STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize
officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have
drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing
such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday.
The
investigation comes after persistent complaints by a Norwegian peace
researcher that the original purpose of the prize was to diminish the
role of military power in international relations.
If the Stockholm County Administrative Board, which supervises foundations in Sweden's capital, finds that prize founder Alfred Nobel's
will is not being honored, it has the authority to suspend award
decisions going back three years — though that would be unlikely and
unprecedented, said Mikael Wiman, a legal expert working for the county.
"Do you see Obama as a promoter of abolishing the military as a tool of international affairs?" Heffermehl asked rhetorically. (Full story)
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