Norwegian Committee Defends Obama Award
Members
of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel
Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm
of criticism that the award was premature and a potential
liability for the United States’ president.
The committee rejects the notion that Obama had not accomplished
anything to deserve the award.
The committee chairman, Thorbjoem Jagland singled out Obama's
efforts to heal the misunderstanding between the West and the
Muslim world as well as scaling down a Bush-era proposal for
an anti-missile shield in Europe.
It added that all these things have contributed to a world with
less tension.
AP/Qasim/ Ahaziah
