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They
give the Nobel peace prize to warmongers like Obama these days, not
heroes like Edward Snowden
“This
example is important because since the Nuremberg trials in 1945 has
been clear that the slogan ‘I was just following orders’ is never
claimed as an excuse for acts contrary to human rights and
freedoms,” Professor
Svallfors wrote.
He emphasized that the decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would also “help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award US President Barack Obama 2009 award.”
The
head of the International Committee of the Russian State Duma Aleksey
Pushkov has also argued that the US won’t let Nobel Peace Prize go
to Snowden.
"Not in a million years will the United States allow Snowden to get the Peace Prize. But his nomination is significant. Many in the West see him as a champion of democracy," he tweeted on Monday.
During his meeting with rights activists and lawyers at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Snowden explained what was behind his decision to leak the secret NSA spying programs. He said he did what he believed to be right and “began a campaign to correct this wrongdoing.” Snowden underlined that he did not seek to enrich himself, or to sell American secrets.
“I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice,” Snowden said, adding that he does not regret his decision.
Russian migration officials said that they have not yet received an asylum plea from the NSA leaker.
America has launched a persecution campaign in response, “threatening with sanctions” countries who stand up for Snowden’s rights.
So far, three countries in Latin America – Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua – said they could offer Asylum to the American whistleblower.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier stated that Moscow would grant him asylum if Snowden stopped activities aimed at harming “our American partners.”
‘Heroic
effort at great personal cost’: Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel
Peace Prize
A
Swedish sociology professor has nominated Edward Snowden for the
Nobel Peace Prize. He says the NSA whistleblower could help “save
the prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived
decision” to give the 2009 award to Barack Obama.
RT,
15
July, 2013
In
his letter addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Stefan
Svallfors praised Snowden for his“heroic effort at great
personal cost.” He stated that by revealing the existence
and the scale of the US surveillance programs, Snowden
showed “individuals can stand up for fundamental rights and
freedoms.”
He emphasized that the decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would also “help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award US President Barack Obama 2009 award.”
But
Kristian Berg Harpviken, senior researcher and deputy director at the
International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), told Interfax
news agency that it is very unlikely that Snowden will become a Nobel
Prize laureate.
Harpviken said that all major deadlines have passed, meaning that Snowden will have very little chance of making the shortlist.
When asked whether Snowden deserves the award, Harpviken replied with a “careful yes.”
Harpviken said that all major deadlines have passed, meaning that Snowden will have very little chance of making the shortlist.
When asked whether Snowden deserves the award, Harpviken replied with a “careful yes.”
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel
Committee Thorbjoern Jagland (L) applauses as laureate, US President
Barack Obama hands the diploma and medal to Nobel Peace Prize,
during the Nobel Peace prize award ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo
on December 10, 2009 (AFP Photo)
"Not in a million years will the United States allow Snowden to get the Peace Prize. But his nomination is significant. Many in the West see him as a champion of democracy," he tweeted on Monday.
As
a sociology professor at Umeå University, which has recently
top-ranked among the world’s best young universities, Svallfors is
included in the limited circuit of people who can deliver nominations
to the Nobel committee. These include members of international courts
and national assemblies; university rectors; professors of social
sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace
research institutes and foreign policy institutes.
Nominations for laureates should be postmarked for consideration in the following December's prizes no later than February 1 for the advisers to review the short list of the suggested candidates.
Since 1901, when the Nobel Peace Prize was launched, it has been awarded to a hundred individuals who “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”
Nominations for laureates should be postmarked for consideration in the following December's prizes no later than February 1 for the advisers to review the short list of the suggested candidates.
Since 1901, when the Nobel Peace Prize was launched, it has been awarded to a hundred individuals who “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”
Last
year Bradley
Manning,
the US soldier accused of passing secret materials to WikiLeaks, was
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination was proposed by
the Movement of Icelandic Parliament, which asserted that revelations
produced by the documents Manning allegedly exposed“have
helped to fuel a worldwide discussion about America’s overseas
engagements, civilian war casualties, imperialistic manipulations,
and rules of engagement.”
In 2011 founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks Julian Assange was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP Snorre Valen.
Snowden’s nomination is expected to be reviewed by the committee for next year's prize. Should Snowden get the coveted award, he would be the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate in the history of the prize.
The 30-year-old nominee is wanted in the US on charges of espionage after revealing secret NSA surveillance programs and could face the death penalty in his home country. He fled American soil for Hong Kong in May and then flew to Moscow, where he has been stuck in an airport transit zone for three weeks.
On Friday Snowden said he is seeking political asylum in Russia because he cannot fly to Latin America.
In 2011 founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks Julian Assange was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP Snorre Valen.
Snowden’s nomination is expected to be reviewed by the committee for next year's prize. Should Snowden get the coveted award, he would be the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate in the history of the prize.
The 30-year-old nominee is wanted in the US on charges of espionage after revealing secret NSA surveillance programs and could face the death penalty in his home country. He fled American soil for Hong Kong in May and then flew to Moscow, where he has been stuck in an airport transit zone for three weeks.
On Friday Snowden said he is seeking political asylum in Russia because he cannot fly to Latin America.
A journalist looks at a display with a
picture of former CIA employee Edward Snowden (RIA Novosti)
During his meeting with rights activists and lawyers at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Snowden explained what was behind his decision to leak the secret NSA spying programs. He said he did what he believed to be right and “began a campaign to correct this wrongdoing.” Snowden underlined that he did not seek to enrich himself, or to sell American secrets.
“I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice,” Snowden said, adding that he does not regret his decision.
Russian migration officials said that they have not yet received an asylum plea from the NSA leaker.
America has launched a persecution campaign in response, “threatening with sanctions” countries who stand up for Snowden’s rights.
So far, three countries in Latin America – Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua – said they could offer Asylum to the American whistleblower.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier stated that Moscow would grant him asylum if Snowden stopped activities aimed at harming “our American partners.”
Putin:
Snowden will leave Russia at earliest opportunity
NSA-leaker
Edward Snowden will leave Russia as soon as he gets such opportunity,
but for now the situation is unclear, says Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
RT,
15
July, 2013
"He
is familiar with the conditions of granting political asylum, and
judging by the latest statements, is shifting his position. The
situation is not clear now,"
Putin said.
The
president stressed that the US basically trapped ex-CIA employee
Snowden in Russia while he was in transit to other countries.
"He
arrived on our territory without an invitation, he was not flying to
us - he was flying in transit to other countries. But as soon as he
got in the air it became known, and our American partners, in fact,
blocked his further flight,"
Putin said, meaning that the US government revoked Snowden’s
passport shortly after he arrived at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
"They
scared other countries. No one wants to accept him,”
he added.
When
asked about what was next for Snowden, Putin replied: “How
should I know? That’s his life, his fate.”
Putin
also recalled that Snowden was initially offered an opportunity to
apply for asylum in Russia, but only if he stops his “political
activity.”
“There are certain
relations between Russia and United States, we would not like you to
harm them with your activity,”
Putin quoted Russian officials during their dialogue with Snowden.
“He said no...he said, ‘I
want to continue my activity, fighting for human rights. I think the
US is violating certain international regulations and intervening in
private lives and my goal to fight this.'"
Putin
added that Russia has no desire assist Snowden as long as he refuses
to cease such activity.
Although
Snowden said last Friday that he might apply for political asylum in
Russia, no application has yet been received by the Russian
government.
“There
has been no application from Edward Snowden today,”
Konstantin Romadanovsky, director of Russia’s Federal Migration
Service, told Interfax. “If
an application is received, it will be examined under the established
legal procedures.”
The US responded with accusations against Russia, claiming it
was granting Snowden – who is wanted on espionage charges - a
“propaganda platform.”
Meanwhille,
a Swedish sociology professor has praised Snowden for his “heroic
effort at great price.
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