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Subject: Bush, Blair nominated for "Peace" prize! Author: Betty [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:33:11 02/01/04 Sun In reply to: Betty 's message, "Silly 'Publicans Gallery & circus" on 17:25:28 03/23/03 Sun Blair and Bush Nominated for Peace Prize By Jamie Lyons, Political Correspondent, PA News Tony Blair and George Bush have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for waging war on Saddam Hussein, it was announced today. They have been put forward by a Norwegian politician who said ousting the dictator had reduced the threat of a war with weapons of mass destruction. It also laid the foundation for the development of democracy in Iraq, he said. The five-member Norwegian awards committee will announce the winner on December 10. The move has been condemned by anti-war campaigners. Andrew Burgin of the Stop the War Coalition told PA News: “This is completely unbelievable. It shows the stupidity of this peace prize that it is given to people for starting wars rather than stopping them.” The nominees are also believed to include Pope John Paul II and the European Union itself. Nominations closed today. Although the list is secret those making the nominations often announce who they have put forward. Mr Blair and Mr Bush have been nominated several years in a row, this time by Jan Simonsen of the right-wing Party of Progress. Last year’s winner was the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]