The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to its director general, Mohamed ElBaradei for "their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way".
Sad as I am that my dean didn't win (see 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize ), and Haifa Jamal al-Lail is an amazing woman, no doubt about it, but this guy absolutely deserves it. He's always done an excellent job of remaining impartial and very professional in what are understandably very trying circumstances internationally. Some things I find particularly interesting:
His approach to Iran is much more balanced than what you get from the States or Europe:
They are fulfilling their legal obligation as I said, there is a minor
infraction here and there but much less than in the past when there was a major
concealment of the program but again this is not for me and the international
community this is not enough. Iran... need[s] to rebuild confidence, and for that they need to go out of their way to be transparent it is in their own interest and the interest of the international community.
(This from an interview held with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on March 17th, 2005).
Additionally, he calls for an international agency to be responsible for the processing of fuel and the control of the dangerous processes in the creation of nuclear energy. This is significantly more fair than Bush's solution of preventing everybody who doesn't already have it from getting it.
Of course, like most fair solutions, his is not yet being considered. But at least he is well-respected and most people realize that he is as close as you can get to an impartial observer. I would really like to believe he's one of the old-school integrity-driven men. Or new-school. I guess there have to be SOME good people around.
Just as a point of interest, did you know that selected students from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) get to serve nightcaps at the Nobel Prize after-party and hobnob with the rich and famous. Something to keep in mind when choosing your econ program.
So, bravo to fantastic people!
On a personal note, the Ramadan Diet continues. I'm watching Arabic TV again, and a cooking show is on. In the middle of the day, during Ramadan. Does this seem strange to anybody else?
2 comments:
first of all - that's where mathilda is! in stockholm, i mean. and didnt her brother go to the econ school? sweeet.
secondly - of course they have cooking shows on during the day. that's when the ppl are actually MAKING the food that theyre planning to eat that night. and actually, from personal experience i can say that many enjoy tormenting themselves when theyre veeeery hungry by watching the cooking channel. strange human trait that. i think masochism is bred into us by society.
Clearly I am too busy. In response to your/Rachel's comment, I remember Karl (clearly with a K), hehe. My dear Marc was also contemplating that school for Master's and going onto a Ph.D., btw. But question. What do you bring to non-drinkers? Cookies and milk? Isn't that also West-centric in a Klausian way?
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