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5 nominated for Peace Prize The five Cuban political prisoners incarcerated in the United States have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
They were nominated by Professor James Petras, Binghamton University. They are worthy candidates for this esteemed award because, after four decades of terrorist acts against Cuba by counter-revolutionary Cubans in Miami, these five sacrificed everything in order to defend their country, their homes, and their
families against this terrorist assault. That sacrifice involved shedding their true identities in order to be able to keep track of terrorist activities emanating from Miami. The activities of the Cuban five were completely non-violent and in no way directed against the United States government. Yet the US
government has chosen to imprison the Cuban five for long terms in deference to the Cuban Mafia in Miami. The international committee to defend the five is seeking co-nominators to join Professor Petras in recommending that the Cuban five
receive the Nobel Peace Prize, in the same spirit as it was awarded to Rigoberta Menchu, Nelson Mandela, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The problem is that there are very strict rules regarding who can be a co-nominator. Among those allowed to be co-nominators are professors in the social sciences. If
you know of such professors who might consider being co-nominators, have them e-mail Dr. Gunter Belchaus at - G.Belchaus@t-online.de - in Denmark. He is coordinating the nomination process for the cuban 5 The deadline is January 30, 2005. ************************************************************
Subject : Fw: The Norwegian Nobel Institute- From Nomination to Ceremony
Nomination process From Nomination to Ceremony The prize awarding ceremony on December 10 is the final result of a long selection process. The rules permit a
division of the prize among no more than three laureates. The Norwegian Nobel Committee bases its assessment on nominations that must be postmarked no later than 1 February each year. Later nominations are included in the following year's discussions. In recent years, the Committee has received well over 140
different nominations for the Peace Prize. (The numbers of nominating letters are much higher, since many are for the same candidates.) Nominators New nomination
rules, effective from 2003. Compared to the old rules the list of nominators has been slightly expanded. Any one of the following persons is entitled to submit proposals:
1. members of national assemblies and governments; 2. members of international courts of law; 3. university chancellors; university professors of
social science, history, philosophy, law and theology; 4. leaders of peace research institutes and institutes of foreign affairs; 5. former Nobel Peace Prize
laureates; 6. board members of organisations that have received the Nobel Peace Prize; 7. present and past members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (committee
members must present their nomination at the latest at the first committee meeting after February 1); 8. former advisers at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Observing
the rules given in the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, the Committee does not publish the names of candidates. The Nobel Peace Prize may also be accorded to institutions or associations.
The nominators are strongly requested not to publish their proposals. Proposals should be sent to: The Norwegian Nobel
Committee
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