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Trump has finally defied Vladimir Putin; not to save Ukrainian lives, but to commandeer Venezuelan oil and indulge his obsession with power, spectacle, and humiliation. The seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker marks a shift from theatrical cruelty to real economic disruption, but it exposes something darker than strategy. iPINIONS contends that, in chasing oil, prestige,… Read more.
Trump turned the World Cup draw into yet another ego spectacle — complete with a fake FIFA Peace Prize crafted to soothe his obsession with the Nobel he’ll never win. From lingering on the Club World Cup stage to strong-arming Infantino into flattery, this post exposes how FIFA let the world’s most popular sport become… Read more.
Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize isn’t about peace; it’s about praise. iPINIONS shows how his tantrums expose both his narcissism and the Prize’s long history of dubious winners. Read my take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-begging-for-nobel-peace-prize Read more.
Long before Ukraine, fratricidal conflict raged in Ethiopia.. It’s almost heresy these days to ask people to avert their gaze from Ukraine even for a moment. But if our shared humanity means anything, you owe it to yourself to notice the carnage in Ethiopia. The reality is revolting, and if you’re not moved by this… Read more.
I appreciate why many of you might laugh or even scoff at this prospect. And President Trump’s kakistocratic staff did not help his cause by hailing his nomination for something called the “Noble” Peace Prize. Frankly, this and far too many other blunders make him more worthy of nomination for the igNobel Prize, which I’ve… Read more.
I am on record decrying members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the hallowed Peace Prize to people who were so plainly underserving. I did so, for example, when they awarded it jointly to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat,Shimon Peres, and Yitzhack Rabin in 1994 for brokering peace between Israelis and Palestinians that never was; and… Read more.
As the following attests, I was in the vanguard of those deriding and criticizing the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding President Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize: You’d be hard-pressed to find a more ardent and hopeful supporter of President Barack Obama than me. But I think this award is … well … a bit… Read more.
Obama is being honored (primarily) because he is not George W. Bush! And it’s debatable whether he or Bush should be more insulted by this. Not to mention the insult to all of the truly accomplished people (like Nelson Mandela) who took such pride in being awarded this prize. But I’m sure Obama will be gracious,… Read more.
FW de Klerk, Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk both won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The Nobel Committee honored them “for their work in the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.” Celebrated by both Blacks and Whites Recently, VIPs of all races gathered to celebrate FW… Read more.
