Nobel Peace Prize
I am somewhat surprised like many others around the world to read in the newspapers that the names of President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have been proposed along with some others for the award of Nobel Peace Prize this year. Perhaps those who proposed the names have done this in a somewhat lighter vein. Sharing their spirit, I would like to add also the name of Iraqi President Saddam Huessin to this list because without his courage and whole hearted co-operation Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair wouldn't come this far.
Frankly speaking, I won't be surprised if Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair share the prize. After all if Henry Kissinger could get the Peace Prize, what's wrong with Bush and Blair? Dr. Kissinger, the most powerful American Secretary of State in decades, was a great friend and supporter of President Yahya ]Khan in 1971 when the Pakistani army ruthlessly massacred hundreds of thousands of Bengalees. We haven't forgotten the past. If Kissinger is a peace lover, who is not?
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