Friday, October 9, 2009

obama nobel peace prize

obama nobel peace prize

He surprised the choice of president Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize attracted much praise from the world, said Friday that although many of the young leaders will not appear many of the world stage.

"In less than a year in office, he has transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in and rekindled hope for a world at peace with itself," ElBaradei said. "He has shown an unshakable commitment to diplomacy, mutual respect and dialogue as the best means of resolving conflicts. He has reached out across divides and made clear that he sees the world as one human family, regardless of religion, race or ethnicity."

The reaction was more muted in some Muslim countries. In the central city of Multan in Pakistan, radical Islamic leader Hanif Jalandhri said he was neither happy or surprised by the award of Obama.

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