Nobel Committee snubs bush?

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El Baradei wins Peace Prize

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"It is very encouraging and fortunate," Blix said. "I see it as an endorsement of the professional and independent role of the IAEA and of international verification in the field of nuclear power and non-proliferation."

He declined to comment on whether the award should be seen as a message that the United States should have listened more to the IAEA before invading Iraq.

However he said the IAEA is best-equipped to deal with nuclear situations such as those in Iran and North Korea.



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