(Global Pulse: October 14, 2009) President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize catches the media off guard. But the adjectives quickly start flowing. The war in Afghanistan and the contrast between Mr. Obama and his predecessor, President George W. Bush, fueled the blunt criticism and outright mockery of the Nobel Committee's decision. Is the furor directed at Obama the man, or at Obama, the symbol of America?
Sources: NTVKenya, Kenya; Russia Today, Russia; Press TV, Iran; Al Jazeera, Qatar; Fox News, U.S.; ABC News, U.S.; CBS News, U.S.; Forbes.com, U.S.; CNN, U.S.; Los Angeles Times, U.S.; San Francisco Chronicle, U.S.; The Colbert Report, U.S.
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