Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

Yes my friend, we all recieved the Prize with El-Baradei. He's the head of the IAEA and because of his exceptional efforts in talks with Iran and the inspections carried out by the Organisation he headed, he contributed in making sure the tension between Iran and the US never escalated.
Bush the war monger was more than ready to attack Iran and without the efforts of the IAEA and its director general, he would have suceeded. But due to their hard work, he never got reason to.
Dont think your being an illeterate makes everyone one.

I should name a few people who deserved it more? :
Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba who has campaigned for a peaceful solution to the almost 50-year-old conflict in her country, and Afghan doctor and women's rights activist Sima Samar are people who's hard work for peace cannot be over-looked.
Ghandi till today has never recieved the Prize and everyone wanders why.
Dont come at me with world affairs my friend, cos Im more than informed!

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

The Nobel Committee lauded the change in global mood wrought by Obama's calls for peace and cooperation but recognized initiatives that have yet to bear fruit: reducing the world stock of nuclear arms, easing American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthening the U.S. role in combating climate change.

"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," Jagland said.

Obama's election and foreign policy moves caused a dramatic improvement in the image of the U.S. around the world.

"So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act," said former Polish President Lech Walesa, a 1983 Nobel Peace laureate. "This is probably an encouragement for him to act. Let's see if he perseveres. Let's give him time to act," Walesa said.

The award appeared to be a slap at Bush from a committee that harshly criticized Obama's predecessor for his largely unilateral military action in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The Nobel committee praised Obama's creation of "a new climate in international politics" and said he had returned multilateral diplomacy and institutions like the U.N. to the center of the world stage.
"You have to remember that the world has been in a pretty dangerous phase," Jagland said. "And anybody who can contribute to getting the world out of this situation deserves a Nobel Peace Prize."

Jagland said the decision to honor Obama was unanimous.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who won the prize in 1984, said Obama's award shows great things are expected from him in coming years. "It's an award coming near the beginning of the first term of office of a relatively young president that anticipates an even greater contribution towards making our world a safer place for all," Tutu said. "It is an award that speaks to the promise of President Obama's message of hope."

Until seconds before the award, speculation had focused on a wide variety of candidates besides Obama: Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Colombian senator, a Chinese dissident and an Afghan woman's rights activist, among others. The Nobel committee received a record 205 nominations for this year's prize, though it was not immediately apparent who nominated Obama.

"The exciting and important thing about this prize is that it's given to someone ,  who has the power to contribute to peace," Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said.
Obama is the third sitting U.S. president to win the award: President Theodore Roosevelt won in 1906 and President Woodrow Wilson was awarded the prize in 1919.

Former Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, said Obama has already provided outstanding leadership in the effort to prevent nuclear proliferation.
"In less than a year in office, he has transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in and rekindled hope for a world at peace with itself," ElBaradei said. "He has shown an unshakeable commitment to diplomacy, mutual respect and dialogue as the best means of resolving conflicts."

The Nelson Mandela Foundation welcomed the award on behalf of its founder Nelson Mandela, who shared the 1993 Peace Prize with then-South African President F.W. DeKlerk for their efforts at ending years of apartheid and laying the groundwork for a democratic country.
"We trust that this award will strengthen his commitment, as the leader of the most powerful nation in the world, to continue promoting peace and the eradication of poverty," the foundation said.

In his 1895 will, Alfred Nobel stipulated that the peace prize should go "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses."
The committee has taken a wide interpretation of Nobel's guidelines, expanding the prize beyond peace mediation to include efforts to combat poverty, disease and climate change.

Congrats BHO !

However,he needs to come down harder on our grossly incompetent & thieving political class. . . 

this is both premature and wrong on so many levels.
if i were Obama, i'd reject this award because intensifying drone attacks in Pakistan, pouring more troops into Afghanistan, and tacitly supporting coups in South America do not seem likes steps that [promote world peace.

Well Miss informed lady (pun intended), its one thing to be informed and another to understand how things work. Isn't it apparent that your list of domestic troubleshooters don't have that international appeal to earn a Nobel? Your actions must have world wide implications on peace to be noticed! Who cares if Columbians are at war with themselves so long as it is within their borders. School me now!

besides he has done nothing about Darfur in his 9 months in office. the AU force is begging for helicopters, al bashir is still a free man, and the genocide continues.
this is such a pig-headed move by the Nobel committee.

@Mzumbo: going by your illogic, contributing to peace in a part of the world (i.e within a country) is not the same as contributing to world peace abi?

, how did South Africa's "domestic" affairs affect world events when Mandela and de clerk won the award?,

To all the doubters,the fact is he got the award partially to spite George Bush & also in view of all he can accomplish,in an increasingly polarised world. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This comment,while understandable is indeed presumptuous. What can you tell me is the criteria for this award? Any President of the US,definitely has an impact on world peace or lack of it .

Is the award a bit pre-mature,maybe. . . has obama done anything,certainly:

1.Speech to muslims
2.Reset relations with russia
3.Committment to closing guantanamo & other multilateral moves as against Bush's unilateralism
4.For the first time in a while,a US president openly disagrees with israel
5.pulling out of iraq
6.Generally creating an atmosphere for peace in the world,where people can now believe/hope for the future not endless conflicts

and so on. . . . .

have all these well intentioned moves/ideas borne considerable fruit? No,but they are definitely a step in the right direction.

I,like most people was ^{and still is} surprised. . . .but don't say 'HE HASN"T DONE ANYTHING'  

Congrats,

With so much joy and gladiness i want to say a big congratulations to my mentor. This is a lesson to all leaders in the world at large alot can be achieve with peace and good governace. Whether u like it or not it is a worthwhile award.

_{All these European and Non- US People dey hate on Obama-}

Big ups to Obama no hate-

Europe is nothing

WORD!!! I agree with this all the way,Obama obviously has been making steps towards peace brokering in lotsa areas,and while it's a work in progress,it's definitel good work.               Everyone was surprised when they heard the news of course,the question that reflexively comes 2 mind is,'What has he done?',but the question we should ask is,'If not him then who?'

I thought Fashola will win one.

thank God @ least d guy no bribe them to win d prize What do u think if our govt had been given d opportunity to contest  Ibori will bribe