yes A_P you have right to ask this queistion why peace prize is awarded against Alfred Nobel's will? Most of the time the prize is being awarded to freedom fighters rather than to a person stated in Nobel's will.

This time noble committee has chosen right candidate. Obama believes in multilateralism, a vibrant political system based on understanding among nations, a peaceful multi-polar world thats the reason he cancelled missile defence system in eastern europe propesed by Bush. thats the reason he pulled out of Iraq and then other followed. thats the reason he called nations to reduce stock piling of nuclear weapons.thats the reason he asked rouge nations like N. Korea and Iran to come to the table to have peaceful dialogue. Every decision he has made until now is shaping the world's political dimension to better. Obama knows american hegemonism is no longer a stick to the world that is the reason he kept himself away from "Bushism" (bush policy) and working towards building a momentum to make consensus with other nations.

No_quiero, how many US presidents have called to reduce stock piling nuclear arms before? Do you think this prize should go to libyan leader colonel Gaddafi because he renounced his nuclear weapon ambition?