Wow, great story.
I remember when they gave it to Carter because they didn't want to give it to Bush and, told Carter and everyone else that. I was shocked Carter sill excepted it. What a loser.
Published on Friday, October 11, 2002 by Reuters
Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize in Swipe at Bush
by Alister Doyle
Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize in Swipe at Bush
Quote:
U.S. lawmakers gave Bush solid bipartisan support on Thursday for a strike on Iraq, despite wide misgivings abroad.
But the chairman of the secretive Norwegian Nobel Committee said bluntly that the award was meant to slam Bush's policy on Iraq.
"With the position Carter has taken...(the award) can and must also be seen as criticism of the line the current U.S. administration has taken on Iraq," Committee head Gunnar Berge, a former labor minister, told reporters.
Asked by a reporter if it was a "kick in the leg" at Washington, Berge said: "Yes, the answer is an unconditional 'yes."' On Friday, Carter declined to comment on Iraq.