Why Give Warriors the Peace Prize?

From: The Washington Post | Date: October 5, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

Alfred Nobel, the munitions manufacturer turned award giver, would think well of this year's peace prize being given to 10,000 United Nations soldiers. The U.N. troops, known as peace-keepers, are a militia stationed in seven areas of the world called "trouble spots."

In fact, they are war zones, and U.N. soldiers are there as warriors. They wear military uniforms and helmets, are commanded by generals and other officers, and either carry weapons or have access to them. How can a peace prize go to a group that is military in nature? How can peace be created by the same methods of organized ...

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