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| European Union officials accept Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo ceremony |
| 2012-12-10 |
| Hailing the European Union as "the most dramatic example in history that shows that war and conflict can be turned into peace and cooperation," Nobel committee chairman Thorborn Jagland presented the Nobel Peace Prize to top EU officials at a ceremony Monday in Oslo. The award to the 27-nation EU for advancing peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights, was handed to its three leaders, Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council; Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission; and Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament. An appreciative audience on hand included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and leaders of European member states and institutions along with the Norwegian royal family. Van Rompuy, in accepting the award, paid homage “to all the Europeans who dreamt of a continent at peace with itself, and to all those who day-by-day make this dream a reality. "War is as old as Europe,” he reminded his audience. “Our continent bears the scars of spears and swords, cannons and guns, trenches and tanks, and more.” But “keeping peace where there is peace” is “another historic task….This couldn't be more clear than it is today, when we are hit by the worst economic crisis in two generations…..putting the political bonds of our Union to the test.” In a nod to critics who point to Europe’s ongoing divisive financial turmoil, Barroso, his own remarks, acknowledged that, “European unity is not a perfect work of art; it is work in progress that demands constant and diligent tending...Despite its imperfections, the European Union can be, and indeed is, a powerful inspiration for many around the world,." Lovely. Channeling Peter Sellers as Chauncey Gardiner in Being There. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 The "damp rag" was there, too. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-12-10 22:10 |
| #2 Of all the proposed or desired OWG "Global Federal Unions, the EU/EUZ is the only one that was formally supported in national referendums + made operational. AFAIK Year 2015 [or ASAP after] is still the benchmark goal for establishing NAU. * E.G. FREEREPUBLIC > INTEL REPORT: US WILL NO LONGER BE SOLE SUPERPOWER BY 2030. Although WASH DC is still expected to be a major City + US Capital under NAU, its not clear yet just how much sovereign power-n-authority the US + US Govt is willing to give up to NAU under OWG. One can make the argument that the reason, or one of them, the US is engaging in overt Socialism is that IT DOESN'T KNOW HOW THINGS WILL BE - FREEDOMS + FREE MARKETS, ETC.- UNDER OWG NAU, I.E. BETTER "SAFE THAN SORRY" + TRY TO GET GOVT-LED, GOVT-CENTRIC CONTROL OF AMERICANS + AMER SOCIETY ASAP AMAP ALAP IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINITY + A OWG NAU THAT W-I-L-L BE ENACTED COME 2015 OR ASAP AFTER. "2015" = also means or infers that there won't be enough time, given the current + projected sttae of the US-World Economy + overseas foreign policy setbacks [GWOT, China, Iran], to formally put the issue of NAU before the Amer people in national referendum(s). STRONG/EMPOWERED OWG NAU = either the US GOVT VOLUNTARILY GIVES UP SOVEREIGN POWER-N-AUTHORITY, OR ELSE IS MILPOL FORCED TO VIA STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL = GEOPOL CONFRONTATIONISM, E.G. AVOIDANCE OF MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE NUCLEAR WAR IN EAST ASIA VEE RISING CHINA. DEFEAT OR STALEMATE, under NucWar conditions = "Nuclear Munich"??? * Also from FREEREPUBLIC this AM, ... > CAN I DRIVE INTO MEXICO WIDOUT AN AMERICAN DRIVER'S LICENSE? > MASS MIGRATION FROM MEXICO MAY BE HISTORY (MICHAEL BARONE} > LIBERT OF FLORIDIANS THREATENED BY "SEVEN50" [United Nations] INITIATIVE. THE STEADY BUT PCORRECT-DENIABLE, NON-ELECTORAL, ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL MARCH TOWARDS OWG = more OWG Globalism disguised as Regionalism disguised as Localism = "Communitarianism/Communalism"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-12-10 20:00 |
| #1 We now join live coverage of the acceptance speech... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-12-10 18:05 |