Russia: Give Julian Assange a Nobel Prize

In what is apparently a calculated swipe at the U.S., Russia is calling for Julian Assange to be awarded a Nobel prize. Noting that the secret state department cables made public by Assange's WikiLeaks has proven to be a lot more embarrassing to Washington than to Moscow, Russia is embracing the embattled Assange, the Guardian's Luke Harding reports. Sure, Russia was described as a "mafia state ...