by Azrael » Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:42 pm
The Guardian reported that the original organizers had formed a new committee, the China International Peace Studies Center, in Hong Kong, where they awarded the second Confucius Peace Prize to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin. Putin beat out Angela Merkel, Bill Gates, Jacob Zuma, Kofi Annan, Yuan Longping, the Gyaincain Norbu (one of the Panchen Lamas), and Soong Chu-yu for his opposition to NATO involvement in the 2011 Libyan Civil War as well as his decision to go to war in Chechnya in 1999. According to the committee, Putin's "Iron hand and toughness revealed in this war impressed the Russians a lot, and he was regarded to be capable of bringing safety and stability to Russia." Putin was also praised for fulfilling his childhood dream of joining the KGB.
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.