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19 killed in Baghdad blast

August 8, 2006

Roadside bombs have killed a total of 19 people and wounded almost 80 in a series of attacks on Baghdad on Tuesday.

Two roadside bombs exploded in the Arabi market killing 10 and wounding 69. Earlier in the day, a bomb destroyed a minibus and a taxi in Baghdad's Nahda district killing nine and wounding eight. Two other bombs targeted police, according to officials, wounding three.

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Lieberman loses to Lamont in Connecticut primary

August 9, 2006 Three-term US Senator has conceded defeat to challenger Ned Lamont in Tuesday's Democratic Party  in the US state of Connecticut. With 98% of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reports that Lieberman has 48% of the vote compared to 52% for Lamont. The winner of the primary faces the Republican Party candidate in the but Lieberman confirmed tonight his intention to petition to run as an  against both the Democratic and Republican nominees. The polls closed at 8 p.m. local time.

The final result is highly anticipated due to the feud between Lieberman and Lamont. The major issue in the primary has been Lieberman's support for the US war in Iraq. Lieberman, who was Democrat Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 US presidential election, opposed criticizing US President George W. Bush during wartime and was famously kissed on the cheek by Bush following his 2005 address. Lamont has challenged President Bush's handling of the.

The campaign leading up to the election became increasingly acrimonious, with numerous "" used by both sides.

Because of the nature of the candidates and the marginality of the seat, the race has been seen by some as a "referendum" on the Democratic party or a "proxy vote" on the entire and subsequent war.

Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Georgia also held primaries Tuesday.


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US box office breakouts for August 8, 2006

August 8, 2006

The highest grossing films in the United States box office for the three day period of August 4 - 6, 2006 are:

 * 1) Talladega Nights with $47.0 million
 * 2) Barnyard: Original Party Animals with  $15.8 million
 * 3) Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest with $11.0 million
 * 4) Miami Vice with $10.2 million
 * 5) The Descent with $8.9 million


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Legit summarization?
According to the Times articel, Lamont suggest "by pulling frontline American troops out of Iraq." I summarized that to "withdrawl"; I'm guessing the responsible party removed it for being an over broad summary...? 68.39.174.238 18:51, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

New article for updates
Shouldn't there have been a new article for the updates/final result rather than a change to an existing one? --R2b2 03:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews doesn't do lists like this, please refer to the style guide &c for some guidelines. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Why not? They certainly relate to current events — particularly in a field that gets little coverage. —     21:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * <edit conflict>...I made that comment before checking the edit history, but this isn't the usual style of stuff I'm used to seeing. We don't get much entertainment stuff, but a weekly list of the top box-office movies could be a start for someone covering the lighter side of Category:Culture and entertainment. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:28, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well i think its ok and like the idea, but there should be a descriptionj about each movie or something...this is just way too short to be an article. Also, it should be a weekly thing for sure...someone committed. Jason Safoutin 21:35, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * thank you all.--Cute 1 4 u 04:32, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


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Hearing testimony; U.S. soldiers took turns raping 14 year old Iraqi girl before killing her

August 9, 2006

In testimony given before a U.S. military hearing, criminal investigator Benjamin Bierce narrated his account of how an incident involving five soldiers involved the serial rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl prior to shooting her. The hearing will determine whether four current U.S. soldiers have to face a court martial hearing; an additional former soldier allegedly involved in the incident, Steven D. Green, was recently discharged from the military and has pleaded not guilty to rape and murder charges in federal court in Kentucky.

According to Bierce, a U.S. Special Agent investigating the incident, the brutal attack which saw Abeer Qassim al-Janabi slain and her parents and younger sister murdered was premeditated. Citing a sworn statement from Army Specialist James Barker, the five accused were said to have plotted the rape whilst drinking whisky and playing cards.

According to Agent Bierce, Spc. Barker said that Pte. Spielman grabbed the girl while Pte. Green seized her father and they then took them into the house and Sgt. Cortez and Spc. Barker followed them inside.

Pte. Green supposedly led the father, mother and younger sister into the bedroom and closed the door, while the teenage girl remained in the living room with the other Americans, Spc. Barker's statement said.

Sgt. Cortez then allegedly pushed the girl to the floor, pulled up her dress and tore off her underwear while she was struggling, Bierce said, again citing Spc. Barker's statement. Sgt. Cortez appeared to then rape Abeer and afterward, Spc. Barker tried to rape the girl, the statement said.

Then Pte. Green came out of the bedroom with an AK-47 rifle and announced: "They're all dead. I just killed them," according to Spc. Barker's statement.

Then Sgt. Cortez held Abeer down while Pte. Green raped the girl; according to Spc. Barker's statement. Pte. Green then picked up the AK-47 and shot Abeer once, waited, and then shot her a few more times, the U.S. official, Agent Bierce, said, quoting from Spc. Barker's statement.

Spc. Barker said that he then poured kerosene lamp fuel on the girl's body but Barker did not say who set it on fire.

Gary Griesmyer, another Special Agent, quoted Sgt. Cortez as telling him that the teenage girl was crying and talking in Arabic and that Spc. Barker told her to "shut up."

Private Justin Watt testified that Pte. Howard told him before the incident that Pte. Green, Sgt. Cortez and Spc. Barker were planning to rape a girl, and Pte. Howard was going to be the lookout.

Watt testified that he heard Mr. Green say, "I want to kill and hurt a lot of Iraqis." Green has been discharged from the military and has pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Kentucky where he will stand trial; he will not be facing a court martial regardless of what occurrs in the Baghdad hearing.

"If you have the power to make something right, you should do it. Investigation is not my job. But if something went down -- something terrible like that -- then it's my obligation to come forward," Watt said.

Watt also said life for some of the soldiers in the B Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, was horrible while they were manning a military post in nearby Yusufiyah. Some lived in a "dilapidated, abandoned water treatment facility" he said.

Pfc. Watt, who is identified as the whistle-blowing soldier who disclosed the attack during a counseling session, also said; "I feared for my safety at the TCP (traffic control point). It's like this, I find out that guys in my squad, guys I trusted with my life, are allegedly responsible for one of the most brutal rapes/murders I've ever seen. And everyone has a weapon and grenades."

Pfc. Justin Cross testified that deadly attacks by insurgents sapped morale and raised combat stress in the U.S. Army unit that included the soldiers accused of raping and murdering Abeer. He said that the "mentally draining" living conditions of the combat unit was a factor.

"It drives you nuts. You feel like every step you might get blown up. You just hit a point where you're like, 'If I die today, I die.' You're just walking a death walk." Pfc. Cross told the hearing.

An article 32 hearing, like this, seeks to determine if a soldiers should face court martial. Its similar to that of a preliminary hearing or a grand jury proceeding in civilian law.


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To start with this is single source, just edited slightly differently by the two sources.

It should, up-front, make it clear this is the trial of a previously reported on case, not sensationalise as if it is a report on a new event.

So, yes, per the edit summary it needs a lot of NPOV work. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think actually the second AP article is a report about other testimony at the trial which seems to provide a sort of "guilty with explanation" defense. The articles are not alike,imo, but I'll seek out another source for the trial. Perhaps the word "trial" should be in the title? Neutralizer 22:40, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ok I found a Wash Post staff writer source; will try to weave that into the article. Neutralizer 22:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Too late for me, but this was probably a very long newswire report and what you're finding as sources are edits to suit the editorial position of people like the Globe and Mail. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ok,thanks Brian, I think the washington post is a separate source as they give no credit to AP at all. So that'll be the second source. Neutralizer 23:02, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No need for more sources. If anywikinewsie want it there is plenty out there... I publish. international 01:38, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

unpublish
while it presents a detailed account of the testimony presented, article fails to mention what the news event is: trial of accused underway, in what jurisdiction?, what stage is the trial in? what, if anything, have the accused pleaded? btw, am also intending to shortening the headline. if anyone has any suggestions, post a note on the talk page below. Doldrums 14:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hopefully the additional source's details regarding the nature of the hearing will be sufficient. I will shorten the title as well and maybe others can change it if they knows of one better. Neutralizer 16:46, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Old News
This story is so August 7.

What is the point of putting it up August 9?

--216.75.93.110 14:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * And not to mention, this is completely one-sided.

 * Disagree; the defense testimony is included in the article without the prosecutors' description of that testimony as being ridiculous;

'Murder not war. Rape not war. That's what were here talking about today," prosecutor Capt. Alex Pickands said in his closing argument before the three-day hearing concluded. "Cold food didn't kill that family. Personnel assignments didn't rape and murder that 14-year-old little girl.'" This version could be included as a source if the article was to be completely reflective of the testimony. If anything, the article gives more sway to the unanswered defense excuses for the events. Neutralizer 17:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * One comment to combat a whole article is not balanced, and does not meet the NPOV policy of the WMF. (Unsigned by IP 66.227.194.89)
 * In a report from a hearing like this, who is the part whos POV is not heard here? international 18:12, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Unreadable
How much of the stuff in the middle is Bierce's testimony? But the real point of publishing an article that was news to days ago is to put the words U.S. soldiers and rape together and see how many times we can repeat that. This article is not biased in its writing, perhaps, yet it is unable to hide the fact that its creator is totally biased.--SVTCobra 17:11, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Welcome to wikinews; noone owns articles here. Please feel free to edit the article. One point to consider is that this hearing, much like a grand jury hearing, is by its nature quite one-sided as the prosecution has to bring out enough evidence to justify a trial. This news story is not about the event as the event did happen some months ago. This article is about this hearing only which is the only real news about the event. Neutralizer 18:02, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * SCTCobra is right, it is not easy to read, I can rework the first few paragraphs (and have done so), but beyond the section I commented out it is impossible to follow who said what, about who, etc. It just seems to flail about aimlessly in an effort to say the U.S. military employs "evil" people. --81.241.158.236 19:08, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It is bizarre and unfounded to say that the US military employs "evil" people. I object to that slurr on the military servicepeople and do not see anywhere in the article where these accused are said to be evil and the only accusations about them come from other military service people. Please try not to be combative with the editors; if you fgeel they are being slandered, write a letter to the US prosecuters who are saying these things. Neutralizer 01:10, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

some confusion on number of soldiers
Green is not one of the soldiers charged in the Article 32 hearing because he is no longer in the military. He was discharged for a personality disorder before being charged "Green has pleaded not guilty to rape and murder charges in federal court in Kentucky". He would be the fifth soldier and 4 other soldiers are charged in the Baghdad pre-court martial hearing. It is difficult to report US court activities because of the various red-herrings like the age of the rape victim(remember we were reporting her as being 25 at first). However, we must take the time to read the sources thoroughly and try to present the news as simply and clearly as we can,istm. In this matter there will be a trial in the USA for the ringleader, Green, and this story is about the possible court martial of the other 4. I propose that we leave Green's trial out of this news article. Also fixed sources assuming that Brian's appraisal is correct about Globe and Mail being the author of 2 sources. Neutralizer 01:06, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


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Fire at New Zealand hospital destroys laundry

August 9, 2006

A fire on Tuesday night at Southland Hospital, Invercargill has destroyed a two-storey building which was used for laundry and cleaning by the cleaning company Alsco.

Junior doctors and interns were evacuated from the nearby hospital campus. A dangerous goods store nearby nearby was saved from the fire. The building was not close enough to the new main hospital building to cause any damage to it.

Morris Robertson, Fire Chief, said: "We managed to save a dangerous goods store near the fire but the laundry is a total loss."

Fire crews arrived at the scene at 9.30 p.m. (NZST) and Morris Robertson said that the building was well ablaze when they arrived. The first was so severe that they had to call in other firefighters to help, including volunteers. In total there was eight fire engines and 35 firefighters.

The fire was under control by 11.30 p.m. but the fire crews stayed overnight, just in case.

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Arrests over phone-tap of British royal family

August 9, 2006

Three people have been arrested over allegations that they intercepted calls made by staff in, Prince Charles' household. Clive Goodman, royal editor for the tabloid newspaper , is one of three men who were last night detained by police following a probe by Scotland Yard lasting several weeks. It is alleged they listened to numerous voice mail messages made by members of.

All of the three men were questioned by police at Charing Cross police station in London, and police have confirmed this morning that a fifty year-old man has been released on bail. But a spokeswoman for the newspaper has said that Mr Goodman remains in custody with another unidentified man.

Scotland Yard had reportedly been told by staff at Clarence House that something suspicious was occurring. The Royal Protection Squad was therefore told to investigate the claims, and due to potential security implications, the anti-terrorist branch is also involved in the inquiry.

"Police launched an investigation after concerns were reported to the Met's Royalty Protection Department by members of the Royal Household at Clarence House," said a statement issued by Scotland Yard last night. "It is focused on alleged repeated security breaches within telephone networks over a significant period of time and the potential impact this may have around a number of individuals."

It has also emerged today that the investigation will look at whether a number of celebrities and Members of Parliament have had their phones tapped. "Police continue to work with the telephone companies concerned and continue to have their full support in attempting to identify any other person whose telephone may have been intercepted," Scotland Yard’s statement added.

This is not the first time that such phone hacking allegations surrounding the Royal Family have made the headlines. In 1993, a romantic call made late at night between Prince Charles and the was made public, and in 1992, a tape featuring a conversation between Princess Diana and a close friend called James Gilbey was published.


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Coca-Cola and Pepsi face ban in Indian states

August 9, 2006

The government of Kerala, a state in southern India, has banned the production and sale of both Coca-Cola and Pepsi after the Centre for Science and Environment, a NGO, found high levels of pesticide residue in the popular soft drinks.

Kerala is the first state to impose a complete ban on the production and sale of the drinks, but five other states have said they will introduce partial bans in hospitals, schools and colleges.

Chief minister V. S. Achuthanandan, CPI(M), said the two companies had been asked to wind up their operations, meaning the closure of a Pepsi and a Coca-Cola plant in the state.

The Indian Soft Drinks Manufacturers Association issued a statement saying: "Our products manufactured in India are absolutely safe and meet every safety standard set by food health and regulatory bodies in India and all over the world."


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Brothers found guilty of killing schoolboy

August 9, 2006

Two brothers have been found guilty of killing a ten year-old schoolboy. Damilola Taylor, who was born in Nigeria and had only been in the United Kingdom for a couple of months, was stabbed in the leg and died in the stairwell of a housing estate in Peckham in south London in 2000.

Eighteen year-old Danny Preddie and nineteen year-old Rickie Preddie, who live in Peckham, were convicted of manslaughter in a retrial at the Old Bailey this afternoon.

On hearing the verdict, Rickie Preddie started shouting and swearing. "You are corrupt. You are nothing," he told the judge, who then ordered prison officers surrounding the teenager to take him out of the court.

Outside the court, Damilola's father Richard Taylor said: "We, the family, feel nobody can ever return our son to us. But it is a great comfort that justice has finally been done for Damilola. We pray that his gentle soul can now rest in peace."

The head of homicide and serious crime at the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Directorate, Commander Dave Johnston, said: "Today justice has finally been reached for Damilola. His violent death in 2000 sent shockwaves throughout London and beyond. For his family it was a very personal tragedy played out in a very public arena and I would like to acknowledge the courage and dignity with which Gloria and Richard Taylor have supported us throughout the police investigations."

The two brothers had been cleared earlier this year of murder and assault at an earlier trial.

They will be sentenced in two weeks time.


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publish?
shld this article be published so soon? yes, 'coz it's breaking news. no, 'coz Doldrums 14:48, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) article is single sourced.
 * 2) no mention of the race controversy over the killing
 * 3) almost no mention of earlier trial.


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US base in Nuristan, Afghanistan attacked

August 9, 2006 According to reports citing U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, an insurgent attack on the base at Kamdesh in Nuristan Province was successfully repelled, leaving dead approximately half of the 30 insurgents who attacked the base.

Early Wednesday morning, the Kamdesh Provincial Reconstruction Team base was attacked from three directions by an estimated 30 insurgents with RPGs and small arms. The base, which houses hundreds of soldiers, returned fire with mortars and small arms. The base called for air support and jets dropped four 500-pound bombs, effectively ending the battle.

Lt. Joel Rees said "This is the first large, coordinated attack on our base since we arrived three weeks ago". He continued "When light broke, we found large crater holes from the RPG attack throughout the base and several tents had bullet holes." Maj. Tom Sutton described the two-hour battle as the most ferocious he had seen in the area.

According to the U.S. military, two of their soldiers and one Afghan policeman sustained minor injuries. They were treated at the scene and returned to duty.

The attackers are suspected to be Hezbi Islami, a militant group/political party that is said to have allied with Mullah Omar and the remnant Taliban.

Nuristan is one of the most remote regions of Afghanistan, located on the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains in the northeastern part of the country. Nuristan's security situation is so poor that no NGOs operate there. The base is part of the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.


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If this was your do-over of the first one with the typo in the title, not bad. My first contributions were picking up on articles other people had done like this and finding another source to expand enough to not need the tag. So it is useful if you want to just write a couple of short paragraphs like this, it offers some work for other editors who may be looking around and not have a specific story they want to cover. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:36, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi Brian. I know it is a short article, but this is really all that the sources agree on. For example, did they use mortars or rockets? Was there air support? I suppose I could just pick one and run with it, but I think I have all the facts that could be gleaned from the sources. Just look at how much fluff they have. One article even starts talking about something completely different.--SVTCobra 16:46, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As Brian says, more editors need to get involved expanding this before it can be published. Also, what is the basis for referring to the people killed as "insurgents"? I notice one of the sources uses the term "rebels" in the headline and I think trhere is a difference. Neutralizer 17:09, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Another source called them Taliban. Yet another said they were likely the Hezb-e-Islami militant group. One quoted an officer who called them extremists. I went with what I thought was the "generally accepted" term. If I had my way I would call them terrorists. --SVTCobra 17:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I guess fluff is what the people want. --SVTCobra 17:46, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, more details have emerged - so fluff is minimal. --SVTCobra 22:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Perhaps this article also shows the bias of its "creator"? :) that's why it is so important for others to get involved editing. I have to go to my job now but I will work on this article later; btw, if I had my way, I'd call them "freedom fighters" or "the occupation resistance". Neutralizer 18:06, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps it does, but please point it out to me. . . Oh, so, you understand why I used "insurgents" then? --SVTCobra 19:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't bite the newbies. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:34, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This has developed nicely, good work. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:19, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Brian. This being the first story that I initiated, I started to worry that it would be sent back to the Newsroom until it was no longer news. Still it is a shame that it was not in the headlines (for any extended period of time) until the day was nearly over. Perhaps I should have added the Template:Breaking so that the story could develop while remaining a headline. I don't think anyone was saying that it wasn't news.--SVTCobra 23:11, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Just got back from work and I see that it is now a great article. Congrats SVTCobra (I hope you saw the humour in the "creator" comment since you said something similar about an article I started; anyway, just my pathetic attempt at humour) Neutralizer 01:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I did see the humor. Brian thought you were just bashing a n00b, but he hadn't seen my comment at this story. --SVTCobra 02:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


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Londoner hit by train, Underground closed at Marble Arch Station

August 10, 2006

The London Underground service was disrupted today due to a man being caught under a train near Marble Arch Station in the city of Westminster, Central London. According to British Transport Police officials, "on Wednesday 9 August 2006 at 16:30 the Central line was suspended between Liverpool Street and White City due to a person under a westbound train at Marble Arch. The person was confirmed deceased at 17:20. At 19:45 service resumed from Liverpool Street and White City. There was severe delays on the Central line until the close of traffic.[sic]"

The incident affected the Underground's Central Line between Liverpool Street Station and White City Station. According to Underground staff, the Central Line service on this route was suspended at 17:20 local time. On stations that connect to the Central Line, passengers were informed that "service for the Central Line is suspended until further notice" and that their "...tickets will be valid for all local traffic." In addition to announcements over loudspeaker, passengers were advised of the interruption with notices on white boards inside of most stations in Central London. While Marble Arch Station was closed off, additional buses were made available by the city to carry Underground passengers from Central Line connection points like Bond Street Station to their intended destinations.

The scene outside of Marble Arch station brought back memories of last year's train bombings: Underground staff, as well as police officers blocked the entrance to the station, and advised passengers to use alternate means of transportation; meanwhile, vehicles from the London Underground Emergency Response Unit, as well as police cars were standing by outside the station. British Trasport Police did not release further details about the accident.

By 20:00 local time, London Underground staff confirmed that service on the Central Line had been fully restored. "Yes, they're all open" said an Underground associate when asked whether Marble Arch Station had resumed service. By 23:00 local time, however, the Central Line service still reported "severe delays" on some stations. On Thursday, August 10th, the Central Line was operating normally again, but the service interruption was overshadowed by the breaking news regarding a plot to detonate explosives on airplanes flying from the UK to the United States.

Train accidents on the Tube are not uncommon: the London Underground reports 53 injuries last year and continues to advise passengers to "mind the gap between the train and the platform" when trains arrive, and to "stand clear of the closing doors," in order to help ensure a safe journey. In addition, passengers are also advised to carry a bottle of water with them on hot days to avoid heat-related injuries and to remember to "take all their belongings with them when [they] leave the train, in order to avoid station closures and security alerts."

The closure of Marble Arch Station was not the only service interruption on Wednesday; according to its web site, London Underground reports that Baker Street Station was also closed down due to a gas leak. The station reopened Thursday afternoon, but some delays were reported.


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British soldier dies in Afghanistan

August 9, 2006 The Ministry of Defence has confirmed tonight that a British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. Twenty-five year-old Private Leigh Reeves, from the Royal Logistic Corps in Kabul, died in a traffic accident in Camp Souter.

His commanding officer praised Private Reeves, saying he was a "high calibre soldier" and "one of those larger than life characters" that every unit needed.

He is the fifth UK soldier to die this month in Afghanistan, and in total, eighteen British troops have died there since operations began.

Last Sunday, Private Andrew Barrie Cutts, from the Royal Logistics Corps, was killed by insurgents in the northern area of Helmand Province.

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 * Thanks, I'm currently waiting to hear back from the Underground's press office, they should be able to confirm this. I am aware that no other major news outlet has picked up the article, which is most likely due to the much more severe story that began to break Wednesday evening, involving the terror plot to blow up US-bound airplanes. A person stuck under a train, I must agree, does seem a little out of place in light of all this. To corroborate the train story, pictures have already been included. I can upload additional pictures, if you'd like. This, in addition with the press office's response (their contact info is on the article's talk page) should be suffient evidence that this story is accurate. Having said that, the foiled terrorist plot which caused chaos today at London Heathrow airport is certainly also newsworthy, and once I find a way to actually leave the city as I had planned, I'll be happy to contribute in that regard, if necessary. (Freerick 16:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC))

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British soldier dies in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed tonight that a British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The soldier, from the Royal Logistic Corps in Kabul, died in a traffic accident in Camp Souter.

Lieberman loses to Lamont in Connecticut primary
United States

Three-term US Senator Joe Lieberman has conceded defeat to challenger Ned Lamont in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary election in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With 98% of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reports that Lieberman has 48% of the vote compared to 52% for Lamont.

Coca cola and Pepsi face ban in Indian states
India

Kerala, an state in southern India, has banned the production and sale of both Coke and Pepsi due to high levels of pesticide residue discovered in the popular soft drinks.

Arrests over phone-tap of British royal family
United Kingdom

Three people have been arrested over allegations that they intercepted calls made by staff in Clarence House, Prince Charles’ household.

Fire at New Zealand hospital destroys laundry
New Zealand

A fire on Tuesday night at Southland Hospital, Invercargill has destroyed a two-storey building which was used for laundry and cleaning by the cleaning company Alsco.

Brothers found guilty of killing schoolboy
United Kingdom

Two brothers have been found guilty of killing a ten year-old schoolboy. Damilola Taylor, who was born in Nigeria and had only been in the United Kingdom for a couple of months, was stabbed in the leg and died in the stairwell of a housing estate in Peckham in south London in 2000.

Edinburgh Fringe festival begins
Scotland

The 60th Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the "world's largest arts festival" opened on Sunday, August 6. It features more than 1,800 shows put on by 17,000 performers in 260 venues.

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Senior Chinese official executed for spying for Taiwan

August 10, 2006

A Chinese government official convicted of working for the Taiwanese government has been executed, and thousands of civil workers viewed the taped trial for "educational purposes" on Monday. The prisoner's name was Tong Daning and was in his mid-50's and held a rank just under "Assistant-Minister" before he was found guilty of espionage. According to the anonymous sources, Daning had been selling state sources for over 15 years, making a profit of about US$250,000.

Daning is the highest ranking person executed in China since 1999, when a Major General and Senior Colonel were executed for selling state secrets. China and Taiwan have been spying on each other ever since 1949, when the People's Republic of China was officially created, but that has not stopped over 1 million Taiwanese citizens from working and investing over 100 billion USD in China. There have been many cases of espionage within the last few years, with all but two resulting in a death sentence.


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Chavez equates Israel invasion of Lebanon and occupation of Palestine with Nazi oppression of Jews

August 11, 2006 Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, compared Israel's activities in Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza to what Hitler did to the Jews. "They are doing what Hitler did against the Jews," Chavez said to the Arabic news network Al Jazeera and on his radio program.

Chavez condemned the Israeli attacks and accused the Jewish state of committing a "new Holocaust" with the help of the United States, which Chavez called a "terrorist" country.

"Israel has gone mad and is inflicting on the people of Palestine and Lebanon the same thing they have criticized, and with reason: the Holocaust. But this is a new Holocaust." Chávez said. Over 1,000 Lebanese civilians are reported to have been killed in the Israeli offensive.

The Jewish Anti-Defamation League responded: "Clearly, President Chavez needs a reality check when it comes to the Middle East conflict."

Other accusations of Israel claim that Israel is involved in systemic racism via an "Israeli apartheid".


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Israel pushes further into Lebanon

August 10, 2006

Armoured columns of the Israeli Defense Forces are meeting resistance as they move deeper into Lebanon in an attempt to capture the Hezbollah stronghold of Khiam as 40,000 Israeli troops mass on the Lebanese border following an Israeli cabinet decision to widen the war. Israel took control of the strategic southern Lebanese hub of Marjayoun on Thursday as part of its northern push.

Israel ratcheted up its fight against Hezbollah, beginning operations aimed at the heart of Beirut, taking control of a largely Christian southern Lebanese town, named Marjeyoun. The Israeli military also dropped leaflets in Beirut, warning of expanded operations inside the capital and urging people in southern Shiite neighborhoods to evacuate. Those neighborhoods have been bastions of support for Hezbollah. "To the people who live in Hay El Soulom, Borj El Barajneh, Shiyah ... For your safety," one flier warned. "You must evacuate these areas immediately and evacuate any area from where Hezbollah and its members or their assistants are launching their terrorist operations. "Be aware!"

Other Israeli troops also advanced on the town of Khiam. Israeli jets also struck a lighthouse used as a cell phone communications tower in central Beirut. Witnesses said they saw a man being loaded into an ambulance at the scene. There was no immediate information on his condition. The area, located in an upscale neighborhood where slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri lived, is outside the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs that Israeli forces have targeted up to now.

Israeli troops had warned residents to remain in their homes as forces moved toward the nearby town of Blatt, Lebanese military intelligence and police said. The secured area overlooks the Litani River, where Hezbollah fighters have reportedly launched rockets into Israel, sources said.

On Wednesday, the Israeli government approved a plan to widen the war in Lebanon in an attempt to destroy Hezbollah installations and neutralize its ability to launch rockets. The cabinet has authorized the Israeli army to advance as far north as the Litani River, 30 kilometres (18 miles) north of the Lebanese-Israeli border. However, Israel says yesterday's push is not part of that campaign.

"It's a small operation that looks large from where we're looking right now, but this is not opening up any new front," IDF spokeswoman Miri Eisen said. "It's taking care of one that has been consistently hitting Kiryat Shmona."

Hezbollah officials reacted angrily to the Israeli cabinet's decision. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared on Al-Manar television, and threatened to make southern Lebanon "a graveyard" for the Israelis.

"I say to the Zionists, you could come anywhere, invade, land airborne forces, enter this village or that, but I repeat, all this will cost you a high price," he said.

The Israeli army says 15 of its soldiers were killed in combat on Wednesday, and that 40 Hezbollah fighters died the same day. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, while no casualties from the Israeli side were reported.

The IDF says it currerntly has approximately 10,000 troops on the ground in southern Lebanon, a number that will swell to 50,000 in coming days.

As the fighting continues, U.S. sources said they no longer expect that a joint U.S.-French UN draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon would reach a Security Council vote by a hoped for Thursday deadline. Disagreement over whether the resolution should call for an immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is an obstacle.

The resolution was to be co-sponsored by the United States and France, but the two countries are now at odds over how to reword the proposal in light of Arab objections to the original draft. The French have accepted a Lebanese offer to send 15,000 troops into the south to monitor the ceasefire if Israel withdraws immediately, while the U.S. wants Israel to be able to remain in southern Lebanon for a few weeks until a new multi-national force arrives.

More than 1000 Lebanese, mostly civilians, have died in the month-long conflict according to Lebanon's government. 100 Israelis, mostly soldiers, have also been killed.

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New Zealand Maori angry over US tattoo kit

August 10, 2006

New Zealand Māori leaders have said that they will try to get a Maori temporary tattoo kit from the Los Angeles store Halloween Town withdrawn from sale, as they find it insulting to the Māori culture.

The Halloween Town, a store that specializes in Halloween costumes and accessories, is selling the tattoo kit for NZ$16. The store's website features a photograph of a full facial Tā moko (Māori tattoo) instead of their usual caricatures.

Aroha Mead, Victoria University of Wellington Māori business lecturer said that the Tā moko is not frightening, "And he doesn't look scary to me – he looks quite handsome,", but added "There didn't appear to be much that Māori could do. No-one likes to see their culture being denigrated but we are aware that the moko is in the public domain."

Rotorua acedmic Ngahihi o te ra Bidois, who has a full facial moko, has asked the Halloween Town store to remove the tattoo kits. "It is insulting ... what they are doing is not portraying Māori correctly," Bidois said.

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Police in Britain uncover suspected terrorist plot

August 11, 2006

The Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch and security service in London have claimed that a terrorist plot to detonate bombs on nine planes travelling mid-air from the United Kingdom to the United States has been thwarted.

Details of plot emerge
The bombs were to be smuggled onboard in passengers' hand luggage. The planned attacks might have been the biggest terrorist attacks since 9/11, government officials have said. Information gathered after recent arrests in Pakistan convinced British investigators they had to act urgently to stop the plot. The original information about the plan came from the Muslim community in Britain, according to a British intelligence official. The tip resulted from a person who had been concerned about the activities of an acquaintance after the July 7, 2005 terror attacks in London, the official said.

The counter-terrorism operation took several months to complete. Scotland Yard said twenty-three people are in custody, and were arrested in north and east London, Birmingham and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. An undercover British agent infiltrated the group, giving the authorities intelligence on the alleged plan, several U.S. government officials said. The men had not bought plane tickets, the officials said, but they were in the process of perusing the Internet to find flights to various cities that had similar departure times. Pakistani officials have said two Britons were arrested last week, and that five Pakistanis have been detained on suspicion of "facilitating" the plot. As many as 50 people were involved in the plot, an internal Department of Homeland Security document said.

Speaking on the day after the arrests, UK Home Secretary John Reid said although officials believed the main suspects were in custody, the UK threat level remained "critical", the highest level. He said UK citizens faced a "common threat" and appealed for tolerance and resilience. He also added that Britain was grateful for Pakistan's cooperation in breaking up the suspected plot.

After the arrests, Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police's Deputy Assistant Commissioner, said: "We are confident that we have disrupted a plan by terrorists to cause untold death and destruction and to commit, quite frankly, mass murder. We believe that the terrorists' aim was to smuggle explosives on to aeroplanes in hand luggage and to detonate these in flight. We also believe that the intended targets were flights from the United Kingdom to the United States of America. I can confirm that a significant number of people are currently in custody and the operation is ongoing." U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, said it was unclear if all suspects were now in custody. U.S. and British officials said some suspects could still be on the loose and that investigations were continuing.

Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is currently holidaying in the Caribbean, paid tribute to the security services and the police. "I thank them for the great job they are doing in protecting our country. There has been an enormous amount of co-operation with the U.S. authorities which has been of great value and underlines the threat we face and our determination to counter it," he said in a statement.

The White House has said the plot had been a direct threat to the U.S., and security officials there say aspects of the plan were suggestive of al-Qaeda. Terrorism analyst Peter Bergen said two factors pointed to the influence of al-Qaeda. He said the organization is "obsessed" with commercial aviation, and he added that the timing of the plot was "very interesting." "It's not clear when this was going to be implemented ... but we are coming up on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. They do want to make a big statement," he said.

U.S. intelligence officials said the plotters hoped to stage a dry run by August 10, and the actual attack would have followed days later, the officials told the Associated Press. It is believed that terrorists planned to detonate explosives on three U.S. airliners. A U.S. administration official said the plot targeted Continental Airlines, United, British Airways and American Airlines flights to New York, Washington and California.

A senior U.S. intelligence official suggests that those arrested are British citizens, and some have links with Pakistan. Among those arrested were a Muslim charity worker and a Heathrow Airport employee with an all-area access pass, according to Britain's Channel 4. The suspected terrorists had been under surveillance in Britain since last December, the channel reported. According to ABC News, five more suspects who are still at large in Britain are being "urgently sought". At a press conference at the afternoon on August 10, Home Secretary John Reid said the police believe the "main players" are accounted for. Two of the suspects left "martyrdom tapes," according to Pakistani sources familiar with the details of the British investigation.

A senior U.S. congressional source said it is believed the plotters planned to mix a British sports drink with a gel-like substance to make an explosive that they would possibly trigger with an MP3 player or cell phone. The sports drink could be combined with a peroxide-based paste to form a potent "explosive cocktail," if properly done, said a U.S. counterterrorism official. "There are strong reasons to believe the materials in a beverage like that could have been part of the formula," the official said. "What makes it frightening is the sophistication to turn relatively common materials into a dangerous bomb," said a U.S. intelligence official.

Two of the suspects held in connection with the alleged plot to down commercial jetliners with explosives may have had contact with a Pakistani suspected of being an al Qaeda operative, government officials in Britain and the United States said. The officials allege that Matiur Rehman, described as an explosives expert in Pakistan who is now at large, met two of the British suspects in Pakistan. But officials, who say the plot displays signs of al Qaeda participation but are still investigating that angle, do not know whether Rehman was involved in the plot. After the two people returned to Britain, they received a wire transfer of money from Pakistan, the officials said.

Michael Chertoff, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, said the plan was reminiscent of the 1995 plot by 9/11 coordinator Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who envisioned detonating bombs on 11 airlines possibly traveling over the Pacific Ocean. He also said that the plotters were "getting close to the execution phase".

The U.S. is also sending out more air marshals on flights between the UK and the U.S. President Bush said the arrests are a "stark reminder" that the U.S. is "at war with Islamic fascists." He thanked British Prime Minister Tony Blair for "busting this plot." U.S. government officials say there were two phone calls made from London to the United States recently by suspects. Those calls were tracked down and investigated, but there is no evidence of any involvement of people in America in the alleged plot.

The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on August 11 warned American citizens of possible terrorist attacks across India in the week from August 14 to August 20.

Flights disrupted
MI5, the British internal security service, has raised the threat level to critical, meaning "an attack is expected imminently and indicates an extremely high level of threat to the UK".

As a result, increased security at all British airports have been implemented, leading to delays in departing flights. Significant disruptions include:

 * At Heathrow Airport, incoming short-haul flights have resumed. However, long-haul services are still delayed and numerous outbound flights have been cancelled.
 * At Gatwick Airport, all EasyJet flights have been cancelled
 * All flights from Brussels Airport to the UK have been cancelled.

Air passengers across Europe faced a second day of delays on August 11, though the situation had eased from the previous day when London's Heathrow Airport was closed to many incoming flights.

Security restrictions
The alleged plot to smuggle liquid explosives onto planes has led to drastic new security measures at airports around the world.

All airlines departing from UK airports have told their passengers that they are not permitted to carry any hand baggage on board any aircraft departing from any airport in the UK.

Only the following items are permitted in the cabin, and must be carried in transparent bags:
 * Wallets and purses, plus their contents.
 * Travel documents, including passports and travel tickets.
 * Prescription medicines, but not in liquid form, unless they can be verified as authentic.
 * Essential medical items, such as a diabetic kit.
 * Glasses and sunglasses, but not in their cases.
 * Contact lens holders, but with no bottles of solution.
 * Baby food and milk, but contents must be tasted by accompanying passenger.
 * Sanitary items for babies.
 * Female sanitary items, unboxed.
 * Handkerchiefs and tissues, unboxed.
 * Keys, but with no electric key fobs.

No fluids at all are allowed onboard. "We hope that these measures, which are being kept under review by the government, will need to be in place for a limited period only," said a statement issued by the Department for Transport.

Weblog journalists have criticized whether the physical handling of potential explosive liquids reflects the threat authorities claim. In response to CNN reporting, "Because the plot involved taking liquid explosives aboard planes in carry-ons, passengers at all U.S. and British airports, and those boarding U.S.-bound flights at other international airports, are banned from taking any liquids onto planes." XOPL observes, "And then they have the photo of the TSA guy dumping a tub of confiscated possibly explosive liquids into a garbage can in a crowd of people. ... Nevermind that the plot specifically mentions mixing chemicals and/or nitroglycerin... which explodes if handled too roughly." Responding to "A.J. Leoni, pours the last of her drink into the receptacle while in line for the security checkpoint at the Asheville Regional Airport," in the Asheville Citizen-Times, Gabriel Meister writes, "Pour it into a receptacle? Don't you think that some of these potentially explosive liquids might be more dangerous when, I don't know, mixed in a big vat in the middle of an airport?" The United States Department of Homeland Security said in an email: "The U.S. threat level is raised to Severe, or Red, for all commercial flights flying from the United Kingdom to the U.S. The U.S. threat level is raised to High, or Orange for all commercial aviation operating in the U.S., including international flights. Flights from the U.S. to the U.K. are also Orange. PROHIBITED ITEMS CHANGE: All liquids and gels are now prohibited at the screening checkpoints. For more information please visit www.tsa.gov." Continental, Delta, Northwest and United Airlines advised passengers to arrive three hours before takeoff for domestic and international flights, according to the airlines' Web sites. American Airlines advised passengers to allow for "extra time." Passengers in the U.S. faced a second security check starting August 11.

The nation's overall terror threat level has not been altered. August 10 2006 was the first time the Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level for a specific group of flights. British Airways canceled all short haul flights in or out of Heathrow Airport for August 10, 2006, and delays were stacking flights up at airports across Europe.

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ordered the National Guard to Boston's Logan Airport, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the National Guard to airports in his state.

The United States on August 11 renewed its warning to U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan amid rising concerns over terror activity that would be directed against U.S. interests.

Bank accounts frozen
The Bank of England has notified financial institutions to freeze accounts of 19 people under terrorist financing laws, according to a statement on the Bank's web site. The individuals were identified as Ali Abdula Ahmed, Ali Cossor, ALI Shazad Khuram, Hussain Nabeel, Hussain Tanvir, Hussain Umair, Islam Umar, Kayani Waseem, Khan Assan Abdullah, Khan Waheed Arafat, Khatib Osman Adam, Patel Abdul Muneem, Rauf Tayib, Saddique Muhammed Usman, Sarwar Assad, Savant Ibrahim, Tariq Amin, Asmin, Uddin Shamin Mohammed, and Zaman Waheed.


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Talk:Police in Britain uncover suspected terrorist plot

They haven't claimed to have foiled it. They've claimed to have uncovered a plot. The security measures are because they aren't sure that they have foiled the overall plot.

194.46.240.132 09:54, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * agree with this. title needs changing

Claim "To state to be true, especially when open to question;" is it really open to question? Police in Britain have unconvered a terrorist attack.--Pearcec 17:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Of course it's an open question. There's no evidence that the UK government isn't just making all this up as terrorists themselves to bring Britain two steps closer to the Bush-Blair police state.  Sadly, with an unreliable narrator, there's little assurance that evidence won't be fabricated after the fact either. zuzu 19:22, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Title
Police in Britain claim to have uncovered a terrorist attack is better maybe. Specialops 13:45, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * August 2006 Ryan524 (Talk | contribs) m (Police in Britain claim to have uncovered a terrorist plane plot moved to Police in Britain uncovered a suspected terrorist plot: i feel the old title gives the impression that they may have not uncovered anything, so i renamed it to better commun) Umm... still no evidence other than a handful of arrests (who could be anyone, and are only held on suspicion), afaik.  Why is the title now so certain a actual plot was uncovered?  Also, the loss of "plane" from the title obscures the nature of the event.  zuzu 18:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, it makes no sense to "uncover a suspicion". zuzu 18:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the page name be "Police in Britain uncover a suspected terrorist plot"? The current use of past tense seems odd and out of place for a news headline. 194.46.164.20 11:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

NOT British Airways decision to ban hand luggage
All airlines departing from UK airports have been instructed to prohibit hand luggage

I'll update the main page when I have a source

Chrisboote 10:18, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * maybe BA made the decision independently? dunno. Specialops 13:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Raid photo added
Not from the live raid, which would have been around noonish ;-) But this was literally a couple of hundred metres from my house. I saw police gathering as I was on my way to work this morning, around 9:15am. The photo is from this evening at 7:30pm. - David Gerard 19:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

If anyone wants to ask for details from what little I saw as eyewitness reports, ask away (and ask quickly). Arkady Rose also got photos of the helicopters overhead around noonish, the time of the actual raid, and I'll upload any of those that look suitable as well and ask her about everything she saw too. - David Gerard 19:54, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

needs summary
it does. Doldrums 19:42, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Break up "plot details"
"Plot details" needs to be broken up into: zuzu 18:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) What authorities have done.
 * 2) What the supposed plot would have been carried out.
 * 3) Liquid/Sprengel explosive, such as MEKP inside the false bottom of a drink container to be ignited by a portable electronic device such as a disposable camera capacitor/flash or ipod battery, etc.)
 * 4) Acetone peroxide - It has perhaps sprung into notoriety due to its alleged use in the July 2005 London bombings and has also been reported as the explosive favored by suspects arrested on August 10, 2006 who intended to destroy airplanes flying from the United Kingdom to the United States.
 * 5) According to BBC World News television, a high-explosive chemistry expert they contacted demonstrated combining Methyl nitrate with another "secret" compound in a 35mm film canister which, when ignited with electrical spark, created a blast powerful enough to blow a coin-sized hole through a sheet of steel. zuzu 22:57, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Andrew Sullivan thinks it could be Mubtakkar zuzu 22:39, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Relevance
Meanwhile, today a couple hundred Americans will die from Alzheimers; three hundred from accidents; 1,500 from cancer and nearly 2,000 from heart disease. The death toll due to cancer and heart disease together amount to roughly a September 11th every 19 hours.

Relevant in terms of giving the occasion perspective. As if lives at risk are somehow more valuable when they're all huddled together in a plane cabin than separately in hospital beds. zuzu 19:56, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Your "Relevence" (sic) items are something for an editorial, you can find plenty of places to put such things, but speculation like that or comparison like that does not fit with Wikinews' Neutral Point of View policy. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:03, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Spell-check noted. :) zuzu 20:20, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I HAVE AN IDEA!
Let's change the name of the article! Not once, not twice, but every few minutes. I think that is a swell idea. How 'bout you? --SVTCobra 01:53, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * That sounds awesome :D Let's go for it!

Terrorists' names
Should this nor read "Terrorist Suspects' names" as none of them have been convicted yet?
 * Yes it should. -- Arwel 14:56, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Or "alleged terrorist". zuzu 16:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that guys, my mistake too much in a hurry this morning. Ant ie 18:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Breaking news
why was the breaking news template removed? —24.195.148.215 14:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Because it can't really be considered Breaking News after 36 hours. --+Deprifry+ 14:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I would also point out that now that the story is so old it should not be getting further edits. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:46, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Materials
I don't think we need a list of the potential liquid explosives on the page. Disseminating that information is irresponsible. Wikipedia should NOT be a how-to guide for would-be terrorists.67.171.114.62 15:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Security through obscurity is no security at all. Keeping such information secret is more irresponsible because it prevents people from having the information to make appropriate precautions.  The "would-be terrorists" will find out how to do this either way. zuzu 16:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Agreed, and when looking at the latest USA Today it is apparent that they believe this also. They have a much more detailed list and information about what specifically needs to be done with the chemicals to make them work as a weapon.  They even list the areas of airplanes that the bombs need to be placed in to be best effective.
 * That Guy, From That Show! 20:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * My chemistry teacher at school told me how to make a variety of explosives, the lab assistant made sure we only got hold of the stuff to make the low-grade stuff. I can't remember how to make TNT, but it isn't seriously complicated chemistry. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

"Government officials have told"
For these quotes, can we get some names of actual individuals who can be held accountable in retrospect instead? Some of these quotes I think used to have names attached to them but were lost in editing, but I'll have to dig through the History to find out. zuzu 16:21, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Interwiki
Please to update the list of interwiki with this list: Projectes d'atemptats han sigut descoberts per la policia britànica Terroranschlag in Großbritannien vereitelt Policía británica afirma haber conjurado plan terrorista Projets d'attentats déjoués au Royaume-Uni Sventati a Londra diversi attentati aerei イギリスで航空機爆破未遂事件、テロ警戒度を最高レベルに引き上げ Enorme terreuraanslagen op laatste moment voorkomen Udaremniono zamachy terrorystyczne na brytyjskich lotniskach Reino Unido e EUA em alerta por causa de ameaça de atentado terrorista Thank you. --Trek00 07:59, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

 * ✅.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:52, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

New edit
Category:Aviation, please Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:52, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Added. -- IlyaHaykinson 01:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Londoner hit by train, Underground closed at Marble Arch Station

sources and OR
i find no mention of the incident on other news sources and (in a preliminary search of) the underground website. can the reporter post some OR notes on the talk page, as per Original reporting or point to any independent confirmation of the events? i'll be unpublishing the article pending such a confirmation. Doldrums 10:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the update, please note that I have included pictures of some scenes described in the incident, which corroborate its veracity. In addition I have contacted the Underground press office for a confirmation. I am expecting to hear back from them soon, but given the current situation regarding the ongoing terror alert story at the airports, they may have their hands full at the moment. I would recommend, therefore, to be patient with the additional evidence that is due to be available for this story, rather than deleting it in a hurry. What I can provide, at this time, upon request, are additional pictures documenting the incident. I am also providing the contact information for the Underground press office, which you may of course contact yourself:

Telephone (for media enquiries only) 0845 604 4141

Email pressoffice@tfl.gov.uk

(Freerick 16:57, 10 August 2006 (UTC))
 * Please put whatever you're allowed to from what you get up. May need to double-check the media line as well, but this is looking like a good story. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Sure, for now I included the statement from the press office for the British Transport Police that they sent me and published the article. This isn't lead story of course but it is part of the greater (developing) story regarding safety/security on public transportation in London, although it's not terrorism related. (Freerick 23:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC))

What was noteworthy about this? Was this person pushed under the train? (occasionally it happens, either because someone's deranged, or even the occasional murder). Suicides are nothing very noteworthy - on average there's one every week. -- Arwel 12:22, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

New edit
Requires aded to the disasters and accidents category. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * done. –Doldrums(talk) 12:32, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


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Google to warn users about "bad" websites

August 10, 2006 Google is introducing warnings in its search results, notifying users about websites which are known to distribute "badware", malicious software such as spyware, deceptive adware, viruses and trojans that disrupt the smooth running of computers. Google search users will be warned before they enter suspect websites: "The site you are about to visit may harm your computer!"

"To begin we'll only be identifying a small number of sites, but we'll be expanding our coverage over time," the company said. "Finding new and better ways to protect our users is a perpetual project, and we'll continue to work hard in this area."

Google, along with Lenovo and Sun Microsystems, has sponsored StopBadware project, in which researchers from Harvard and Oxford universities are creating a clearinghouse for information on spyware and other malicious software and the ways they are disseminated.

Jonathan Zittrain, a Harvard and Oxford professor involved with StopBadware, said the project may one day release lists of suspect sites still under investigation, but would most likely do so for everyone and not just sponsors like Google.


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Talk:UK plane terror plot foiled

I don't think that there's anything worth saving or merging into the other article. I say delete. --SVTCobra 16:24, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

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User:Green caterpillar

Hello. I created an account here on August 10, 2006. I figure I'll like it because I've been on Wikipedia and liked it for 5 months.

I exist in Wikipedia as Green caterpillar, in Commons as Commons caterpillar, in Meta as Blue caterpillar and in Simple English as Green caterpillar.

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Kim Gevaert wins women's 100m final at European athletics championships

August 10, 2006

Kim Gevaert became the first Belgian sprinter to win gold at the European Championships in 35 years on Wednesday, when she ran the 100m sprint final in 11.06 seconds. Before her, only two Belgian men finished first in these Championships, Gaston Roelants at the 3000m steeplechase in Belgrado in 1962 and Karel Lismont at the marathon in Helsinki in 1971.

Lidiya Grigoryeva and Irina Khabarova from Russia tied for the second place in 11.22 seconds in the 100m sprint. Joice Maduka from the United Kingdom came in fourth (11.24), followed by Gushchina (11.31), Nesterenko (11.34), Félix (11.40) and Onysko (11.43).

"Everything went perfect," Gevaert said, just after the race. She also put things into perspective: "It's just sports." For Gevaert, who just turned 28, it is the summit of her career so far. Previous major achievements include two titles in the 2002 and 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships, and in the 60m final of the World Indoor Championships, a 2nd place in 2004 and a 3rd place in 2006. This is her 11th medal on an international championship.

Gevaert, who studied speech therapy at the University of Leuven also qualified for the 200m in Gothenburg, Sweden, the scene for the quadrennial event. In 2002, she won second place in the 200m of the European Championship. "Chapter one finished," she said "now it's just the gold in the 200m."


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Israel pushes further into Lebanon
Lebanon

Armoured columns of the Israeli Defense Forces are meeting resistance as they move deeper into Lebanon in an attempt to capture the Hezbollah stronghold of Khiam as 40,000 Israeli troops mass on the Lebanese border following an Israeli cabinet decision to widen the war.

Chavez equates Israel invasion of Lebanon with Nazi oppression of Jews
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, is comparing Israel's activities in Lebanon to what Hitler did to the Jews.

Police in Britain claim to have uncovered a terrorist plane plot
United Kingdom

The Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch and security service in London claimed that a terrorist plot to detonate bombs mid-flight on as many as ten planes travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States had been thwarted.

Senior Chinese official executed for spying for Taiwan
China

A Chinese government official convicted of working for the Taiwanese government has been executed, and thousands of civil workers viewed the taped trial for "educational purposes" on Monday.

New Zealand Maori angry over US tattoo kit
New Zealand

New Zealand Māori leaders have said that they will try to get a Maori temporary tattoo kit from the Los Angeles store Halloween Town withdrawn from sale, as they find it insulting to the Māori culture.

Google to warn users about "bad" websites
computers

Google is introducing warnings in its search results, notifying users about websites which are known to distribute "badware", malicious software such as spyware, deceptive adware, viruses and trojans that disrupt the smooth running of computers. Google search users will be warned before they enter suspect websites: "The site you are about to visit may harm your computer!"

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Talk:First unvaccinated survivor of rabies discharged from hospital

boy in 1970s did it first and developed full symptoms
Well maybe not.....exactly

I recollect UK TV documentary in the very early 70s regarding a young boy in Southern USA whose screaming woke his parents one night for thwem to discover he had been bitten by a bat. They recovered the bat and sought medical treatment.

This boy as I remember had a syringe inserted into his head and received extensive medication, but essentially he had been bitten by a wild rabid animal (not previously innoculated) and he did develop full symptoms but recovered.

The documentary was called  is alive and well

Does anyone know the story - is the guy still around? --Ridge 22:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually, according to this article there was a case like this, but the patient was vaccinated against rabies. -- IlyaHaykinson 03:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Other patients treated similarly died
According to the Wikipedia Rabies article, other patients who had started to show symptoms of rabies, and who had been subjected to the same treatment, died. --198.54.202.254 07:31, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

-- I also remember reading an article about a boy, or a man, in the USA, who was infected with rabies and fully recovered despite not being vaccinated. He was treated in hospital for several days and it was touch and go for a while but he eventually recovered. I think the article may have been in a Reader's Digest magazine about thirty years ago. Sorry I can't be more accurate but it definately happened so the girl in 2004 could not be the first! Posted 13/3/2007

Six survivors
The article currently says: "Jeanna's is the sixth case of human recovery from a rabies infection, but the other five people were vaccinated against rabies either before infection, or before the symptoms appeared."

There must be more than six survivors in total since Louis Pasteur's work which lead to the survival of Joseph Meister. --Philip Baird Shearer (talk) 11:36, 23 October 2008 (UTC)


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War Crimes Act amendments to indemnify retroactively

August 10, 2006

Amendments to the War Crimes Act, drafted by the Bush administration, will retroactively indemnify policymakers and government officials from criminal charges for authorizing abuse and torture of prisoners captured in the War on Terrorism campaign.

The White House stated that these amendments "will apply to any conduct by any U.S. personnel, whether committed before or after the law is enacted." The amendments are intended to be put before Congress after Labor Day, said two anonymous sources claimed to be lawyers currently revising the Act.

According to Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, "I think what this bill can do is in effect immunize past crimes. That's why it's so dangerous." Scott Horton, a fourth attorney examining the amendments, remarked, "The administration is trying to insulate policymakers under the War Crimes Act."

Currently, the War Crimes Act of 1996 includes the use of capital punishment should prisoners held in U.S. camps die from abuse while detained.


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Talk:War Crimes Act amendments to indemnify U.S. politicians,officials retroactively

Abu Ghraib Photo
The photo is only marginally related to the story. The fact that none of the sources even mention Abu Ghraib (nor does the story), much less included the photo is further proof of this. The story is about a new law, trying to make it about one incident is ridicules, and in violation of our NPOV policy --Cspurrier 22:34, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The amendments in question specifically address the authorizing the methods of interrogation and torture, such as those used in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, and extraordinary renditions such as N85VM and N44982. Since by their nature photos of the aforementioned prisoner abuse are scarce, the Abu Ghraib photos provide a neutral example of the torture in question addressed by the amendments. zuzu 22:43, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

This article should be expanded and afterwards be made lead IMHO. --82.141.51.68 22:38, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I will concede inclusion of any photo as contingent on further expansion of this article into a lead, within a reasonable timeframe. zuzu 22:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I think the photo is appropriate as an example of what the article is talking about; just as if the article was about terrorism a photo of bin Laden might be appropriate. Neutralizer 23:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


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Colombian reporter slain in home

August 11, 2006

Milton Fabian Sanchez was killed on Wednesday evening in his house in Yumbo municipality in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, when gunmen entered the home and shot him dead.

Sanchez, 30, worked for a local radio and television station. Police could not immediately provide a motive for his killing.

Jose Leon, chief of the local police said that the investigation is following three leads: "incidents relating to his journalism, the second those relating to his family, and finally what he was doing at the time of the murder,".

Some press organizations have ranked Colombia among the most dangerous for journalists to work in.

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User:MBlume

Hey. I'm Mike. I work on Wikipedia. You probably won't see me here, because I never know what's going on, but I thought I should get my name here in any case.

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