1.0link149830<![CDATA[Nobel Peace Winner Martti Ahtisaari: Obama Should Focus On Mideast]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/10/nobel-peace-winner-martti_n_149830.htmlOSLO, Norway — Finnish mediator Martti Ahtisaari accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize with a plea to President-elect Barack Obama: Start pressing for Middle East peace as soon as you can.
Receiving the coveted award in Oslo, the former Finnish president rejected the notion that "the Middle East knot can never be untied" and criticized world leaders _ as well as the Israelis and Palestinians _ for letting the violence continue.