With the elimination of Habeus corpus from the [...]]]> Regarding the Nobel Prize: with the list of past winners including Kissinger, Clinton and Obama, it wouldn’t be surprising if Assange refused the dubious honor! Nevertheless, if the Nobel Prize were living up to it’s reputation, both Julian Assange and Bradley Manning would certainly be worthy recipients.

With the elimination of Habeus corpus from the U.S. legal system, and its refusal to recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC), the U.S. has become a rogue state to be feared not just by individuals, but the rest of the world community as well. The willingness of Assange and his organization (Wikileaks) to expose the war crimes (or is it just plain terrorism?) of the U.S. based warlords, shows extraordinary courage.

They truly stand for the majority opinion of the world (including the U.S.), yet it’s a voice that has been strangled by fear and intimidation instilled by the moneyed classes. In a just world, where a dominant minority wasn’t committing mass-murder in order maintain their hegemony and control, there would be no need of secrecy. Wikileaks is simply, albeit bravely, exposing an absurdity that shouldn’t even exist. Julian Assange should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize–and if he accepts, the Nobel committee are the ones who should feel honored.

J.L. Dildine

I am not sure what else to write that hasn’t already been said, other than to say that I think it is an unbelievably rare character trait to live your life surrounded by hedonists whose life purpose is to enrich themselves, and against this backdrop for Julian to still use [...]]]> March. 12th. 2012.

I am not sure what else to write that hasn’t already been said, other than to say that I think it is an unbelievably rare character trait to live your life surrounded by hedonists whose life purpose is to enrich themselves, and against this backdrop for Julian to still use his talents to pursue a lifelong ambition to live a life of purpose and meaning underscored by integrity is superlative. I can think of no better reason for this vote and to leave off by saying that if more of our leaders today lived their lives like Julian Assange, the world would be a better place for all of us. He has my vote.

Joy

Julian Assange is a brave man, not perhaps as brave as men like Bradley Manning, who at the risk of his own safety and being branded a traitor chose to expose the truth that he saw but a brave man nonetheless for sharing that information [...]]]> Why Julian Assange should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Julian Assange is a brave man, not perhaps as brave as men like Bradley Manning, who at the risk of his own safety and being branded a traitor chose to expose the truth that he saw but a brave man nonetheless for sharing that information with the world, knowing full well that it could lead to his incarceration and possible execution at the hands of the American Government.

Julian Assange took this great and terrible risk not for profit, and not, as the American Govenment would have us believe for self-aggrandisement but so that the plain truth of events could be generally known by the people in whose names terrible crimes of war were being committed.

He is a man of great moral fibre who has the courage to risk his life in order that the truth be known. He has shown all of us that our soldiers are just as capable of terrible things as the soldiers of nations which we demonise and in doing so he has shown the hypocrisy inherent in the leaders of the Western World.

Powerful men in America now urgently try to extradite Julian Assange so that they can imprison him. They say that he has aided the enemies of America by making these truths generally known but the enemies of America already knew the truth. They were facing the truth in the form of Apache helecopters opening fire on civilians. The people who didn’t know the truth were us. The people of the West and I for one am horrified by what I have seen. My eyes have been opened thanks to Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.

How has Julian Assange furthered the call for peace? He has shown us that in our hunt to rid the world of monsters like Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden we have become monsters ourselves. This can be seen most clearly in the American reaction to the news of Bin Laden’s death which was not so much one of relief but unadulterated and unashamed joy and jubilation. A joy and jubilation which I believe to be very unseemly, even for the death of the worlds most wicked man.

Julian Assange holds up a mirror and shows us only the truth. Nobody will like what they see but it is up to us whether we try to change what is in that mirror or whether we silence him and any others who dare to show us for the monsters we have become.

Yours sincerely

John Holt

I believe that Julian Assange and Wiki leaks have done wonderful work to make my government, all world governments and big corporate business more transparent. I believe that this transparency is essential to peace and to understanding the world we live in. Governments should have a check that holds them accountable [...]]]> Dear Nobel Peace Prize,

I believe that Julian Assange and Wiki leaks have done wonderful work to make my government, all world governments and big corporate business more transparent. I believe that this transparency is essential to peace and to understanding the world we live in. Governments should have a check that holds them accountable for their deeds and their actions. Mr. Assange and Wiki leaks are a ray of light and hope in what has become a dark world. Please choose him and his organization for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.

Thank you,

Leslie Bahn.

Julian is the very sharp spear-head of the Vanguard that is undertaking the first steps Helping us to move away from our Early stage of savage infancy.