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.
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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