Geir Lundestad
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Is it the end of the U.S. as we know it?
Is the era of Pax Americana passing? For more than half a century the United States has been the “indispensable nation,” the world’s singular state that by dint of economic and military might has been the most crucial player on the geopolitical stage. Ho from Ottawa Citizen Read more »
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Nothing “Purist”—Just Everything Hypocritical About Awarding Nobel “Peace” Prize to Promote Western Militarization
During the last 4 years the dispute over the implementation of Nobel´s prize for the “champions of peace” has come to a head. The Norwegian awarders seem to reinterpret Nobel´s wishes and award the prize for whatever in their judgment is good and valuabl from AntiWar.com Read more »
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Coleen Rowley: U.S. Petition Launched to Investigate Betrayal of Nobel Peace Prize
The investigation was opened as a result of revealing truths in my book on the Nobel peace prize (http://www.nobelwill.org), not least some private diaries from a former chair laid bare how the committee is not in the least interested in what Nobel wante from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Bill Clinton and Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
"As always, there are the usual 'nominees' and some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the world," the head of the Nobel Institute, Geir Lundestad, told AFP. With 188 individuals and 43 organisations, the number of from The Telegraph Read more »
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- Sverige må godkjenne Nobelkomitéens avgjørelse
Jurist, forfatter og fredsaktivist Fredrik Heffermehl har i årevis kritisert Den norske nobelkomitéen for ikke å følge Alfred Nobels testament. Heffermehl mener at minst halvparten av de personene som har fått prisen etter andre verdenskrig ikke burde ha from Aftenposten Read more »
