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User talk:Lzz~enwikinews

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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Lzz. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Lzz~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Fzkong~enwikinews

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Fzkong. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Fzkong~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:17, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Lhyfae

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User talk:LukeFerry~enwikinews

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called LukeFerry. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name LukeFerry~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:ECLiPSE

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User talk:Skaller~enwikinews

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Skaller. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Skaller~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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User talk:Aravindunlimited~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Aravindunlimited. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Aravindunlimited~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:BUSH

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Your account will be renamed
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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called BUSH. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name BUSH~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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User talk:Troyodendhal

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User talk:Karen Traite

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User talk:NancyS

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User talk:Nejko~enwikinews

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Nejko. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Nejko~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:DavidCary

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User:Rpd3p30

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Arrests made in Australia after 'anti-terror' raids

November 8, 2005

Seventeen people have been arrested overnight in Sydney and Melbourne, in what Police have described as 'anti-terror' raids. New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian police conducted the raids, and both police chiefs have said that the action foiled a terrorist plot. New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney said that, "we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or the launch of a terrorist attack in Australia." The Guardian is reporting that some of those arrested in Sydney are alleged to have been stockpiling chemicals.

Some of those arrested in Melbourne have appeared in court, including Abu Bakr, also known as Abdul Nacer Benbrika. Benbrika was criticised last year for comments he made in support of al-Qaeda.

New South Wales
In NSW, warrants were executed in Lakemba, Belmore, Wiley Park, Greenacre, Illawong, Punchbowl, Hoxton Park, Condell Park, Ingleburn, Belfield, Bankstown and Kemps Creek, resulting in 8 arrests.

A NSW Police spokesman has said that one of the men arrested was shot in the chest by police in Green Valley at about 9am, after firing at police. "One officer was struck, we believe in the hand, and suffered a minor wound," the spokesman said. "One of the police officers returned fire and the person of interest to police was wounded in the neck."

It has been reported that the arrests in Sydney, unlike those in Melbourne, do include charges relating to planning and preparation of violent acts. The suspects have not yet appeared in court and the case has been adjourned to Friday.

Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), has said that the seven people arrested in New South Wales will be charged under the anti-terrorism legislation that was rushed through parliament last week. Mr Keelty has said that the details of the allegations against the men should be kept secret.

"An application will be made by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution this afternoon to suppress the details of the allegations," he said.

Keelty justified the action by arguing that "we give these people a fair opportunity to prepare their defence before the court rather than run the trial in the media."

Victoria
In Victoria, warrants were executed in Dallas, Hoppers Crossing, Fawkner, Preston, Haberfield, Coburg, Yarraville, Meadow Heights, Hadfield and Mount Druit, resulting in 9 arrests.

Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon also believes that the raids prevented a terrorist attack, however she stated that the police did not know what form the attack would take, saying "we weren't exactly sure when nor, more importantly, what they planned to damage or do harm to." Commissioner Nixon said that they had sufficient evidence to proceed.

Nixon said that the raids were the result of a long-term operation. When queried, she confirmed that the anti-terror legislation rushed through Parliament last week was related to today's raids. "Some of that is related to that amendment that occurred," she said. The changes became law just two days ago.

Those arrested will be charged with "a range of offences", however the exact nature of the charges is yet to be announced. It is not yet clear to what extent the emergency legislative changes rushed through parliament last week are a legal basis for the arrests.

One of those arrested in Melbourne was Abu Bakr, also known as Abdul Nacer Benbrika. He is a dual Algerian and Australian citizen, and was criticised last August when he told ABC Radio that he supported al-Quaeda. At the time he denied being involved in any terrorist activity.

In an interview on the ABC Radio "National Breakfast" program, Rob Stary, a criminal defence lawyer who will be representing those arrested in the Melbourne raids said that, as far as he is aware, the charges all relate to being a member of a proscribed organisation, and none of the Melbourne suspsects had been charged in relation to any planning or preparation offences. At the time of the interview he was not aware which proscribed organisation the charges relate to.

Seven men have appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court, on charges of intentionally being a member of a terrorist organisation and knowing the organisation was a terrorist organisation. The court has heard that Abu Bakr is the "spiritual leader" of the group and the prosecutor alleged that the organisation is directed by Abu Bakr. Speaking of the Melbourne arrests, Prosecutor Richard Maidment QC alleged that the group constituted a "terrorist organisation". Making reference to the Sydney arrests he said that the Sydney suspects had "gathering chemicals of a kind that were used in the London Underground bombings," and planned to kill "innocent men and women in Australia."


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Number of arrests
There is currently confusion as to the number of arrests. ABC Online is reporting 16 people, and one of the SMH articles is reporting 17 in one part of the article and 15 in another part. - Borofkin 01:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Seems almost like the passage of the new 'anti-terror' law was pointedly used for these raids. I wonder at the timing. Perhaps simpler headline, Arrests made in Australian 'Anti-terror' raids  -Edbrown05 02:32, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * There is a little bit of confusion regading the anti-terror legislation. The government has proposed broad changes which have been discussed over the last month or so, and are yet to be implemented. However, some very small emergency legislative changes were rushed through parliament last week in response to a specific threat. These raids appear to be related to that specific threat, i.e. they were waiting for the "emergency legislation" before conducting the raids. So you are right, it is no coincidence. - Borofkin 02:35, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you for explaining that, I was indeed confused. -Edbrown05 02:38, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

POV
Nixon said that the raids were the result of a long-term operation. When queried, she confirmed that the anti-terror legislation rushed through Parliament last week was related to today's raids. "Some of that is related to that amendment that occurred," she said.

The prior sentence to the quote says something logically different from the actual quote, and provides the assumed inference that the legislation was passed *because* they needed these raids to happen. --RossKoepke
 * Where is the logical problem? There has been a long term investigation, the police and/or government decided that before moving ahead with arrests and charges, they needed some new legislation. The legislation was passed, and the raids went ahead. - Borofkin 03:59, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Interesting story. Probably worth keeping an eye on the situation in the medium term. At first glance it has parallels with the application of similar emergency laws in the UK. A year or so ago we had some very high-profile 'demonstrative' arrests based on 'sweeping powers' laws, and they caused a big stir in the media (and raised a lot of fears) but never actually came to anything.Rcameronw 21:03, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Splitting into sections
It appears that the situation in Sydney and Melbourne are quite different, so I've split them into different sections. - Borofkin 05:25, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

doesnt apply to wiki?
"An application will be made by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution this afternoon to suppress the details of the allegations."

Look if we were able to get details nothing could stop us from publishing the news could it? from my understanding of the new laws they shouldnt apply to us?.(thats if their was even a way)thoughts? god id love to taste my civil Liberties. really more or less a long shot :( (god i would run around melbourne poster Legitimately the url) and then the feeling of absolution mmmmmm absolution ooo and if it could be timed with the union marches on next tuesday. ok ima dreaming in a rant again --Whywhywhy 08:45, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I have no idea to who it applies. At worst it would apply to Australian Wikinews contributors, however no-one is doing original reporting at this point, we are just sourcing mainstream media. - Borofkin 23:26, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

It would apply to news media in Australia, but as Borofkin said, we are just sourcing mainstream media, not writing our own news. It you can't provide a source, don't write it. Rolanddeschain 23:10, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

illustration
There's a good courtroom illustration (of the nine Melbourne suspects) that could be used here (under fair use) but I've not a clue how to go about it, so if somebody would like to add it feel free. Rolanddeschain 23:10, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Socialist Alliance statement
Somebody created this as its own article which it is not so it will be deleted so i have posted it in here if anyone wants to add quotes to the main article from it.

Socialist Alliance statement

In the week in which PM John Howard's support as preferred prime minister dropped to a three-year low, the arrest of 17 people in Sydney and Melbourne on November 7-8, allegedly for planning a terrorist attack, was exceedingly fortunate timing for the federal government.

The overnight escalation of the "anti-terror" fear-mongering campaign that the government and media have perpetrated since September 11, 2001, will be a convenient diversion from the government's new industrial relations laws, opposed by the overwhelming majority of people in Australia. Any doubt that the raids were politically stage-managed should be dispelled by the fact that the police invited sections of the mass media to join them.

Forty-eight hours after the arrests, the details of the charges against the 17 remain undisclosed. However, this has not stopped the media and politicians, Coalition and Labor alike, proceeding to charge, try and convict them - whether or not they are guilty of any illegal activities. The presumption of innocence until proven guilty has been thrown out the window in the so-called war on terror. The chances of these 17 men now getting a fair trial is now almost nil.

The Socialist Alliance condemns all terrorist acts. The targeting of innocent civilians is horrendous and unjustifiable. But there is a fundamental difference between discussing political and religious beliefs, suicide bombings or even how to make a bomb, and actually carrying out a terrorist act.

That difference - between thought and action - has been obliterated in the new terror laws that the Howard government, with full Labor Party backing, is rushing through parliament. These laws, which criminalise dissenting ideas, annul the right to silence and remove legal "due process" from public view, are a violation of basic human rights. If we are to continue to call Australia a democracy, they must be resisted.

The Socialist Alliance joins with all those who refuse to be intimidated and silenced by the government's "anti-terror" propaganda and laws.

We will continue to speak out for the immediate withdrawal of all Australian military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan. The Australian government's participation in the inhumane and illegal war on the Iraqi people, and its wholehearted support for imperialism's war of terror, is creating more, not less terrorism.

We will continue to defend the right of all people to full freedom of speech and association, and oppose the banning of any organisation by the Australian government.

We will continue to campaign for the repeal of all federal anti-terror laws, and demand that the federal ALP opposition reverse its shameful support for Howard's police-state laws, and that all state Labor governments repeal the anti-terror laws they have passed in recent years.

And we will continue to condemn ASIO-police raids on the homes of innocent Muslims and stand in solidarity with the victims of these attacks. The huge sums of public money being spent on these terror raids should instead be spent on a public education campaign against racism towards the Middle Eastern and Muslim communities.

[The Socialist Alliance is helping to establish an emergency response network of all those who want to help defend individuals or organisations under attack from the new police-state laws. To sign on to the network, email National_Office@socialist-alliance.org, or visit www.Socialist-Alliance.org ]--Whywhywhy 05:42, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

 * It's probably time to start on a new article if we are going to keep reporting on this issue. Something like "Suspected terrorists appear in court", or "Scuffle outside courthouse as suspected terrorists appear" or somesuch. - Borofkin 05:58, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I totally agree, considering it's something that will develop over time. Rolanddeschain 00:50, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


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Coral Gables hosts Herald Hunt puzzle adventure

November 7, 2005

On November 6, 2005, thousands of puzzle lovers from around the country swarmed Coral Gables, Florida, USA, with the hopes of being the first to solve a series of interactive riddles and win a weeklong resort vacation for four, as part of a free event called 'The Herald Hunt.' Billed as an 'urban puzzle safari', the Herald Hunt was designed by Dave Barry and Tom Shroder, and produced by The Miami Herald newspaper.

The Sunday issue of the Miami Herald included a special Hunt section which listed over eighty numbered clues. But only five of the clues were legitimate; the rest were red herrings. Participants roamed the city in search of five numbers that would reveal the identity of the genuine clues from the newspaper. Cryptic hints were embedded in unusual places: street trolleys bearing strange messages, speakers blaring loud music, actors on the sidewalk making hand gestures, and even in the songs sung by a barbershop quartet in front of City Hall.

The five correct clues, when combined with a final clue announced at 3pm, yielded a phone number. Teams that correctly deduced and called the phone number heard a message containing one final puzzle that needed to be solved in order to win the prize.

The members of this year's winning team were Robin and Cary Ginter, Steve Friedland, Brian O'Neil, and Mark Engelberg. They were the first team to decode the phone message and complete the final task.

Engelberg and O'Neil flew in from across the country to attend the Hunt with their friends who are local to the area. O'Neil explained, "There's no other event I'm aware of that's quite like the Herald Hunt. There are other puzzle competitions, but nothing on this kind of large scale."

This is Engelberg's and Friedland's third win, and a second-time win for the other members of the team. When asked to explain the secret of their success, Engelberg said that teamwork was key. "We've gotten very good at working together," he said.


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Hi there! Your article Albion War Protest could be a very worthwhile and newsworthy article - there are a few things that you need to do. Firstly, more information: who was the local resident? Do you have any quotes? What is "CalTrans/CHP"? Remember that this article will be read by people from all over the world who don't know anything about this area or the events or people involved. Add as much detail as you can.

Regarding the pictures - we can use them in the article, but they must be uploaded to http://commons.wikimedia.org, and the person who took them must release them under a free license, such as Public Domain, or Creative Commons.

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Cheney lobbies for CIA exemption to torture ban

November 8, 2005

The United States Vice President Dick Cheney lobbied Senate Republicans to exempt the CIA from the proposed ban on torture of terror suspects held by the United States. According to senators participating in the closed door-session, Cheney argued that the administration needs an exemption from the ban on "cruel, inhumane or degrading" treatment of detainees in United States custody to be effective in the "war on terrorism", although he also said that the United States does not engage in torture.

The Vice President's appeal comes at a time when Congress is still dealing with the aftermath of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, as well as allegations of torture in Guantanamo Bay. At the same time questions about secret CIA detention centers outside of United States territory and cases of individuals that have been extradited from the United States to countries that are known to practice torture to obtain intelligence information resurface in the media.

The Bush administration is growing increasingly isolated in its stance on this issue. Republican Senator Chuck Hagel said on ABC television "I think the Administration is making a terrible mistake in opposing John McCain's amendment on detainees and torture," and added "Why in the world they're doing that, I don't know."

The Office of the Vice President declined to comment on this issue.


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Wikinews:Water cooler/policy/Sock puppeting

Sock puppeting
Here type an intro instead of this text.

Definition
Put some ideas here too.

When is it good, what is good about it?
And what do you think?

When is it a problem, what is bad about it?
etc...

Should it be allowed, and when?
Go on, keep typing, you can do it!

What can be done to prevent it?
Anything?

What problems might arise if people try to prevent sock-puppeting?
I can think of some, eg it might become hard to submit articles anonymously, Wikinews might start asking for a drivers license to edit articles.

Actions to be taken
None proscribed that I know of.


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Talk:Israel begins using sonic booms against Palestinians

Israel defended its raids, saying the booms are designed to be a show of force to militant groups in the region.

This is a bit of a stretch. The BBC article doesn't assign this statement to anybody but a "correspondent". The Guardian talks about "an army intelligence source". The army doesn't operate any aircraft. Giving the impression that "Israel" is making an official statement on the purpose of the sonic booms when it is merely an un-named source from a different service is stretching NPOV a bit far.

I'm also puzzled about the physics of the situation. Israel isn't big enough for an aircraft operating at supersonic speed to make a full circle within its width. The Gaza Strip is only a few kilometres wide and it seems rather strange that a sonic boom could be confined within its area. In fact one of the articles talks about a sonic boom intruding "hundreds of kilometres" over the border. Surely a series of sonic booms over the Gaza Strip would also trigger complaints from neighbouring Israel communities? --Skyring 11:03, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Title change, NPOV issues
Sonic booms are not considered "attacks" by many people, so unless you are taking sides, the title cannot stay as per NPOV. The article itself needs to be polished up, too - things like this:

should be avoided unless extremely important, as the source cannot be verified as a spokesman for the Isreali government. --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 21:39, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

 * The quote is clearly central to the article, but without ascribing the quote it's difficult to use safely. So I've changed the article to reflect it came directly from the Guardian, who report the military is preventing the official's name from being used.

 * As for the sonic boom - it certainly can be an attack. It causes physical damage, sometimes very severe, and is an element of psyops, a form of military action. In this case there is also clear statements it is being used militarily, and so qualifies as an attack.

 * Please re-examine the article to see if, given the above, it now meets NPOV? - Amgine 00:15, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I won't republish, but at this point it barely matters whether the article is in development or published, or NPOV-tagged; it's over a week old. After being pushed back into develop, nothing was done to improve it for several days.  This is of course mostly the article submitter's responsibility. - McCart42 (talk) 01:45, 12 November 2005 (UTC)


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Family of killed Palestinian boy donates organs to Israeli patients

November 8, 2005

The organs of a 12 year-old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers have been transplanted to Israeli patients, helping to save their lives.

Ahmed al-Khatib was shot during clashes in Jenin last week when soldiers mistook his toy gun for a real one. He later died in a hospital. The Israeli Defense Forces regretted the incident.

Ahmed's kidneys, liver, lungs and heart were transplated to a total of six patients, including Israeli Arabs, Jews, and Druze. One of the recipients was 12 year-old Samah Gadban, who had been waiting for a new heart for five years. Her father thanked Ahmed's family "from the depths of my heart" and called the donation a "gesture of love".

Ahmed's father, Ismail al-Khatib, said the family made the decision to donate his son's organs "for the sake of the world’s children and the children of this country". He added that saving lives was more important than religion and thinks that his son "has entered the heart of every Israeli".

al-Khatib stressed he has received nothing but praise from fellow residents in Jenin.

The Speaker of the Knesset, Reuven Rivlin, praised the action saying that this "remarkable gesture [...] despite the war and conflict without solution for nearly 100 years, must be noted".


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Talk:Family of killed Palestinian boy donates organs to Israeli patients

where does this come from?
i can't really find anything about this in any of the sources: The Israeli Defense Forces regretted the incident., is there a source for adding that remark? Boneyard 13:57, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Oops. That was in the BBC article which I forgot to add. Fixed that, thanks for letting me know. --Deprifry | +T+ 14:01, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Title
I put "boy" back in the title since it seems important that the parents authorized the transplants. If there are objections, please revert. Neutralizer 22:56, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Perfectly reasonable inclusion, I think. It's important to the story and important to the title. --Chiacomo (talk) 23:56, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * before reading the article i thought this was something totally different. perhaps it should be mentioned the organs were donated, and not just "used" --1698 2005 November 8 23:37 (PST)
 * I was confused by title too. Better is "Family of killed Palestinian boy donates organs to Israeli patients".  I don't have a wikinews account so I can't move this.  --69.181.198.194 08:58, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Changed per your suggestion. And btw, creating an account is a matter of ten seconds. You don't even need give your email address. Just try the create account button at the top right:). --Deprifry | +T+ 12:17, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


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please send me an email as I am interested in your "chaos theory" and expect you will be blocked permanently at any moment. Neutralizer 15:31, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

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Welcome
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Chemical weapons used in Iraq by US military, says Italian documentary

November 8, 2005

A documentary aired on November 8 on an Italian state-run satellite channel RAI claims that the United States military used chemical weapons and napalm-like bombs during a bombardment of Fallujah in November 2004. The documentary, entitled Fallujah: The Hidden Massacre, asserts that the US military used white phosphorus on the civilian population during the bombardment, and backs these allegations with interviews with former US soldiers as well as residents of Fallujah.

White phosphorus is a spontaneously flammable chemical used in battlefield illumination or to generate smoke screens. Contact with the substance results in burning and melting of skin and flesh. According to an account of a former US soldier, the phosphorus explodes and forms a plume, killing everyone within a 150 metre radius. The smoke produced by burning phosphorous converts to hot, concentrated phosphoric acid on contact with human skin, eyes, lungs and mucous membranes producing characteristic chemical burns internally and externally. White phosphorus is also a highly toxic substance with an average lethal dose (LD50) of 50 milligrams; lethal intoxication causes a slow death after 5 to 10 days.

White phosphorus bombs are considered incendiary devices, though RAI claims that they are chemical weapons. The US military admits using white phosphorus to illuminate battlefields, but denies having used it as a weapon against civilians. The United States has ratified the Chemical Weapons Convetion (CWC), but has not ratified the "Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III)" which forbids the use of incendiary weapons against places with concentrations of civilians.

A statement issued by the United States in December 2004 pointed out that phosphorus shells are not outlawed, and that "US forces have used them very sparingly in Fallujah, for illumination purposes." RAI's film, however, alleges that the US has attempted to destroy footage of use of white phosphorus on civilians in Fallujah.

"A rain of fire fell on the city, the people struck by this multi-coloured substance started to burn, we found people dead with strange wounds, the bodies burned but the clothes intact," says Mohamad Tareq, a biologist in Fallujah interviewed for the film. Jeff Englehart, a former US soldier, describes on the documentary: "Burned bodies, burned women, burned children; white phosphorus kills indiscriminately... When it makes contact with skin, then it's absolutely irreversible damage, burning flesh to the bone."

The Pentagon has previously claimed that white phosphorous was only used for illumination purposes in Fallujah: “U.S. forces have used them very sparingly in Fallujah, for illumination purposes. They were fired into the air to illuminate enemy positions at night, not at enemy fighters.” However, the documentary clearly shows two types of munitions being used:
 * LUU-2 Parachute flares for illumination.
 * White phosphorous incendiaries being used to attack a large residental area. This corroborates the eyewitness testimony in the documentary claiming many civilians were killed in their homes by incendiary and caustic materials.

The Pentagon and the U.S. Administration stopped short of denying the claims that white phosporus was used in Fallujah, although U.S. Marine Major Tim Keefe insisted that it was not used to "target" civilians. The use of incendiary weapons against civilians is banned by an additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions that was added in 1980, however the United States did not sign this protocol and it does not directly cover the use of toxic smokes.

The documentary also implies that US troops used Mark 77 incendiary bombs in Fallujah, which contain an upgraded napalm formulation. The main difference to Vietnam-era napalm being the replacement of gasoline with kerosene in the mixture, and it is reported that the mixture contains oxidizing agents, including white phosphorus. The US military does not call MK77 munitions "napalm" bombs. However, the use of MK77 munitions against Iraqi troops in 2003 had a "strikingly similar" effect to napalm as confirmed in August 2003 by the US military representatives Col. Randolph Alles and Col. Michael Daily.


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Talk:Chemical weapons used in Iraq by US military, says Italian documentary

Use for illumination purposes?
I doubt that white phosphorus is actually used for illumination purposes (second paragraph, first sentence) as it is reported to burn rapidly (see Wikipedia entry). Substances like magnesium appear to be more effective for illumination. Also, phosphorus generates a lot of smoke.

Banned by Geneva protocol
I don't know if the wikipedia link I added is completely relevant or useful. However...

"Use of white phosphorus is not specifically banned by any treaty, however the 1980 Geneva Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III) prohibits the use of incendiary weapons against civilian populations or by air attack against military forces that are located within concentrations of civilians. [1] The United States is among the nations that have not signed this protocol."

Brianmc 19:41, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Seems good to me. Anyway, I only covered about 1/3 of the articles, and that's all the time I have right now, so if anyone else wants to continue they're very welcome to do so. - Apollyon 19:55, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

If no-one objects, I'm publishing the article. - Apollyon 22:14, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I think it's ok to publish. I just fixed what I think was a mistake.  The article said that RAI alleged that the US military destroyed footage of alleged use...  I removed the second "alleged", surely RAI are alleging that the footage does show that white phosphorus was used. Bill3 22:34, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Unverified Information
MrM (or whoever else can help out), I cannot see any unverified information in this article. Note that new sources were added recently. Please be specific. --vonbergm 00:03, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

I think its wrong to unpublish withthout better reasons than that! International 00:15, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Is it ok to republish anyone? International 00:20, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Please, read this
Did the U.S. Use "Illegal" Weapons in Fallujah?, USINFO. You shoudl say something about it too.

Jeff Englehart is an left and anti-war activist, with his own blog.

This is a variation of an old story (already published by Wikinews too) from Islamic sites claiming that Americans haved used napalm bombs, gas, etc in Fallujah.

 * I think that it is not important if this is an old or a new story, but that now it is well documented with the video: you can see the bombardments and the rests of the victims. See the original documentary in italian, english or arab. --Trek00 03:40, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

 * The USINFO website has been last updated in January. Looking at more recent press releases (look at sources) it seems that US authorities have changed their mind on some of the assertions made on the website. (Not the first time...)--vonbergm 05:33, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

 * The main sources of this information are left-wing and islamic websites. The article says that there are witnesses however the wintnesses are always anonymous. (Not the first time...)

A related article has already been published on 29 November 2004: Aljazeera says United States have used napalm in Fallujah (however the article has been deleted for some reason). And the Al Aljazeera story were an "well documented story" in video too. In my humble opinion, you should at least say what the US authorities said all about this. --Carlosar 09:41, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

The second-to-last paragraph gives official US opinion. One could spend more time on this and quote the whole statement. I don't feel it would really add anything, but throw in the quote or expand on the paragraph if you feel that this would improve the article. --vonbergm 15:34, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

would this image be useful
I'm not sure if it is relevent to the article or not. If it is i'll upload it to commons and put it in. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:32, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
 * w:Image:Downtown fallujah.jpg
 * w:Image:Iraqi-woman-incinerated-by-american-chemical-weapons-while-praying-with-beads--fallujah--us-war-crimes.jpg

Typo
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'is is' -> 'is' Van der Hoorn (talk) 18:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Done — Gopher65talk 21:08, 5 March 2009 (UTC)


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Liberians choose their president

November 8, 2005 In the aftermath of a 14-year long civil war, Liberians are holding elections for their first post-war president. Of the two final candidates — Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and George Weah — Mr Weah had a higher percentage of the vote in elections held on October 11 this year. A secondary election was held recently, but the final winner has not been chosen.

Mrs. Johnson-Sirleaf, 66-year-old former economist of the World Bank and Harvard University graduate, the so called "Iron Lady", is very popular along educated people and women. Her supporters consider her to be the better candidate due to her economics background. She was the runner-up in the October 11 elections, receiving about 20% of votes. Opponents point to the fact she'd be the first woman leader ever in Africa, and that she does not have the support of the rebel warlords.

Mr. Weah, 39-year-old well-known football player and former star of AC Milan, is said to be a successful man. His supporters, who call him "King George", are generally made up of young men - many of them war veterans. But his opponents say that he is an inexperienced leader, without political skills. He won the voting on October 11, 2005, receiving 28% of votes.

on November 28 we will know who won

According to United Nations peacekeepers only a single incident of violence was reported during the elections. The elections results are expected in about 2 weeks.

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Talk:Gorbachev warns against rapid globalization

This article lacks substance. After reading it (which didn't take long), I have no idea what the result of Gorbachez's speech is. Was anyone who will do something listening, and announce some action as a result of hearing Gorbachez? Did he himself make any commitments? This article should not have been published. Bill3 22:38, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


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User:Trek00

 * Translated articles
 * Page on Wikinews Italian edition
 * Page on Meta-Wiki

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User talk:Trek00

Welcome
Trek00, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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 * Cool username☺. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 01:10, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Trek?
You're not perchance the same "trek" as runs one of the remailers in Italy are you? Brian McNeil / talk 22:46, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Then perhaps I should sign my next message "Doc". :) Welcome to wikinews. Brian McNeil / talk 23:01, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I just realized why you probably couldn't /msg me on IRC. Nothing to do with the really old client I'm using, it's the server.  Unless you've registered your nickname with the NickServ then you're not allowed to send private messages.  This is to prevent spambots from pestering people. Brian McNeil / talk 15:41, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

 * /me waves. Hi from Doc! Only earthquakes bring you back here? ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 10:23, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Good Job
Good work with the interwiki links.Bawolff ☺☻ 04:16, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Olympic pics
If you want to link the pics to the talk page i will put the photos in if they are suitable. Thanks --Mark Talk 11:00, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Tour de France stage 2 interwiki
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe we already have those links. Cheers, --SVTCobra 23:16, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello again, hugs and kisses
The hugs and kisses is allowed because you're Italian, right? ;)

How are things over on the Italian wikinews, one of the things you might have missed because you don't follow the details here is we've moved to the next level with Accredited reporters. We now have the http://www.wikinewsie.org domain and locally accredited reporters are issued email addresses on that domain. I set it up, I have lots spare, and if it.wikinews can set up a parallel accreditation process I'll set up scoop-it@wikinews.org and issue email addresses to folks. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Predictable random number generator discovered in the Debian version of OpenSSL
Is there any way this article could be written so that not only computer experts understand what is going on? The article can continue to include all the technical stuff, but please include a paragraph for non-professionals so they at least get the idea. --SVTCobra 02:31, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, the later paragraphs do start to explain it. I guess, just got lost early on and couldn't continue. I don't think I am slow and I think I am on the upper side of the digital divide. So, if you don't mind, the opening paragraph is very-techie.
 * Of this part "the pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) of the Debian version of OpenSSL, one of the most used cryptographic programming libraries. The problem affects all the Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions, like Ubuntu and, that was used to create SSL/TLS keys", I know what a random number generator is and I know what the GNU license is and know of the Linux operating system.
 * I do not know what "Debian", "Knoppix", PRNG, SSL/TLS key, and OpenSSL, or cryptographic programming libraries are. I have heard of Unbuntu.
 * Can the introduction be more accessible? That way, non-techies won't tune out until it gets over their (my) head. --SVTCobra 04:10, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Debian 7.0
Killer effort, really. Maybe just bring it down a notch or two for us regular-type folk!! Try again....please!! It's a great topic!--Bddpaux (talk) 02:56, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

 * Hi. The review process for this article raised interesting challenges; I don't think they're insurmountable for future articles, but they're thought-provoking.  My review comments.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

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