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On 4 May 2004 21:29:22 -0700, in sci.space.history, (Stuf4) wrote:
I ordered the killing of many thousands of civilians, directed the use of weapons of mass destruction and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I? (Hint: not Muslim.) Arafat |
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From Henry Spencer:
In article , Rusty B wrote: After the war George C. Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize. Not, mind you, for his actions during the war... ....nor for his actions as president of the American Red Cross, though I expect that it all weighed in the balance to one extent or another. ~ CT |
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From Rusty Barton:
snip After the war George C. Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize. Here's his bio from the Nobel website: http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/...shall-bio.html Curiously, there's no mention about his involvement with weapons of mass destruction (from either WWI or WWII). Assuming that the Nobel people are aware of Marshall's background, we might conclude that they don't want to promote the popular notion (popular in the USA at least) that Marshall's nuclear bombs were used to save lives. CORRECTION: Upon closer reading, I see that the Nobel bio *does* mention a fraction of his involvement with WMDs: "From 1941 he was a member of the policy committee that supervised the atomic studies engaged in by American and British scientists." ~ CT |
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From IDAK:
I ordered the killing of many thousands of civilians, directed the use of weapons of mass destruction and later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I? (Hint: not Muslim.) Arafat Again with Yasser, I'm not aware of specifics that apply to all points. But an aspect common to both Marshall's award and Arafat's award is that they were protested against. Here's an excerpt from the Nobel e-Museum: (From http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/...cceptance.html) On 10 December in the university Aula, just as Marshall was accepting the prize from Dr. Hambro, vice-chairman of the committee, some communist journalists interrupted the ceremony, dropping leaflets from the balcony and shouting, "We protest!" And here are selections from Marshall's Nobel Lectu (From http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/...l-lecture.html) "There has been considerable comment over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a soldier. I am afraid this does not seem as remarkable to me as it quite evidently appears to others." "A very strong military posture is vitally necessary today." "The guarantee for a long continued peace will depend on other factors in addition to a moderated military strength, and no less important." "Agreements to secure a balance of power, however disagreeable they may seem, must likewise be considered." "I...point to the rapid disintegration between 1945 and 1950 of our once vast power for maintaining the peace. As a direct consequence, in my opinion, there resulted the brutal invasion of South Korea, which for a time threatened the complete defeat of our hastily arranged forces in that field. ... it suddenly became my duty, my responsibility, to rebuild our national military strength in the very face of the gravest emergencies. These opening remarks may lead you to assume that my suggestions for the advancement of world peace will rest largely on military strength. For the moment the maintenance of peace in the present hazardous world situation does depend in very large measure on military power, together with Allied cohesion." .... Marshall provides a curious contrast to Nobel laureates such as Mother Teresa or the Dalai Lama. ~ CT |
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