Friday, October 10, 2003
THE NOBEL COMMITTEE STRIKES A BLOW AGAINST TYRANNY
Returning to the tradition of naming fighters against totalitarian oppression like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Andrei Sakharov, Lech Walesa as winners of their prestigious prizes, the Nobel Committee has awarded the Peace Prize to a female Iranian jurist, Shirin Ebadi.
Ayatollah Khomeini must be rolling over in his grave. Increasingly it is the Iranian hardliners against the judgement of the world. ¶ 10:03 AM
Returning to the tradition of naming fighters against totalitarian oppression like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Andrei Sakharov, Lech Walesa as winners of their prestigious prizes, the Nobel Committee has awarded the Peace Prize to a female Iranian jurist, Shirin Ebadi.
Ayatollah Khomeini must be rolling over in his grave. Increasingly it is the Iranian hardliners against the judgement of the world. ¶ 10:03 AM
