Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize

[damnedifIknow]

In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee that was also published in a Swedish newspaper, Umeå University sociology professor Stefan Svallfors nominated National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden for the prestigious annual honor.

“Best committee members!” Svallfors says in a hale and hearty salutation.

“Edward Snowden has — in a heroic effort at great personal cost — revealed the existence and extent of the surveillance, the U.S. government devotes electronic communications worldwide,” the professor then explains. “By putting light on this monitoring program — conducted in contravention of national laws and international agreements — Edward Snowden has helped to make the world a little bit better and safer.”

The winner of the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, October 11.

http://news.yahoo.com/swedish-professor-nominates-edward-snowden-nobel-peace-prize-122007496.html

[polichick]

1. Wonder if they want Obama's back yet.

[damnedifIknow]

2. They actually hint at that in the article

[Catherina]

4. "the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award"

“The decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would - in addition to being well justified in itself - also help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute that incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award,” Svallfors said.

[Blackford]

3. Nobel Peace Prize nominations are less than a penny a dozen.

Rush Limbaugh has been nominated numerous times, ferchrissakes.

[MineralMan]

5. Nominations are plentiful. Awards, however, are singular.

[damnedifIknow]

8. I've never been nominated

[MineralMan]

9. Well, Hell...I'll send a letter today to the Committee.

Everyone should be nominated at least once, after all...

[damnedifIknow]

11. I would but I hate being laughed at.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

6. I'm sure George W. Bush will be nominated again. and why not?

He has contributed to world peace in an unimaginably large way by not being president.

[Whisp]

7. Who is this ignorant fuck?

“The decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would — in addition to being well justified in itself — also help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute that incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama [the] 2009 award.

No doubt a $ contributor to Save the Libertarian GG Fund.

[NCTraveler]

10. K&R for the comedy alone. Umea University clearly has a low bar set for hiring professors. nt.