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'''''As an unwritten rule, the award is not given to a [[conservative]] (such as [[Ronald Reagan]] or [[Pope John Paul II]]) or scientists advocating [[intelligent design]], and it is not given to anyone who challenges the scientific establishment on the issues of the [[theory of evolution]] or [[theory of relativity]], such as standouts Raymond Damadian, [[Fred Hoyle]] and [[Robert Dicke]]'''''.  The Nobel Prize is not given to any scientist who criticizes, publicly or privately, a [[liberal]] icon; the renowned physicist [[Edward Teller]] was denied the prize for criticizing the liberal [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and the eminent physicist [[John Wheeler]] was denied the prize for privately supporting Teller.  In the case of Hoyle, the liberal Nobel committee humiliated him by awarding the prize to an underling on Hoyle's work, but not to Hoyle.

'''''As an unwritten rule, the award is not given to a [[conservative]] (such as [[Ronald Reagan]] or [[Pope John Paul II]]) or scientists advocating [[intelligent design]], and it is not given to anyone who challenges the scientific establishment on the issues of the [[theory of evolution]] or [[theory of relativity]], such as standouts Raymond Damadian, [[Fred Hoyle]] and [[Robert Dicke]]'''''.  The Nobel Prize is not given to any scientist who criticizes, publicly or privately, a [[liberal]] icon; the renowned physicist [[Edward Teller]] was denied the prize for criticizing the liberal [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and the eminent physicist [[John Wheeler]] was denied the prize for privately supporting Teller.  In the case of Hoyle, the liberal Nobel committee humiliated him by awarding the prize to an underling on Hoyle's work, but not to Hoyle.

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was given to Dr. Egas Moniz for his pioneering work in frontal lobotomies<ref>http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/moniz-article.html#</ref>, legitimizing the practice. Tens of thousands of handicapped victims were permanently maimed and mutilated in the United States alone by this barbaric procedure in the following years.<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Lobotomy.html</ref>

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was given to Dr. Egas Moniz for his pioneering work in frontal lobotomies,<ref>http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/moniz-article.html#</ref> legitimizing the practice. Tens of thousands of handicapped victims were permanently maimed and mutilated in the United States alone by this barbaric procedure in the following years.<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Lobotomy.html</ref>

The award is sometimes given to a liberal politician or diplomat, such as [[Al Gore]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Henry Kissinger]], which can be seen as boosting his agenda.  Most recently the award has been the subject of an investigation for corruption.

The award is sometimes given to a liberal politician or diplomat, such as [[Al Gore]], [[Barack Obama]], and [[Henry Kissinger]], which can be seen as boosting his agenda.  Most recently the award has been the subject of an investigation for corruption.

'''Politics, not humanitarianism.'''

'''Politics, not humanitarianism.'''

Equally there have been several instances where prizes were awarded to those whom many felt did not deserve the honor. Controversy in this regard has been especially acute in the award of the Peace Prize. When [[Henry Kissinger]] was awarded the prize in 1973 the American satirist, Tom Lehrer, observed that this had rendered political satire 'obsolete'. Many were outraged by the award to [[Yasir Arafat]] in 1994, who was reportedly associated with the Munich massacre of Jewish athletes in 1972.<ref>http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzUyZjg1MTY2NjgxOTQ5Zjg2OWIwOTNjMTQxY2U4MTk=</ref> Only days after [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] received his Peace Prize in 1991, Soviet troops were ordered into the [[Georgia_(country)#South_Ossetia_and_conflict_with_Russia|sovereign republic of Georgia]]<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-10/news/1991010108_1_georgian-parliament-south-ossetia-georgian-police</ref><ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=AaE4vZaz1ccC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=South+Ossetia+1990+MVD&source=bl&ots=6Y2TUQOaZZ&sig=al53m0Wfu8m88ZSEAvu7vPIMk04&hl=de&ei=ZCyHSvuKKaHqnAOlvNTkBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=South%20Ossetia%201990%20MVD&f=false Bloodshed in the Caucasus. Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict]. Human Rights Watch. April 1, 1992. On January 5, 1991, which is Christmas Day locally, tanks and artillery from Russia's 58th army and [[KGB|Russian Interior Ministry (MVD)]] were dispatched to South Ossetia. </ref> and shot unarmed civilians, killing hundreds.<ref>See also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInKmH7RNcQ April 9, 1989 Massacre of Women in Tbilisi by Russians] Video.</ref> In 1978 [[Menachem Begin]] won the Peace Prize , who then started the 1982 Lebanon War culminating in the Sabra and Shatila massacres.<ref>http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story703.html</ref> The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award, and not for lifetime achievement. The Arafat award is particularly controversial in this respect.

Equally there have been several instances where prizes were awarded to those whom many felt did not deserve the honor. Controversy in this regard has been especially acute in the award of the Peace Prize. When [[Henry Kissinger]] was awarded the prize in 1973 the American satirist, Tom Lehrer, observed that this had rendered political satire 'obsolete'. Many were outraged by the award to [[Yasir Arafat]] in 1994, who was reportedly associated with the Munich massacre of Jewish athletes in 1972.<ref>http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzUyZjg1MTY2NjgxOTQ5Zjg2OWIwOTNjMTQxY2U4MTk=</ref> Only days after [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] received his Peace Prize in 1991, Soviet troops were ordered into the [[Georgia (country)#South Ossetia and conflict with Russia|sovereign republic of Georgia]]<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-10/news/1991010108_1_georgian-parliament-south-ossetia-georgian-police</ref><ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=AaE4vZaz1ccC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=South+Ossetia+1990+MVD&source=bl&ots=6Y2TUQOaZZ&sig=al53m0Wfu8m88ZSEAvu7vPIMk04&hl=de&ei=ZCyHSvuKKaHqnAOlvNTkBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=South%20Ossetia%201990%20MVD&f=false Bloodshed in the Caucasus. Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Georgia-South Ossetia Conflict]. Human Rights Watch. April 1, 1992. On January 5, 1991, which is Christmas Day locally, tanks and artillery from Russia's 58th army and [[KGB|Russian Interior Ministry (MVD)]] were dispatched to South Ossetia.</ref> and shot unarmed civilians, killing hundreds.<ref>See also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EInKmH7RNcQ April 9, 1989 Massacre of Women in Tbilisi by Russians] Video.</ref> In 1978 [[Menachem Begin]] won the Peace Prize , who then started the 1982 Lebanon War culminating in the Sabra and Shatila massacres.<ref>http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story703.html</ref> The Peace Prize has often been awarded only a year or so after the political events that have merited the award, and not for lifetime achievement. The Arafat award is particularly controversial in this respect.

Further politicization of the award occurred in 2007 when [[Al Gore]] was given the peace prize for promoting the dubious theory of man-made [[Global Warming]], a political agenda that has no clear connection with "peace". Bias is facilitated by the haste in awarding the Peace Prize, which in Gore's case seemed to be timed to boost a potential presidential campaign.   

Further politicization of the award occurred in 2007 when [[Al Gore]] was given the peace prize for promoting the dubious theory of man-made [[Global Warming]], a political agenda that has no clear connection with "peace". Bias is facilitated by the haste in awarding the Peace Prize, which in Gore's case seemed to be timed to boost a potential presidential campaign.   

==Deserved Peace Prize Recipients==

==Deserved Peace Prize Recipients==

Some praise the Nobel Peace Prizes given in 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi for her heroic struggle against the brutal military dictatorship in [[Myanmar]] (Burma) and the award in 1996 to Jose Ramos Horta and Bishop Belo of [[East Timor]] in recognition of their struggle against the oppressive and, at times, genocidal occupation of that country by the [[Indonesia]]n government. The awarding of the prize in 1984 to Archbishop Emeritus [[Desmond Tutu]]<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1984/ 1984 Nobel Peace Laureates]</ref>, was condemned by the [[apartheid]] regime as a political ploy, but celebrated everywhere else, as was the joint award to Presidents [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[F.W. de Klerk]] in 1993 <ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ 1993 Nobel Peace Laureates]</ref>, for their efforts in uniting [[South Africa]] in the build-up to the first fully democratic elections. <ref>Incidentally, the awards to Tutu and Mandela have resulted in Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Johannesburg, becoming the only street in the world to be home to two different laureates.</ref>

Some praise the Nobel Peace Prizes given in 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi for her heroic struggle against the brutal military dictatorship in [[Myanmar]] (Burma) and the award in 1996 to Jose Ramos Horta and Bishop Belo of [[East Timor]] in recognition of their struggle against the oppressive and, at times, genocidal occupation of that country by the [[Indonesia]]n government. The awarding of the prize in 1984 to Archbishop Emeritus [[Desmond Tutu]],<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1984/ 1984 Nobel Peace Laureates]</ref> was condemned by the [[apartheid]] regime as a political ploy, but celebrated everywhere else, as was the joint award to Presidents [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[F.W. de Klerk]] in 1993,<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ 1993 Nobel Peace Laureates]</ref> for their efforts in uniting [[South Africa]] in the build-up to the first fully democratic elections.<ref>Incidentally, the awards to Tutu and Mandela have resulted in Vilakazi Street in Soweto, Johannesburg, becoming the only street in the world to be home to two different laureates.</ref>

== Anti-American bias in Literature award ==

== Anti-American bias in Literature award ==