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August 18, 2006

Earlier today, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and other projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation suffered downtime due to network issues. Thanks to the efforts of Wikimedia staff and volunteers, service was restored relatively quickly. The downtime lasted from about 17:20 UTC to 20:00 UTC, according to Wikimedia's Chief Technology Officer, Brion Vibber.

According to Vibber, Cogent Communications readvertised routing to Wikimedia's primary IP address block, rendering the site unreachable to most visitors. The reason behind Cogent's actions remain unclear at this time. According to a reliable anonymous source, the service outage was due to a dispute between Cogent and the hosting provider used by Wikimedia, and had nothing to do with Wikimedia's services or content in any way. Rumors that the outage was related to a DMCA takedown notice received by Cogent are false, according to the same source.

Whilst some users were still able to access the site, projects such as Wikipedia were temporarily switched to read-only mode in order to combat vandalism. This block on editing was removed once normal service resumed.

"This was an unfortunate case of collateral damage" said Brad Patrick of WMF. "It was a shock that something like this could happen to us without warning. We will do everything necessary to make sure our users have continuous access to our projects."


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I experienced the downtime today. I couldn't even get on any of the Wiki's. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:18, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Newsworthiness
Do we really have to report every incident where wikiaddicts like myself are on cold turkey for a few hours? --+Deprifry+ 20:29, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Not really. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it is news-worthy. Lots of people at my place of work (yes, I have a job) were bummed that they couldn't reach wikipedia. (sorry to report I am the only wikinews addict.) --SVTCobra 03:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This is especially newsworthy as it appears as though some idiot of a network engineer fell asleep and decided to change the routing tables for all Wikimedia projects on the main network backbone. Some of the network routing information didn't get updated right away, notably AOL of all things.  It doesn't inspire confidence in the network engineers at AOL as this update should have occured and instead their routers had old data that in this once instance worked to their favor.  Usually that is a major bug that should be causing problems and may cause problems in the future for AOL.
 * In fact, on a minor note is that there was some rampant vandalism going on with Wikimedia projects (especially Wikipedia) as most of the admins were blocked but the vandals had free reign on killing Wikipedia (AOL usually has many vandals than typical). All of the servers for all Wikimedia projects were subsequently locked down and editing stopped for those few individuals who could actually get on to them.
 * When I did an IP traceroute for this, instead of going to the server farm in Florida, the ip route took me to Houston of all places. I guess this is the corporate hq for Cogent?  The route terminated on cogent routers for me.
 * BTW, I consider information about the DCMA to be just rumors, but it will be interesting to see what was going on, as I think there was more to this as well. Regardless, Brion certainly had a busy day today.  If I had to guess, there was a contract dispute between Cogent and the Wikimedia upstream ISP, or perhaps mis-reading the wrong contract that was terminated..  Likely somebody was told to change the routing information for a portion of close address space and they changed a larger block of addresses than was necessary. --Robert Horning 06:35, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Bad link
"block" (after IP address) currently leads to WP's blocking policy... 71.224.81.82 20:39, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I took away the link. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:43, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * It's a block of IP addresses. Nothing to do with blocking. :-) --Eloquence 20:44, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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"Anonymous source" comes from Amgine on IRC, who is a member of Wikimedia's Communications Committee and very much in the loop.--Eloquence 21:00, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Bush was in the loop but the WMD info was wrong as mud. Neutralizer 00:20, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure that's a fair comparison. 68.39.174.238 03:37, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Funny though. --SVTCobra 03:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * When she is a member of Wikimedia's Communications Committee, why is there no statement on wikimedia.org? --81.173.164.199 06:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I would point out that this story hasn't been fully told yet. There will likely be an "official" report about what happened at a later date, when everybody can finally understand what happened and a proper investigation occurs, as Brion pointed out.  --Robert Horning 06:44, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, Amgine is a he... :D Or a xe... :D --Chiacomo (talk) 06:49, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * and a self-described enigma :) Neutralizer 12:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 81.173.164.199's question is important,I think. I am annoyed that there is administrative secrecy creep underway throughout wikimedia which results in backroom IRC discussions and "in the loop" information being closely held for selective distribution to the rest of us (the masses) at the whim of the bosses. I find this communications methodology to be quite classist and "USAGOV like" in feel as well as reality. The janitors have taken over the building. Neutralizer 13:29, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It should be understood that, much as we like want to, when dealing with other businesses not everything can be made public. This must wait until the entire world is open and wikified :-) 82.29.217.87 14:48, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I want to add that I do not criticize the folks running the show at all; I think the rest of us are slacking off in our duties as revolving foundation stones and grass roots activists; we need to demand more immediate transparency when shit (good and bad) happens and then (maybe only then) we'll get it. Neutralizer 23:07, 19 August 2006 (UTC)


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Dutch sheep contaminated by bluetongue

August 17, 2006

In the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg there has been an outbreak of bluetongue according to a statement of the Ministry of Agriculture. This disease is dangerous for sheep. Sheep who are infected by the disease would get a blue tongue, high fever and a swollen head. The disease may also cause death for them. For many other animals and for humans the disease isn't dangerous. It is the first time that this disease has been spotted in the Netherlands. Usually this disease can only be found in the countries of the Mediterranean. To combat the disease, the Dutch authorities have forbidden exports of animals such as sheep, goats and cows. In the surrounding 20 kilometers of the source of the outbreak it is forbidden to transport animals; the animals have to be stabled and insecticides are obliged. Furthermore, an area of protection of 150 kilometers has been arranged which these animals are not allowed to leave.

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Lebanese security source: Israeli jets open fire in eastern Lebanon

August 19, 2006

Reuters is reporting that according to a source with Lebanese security, Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a Hezbollah stronghold at or near the village of Bodai.

An Israeli army spokesperson reportedly said they were checking into the report.

If confirmed, this would be the first overt action since the cease-fire after United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 that sought to end the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Lebanon condemned the operation as a "flagrant violation" of the six-day old truce.

"The operation was aimed at preventing the delivery of weapons to Hezbollah from Iran and Syria," an Israeli army spokesman said, adding that "all goals were achieved".


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Trends in Japan: Purikura evolves into videkura
Trends in Japan: Purikura evolves into videkura has the potential of becoming a decent original reporting article if you follow the Style guide. Right now it is just an advertisement for the market research that your company does. --SVTCobra 03:26, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

hi, ok i am new. maybe you could give me some advise with your comment. where eaxctly do you think i put advertisement? i am mentioning nothing about my work. the link i placed is my private homepage in which i post articles completely researched by myself for FREE. My work is related to what i write in my private life of course and you will find links on my homepage that link to my business. but thats in the end also what bbc, cnn or any other journalist is doing. then you would need to almost delete all articles. i am sure you also have some work you get paid for and it might be related to what you write in private... but maybe you mean sth else and we can find a way that satisfies you and me? please let me know... thank you, sven

 * I was going to work on the article. But now it has been deleted. A few things needed to be changed, one of which was to add the OR tag for Original Reporting. Also, I think the pic that where uploaded did have the proper copyright release. I think they were your own pictures and thus fine to use, but they need to be identified correctly. I don't want to discourage you from trying again, with this or another article. Of course, they are not typical news to begin with. More like cultural interest stuff, but I don't think that necessarily goes against Wikinews' mission, but then, I am rather new here too. --SVTCobra 21:37, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

 * thanks a lot for the good and constructive comments and advice. this helps a lot. yes, unfortunately it was deleted but i will try again with these in a different way...or better some other news that better fit...thanks again and cheers, sven
 * It is inappropriate to add material about an event or organisation which you are involved with, such as in a position as an employee. I have looked at the removed article and I would advise reading the above links and looking at our lead articles to see how things are done around here.  The neutral point of view policy does not allow for editorial or press-release type articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * interesting...especially since BBC is stated as an example here on wikinews. It is really new to me that BBC is a non-profit organisation. Linking to BBC would thus directly be against the wikinews policies because BBC is selling advertising space and is a full profit large media company. I am not involved with the company or an event that I was writing about. How about I am asking a friend to write an article about sth i post on my blog? That`s ok? Rules have to make sense but usually they don`t...have a nice day

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Sri Lanka bombs LTTE, aid workers seek access

August 19, 2006

Sri Lanka government jets bombed the LTTE on front lines in the battle for the Jaffna peninsula as fighting continued in the ethnic strife. The last week of fighting has claimed the lives of hundreds.

Government air strikes continued on targets in the northern rebel-held territory of Kilinochchi and near the eastern port town of Trincomalee.

The peninsula, which has largely been cut off form the outside world, has seen tens of thousands have flee their homes. There are shortages of food and lines for fuel.

During a brief break in the fighting, the UN tried to get food and water to some of the worst-off areas.

"We need both sides to stop fighting so we can get proper access to the area," said UNHCR representative Amin Awad. "Food is getting low and we have worries about water and sanitation."

The World Food Program said it was feeding more than 50,000 people in camps who fled fighting in and around Trincomalee, where there was only sporadic gunfire overnight.

The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is an ongoing conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the ethnic Sri Lankan Tamils on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. Since the 1983 "Black July" pogrom, there has been on-and-off civil war, mostly between the government and the LTTE who want to create an independent state of called Tamil Eelam in the north and east of the island. It is estimated that the war has left 65,000 people dead since 1983 and caused great harm to the population and economy of the country. A cease-fire was declared in 2002, but hostilities renewed in late 2005 following military operations against Tiger-controlled territory in the east.


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All Blacks win 2006 Tri Nations rugby series

August 19, 2006

The New Zealand All Blacks have defeated Australia to win the rugby union 2006 Tri Nations. The end result was a close 34 to 27 win for the home side, which was played at Auckland's Eden Park. It is the fourth series win in five years for the All Blacks. The All Blacks entered the match having already wrapped up the Bledisloe Cup two weeks prior in Brisbane, and sealed their victory in the Tri Nations by winning this match, despite the South African leg of the series starting next week. The Wallabies had not won at Eden Park in 20 years, whilst the All Blacks had not lost a Test at home in over three years.

The All Blacks performed the controversial Kapa O Pango haka before the game in front of the sold out Eden Park. The scoring kicked off in the third minute of play, with Stirling Mortlock booting a penalty goal to give the Wallabies an early lead of thee to nil. The equaliser came in the 6th minute, with Dan Carter kicking a penalty goal for the All Blacks. The Australian Wallabies were back in front by the 15 minute mark, Mortlock kicking another penalty goal to take Australia six points to three in front. In the fourth penalty goal in 20 minutes, Carter leveled things once again, six-points all. A intercept by Lote Tuqiri turned into a runaway try for Australia, scoring the first try of the match. Mortlock converted the try, making the score 13 points to six, 26 minutes in the game. Carter missed a penalty goal in the 32nd minute. Two minutes later the All Blacks barged over with Jason Eaton scoring the All Blacks' first try of the match. Carter missed the conversion, so Australia held onto a slim 13 to 11 lead. Australia went searching for their second try before half-time, Rocky Elsom getting over the line, though it went up to the video referee. The try was awarded, though some believe there was not enough control when the try was scored. Mortlock converted, and the Wallabies were now leading 20 points to 11.

Six minutes into the second half, Carter kicked a successful penalty goal, narrowing the gap to 14 to 20. Carter again narrowed the scoreline in the 53rd minute, kicking another penalty goal. The All Blacks now trailing by just three points, 17 to 20. The All Blacks came close to scoring in the 60th minute, though the ball was knocked-on close to the line. Minutes later Chris Jack put the All Blacks back in front, scoring the first try of the second half. Carter converted and the All Blacks now led the match 24 points to 20. In the 68th minute, Luke McAlister scored an intercept try, and with Carter's conversion, the All Blacks moved ahead 31 ponts to 20. However, in the 73rd minute, Tuqiri got his second try, and with Mortlock's conversion, there was a new hope for the Wallabies. The score now 31 points to 27, with under 10 minutes remaining. Phil Waugh was sent off in the final minutes of the match. A Carter conversion took the score line out to 34 to 27. Full-time was soon called, and the All Blacks had held onto the win. Despite the All Blacks win, the rugby is far from over, with more games to be played in the Republic.


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Top Hamas official seized by Israel

August 19, 2006 On Saturday, in a pre-dawn raid, Israeli soldiers seized Nasser al-Shaer at his home in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Al-Shaer is the Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister and a top official of the Hamas militant group.

The Israeli military confirmed the detention of al-Shaer. Israel has been cracking down on the Hamas movement, which does not recognise Israel, for the last seven weeks. Al-Shaer is the highest ranking Hamas member to be detained. 30 members of Palestinian National Authority parliament have also been detained during the crack-down.

Nasser al-Shaer, a former university professor, is known as a pragmatist in Hamas. Palestinian officials accused Israel of undermining their efforts to form a broad government coalition.

The West Bank was captured by Israel from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War and is considered by the United Nations and most countries to be under Israeli occupation. Some Israelis and various other groups prefer to refer to it as "disputed" rather than "occupied" territory.

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Man falls into 70 gallons of chocolate

August 18, 2006 A 21 year old man fell into a tank of chocolate and was stuck waist deep in it for two hours on August 18 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Darmin Garcia, an employee of a company that supplies chocolate ingredients, said he was pushing the chocolate down into the container because it was stuck but it became loose and he fell in. However police chief Randy Berner said that he was told by Mr. Garcia that he climbed into the tank.

It was in my hair, in my ears, my mouth, everywhere," said Garcia, who has worked at the company for two years. "I felt like I weighed 900 pounds (400 kg). I couldn't move."

"It was pretty thick. It was virtually like quicksand," said Mr. Berner. "It's the first time I've ever heard of anything like this," he added.

He fell into 70 gallons (450 L) of dark chocolate that was being kept at 110°F (43°C). Co-workers, police and firefighters tried to free the man but could not until cocoa butter was used to thin the chocolate. He only suffered minor injuries and was released from hospital.

When asked whether he still had a taste for chocolate he said, "Not so much anymore."

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why can't we
... wait for Aug 21 and report then? Doldrums 06:07, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

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we should add this image of the bullet cluster, http://agile.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/large_scale_structure/1E0657-56.html, don't you think? I'll givie it a shot, but i am new to the image uploading thing

I have uploaded the image as Bullet_Cluster.jpg

Now I am trying to work out how to put it in properly. I'd appreciate some help, if someone else has a moment.

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I heard that the All Blacks were supposed to have a minute of silence before the game for the deceased Maori Queen. Did that happen? nzgabriel 08:35, 19 August 2006 (UTC)


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South Carolina attracting Republican hopefuls

August 20, 2006

2008 Republican presidential hopefuls are spending a lot of time in South Carolina in the run-up to the 2006 off-year elections. All the interest in the Palmetto State is widely viewed in the light of its place of significance in the GOP's primary calendar.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) leads in most early polls. And he also leads in the pack in handing out campaign contributions to down-ticket Republican hopefuls. Since the beginning of the year, Sen. McCain's Straight Talk America PAC has contributed $172,750 to South Carolina Republican candidates, according to campaign finance reports. In contrast, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has contributed roughly $73,000 during the same period.

McCain has also picked up some influential support recently. Former State Attorney General Charlie Condon, veteran consultant Bob McAlister and current Attorney General Henry McMaster have all assumed leadership roles in McCain's Straight Talk America PAC. McCain was in South Carolina this week to raise money for Republican Adjutant General Stan Spears, who is running for reelection.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani also visited South Carolina this week. Mayor Giuliani headlined a fundraising dinner for the state Republican Party. While Giuliani focused his speech on the War on Terror, some were more interested in the New Yorker's position on social issues.

Conservative reporter Byron York, who attended the event, quotes Palmetto Family Council President Oran Smith saying, "Gay rights, abortion, guns [Giuliani is pro-gun control] ... any one of them would be a disqualifier, but the three of them together are absolutely insurmountable."

Representatives from McCain, Romney, and Giuliani's camp all say their man is still deciding whether or not he will run for president in 2008.


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War on Terrorism could continue longer than the Cold War: Australia's Treasurer

August 19, 2006

Speaking at a Liberal party conference in Melbourne today, Australia's treasurer Peter Costello said that the US-led could outlast the  and continue for more than 50 years.

Mr Costello said that Australians needed to be sure about their values as they prepare for a long war on terror.

The treasurer said that Australia must be prepared to protect its values and defend itself against the threat of terrorism.

"There are, unfortunately, terrorists who would rather see Australia as some kind of Islamo- state," he said.

"They are prepared to do us ill. These people do not always come from overseas."

"There are people that are born in Australia who, for whatever reason, have been infected with terrorist ideology; who have trained to give themselves the capacity to do us and our society ill."

Mr Costello warned that the war would not end until all terrorists were defeated and the type of society they wished to create was crushed. "The defeat of them and their ideas will signal the end of the war on terrorism," he said.

Mr Costello said that the government would defend Australia against any terrorist threat. "We have had plots in Australia to blow up buildings and I want to reassure the Australian public that the Government will do what is required to defeat terrorists and their ambitions," he said.


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npov
Inflammatory and one-sided pov ("terrorists" is a term reserved for the other side in the conflict and are also Islamic (couched with "islamo-fascist" rhetoric)). I am trying to npov with edits and other sources. no flag for now. Neutralizer 12:43, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * We should also be willing to publish similar one-sided speeches by the government of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas with just a little npov. Neutralizer 12:49, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * i don't see how hezbollah's view of Rice is relevant to some australian twit's view of "Islamo-fascism" (ooh! i'm scared already.). to npov this, povs more relevant can be found by looking at what other australian parties have to say, eg.  and to contrast peter whoever's view with npov definitions and summaries of whatever he's talking about eg. Islamo-fascism. Doldrums 14:10, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This article describes a speech made by a certain person, what does it have anything to do with hezbollah or NPOV?TiB 15:54, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That is the problem, it is talking about the speech made by Costello not about the situation in general. Costello is claiming that the war may take longer than many of us first thought. At the same time, I dont see a mention of Hezbollah or the like - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 05:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


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This company is Interland (they changed their name) and has been public for more than ten years.

Who the fuck is Web.com? I've never heard of them. If this is their second quarter results then they've been public for six months. Woopdee-doo. Over on Wikipedia we'd say this was "not notable". Lets just delete this attempt at using Wikinews for free publicity. --Imroy 13:54, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I've never heard of Web.com either. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  14:01, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * So it appears that they're patent trolls and spammers? Won't someone delete this drivel? Leif 18:05, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

This "news article" reads like a press release. It's also POV.


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Dead mountaineer found after seventeen years

August 19, 2006

The body of Mike Seavers, a mountaineer who died in a climbing accident in the French Alps, has been found after seventeen years.

The 31 year-old, who lived in Bristol, was scaling Mont Blanc with a climbing party when they got caught up in a fierce storm.

He was found alongside a German member of the party in a melting glacier which preserved their bodies, according to Nick Cotton from the British Mountaineering Council. “They may have gone inside a crevasse to take cover and got covered, possibly by an avalanche or snowfall. Glaciers are flowing things. They move at an imperceptible speed and anything travels with it encased in ice. When they get to a point where the glacier melts, things appear,” he said.


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German bomb suspect arrested by police

August 19, 2006

Police in Germany have arrested one of two men who they suspect was involved in a failed terrorist attack.

Authorities say the pair planted two bombs on trains last month, but they failed to detonate. The Propane gas devices was discovered in baggage on trains at Dortmund and Koblenz stations on 31 July.

The man was identified as 21 year-old Jussuf Mohammed. He was arrested at the main train station in Kiel.

"The person appears to be one of the two suspects that have been sought since yesterday with the help of video footage that was made public," the public prosecutors' office said.

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Ford announces deep production cuts in response to growing losses

August 19, 2006

Ford has announced sweeping cuts of 21% (168,000 units) in its US and Canadian production, resulting in the partial closure of ten of its plants during the fourth quarter. The measure comes on top of existing turnaround plans announced in January, in which 25,000 to 30,000 positions should be cut and 14 plants closed by 2012.

Ford is the world’s third-largest automaker and the U.S.’s second-largest. However it has in recent years been struggling with poor profitability and shrinking market shares. In 2005 it lost $1.6 billion and recently the company reported a second quarter loss of $254 million and a 34% year-year decline in sales for the month of July.

George Pipas, director of sales analysis at Ford, points to rising gas prices having negative impact on the sale of the companies SUV lines as well as its sales leader, the F-series pickup truck as being the direct cause of the latest initiative.

So far the following plants are thought to be affected:

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Ford's stock fell 17 cents (2.1%) to $8 on the New York Stock Exchange.


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Wikinews:Briefs/August 19, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on August 19th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Lebanese security source: Israeli jets open fire in eastern Lebanon
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Reuters is reporting that according to a source with Lebanese security, Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a Hezbollah stronghold at or near the village of Bodai.

War on Terrorism could continue longer than the Cold War: Australia's Treasurer
Australia

Speaking at a Liberal party conference in Melbourne today, Australia's treasurer Peter Costello said that the US-led War on Terrorism could outlast the Cold War and continue for more than 50 years.

German bomb suspect arrested by police
Germany

Police in Germany have arrested one of two men who they suspect was involved in a failed terrorist attack. Authorities say the pair planted two bombs on trains last month, but they failed to detonate.

Ford announces deep production cuts in response to growing losses
United States

Ford has announced sweeping cuts of 21% (168,000 units) in its US and Canadian production, resulting in the partial closure of ten of its plants during the fourth quarter. The measure comes on top of existing turnaround plans announced in January, in which 25,000 to 30,000 positions should be cut and 14 plants closed by 2012.

Dead mountaineer found after seventeen years
France

The body of Mike Seavers, a mountaineer who died in a climbing accident in the French Alps, has been found after seventeen years.

All Blacks win 2006 Tri Nations rugby series
sports - rugby

The New Zealand All Blacks have defeated Australia to win the rugby union 2006 Tri Nations.

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Wikinews interview with America's Got Talent finalists Celtic Spring

August 31, 2006

Irish-American dance and fiddle band was recently a finalist in . Talent was an NBC television series search for America's next big talent, featuring singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other talents of all ages. The series was hosted by, and judged by former tabloid editor Piers Morgan, singer , and actor/singer.

The mother of the family, Mary McCauley Wood, talked to Wikinews about their group's performances and the America's Got Talent experience.

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Q: For readers who didn't watch America's Got Talent, how did Celtic Spring first start?
 * A: Celtic Spring had its beginnings in my interest to pass on the culture of my grandparents to our children. My grandparents were from Ireland, and they loved their culture and passed on a love of the culture to me. I wanted to pass the love on to our children so when each one turned four years old, he or she began to learn to play the fiddle and to Irish dance. We never intended to be a performing family, but the children loved the music and dance and became quite accomplished at an early age.  We also began going to  camps when the children were very young.  At the camps great fiddlers are brought in from Ireland, Scotland,, , etc. and the children would learn the tunes "by ear" from amazing musicians who would teach the music and provide enough inspiration for the whole year. Ten years ago our children began fiddling at a local  to earn money for fiddle camp and thus Celtic Spring was born.

Q: Celtic Spring was consistently a fan-favorite, as one of the Viewer's Choice in the semi-finals, and in the top 5 of the finals. Why do you think America loved your performance as it did?
 * A: America loved Celtic Spring's performance because the Irish fiddle music is beautiful to listen to and the Irish stepdancing is awesome; furthermore, Celtic Spring members are excellent musicians and dancers. I think people love that they are all one family and that they also fiddle and dance at the same time.

Q: Overall, are you satisfied with the experience America's Got Talent provided?
 * A: Celtic Spring had a wonderful experience with America's Got Talent. We were thrilled that our audience liked our performance so much!  We also had a great time getting to know the other performers and all the staff at the show. The talent and the staff became like a big family.  Most of all, we liked having all that time together as a family.  We are sad that the show has ended and all the family have expressed the sadness. We are grateful for all the friends and fans we have made through the show and hope to meet them as we perform around the country.

Q: Who was everyone's favorite competitor, at any point in the competition?
 * A: We really liked all the talent who made it to the finals. They were all good, decent people, who had worked very hard to get where they were at that point in their lives.  We especially enjoyed all the other young people.  Our children travelled to New York City with the cloggers (All That) for  and had fun getting to know them better.  We liked the Millers,, and , and became good friends with David and Dania.  They were very sympathetic when Piers first said to "dump your mum, dad, and little brother."  I think they were shocked when then Piers "attacked" them.  We decided that Piers went after the family acts: the Millers, Celtic Spring, and David and Dania (who were a married couple.)

Q: Who was your favourite judge?
 * A: We actually liked all three judges. Until we came before Piers in the semi-finals, we thought his judging was good and we mostly agreed with him.  We were shocked what he said to us, but happy that he could not find something specific to criticise.  He never said why we should "dump" the parents and the little brother. After we had won the semi-finals, he said "You are brilliant!"  We also very much liked David.  During the all the time of filming, we got to know him and we realized that he is different in real life than the show depicted him.  We were really touched and happy, and felt like we had won the million dollars, when at the end of the show, he presented us with a photo of himself that said: To Celtic Spring! Your family values, your talent,your dedication is what me and all of America will remember. See you on the big stage soon!"   We liked Brandy because by the finals we had her appreciating what we do.  I think initially our Celtic music and dance was not a genre she was familiar with. I think she loved our rendition of ""!

Q: Celtic Spring has performed across both North America and Europe. Where have audiences been the most responsive?
 * A: Wherever we have performed, our audiences have loved Celtic Spring. Music and dance are a universal language and speak to everyone. One of our treasured memories of performing was when we performed in an Italian village for a really enthusiastic crowd with whom we could not speak. But they loved our show and afterwards showered us with their treasures: a gold painted horseshoe, poems, books, etc... We were so grateful to be able to bring them joy through our music and dance. We also had great fun performing at an all boys boarding school in England.  Afterwards they showed us all around their school, including the haunted corridors (if felt like something our of ) and then shared their music with us: a jazz band and madrigals sung at dawn in the tower in the quad to welcome in .  When we perform we think we are giving something special to our audiences but we are deeply moved by what we get back: happy faces, stories, friendships...

Q: What's next for Celtic Spring?
 * A: Our hope is that Celtic Spring will have many more opportunities to perform. We would love to continue taking our music and dance around the world. We have begun recording our second CD which we hope to have out before Christmas. We are now practicing about eight hours a day to get the sets ready for recording. Then we hope to just keep on bringing joy and beauty to the world!


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Harry Mania
Thank you for the article, but unfortunately I had to delete it. See, it didn't really qualify as the kind of objective news articles we publish on Wikinews — see the links above. Also, since it will be a while until Harry Potter #7 comes out, let's wait until later to get to work on the article. However, you're welcome to make a prepared article at, say, Story preparation/Final Harry Potter book released. —     21:46, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

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American athlete Marion Jones tests positive for EPO

August 20, 2006

Track star, winner of 3 gold medals in the , has tested positive for the performance enhancing drug,. The hormone helps create extra red blood cells which allows the user's body to absorb extra oxygen.

Jones was expected to compete in yesterday's meet in Zurich, Switzerland, but left early in the morning for "personal reasons." It was announced earlier today (UTC) that she had tested positive for EPO. Jones faces a two year ban if her B test sample comes back positive.

Jones has a history of association with steroid users and dealers. In 1999, her then husband tested positive for a similar drug,. He had to withdraw from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and received a two year ban.

Jones later divorced him, and in 2002 started a relationship with another track star,, who were both coached by.

Montgomery set a record in the of 9.78 seconds at a race in Paris that year. He was banned for two years and stripped of his record due to evidence in the Federal BALCO investigation. In the BALCO investigation, several witnesses stated that Marion Jones was taking banned substances received from BALCO.

Jones' coach, Grahm, has been involved with 10 other athletes that tested positive and were ultimately banned for the use of illegal substances. , also coached by Grahm, also tested positive for artificial Testosterone, but has not been banned or stripped of his record.

Another American athlete, cyclist Floyd Landis tested positive for excessive levels of adrenaline after winning the Tour-de-France, which may lead to him being the first winner in the tournament's history to be stripped of the title.


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Volcano eruption in Ecuador kills six and destroys several small villages

August 20, 2006

The eruption of volcano Tungurahua on August 16 destroyed several small villages in the Ecuadorian Andes. At least 6 people have been killed and about 4000 residents of the affected area have been evacuated.

The 5,023 m high volcano spat lava, stones and ash for several hours on Wednesday night. A 10km high ash cloud spread over an area of 740 by 180 km. Towns like Ambato or Riobamba, 30 km away from the volcano have been covered with up to 5cm of ash. Pyroclastic flows descending on the northwestern slopes of the volcano left a path of destruction behind.

At least seven small villages and hamlets have been completely destroyed. The ash and rocks blocked the Chambo and the Peula river and the road Ambato - Baños, one of the main connections between the Ecuadorian highlands and the Amazon region. The Institute for Geophysics has lost an important part of its equipment installed on the slopes of Tungurahua, limiting their capability to monitor the volcanic activity.

The Hydroelectric power plant Agoyan near Baños has been shut down since Wednesday night. On Thursday, air traffic in the whole country was limited due to ash layers on several airports. On Thursday the provinces of Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Cotopaxi and Bolivar have been declared a disaster area. Losses in agriculture due to the ash cover are estimated at $150 Million.

On Friday, volcanic activity decreased to a calm that remained into Saturday evening, but the Ecuadorian Institute for Geophysics warns that a further eruption may be imminent.

In 1999, after a long period of rest, the volcano started an eruptive process that continues to this day. After the first eruptions in October 1999 that produced a major ash out-fall and led to the temporary evacuation of more than 25,000 inhabitants of Baños and its surroundings, the activity continued on a medium level. In May 2006 it increased dramatically culminating in violent eruptions on July 14 and August 16.


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Hungry anyone?
Why didn't he eat his way out? nzgabriel 06:41, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Or swim, anyways? I'd love to eat enough, then swim my way out. —     06:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds tasty. The title makes me laugh. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  04:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)


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 * thanks for pointing this out. the headline should have been "6". changed this now. was my fault. the article is based on sources which mention 6 losses. latest local news count the following: 3 bodies found, 1 women died (because of burn), 2 missing —Ma xyz 01:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)


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Australia's "most powerful" windfarm approved

August 20, 2006 The government of Victoria has announced plans to build what it says will be Australia's "most powerful wind farm." Planning Minister Rob Hulls has given the go ahead to a new $380 million wind farm at Mount Gellibrand in the state's south-west.

"I'm pleased to announce that I have approved Australia's most powerful and Victoria's largest wind farm to date," Mr Hulls said. "This project is expected to create anywhere between 110 and 120 jobs during construction and up to 25 full time positions during the life of the wind farm," he said.

The massive wind farm will be located 120 km west of Melbourne, close to the regional centre of Colac. The wind farm comprises 116 turbines of the 2 MW class - with an overall capacity of 232 MW. The wind farm will produce over 700,000 MWh annually of clean energy which is enough to supply approximately 132,000 Victorian households. German company Pro Ventum International is undertaking the project

Minister Hulls said only nine objections had been lodged against the project. Local landowner Tim Gore, who plans to have 32 turbines on his property, said he was not concerned about potential noise from the turbines. Pro Ventum International say they will commence work on an Environmental Management report the next few weeks.

Wind farm critic Tim Le Roy said there was no environmental benefit from the project at all and the Victorian government would better spend its money on geo-thermal energy.

The turbines, each 125 metres tall, will be visible from the Princes Highway between Geelong and Colac, sited at the foot of Mount Gellibrand.

In October last year, Colac Otway council's chief executive officer, Tracey Slatter, said the proposal would benefit the shire: "...we're looking at reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and with the demand of energy set to increase it is important that we do consider these renewable energy sources," she said.


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If I put a windmill in my living room, I'm sure I couldgenerate enough electricity to run thishousehold... opps! Edbrown05 08:04, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

What? --elliot_k 08:20, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I think the line "The windfarm will produce over 700,000 MWh of clean energy ..." should read   " .. over 700,000 MWh annually  ..." --Mjbarberio 00:52, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Please add to Category:Renewable energy. Thanks. —Elekhh (talk) 20:49, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
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Virtual orchestra opens in London

August 19, 2006

A virtual orchestra opened in London on August 19th 2006 outside the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank. But unlike a normal orchestra, this one features 58 specially designed cube-shaped seats which activate a musicical note. As more people sit down on the seats, more of the score is revealed.

The music will be added to an online sample library. Jude Kelly, Artistic Director of South Bank Centre, said: "This is exactly the way we are looking at developing our site by fusing the community with the artistic world of ideas and technology in our many versatile spaces."

Alistair Mackie, chairman of the Philharmonia Orchestra, said: "Central to the Philharmonia Orchestra's vision is exploiting new media to take music out to the widest possible audience, breaking down the barriers which have stood in the way of their access and enjoyment."

Bethany, aged 10, went to the orchestra launch and she said: "It is a good experience. You get to see what it's like to be in a real orchestra." One of the main aims of the virtual orchestra is to get more people interested in classical music.

Every Saturday, a musician from the Philharmonic Orchestra will be visiting and they will bring their sound recording equipment.

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Pair taken off plane because of "suspicious" behaviour

August 20, 2006

Two men who were reportedly seen acting suspiciously on a flight bound for Manchester had to be taken off the plane, it has emerged today.

According to Monarch Airlines, a number of passengers informed staff of their worries surrounding the pair’s behaviour in Malaga on Wednesday. As the passengers' requested, the two men were then removed from the Airbus A320, which was carrying 150 people.

They were then questioned by police for several hours and allowed to fly back to the United Kingdom at the end of the week.

A Monarch Airlines spokesman said: "There were two passengers on the flight who came to the attention of the other people because they were apparently acting suspiciously. The flight attendants were sufficiently concerned to alert the crew who in turn informed the security authorities at Malaga airport."

According to reports, the men were of Asian appearance, and their alleged suspicious actions have not yet been revealed.

Patrick Mercer, a homeland security spokesman for the Conservative Party, told the Mail on Sunday today: "For those unfortunate two men to be victimised because of the colour of their skin is just nonsense."


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Annan: Israel violates cease-fire

August 19, 2006

Israel violated resolution 1701 yesterday when troops from the Matkal, a special forces elite unit, launched a commando raid near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, in the Beka valley, according to Kofi Annan. One Israeli soldier was killed and two injured. Three Hezbollah members were killed according to Lebanese security officials.

Spokesman Mark Regev defended the action, saying "Israel reserves the right to act in order to enforce the spirit of the [UN] resolution,". The resolution called for a cessation of all hostilities, and an arms embargo. The Israeli Prime minister, Ehud Olmert justified the attack, stating that it was intended to prevent the supply of new weapons and ammunition to Hezbollah.

"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about a violation by the Israeli side of the cessation of hostilities as laid out in Security Council resolution 1701," said a UN spokesperson. Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general said violations of the resolution like Israel's "endanger the fragile calm that was reached after much negotiation and undermine the authority of the Government of Lebanon." He called on all parties "to respect strictly the arms embargo, exercise maximum restraint, avoid provocative actions and display responsibility in implementing resolution 1701."

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User talk:Charmedquark

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Talk:Pair taken off plane because of "suspicious" behaviour

The article says "the men were of Asian or Middle Eastern appearance", which sounds a little odd to me. Is this the UK use of the term "asian", which includes people from India, Pakistan, and neighbouring countries? It still seems like more of an either/or combination to me, rather than a pair of closely related racial groups. --Imroy 13:55, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Asian also includes China, Thailand, etc. You might want to brush up on your geography. 786 14:09, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The term "asian" has slightly different interpretations in different parts of the world. That's what I was trying to sort out. You might try not being a dick in the future. --Imroy 08:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Just wondering whether these events are becoming so frequent they are part of a continuing trend deserving an infobox? "Airplane disruptions" or something like that? Maybe not, just wondering about it. Neutralizer 15:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Oh, I think its pretty funny if category terrorism fills up with false allerts. Or you could make a seperate histeria infobox.

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was not a good idea: Doldrums 13:55, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) it came too late.
 * 2) "incident was racist" is pov, the security authorities wld almost cerainly deny it.

It was a good idea: If you wish, I will unpublish and we can discuss this issue further. Till then I will revert your edit. Thanks. PVJ(Talk) 14:30, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) I noticed the POV title only recently.
 * 2) The relevant authorities say-"Patrick Mercer, a homeland security spokesman for the Conservative Party, told the Mail on Sunday today: "For those unfortunate two men to be victimised because of the colour of their skin is just nonsense.".
 * published articles shldn't be changed "long after" publication (threshold has been 2 days), except to issue corrections. Mercer is a spokesman for a political patry, and as such, his views do not necessarily become uncontested truth - it's just one pov, and as i said earlier, one which will be denied by the security folks. i see no reason to highlight this one view in the title. Doldrums 14:39, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

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Category:Aviation required, please. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect on his way to America

August 20, 2006

The man being held in Bangkok on suspicion of murdering six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey more than ten years ago has started his extradition flight to the US.

Forty-one year-old John Mark Karr, an American school teacher, is flying on Thai Airways Flight 748 from Bangkok to Los Angeles International Airport. According to Thai police, he is being accompanied by American security officials.

Lt Gen Suwat Thamrongsrisakul, from the Thai immigration police, said: "He is very calm, and not scared. He said was ready to go back home."

In a press conference on Wednesday, Karr confessed to killing the child beauty queen by accident. "I was with JonBenét when she died. I loved JonBenét. She died accidentally. I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenét. It's very important for me that everyone knows that I love her very much, that her death was unintentional, that it was an accident."

Despite his confession, Karr's then ex-wife said that he was in Alabama with her when the murder occurred.

JonBenét was found beaten and strangled in her Colorado home on the day after Christmas in 1996.

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400 Australian soldiers sent to Afghanistan

August 20, 2006 400 Australian soldiers have been officially farewelled at parade in Darwin, NT, ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan on Tuesday. Wishing the soldiers well, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says there is a high risk associated with the mission.

"We know that this is a dangerous mission but it's also an extremely important one," he said. "They will go beginning this week and be deployed over the next few weeks."

The group will work around the southern Oruzgan Province. Rising violence in the Taliban heartland province earlier this month prompted Australian Prime Minister John Howard to further strengthen the capability of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). Approximately 150 personnel will be added to the 240-strong force announced in May.

Defence says the RTF will form part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Oruzgan province under NATO.

More than 1800 people have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan this year, 92 of them foreign soldiers (12 being Canadian). A contingent of 190 Australian special forces, supported by a 110-member helicopter detachment, has suffered a steady flow of casualties since September year, with 11 wounded — a rate of one a month. The Age reports the Howard Government has "kept secret" how soldiers suffered the wounds, or the extent or nature of the wounds.

Dr Nelson said the soldiers would perform command, construction, communications intelligence, protection and logistics support. "We must stick with our allies and stand up for our values," he said. He told the troops they would be "dealing with people who are fanatically opposed to our way of life and everything we stand for".

Dr Nelson says the Australian contribution will also include skills training for the local population to "ensure the benefits of the deployment continue long after our personnel have returned home."


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Talk:Annan: Israel violates cease-fire

Title bias
Don’t you think the title is just a little bit over the top biased? Apparently Israel itself doesn’t consider it a violation of the ceasefire, so it's not a universally established fact that can be stated as such. How about for example: "Israel raid Hezbollah stronghold in an apparent violation of ceasefire"? Rune X2 16:42, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

According to the U.N., it was a violation of the cease-fire, and since Israel is an interested party, I think it would not be fair to report as such, based only on their opinion. Anonymous

 * Seems pretty clear that it was a violation of the cease-fire. Israel justifying why they violated it would seem to confirm that. - Anonymous

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neither of the two sources lissted with the text claim the firing in Lebanon was a "violation" of the ceasefire. note that Annan has called on all parties to respect terms of 1701. Doldrums 09:33, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

according to annan?
"Israel violated resolution 1701 yesterday when troops from the Matkal, a special forces elite unit, launched a commando raid near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, in the Beka valley, according to Kofi Annan" Israel admitted to it, and the UN agrees on it - and the line was sourced from the observer. I don't think "according to Annan" is appropriate. charmedquark 09:50, 21 August 2006

publication date
the observer source linked in-text in the first paragraph is dated 20th Aug, while this article is dated to have been "published" on the 19th, but continues to be added on to, on 21st. Doldrums 12:22, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Amnesty Intl. June article
I put it in "related article" but I suppose it could be a source as well. It addresses other incidents of apparent Israeli cross border violations 2 months ago. Neutralizer 23:07, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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"Jihad" Jack Thomas acquitted of terrorism conviction

August 20, 2006 Melbourne man Jack Thomas has been acquitted of terrorism offences in Victoria's Court of Appeal. His convictions for receiving funds from a terror group and using a false passport were quashed on Friday. Mr Thomas was earlier sentenced to five years in jail.

Jack Thomas, 33, known as "Jihad Jack" was convicted under new Australian anti-terror laws. He was found guilty in February of accepting cash and a plane ticket from an al-Qaeda agent in Pakistan. But was cleared of 'intentionally providing resources for al-Qaeda'. The former taxi driver was sentenced to five years in prison in March.

The Court of Appeal ruled Thomas's interview with Australian Federal Police (AFP) in Pakistan was inadmissible. Thomas appealed his conviction on the grounds that interviews conducted in Pakistan after his arrest in 2003 breached Australian law and should not have been allowed as evidence at his trial.

He was interviewed without access to a lawyer, having already been interrogated during two months in custody in Pakistan. Mr Thomas' lawyers argued that he was earlier threatened with torture from foreign security agencies.

His lawyer said Mr Thomas, who is married and has three children, accepted the money and plane ticket because he wanted to return home. Mr Thomas said he never had any intention of becoming an al-Qaeda operative.

Lawyer Rob Stary said Thomas wanted to thank his legal team and staff at a hospital he had spent the past several months in psychiatric care. "He's in a debilitated condition as a result of what's transpired," Mr Stary said.

Liberty Victoria president Brian Walters, SC, welcomed the decision, saying: "We believe that the Court of Appeal has righted a great injustice."

Prosecutor Nick Robinson is calling for a retrial based on a television interview with the ABC. The defence counsel has labelled the submission "bloody-minded." Rob Stary said the defence team would counter with arguments that prosecutors withheld a statement from a prisoner now held overseas. "The AFP has withheld important information that would have contradicted other evidence," he said.

More "terrorism" claims
Thomas' brother, Les, who took part in a protest rally outside Barwon Prison this weekend in support of 13 detainees facing charges of "terrorism", said the 13 Melbourne men faced a similar predicament to his brother.

Les Thomas said the 13 were victims of a government "scare campaign" and "media demonisation" and were being held in solitary confinement in Barwon's high security Acacia Unit, despite not being convicted of any crime. He said the men faced greater "persecution" than he claimed his brother had faced because most were of Middle Eastern background. "These people have not been convicted of any crime, but they're already being punished in extremely punitive circumstances," said Les Thomas.

Ten of the 13 were arrested in pre-dawn police raids in Melbourne and Sydney last November, and another three were arrested in March this year.

Jack Thomas was the first person to be convicted under the controversial new Australian anti-terror legislation.


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