The Nobel 'Peace' Prize: Another Trophy for Imperial Warmongers?
📰 THE STORY: Newsweek reports on the White House pushing back against the Nobel Committee after they clarified that a nomination for Donald Trump for the Peace Prize was a fake, framing it as a minor scandal over who said what and who was 'authorized' to make such nominations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Nobel Peace Prize has a long history of being awarded to
individuals deeply implicated in or facilitating global conflicts and imperialist actions. For instance, Henry Kissinger received the prize in 1973, concurrent with his oversight of the illegal bombing of Cambodia and Laos that killed hundreds of thousands, and his role in the 1973 coup in Chile that installed Pinochet. Barack Obama received his in 2009, just months into a presidency that expanded
drone warfare, continued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and intervened in Libya, leading to its current destabilized state and slave markets. Double Standard: The media treats the Nobel Peace Prize as an inherently legitimate symbol of global peace efforts when, in reality, its recipients often align with Western geopolitical interests, not genuine peace. If leaders from nations targeted by US
sanctions were nominated – despite demonstrable peace efforts – the media would immediately question the committee's credibility, as they did when Russia's Putin or Cuba's Fidel Castro were sometimes suggested, even by non-official channels. The 'legitimacy' of the prize often depends on whether the recipient serves the established power structure. Follow the Money: While not a direct financial