BUSH AND BLAIR PAIR UP FOR PEACE PRIZE

Sky News ^ | 02/01/2004 | World News

[Sunshine55]

Tony Blair and George Bush have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for waging war on Saddam Hussein.

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 said: "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 earlier. 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.

[joesnuffy]

What Yassir Arafat isnt in the running again this year?...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

"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."

He'd rather see Arafat get it. Again!

[MediaMole]

Just watch, Saddam and Osama will share the award this year.

[God luvs America]

"This is completely unbelievable. It shows the stupidity of this peace prize"

He should've quit while he was ahead!

[Mo1]

Check this out!

[BillyBoy]

>> Andrew Burgin of the Stop the War Coalition said: "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."

$20 bucks says this guy wanted to give the Nobel "peace" prize to Yassir "Suicide Bombers" Arafat and George "put more murderers on the streets to kill again" Ryan.

[mewzilla]

It shows the stupidity of this peace prize that it is given to people for starting wars rather than stopping them."

Wonder what this anti-war activist has to say about the hundreds of thousands of people that Saddamn slaughtered..? I guess he's rather we'd left Hussein to carry on exterminating people. That's some peace.

[Howlin]

Well, who else is running that they can give it to?

[mewzilla]

George Galloway?

[Howlin]

Well, hell, Saddam IS still alive, isn't he? Maybe they can give it to him and OBL.

[prairiebreeze]

Actually I have heard George Ryans name bantered around for this award.

Ever hear of the "license for bribe scandal"?

Prairie

[Salvation]

**Tony Blair and George Bush have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for waging war on Saddam Hussein.**

Hooray for our guys!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Heaven forbid if Kofi Annan gets on that list! *shudder*

[alwaysconservative]

Arafat, or maybe the stooge Jimmy Carter for being a total dupe about Korea. Yeesh! I hope President Bush and PM Blair DO get it for all that they've done to further peace and democracy.

[CyberAnt]

Wow! Hillary and Bill are going to be seething about this. Hehehehe!

[woodyinscc]

Bill Clinton hired a PR guy to lobby for him over in Stockholm, what irony if Bush and Blair win.

[onedoug]

"They don't hate Bush because they hate the war. They hate the war because they hate Bush."

[CyberAnt]

It's because of that PR thing that I hope Bush and Blair win.

[FairOpinion]

Naw, I think they pick Carter again, just this time, he may have to share the Nobel peace prize with Castro, or will it be N. Korea pres. Kim Jong Il?