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Obama Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize today with humility and a defense of the war in Afghanistan. He said the use of force can bring lasting peace. Compared to others who've won the prize, he called his own accomplishments "slight." We hear excerpts of today's " lecture " and get different reactions. Why did he get the prize?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize today with humility and a defense of the war in Afghanistan. He said the use of force can bring lasting peace. Compared to others who've won the prize, he called his own accomplishments "slight." We hear excerpts of today's "lecture" and get different reactions. Why did he get the prize? Was it premature? Was the Nobel committee sending a message? Did it create an embarrassing contradiction?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Kjell Dragnes
Foreign Editor, Aftenposten
Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
Allan Lichtman
American University; author of “The Embattled Vote in America: From the Founding to the Present"
The full episode
2 of 3War and Peace and the Nobel Prize- 0:00Developing Nations Balk at Carbon Cuts in Copenhagen
- 7:43Obama Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in OsloYou’re reading this
- 44:10US Men Arrested in Pakistan Suspected of Terror Links