Obama’s Peace Prize Speech

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 Accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, President Barack Obama acknowledged the controversy of his award, as "the Commander-in-Chief of the military of a nation in the midst of two wars." He spoke of one of those wars, Afghanistan, in terms of self-defense and shared his thoughts on the concept of "just war." (full remarks inside) Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Obama Peace Prize

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Peace Through War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2009 President Barack Obama struggled to balance "man of peace" with "man of war" in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, in which he demanded we uphold moral standards in "necessary" war and insisted that war could bring peace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2003 Nobel Winner Says Iran Took Her Medal

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2009 Whether it was done out of jealousy of Barack Obama or not, Iran has stepped into the realm of the ridiculous in the wake of a report that the Nobel Peace Prize medal has been confiscated from the Iranian human rights attorney who won it in 2003. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Obama Talk From the Nobel Jury

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2009 All but one of the five judges who picked President Barack Obama as the recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize sounded off on Tuesday about their decision, noting Obama's less-than-jubilant initial reaction to the announcement and shedding more light on the reasons behind their choice, which one judge reported was unanimous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A People’s History of Ironic Prizes

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 Speaking of Howard Zinn, did you see his devastating attack on the Nobel Committee for awarding President Barack Obama the Peace Prize? Zinn says the committee "should retire, and turn over its huge funds to some international peace organization which is not awed by stardom and rhetoric, and which has some understanding of history." Ouch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jumping the Gun

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He’s Earned It — for Now

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 In Obama’s nine months as president, he has put U.S. relations with Russia on a more constructive course; has seen Iran agree to open its nuclear facility near Qom to international inspection; and, despite Israeli and Palestinian intransigence, has kept the two sides negotiating with America’s dogged envoy, George Mitchell, who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland.Congratulations to the Norwegians for having the wisdom to give President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nobel Committee Secretary Explains Why Obama Won

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 Perhaps Geir Lundestad, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, knew that there would be questions about President Barack Obama's Peace Prize win, but regardless, he's ready for the biggest one -- why Obama? -- in this interview conducted and posted by his Nobel colleagues on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Does the Nobel Mean for Obama?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 He's not a year into his presidency yet, and when he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize that he just won, President Barack Obama hadn't even occupied the White House for two full weeks So, how are we to make sense of his surprise victory? The New York Times rounded up a bunch of well, learned white guys to comment on Obama's and other US leaders' Nobel nods. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Nobel Surprise; the Dollar’s Down

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize caused a ruckus round the globe, drawing a wide range of reactions. The big question: Did he deserve it? On this week's show, "Left, Right & Center" co-hosts Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington mull this one over, along with the value of the dollar and the ongoing saga that is health care reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Pushes Consumer Watchdog Agency

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 President Barack Obama went on the offense Friday to reassert the need for a new consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, to keep tabs on financial institutions and to keep consumers from getting caught up in more mortgage disasters and high-interest credit card schemes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )