievements but at times as a vote of confidence to the awardee. I am as proud as can be and pray that he can fulfill the enormous tasks before him. We are blessed to have such a man as our president.

Obama, Return the prize ! You're a man of integrity. Are you mot ? Say ypu're not up to par for this honour. Let people who have striven for ages get it ! This prize might go into your head,& from now on your policy could become reckless,thinking,'You see.The world is with me.I now have a 'carte blanche' to do as I please.Who is to tell me what,Why ,or When ? Take it easy Mr. President ! But if this fails. Then at least leave your wife to look after the kids. They'll need her support !

Because World War II broke out in September, and the prizes are announced in October...

He should be. He hasn't done anything to deserve it.

At this rate, the next step will be for Obama to be canonized while still living!

The spectacle of Mr Obama mounting the podium in Oslo to accept a prize that once went to Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi and Mother Theresa would be all the more absurd if it follows a White House decision to send up to 40,000 more US troops to Afghanistan.

No peace between Israel & palestinians No peace between Israel & Syria Irans nuclear program is still going strong and he even ignored the violence that was going on in Iran after the election which he was later condemned for. America is still at war in Iraq America is still at war in Afghanistan. He is a serving US president who has not even completed one full year in office. Both Jimmy the peunt Carter & Bill Clinton did actually achieve something as far as peacemaking went but neither of them got a Nobel Peace Prize. Even Arafat did something .. not much but he did do something at the time he got his prize. Obama did nothing before becoming presidnt, since becoming president he has done nothing but make a load of speeches and he gets a Nobel Prize. Whatever you think about him or his policies I don't think that anybody can say this was the right decission. IF THE NOBEL PRIZE CAN NOW BE AWARDED FOR DOING NOTHING THEN THE PRIZE IS WORTH NOTHING

Has he succeeded yet? So, what is the Prize for?

or Livni or Barak-or some other some such war criminal. Is right wingoism a disease. Is it hereditary. One thing for sure-=-it is fatal. Well done obam. Lot,s done---much still to do. Dont expect help from Israel.They have proven themselves to be a state of anti peaceniks.

I think this is the category Obama (Peres et al) fit into

It has become a habit (and a bad one there too)of those Norvegians to distribute their Nobel Peace Price based on empty rhetorics of intent and pipe dreams, not anymore for tangible proven accomplishments. Rabin, Peres and Arafat also received it for empty promises which didn't, of course materialize with all the concequences we know. The Norvegian Nobel Price panel as well as most Norvegians themselves have become unable to differentiate between good and Bad!

http://newledger.com/2009/10/obamas-nobel-prize-the-world-as-farce/

Obama must realize the two must recognize each other to do so in their own nation-state. Israel has called upon the Palestinian Arabs to set up their own nation-state following negotiations regarding basic aspects of the matter. The Arabs, Palestinian and otherwise, still refuse to accept Israel's right to be, to exist as the nation-state of the Jewish people. It is high time Obama addressed this issue if he ever wishes to regain the trust of Jews and if he ever wishes to see an accommodation of peaceful coexistence in this region.

I am really shocked as from your letters it seems you want the destruction of Israel and get rid of all Jews. Now you whant peace also for Israel, How nice.

he is busy slowly destroying the fundamentals of our country.

Why should anyone be surprise, the Arabist anti Israel countries of Sweden and Norway gave the prestigious?????? Nobel peace prize to our Muslim or at least Muslim lover president. He stands in the shoes of Yassir Arafat and Jimmy Carter and Bishop Tutu all such great lovers of Israel. Expect the next one to be Ahmadinejad, Chavez or Qhadaffi. The Nobel prize like the UN not arganization fostering peace rather a place of hate and the far left.

I LOVE U.S. Pal Defender's USE of caps. TOO BAD it's STILL unclear WHAT sort of POINT you are attempting TO MAKE.

Ummm. I'm a little confused upon hearing this news. He hasn't even passed one single foreign policy. I'm not a big fan of Obama, but I'm not a huge critic of his either. But how could he have gotten this?...especially when you look at the other candidates. And Obama wasn't even a candidate! My esteem for the Nobel Prize has just plummeted, and I think this has really cheapened its prestigious reputation. And it was "unanimous?" I just don't get it.

Lincoln formed the union to create a great nation. He said America would be the last great hope of earth for mankind, for those wanting democracy, human rights. The USA created a constitution founded on religious freedom, separation of church and state; later to incorporate rights for freed black slaves and later to incorporate rights for women. Obama deserves this prize in keeping with an american tradition of democracy and human rights. People need hope and optimism to live; I think it is right for the Nobel committee to encourage him in his efforts because he is and will be facing many obstacles, but I think america will always be the last great hope for mankind on earth. Gore won for his work for the environment. There are many challenges we face including no nukes, no war, etc. and human rights is a very big issue for the world to embrace.

good news for israel - he cannot get second price, so he got what clinton wanted most withour doing anything. he does not need to get peace treaty now, so not preasure israel etc., exellent situation for israel.

Next he'll win the Oscar for the greatest performance on earth

The "collective you" who keep mentioning that the Mid-East will blow -up in nukes; saying that Israel will nuke Iran or Iran nuking Israel..stop this nonsense... War is terrible and everyone should work to avoid it..nuclear detonations are so severe no one really knows the consequences of one nuclear bomb used in war. Environmental and economic damage in ways no one can comprehend. Therefore, it should be avoided at all costs.

Wanting to make peace and rid the world of nuclear weapons is one thing, doing it is a whole different thing. We all want that but what has he really done to deserve such a honor?

The second will come when he has delivered!

Looks more like a joke. At the same time, it could be a preemption on Obama and make him a docile President. This could erode America's resolve in defending freedom everywhere as Obama would be seen as embarking on the pathway of appeasement.

with all due respect to the president of the united states of amerika when he is wise he will refuse the honor.because this is poiseneous present. he should tell the eager norwegiens and swedes let me first achieve somthing like stop the war in afghanistan, broker peace between russia and georgia,anything will due. and when he is ready he should call them

For what ??? Afghanistan ? Letting Iran go nuclear ?

As an American I am so proud that our President has received this prestigious award. As a Jew I am hopeful that the Nobel Prize can be a motivator to work toward a lasting peace between warring peoples. I'm so happy today! And so very, very proud!

very few leaders if at all were able to change the mood of the entire world in such a short while with such profound impact." ENOUGH SAID...for those in this blog who promote hate and continued occupation.

Abandoning democracy in Iran; Agreeing to Iran's push for nuclear warfare; surrendering to the Taliban while still ordering US soldiers to die there; Abandoning the State of Israel to the Islamist terrorists; Abandoning the Czech Republic and Poland to Russia and Iran; Abandoning Tibet to China; Abandoning Mexico to the drug cartels and Hezbollah; Condemning Honduras for demanding a democratic government. The list goes on and on...CONGRATULATIONS...You have truly brought "pieces in our time!"

This act alone is a serious attempt to neuter the U.S. President from conducting any forceful actions to protect America's interests abroad. Can a Nobel peace prize winner escalate a war in Afghanistan? Can he apply force against the Myanmar or the Iranian or the N. Korean regimes in their nuclear weapons quests/proliferation? Can he do this and not have his prize revoked thus heaping scorn on his legacy? Can an Israel surrounded with implacable enemies near and far (with no real belief or desire or intention to make true peace with the Jewish nation in the land where it has been re-grafted onto its natural roots) be seen to outright spurn the US President for any simplistic solution (with all good intentions) he brings to bear in the middle east conflict that seriously threatens Israel's continued existence? A Nobel prize should be awarded only for a significant, realized accomplishment.

The first two Americans to get the Peace Prize were Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root. Roosevelt won for negotiating the end to the Russo-Japanese war, AND bring the first ever case to International Arbitration at the Hague. Elihu Root won it entirely for his efforts to promote arbitration to solve international disputes. It seems likely from early reports that it was not any 'peace' that caused this award, but rather the clear commitment to diplomatic resolutions and multi-national negotiations that has led to the award to Obama.

Ever since Arafat got the Peace Prize, Iv lost all respect for it. Even when Arafat continued to order murders of innocent civilians, the committee insisted he keep it. The Prize is worthless. Shameless. Disgusting. Ever since Arafat, it doesnt matter who wins it. It means nothing. It just means there happens to be political sympathizers on the committee. Nothing more. Nothing substantial.

I too would have preferred Mordechai Vanunu as this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Hopefully this will be an encouragement for Obama to pursue vigourous diplomacy to secure peace with justice in the Middle East and further nuclear disarmament.

The woman who invented Viagra should get the peace prize!

I believe this is the correct award not nobel peace prize according to definition. " to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of a nation, person etcc.. in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles"- Now that sounds more like the correct award.

This prize is a consolation prize. One should have seen the reaction in Copenhagen and the rest of Scandinavia when Obama's "charm offensive"failed to get the Olympic games to Chicago.There was shock in the streets of Scandinavia,and on the media.they felt for him. Now the Sweds give him som comfort.

As the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Obama might not have it as easy to go to war with Iran, as he otherwise would. And for once the speaker of the Knesset may be correct, Obama might feel now under a little bit more of an obligation to pressure both Israel and the Arabs into a peace deal. Again, he only got the Nobel Peace Prize "on probation".....

Since when are prized given for just talking about noble intentions? What achievements can he possibly have in just 9 months? (Hmmm, If he was a woman he could have one, but he ain't so hasn't)

Mr Obama feels, "humbled" to receive this award. If I was him I would feel embarrassed. Regardless of whether you support him or his policies a glance at the list of Peace Prize winners reveals names like Mother Teresa, Lech Walesa and Eli Wiesel. If people like JFK didn't get it, why on earth is it being given to the current US president? For not being George Bush? That's a not very demanding job that's being filled by billions of other people as well. If he really wanted to achieve stature he should "humbly" refuse the prize.

Strange Nobel attitude. For instance, Fridtjof Nansen got a Nobel Prize for work done, not for proposing ideas how to make a better world, which have no chance to be realized ...

Swedish humor?or maybe sarcasm? There is nothing nobel with weapon industry giving some of its profits to peace prize. Alfred Nobel's dynamite and Bofors's weapons are the tools of war,and the givers of peace prize.So maybe it is Swedish irony!

Obama. Prize for what ? Why ? Who gave it to him ? Hope he deserves it !

All that he did was not destroy Tehran when Amadinhejad and his college buddies seized the US Embassy. All of the other Nobel Prizes are awarded for major accomplishments. Why not the one for peace as well?

Revlin's prediction is right and occurate. Obama will force Israel to make peace

... awarded for past, present and future efforts for peace-in-our-time.

for what? Dialogue? Just so long as there is no dialogue concerning the Justice Goldstone Report, eh? Any mention of war crimes could spoil it all for the American Nobel Peace Prize president Obama who sends ship loads of weapons to Israel!

Some people have dedicated their life for peace and work for that many years,and because a man made a commitment to nuclear disarmament, only a commitment.The man that only a couple of days ago refuse to meet the Dalai-Lama,the man of peace,something that Bush(father)Clinton,and Bush(son)were not afraid to do His reason for it is the economy(China third largest,and growing).So why not the Nobel prize for economy.

The prize has been enough tarnished by its awarding to the likes of Arafat. But at least the latter went through the motions of achievement. What has Barack Hussein Obama to his credit, other than well-bared handsome teeth and an ability to read a teleprompter?

Looks like the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded,now,more for image than substance,Obama has achieved precisely nothing to increase world peace. As far as the Middle East is concerned,Obama has probably set it back by appeasing the PA and undemocratic Arab regimes to the point that they think that all they have to do is remain inflexible and they'll be handed their maximal demands from Israel on a plate. A sad day for common sense and integrity. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

I can think of ten others who truly deserve it. Obama has postured and made great speeches. you don't award a leader a nobel peace prize for making speeches!

Great news. I think it is a reaction to Obama's attempts at generating a diplomatic track that is different to the 8 years of George W Bush. Apparently the Nobel Peace Prize is about promoting fraternity between nations. Jaw jaw instead of war war if you like. Opening up to talks between Iran and the United States, his attempts at opening dialogue between Palestine and Israel, his moves with Russia to substantially reduce their respective nuclear arsenals. To strive for peace is just as important as achieving peace. Not to attempt to do what is hard is enough to qualify you. Personally I would have give the award to Mordechai Vanunu, simply because it would have provided a mechanism for him to leave Israel and join his family in the United States.

i admire barack obama, too, but i fear the norwegian nobel committee has more than just slightly overreached this time. they're even likely to embarrass the president. it's true the climate w/the new administration has changed on the international stage. but so far the jury's still out on whether anything at all is going to be achieved. a nobel peace prize for great speeches & good intentions? there's a limit to how "interventionist" the peace prize may hope to be. the ME can still go up in flames again in a very near future, incl. the nuclear flames. non-proliferation has as of yet not been secured & an over-ll reduction hasn't even begun. the norwegians could at least have heeded the lessons from the past - vietnam & more recently the oslo accords, when a solution was anticipated & the peace prize handed out far too soon. in -94 (following oslo) a real accord was in fact reached & made half the world hopeful. 6 years later that whole horizon was being blown to smithereens.

and Lieberman and Netanyahu share the ignoble war prize.

Obama-- I stand by President Obama, being the best opportunity, AT THIS TIME...for things to be accomplished...when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict/things in the region. HOWEVER: He MUST take a FIRMER stand on HUMAN RIGHTS, etc.!!! "His NEXT Nobel Prize" (If Any)-- Should be for his COMMITMENT to HUMAN RIGHTS, etc....along with good governance/conducting war(s): However...DIPLOMACY first!!! ...He gets credit for this. The Use Of NUKES-- May NEVER happen again! BUT: HUMAN/CIVIL RIGHTS Issues...are something we need to DEAL WITH, UPHOLD & PROMOTE...on a DAILY basis!!! DEMOCRACY-- Is a harder way to govern. UPHOLDING, ADHERING To & PROMOTING Human/Civil Rights, Etc.-- Are harder to include...in how we govern. BUT: It's the RIGHT thing to do! AND: It separates us...from the BARBARIC/INHUMANE! We Chose The DEMOCRACY, HUMAN/CIVIL Rights Route-- We are UP to the challenge! Doing Otherwise-- SHOULD be BENEATH us!!!

Now let's see what he does with the money...

Save Israel from this Government!They are not simply clever to understand what is going on in the new World!

Wow.... absolutely incredible. I thinks this is a first time in history that a Nobel Prize was awarded to a sitting president of only 10 months. A beautiful gesture with an international recognition for perusing peace between Islam and the West. Let's see which world leader dares to challenge this truly prestigious accolade. No.... right-wing anarchists or talk-back nihilists don't count.

in Physics next year, in Literature the year after and in Chemistry thereafter. Of course He should be awarded prize in Chemistry, because it is The chemistry it is all about.

Don't forget that in the testament of Alfred it says that the prize should go to the person that has worked most for peace in the world in the last 12 months.

OBAMA CAN'T FORCE ISRAEL INTO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY WANT TO BE FORCED. HE IS NOT A NATIVE OF THAT COUNTRY AND HAS NO AUTHORITY THERE

Is it a joke? First of April? Working for world peace? I want everyone to be happy - give me Nobel Prize too!!

He is done more than what your eyes can see! in 8 month as a president!!

Congratulations to President Barack Obama on achieving the Nobel Peace Prize! It's evident early on that President Obama has stabilized the global economic climate with his administration's immediate response to the downturn, especially in the U.S. He's already demonstrated the desire to curtail nuclear proliferation globally and in particular the concern of its proliferation with a race in the Middle East to gain access to nuclear bombs. Obama's administration has shown a preference for diplomacy and engagement to achieve peace and the perception of the U.S. has changed with this in mind. His administration has already been working very hard, for example, U.S. Envoy George Mitchell, Hillary Clinton, for returning to negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, despite the enormous challenges.

I call to end wars, poverty, hunger and disease. I haven`t done any of this yet, but I support the concept. Can I receive a Nobel next year? **** Depends on your view of global warming. Do you recycle? Drive a 'green' car? Use energy-efficient lightbulbs? How big is your carbon footprint? Are you black?

what wrong dear? your Natanyahu didnt won so you are a little frustrated??

I wonder how useful that peace prize will be when all the middle east will be armed with atomic bombs to the teeth and aiming at western forces. All this because Obama was simply too pacifist. Commitment is one thing. Action is another.

He was just doing his job as president, doing the best he can. No award deserved yet.

I call to end wars, poverty, hunger and disease. I haven't done any of this yet, but I support the concept. Can I receive a Nobel next year?

No offense, but why is he getting the Nobel Prize for trying real hard? Gone are the days where people had to have actual accomplishments and a lifetime of work in order to even have a chance to receive this award. Heck, they gave on to Arafat, so I guess no one should be surprised, but still....

I guess he still qualifies since it is a war to be lost.

please, tell me that this is a joke! what exactly has Obama done yet to deserve a prize of such significance? he goes around shmoozing with the muslims and continues his predecessor's wars. what - but pretty words - have so far earned him the huge credits he's gotten??

Nevertheless, Obama must excertreal presure on Israel to save it from itself and save the world from unnecessary misery.

Obama has done nothing yet. Let him achieve peace somewhere in the world and then give him your Nobel.

I'm sure that he is sincere in his declarations that he will work for nuclear disarmament but the reality is that he hasn't done squat yet. He has two good years left to his presidency to actually accomplish his stated goals. It would be a better prize if it were deserved and not just based on a handful of speeches.

They could have waited at least until the policies of the His Nobel Wonderfulness would cone to full fruition -- either Iranian nuclear sites destroyed by Israel , not by the US, or Israel in ruins after a nuclear attack from Iran . This US abdication of a superpower's responsibility and standing on the sidelines of history would have pleased the Norwegian committee even more.

He deserves this because he 'brought the world back from the brink' - or at least stopped the US from picking an unwinable fight with 1)Russia (remeber the encirclement, missile shields, Georgia, etc), with 2) Iran (the other presendential candidates would have started something by now), and 3)even China was under the cross hairs (anyone remember the build up near Taiwan?). Who knows, he may have 4)even 'discouraged' Israel from taking a shot at Iran, which if true wins the prize on its own.......

Now what will the Israeli mudslingers say next? The whole world is stupid and naive and only Israel is wise?

What a joke! It is an attempt to preempt or neutralize America's President from protecting its national security interests at home and abroad. They want Obama to cut and run from the challenges of the Islamist-Jihadists in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Middle East. They want America to behave like chicken in the face of the menacing wolves and tigers in the Middle East and the world. It is making Obama become an impotent Jimmy Carter amidst the rising international challenges of the dark forces. There is a latent hand behind this crap machinated by the dark forces to advance their agenda.

Obama-- I stand by President Obama, being the best opportunity, AT THIS TIME...for things to be accomplished...when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict/things in the region. HOWEVER: He MUST take a FIRMER stand on HUMAN RIGHTS, etc.!!! "His NEXT Nobel Prize" (If Any)-- Should be for his COMMITMENT to HUMAN RIGHTS, etc....along with good governance/conducting war(s): However...DIPLOMACY first!!! ...He gets credit for this. The Use Of NUKES-- May NEVER happen again! BUT: HUMAN/CIVIL RIGHTS Issues...are something we need to DEAL WITH, UPHOLD & PROMOTE...on a DAILY basis!!! DEMOCRACY-- Is a harder way to govern. UPHOLDING, ADHERING To & PROMOTING Human/Civil Rights, Etc.-- Are harder to include...in how we govern. BUT: It's the RIGHT thing to do! AND: It separates us...from the BARBARIC/INHUMANE! We Chose The DEMOCRACY, HUMAN/CIVIL Rights Route-- We are UP to the challenge! Doing Otherwise-- SHOULD be BENEATH us!!!

Push Israel and Palestinians in Peace. If you do not push and use stick then there will be no peace. You must avoid pressure from lobbies.

Thought the prize was for achievement....Has Obama achieved anything yet? No, he's all talk at this point. The prize will never be taken seriously again.

So far no peace, just hope. Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root both were awarded the Peace Prize in part, or whole, for promoting international arbitration. Certainly Obama has totally failed in his attempts to promote peace in the Middle East.

Wow....for a moment I thought it was the 1st of April

Congratulations to President Barak Hussein Obama! A Nobel Peace Price for a noble 'Peace President'. He just needs a little time to sort out the obstructionists, anti peace lobbies and war mongers.

President Obama must have done something right. I hope he will witness the signature of many peace treaties starting with Israel and all the Arabs.

I wish to put on record my surprise to the fact that the Price was not awarded to Netanyahu, Barak Barak, or Lieberman, or the leader of the settlers! What a shame!

He worked for peace"tireless" 10 months and he gets it.there are two reasons he shouldn't get it(yet).10 months?some people have dedicated their life for peace,and worked for it many years,how do one think they feel right now?. The second reason is the shameful act of refusing to meet the Dalai-Lama,man of peace? Bush(father)Clinton,and Bush(son)have met with him,but Obama valuate the Chinese regime higher. Economy made him do that,he should get the Nobel prize for economy,not peace!

The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke. No one can take it seriously after it was awarded to Yasser Arafat, the Murderer and Master Terrorist.

Maybe his teleprompter would have been a better candidate ... has done at least as much, and spent less money (borrowed from China) in the process.

first of all congratulations to Obama! I like him, although I disagree with him on many things. What is surprising is that he has done nothing yet and has no accomplishments whatsoever that merit him receiving the price. Maybe, and just maybe, in the future he could be considered if he gets something done. I guess that after Bush presidency anyone could look good without effort. so far, his naive views and approaches in the international arena have brought nothing concrete to celebrate. the world is not yet a better place because of him (it might be better, not sure). All this points out to the political nature of the price, which diminishes its value. anyway, what is Obama going to do with the money? a college fund for his girls?

I like Obama, but don't you actually have to accomplish something before they give you a Nobel prize? Granted...he's given some nice speeches, and expressed some commendable intentions...but come on.

May God bless America and its president. Barack Hussein Obama. We are proud of you, sir.

The only deserving Peace prize winner.

This is such a big surprise and the news so startling that it's nothing short of a bombshell. What is so extraordinary is that he is so young, and relatively inexperienced. I suppose the Nobel committee saw what he did at the UN in trying to bring peace to the Middle East as of great importance. My heartfelt congratulations to President Obama. I hope he will bring true peace to the troubled region. I hope Netanyahu will from now on try to cooperate with President Obama and show him renewed respect.

I guess I can get one next, no offense Pres. Obama hasn't accomplished anything substanial yet, except for hiring 30 plus CZARs and passing a stimulus plan that has worked out great.

President Obama is barely starting his job, and his record is blank as yet. The Noble Peace Prize Committee had made many controversial choices: Kissenger (notorious as the architect of Pinochet bloody coup), S. Peres, Arafat, etc.

to award Barak Obama with the Nobel Peace Price.Over the last 10 months since taking office Obama is still delivering many speeches as if he is a condidate for President.The Presidentila campiagn is over and so far Obama did not accomplish anything except giving flowery speeches.He failed to introduce Universal health for americans.He did not close Guantanamo Base.He simply continued the stimulus package introduced by Goerge W. Bush. Ho got nowhere in reviving Peace process between Palestinian PA and Israel.HE IS INCREASING THE TROOP LEVEL IN AFGANISTAN AS HE PROMULGATED DURING HIS RUN FOR PRESIDECY. S SO HE GAVE A SPEECH IN UN ADVOCATING REDUCING NUCLEAR ARSENALS BY TH NUCLEAR STATES.TALK IS JUST TALK.At the same time Obama increased already the number of US troops in Afganistan and bombs Pakistan AHMEDINEJAD,IRANIAN PRESIDENT WHO RIGGED ELECTION,PROPOSED RECENTLY THAT ALL COUNTRIES DESTROY NUCLEAR ARSENALS.AHMEDI SHOULD SHARE THE NOBEL PRICE. Obama will need $1.4 Million in 2012!

So basically to win this prize all you have to do is.. have aspirations? What has he actually DONE in the name of peace apart from having completely unrealistic goals?

and hopefully you stay committed to peace, nuclear disarmament and international diplomacy, unlike Iran or Israel.

Obama shows dangerous signs of weakness toward the ennemies of peace throughout the world and he is rewarded for that ! Obama already had an over-inflated ego, now what is it going to be ? Besides, whatever you may think of Obama's policies, this Prize should not be awarded to a president who is currently in power. What a farce this Nobel Peace Prize is ! But we all remember that it was awarded to Y.Arafat so what can it be except a farce ?

Maybe instead of treating the Nobel laureate like dirt, they can respect him and listen to his vision of peace?

The world has REALY gone mad! To award this prize to a man who hasn't done ANYTHING yet exept talking a lot from a teleprompter is a slap in the face of all those good people who have proved themselves already to make a difference in the life and conditions of people in the world. This prize does NOT always have to go to the "RICH and FAMOUS", who get all the media attention. Little and anonimous people do much more and talk less. They just don't get awarded!

in Physics next year, in Literature the year after and in Chemistry thereafter. Of course He should be awarded prize in Chemistry, because it is Chemistry it is all about.

This is definitely well deserved as Pres. Obama believes in handling Iran's nuclear dossier through diplomacy ONLY, and this is why those ARMCHAIR warriors and Neocons who have been dreaming of bombing Iran and threatening Iran DAILY hate Pres. Obama so much. ps. Only a racist would believe God has given him the right to own a land.

OBAMA ? You must be kidding ! I only hope he doesn't bring about a world catastrophe !

Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his "vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons". A lot of people can articulate that "vision", yes they can but what "work" did Obama do to marry the vision and the reality? There have been many inappropriate Nobel Peace Prize winners. Can they give it to one more, yes they can...

i have no doubt about Obama's good intentions - despite the fools who call him Muslim/unamerican/hater of Israel etc - but it is premature to give him this prize when he's achieved nothing yet.

This is the funniest thing I've ever heard.

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For what? Being a windbag nice speaker?

...the Nobel Peace Prize has always been controversial. I think Obama has not done enough to deserve it yet. Sure, he is a man of peace with good intentions, but good intentions only should not be the grounds to award a Nobel Peace Prize. They should've waited a little bit more to see concrete deeds to give him the Prize. Anyways, congratulations to Mr. Obama.

He richly deserves it for his past, present and future deeds...

Having searched for his achievements, I find no particular situation towards which Mr. Obama contributed in terms of peace, for which this prize is given after all. But now of course he could be counted among the "Elders": Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Jimmy Carter, etc.....