Norwegian contributions to the world....?Once again the Norwegian Nobel committee has made it's choice, and this year it fell on the IAEA. Scandinavian media interprets the decision in their usual fashion: It's to be regarded as criticism towards the Bush administration. Perhaps they are right about the committee's intentions this time.
Without a doubt, the IAEA has an important mission as the supervisor of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . But, are IAEA and Mohamed ElBaradei - as discussed every year - worthy of the prize? Sure, the IAEA has been working hard, but when faced with its greatest task ever - Iraq - it failed miserably. What will happen in Iran and North Korea is too early to say, but one thing is certain, IAEA has not succeeded. So, will this affect the US unilateralism on nuclear talks with Iran and North Korea? Nooooo... Is that the effect that the committee looking for? Yesssss...
Why do I find it funny that Karl Rove is of Norwegian descent?
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"but when faced with its greatest task ever - Iraq - it failed miserably"
or did it? Iraq never had any nuclear weapons, did it?
It doesn't matter if Iraq had WMDs or not - the IAEA could not remain the credible protector of the non-proliferation treaty that it seeks to be.
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