For starters, the nobel Peace prize isn't solely meant for "PEACE" per se, as mentioned in their website:
"Nobel simply stated that prizes be given to those who, during the preceding year, "shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind" and that one part be given to the person who "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." "
It doesn't mention anywhere that the laureates need to be lifelong saints or
buddha-esque paragons of virtue. I believe the main objective is to acknowledge substantial achievements made within the previous year.
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Yasser Arafat - former terrorist
Yitzhak Rabin - former terrorist
Shimon Peres - former terrorist
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Can you deny that the above three did not do "the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." in the preceeding year they received the award?
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The ILO - what do they have to do with peace?
Medcins sans Frontieres - they broker peace deals?
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Can you deny that the above two orgs didn't "confer the greatest benefit
on mankind"?
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Kofi Annan - what the hell did he ever achieve?
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So you think Annan and the UN didn't do "the
most work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."? Tell me you are joking.
[Edited on 14-4-2004 by fab]