Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize



Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian Member of Parliament !!


Edward Snowden

The former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, Mr.Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former education and environment minister for the Socialist Left party arguing that  Snowden`s revelations deepened the public's understanding of the extent to which states spy on their own citizens and the  release of classified documents made the world a safer place.

Further he stated that, "There is no doubt that the actions of Edward Snowden may have damaged the security interests of several nations in the short term," Solhjell and fellow MP Snorre Valen said in a joint statement.

Snowden, living in temporary asylum in Russia after disclosing U.S. government secrets on surveillance programmes and other activities, faces criminal charges in the United States after fleeing last year first to Hong Kong and then Russia







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