Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Laura Kelber
laurakelber at gmail.com
Sat Feb 8 19:42:49 UTC 2020
Better to save it for Kissinger-style pacifists. Maybe Bolton would meet
everyone's approval?
On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 1:35 PM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> https://defend.wikileaks.org/2020/02/06/julian-assange-chelsea-manning-and-edward-snowden-nominated-for-the-2020-nobel-peace-prize/
>> > >
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