B & B up for Nobel Peace prize

outsider · February 5, 2002 12:01AM

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Bush and Blair. Can you share a Nobel prize?

new · February 5, 2002 1:16AM

well, Rabin, Peres and Arafat shared the price... and a lot of others too... In fact its very common...

groverat · February 5, 2002 2:02AM

I think Bush should get it.

He has done more than anyone in history to reduce nuclear arms, after all.

brussell · February 5, 2002 2:05AM

They're nominated for a Peace prize for having a war against Afghanistan?

groverat · February 5, 2002 2:11AM

Part of it may be that, BRussell, yes. Ousting an oppressive regime and replacing it with a less oppressive democratic system is generally smiled upon.

And so is cutting the world's largest nuclear arsenal from around 7,000 to less than 1,700. That's usually a good thing, so far as peace is concerned.

Oh wait, you were trying to say that's a bad thing?

powerdoc · February 5, 2002 2:20AM

I think that giving this prize to rudolph Guliani and the architect of the twins , will be a fantastic symbol. The Nobel prize will be given to The city of New york in the name of memory of the victims and the loss of monumental symbol of USA the twins towers, who where really astonishing.

For me : if you say Skycrepers , i will say New - York.

seb · February 5, 2002 2:20AM

They gave it to Kissinger right at the end of the Vietnam War.

I saw a cool documentary recently, where they interviewed many of the Nobel Committee. It seems they often give the prize to those who they also wish were a little more peaceful.

Like Yasser Arafat when he got it - although I still don't get that one.

Oh well, Bush is still planning to build his 'peace laser' so maybe he deserves it.

outsider · February 5, 2002 3:04AM

Like Yasser Arafat when he got it - although I still don't get that one.

Yeah i don't get that one either. Maybe they can revoke it?

g4dude · February 5, 2002 3:30AM

When I read the title, I thought you were talking about those two Star Trek morons. I think Bush and Blair should win

anders · February 5, 2002 3:42AM

[quote]Originally posted by Outsider:

Like Yasser Arafat when he got it - although I still don't get that one.

Yeah i don't get that one either. Maybe they can revoke it?<hr></blockquote>

Why should they? Because Bush said Arafat is a terrorist? "Hey they are not with us. Go bomb Oslo"

<img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />

BTW. Harald Tom Nesvik nominated B&B (all members of the Norweigian parliament can nominate). It is not the most flattering thing in the world to be nominated by a member of Fremskrittspartiet. Like their danish sister party its clearly racist (the founder of the danish Fremskridtsparti said just four month ago that ALL immigrants (also political refugees) from Islamic countries is send by Iran to kill all danes. They all wait for the signal and then they will get their knives and cut the throats on all danes and one of their candidates to the last election denied the killing of jews during WWII). Even if B&B in some freak accident got the Nobel prize they should refuse to accept it because of who nominated them.

tmp · February 5, 2002 4:18AM

The architect who designed the twin towers is dead. His name was Minoru Yamasaki, and he also designed the twin towers in Century City in LA

<a href="http://www.microla.com/ltpages/century.htm"; target="_blank">Century City</a>

ghost_user_name · February 5, 2002 4:38AM

[quote]Originally posted by Anders:



Why should they? Because Bush said Arafat is a terrorist? "Hey they are not with us. Go bomb Oslo"

<img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> <hr></blockquote>

They should because Arafat is a terrorist.

new · February 5, 2002 5:12AM

bush, blair or guliani will never get the peace price - period.

brussell · February 5, 2002 5:33AM

[quote]Originally posted by groverat:

Part of it may be that, BRussell, yes. Ousting an oppressive regime and replacing it with a less oppressive democratic system is generally smiled upon.<hr></blockquote>

Hitting back against bin Laden was necessary, but it's ludicrous to suggest it deserves a Peace prize.

groverat · February 5, 2002 5:38AM

Hey, if a nuclear scientist can get one for saying "I'm sorry" why doesn't the man who has done more than anyone in history in regards nuclear disarmament deserve one?

Other than the fact that you dislike him, of course.

brussell · February 5, 2002 6:43AM

The only concrete thing Bush has done so far regarding nuclear weapons is abandon one of the cornerstone nuclear-era treaties. Has even a single nuclear weapon been disarmed under Bush?

And what does this have to do with nuclear disarmament anyway? The nomination had nothing to do with that.

anders · February 5, 2002 6:48AM

Get real. Someone working up tension by dividing the world in two ("Those with us bla bla") and putting stigmas on others ("axle of evil") should NEVER be considered for a Nobel prize.

This is truly a strange thread that would never have started if it haven´t been for a attention seeking member of the norwegian parliarment for a racist party.

People can agree or disagree on the actions taken under the label "war on terrorism" but noone in the nobel comity will take such a suggestion seriously.

Edit: NEVER instead of EVER.

[ 02-05-2002: Message edited by: Anders ]

anders · February 5, 2002 6:56AM

[quote]Originally posted by powerdoc:

I think that giving this prize to rudolph Guliani and the architect of the twins , will be a fantastic symbol.<hr></blockquote>

Oh please. What have Guliani and Minoru Yamasaki done for peace? Guliani has done a great job for his citizents but lets keep things seperate.

groverat · February 5, 2002 7:46AM

[quote]Originally posted by BRussell:

The only concrete thing Bush has done so far regarding nuclear weapons is abandon one of the cornerstone nuclear-era treaties. Has even a single nuclear weapon been disarmed under Bush?<hr></blockquote>

<a href="http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking_point/newsid_1655000/1655049.stm"; target="_blank">http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking_point/newsid_1655000/1655049.stm</a>;

Give it a little time.

[quote]And what does this have to do with nuclear disarmament anyway? The nomination had nothing to do with that.<hr></blockquote>

Just an example of how, maybe, despite your own bias it isn't such a foolish idea to nominate him.

applenut · February 5, 2002 8:09AM

[quote]Originally posted by Anders:



Oh please. What have Guliani and Minoru Yamasaki done for peace? Guliani has done a great job for his citizents but lets keep things seperate.<hr></blockquote>

he certainly helped create peace of the attacks in NYC and did a great job and went beyond what he was ever expected to do.

He deserves i just as much as the others named in this thread... not like that is saying much.. but still

brussell · February 5, 2002 8:22AM

[quote]Originally posted by groverat:

Just an example of how, maybe, despite your own bias it isn't such a foolish idea to nominate him.<hr></blockquote>

Hmm, you think George W. Bush should get a Nobel Peace prize and I don't, and I'm the one who's biased?

:eek:

B & B up for Nobel Peace prize

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