Peace prize

It is somewhat of a rarity these days to see some good news in the mainstream media but this week it happened. A 17 year old Pakistani girl received the Noble Peace Prize. She grew up in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan where her father ran a small school for girls. When the Taliban came in they closed all the girls schools and burned most of them. The young girl Malala wanted to continue her education and spoke out publically, encouraging other girls to continue their studies. The Taliban shot her in the neck and head and she was taken to London where after many surgeries she recovered and continues to speak out about the education of girls. I contrast that with President Obama who went to Europe and spoke in apologetic terms about the mistakes that American has made and the officials in Norway and Sweden were swept off their feet and awarded him the Peace Prize. He had only been president for a few months and had accomplished nothing aside from great speeches and they were in awe of him. They were not alone.