Posted on 12/07/2010 8:27:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Egypt and 18 other countries will not attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, officials said in an announcement that followed a Chinese campaign to dissuade diplomats from showing up.
Representatives of different embassies, including those of Egypt, Russia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Colombia have turned down the invitation to the event, scheduled to take place in Oslo on 10 December, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee said. At least 44 of the 65 embassies that have been invited have accepted the invitation, the committee claims, adding that the Chinese boycott campaign has been unprecedented.
China was infuriated when the committee awarded the prestigious prize to Liu, who is serving an 11-year prison sentence for subversion after co-authoring an appeal calling for reforms to China's one-party political system.
On Tuesday, China said most nations supported its call to boycott the ceremony, but host Norway insists that only a handful of envoys will not attend.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.ahram.org.eg ...
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia pose in this undated photo released by his family on October 3, 2010. China and 18 other countries have declined invitations to attend Friday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Liu, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on December 7, 2010. REUTERS
Actually going to a deserving person.
But ...but, who would miss the Nobel ceremony? Its almost as prestigious as the MTV Awards!
We should come up with an American War Prize.
It would be awarded to the service member that kills the most enemies, blows up lots of ‘stuff’, all while saving the lives of others(good guys) and civillians. A ‘Rambo award’ of sorts.
The winner gets a medal presented at the State of the Union address, $250,000,000 cash, and never pays taxes again for the rest of their life.
That’s kinda mean, the MTV awards have some merit.
I like it!
I’m truly shocked the Nobel’ers are awarding it to disidents. Something fishy here or should I just accept that they’ve suddenly got “religion”...
Egypt is just afraid that they are going to get attacked by Zionist sharks
Nobody I know would miss the “Nobel ceremony”, nor the “Nobel Peace Prize” - least of all the Chinese. But, maybe your Jimmy Carter and of course IRI’s Shirin Ebadi.
At last, someone who will return honor to the Nobel Prize. It’s been looking pretty shabby for years. Here is a step toward its rehabilitation.
Thanks odds.
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