American citizen might be puzzled or even shocked (mainly GOP affiliates) to hear the news from Oslo. As an European (Swiss), I must say that Barak Obama stands for the America we love, as much as George W. Bush and his administration stood for the America we hate.

We have a dream of America. An America witch stands for freedom and democarcy. An America where everybody gets his chance, even the offspring of an affair between an African student and a white anglo saxon.

We have the dream of an America which stands for the firm belief "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Declaration of Independence)

Barak Obama gave us hope. The hope that America will stand for its basic values and that America will accept Europe as an equal partner.

That is what the price is for. A prize for a promise not a price for an achievment. Surely Barak Obama will disappoint us from time to time, as America has allways disappointed us from time to time. But, we have to admit that disappointment belongs to love as hope belongs to love.

So the real laureate of this years peace price is not Barak Obama - it is the United States of America which elected him for president and made the world believe that there is hope.

-- chribo

Information Ethics has to be considered as a serious branch in ethics. A good foundation is given by Luciano Floridi: Information Ethics: On the Philosophical Foundation of Computer Ethics. The text might be difficult to understand a first attempt, when without some knowledge in moral philosophy (or without computer science background). Nevertheless it is worth reading since it really gives the fundamentals of a consistent information ethics. - chribo