Here is another huge loss for the international reputation of the United States. Be assured that all news pieces to be written about ElBaradei’s Nobel Prize will mention the unfounded hostility of the U.S. against him.

Dick Cheney, March 16, 2003 on Meet the Press:

I think Mr. ElBaradei, frankly, is wrong.

WaPo, January 22, 2005, U.S. Alone in Seeking Ouster

The U.S. effort, led by John R. Bolton, the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, included sifting through intercepts of ElBaradei’s phone calls in hopes of finding material to use against him.

Nobel Committee, October 7, 2005, The Nobel Peace Prize For 2005

At a time when the threat of nuclear arms is again increasing, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to underline that this threat must be met through the broadest possible international cooperation. This principle finds its clearest expression today in the work of the IAEA and its Director General. In the nuclear non-proliferation regime, it is the IAEA which controls that nuclear energy is not misused for military purposes, and the Director General has stood out as an unafraid advocate of new measures to strengthen that regime.

Congratulations Mr. ElBaradei!