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>"There are actually people who spend their lives working for peace, and die in the effort."

These people would not be eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize, because its rules disallow deceased candidates.

It would be politically untenable to condemn Saudi, so there is that element too.

If they cut up the journalist Jamal Khashoggi with a bone saw on foreign soil and get away with it, why would they change?

I think you might have replied to the wrong comment; my post said nothing about politics or Saudi Arabia.

Sorry, I wasn’t clear. The grandparent comment mentioned Saudi and I was saying that there is no one anyone condemns Saudi even if ‘must be alive’ rule didn’t exist.

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