Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
rich
richard.romeo at gmail.com
Sat Feb 8 18:36:59 UTC 2020
I dont think handing a peace award to people like Assange who wants to burn
the system to the ground makes much sense. I guess you can debate whether
he's russian tool or not, the evidence can go either way, but he's a menace
in my book. I place him in the category of those who laugh at the naivety
of those who want to change or at least settle things back to a certain
normalcy (I'd put Greenwald and Taibbi in the same boat. I'm sure there are
others) before trying to improve the system such as it is.
I feel Snowden's actions, however, for the most part, came with good
intentions. whether that deserves a peace prize I'll leave to others.
Manning is similar though she may be overshadowed by Snowden.
rich
On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 10:46 AM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Being nominated means absolutely nothing. It's not like getting on the
> shortlist of the Man Booker or something like that. Anyone with a couple
> thousand dollars to spare can nominate whoever the heck they want to
> nominate.
>
> I sincerely doubt these three will ever get it, and I'm also relatively
> certain that they don't deserve it (especially not Assange).
>
> J
>
> On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 10:11 AM Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > They all deserve it.
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 6:21 AM Kai Frederik Lorentzen <
> lorentzen at hotmail.de>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden nominated for the
> 2020
> > > Nobel Peace Prize
> > >
> > > Żaklin Nastić (MdB)<
> > >
> >
> http://www.zaklinnastic.de/julian-assange-chelsea-manning-und-edward-snowden-fuer-friedensnobelpreis-2020-nominiert/
> > > >:
> > >
> > > I am one of a total of 17 members of our parliamentary group who have
> > > nominated Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the
> 2020
> > > Nobel Peace Prize. These brave people should not be criminalized, but
> > > should be recognized and honored. The war criminals and their henchmen
> > must
> > > be held accountable.
> > >
> > > We feel that Assange, Manning and Snowden have to be recognized for
> their
> > > “unprecedented contributions to the pursuit of peace and their immense
> > > personal sacrifices to promote peace for all”. With the unveiling of US
> > war
> > > crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global surveillance program of
> the
> > > US secret services, the three have “exposed the architecture of war and
> > > strengthened the architecture of peace”
> > >
> > > Here you can find our complete letter to the Nobel Committee in Oslo:
> > > Nobel Prize nomination Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden<
> > >
> >
> https://defend.wikileaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-01-31-Nobel_Nomination_Julian-Assange_Chelsea-Manning_Edward-Snowden.pdf
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Full text of the letter:
> > >
> > > Dear Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee,
> > >
> > > We wish to nominate Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden
> > for
> > > the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in honour of their unparalleled
> contributions
> > > to the pursuit of peace, and their immense personal sacrifices to
> promote
> > > peace for all.
> > >
> > > The year 2020 began with Julian Assange arbitrarily detained and
> > tortured,
> > > at risk of death according to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and
> > over
> > > 100 medical doctors, for revealing the extent of harm and illegality
> > behind
> > > the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 2020 began with Chelsea Manning in her
> > > secound year of renewed imprisonment for resisting to testify to a
> Grand
> > > Jury empaneled against Wikileaks, after having also been imprisoned
> seven
> > > years previously and tortured, following her disclosures that were
> > > published by Julian Assange. 2020 began with Edward Snowden in his 7th
> > year
> > > of asylum for revealing illegal mass surveillance, in defence of the
> > > liberties underpinning revelations such as those made by Chelsea
> Manning
> > > and Julian Assange.
> > >
> > > The Collateral Murder video, provided by Chelsea Manning in 2010 and
> > > published by Wikileaks, honoured the dignity of those slain needlessly
> in
> > > war. It gave names and identities to victims whose humanity had been
> kept
> > > from public view, capturing the last moments of life for a young
> Reuters
> > > photojournalist, Namir Noor-Eldeen. Namir, who was killed in cold blood
> > > while on assignment in Baghdad, was described by his colleagues as
> among
> > > “the pre-eminent war photographers in Iraq” with “a tender eye that
> > brought
> > > humanity via quiet moments to a vicious war”.
> > >
> > > For humanising Namir and his driver Saeed Chmagh, a father of four,
> slain
> > > in front of two children who sat strafed with bullets in a van, Julian
> > > Assange faces 175 years in a US prison under the 1917 Espionage Act,
> and
> > > Chelsea Manning is currently detained without charge.
> > >
> > > As well as humanising innocent victims of war, in 2010 Julian Assange
> and
> > > Wikileaks exposed the means by which public abhorrence of killing is
> > > overcome, and peace subverted, by psychological manipulation and
> > strategic
> > > messaging.
> > >
> > > In March 2010 the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) produced a
> > memorandum,
> > > subsequently published by Wikileaks, entitled, Afghanistan: Sustaining
> > West
> > > European Support for the NATO-led Mission-Why Counting on Apathy Might
> > Not
> > > Be Enough.
> > >
> > > At the time of the memorandum, 80 percent of French and German publics
> > > opposed greater troop deployment to Afghanistan. The memo expressed
> > concern
> > > that public “indifference might turn into active hostility if spring
> and
> > > summer fighting results in an upsurge in military or Afghan civilian
> > > casualties.” To overcome public opposition to the “bloody summer”
> ahead,
> > > the memorandum advised tailoring messages for French audiences that
> > “could
> > > tap into acute French concern for civilians and refugees,” given that
> > > French “opponents most commonly argued that the mission hurts
> civilians.”
> > >
> > > “Appeals by President Obama and Afghan women might gain traction” the
> > > memorandum added.
> > >
> > > With respect to the legalities of peace, Julian Assange and Wikileaks
> > have
> > > contributed to the historical record on the International Criminal
> Court
> > > (ICC), established in 2002 under the Rome Statute of 1998, to promote
> the
> > > “peace, security and well-being of the world.” The ICC’s mission was to
> > end
> > > impunity by prosecuting “the worst atrocities known to mankind”: war
> > > crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide.
> > >
> > > When the ICC’s enforcement capabilities were taking shape in the years
> > > following its inception, cables published by WikiLeaks exposed
> bilateral
> > > deals between nations under Article 98 of the Rome Statute, in which
> > states
> > > placed themselves outside the ICC’s jurisdiction. The Article 98 deals
> > > undercut the ICC’s power to prosecute war crimes and other
> > internationally
> > > illegal obstacles to a peaceful world order.
> > >
> > > Later, in 2013, when Edward Snowden revealed the warrantless
> > > masssurveillance of citizens and officials worldwide, he exposed an
> > immense
> > > global network with the capability to intercept and obstruct peace
> > > proponents such as Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange. Edward Snowden’s
> > > revelations have contributed to international investigations,
> > transparency
> > > initiatives and legislative reforms around the globe.
> > >
> > > These are but a selection of the contributions that Julian Assange,
> > > Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden have made towards pursuing and
> > defending
> > > lasting peace.
> > >
> > > Together, their actions have exposed the architecture of abuse and war,
> > > and fortified the architecture of peace. In return, all three
> individuals
> > > have been forced to sacrifice the very liberties, rights and human
> > welfare
> > > that they worked so hard to defend.
> > >
> > > A Nobel Peace Prize for Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward
> > Snowden
> > > would do more than honour their actions as individuals. It would
> ennoble
> > > the risks and sacrifices that those pursuing peace so often undertake,
> to
> > > secure the peace and freedom for all.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Sevim Dağdelen Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Doris Achelwilm Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Diether Dehm Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Sylvia Gabelmann Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Heike Hänsel Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Andrej Hunko Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Ulla Jelpke Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Jutta Krellmann Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Fabio De Masi Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Żaklin Nastić Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Dr. Alexander S. Neu Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Eva-Maria Schreiber Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Alexander Ulrich Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Kathrin Vogler Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Andreas Wagner Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Pia Zimmermann Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Sabine Zimmermann Member of the German Bundestag
> > >
> > > Appendices
> > >
> > > Julian Assange’s Prizes and Awards
> > >
> > > * The Economist New Media Award (2008)
> > > * The Amnesty New Media Award (2009)
> > > * TIME Magazine Person of the Year, People’s Choice (highest global
> > > vote) (2010)
> > > * The Sam Adams Award for Integrity (2010)
> > > * The National Union of Journalists Journalist of the Year
> > (Hrafnsson)
> > > (2011)
> > > * The Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal (2011)
> > > * The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism (2011)
> > > * The Blanquerna Award for Best Communicator (2011)
> > > * The Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism
> > > (2011)
> > > * The Voltaire Award for Free Speech (2011)
> > > * The International Piero Passetti Journalism Prize of the National
> > > Union of Italian Journalists (2011)
> > > * The Jose Couso Press Freedom Award (2011)
> > > * The Privacy International Hero of Privacy (2012)
> > > * The Global Exchange Human Rights People’s Choice Award (2013)
> > > * The Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts (2013)
> > > * The Brazillian Press Association Human Rights Award (2013)
> > > * The Kazakstan Union of Journalists Top Prize (2014)
> > > * The Willy Brandt Award for Political Courage (Harrison) (2015)
> > > * The Galizia Prize for Journalists, Whistleblower and Defenders of
> > > the Right to Information (2019)
> > > * The Danny Schechter Global Vision Award for Journalism & Activism
> > > (2019)
> > > * The Compassion in Care’s Gavin MacFadyen Award for Whistleblowers
> > > (2019)
> > >
> > > Chelsea Manning’s Prizes and Awards
> > >
> > > * The Army Service Ribbon (2008)
> > > * The National Defense Service Medal (2008)
> > > * The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (2009)
> > > * The Overseas Service Medal (2009)
> > > * The Iraq Campaign Medal (2009)
> > > * The Whistleblowerpreis (2011)
> > > * The Global Exchange People’s Choice Award (2012)
> > > * The US Peace Prize, US Peace Memorial Foundation (2013)
> > > * The Sean McBride Peace Prize, International Peace Bureau (2013)
> > > * The Sam Adams Award for Integrity (2014)
> > > * The EFF Pioneer Award for whistleblowing (2017)
> > >
> > > Edward Snowden’s Prizes and Awards
> > >
> > > * The German Whistleblower Prize (2013)
> > > * The Sam Adams Award (2013)
> > > * The Rector of the University of Glasgow (2014)
> > > * The German Big Brother Award (2014)
> > > * The Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize (2014)
> > > * The Right Livelihood Award (2014)
> > > * The Carl Von Ossietzky Medal (2014)
> > > * The IQ Award (2014)
> > > * The Norsk PEN Ossietzky Prize (2016)
> > >
> > > Other Examples of Julian Assange’s work
> > >
> > > Julian Assange has published over 10 million documents with a perfect
> > > verification record. One of his first major releases was the a copy of
> > the
> > > Guantanamo Bay prison camp’s 2003 Standard Operating Procedures for the
> > US
> > > Army.
> > >
> > > In 2010, WikiLeaks came to global attention by publishing tens of
> > > thousands of classified documents from the United States, including the
> > > Afghan War Diaries and the Iraq War Logs, which documented more than
> > > 100,000 occupation related civilian killings.
> > >
> > > Wikileaks also published “Cablegate” in 2010, the State Department
> > > diplomatic cables.
> > >
> > > In 2011 Wikileaks published the “Gitmo Files”, documents on 767 of the
> > 779
> > > prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
> > >
> > > WikiLeaks has published the “Global Intelligence Files” (5 million
> emails
> > > from intelligence contractor Stratfor), “Spy Files: Russia”, two
> million
> > > files from Syrian political elites, the “Saudi Cables” (hundreds of
> > > thousands of files from the Saudi Foreign Ministry)
> > >
> > > WikiLeaks publications have revealed extensive information on the
> > > disastrous war on Libya and proof of US knowledge of Saudi and Qatari
> > > government backing of ISIS and Al Nusra in Syria.
> > >
> > > One of WikiLeaks recent investigations, in collaboration with major
> > > European media, revealed a corrupt arms deal between French state-owned
> > > company and the United Arab Emirates.
> > >
> > > In the European context, Julian Assange revealed that the US’s National
> > > Security Agency and the CIA targeted:
> > >
> > > * German Chancellor Angela Merkel
> > > * French Presidents Hollande, Sarkozy, and Chirac, as well as
> French
> > > cabinet ministers and the French Ambassador to the United States.
> > > * the French Finance Minister and US orders of the interception of
> > > every French company contract or negotiation valued at more than $200
> > > million
> > > * communications of Foreign Minister Steinmeier, in the context of
> > > moves to end extraordinary rendition flights through Germany
> > > * the Swiss phone of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
> > > Chief of Staff for long term interception
> > > * a meeting between then French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Merkel
> and
> > > Berlusconi
> > >
> > > Julian Assange also published original US intercepts from French senior
> > > officials concerning:
> > >
> > > * the leadership and future of the European Union
> > > * the relationship between the Hollande administration and the
> German
> > > government of Angela Merkel
> > > * French efforts to determine the make-up of the executive staff of
> > > the United Nations
> > > * French officials’ communications concerning US spying on France
> > > * French involvement in the conflict in Palestine
> > >
> > > Contact: Sevim Dagdelen | Deutscher Bundestag | Platz der Republik 1 |
> > > 11011 Berlin | Germany E-Mail: sevim.dagdelen at bundestag.de<mailto:
> > > sevim.dagdelen at bundestag.de>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > >
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