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Offline Alpha Mare

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Who is Thorbjorn Jagland?
« on: October 11, 2009, 11:38:41 AM »
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Obama’s Nobel patron is a long-time leader of Socialist International

Accompanying news stories on the award were photos of a smiling Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, admiringly hold a photo of the U.S. president.

This is the man who spoke gushingly about the hope Obama has inspired. Who is Thorbjorn Jagland?

Some stories have reported that he is the former prime minister of Norway, and that he was the leader of the Norwegian Labor Party for 10 years. But he recently completed an even more interesting 10-year tenure.

From 1999 through 2008, Jagland was vice president of Socialist International. What’s that? It’s exactly what the name suggests – an international organization of socialist groups who advocate for far left policies. It also boasts of “consultative status” with the United Nations.
Jagland also serves as chairman of the board of the Oslo Center, which pursues Jimmy Carter-like interventions into conflicts and tries to mediate peace talks .

For the European socialist who detests the idea of the United States as the world’s pre-eminent power, giving over international decision-making authority to groups like these furthers the goal of a world in which socialist despots have just as much say in the affairs of the world as free, democratic nations.

But what it does show is the agenda of the people who chose Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize, not to mention the fact that, for whatever reason, they see tremendous hope in him and in what they expect him to do.

What might that be? Stand down in Afghanistan? Give over enforcement of environmental regulations to the UN? Abandon U.S. support of Israel? These are all socialist priorities.

http://www.northstarnational.com/2009/10/10/thorbjorn-jagland-obamas-nobel-patron-long-time-leader-socialist-international/
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Re: Who is Thorbjorn Jagland?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2009, 12:25:39 PM »
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Re: Who is Thorbjorn Jagland?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2009, 10:29:30 PM »
After all we've seen this sort of thing just doesn't surprise me anymore. I'm used to it.

That's a bad sign, I think.

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Re: Who is Thorbjorn Jagland?
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2009, 08:47:14 AM »
That the leaders of a cult that has killed 100 million of its own can judge a prize for peace defies all logic.
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