IAEA, ElBaradei win peace prize

[Laura]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/nobel.peace.main/index.html

 

[Planogirl]

Weren't these people heavily involved in the weapons inspections in Iraq? Well, bully for them.

 

[Sirius]

Weren't these people heavily involved in the weapons inspections in Iraq? Well, bully for them.

Yes, this is the man who addressed the United Nations Security Council on 27 January 2003 and said:

"To conclude: we have to date found no evidence that Iraq has revived its nuclear weapons programme since the elimination of the programme in the 1990s. However, our work is steadily progressing and should be allowed to run its natural course. With our verification system now in place, barring exceptional circumstances, and provided there is sustained proactive cooperation by Iraq, we should be able within the next few months to provide credible assurance that Iraq has no nuclear weapons programme. These few months would be a valuable investment in peace because they could help us avoid a war. We trust that we will continue to have your support as we make every effort to verify Iraq’s nuclear disarmament through peaceful means, and to demonstrate that the inspection process can and does work, as a central feature of the international nuclear arms control regime."

 

[Laura]

The IAEA discovered the documents that showed Saddam Hussein was trying to buy uranium from Niger were forgeries. Of course, the Bush administration didn't listen.

 

[shortbun]

I love the Nobel committee!!! They really look for worthy people to win their awards.
This time, they were right on!

 

[Sirius]

Who else had been nominated?