Brad Manning has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sign petition here.

[sinkingfeeling]

http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5459

Let's Get Bradley Manning the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is supposed to go to "the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

Three members of Parliament in Iceland have nominated Bradley Manning and laid out the case:

"Manning is a soldier in the United States army who stands accused of releasing hundreds of thousands of documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. The leaked documents pointed to a long history of corruption, war crimes, and imperialism by the United States government in international dealings. These revelations have fueled democratic uprising around the world, including a democratic revolution in Tunisia. According to journalists, his alleged actions helped motivate the democratic Arab Spring movements, shed light on secret corporate influence on our foreign policies, and most recently contributed to the Obama Administration agreeing to withdraw all U.S.troops from the occupation in Iraq."

Few have done more. A number of previous peace laureates have done far less.

[Better Believe It]

1. Terrific!

[Weisbergkevin]

2. Winning the superbowl has nothing to do with world peace

I disagree with giving this young man the award. He is simply a good Quarterback.

[Better Believe It]

3. Good one!

[uppityperson]

10. Are you serious? Searching your other posts indicates you may well be.

Please clarify

[Better Believe It]

20. They are joking .... right?

[uppityperson]

27. Magic 8 ball says....

[Go Vols]

47. good one

[bahrbearian]

4. K&R

[TheKentuckian]

5. I'm happy to send this message

[Vincardog]

12. +1

[TheWraith]

6. One, petitions are not recognized by the Nobel committee.

Second, neither are the "nominations" made by outside parties. Being "nominated" carries exactly no weight whatsoever.

[broiles]

7. Yes, but signing it made me feel good. n/t

[EFerrari]

9. And developing the habit of engagement would be bad.

Can't have that.

[TheWraith]

13. An internet petition is not "engagement." It's the opposite of that, actually.

It's pushing a button to feel like you're doing something without actually doing anything.

[EFerrari]

18. Which demonstrates your expertise in the field of habit forming. Thanks again. n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

31. you'll need to go ahead and learn there are things you cannot control

People are going to do what they're going to do, regardless of your exhortations to the contrary. However, I'm glad you pushed buttons in the right sequence to end up posting in the thread anyway. You're always entertaining, if nothing else.

[Xtraneous]

38. Which is why this petition should never have been started.

It's deceptive at best, and as said above, at worst, makes those who sign believe they have done something that will be taken into consideration. What I find entertaining is the continued credibility of this "prize" being held with such high regard. Manning has as much chance of winning this award as Kucinich has to become President- both of which are highly unfortunate for all of us.

[tavalon]

39. And that is just as it should be

[EFerrari]

8. One, you don't have to be recognized by the committee to be influental. Two, see #1

And three, I'll trust RootsAction and not you in this instance. Thanks.

[TheWraith]

14. Yeah, it does have to be recognized in order to be influential.

That's kind of the definition of influential. If the people making the decision don't take it into consideration, it's not "influential." These are fairly basic definitional things, here.

[EFerrari]

19. Yes, just as the President publicly recognizes everyone who influences him.

Gotcha.

lol

[Better Believe It]

22. And you don't have to be for peace to get the prize. Look at Obama. Isn't that right "TheWraith"

[AtomicKitten]

40. You don't know why he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, do you?

It's easier to mock pretending you don't know I suppose.

For the record, Pres Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize primarily for his work on and commitment to nuclear disarmament. According to Agot Valle who served on the award committee, they wanted to support Obama's goal of a world without nuclear weapons.

[Progression]

21. Sad but true

I would not hesitate to sign this petition but I wish it carried some weight. It would be a bit awkward as the former Nobel Peace Prize winner is detaining the future Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

[Luminous Animal]

53. He was nominated by 3 members of the Icelandic Parliament who are qualified

to nominate a Peace Prize candidate..
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/nomination/

Qualified Nominators

The right to submit proposals for the Nobel Peace Prize shall, by statute, be enjoyed by:
1. Members of national assemblies and governments of states;'
2. Members of international courts;
3. University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
4. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
5. Board members of organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
6. Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February 1) and
7. Former advisers appointed by the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

[Zhade]

11. Indeed. A far more deserving candidate than Obama was.

I suspect Obama was awarded with great hope for the future of peace with him in office.

Drone attacks and the assassination of an innocent American teenager probably has some who gave it to him feeling pretty let down.

Manning is a true hero, and I hope he gets the recognition he deserves.

[monmouth]

16. Bad, bad Obama. Who was it got Bin Laden again? I doubt he personally is

in charge of drone attacks and assassinations but have at it...

[Better Believe It]

23. You think Obama should get a second peace prize award? How about one for civil liberties! :)

[progressoid]

33. Exactly.

Just like Nixon was not personally in charge of anything regarding Vietnam or Cambodia.

[cherokeeprogressive]

34. He is "Commander in Chief". Is there something about that you don't understand?

He is personally responsible for each and every member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Commander. In. Chief.

Side note... "Who was it got Bin Laden..." You think President Obama did the legwork, the footwork, gathered the intel, and fired the fatal shot don't you.

"Who was it..."? It wasn't President Obama.

[Robb]

35. Can Obama then take credit for Manning's alleged action?

Personally?

[cherokeeprogressive]

36. I don't think he would take "credit" for it on a bet.

Those people who are responsible for the security lapses that allowed Manning to betray his country are answerable to everyone up the chain including the Commander in Chief though.

See how that works?

[AtomicKitten]

41. Well, you've got the 'betrayed his country' part right.

And he's being held accountable for it.

[surfdog]

15. Oh please

Implying that Manning played a part in the president's decision to pull out of Iraq is completely absurd

[Better Believe It]

24. The Iraqi regime wouldn't let Obama keep his troops in Iraq. They said "get outta here!"

[BklnDem75]

26. LOL!!!

Funniest part of that joke is there are some that actually believe that.

[Better Believe It]

28. It's not a joke. It's been fully documented. Isn't that right?

Facts are facts.

[fascisthunter]

30. but perception is more important for some

so if I "LOL" you it looks as if you are not to be taken seriously, until I research, then I realize you were right.

But then there are some who know this too well...

[BklnDem75]

37. Documented by those trying to save face and look tough

Keep believing that we'd be out if Obama wanted us to stay. It's a complete joke.

[AtomicKitten]

42. !!!

[Bezukhov]

17. Happy to do so. But, maybe he should escalate a lost war and send in the drones.

You know, to have a chance at it.

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy.” - Mohandas K. Gandhi

[sabrina 1]

25. Thanks, will do that.

K&R

[whistler162]

29. Along with the Walkers and Aldrich Ames!

[msanthrope]

32. Three members of the Icelandic Parliament?

Awesome. One wonders how they found the time.

[jberryhill]

43. It was after the volcano name spelling bee

[msanthrope]

44. Was that before or after the Icelandic Honey making and the Epsom Furniture Races?

They keep busy there, don't they?

[LuvNewcastle]

45. Signed.

God, I hope he wins it.

[montanto]

46. Done!

[SidDithers]

48. Hey, remember when Rush Limbaugh was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?...

good times.

Sid

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

49. I remember when a guy who escalated a lost war in Afghanistan was nominated and won.

Not so good times.

[AtomicKitten]

50. omg I thought you were kidding

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200704030001

[SidDithers]

51. Crazy shit, eh?...

Sid

[AtomicKitten]

52. high score!