For some reason that does not surprise me at all.  The Nobel Peace has become a place to recognize those that loath the society that produced them or whatever the left-wing flavor of the day is.

A Norwegian parliamentarian has nominated Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize  (ONE parliamentarian)The Norwegian Nobel Committee group's website noted it receives more than 200 nominations per year.Only a select group of government officials and members of academia can propose candidates for the award, according to committee rules.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wikileaks-julian-assange-nominated-nobel-peace-prize/story?id=12825383 Surprisingly, it seems I don't have the same reading as you ! Why ?  ???