http://www.democracynow.org/2012/12/10/norwegian_peace_activist_top_role_in Monday, December 10, 2012 Full Show <http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2012/12/10> Norwegian Peace Activist: Top Role in Global Arms Trade Makes EU Unworthy of Nobel Prize Hundreds of Norwegians held a torch-lit march in Oslo on Sunday to criticize the selection of the European Union for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Its member countries account for one-third of global arms exports. "It is not only the [EU] member states that do export weapons, and it’s not only the member states facilitating the weapon industry, but it’s also the EU on an institutional level. And that is the main reason, at least I’m here today, to contradict this prize," says Hedda Langemyr, the director of the Norwegian Peace Council. [includes rush transcript]
