October 10, 2008
Congratulations, Martti!
Congratulations also to Eeva and Marko!!!
Martti had been the frontrunner in the bookmakers' odds for the Peace Nobel for several years. Finally, he's got it! And no one has deserved it more.
Among other things, it would not be an exaggeration to say that without Martti Ahtisaari, there would be no 3 Quarks Daily, as it is his son, and my friend, Marko Ahtisaari who first got me blogging on a Finnish blog and then encouraged me to start 3QD (I didn't even know what blogs were at the time, and nor, I think, did anyone else). In addition to all his professional achievements, I can attest that Martti is one of the warmest, smartest, nicest, and most cultured persons I have met.
I am so excited that I cannot help showing off by posting this picture of my wife Margit and me with the Ahtisaaris at breakfast in their home in Helsinki earlier this summer (he already seems to have a halo around him!).
More here, here, and here. And, of course, some dissenting opinion.
Posted by Abbas Raza at 12:08 PM | Permalink
Comments
Congratulations Abbas, for being such a close personal friend of this years Peace Prize winner. I know you have been expecting and waiting for this for several years. I know from what you have said over the years how much he deserves it and the world is a better place because of people like him. I admire him for his work and you for recognizing a good thing when you saw it. I also think your own interest in conflict resolution started with your friendship with Ahtissari and his son Marco, and you have written about it on 3QD in the past. Great news.
Posted by: Tasnim | Oct 10, 2008 10:06:34 PM
If that's the most credible dissenting opinion, he's a worthy winner indeed.
Posted by: Sagredo | Oct 10, 2008 11:50:48 PM
Ahtissari is most worthy choice for this year's Peace Prize winner. I agree with Sagredo; note the source of dissension. We in the USA yearn for such a leader of peace and vision...perhaps Obama.
Posted by: jim | Oct 11, 2008 9:05:46 AM
with little objectivity, i'd like to add that i was made very happy by this news.
Posted by: aditya | Oct 11, 2008 10:30:04 AM
Maybe I am not credible too, but for sure I am not sharing your joy because I had the feeling that in his Kosovo job Ahtisaari was strong with the weak and weak with the strong.
Posted by: Giorgio | Oct 13, 2008 3:08:19 PM
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