George W. Bush and Tony Blair Nominated for 2003 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.. for starting and winning the Iraq War

No.. this is not a comedy sketch from Jay Leno or from American Late-Night Comedy.

Reuters reports: A Norwegian parliamentarian, Jan Simonsen, a right-wing independent, actually nominated President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday.

Reason: For winning the war in Iraq. This was what he said in nominating the war-leaders:

" Sometimes it's necessary to use a small and effective war to prevent a much more dangerous war in the future. If nobody acted then Saddam Hussein could have produced weapons of mass destruction and, in five or 10 years, could have used them against Israe1

...the war had made it possible to create democracy and respect for human rights in a country which for so many years has been ruled by one of the worst dictators in modern times."

He is encouraging like-minded parliamentarians in other countries to also nominate Bush and Blair.

But, the director of the Nobel Institute, Geir Lundestad, said the nomination for Bush and Blair would have to wait for the 2004 award because the deadline for nominations for 2003 passed on February 1.The secretive five-member committee names the annual winner in mid-October.

Some observers say that the pair are unlikely to win the award because Bishop Gunnar Staalsett, one of five members of the secretive Nobel committee, has spoken out against the air strikes in Afghanistan

In 2002, the Nobel Peace Prize was given to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter last October. At the time, the committee chairman called it a kick in the shins to Bush's Iraq policies as Carter had been calling for a diplomatic solution.

More than 160 people and organizations have been nominated for the 2003 prize, including Pope John Paul, Irish rock star Bono and Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya.

The 2001 Nobel Peace Prize went to the United Nations and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

There should also be consideration for Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, for the Nobel Peace Prize for his willingness to discuss the Road Map with the the Palestinian.

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