Havana, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban intellectuals and authorities strongly support a proposal by well-known US sociologist James Petras, who nominated five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, known internationally as the Cuban Five, for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Petras and Cuban Graciela Ramirez Cruz, Coordinator for the International Committee for Justice and Freedom for the Cuban Five, said they were convinced that the Cuban Five, fighting peacefully, without arms and in a sense of altruism, risked their lives and their freedom to counter terrorism originating in Florida which has threatened Cuba for decades, and have contributed in an important way to the fight against the modern plague of terrorism.

According to the rules of the Norwegian Committee of the Noble Peace Prize, the following persons are able to make nominations: * Members of the National Parliament and the Government * Chancellors of Universities or Professors in Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, Law and Theology * Former Winner of the Noble Prize of Peace

Further information is available at: http://www.nobel.no , and the nomination procedure is outlined at: http://www.nobel.no/eng_com_index.html..)

All activists are called to contact all persons who are eligible to seek nominations for the Five in an effort to further this campaign to have them awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The deadline for close of nominations will be on January 31, 2005.