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The '''Nobel Peace Prize''' is one of several Nobel Prizes set up by Alfred Nobel in his last will and testament. The peace prize is awarded to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."<ref>[http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/shortfacts.html Facts on the Nobel Peace Prizes] Nobel Prize, accessed January 2013</ref> The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded "93 times to 94 124 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2012, 100 individuals and 19 24 organizations since 1901." <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/ All Nobel Peace Prize Laureates], Nobel Prize, accessed September 17, 2007.January 2013</ref>

As [[Michael Parenti]] observed in 2012 it would be better known as "[http://www.michaelparenti.org/nobel_peace_prize_for_war.html The Nobel Peace Prize for War]". ==Recipients==*2012 - The [[European Union]]*2011 - [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]], [[Leymah Gbowee]], [[Tawakkol Karman]]*2010 - [[Liu Xiaobo]]*2009 - [[Barack Obama]]*2008 - [[Martti Ahtisaari]] <ref>[[Gregory Elich]], "[http://www.counterpunch.org/elich10142008.html How the Nobel Peace Prize Was Won: For Services Rendered]", ''Counterpunch, 14 October 14, 2008.</ref>*2007 - [[Al Gore]] <ref>Joshua Frank, "[http://www.counterpunch.org/frank10152007.html Nobel Gore? A Prime Time Hypocrite]", ''Counterpunch'', 15 October 15, 2007.</ref> <ref>Russell Hoffman, "[http://www.counterpunch.org/hoffman10132007.html Another Pro Nuker Wins the Peace Prize: The Lies of Al Gore]", ''Counterpunch'', October 13 / 14, 2007.</ref> <ref>Alexander Cockburn, "[http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10132007.html Al Gore's Peace Prize: It's As Ridiculous As If They'd Given Goebbels One in 1938]", ''Counterpunch'', October 13 / 14, 2007.</ref>

*1973 - [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Le Duc Tho]] (refused to accept prize, and didn't show up) <ref>[[Christopher Hitchens]], ''[http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&id=pBBBEH0OEoUC&dq=trial+of+henry+kissinger&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=PzOgeFq5rM&sig=-CwFwQ7Mrjk05arfUvqmpjrEAxA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result The Trial of Henry Kissinger]'' (, Verso, 2001).</ref>

*1903 - [[Randal Cremer ]]

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