The Nobel Peace Prize is viewed by many as a prestigious award, only given to those who greatly improved mankind through invention or good work. It perhaps, at one time, was this. But it is time to call the Nobel Peace Prize for what it is today: a tactic used for advancing political agendas.

This is the same award that was given to Yasser Arafat, who is the leader of countries that send suicide bombers into civilian areas. This is proof enough that the award is not given based on merit, but for an agenda (namely: an agenda of people who hate the United States and Israel).

The most obvious example of using the Nobel Peace Prize for a political agenda was awarding it to Jimmy Carter in 2002. The head of the Prize committee admitted explicitly that awarding Jimmy Carter was meant to slap GW Bush in the face for initiating war in Iraq. From CNN.com: “Asked if the selection of the former president was a criticism of Bush, Gunnar Berge, head of the Nobel committee, replied: ‘With the position Carter has taken on this, it can and must also be seen as criticism of the line the current U.S. administration has taken on Iraq.’"

If there was ever a man who was responsible for the deaths of millions across the world - through irresponsible and appeasing foreign policy - it is Jimmy Carter. There is no visible, positive result of Carter’s work for “peace” throughout the world. The Nobel Prize committee wanted to exploit the public’s naïve admiration for the Nobel Prize, glamorizing Jimmy Carter and smearing George W Bush.

The recent awarding of the peace prize to Iranian Muslim woman, Shirin Ebadi, is no different. It was given to her as affirmation for the political agenda she represents. Let us review the political controversies in Iran.

There has been growing pressure among the Iranian people to overthrow their oppressive, militant Islamic government. To be sure, there is a clear distinction between the Iranian people and their thug government, the Ayatollah. Indeed, we in America here of student rebellions frequently.

There has been a major reformist movement in Iran, which allegedly seeks to reform, not overthrow the oppressive Iranian government. The reformist movement dominates the Iranian Parliament. It is led by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, who was overwhelmingly re-elected into Parliament in June by “campaigning for a more open society with greater social and political freedoms.”

It can be speculated that the Ayatollah are using the supposed reformist government as a desperate attempt to retain power. Why would a thug regime like the Ayatollah tolerate this kind of reformist movement, which seeks to limit Ayatollah power, within their own government? Because it is just a tactic meant to pacify the Iranian people, and stop them from completely rebelling.

Shirin Ebadi is also an advocate of reform, not rebellion. This is why she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

It was announced Ebadi got the award for her work with woman and children’s rights. But, also couched in the Nobel committee’s press release: “In an era of violence, [Ebadi] has consistently supported non-violence. It is fundamental to her view that the supreme political power in a community must be built on democratic elections. She favours enlightenment and dialogue as the best path to changing attitudes and resolving conflict.”

Of course, the Nobel Committee sees this – stopping the innocent people of Iran from overthrowing an oppressive government – as “peaceful.”

After winning the Nobel Prize, Ebadi immediately began to plead for peace. A quote from Ebadi off of aljazeera.net: "We hope that there will be no attack against Iran, because Iran does not have the atomic bomb and the Iranian people are peaceful. After so many years of war, they are tired of conflict,"

Conveniently, the Ayatollah made further statements against US attack in Iran after this woman was recognized as a Nobel Peace Prize award winner.

The pieces begin to fall together. This woman is their poster girl because she opposes regime change in Iran. Socialist Europe, worried the US will turn its attention to Iran next, was quick to give her praise in just one of their tactics: the Nobel Prize.

The leftists will, of course, paint the reformist movement (which they fully endorse, as you can see by browsing any leftist website) as a peaceful, non-violent movement. They are always crying for compromise, appeasement, and giving up as means of resolving disputes.

But, the Iranian people have had enough. It is time for a rebellion in Iran – a complete regime change, not more promises of “reform.”

If the Nobel “Peace” Prize committee were genuinely interested in peace, they would condemn an oppressive government that kills and slaughters its own people. But they only condemn “violent wars” when it is innocent people rising to their self defense. Ask yourself whose side the Nobel Peace Prize committee is on.

As Ayn Rand said, in a compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can win. Make no mistake about it: the alleged compromisers of our time are evil, and know where it is they can profit.

There is nothing leftists would hate more than for the largely pro-Western Iranian people to revolt against their oppressive government. They are interested in keeping this awful, oppressive regime terrorizing the Iranian people.

Leftists and people who sit on the Nobel committee are the kind of people who give moral blank checks to Fidel Castro, the Ayatollah, Saddam Hussein, etc., but condemn George W Bush, Ariel Sharon, and Tony Blair as the root of all evil. They are thugs wrapped in the banner of peace; wolves in sheep’s clothing.

The Nobel committee gave the award to Ebadi to affirm her political message of supposed non-violence and dialogue. People will see her efforts got the Nobel Peace Prize, and think what she is doing must be something grande. And they are parading it around as the first Muslim female to win a Nobel Prize – exploiting American’s benevolent desire to see people of all kinds succeed, to boot.

It’s time to stop glamorizing the Nobel Prize, and call it for what it is: a bunch of Europeans manipulating the public in favor of their political agendas.