NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Has Been Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize

(Barton Gellman for The Washington Post)

Edward Snowden Is Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize For 'Restoring Balance Between National Security And Individual Freedom' -- Daily Mail

* Norwegian members of parliament nominate Snowden for Peace Price
* Socialist Left Party politicians say he has made world 'a safer place'
* Nobel Peace Prize committee accepts nominations until February 1st

wo Norwegian MPs have nominated NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize 2014.

Bård Vegar Solhjell and Snorre Valen, both parliamentary representatives of Sosialistisk Venstreparti, the Socialist Left Party, argue that Snowden’s release of classified documents has made the world a safer place.

In their nomination, both Solhjell and Valen say that Snowden damaged international security interests, but that this was just for the short term.

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More News On NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Being Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize

Edward Snowden has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize -- Washington Post
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize -- The Independent
Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize -- AFP
Snowden Nominated by Norway Lawmakers for Nobel Peace Prize -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Two Norwegian lawmakers nominate Edward Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize -- Deutsche Welle
Edward Snowden Nominated For Peace Prize -- Business Insider

My Comment: I suspect that Edward Snowden was just as surprised as I was when I read this news this morning. And while I doubt that he will be awarded the Peace Prize .... his nomination is certainly creating a buzz (and what if scenarios) in certain circles.