Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[MwanaHabari]

bora wangempa tsvangirai, alipigwa pigwa mangumi, wamemuua mke wake....etc etc..
Obama kafanya nini zaidi ya maneno tu...? wangempa JK instead kama ni maneno tu

 

[PakaJimmy]

bora wangempa tsvangirai, alipigwa pigwa mangumi, wamemuua mke wake....etc etc..
Obama kafanya nini zaidi ya maneno tu...? wangempa JK instead kama ni maneno tu

Haya sasa ...mambo yamefika kwa Waswahili...watayageuzageuza wee, kama samaki wa maji baridi!

 

[K4jolly]

Obama kaituliza dunia angalau sasa hivi nchi ni shwari.
Hasa kwenye mambo ya Uislam na chukulia pale alipoenda Misri akawaweka sawa hawa watu;

Pia sasa hivi angalia mambo ya Iran kwenye nukria plant anavyoshughulika;

Pia angalia Afrika anavyowashughulikia Wakenye na Wazimbabwe; na vita ile aliyoikuta ya Afghanistan ya kujilipua bado anaipa muda;

Na alivyoshughulikia uchumi uliokuwa umetetereka

Huyu mtu anastahili, na namuombea aendeleze mapambano 2010 wale waizi wa kura TZ waipate fresh wanaopenda kwenda Marekani!

 

[Katikomile]

I have nothing against Obama,
Lakini hii peace prize naona kama watakuwa wamekosea kidogo, jamaa vitu vyake vingi bado viko kwenye papers hajaachive kitu bado, bado yuko kwenye mazungumzo na mijadala sasa hii nobel peace prize ya nini, time was not right.

MJ

Hapa kazi ipo!
Hebu tueleze vigezo vya kupata prize vikoje?

Waandaaji wana vigezo vyao na nwanaona Obama kavitimiza still watu mnabishana tu? Mlitaka akae jela kama Mandela miaka 27 ama akae kwanza madarakani for a couple of years? Kila prize inatemea ya nini? Kuna ya Mazingira kama aliyopata Wangari Muta Maathai, haiwezi kuwa na vigezo sawa na ya peace keeping ya Desmond Tutu. Obama we are told............... he was awarded it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
The committee highlighted Mr Obama's efforts to strengthen international bodies and promote nuclear disarmament.

Sasa mnataka hadi amalize kipindi chake ndo apte tuzo?
Bila shaka Bado niponipo kapata maoni yangu!

 

[Kigogo]

Issue ni kwamba amefanya nini mpaka sasa kupewa hiyo Nobel prize!!! Maana isije ikawa ni maneno tu jukwaani....

kwani we huoni Obama alichofanya

 

[tk]

Issue ni kwamba amefanya nini mpaka sasa kupewa hiyo Nobel prize!!! Maana isije ikawa ni maneno tu jukwaani....

Waswahili bwana. Hamridhiki kabisa na success ya mtu hasa akiwa mwenzenu. Hao waliopata kabla yake vipi hamkuhoji walifanya nini. Acheni roho ya korosho..

 

[Cynic]

Issue ni kwamba amefanya nini mpaka sasa kupewa hiyo Nobel prize!!! Maana isije ikawa ni maneno tu jukwaani....

Hayo maneno anayoyasema jukwaani yana thamani ya Nobel Prize.. wangapi walithubutu kuyasema?

 

[WildCard]

Amerekebisha kwa haraka sana sura ya Marekani na Wamarekani kwenye uso wa Dunia na hasa kwenye ulimwengu wa Waislamu. Ni mkweli na ana msimamo usioyumba kwa lile analoliamini hata kama litampunguzia umaarufu. Nilimwona kwenye lile suala la bima ya afya kule kwao. Hachoki kuhutubia au kuongea na waandishi. Hana matatizo ya kuishiwa nguvu kama JK.

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

The biggest joke in the history of Nobel Peace prizes.

 

[Susuviri]

The biggest joke in the history of Nobel Peace prizes.

Aha! Nilikuwa nakusubiri kwa hamu uje uwanjani... hehehehe, yaani since last year things are not going your way, basi utasema saaaaana....

 

[WildCard]

Aha! Nilikuwa nakusubiri kwa hamu uje uwanjani... hehehehe, yaani since last year things are not going your way, basi utasema saaaaana....

Alikuwa na mgombea wake nini? JK naye ana watu wa namna hii ambao hawaoni hata jema moja alilolifanya.!

 

[geek]

mnaohoji Obama kafanya nini, mlitaka awe kafanya nini ndipo astahili hiyo tuzo?

 

[Nduka]

nafikiri na waandaaji wa nobel nao wanataka piece of obama popularity ku promote tuzo yao baada ya miaka ya karibuni kupungua saana umaarufu wake.kwa kipindi hiki kum award obama ni kutaka kusafiri kwa lifti ya nyota ya obama ambayo kwa sasa inang'ara.this was strictly biznes

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

Aha! Nilikuwa nakusubiri kwa hamu uje uwanjani... hehehehe, yaani since last year things are not going your way, basi utasema saaaaana....

Oh come on Susu...you know damn well the POTUS hasn't accomplished much. He's just been in office for about 9 months. What diplomatic achievement/ breakthrough can you point to and say he engineered it?

This is beyond ridiculous. I have lost any respect I had with the Nobel Peace prize committee. Think about it, our own Nyerere never even came close to being awarded this prize despite his indefatigable efforts to liberate Africa and oppressed peoples throughout the world. Now what has this dude done? It just makes me sick. It's nauseating.

 

[Kagoma]

Here is a round-up of world reaction to the award as reported by news agencies.


ALI AKABR JAVANFEKR, AIDE TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
We hope that this gives him the incentive to walk in the path of bringing justice to the world order.
We are not upset and we hope that by receiving this prize he will start taking practical steps to remove injustice in the world.


SIAMAK HIRAI, SPOKESMAN FOR AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI
We congratulate Obama for winning the Nobel [Peace Prize]. His hard work and his new vision on global relations, his will and efforts for creating friendly and good relations at global level and global peace make him the appropriate recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.


MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, FORMER SOVIET LEADER AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
I am happy. What Obama did during his presidency is a big signal, he gave hope. In these hard times people who are capable of taking responsibility, who have a vision, commitment and political will should be supported.


KHALED AL-BATSH, AN ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADER
Obama's winning the peace prize shows these prizes are political, not governed by the principles of credibility, values and morals.
Why should Obama be given a peace prize while his country owns the largest nuclear arsenal on Earth and his soldiers continue to shed innocent blood in Iraq and Afghanistan?


TALIBAN SPOKESMAN ZABIHULLAH MUJAHID
We have seen no change in his strategy for peace. He has done nothing for peace in Afghanistan. He has not taken a single step for peace in Afghanistan or to make this country stable.

We condemn the award of the Noble Peace Prize for Obama. We condemn the institute's awarding him the peace prize. We condemn this year's peace prize as unjust.

 

[Nduka]

mnaohoji Obama kafanya nini, mlitaka awe kafanya nini ndipo astahili hiyo tuzo?

sasa hapo mkuu kama hata hujui kinachoongelewa si bora ukae kimya, ujue kwanza kinachotakiwa.au ni wale wa kwa vile obama ni sawa tu bila hata kuwa na hoja?

 

[Nyani Ngabu]

KHALED AL-BATSH, AN ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADER
Obama's winning the peace prize shows these prizes are political, not governed by the principles of credibility, values and morals.
Why should Obama be given a peace prize while his country owns the largest nuclear arsenal on Earth and his soldiers continue to shed innocent blood in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Very good point...

 

[Sungi]

Hapa kazi ipo!
Hebu tueleze vigezo vya kupata prize vikoje?

Waandaaji wana vigezo vyao na nwanaona Obama kavitimiza still watu mnabishana tu? Mlitaka akae jela kama Mandela miaka 27 ama akae kwanza madarakani for a couple of years? Kila prize inatemea ya nini? Kuna ya Mazingira kama aliyopata Wangari Muta Maathai, haiwezi kuwa na vigezo sawa na ya peace keeping ya Desmond Tutu. Obama we are told............... he was awarded it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".
The committee highlighted Mr Obama's efforts to strengthen international bodies and promote nuclear disarmament.

Sasa mnataka hadi amalize kipindi chake ndo apte tuzo?
Bila shaka Bado niponipo kapata maoni yangu!

Tatizo letu waswahili ni mambo ambayo ni subjective, lakini yanaweza kuwa implied "wivu" tu. Kama mkubwa hapa alivyojaribu kuelezea, the Nobel Committee is not this "old", conservative body that does things in the hiding, etc. It is a very flexible body that awards the Nobel Prize to winners on case to case basis. Mr. Obama has really shown this zeal of changing the way the U.S. foreign policy has been operating in a decade or so, contrary to what really the U.S. has stood for in global peace and politics. The other U.S. President to win the Nobel has the following bio below:
Theodore Roosevelt

The Nobel Peace Prize 1906

Biography

Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858–January 6, 1919) was born in New York into one of the old Dutch families which had settled in America in the seventeenth century. At eighteen he entered Harvard College and spent four years there, dividing his time between books and sport and excelling at both. After leaving Harvard he studied in Germany for almost a year and then immediately entered politics. He was elected to the Assembly of New York State, holding office for three years and distinguishing himself as an ardent reformer.

In 1884, because of ill health and the death of his wife, Roosevelt abandoned his political work for some time. He invested part of the fortune he had inherited from his father in a cattle ranch in the Badlands of Dakota Territory, expecting to remain in the West for many years. He became a passionate hunter, especially of big game, and an ardent believer in the wild outdoor life which brought him health and strength. In 1886 Roosevelt returned to New York, married again, and once more plunged into politics.

President Harrison, after his election in 1889, appointed Roosevelt as a member of the Civil Service Commission of which he later became president. This office he retained until 1895 when he undertook the direction of the Police Department of New York City. In 1897 he joined President McKinley's administration as assistant secretary of the Navy. While in this office he actively prepared for the Cuban War, which he saw was coming, and when it broke out in 1898, went to Cuba as lieutenant colonel of a regiment of volunteer cavalry, which he himself had raised among the hunters and cowboys of the West. He won great fame as leader of these «Rough-Riders», whose story he told in one of his most popular books.

Elected governor of the state of New York in 1898, he invested his two-year administration with the vigorous and businesslike characteristics which were his hallmark. He would have sought reelection in 1900, since much of his work was only half done, had the Republicans not chosen him as their candidate for the second office of the Union. He held the vice-presidency for less than a year, succeeding to the presidency after the assassination of President McKinley on September 14, 1901. In 1904 Roosevelt was elected to a full term as president.

In 1902 President Roosevelt took the initiative in opening the international Court of Arbitration at The Hague, which, though founded in 1899, had not been called upon by any power in its first three years of existence. The United States and Mexico agreed to lay an old difference of theirs, concerning the Pious Foundations of California, before the Hague Tribunal. When this example was followed by other powers, the arbitration machinery created in 1899 was finally called into operation. Roosevelt also played a prominent part in extending the use of arbitration to international problems in the Western Hemisphere, concluding several arbitration treaties with European powers too, although the Senate refused to ratify them.

In 1904 the Interparliamentary Union, meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, requested Roosevelt to call another international conference to continue the work begun at The Hague in 1899. Roosevelt responded immediately, and in the autumn of 1904 Secretary of State John Hay invited the powers to meet at The Hague. Russia, however, refused to participate in a conference while engaged in hostilities with Japan. After the peace of 1905, the matter was placed in the hands of the Russian government, which had taken the initiative in convening the first Hague Conference.

In June, 1905, President Roosevelt offered his good offices as mediator between Russia and Japan, asking the belligerents to nominate plenipotentiaries to negotiate on the conditions of peace. In August they met at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and after some weeks of difficult negotiations concluded a peace treaty in September, 1905.

Roosevelt's candidate for president, William Howard Taft, took office in 1909. Dissatisfied with Taft's performance, Roosevelt bolted the regular Republican Party in 1912 and accepted the presidential nomination by the Progressive Party. He outpolled Taft, but Woodrow Wilson outpolled each of them. In 1917 Wilson refused his offer to raise and command a division to fight in World War I.

Roosevelt was an historian, a biographer, a statesman, a hunter, a naturalist, an orator. His prodigious literary output includes twenty-six books, over a thousand magazine articles, thousands of speeches and letters.

In 1919, at the age of sixty, he died in his sleep.

Source: Nobelprize.org

Hongera Rais Obama!

 

[Whisper]

President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a stunning decision that comes just eight months into his presidency.

Less than nine months into his presidency, Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
The president had not been mentioned as among front-runners for the prize, and the roomful of reporters gasped when Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel committee, uttered Obama's name.
The president, who was awakened to be told he had won, said he was humbled to be selected, according to an administration official.
The Nobel committee recognized Obama's efforts to solve complex global problems including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said.
Jagland said the decision was "unanimous" and came with ease.
He rejected the notion that Obama had been recognized prematurely for his efforts and said the committee wanted to promote the president just it had Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990 in his efforts to open up the Soviet Union.
"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population," it said.
Obama's recognition comes less than a year after he became the first African-American to win the White House. He is the fourth U.S. president to win the prestigious prize and the third sitting president to do so.


The announcement Friday in Oslo, Norway, came as a surprise -- Obama had not been mentioned among front-runners -- and the roomful of reporters gasped when Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel committee, announced Obama's name. Jagland said the decision was unanimous and came with ease.


He rejected the notion that Obama had been recognized prematurely for his efforts and said the committee wanted to promote the president just it had Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990 in his efforts to open up the Soviet Union.
Jagland said he hoped the prize would help Obama resolve the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, last year's laureate, said it was clear the Nobel committee wanted to encourage Obama on the issues he has been discussing on the world stage.
"I see this as an important encouragement," Ahtisaari said.
The committee wanted to be "far more daring" than in recent times and make an impact on global politics, said Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the International Peace Research Institute.
And Wangari Muta Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who won the 2004 Peace Prize, said the win for Obama, whose father was Kenyan, would help Africa move forward.
"I think it is extraordinary," she said. "It will be even greater inspiration for the world. He has shown how we can probably come together, work together in a cooperative way."
The award comes at a crucial time for Obama, who has initiated peace missions to key parts of the globe.
Obama's envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, has returned to the region to advocate for peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Mitchell met Thursday with Israeli President Shimon Peres. He plans to meet Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before talking with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton starts a six-day trip to Europe and Russia on Friday. On the trip, the secretary will discuss the next steps on Iran and North Korea, and international efforts to have the two countries end their nuclear programs.
The centerpiece of the trip will be her visit to Moscow, where she will work toward an agreement to take the place of the Start II arms control pact, which expires December 5. She also will address the new bilateral presidential commission that is working on a broad range of issues, from arms control to health.
Mohamed ElBaradei, who won the 2005 peace prize for his efforts to prevent nuclear energy being used for military means, said Obama deserved to win for his efforts to bring Iran to the table for direct nuclear talks with the United States.
"I could not think of anybody who is more deserving," said ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
As the news of Obama's win broke online, postings on social network sites Twitter and Facebook expressed surprise. Many started with the word: Wow.
The last sitting U.S. president to win the peace prize was Woodrow Wilson in 1919. The other was Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. Jimmy Carter had been out of office for more than two decades when he won in 2002.
This year's Peace Prize nominees included 172 people -- among them three Chinese dissidents, an Afghan activist and a controversial Colombian lawmaker -- and 33 organizations, the highest number of nominations ever.

The deadline for nominations must be postmarked by February 1 each year. Obama was inaugurated on January 20.
The Nobel recipient receives a prize of about $1.4 million.
Source: CNN

 

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