John Bolton and Kenneth Timmerman Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2006

[AGENDA21]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two Americans who played a major role in exposing Iran's secret nuclear weapons plans have been nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

United Nations Ambassador John Bolton and longtime Iran investigator Kenneth R. Timmerman were nominated for their repeated warnings and documentation of Iran's secret nuclear buildup and revealing Iran's "repeated lying" and false reports to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Bolton was formerly U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security and was author of the Proliferation Security Initiative, an international effort to interdict shipments of weapons of mass destruction and related materials, which led to the eventual breakup of the secret nuclear network directed by Pakistan nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan. Bolton repeatedly warned of Iran's nuclear plans.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=60668

http://nobelprize.org/peace/nomination/index.html

[Sanity Claws]

1. Bolton -- Peace Prize?

Shouldn't you have put the little sarcasm smilie after this?

[berni_mccoy]

2. The World Has Gone to Crazy Town

[mmonk]

3. ?

:rofl:

[notadmblnd]

4. I've heard that you can nominate anyone.. you just have the entry money

Wasn't *bush and cheney nominate in the recent past?

[AGENDA21]

5. I must have missed that one.

[notadmblnd]

8. yeah, I made that up

here's a link to the process.

http://nobelprize.org/peace/nomination/

[rurallib]

6. Let me say it - this is a joke isn't it?

Well can the bushies steal this election too?

[MrMonk]

9. Almost a joke - it's a press release.

He was probably nominated by a sympathetic Congressman.

[FormerRepublican]

7. We are now in heck with a handbasket.

[AGENDA21]

10. There must be a reason for why he's been nominated.

[rurallib]

11. I'd guess if the world hasn't blown up yet they want some credit

for restraint. But the trigger finger's getting itchy.

[AGENDA21]

12. Lets see if he makes the short list.

[rurallib]

13. Let's see if they can steal this election, too.

[spanone]

14. And I thought the height of Irony had been reached by these fools.

[Patchuli]

15. Oh that's rich

and it also sounds like a game strategy to sell another war to the American people.

I nominate Cindy Sheehan for bringing the attention needed to the plight of the American soldier in the pResident's misguided wars.