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'''Politics, not humanitarianism.'''

'''Politics, not humanitarianism.'''

Equally there have been several instances where prizes were awarded to those whom many felt did not deserve the honor. Controversy in this regard has been especially acute in the award of the Peace Prize. When [[Henry Kissinger]] was awarded the prize in 1973 the American satirist, Tom Lehrer, observed that this had rendered political satire 'obsolete'. Many were outraged by the award to [[Yasir Arafat]] in 1994, who was reportedly associated with the Munich massacre of Jewish athletes in 1972.<ref>http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzUyZjg1MTY2NjgxOTQ5Zjg2OWIwOTNjMTQxY2U4MTk=</ref> Only days after [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] received his Peace Prize in 1991, Soviet troops were ordered into the [[Georgia_(country)#South_Ossetia_and_conflict_with_Russia|sovereign republic of Georgia]]<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-10/news/1991010108_1_georgian-parliament-south-ossetia-georgian-police</ref><ref>Tanks and artillery from Russia's 58th army and [[KGB|Russian Interior Ministry (MVD)]] were dispatched to South Ossetia.</ref> and shot unarmed civilians, killing hundreds.<ref>See also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInKmH7RNcQ April 9, 1989 Massacre of Women in Tbilisi by Russians] Video.</ref> In 1978 [[Menachem Begin]] won the Peace Prize , who then started the 1982 Lebanon War culminating in the Sabra and Shatila massacres.<ref>http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story703.html</ref> The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award, and not lifetime achievement. The Arafat award is particularly controversial in this respect.

Equally there have been several instances where prizes were awarded to those whom many felt did not deserve the honor. Controversy in this regard has been especially acute in the award of the Peace Prize. When [[Henry Kissinger]] was awarded the prize in 1973 the American satirist, Tom Lehrer, observed that this had rendered political satire 'obsolete'. Many were outraged by the award to [[Yasir Arafat]] in 1994, who was reportedly associated with the Munich massacre of Jewish athletes in 1972.<ref>http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzUyZjg1MTY2NjgxOTQ5Zjg2OWIwOTNjMTQxY2U4MTk=</ref> Only days after [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] received his Peace Prize in 1991, Soviet troops were ordered into the [[Georgia_(country)#South_Ossetia_and_conflict_with_Russia|sovereign republic of Georgia]]<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-10/news/1991010108_1_georgian-parliament-south-ossetia-georgian-police</ref><ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=AaE4vZaz1ccC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=South+Ossetia+1990+MVD&source=bl&ots=6Y2TUQOaZZ&sig=al53m0Wfu8m88ZSEAvu7vPIMk04&hl=de&ei=ZCyHSvuKKaHqnAOlvNTkBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=South%20Ossetia%201990%20MVD&f=false Bloodshed in the Caucasus. Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict]. Human Rights Watch. April 1, 1992. On January 5, 1991, which is Christmas Day locally, tanks and artillery from Russia's 58th army and [[KGB|Russian Interior Ministry (MVD)]] were dispatched to South Ossetia. </ref> and shot unarmed civilians, killing hundreds.<ref>See also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInKmH7RNcQ April 9, 1989 Massacre of Women in Tbilisi by Russians] Video.</ref> In 1978 [[Menachem Begin]] won the Peace Prize , who then started the 1982 Lebanon War culminating in the Sabra and Shatila massacres.<ref>http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story703.html</ref> The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award, and not lifetime achievement. The Arafat award is particularly controversial in this respect.

Further politicization of the award occurred in 2007 when [[Al Gore]] was given the peace prize for promoting the dubious theory of man-made [[Global Warming]], a political agenda that has no clear connection with "peace". Bias is facilitated by the haste in awarding the Peace Prize, which in Gore's case seemed to be timed to boost a potential presidential campaign.   

Further politicization of the award occurred in 2007 when [[Al Gore]] was given the peace prize for promoting the dubious theory of man-made [[Global Warming]], a political agenda that has no clear connection with "peace". Bias is facilitated by the haste in awarding the Peace Prize, which in Gore's case seemed to be timed to boost a potential presidential campaign.