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Chirac chances of winning Peace Nobel small
French President Jacques Chiracâs chances of winning this yearâs prestigious Nobel peace prize, for which he boasts a nomination, are microscopic, Norwegian experts say."Chiracâs chances are infinitely small," said Stein Toennesson, head of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo PRIO, adding that Chiracâs stance against war in Iraq did not amount to making him a man of peace. "Chiracâs position during the Iraq crisis was closely linked to national interests and not specifically to any desire for peace for the sake of peace. And looking back over his career, there is no trace of a continuous commitment to peace," he said. Snicker "The Nobel committee cannot reward a failure," said Tove Gravdal, a journalist and France expert at daily Aftenposten, adding that the Nobel prize for Chirac would be extremely controversial in the United States, but also in Norway. "Here we remember that one of Chiracâs first decisions after being elected president was to resume nuclear testing in the Mururoa atoll. Thatâs enough to outweigh his actions against war in Iraq," she said.In general, students of French history were "not struck by the countryâs pacificism," she added. Bwahahaha!! Posted by: Steve 2003-08-11 |
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