Norwegian Lawmakers Shocked by Trump's Lack of Nobel Decorum, Not His Peace Record
The Hill breathlessly reports on Norwegian lawmakers finding Trump's acceptance of an *alleged* Nobel Peace Prize nomination for María Corina Machado 'embarrassing and damaging.' Their distress centers on the fact that the Norwegian Nobel Committee handles nominations, implying Trump jumped the gun. Notably absent from this pearl-clutching is any critical examination of Trump's own 'peace' record,
or whether Machado's US-backed opposition leadership, which has often called for sanctions punishing the Venezuelan people, aligns with traditional definitions of 'peace.' Instead, the narrative spins around procedural decorum, sidestepping the uncomfortable truth that the Nobel Peace Prize has been controversially awarded to architects of war and regime change operations before. One might recall
Barack Obama receiving the prize in 2009—a mere 264 days into his presidency—only to escalate wars and drone strikes. The 'embarrassment' here isn't Trump's, but perhaps the consistent media diversion from what truly constitutes 'peace' when it comes to US foreign policy and its proxies abroad.