Nobel Peace Prize
The U.N. nuclear watchdog and its head, Mohamed ElBaradei, win the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons. The Norwegian Nobel Committee picked the International Atomic Energy Agency and ElBaradei from a record field of candidates.
Before you dismiss this as a bad joke, take a look at some of the previous winners:
2002 Jimmy Carter
2001 United Nations, Kofi Annan
1994 Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres
1988 United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
You cannot accuse the Norwegians of being inconsistent.
2 comments:
I call it the Norwegian Badge of Uselessness
Sounds good! It will stick (NBU)
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