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08/05/2003
Nobel peace prize nomination for Bush and Blair
US president George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
A Norwegian member of Parliament made the call today saying that the men who headed the Coalition forces in the war in Iraq were worthy of recognition as their actions have created a more stable environment.
The nomination made by Jan Simonsen, a right-wing populist, will raise eyebrows as last year's nomination of former US president Jimmy Carter was widely interpreted as a rebuttal of the current Whitehouse administration.
However, as the nomination was made after this year's February deadline, the world will have to wait until April 2004 for the outcome of Mr Simonsen's headline-grabbing nomination.
According to the five-man Nobel committee, Mr Carter's award last year was in recognition of "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development".
Whether Mr Blair and Mr Bush are in the same bracket will be up to the committee.
(GMcG)
A Norwegian member of Parliament made the call today saying that the men who headed the Coalition forces in the war in Iraq were worthy of recognition as their actions have created a more stable environment.
The nomination made by Jan Simonsen, a right-wing populist, will raise eyebrows as last year's nomination of former US president Jimmy Carter was widely interpreted as a rebuttal of the current Whitehouse administration.
However, as the nomination was made after this year's February deadline, the world will have to wait until April 2004 for the outcome of Mr Simonsen's headline-grabbing nomination.
According to the five-man Nobel committee, Mr Carter's award last year was in recognition of "decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development".
Whether Mr Blair and Mr Bush are in the same bracket will be up to the committee.
(GMcG)
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