From: NY Transfer News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:31:14 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CubaNews] Fidel Castro Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit Thursday March 15 3:12 PM ET (via yahoo) Castro Up for Nobel Peace Prize OSLO, Norway (AP) - Cuban President Fidel Castro 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, 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. ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> Make good on the promise you made at graduation to keep in touch. Classmates.com has over 14 million registered high school alumni--chances are you'll find your friends! http://us.click.yahoo.com/l3joGB/DMUCAA/4ihDAA/xrOVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Post comments to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send an email to subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this CubaNews group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________