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Video: The empty chair Hot Air
Link to explain "the Nazi example"...
Carl von Ossietzky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-rITpChntc[/ame]
Obama's statement...
Statement by the President on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize | The White House
A grand moment from todays poignant Nobel ceremony, the first since 1936 where neither the Peace Prize winner nor a close relative was permitted to attend. Choosing Liu Xiaobo was the Nobel committees way of testing China: After years of economic liberalization, were they ready to make a small concession to political liberalization too? Or would they prefer to follow the Nazi example and keep Liu locked away? We now have our answer; if the award accomplishes nothing else (which may well be the case), theres at least a bit of extra clarity in that. The only surprise, in fact, is how sustained Chinas tantrum over this has been.
Link to explain "the Nazi example"...
Carl von Ossietzky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-rITpChntc[/ame]
Obama's statement...
Statement by the President on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize | The White House