-Caveat Lector- [I was somewhat surprised that Bill Clinton did't even make the nomination list last year, and he tried. --MS] Thursday March 15 3:12 PM ET Castro Up for Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Norway (AP) - Cuban President Fidel Castro (news - web sites) has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of developing nations, a Norwegian politician announced Thursday. Hallgeir Langeland, a left-wing member of Parliament, said he knew his decision to nominate the Cuban leader might be seen as controversial. But he said Castro deserved recognition for helping other nations despite the hardships of U.S. sanctions imposed on Cuba after his communist government seized power in 1959. Cuba is a small, poor country that still has managed to send doctors, engineers and aid workers to developing countries, said Langeland. The awards committee last month announced that 132 Nobel Peace Prize nominations were received by the Feb. 1 deadline. It never reveals the names or comments on candidates. Some of those nominated for the 2001 peace prize are known because those backing them announced their choice. They include U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), U.S. peace broker Richard Holbrooke, Chinese Falun Gong (news - web sites) movement founder Li Hongzhi, and former President Carter. The winner of this year's prize will be announced on Oct. 12. The Nobel prizes were first awarded in 1901, and are always presented on Dec. 10, the date their creator, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, died. Langeland has nomination rights as a member of a national legislature. ------------------------------------------------ http://frontpagemag.com/columnists/radosh/2001/rr03-19-01.htm PERHAPS IT WAS only a matter of time. Judging from the way so many in the West idealize and rhapsodize about totalitarian leaders and regimes, it was a foregone conclusion. But finally, a left-wing Norwegian parliamentarian, Hallgeir Langeland, has announced his nomination of Fidel Castro for the coming year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian M.P. has presented all his reasons for what he says he knows some will see as a "controversial" nomination. Cuba, he explains, is a small and poor nation that sends doctors, engineers and aid workers to developing nations. Somehow, the M.P. has managed to leave out Castro’s extensive aid in Africa in the form of military troops – sent to Angola as shock troops on behalf of Soviet policy in Africa. And of course, we do not find any mention of what happened to the popular commander of those troops after he returned home as a hero – General Ochoa was put on trial for treason, accused of dope smuggling, and executed. His trial, a Stalin-era-style purge trial, featured a "defense" attorney who proclaimed Ochoa guilty. Nor does he point out the obvious – that Castro has ruined his country’s economy, and turned his small land into a virtual nation-state prison. Nor does Mr. Langeland talk about the growing political repression practiced by Castro against his own people at home – the continued arrest of dissidents, the suppression of a free press, and the refusal of Castro to allow any internal dialogue among his own people about the future of their country. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
