This guy was also nominated for the nobel peace price. Pretty neat story. I think I like his idea a lot more than what the US govt is doing. His philosophy is schools not bombs stop terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/opinion/13kristof.html
I believe nominations for the Noble Peace Prize are all speculative because the nominees names are not officially release for 50 years.
Have you guys never heard of Greg Mortenson before? His book, Three Cups of Tea, has been a bestseller for a few years now.