Bono would have been better, I guess. Must have been ElBaradei's success containing the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, not to mention LIbya's. I guess every second year the prize needs to go to a Bush basher. Weren't there any deserving members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad to honor for their courage in agreeing to a hudna for a few months before resuming the shelling of Israeli towns outside Gaza?

Richard Baehr  10 07 05

Ed Lasky adds:

ElBaradei is being rewarded for his pre—election gambit (along with the New York Times and Annan) to derail Bush's election. You remember the "the weapons cache ransacking" don't you? Maybe not. It was dropped like a hot potato by the MSM when the "scandal" turned out to be an easily—debunked fraud.

Plus, recall Bush wanted him out. If Bush opposes you and you oppose Bush, it is a given you will be rewarded.