Peace Prize Winners Take Aim at U.S.

[Robbien]

DENVER | Ten Nobel Peace Prize laureates called for world peace and took aim at U.S. policy makers, asking an enthusiastic crowd of 7,000 youth to demand that the United States pull back its military, spread its wealth and offer aid to developing countries.

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"After the painful events of September 11, I wish that America would have built a school in Afghanistan in the name of every victim," said Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian judge and 2003 Peace Prize recipient. "When someone claims he has a vision from God to bring war to Iraq, this is a kind of terrorism."

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"Stand up. Take action," said Jody Williams, the 1997 recipient for her work opposing land mines, and the only American to take the stage. "Don't try to bring democracy to people you don't understand through the barrel of a gun and leave them with civil war."

The Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who praised the U.S. for its fight against South Africa's apartheid and its history of justice and democracy, also had stern words for the Bush administration.

"You taught us no government worth its salt can subvert the rule of law. We believed you," he said. "That's part of what you have as a gift for the world. Then how can you commit Guantanamo Bay? Take back your country."

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060917/APA/609171222

[Deja Q]

1. Um, the US already is spreading its wealth to developing countries.

It's called "offshoring".

It hasn't stopped people in those countries from hating us either... :think:

[Trajan]

2. It is unfortunate that this refers to ....

'Taking aim at the US' .....

Shouldnt it actually be 'Taking aim at the US Government', or 'Taking aim at US Policy Makers', or 'Taking aim at the White House', or 'Taking aim at the GOP Warmongering Government' ?


I regret when an honest effort to correctly chastise a specific subgroup is falsely directed to the entire group ...

I am an american ..... I did NOT permit this to happen ....

Take aim at Bush and his ilk ... NOT me and my momma and my kids .....

[Robbien]

3. While many of us may disagree

Everything the US is doing is being done in our name.

There is no real organized effort to stop what is being done. So by our inaction, we are at fault.

[rodeodance]

5. yes. yes and yes

[NOLADEM]

4. Sigh.....It wasn't so long ago we had a Nobel nominee as president

'Bout five years ago, in fact.

FUCKERS.