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| Retraction: Nobel Committee Still Anti-American |
| 2003-10-12 |
| I wrote Friday that the Nobel Committee had some decency left in them. I jumped to an unwarranted conclusion. Radio Farda: Summary of Iran Stories in Todayâs Broadcasts â¢In her press conference in Paris, just hours after the surprise announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ms. Shirin Ebadi called for the immediate release of political prisoners in Iran. âToday many people who fight for liberty and democracy (in Iran) are in prison. I hope for their release as soon as possible,â she said, appearing without the headscarf women are required to wear under Iranâs Islamic law. In her press conference, which was carried live by Radio Farda, she also spoke out against rights abuses around the world, taking aim at the US occupation of Iraq and describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as an unequal war of âstones against weapons.â Ebadi said in their fight for human rights and freedoms, the Iranians do not need foreign intervention. âThe fight for human rights is conducted in Iran by the Iranian people and we are against any foreign intervention in Iran,â she said. Ms. Ebadi maintained that in her view, Islam and human rights can co-exist, and blamed the authorities, not the religion, for human rights abuses in Muslim countries. âFor 20 years I have been putting out the message that it is possible to be Muslim and have laws that respect human rightsâ she said. "What is worse is that people who have power in Muslim countries violate (human rights) in the name of Islam,â she said. (Siavash Ardalan) One of Ayn Randâs favorite phrases seems appropiate: BUT OF COURSE. Of course this yearâs Nobel Prize recipient had to be anti-American. Ms. Ebadiâs views are those of a loony leftist whacko. Iâll show why: *Sheâs anti-mullah. (Thatâs what came in the initial reports, and now I wonder if sheâs anti-mullah because being a woman sheâs unable to grab power.) *Sheâs anti-American. (She believes American occupation of Iraq is a human rights abuse, Saddam was apparently an Angel.) *Sheâs anti-Israel. (Conveniently ignoring who the aggressor is in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Description of conflict as "stones against weapons" ignoring the murderous suicide bombers.) *Sheâs a pacifist. ("Iran does not need foreign intervention." Newsflash for you bint; the only thing keeping you and the other dissidents alive is the threat of AMERICAN intervention.) In short, the Nobel Committee did keep its anti-American commitment. |
| Posted by:Sorge |
| #7 "Katsaris; Pacifism, the refusal to use force in self-defense, is a moral obscenity." Well for starters, there's different definitions for "pacifism", but even if we use the extreme version that you seem to be using, aka the condemnation of *all* force, even when used in self-defense... ..I'd say that even then it's not a "moral obscenity", just a philosophical attitude, atleast when it's non-hypocritical. A fundamentally flawed attitude IMO, but still. Christianity is after also notorious for it's pacifism in the "turn other cheek" principle, or Christ's condemnation of Peter's action when he attempts to use force to defend his teacher from an unjust arrest. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-10-12 6:45:47 PM |
| #6 ...And you know, Dynamit-Nobel still makes some of the highest quality boom-stuff in the world, everything from HE to ammo that is so well made it's almost jewel-like. You gotta figure that Arafish figured, "Hey - the guy's name was on the prize, f'r cryin' out loud, why shouldn't I use it?" Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2003-10-12 4:25:12 PM |
| #5 Pacifism has its place. Unfortunately, its place is not in the crowd of people watching Qusay feel a citizen into the plastic shreader. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-12 3:59:19 PM |
| #4 Katsaris; Pacifism, the refusal to use force in self-defense, is a moral obscenity. So, indeed, 'the horror.' |
| Posted by: Sorge 2003-10-12 1:25:12 PM |
| #3 Hey, look at the bright side. They decided that Arafat-types did not make good Dynamit Nobel Prize recipients. Things are looking up, all rightie... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-10-12 1:22:46 PM |
| #2 In stark contrast to a mass murderer, Arafat. |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-10-12 10:16:07 AM |
| #1 A pacifist getting a Peace prize! Oh, the horror! |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-10-12 10:08:45 AM |