Ok, I’ve been ignoring the computer and the news since I’ve been on the road for a while. i emerged to see airport television and had to do some research since I’m in shock. Why you ask? Peace prize and Global Warming.
First: Isn’t the Nobel Prize about accomplishments? (Esse quam videri)
WASHINGTON — The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama landed with a shock on darkened, still-asleep Washington. He won! For what?
For one of America's youngest presidents, in office less than nine months — and only for 12 days before the Nobel nomination deadline last February — it was an enormous honor.
The prize seems to be more for Obama's promise than for his performance. The Nobel committee cited as his key accomplishment "a new climate in international politics." The president has become "the world's leading spokesman" for its agenda, the committee said.
He has no standout moment of victory. Not surprising. Like most presidents in their first year, Obama's scorecard so far is largely an "incomplete," if he's being graded.
Second: Oil empires looking for a handout while they inflate oil prices
BANGKOK — There are plenty of needy countries at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok that make the case they need financial assistance to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Then there are the Saudis.
Saudi Arabia has led a quiet campaign during these and other negotiations — demanding behind closed doors that oil-producing nations get special financial assistance if a new climate pact calls for substantial reductions in the use of fossil fuels.
Sorry about the Google references. I’m in the airport and don’t have the inclination to do any substantial research.
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