Democracy Now!
"The European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize earlier today for its
historic role in uniting the continent. Committee chair Thorbjoern Jagland
praised the EU for transforming Europe "from a continent of wars to a continent
of peace." The selection surprised many as it comes at a time when much of
Europe is facing an economic crisis that threatens the EU’s future. Just this
past week, thousands of Greeks protested in Athens against a visit by German
Chancellor Angela Merkel who has pushed Greece, Spain and Ireland to enact deep
austerity measures. For more, we go to London to speak with Tariq Ali, political
commentator, historian, activist and editor of the New Left Review. "My initial
response was to burst out laughing. Because this Nobel Peace Prize committee,
basically run by clapped out former politicians in Norway, never fails to amuse
and disappoint,” Ali says. “To give the prize to the European community, at a
time, effectively, when economically, it is promoting unemployment, creating
real class divides in virtually every country in Europe, where it has led to
enormous violence on the streets of Greece, because of the policies being pushed
by the EU ... it is a complete and utter joke."........"
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