19-10-2008, 01:27 PM
Paul Rigby Wrote:http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?c...&aid=10573
How the Nobel Peace Prize was Won
By Gregory Elich
Global Research, October 15, 2008
Counterpunch
Ahtisaari’s mission was a success. He “was sensational,” said a senior U.S. official.
America’s foreign policy establishment surely enjoyed broad support from its European “partners” when it came to the award? Unquestionably. Here’s a taste of Europe’s unqualified appreciation of the Finn’s disinterested labours:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jul...tednations
Quote:The Americans have held back so far under demands from the EU. Despite formal EU support for the Ahtisaari plan, criticism of the Finnish envoy's mediation is growing among European diplomats and officials, and European support could shatter if tested. Moscow appears to be banking on that.
Ian Traynor, “Kosovo to declare independence despite Russian opposition,” The Guardian, 21 July 2007, p.25.