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Nobel Jurors Facing Bribery Probe
RockDoctor writes "A report is circulating that in the run-up to the selection of prize-winners for 2006 and 2008, some members of the Nobel jury accepted an expenses-paid trip (or trips) to China to 'explain the selection process.' That's not, in itself, an incriminating event ('Is there something that we're doing incorrectly, or not doing?' is a valid question), and if there was dishonorable intent, it doesn't seem to have worked too well (the last Chinese Nobel Laureate was in 1957). There does seem to be embarrassment about falling into an obvious conflict-of-interest mantrap."
PhysOrg mentions that a corruption prosecutor is also looking into a Nobel-related sponsorship from a pharmaceutical company that was linked to one of the winners for this year's Medicine prize.
Lets hold out some (false?) hope that it does not get as bad as the International Olympic Committee host country "Selection" process corruption
I felt really sorry for all the French waiting out on the streets to celebrate London Vs Paris 2012 Olympic host "Selection" - it was so damn obvious they would not get it from the start. Your country defiantly don't get to host the Olympics for vocally opposing the Rape of Iraq - call it a political knuckle lashing punishment for not bending over, if you will. "Surprise. London won." (How about that FOX news story sarcasm, surprise indeed).
But Turkey have played good little lap dogs, pulled their weight in the war effortS though. And Surprise, guess who won the news rights to their blood-money-reward^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Successful Olympic Host Bid , why its Bush families close friend, Ex-Australian con Rupert Murdoch of Fox news fame Fox TV wins Olympic TV rights in Turkey for 2016 games
Anybody who thinks this is not all about backroom deals, political reward and punishment is just too damn naive.