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Mass evictions from Oakland's public housing

May 15, 2006 Due to an Oakland housing official's acts of fraud, 34 poor families face eviction from Lockwood Gardens, by order of the Oakland Housing Authority.

Fear and panic have set in at some of East Oakland's public housing units, as police agents from the Oakland Housing Authority have been making late-night visits to tenants, and demanding that the families pack up and move within a five-day period.

After refusing to pack up and run, more than 30 families are facing mass eviction by the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) from their public housing units at Lockwood Gardens, a Hope VI Project on 65th Avenue in East Oakland.

The OHA is claiming that at least 34 families currently facing eviction from Lockwood Gardens are unlawful occupants (squatters) who have illegally gained possession of the housing units. OHA officials have served them 30-day, forcible-detainer eviction notices in an effort to remove them.

On April 28, the first three cases out of 34 families facing eviction were headed for Alameda County Superior Court, but the court hearings have been delayed repeatedly as Judge Winifred Smith moves to consolidate all the cases.

In defense of some of the evictees, Oakland's Eviction Defense Center has teamed up with attorney Bob Salinas, of Sundeen Salinas & Pyle, to file a demurrer seeking dismissal of evictions on behalf of the first three families that were served forcible-detainer eviction notices. Lockwood Gardens has 372 units; and it is part of a revitalization project of East Oakland's public housing properties, and a partial recipient of $26,510,020 in grant funding from the Hope Vl program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The revitalization funds were divided between three public housing projects in 1994 and 1996, and renovations have since taken place to demolish and rebuild the three locations into modern housing units in Oakland's eastside neighborhoods.

Laura Lane, an attorney with the East Bay Community Law Center, is also representing a number of the families facing eviction at Lockwood Gardens and those cases will head to court at a later date.

Currently, out of the 34 families facing eviction, the Eviction Defense Center (EDC) is representing nine families in court, and the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is representing 12 families. One family has already been frightened into moving away from their public housing unit by the OHA; no one seems to know if the remaining seven families facing eviction have moved away or are seeking legal representation elsewhere.

Jennifer Bell of Goldfarb and Lipman is the General Counsel for the Oakland Housing Authority, and is leading the charge in court to evict the 34 families from their housing units in East Oakland.

During an April 24th interview with David Lipsetz, a Senior Policy Analyst with the Oakland Housing Authority, he blamed the tenants for what is occurring and accused all the families of committing fraud to move into public housing. At first, 29 families faced eviction, although that number has slowly risen to 34 as new families are served with eviction notices.

"The OHA has served eviction notices to 29 families at Lockwood Gardens because none of the families applied for, or got onto the waiting list to move into their public housing units," said Lipsetc. "The tenants worked with a former clerk to gain access to the units. The OHA does not have any files on the families, and the OHA does not believe that any of the families signed a lease before moving into those units. Forcible detainers are standard procedure for those that have illegally moved into the OHA's public housing units."

Lipsetz said that the OHA just recently discovered that the 29 families who are now living in those housing units did not match the names of the clients on the OHA list waiting to move into those units.

"As far as we can tell," said Lipsetz, "there were no signed leases, no files established for these families, no security deposits have been paid before moving in, and those families got ahead of all the other families on the waiting list to move in."

Contrary to what Lipsetz stated on behalf of the Oakland Housing Authority, the facts reveal that the families have all signed Leases, Tenant Agreements To Maintain A Drug-Free Environment, Occupant's Responsibility statements, Lease Compliance forms and a host of other documents before moving in otheir public housing units. Those documents were all counter-signed by a host of clerks and managers working for the OHA. The soon-to-be-evicted tenants' Billing Summaries, Tenant Leases and Notices have a host of names on them, such as Kim Boyd, an OHA Supervisor; Donald McShane, an OHA Manager; and Alice Ferguson, another OHA Manager.

In addition, as important as it may be that low-income tenants should not jump in line ahead of one another to move into this much-needed subsidized housing, most housing authorities across the nation recently have said the hell with their waiting lists, and allowed Hurricane Katrina's victims to jump in ahead of all of those already waiting in line for housing.

A web page called "HUD's Public Housing Program" has a section titled "WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED?" HUD's website states: "If the HA determines that you are eligible, your name will be put on a waiting list, unless the HA is able to assist you immediately." The web page may be found at http://www.hud.gov/renting/phprog.cfm

After discovering that the families facing eviction did indeed sign leases and other documents before moving into Lockwood Gardens, suddenly no one at the OHA would go on record to comment about the signed documents that contradicted the accusations of OHA spokesman David Lipsetz.

The documents clearly reveal that the 34 families facing eviction at Lockwood Gardens have all beenchecked out, and qualified as being eligible to move into those units, regardless of what the OHA may say at this point.

The entire controversy appears to have been triggered by acts of deception and fraud on the part of an official of the Oakland Housing Authority, Carolyn Wilson. "The police have been looking for Carolyn Wilson of the Oakland Housing Authority ever since she disappeared recently," said Ms. Kelly, a resident of Lockwood Gardens who prefers to use only her last name for this story.

"I moved into Lockwood Gardens on October 27, and Carolyn Wilson's name is on my lease," said Kelly. "I first received a message from the OHA at my mother's home, telling me that a unit was available at Lockwood Gardens, and I went to their office location on 65th Avenue to fill out the necessary forms to move in. I supplied birth certificates, photo IDs, Social Security numbers, income statements and everything else asked of me to qualify for moving in. There's no way that I committed fraud by following through with everything being asked of me by the Housing Authority."

Kelley said she and her young child were disturbed by an unexpected, late-night arrival of OHA police at her door.

"I am a 41-year-old woman with an 11-year-old child, and I am very frightened by the way the OHA has been treating me," she said. "I was terrified recently when the OHA Police showed up at my door around 10 p.m. at night, accusing my family of committing fraud to move into this townhouse; and they served me a five-day notice to surrender my home to the OHA, or else."

Officer Jerold Coates, a 13-year employee of the OHA Police Department, and Officer Malcolm Williams are involved in the investigation taking place at Lockwood Gardens. According to Ms. Kelly, "Officer Coates told me that Carolyn Wilson was demanding that everyone must pay her $500 to $1,000 to move in, and he wanted to know how much I paid her before moving in. I denied paying Ms. Wilson anything extra to move into Lockwood Gardens."

Kelly added, "From what I am being told by others is that Carolyn Wilson of the OHA skipped town with everyone's security deposits of $500 to $1,000 for each family involved in the scam, and that the OHA will not receive a subsidy from HUD for the families facing eviction in those units, because the OHA believes that the wrong families are residing in those housing units."

One of the families that moved into Lockwood Gardens, and is now facing eviction, moved away from another public housing location in Oakland in order to move into the Hope Vl project on 65th Avenue. It takes permission to move from one location to another in public housing, and managers or staff at the OHA had to give their blessings before this family was allowed to relocate to Lockwood Gardens.

Jorge Aguilar, an attorney for the Eviction Defense Center, has his own understanding of what is going on. "An agent of the Oakland Housing Authority defrauded nearly 30 families of the most vulnerable segment of the community," he said. "They are now trying to cover their wrongful act by evicting those families. The OHA is trying to circumvent Measure EE [Oakland's Just Cause for eviction measure]. The irony is that the OHA is using forcible detainers to evict, which have traditionally been used to defend tenants from landlords using self-help evictions."

Aguilar recently witnessed the human suffering already caused by the OHA's eviction threats and rough handling of the families involved. He said, "During a recent interview with one of the families facing eviction, a little boy started crying and stated that the police came by and tried to take my bedroom away from me."

Another Lockwood Gardens tenant named Winou Wakeyo said, "I'm from Jimma, Ethiopa, and I moved into Lockwood Gardens on November 22, 2005. I work 12 hours a day on Sundays for a pastor who told me to come here to find housing, and I did everything the Housing Authority asked of me before moving in. A big policeman came by recently late at night with a five-day notice telling me that I must surrender my home to the Housing Authority. There were two policemen. It scared me very much, and someone later told me to find a defender to save my housing, and I contacted the Eviction Defense Center for help.

"I do not understand the customs of this country, and I asked my defender what I did wrong, and I was told that someone stole some money. The Housing Authority stopped accepting my rent for April, and about two weeks ago, they suddenly sent back the rent that I paid for March, and I do not understand why they are doing this to me."

Laura Lane, an attorney for the EBCLC, said, "The Oakland Housing Authority seems to be in a complete disarray. The management has failed to adequately screen, train or supervise its employees. But when the employees make mistakes or fail to follow the law, the Oakland Housing Authority's response is to blame the tenants, blame the attorneys, blame the federal government -- blame anyone but the Oakland Housing Authority. There is an utter failure to accept personal responsibility."

After it became apparent that many families were seeking legal help to fight the evictions, a meeting was held on March 20 at the East Bay Community Law Center for the victims of the housing scam. When the tenants started sharing what had occurred to them, most of the families involved suddenly realized that Carolyn Wilson of the OHA had stolen their security deposits, and skipped out of town.

Tenants at Lockwood Gardens believe that there may be another 40 families or more to face eviction, since they learned that OHA police are also investigating other public housing properties in Oakland that may be caught up in the housing scam.

As recently as April 22, OHA police were back at Lockwood Gardens pounding on the tenants' doors, and demanding to know if the families have moved yet.

"This time the police were not satisfied to know if my family had moved yet," said Kelly, "but they wanted to know if any of us noticed any other families moving out of here lately. Considering the way they have been treating us, I don't think we have to tell them anything at this point, and they need to talk to my attorney if they have any further questions."


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The time is 18:00 (UTC) on May 15th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Wave of attacks strike policemen in Brazil
Brazil

PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital, Portuguese for First Command of the Capital City) criminals have been backing several attacks against security forces in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Since Friday, there have been over 60 deaths: military and civil policemen, relatives to them and city guards have been targeted. 115 attacks against personnel and police departments have been recorded. In the meantime, there have been 53 prison riots across São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, with hostages. There is no confirmed count of wounded and dead, but early information indicates that criminals have been killed by rival faction members during the riots.

U.S. to restore full diplomatic relations with Libya
United States

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said in a statement that full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and that the country will be removed from the list of nations that sponsor terrorism. "I am pleased to announce that the United States is restoring full diplomatic relations with Libya. We will soon open an embassy in Tripoli. In addition, the United States intends to remove Libya from the list of designated state sponsors of terrorism. Libya will also be omitted from the annual certification of countries not cooperating fully with United States' anti-terrorism efforts," said Rice in a statement posted on the U.S. Department of State's website.

Saddam Hussein's trial resumes, ex-Iraqi President formally charged
Iraq

Saddam Hussein's trial resumed today and the former Iraqi President was officially charged with murder, the torturing of women and children, farmland razing and illegally arresting 399 people in the 1980's. Hussein refused to enter a plea, and when Judge Abdel-Rahman asked Hussein if he pleaded "guilty or not guilty", Hussain simply replied, "this is no way to treat the president of Iraq." Rahman then entered a plea of "not guilty" for the former President.

Satellite phone subsidy to be extended in Australia
Australia

Senator Helen Coonan, Australian minister for communication, information technology and the arts, has announced the federal government will be extending its subsidy on satellite telephone handsets. The scheme allows those living or working in parts of remote Australia without conventional mobile telephone services to claim a subsidy of up to AU$1,200 on the purchase of a satellite telephone. The program was supposed to run for five years from 2002 until 2007. The program will continue until 2009.

Australian senator to oppose petrol deregulation
Australia

Australian senator Barnaby Joyce (Nationals, Queensland) has moved to oppose the government's planned changes to the country's petrol retail industry. The National Party, of which Senator Joyce is a member, governs Australia in coalition with the Liberal Party. The government plans to amend regulations governing the petrol industry to allow oil companies to own more than five percent of petrol stations. Senator Joyce has given notice to disallow regulations that would force the government to debate them in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Michigan woman kidnapped in 1976 found alive in Arizona
United States

Genevieve Rachel Nielsen, 31, who was kidnapped when she was 21 months old from her home in Oakland County, Michigan, has been found living under another name in Arizona on Sunday, Mother's Day. In 1976, Eric Douglas Nielsen, the ex-husband of Laura Gooder of Pontiac, Michigan, took Gooder's daughter to his home for a visit and never returned her.

Australian Mitchell Dean wins Honolulu Triathlon
Sports - Triathlon

Australian Mitchell Dean won the Honolulu Triathlon on Sunday, defeating American Manuel Huerta by five seconds to win the event in 1 hour, 46 minutes, and 55 seconds. Huerta came in second at 1 hour and 47 minutes flat, and Haven Barnes finished third at 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 6 seconds. In the women's race, Jasmine Oeinck of Littleton, Colorado, won in 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 21 seconds. Sarah Groff finished second in 1 hour, 57 minutes, and 18 seconds; and Sara McLarty finished third in 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 8 seconds. Dean and Oeinck both earned US$3,000 for their victories.

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Cleanup
I believe this article is in need of cleanup as it is a new article and seems to have been developed quickly. I'm sure the editors involved intend to present a fair an unbiased article which discusses all views as to the issues which lead to and maintained the break in diplomatic relations between the US and Libya, as well as how all other countries which were party to the debate restored diplomatic relations more than a year ago. (Wikinews, iirc, has articles related to this.)

Incidentally, news articles should be written in the active voice wherever possible, and answer the 5 Ws and H if possible as well. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 17:14, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Publish?
Publish? Jason Safoutin 21:07, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Isnt it an idea to use Libyas flag? And is it breaking news?international 21:11, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Breaking yes. First time in nearly 30 years these nations have said anything to eachother. Defiantely breaking. The flag is all green...the Coat of arms looks better IMO, but if you want the flag feel free to add it. Jason Safoutin 21:16, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
 * "First time in nearly 30 years these nations have said anything to eachother"? Since you have been quite involved in writing this article, I would hope you would also spend some time reading it.... --vonbergm 01:42, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * What does that mean? I have read it. Before it looked like it does now and read it over and over previoualy. So what does your statement mean? Jason Safoutin 01:49, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * How does "which led directly to diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. and the opening of a diplomatic liason office in Tripoli in 2004" square with your above statement? --vonbergm 02:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Check the edit history. I did not add that statement at all. Amgine did. Jason Safoutin 02:08, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. That's why I was suggesting to you to also read the article that you are editorially involved in. --vonbergm 02:11, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I would remove it but Amgine added it and I do not want to be accused of Biased. Removce it if its a problem. Lets get this published. Its important. Jason Safoutin 02:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Are you saying that your statement is factually correct and Amgine's insertion is factually wrong? In that case may I recommend that you also read the sources of articles that you are editorially involved in? How short-sighted of me not to include this suggestion from the beginning! --vonbergm 02:34, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I am not saying anything other than if there is a problem, fix it. I also am not understanding what the issue is here. Jason Safoutin 02:38, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * In plain words, the argument you use to support that this should be breaking news is bogus. It apperas to be a result of your inability or unwillingness to read the article and the sources. Editing an article and its talk page without reading the article and the sources. This counterproductive and in itself a big obstacle to get an article published. Thus I took the liberty to gently sugest that you revise your strategy. Maybe that was a little too subtle for you, but hopefully this edit clears things up. --vonbergm 02:45, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Of course its not breaking anymore. I also made that statement hours ago. Again it brings me back to this: Why if you see a problem you do not fix it? And for the record: Its not bogus. At the time it WAS breaking. And instead of trotting aroud words why did you not state that in the begining? Jason Safoutin 02:50, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Don't forget to publish it. Karen 17:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Good work. I returned the image of the National seal of Libya to the story, because the flag isn't much to see. Karen 23:36, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

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Please replace and use Coat of arms of Libya.svg. Thanks, Siebrand - (talk) 22:09, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cirt - (talk) 22:13, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Red colored EU passports worry Lithuanian politicians

I if was a Lithuanian person I would wanna keep their normal passport the EU ones are horrible little things Us Britons mostly cover them up with a blue/black cover like Our old Passports before they were "EU ised" anyways Im British Not european


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Honolulu police shoot gunman in standoff

May 15, 2006

Honolulu police on Saturday fatally shot a man who reportedly fired a shotgun at them on a residential street in rural Oahu.

Police received a call at about 6:30 p.m. HST that a man in a black trench coat had fired a shotgun at a parked car on Kaukama Road in Ma'ili, on the west coast of Oahu. The Specialized Services Division of the Honolulu Police Department was called to the scene.

When officers ordered him to get out of the car, the gunman fired a shotgun at the officers, then pointed two handguns at an officer, who fired at the gunman, hitting him in the head. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave, as per standard HPD procedure after a fatal shooting.

The gunman was later identified as Tracy Peters, 47, who had a long criminal history with 23 criminal convictions, including drug possession, firearms violations, and second-degree robbery.

Peters had reportedly been experiencing family problems, and had warned acquaintances that he was going to do something drastic. "The next time you see me, I'm going to be in a casket," he said.


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What munitions do you load into a "lengthy criminal record"? --Brian McNeil / talk 19:46, 15 May 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Wave of attacks strike policemen in Brazil

Please help expanding it. It's all messed up in São Paulo, including the car jam. 201.1.193.141 21:08, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Urban War
According to Folha de São Paulo today, a urban war is just emmerging in São Paulo because police doesn't have the control of attacks.

Duplicate
What happened to the dupe? This article shouldn't be published if it is tagged dupe - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 23:11, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * If I would have bothered to look I would have seen that the other article was redirected. I have fixed the tag and protected per our arciving policy - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 23:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


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Australian man caught driving with no licence twice in one day

May 16, 2006

New South Wales Police have charged a 29 year old Sydney man for driving whilst disqualified twice within three hours on Sunday. Police claim that the man had been disqualified until 2012.

Police allege that they caught the man driving a Nissan Skyline whilst disqualified. He was subsequently charged and granted bail to appear in the Downing Centre Local Court on June 5.

Following being charged at Redfern police station, Police allege that when the man was released at 3:30 p.m. AEST he walked back to his Nissan Skyline and drove away. Police spotted him again in Newtown, pulled him over where he was taken back to Redfern police station and charged.

At Redfern police station, the man was refused bail and was kept in custody until Monday.


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Original Reporting
Written completely from the NSW Police press release - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 22:32, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

June 5?
"Police allege that they caught the man driving a Nissan Skyline whilst disqualified. He was subsequently charged and failed to appear in court on June 5."

Sorry if I just misunderstand - but since June 5 is in the future, how could he already fail to appear? --Allefant 22:28, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

 * He hasn't yet - the story was mis-edited, but is now corrected. Thanks for posting the question here. Karen 23:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)


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Trawler sinks in Foveaux Strait, three generations killed

May 16, 2006

After a trawler sank in heavy seas on Saturday, in the Foveaux Strait, New Zealand, on the way back from muttonbirding. Of the nine people on board, including three generations of one family, only three survived.

Police believe the boat sank in less than a minute.

During the previous ten years, another six incidents occurred in the Strait, costing eight lives.

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Talk:Mass evictions from Oakland's public housing

I've emailed the originator of this article asking them to place original reporting notes here on the talk page. - Borofkin 00:39, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's a copyright violation. I've emailed them again, but I suspect this will ultimately be deleted. - Borofkin 00:53, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Original reporting
My name is Lynda Carson, and I wrote the story about the mass evictions taking place at the Oakland Housing Authority in California.

After doing my research, conducting interviews and collecting documents for this story, it became apparant that the documentation (leases) signed by the renters and staff of the Housing Authority, contradicted the Housing Authorities official position that these families never signed leases before moving into their units.

Indeed, these families did sign leases before moving into their public housing units, and as a result have been able to obtain legal representation to defend their rights to reside there.

I am an independant reporter/writer covering housing issues, for a number of publications. As a tenant's rights activist, I also do radio shows and speaking engagements to promote the needs of low-income renters to have access to decent, clean affordable housing.

Lynda Carson grew up in Wheaton Illinois, is a certified luthier, writer, and a housing & poverty activist.
 * Thanks for leaving these comments Lynda. There is still the issue of the copyright violation. Your article appears on this page: http://www.thestreetspirit.org/Mayreal2006/evictions.htm, which contains a copyright message at the bottom: "© 2002-2006 STREET SPIRIT. All rights reserved." For Wikinews to use the article content, you must state here on the talk page that you are the author of the article, and that you release it as "public domain" or "Creative Commons Attribution 2.5". - Borofkin 02:10, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I have received this declaration via email from Lynda Carson: "I release the copyright for the following story so that it may be published under Public Domain by Wikinews." - Borofkin 10:21, 16 May 2006 (UTC)


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Debatepedia.org launch press release - "the Wikipedia of debate"
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For Immediate Release The International Debate Education Association Launches Debatepedia.org Debatepedia calls on citizens to take a stand as                                   editors on the “Wikipedia of debate”

Main Page: http://wiki.idebate.org/index.php/Welcome_to_Debatepedia%21

NEW YORK, NY (October 12, 2007) – The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) announced today its launch of Debatepedia.org, a wiki with the ambitious mission of becoming the world’s "Wikipedia of debate and reason". On Debatepedia, at www.idebate.org, people can help edit and co-create an encyclopedia of debates by adding pro and con arguments and compiling bodies of supporting evidence within a unique pro/con “logic tree” structure. Debatepedia is also a place for documenting the positions of leaders and organizations. The potential range of debates on Debatepedia is limitless and includes topics that are international, national, and local in scope. It also intends to offer different language versions. Its ambitious mission will have a major impact on the way citizens engage in pressing debates, draw personal conclusions, and even influence their representatives and leaders.

Debatepedia is the product of over a year-and-a-half of work by a dedicated team of individuals. It was founded by Georgetown students and alumni in the Winter of 2006, who then outsourced a software project to India in the Spring and Summer of 2007, creating software that enables users to easily use and manipulate the original and essential “logic-tree” pro/con structure of debates. Debatepedia merged with IDEA in the summer of 2007, joining a talented international team, and benefiting from the migration of roughly 500 refined debate articles from IDEA’s existing Debatabase (the product of over 8 years of work). The merger of these teams under the umbrella of IDEA and its network has made the new Debatepedia into a powerful force of effort, vision, and potential.

With Debatepedia’s launch, the focus moves to building a vibrant wiki community of volunteer editors. Like Wikipedia, such a community is fundamental to its mission. Debatepedia’s launch is a call to debaters, students, experts, and citizens to register on Debatepedia and become active editors and members of its community. It encourages editors to engage for personal reasons in the issues they care most about, using Debatepedia as a tool to gather and weigh pros and cons, and back up the positions they take. For debaters, its the ultimate forum for gathering and depositing evidence.

Debatepedia founder and chief editor Brooks Lindsay says, “I am incredibly lucky to be the chief editor of Debatepedia because the process and structure pushes me to read widely on the most important issues of the day, inquire in areas of uncertainty, gather and organize arguments, deliberate on them, and determine where I stand. It’s the ultimate personal philosophical tool, and a great tool for debaters.”

In the coming year, Debatepedia’s focus is squarely on the hottest debates in the world today. For those living in or interested in the United States, it will be featuring roughly 50 essential debates that surround the 2008 US presidential and congressional elections.

Press Contact: Brooks Lindsay Founder and chief editor of Debatepedia, President of Debatemedia, Inc. (Phone) 206-406-7558, (Email) brooks@debatepedia.org. Based in Washington, DC.

David Shankbone's talk page
Talk page's are the user's to do as they wish with (within limt). While it is a bit rude to remove another's coments it is allowed on his talk page. --Cspurrier 02:43, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocked
You've been blocked for violating the Three revert rule. If someone does not want your comments on their talk page, it's appropriate for them to remove your comments. I've done so with certain people on my talk page. Never the less, it's inappropriate for you to revert those changes over and over again.

Please don't take this personally. irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e] 14:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I should point out Three revert rule's "In the cases where multiple parties violate the rule, admins should treat all sides equally." and the equally relevant "This exception does not apply to reversions of well-established users just because you consider their edits to be "vandalism." Simple vandalism is indisputable—don't confuse it with edits which you simply disagree with." ;) Sherurcij 17:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Addressing the first point, I blocked you both for 24 hours. What other admins do is at their discretion. On your second point, are you saying that he was vandalizing his own talk page? Or that you're well-established and therefore should be treated specially? irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  01:44, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

 * No, my point was that neither of us were "vandals", so 3RR did still apply - but since it appears I misunderstood and thought he went away free (blanking his talk page again) - I do apologise. Sherurcij 02:12, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

irid may say don't take this personally, but this is the second time in a week I've had to deal with you making problems with David Shankbone. Your comments qualify as what I was once blocked for, namely "great incivility". Drop the issue, move on, and consider that some people are more sensitive to criticism than others and tact pays dividends. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:14, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I believe my only issues with Shankbone have been with him using shaky legal foundations to use another author's words to describe somebody other than who he was using the quote to describe - and his biased reporting talking about the "horrific" Ahmadinejad and his "denials of reality" in what is supposed to be an unbiased news piece. He then attacked me, claiming I was an anti-semite and "talking out of my ass" - but guess what, I'm not an insecure 14-year old drama queen, I can handle it, unlike some others. Sherurcij 17:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Have proof of your accusations? And if you continue your rampage, despite being warned mor than enough times, then expect to be banned. I will not tolerate you or anyone else acting the way you are. I warned you to be civil. So this is your last warning. Be civil or be banned. And thats final. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You're so awesome, every time I look at you, you're threatening to ban somebody if they don't shut up and listen to you. The most amusing was on the very topic of "Are admins bullies?" when you threatened to ban Ed if he didn't shut up and agree with you.  Stop being a pissant.
 * As for "proof", it's in the edit histories - learn to use them. Sheesh, her e you go; His article gets tagged as POV and using weasel words, falsely claiming that Ahmadinejad didn't address his country's nuclear program despite admitting he never actually watched the speech, muchless attended it.  He used "quotation marks" to attribute statements that were never actually made when he meant to summarise, he claimed "The Iranian President echoed writer and Bush critic Sunsara Taylor (a communist protester that Shankbone met)", and then he defended himself [|here] stating that "I had taken three hours off work to go photograph an event, without pay, go back to work, go home at night and then spend another four hours trying to write an article, upload photos, etc. That the article wasn't in pristine condition when I was finished doesn't deserve some of the ruler-slapping-my-hand", frankly, yes it does.  If the article "wasn't in pristine condition", and had major POV, weasel words and similar issues, he shouldn't have published it.  You can see 2006_Iranian_sumptuary_law_controversy for a good reason why media outlets have to actually proofread everything before publishing it. He then called me a jerk, and said I was a two bit reporter who liked to "talk out of your ass".  He then asked YOU to threaten to ban me, and you complied.  See how awesome it is? Sherurcij 18:14, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually I am not threatening you. I am telling you what will happen, not just by me, but other admins if you continue to be uncivil. And I am saying this without the request of anyone regardless of what David asked me to do. If he were not intentionally being provoked, then I would understand. But you continue to be uncivil and I would not blame anyone for defending themselves. I along with you, david and everyone else have rules and policies to follow. If you, David, me or anyone else cannot do that, then there are consequences. Period. End of story.

 * In regards to your accusations, I DID watch the entire speech, and I would say he avoided every single question he was asked and answered only one question. No one had to be at the speech to hear what he was saying. This is all a matter of POV. And everyone everywhere will interprate the speech differently, but that's NOT an excuse to go off and calling people names and provoking them...intentionally. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You also said that the LED in the shape of a star shoudl say "fake bomb", not "device resembling a bomb", and that the article should give the impression that the student entered the airport specifically with the intention of commiting a crime (false statement to panic).  Your opinions are so noted - but really, irrelevant to the case at hand. Sherurcij 02:12, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Hrmph!
Dispute resolution

RTFM! And yes, I will post this on David's page too. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:50, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Didn't he say it wasn't done?
Didn't David say specifically about this article that it wasn't done, he was tiring, and that others could work on it. If so, then why the constant attacks on David? Lyellin 19:13, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

RE: Benoit
This is Benoit: Death of Nancy Benoit rumour posted on Wikipedia hours prior to body being found. I published that article...had it been PD, then no one on Wikinews would have gotten credit for this article, which Wikinews was responsible for breaking. By 7am the same day, as it was published in early AM (eastern time), this was on every major news network in the world. I certainly would not have like my edits, (or publish) go unnoticed, or anyone else's because FOX News copied our article posted an exclusive on it and or sold it to someone (which FOX News did try to do). So unless everyone who edits the article agrees that they want their edits in the Public Domain, then you cannot claim an entire article as PD once the edits are edited or changed, because they are no longer your edits and your edits alone. To simply change the wording of another users edits to fit back with your own, does not change the fact that they are and were not your edits, regardless of how bad they are (setting aside vandalism). DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:33, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * So did I...and i was around online 24/7 for several days following that incident too. And FOX News was the only one I and several other saw that did what they did. And they paid for it anyways. But that is not an excuse to say all edits are PD because they aren't. only yours are. Wikinews had their highest ratings when that went on...because we were credited. Not to mention, they can change any aspect or our article, PD or not, so long as they say one word: Wikinews. But this is a Wiki and anyone can edit it, within policy. And if they don't want their edits in the PD then that is their right, based on policy and our license. So unfortunately, if others, even one disagrees with PD, then you simply cannot have it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:15, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey there!
Hi Sherurcij. Nice to see you back! Cheers, --Jcart1534 03:54, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

reply
fine by me... Geo Swan 23:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

US seeks death penalty for detainees who confessed under torture
I, and another Wikinews editor, have raised some issues on the collaboration page. I would be grateful if you respond/address these issues. --SVTCobra 00:44, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

My user pages
Please do not edit my user pages unless you find something that is overtly a copyright violation or otherwise violates policy. --SVTCobra 02:10, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Image:Disappearing-island.jpg
Whilst I appreciate it is a long time ago but this image needs details of its source and an appropriate licence. Adambro - (talk) 17:59, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

 * What NASA satellite image? Where from? Adambro - (talk) 20:00, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Africa
You had mentioned that Wikinews could use some more coverage on topics related to Africa. I'd like to collaborate with you on an article related to that topic - can you think of something that could use some coverage? If you don't particularly want to work on an article yourself at the moment - could you suggest something related to Africa that would be a good potential article, or a sub-topic related to Africa that could use some coverage, and I'll try to write some articles on that topic? Cirt - (talk) 08:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, meanwhile I think I'll take a look at Portal:Africa and see which subtopics in particular could use some more coverage. Cirt - (talk) 09:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * interested?(also ) it's a wee bit dated, but still doable, i think. –Doldrums(talk) 19:49, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, those both look like good sources. More generally,  suggested areas such as environment in Africa, health issues, and urban culture, so I am going to begin to look at those areas for potential sources/articles as well.  Cirt - (talk) 19:54, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I am very interested in writing articles on Zimbabwe if you ever want to collaborate. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 19:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the offer, I was more thinking of other areas that haven't gotten as much coverage as Zimbabwe, but after a couple articles on other Africa stuff, I'll look into it - collaboration in that area would be nice. Cirt - (talk) 19:54, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I actually think Zimbabwe is one of the most underreported ares. There has just been an election yet there has been only one recent article not written by me. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 19:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, well after I work on maybe one other idea for an article, that could be something to work on. Any particular topic in mind for an article, perhaps unrelated to the recent elections, but related to Zimbabwe?  Cirt - (talk) 20:00, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

How about some collaborative work on this story about African nations banning Cluster Bombs? Sherurcij 20:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that looks like a good one to start on - any ideas for other sources? I'll go look for some.  Cirt - (talk) 20:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * African nations gather to support a ban on cluster bombs Sherurcij 20:34, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Notations
I really think this section makes the article look silly and is contrary to the Style adopted by other articles, both in Wikinews and other news/media sources. For comparison, see the AFP article, cited in this article. Cirt - (talk) 21:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
 * See also 's comment about this, at the article's talk page. Cirt - (talk) 22:46, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

African nations gather to support a ban on cluster bombs
You think it's okay now as is? (I guess so, you changed it to publish, hehe.) Cirt - (talk) 20:55, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Other than the "Notations" thing I agree with you that it is ready to publish. And I do think it went really well and was fun collaborating.  But I still have to disagree and I don't think it should be published with the "Notations" formatting, and  and  said similar comments on the talk page of the article.  Other than that, looks great.  Cirt - (talk) 21:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * We have been through this at great length on the article's talk page already. The information is not needed in the article - readers can consult the sources for additional information.  If there were more text in the article to make room for some sort of sidebar we could have added it - but at this point it is sort of too late.  I do not feel that the article should be published in its present form, with the "Notations" formatting.  Cirt - (talk) 21:03, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure we can. We cited our sources at the bottom, no need to go into specifics for every number or statistic, it is all backed up by the sources.  So you now have four Wikinews contributors that disagree with the "Notations" formatting: myself,, , and .  I really think it is best to leave it at this version .  Cirt - (talk) 21:11, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * "Please, do not use the Wikipedia style of inline references, this is not at all appropriate for a source of news where you are - usually - expected to read the entire article rather than scan for a fact and its reference." that bit --Mark Talk to me 21:13, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * well what more of an answer do you want?? the above is the relevant section in policy which says not to use inline refs. --Mark Talk to me 21:21, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for collaborating with me on African nations gather to support a ban on cluster bombs. You put out a good piece and it was fun working on it together. Cirt - (talk) 21:21, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Image:Disappearing-island.jpg
I've asked you previously about this but there is still two outstanding issues with this image. Firstly, where is the image from NASA that you've tweak from? Can you provide a URL? Also, what license is this image available under, presumably if it is NASA then its PD but we need a better idea of where it has come from in order to confirm this. Adambro - (talk) 16:00, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I spent a good twenty minutes searching for it, I may've used NASA's satellite software which was installed on my computer in the past, but other than that I really can't help you. I can obviously tell you it's NASA and I wouldn't have uploaded it otherwise - but beyond that, sadly I can't seem to find a url for it. Sherurcij 20:55, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

div tag
<laughs> Actually, the div is solely to float the table, which uses some silly styling to deek in the party colors (although I'm none too sure of the Liberal red there...) -  Amgine | t 14:50, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

see comment
See comment here -. 87.70.38.15 18:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Horizontal infoboxes
With Bawolff not grokking my spec for a horizontal infobox I have done a mockup using PhotoShop. Since you initially proposed the idea, please comment. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:05, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Let the groveling begin!
You dear, kind, handsome man; I have traveled these long wikilands in search of your guidance, because the good people of IRCdom informed me of your generous genius (and affinity for assertive alliteration?) (additional assonance in aforementioned asking?).

In short, I was trying to copy over Howdy to Wikisource, but ran into some JS troubles at s:Template:Welcome2 and hoped you might show me what I'm doing wrong, to get the tabs to work properly. It's probably something basic and simple, I'm just a dunce :) Sherurcij 23:07, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * While since you asked so nicely, add the following to s:mediawiki:common.js:

And the following to s:mediawiki:common.css: Also if you want the pict changer (picture select) you need the following in the css as well: You may also wish to copy over Picture select and htab-box, but they aren't required. Leave me a message if you have any problems. (and you may need to do some hard refreshing of the raw js page before stuff works). Bawolff ☺☻ 01:39, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * oh wait, it appears you already did that. . Bawolff ☺☻ 01:46, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * hmm, appears all your js is broken... probably a minor error in copying. just a minute, looking Bawolff ☺☻ 01:47, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * per irc, you need to change the line:

Tabber code
*/ to: /*

Tabber code
or considering the style at which js is documented over there: /*

Tabber code
Bawolff ☺☻ 01:59, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Allows a tabbeed box to be created
 * use syntax ...1st tab content... [and so on]
 * by http://www.barelyfitz.com/projects/tabber/ modified for (originally) wikinews by wikinews:user:Bawolff
 * if something screwy- if you need something feel free to hunt him down.
 * Add the following code for hasClass:

Image source
Please supply a source for Image:Pak Taliban Militants in Self-Distributed Photo.jpg or it WILL be deleted. Its fair use rational is also questionable but hopefully the source will improve this situation. Regards --Mark Talk to me 00:26, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Reminder
As a reminder, there is no self publishing. Thanks. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 06:09, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your clean-up: now here is the best development - $ 5 million ransom
Hi, Talk:Gunmen abduct 3 ICRC representatives in the Philippines thanks for your clean-up. The article really is messy due to tons of developments amid Philippine news blackouts.$ 5 million ransom. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 08:11, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

infobox
Thanks for creating the horizontal canadian infobox. Just as a note, please be careful with categories, The template was including the Country infoboxes category on all the articles it was on. (I fixed it though ). Thanks. `Bawolff ☺☻ 09:23, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that. Sherurcij 15:03, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Pakistani nuclear scientist released from house arrest
Hi. Please don't forget to sight articles after you mark them with the publish template, otherwise they will not appear on the main page, and will be removed from the newsroom list of articles, effectively causing them to become lost. This article was left in limbo for an hour before I sighted it. Thanks, ♪ Tempo Di  Valse ♪ 21:08, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Revert infoboxes
Hi. Could you please revert the infoboxes? All the articles that use the vertical infoboxes look bad now. Also see my comments here. Thanks! Van der Hoorn (talk) 21:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Regarding
= How is that sentence irrelevant? It adds extra info to the article, imho, and doesn't seem to be off-topic. Just wondering. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  18:08, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Courtesy notice
Hi Sherurcij, just a courtesy notice that i've reverted your recent edit to the Iran article. explanation Tempodivalse [talk]  04:52, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

privs
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Wikinews Writing contest 2013 is here. :) Please sign up to participate?
We've created the Writing contest 2013, which will start on April 1 and end on June 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 contest. It would be a really great time for you, as an inactive Wikinews accredited reporter, to renew your credentials by doing some original reporting or conducting interviews. People should be around to interview to prevent a backlog, and several reviewers have access to scoop to make it easier to review any original reporting you do. If you are interested in signing up, please do so on Writing contest 2013/entrants. There is at least one prize on offer for the winner along with the opportunity to earn some barn stars as a way of thanking you for your participation. :D --LauraHale (talk) 10:24, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for leaving comments on the article talk page Lynda. I have responded to your comments there. - Borofkin 02:12, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

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India postpones test-firing of Agni-III ballistic missile

May 16, 2006 The Indian government has once again delayed the testing of the medium-range Agni-III missile. The state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation had planned to conduct trials later this month. The Agni-III, which has a range of 3000 kilometres and the ability to carry nuclear warheads, is intended to boost India's nuclear-deterrence capabilities to a great extent. The DRDO also has plans for developing an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile for the same purpose.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the nation had more pressing issues, such as poverty to deal with, and could not afford to divert huge funds to the test-launch programme.

The D.R.D.O, which has often been criticized for its failure to meet deadlines, indicated its disappointment at the government statement. At a public function for the inauguration of the new D.R.D.O headquarters at New Delhi, Chief Controller S.C Narang pointedly said that his team was prepared to launch Agni-III within the week. Experts have stated that unless India displays its nuclear capabilities more seriously, its nuclear-deterrence capabilities will not seem credible.


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User talk:80.218.150.175

Hello... Welcome to Wikinews! The article that you created, 58 Years of Zionist Cruelty...It's Time to Put America First, is a copyright violation because it contains text from this page:

http://www.aljazeerah.info/15%20o/58%20Years%20of%20Zionist%20Cruelty%20and%20Terror%20By%20Hassan%20El-Najjar.htm

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New Zealand Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet employee named as Telecom mole

May 16, 2006

Michael Ryan, a messenger at the office of the prime minister, has been identified as the mole who leaked confidential papers to Telecom.

The leaked papers were detailing the plan for the government to unbundle the local loop. It was to be released on Thursday with the 2006 budget, but since Telecom, a publicly traded company, found out they decided to release it early.

Michael Ryan, May 2, was told to shred a document, but instead of doing that he took it and gave it to Telecom's Group Financial Controller Peter Garty, a close friend. He gave it to Peter Garty because he thought he would find it interesting. Michael Ryan told Peter Garty to not make a copy of it. Peter Garty made a copy.

Telecom shares fell from $5.65 to $4.65 following the disclosure, wiping about $2 billion off the value of the company.

The States Service Commission has passed the case onto the police.

The mole has lost his job. His actions were described as "gross and disgraceful dishonesty" by Prime Minister Helen Clark.


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UN releases 2006 list of "10 stories the world should hear more about"

May 16, 2006

News articles frequently discuss some issues but neglect others that might be more critical. Today the UN issued its third annual list to focus attention on a set of these relatively ignored stories. There is no particular order to the list, summarized here:

 * 1) Rebuilding Liberia: The nation used to be more stable and productive than its neighbors, but was destroyed by civil war.
 * 2) Restricting asylum: International asylum seekers recently suffer increasing difficulty as developed nations reduce economic migration.
 * 3) Rebuilding DR Congo: The 60 million inhabitants are trying to recover from the world's worst war in half a century.
 * 4) Children of Nepal: Children suffered during the 10-year civil war.
 * 5) Double trouble in Somalia: Lack of both government and rain are hitting people from two sides.
 * 6) Long-term refugees: Millions sit in camps for decades, as some conflicts remain unresolved.
 * 7) After the Pakistan earthquake: Quick relief efforts saved many survivors from disease or hunger.
 * 8) Imprisoned children: Children are often jailed for minor causes.
 * 9) Sharing water: Cooperating to use a valuable resource can improve both  economic and political security.
 * 10) Inciting violence in Côte d'Ivoire: Some media in the divided nation use hate speech, which induces group violence.


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Flooding ravages Northeastern United States

May 16, 2006 The New England region of the United States has received the heaviest rainfall in decades leading to flooding and massive road closures. The states affected are Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. A state of emergency has been declared in all these areas. The floods have also led to thousands of evacuations in many cities. Only a single death has been reported.

The main concern in many cities and towns is whether the dams that hold rivers from flowing in cities will hold long enough.

These floods are the worst in New England since 1936 when over 150 died.

Maine
In Maine, many roads and bridges were damaged or submerged as residents were evacuated from their homes in Lebanon because of two dams near breaking point.

Massachusetts
In Haverhill, Mass. sewage pipes broke spilling 115 million gallons of sewage into the city a day. Over 1000 people have had to evacuate their homes In Lowell because of the flooding.

In Peabody, Mass. the downtown area is currently flooded.

New Hampshire
Over 600 roads were damaged or completely submerged by the floods in many areas of the state. The hardest hit cities have been Manchester and Newmarket who are both leading in the most amount of evacuations. The flood waters have also weakened and destroyed many dams.


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User talk:GabbyMay

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User talk:John Broughton

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User talk:Polarnate83~enwikinews

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Australia won't take back spent uranium

May 16, 2006

Australian Prime Minister John Howard told journalists in Washington that Australia had no plans to take back spent Uranium, despite the US pushing for such a system.

On Monday, Mr Howard held talks with US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman who has indicated that the US would like to see a system where countries lease nuclear fuel instead of buying it. Once the fuel had been used, it would be returned to the country where it originated.

Mr Howard accused the media of misunderstanding Australia's role in the Uranium industry. He told reporters that Australia is simply a Uranium supplier and that it does not convert Uranium into nuclear fuel. Mr Howard believes that the US plan is to create a group of Uranium processing nations that will take radioactive waste once it has been used.

"The question of waste disposal of course is an issue for those who process uranium and develop nuclear fuel, rather than the supplier of the uranium - which if Australia were to remain as a bare exporter would be the situation obtaining in relation to us" said Mr Howard.

According to Mr Howard, the purpose of the plan is to stop the proliferation of countries that have the capacity to process nuclear fuel.

Mr Howard said that Australia would continue to sell Uranium to other parts of the world, subject to its own safeguards. For a country to purchase Uranium from Australia they must enter into a nuclear safeguards agreement, prohibiting Australian Uranium from being used in weapons and must be a signatory to the UN's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Mr Howard claims that it is still more attractive for Australia to sell Uranium rather than leasing it.

Mr Howard told reporters that he asked the US to keep him informed on the proposal but does not expect Australia to be involved in the development of the proposal.

title: Australia won't take back spent uranium


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User talk:Idea1ab

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Talk:Australia won't take back spent uranium

Original Reporting
Written entirely form the press conference transcript on the PM's website - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 12:25, 16 May 2006 (UTC)


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Man mistakenly interviewed live on BBC News 24

May 16, 2006

A man spoke of his embarrassment and shock after he was mistakenly rushed into the BBC News 24 studio and interviewed live on the news channel about the Apple Corps (Beatles) vs. Apple Inc. court case.

The producer called for the real guest, ICT expert Guy Kewney, but Guy Goma, waiting in a wrong reception area of BBC Television Centre, mistakenly heard and identified himself as Kewney. He was taken into the studio and as the presenter asked the first question, the bemused look on his face was clear to see. However, the reporter charged on anyway, embarrassing Congo-born Goma with a further two questions which he struggled through.


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BellSouth denies phone records were handed over to the NSA

May 16, 2006

BellSouth, said in a statement yesterday that the telecommunications company did not hand over customer call records to the National Security Agency or NSA. On May 11, 2006, USA Today reported that the NSA collected millions of call logs from telecommunications companies in 2001 under a contract the NSA claims to have had with the company.

BellSouth said that they conducted a "internal review" and that the review "confirmed no such contract exists and we have not provided bulk customer calling records to the NSA," said Jeff Battcher, spokesman for BellSouth.

"We do not believe that any final review will turn up anything different from what we have currently found. There is no link between the NSA and BellSouth that we can find in what we feel is a very exhaustive review. We wouldn't have made this bold statement if we weren't confident about this," added Battcher.

AT&T and Verizon Communications were also said to have handed over customer call logs, but Verizon said on Friday that they don't "and will not, provide any government agency unfettered access to our customer records or provide information to the government under circumstances that would allow a fishing expedition."

On Monday, Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on telecommunications asked for help from the Federal Communications Commission or FCC, to investigate whether Verizon, AT&T, and BellSouth violated privacy rights under communication laws and regulations.