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Ahmadinejad sends letter to George W. Bush

May 9, 2006

For the first time in three decades, direct and at least partially public diplomatic communication will commence between the United States (US) and Iran. Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to the U.S. president George W. Bush proposing "new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation of the world".

Mr Gholam-Hossein Elham did not say whether the letter mentioned the nuclear dispute, one of the diplomatic problems currently straining relations between Iran and the USA. This information arrived one day after the Iranian parliament announced that it might retract from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if Western pressure over its programme was to increase. Differing reports have been made as to whether or not the letter will be made public, and if so, when. In its online report of 8 May 2006, 09:25 GMT, the BBC quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi as saying that the contents of the letter would be made public once Bush had received it. The updated version of the report of 8 May 2006, 14:52 GMT, quotes Asefi as saying that the contents would be made public "at the right time". An ABC report quoted Gholam-Hossein Elham as saying "it is not an open letter."

Iran's foreign affairs minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, delivered the letter to the United States' interests section in the Swiss embassy in Tehran on Monday. The United States has not held diplomatic relations with Iran since the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said "this letter isn't it. This letter is not the place that one would find an opening to engage on the nuclear issue or anything of the sort."

"It isn't addressing the issues that we're dealing with in a concrete way," she added.

John R. Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, also read the letter, saying, "I think it is typical of Iran that when major decisions are about to be taken ... that they have tried to throw sand in the eyes of the proponents of the action. That's what this may be."

The letter has since been put on an official Iranian website, and on Tuesday, Ahmadinejad said "the letter to US President George Bush carries the Iranian nation's views and comments on international issues as well as suggestions for resolving the many problems facing humanity."


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Breaking
I think so as this is indeed the first real contact the two leaders have had. Jason Safoutin 13:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's about a day old, certainly not breaking any more. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:43, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep the breakingtag warm ;) When or if the letter is recived things may happen. international 19:59, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It still takes the Earth a day to turn, so it's breaking with the day somewhere.

If the story is breaking and featured as the top story on the main page, shouldn't it also be published? Correct me if I'm wrong. Karen 02:49, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

This report ought to remain breaking as this is the contents of the letter have yet to be released. We then should extend the article to include what the letter's details are. Booksworm 10:33, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

getting the content of the letter?
Given the sort of speculative comment added in the first paragraph of the swissinfo article, "it was unclear whether its contents offered any practical solution to a stand-off over Tehran's nuclear programme.", it would be good for wikinews if Bush spokespeople confirmed delivery of the letter and then either Iranian sources (or US sources) published the actual contents of the letter - as promised by the Iranian spokeperson. People in US and Iran want to know what their elected leaders are up to, as do other people around the world...

The swissinfo article has a comment by Ali Ansari which could be interesting to add, though IMHO the most important is the content itself rather than analysts' comments about it. There are 7.5 million internet users in Iran, so it would be pretty absurd for there to be claims that this letter and future letters cannot be successfully transmitted between the two presidents... Arguing that the dog ate it or the horse got ambushed would sound rather unconvincing IMHO. Boud 15:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

NOT an open letter
C'mon people, at least read your source articles enough to get the headlines right. This is explicitly NOT an open letter, and thus the content is NOT available.
 * 'Elham declined to reveal more, stressing "it is not an open letter." Asked whether the letter could lead to direct U.S.-Iranian negotiations, he replied: "For the time being, it's just a letter."'

--136.159.71.113 18:06, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You can help edit! Please, fix our mistakes!  We're only human :) --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

 * This is the "breaking news" aspect - the earlier BBC report, timestamped 9:25 GMT May 8, said that Elham said that the contents would be published once Bush received it. The updated BBC report, 14:52 GMT May 8, says that Elham says the contents will be published "at the right time". And as user 136.etc says above, the ABC(US) cites Elham saying that the letter is "not an open letter". i don't know if i'll fix this now, but i'll at least fix the error of someone getting confused about the timestamp... it's a timestamp on the BBC report, not what BBC claims was a timestamp on the letter. Boud 23:55, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Where in the hell is the letter's english translation?
We should be able to find it. I'm sick and tired of having to settle for western spin and summaries for important events. The letter has been published in Iran and in India is this "the document, which is 16 pages long in Persian and contains 18 pages of English translation" so obviously the damn letter is available in english. Let's find the damn thing for our readers. Neutralizer 13:26, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Keep cool and help us look for it - i've cut/pasted bits that have been quoted into Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush (8 May 2006). Some ideas other than internet: ring up Reuters or AP sources who say they have access to the source. Boud 14:22, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

We have the "damn" source. Click on the wikisource link. Boud 15:31, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

 * YES:)) Great work Boud ! Thanks so much; that's just fantastic. Finally I'll get to read it and make up my own mind about what it says and means. Neutralizer 19:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Very interesting reading; very hard to find anywhere other than right here except in segments 67.71.123.246 01:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

 * The full text of the letter in English can be found here Braincandle 07:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Islamic Republic News Agency
There is something wrong wirh their page, only part 6 and 7 seems to be available. No need to use it as source untill they fix it. international 11:11, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Next news link does not work. What is wrong with the wikisource letter? Jason Safoutin 11:58, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * the link on Islamic Republic News Agency is a mess but the link is among sources as the quotation on 'update' is from there. Wikisource have the English translation provided by Iran international 12:20, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The "update" you added, should not be added. If there is "new developments" which as its wrtttien, is what it suggests, they need to be put into a new article. I still cannot get the link to work for the IANA, Jason Safoutin 12:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It is not a significant new development, its a statement from Ahmadinejad. I can reformulat it in the text. international 12:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Full text of President Ahmadinejad's letter to George Bush. Islamic Republic News Agency (Iran). It is in 7 parts. Links for "Next news" or "Previous news" work on most of the pages, but not consistently, and some links skip parts. All 7 parts were linked from the right column of some pages at one time. But not now. So to save time here are direct links to all the parts:

--Timeshifter 13:37, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Part 1: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605094639235358.htm
 * Part 2: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605104600001017.htm
 * Part 3: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605108605002457.htm
 * Part 4: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605108396003932.htm
 * Part 5: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605108913005529.htm
 * Part 6: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605106249011048.htm
 * Part 7: http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-22/0605101827012003.htm

date bump?
The added quote is from May 9...the article is at May 8...bump date? Jason Safoutin 12:37, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * done. Neutralizer 12:38, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Bush hasn't read it; what kind of incompetence are we dealing with?
Isn't it the duty of a Commander in Chief to read a letter from the leader of the country that Commander is so concerned about? This is the most pointed evidence I've seen yet to support those who say Bush is a psychiatrically disturbed and fragile person.

"White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said Bush had been briefed on the letter"

If you were the President, wouldn't you want to read the letter yourself?

Is Bush so controlled he is not allowed to read the letter or so into self censorship he refuses to do so? We all know he said he does not read newspapers; but is it possible he also does not read letters from other heads of state? If so, we may be under the control of a leader who will go down in history as being certifiably insane on a par with Nero or Caligula. Maybe he is also doing something to keep the rest of America from reading it; it's really odd that so few (I can find only 1 with a pdf link)US papers have published the full text when it's available elsewhere; especially since they can't claim it's "private" while CNN reporters are waving the text around while giving their inaccurate "summaries" on it; and how can it be private when Bush refuses to read it (hopefully he refuses as opposed to the alternative...his handlers are keeping "upsetting news" away from his eyes).? Neutralizer 12:54, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

 * A considered response, if there is to be one, takes time. -Edbrown05 13:52, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Agreed; but the point is; over a day after it arrived he had not read it? Neutralizer 14:11, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * He may have been waiting for a translation at the time. We really do not know. ~Linuxerist L / T 01:46, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

This is the last time I'm going to tell you, Neutralizer, so listen up:

--MrMiscellanious (talk) – 01:47, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

This is the last time I'm going to tell you, MrMiscellaneous,so listen up:
 * Advising you of WN:NOT, specifically "Wikinews is not a soapbox, chatroom, or discussion forum.", does not give you the right to allege any bias. You have been warned time and time again of your violations of policy.  In addition, you again violated WN:BP by editing another signed comment by me.  If you continue to violate policy, your notifications will become more frequent.  Stop violating site policy.  If you continue to do so, you will be blocked.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 02:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Advising MrM of WN:NOT, specifically "Wikinews is not a soapbox, chatroom, or discussion forum.", does not give you the right to allege any bias. You have been warned time and time again of your violations of policy.If you continue to violate policy, your notifications will become more frequent.  Stop violating site policy.  If you continue to do so, you will be blocked. Neutralizer 02:19, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutralizer, I am now referring you to WN:E. Please read over it. Jason Safoutin 02:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Censorship of the letter in the USA ?
The full text of the letter is widely available on non-USA media sites like the Financial Times; but very hard to find in USA major media. Seems like self-imposed or U.S. government imposed censorship to me (it happens all the time under the guise of "national security"). USA saying it's spreading freedom is like Iran saying it's spreading religious tolerance; at least I think so. Neutralizer 11:28, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


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U.S. President George W. Bush nominates Gen. Michael Hayden as director of CIA

May 8, 2006 United States Air Force General has been nominated as the new director of the CIA.

"The men and women of the CIA will have a strong leader to support them," said U.S. President George W. Bush in a press conference today.

"This is simply too important to not get absolutely right," said Hayden.

The nomination sparked controversy from Republican and Democratic critics, who claim that the military background of Michael Hayden makes him unsuitable, because the CIA is a civil institution rather than a military arm of the government. calls it a "major problem" due to the intelligence budget that is already controlled by up to and/or more than 80 percent. , Chairman, says he would oppose the nomination of General Michael Hayden as "the wrong person, the wrong place at the wrong time".

Hayden was head of the NSA from 1999-2005 and was in charge of the eavesdropping program that allows the U.S. government to monitor e-mail and international telephone calls of suspected terrorists without obtaining a warrant. Last year, he became the deputy for the director of National Intelligence.

Hayden also is currently serving more than 35 years in the U.S. Air Force and from 1980-1982 he served as intelligence chief at Osan Air Base which is located in South Korea.

On Friday, resigned as director of the agency.


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Original
As of the moment i am posting this on this talk pag, the quotes are taken directly from the Live press conference by Pres. George. W. bush. just not less than one minute ago.Jason Safoutin 13:40, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I Swear
The first time I saw this guy on tv about 9 months ago; I said to my wife; "Wow, that guy looks like he's right out of the Third Reich". Am I psychic or what :) Neutralizer 18:31, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, you probably are :\ By the way can you or somewikinewsie use that ability to find the correct pub to the source that dont work and I cant figure out?  international 19:18, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

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Thailand election was invalid, rules court

May 8, 2006

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the general election, held on April 2, 2006, is invalid and orders a fresh poll. Thailand is in the middle of political turmoil since the election, which was called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the face of mounting protests.

"The constitutional court voted 8 to 6 that the elections were unconstitutional and voted 9 to 5 to hold a new election," said Judge Ura Wangomklang on Monday.

Earlier, the opposition parties boycotted the April poll. As a result, some of the seats remained empty, which meant parliament could not be formed. Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister, was unable to form a new government.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand had to intervene to resolve the crisis. He described the situation as a "mess" and said any parliament with no opposition presence would be undemocratic. He initiated the court to pass a ruling to bring back the country to normalcy.

The crisis began when Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sold 49.6% family stake in telecoms company Shin Corporation in January. Massive protests were held all over demanding his resignation. He dissolved the parliament in February and called for an emergency election to prove he still had widespread public support. Three main opposition parties decided to boycott the poll.

Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), led by Thaksin Shinawatra won 57% of the votes in the election held in April amid opposition boycotts. But there were millions of "Reject" votes (That is, voters selecting "None of the above"), which lead to 40 seats being vacant and the Legislature unable to set up a government. Two rounds of by-elections failed to resolve the crisis.

Soon afterwards, under the intervention of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the top judges from Thailand's three main judicial institutions - the Supreme, Administrative and Constitutional courts - met to discuss the situation.

Thailand's ruling Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) and the former opposition Democrat party pledged on Monday to join the new poll after the court ruling.

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泰国宪法法庭裁决4月的议会选举无效 将重新选举


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Union criticizes East London Line 'privatisation'

May 8, 2006

The transport union RMT has criticised Transport for London (TfL) for the decision apparently to privatise the East London Line, which is undergoing a major upgrade and extension programme over the coming years. The announcement follows a report from BBC News which claims that a 'leaked memo' has revealed plans for the line to be run by the private sector come 2009. RMT General Secretary said "there is no earthly reason why its operations should not remain within London Underground", adding that the Union would take steps to safeguard the jobs of its members currently working on the line.

Responsibility for the East London Line extension was officially transferred from the Strategic Rail Authority to Transport for London in November 2004, and London Mayor Ken Livingstone has pledged to deliver the £900m extension by the end of the decade. However it has always been the plan that the line, once built, would form part of the national rail network, rather than the Underground network. Network Rail will manage much of the track, and private companies will run the trains under strict franchise from the London Rail arm of TfL, in the same manner as TfL franchises the bus services.

Phase One of the project, due to be complete in June 2010, will see a northern extension to Dalston Junction and a southern extension to Crystal Palace and West Croydon. This is in plenty of time for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Control of the North London Line, currently run by Silverlink, will also pass to TfL from Autumn 2007. It is planned that eventually the line will join up with the East London Line, the West London Line and the South London Line to form a circular 'Orbirail' service.


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Thank you very much for writing that article on North Korea's (failed) weapon — it is very important news. But some things I'd like to point out: Once again, thank you for your involvement. Please continue to supply Wikinews with great articles. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 21:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
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 * i don't think we can use the image u added to the N Korea article, as it wld be a copyright violation. Doldrums 10:42, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

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Well done. I found this article quite interesting and quite different to the articles we normally run :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:53, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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 * DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election

There are a variety of other quote templates already in place on the wiki, personally I think having the quote graphics break up an article is a bad idea for news. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:05, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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Theo Walcott is the big surprise in Eriksson's preliminary World Cup squad

May 8, 2006

17 year old striker  is the biggest surprise in England national team coach 's preliminary pick for the  in Germany. Injured is also one of the players in the squad.

Theo Walcott hasn't yet played a game but Eriksson thinks that the team needs players with Walcott's pace. Eriksson decided this morning to pick Walcott ahead of players like and. When he named Walcott there were a lot of surprised journalists in the press conference room. "Sometimes you do it on feelings as well and I am excited about Theo Walcott," Eriksson said at the press conference.

He consulted his assistant coach Tord Grip and Arsenal FC coach Arsene Wenger when he picked Walcott. Wenger, who in January convinced the Arsenal FC directors to transfer Walcott from, is impressed of what he has seen of him.

Walcott's former mentor, Huw Jennings, agrees with Sven-Göran Eriksson. "He has got tremendous ability and pace, which England are short of," Jennings said in an interview with the BBC.

As expected, Wayne Rooney was picked despite his severe injury. Eriksson thinks he should be in the team as the world class player he is. If Rooney isn't expected to be fit enough to play in the tournament he can be replaced, but that has to be done before June 9.

is expected to train with the national team from Monday. was not picked for the squad due to an injury and hasn't been able to train.

coach is amazed that Jermain Defoe is not in the squad but he still believes that he will be there, referring to the situation with Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen. striker Darren Bent says on his agents' website that he is disappointed to be overlooked.

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The time is 17:30 (UTC) on May 8th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

U.S. President George W. Bush nominates Gen. Michael Hayden as director of CIA
United States

United States Air Force General Michael Hayden has been nominated as the new director of the CIA. "The men and woman of the CIA will have a strong leader to support them," said U.S. President George W. Bush in a press conference today. "This is simply too important to not get absolutely right," said Hayden. Hayden was head of the NSA from 1999-2005 and was in charge of the eavesdropping program which allows the U.S. government to monitor e-mail and international telephone calls of suspected terrorists without obtaining a warrant. Last year, he became the deputy for the director of National Intelligence John Negroponte.

Ahmadinejad sends open letter to Bush
Iran

It has just been announced that for the first time in three decades, direct, and at least partially public, diplomatic communication will commence between the United States (US) and Iran. Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter directly to US president George W. Bush proposing "new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation of the world". The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said that the contents of the letter would be made public once Bush had received the letter. According to a BBC report timestamped "8 May 2006, 09:25 GMT 10:25", spokespeople for Bush claimed that the letter had not yet been received.

Thailand election was invalid, rules court
Thailand

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the general election, held on April 2, 2006, is invalid and orders fresh poll. Thailand is in the middle of political turmoil since the election, which was called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the face of mounting protests. "The constitutional court voted 8 to 6 that the elections were unconstitutional and voted 9 to 5 to hold a new election," said Judge Ura Wangomklang on Monday. Earlier, the opposition parties boycotted the April poll. As a result, some of the seats remained empty, which meant parliament could not be formed. Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister, was unable to form a new government.

Sex-for-aid spreads in war-torn Liberia
Liberia

The aid agency Save the Children says an alarming number of girls in Liberia, as young as eight, were having sex with UN peacekeepers, policemen, teachers and humanitarian aid workers in exchange for money, food or favours. "People don't really accept it but because of the financial constraints, people just have to do so. Most of them are in households headed by only the mother, catering for children. Their fathers got killed in the war, or some fathers are living but can't afford to care for their children; they have to accept the situation, so there is no way out. " The report says most people cited lack of economic and livelihood opportunities, as well as chronic poverty, as underlying causes for the ongoing exploitation of children.

Anti-censorship developers targeting China's "Great Firewall"
Canada

Psiphon is being launched the end of this month as a highly anticipated software program that allows Internet users inside China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Burma, to get around censorship without getting detected by the censors. Three University of Toronto students, Ron Deibert, Nart Villeneuve, and Michael Hull combined their political passion and love of free expression to create the software program which is attracting attention globally from people like Sharon Hom, executive director of New York-based "Human Rights in China".

Rescue of Tasmanian miners delayed
Australia

Rescuers working to free miners trapped during the Beaconsfield mine collapse have moved to a slightly faster blasting method. The rescue effort was expected to be concluded on Sunday, however due to rescuers encountering extremely hard rock, it has been once again delayed.

Union criticizes East London Line 'privatisation'
England

The transport union RMT has criticised Transport for London (TfL) for the decision to apparently privatise the East London Line, which is undergoing a major upgrade and extension programme over the coming years. The announcement follows a report from BBC News which claims that a 'leaked memo' has revealed plans for the line to be run by the private sector come 2009. RMT General Secretary said "there is no earthly reason why its operations should not remain within London Underground", adding that the Union would take steps to safeguard the jobs of its members currently working on the line.

Closing statements
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Tasmanian miners rescued

May 9, 2006

The two miners who had been trapped almost one kilometer beneath the surface in Beaconsfield, Tasmania in a collapsed gold mine for 14 days have now been rescued.

The men, Brant Webb and Todd Russell, were well enough to walk out from the lift onto the surface and threw their arms up in exultation. They then walked to a board and removed their location tags to indicate that they were no longer underground at approximately 5:59 a.m. AEST before embracing family and friends and making their way to the waiting ambulances. The vehicles slowly made their way through the crowds with a police escort and the miners waved to the crowds through the open rear doors. They will undergo medical supervision at Launceston Hospital for a period of time before being confirmed well enough to return home.

The last stages of the rescue, cutting the final sections of the escape tunnel had proceeded very slowly because very hard rock was encountered and work had to proceed gently to minimize the chances of further rock collapses.

The escape tunnel was completed at 4:47 a.m. AEST and it took another hour for the men to be transported to the surface via a "crib room" at "Level 375" (375 metres underground) where they were medically examined and were also able to shower.

A bell at Beaconsfield's Uniting Church pealed just after 5 a.m. AEST to celebrate the rescue, and an air raid siren was sounded. This was the first time the church bell had been rung since the end of World War II. A local fire engine drove through Beaconsfield's streets sounding the siren to wake residents for the good news.

A funeral will be held later today for a third miner, Larry Knight, who was killed in the collapse that trapped the miners on April 26.

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some of this report was compiled from watching live TV coverage of the men walking from the mine

Any information as to how they managed to survive for 14 days? 70.26.178.103 03:50, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Thailand election was invalid, rules court

According to recent reports prior to the court's decision, Thaksin may well run for PM in the new elections. The People's Alliance for Democracy have promised to renew mass protests should this happen.
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Talk:Soft drink foes cheer victory, lament remaining junk foods in schools

The original lead was superior to the current one.206.210.225.131 21:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Just revert me, everyone else does :) But in seriousness, the reason I originally started in on the lead was to try to remove some 'ing' words, and more especially to remove the use of contractions. Best regards. -Edbrown05 07:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, First of all, thanks for your attention to my little story. I've seen your work and comments here and there around wikinews, and I appreciate your work and assistance to the wiki cause. I noticed that you changed "making plans" to "laying plans." Since I took English Literature in my American English classes, I recognize that people on that side of the pond lay plans, while over here we make them. You obviously think it is appropriate to change such regional flavors. On the other hand, I think I enjoy recognizing such differences in writing and think I would miss them if they were all edited out. But then, I ride an elevator, not a lift.

I think some of the other edits you performed also reflect a regional attitude. Your excising of contractions, for example, reflects a more formal tone often found in contintental writing, while we out here in the wild west prefer the more informal tone. Likewise, your disdain for "ing" words.

In journalism school, I was taught to write in an entertaining, informal way. When I worked for a daily newspaper in the San Francisco area, I was told to keep my stories "tight, light and bright.' Now that I teach journalism at a high school, I teach my students to write in the language of their readers, but grammatically.

It's interesting to see another point of view, as reflected in your editing, for which I am grateful.

Oops, I see that I'm not logged in again. I'm Prevail, or JLCourier. My real name's at the bottom of the story.24.5.224.240 00:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * We at Wikinews (well, at least myself) appreciate traditional journalism, however this is Wikinews and not a traditional current events journal. On Wikinews, we deny publication to an article if it doesn't represent each side of the situation equally. In recent days, that rule has been heavily enforced. Also, we are writing in mind that this will someday be used as a "time vault" to refer to current events of "back then," as opposed to being a source of entertainment. Focussing too much on entertaining the clientele is a common criticism of traditional news sources, and we at Wikinews would rather get the information straight in a neutral manner than entertain the crowds. — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER (TALK) 00:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Your opinion is a commonly held one, one with which I disagree. Effective communication of information is the goal, or at least mine. If the same information can be delivered in a monotonous, formal style or a dynamic, engaging style, then the dynamic, engaging style is preferable, because it is more effective in attracting and holding interest and, therefore, delivering information. This has nothing to do with "neutrality;" it has to do with readability.JLCourier 01:59, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Read this, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush (8 May 2006). Grammer isn't the issue, the news is. -Edbrown05 02:20, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, Thanks for the cite. That is very interesting reading. The writer paid careful attention to punctuation and grammar. Such attention tends to strengthen one's ethos. However, he misspelled "world" near the end.

Grammar helps us understand one another, even if one of us makes plans while the other lays them. But adherance to grammar rules, or ones about neutral point of view, should not result in some monotone, gray prose which mutes the individual voice of the writer. Don't you think Ahmadinejad would agree?JLCourier 02:46, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

US schools
All or just primary? I was under the impression that just primary. Does this include universities? Bawolff ☺☻ 22:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

James Logan School
It's good to see a school getting involved in writing news which can then be posted to Wikinews... Frankie Roberto 22:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


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Apple Corps loses court case against Apple Computer

May 8, 2006

The Beatles' label Apple Corps lost its court case against Apple Computer today in the High Court. Apple Corps argued that the iTunes Music Store was a breach of the 1991 settlement reached between the two parties. The 1991 agreement was that Apple Computer would not sell music branded with an apple. Mr Justice Anthony Mann agreed with Apple Computer's defence that, while the iTunes Music Store is branded, the music it sells is not - "I conclude that the use of the Apple logo ... does not suggest a relevant connection with the creative work." During the case Apple Corps showed the court just how many times the Apple Computer logo appeared during a typical download. The song purchased during the demonstration was Le Freak by Chic.

After the case closed Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs extended an invitation to the record label, "we have always loved the Beatles, and hopefully we can now work together to get them on the iTunes Music Store". Apple Corps have decided to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Speaking for Apple Corps, manager Neil Aspinall said, "with great respect to the trial judge, we consider he has reached the wrong conclusion."

Related Wikinews

 * Beatles' Apple Corps sues Apple Computer


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Tasmanian miners rescued
Hi... just wanted to say great work on this article! - Borofkin 00:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Rally in Australian forests to oppose woodchip industry
Thank you for providing Wikinews with some original research! However, you need to supply some reporting notes on the article's talk page, and a way to verify the information if you can. Thanks in advanced. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 17:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Wikinews interviews Ethan Zuckerman

Why not publish this yet? :) 70.24.212.140 03:38, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Photo
A photo of Zuckerman would be good... Frankie Roberto 00:23, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Minor edit
Looks good. 1st sentence has typo I think: "the founder of the founder of" Interesting set of projects, too. Blum 02:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:210.50.246.218

Hi! Thanks for your contribution to the article Trapped Australian miners found alive. Wikinews articles are a record of the way events were perceived at the time. Once they are published, they are very rarely updated. Instead, we start a new article. The event of the miners being rescued is being reported in the article Tasmanian miners rescued, and therefore I've removed your additions to Trapped Australian miners found alive. You are welcome to make changes to Tasmanian miners rescued, however. - Borofkin 07:21, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

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Varanasi bombings suspect shot in Kashmir

May 9, 2006 The main suspect in the 7th March bombings in Varanasi, was shot dead by Indian security forces in Handwara area of North Kashmir early this morning. Abu Zubair, an operative of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islamia was gunned down in a joint operation involving Jammu & Kashmir State Police Special Task Force and the Indian Army.

" On specific information, Zubair was killed in a fierce encounter in Handwara " said Nitish Kumar, a police official, adding the man was considered to have played a leading role in the Varanasi attacks. Kumar said Zubair came from the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and was attempting to flee to Pakistan.

The twin blasts in the Sankatmochan temple and the Cantonment Railway station of the temple city of Varanasi on March 7, had left close to 20 dead and nearly 100 injured.


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Bush announces food aid to Darfur, AU faces fund crisis

May 9, 2006

President George W Bush has announced US emergency food shipments to Darfur, a province of Sudan. He has asked Congress to approve $225m in aid. Sudan and the biggest rebel group signed a peace deal last Friday to end the three year old civil war, claiming more than 200,000 lives.

Condoleezza Rice, US secretary of state will address the UN Security Council to help speed up the deployment of UN peacekeepers to the Darfur region.

"She's going to request a resolution that will accelerate the deployment of UN peacekeepers into Darfur," President Bush said. "We're now working with the UN to identify countries that contribute those troops, so the peacekeeping effort will be robust."

The Government of Sudan had previously denied UN deployment. But, after the signing of the peace treaty, they have expressed their keenness on the deployment of UN peacekeepers.

AU lacks fund
So far, there are around 7,000 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur, but they have failed to play any significant role to control the violence in the region. They are facing a serious shortage of funds and man-power. It had been two months since any soldier in the peacekeeping forces were paid, Nigerian envoy to the African Union confirmed yesterday.

Ambassador Sam Ibok, Nigerian envoy to the AU said, "There have been some cash flow problems, but that has been resolved now and troops will be paid in the next week or so. "

Chad welcomes treaty
Chad, Sudan's neighbouring state, welcomed the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement between the Sudanese government and the main faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement. Chad broke off diplomatic relations with Sudan on 14 April, a day after an attack on N’Djamena by rebel forces from Sudan. Also, Chad withdrew its delegation from African Union-brokered peace talks for Sudan’s troubled western Darfur region citing Sudanese aggression. Currently, there are more than 200,000 Darfur refugees.

Foreign minister Ahmat Allami said, "Chad welcomes the signing of the Abuja peace deal on Darfur between the warring Sudanese parties after a long period of negotiations."

Libya announced today that it would resume effort to normalize bilateral relations between Chad and Sudan. A Libyan official said a tripartite summit would be held soon.


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Australian Budget for 2006-2007 released

May 9, 2006 The Australian Budget (Appropriation Bill No. 1) for 2006-2007 was released by the Australian Liberal Party-Australian National Party coalition government treasurer, Peter Costello (Higgins, Liberal).

Costello noted the resilience of the economy against natural disasters and terrorism, and through "disciplined and prudent management" the Government was able to "repay Labor's debt" of quoted 96 billion dollars of net debt and the Government was now "debt-free".

Costello noted that the Government budget was in "surplus for the ninth time" with a forecast surplus of 10.8 billion.

Infrastructure
Costello announced "new investment in physical infrastructure and research infrastructure". The AusLink program is to receive an additional 2.3 billion, an "increase of nearly 20 percent", and noted that the Budget would allocate "800 million to accelerate duplication of...the Hume Highway", and "270 million dollars to RailTrack" in the development of the north-south rail corridor.

Costello noted the Government's commitment to the health of the Murray River system by a "new injection of 500 millions to the Murray-Darling basin commission" for a "range of capital works and improvements".

Costello also announced funding for health and medical research, noting an increase in funding for the NHMRC to a base funding of 700 million dollars a year, a "fivefold increase", sixty-five additional fellowships for researchers, and 235 million dollars for "physical infrastructure".

Tax reform
Costello announced in regard to tax reform a "new comprehensive tax reform plan" "another installment in income tax reform", a "major improvement in business tax" and a "plan to simplify and streamline superannuation" "most significant change in nearly 20 years"

Costello remarked that if one could reduce the tax burden, one "should aim to do so", and thus announced he would "reduce marginal tax rates" at the other end of income tax scale, and would increase tax-free thresholds.

On superannuation reform, Costello proposed to "sweep away the current raft of complexity" and "increase retirement incomes". The core of the plan is the "proposal to exempt Australians age 60 or over from any tax" on particular superannuation arrangements.

Assistance to families
Costello announced changes in family assistance payments. The Family Tax Benefit payment is now available to those earning under AUD$40,000. The limit on the number of subsidised after school hour places would be removed.

Furthermore, Costello noted that "an additional 1000 to be paid this financial year to over 1000 people eligible for the carer payment".

Defence
Costello announced that 10.7 billion dollars would be allocated to the Australian Defence Force, and announced 2.2 billion would be spent to acquire C-17 heavy lift aircraft.

On intelligence, Costello announced an increase ASIO staffing to 1800 and improvements to its technical capabilities, and a further 125 million to enable increased operations for ASIO.

Costello also said that 389 million dollars would be allocated over four years to combat illegal fishing.

Conclusions
Costello concluded by forecasting that Australia's economy would grow to a "trillion dollar economy" and that the Budget would "build opportunities for the future".

Processing of accompanying bills then begun by Parliament.

The Federal Australian Labor Party Opposition will have a right-of-reply tomorrow.


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Talk:Sudan will welcome UN Peacekeepers in Darfur

How many refugees?
Are there 2,000,000 (two million) or maybe 200,000 refugees? --Yuriybrisk 10:28, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

As much i know there are 2,00,000 Darfur refugees in Chad.Indrajitneogi 10:33, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Khmmm... =) That doesn't explain a thing. Probably misplaced comma... --Yuriybrisk 17:37, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


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Third Australian miner laid to rest

May 9, 2006

Today, the day that saw the rescue of trapped miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, their colleague Larry Knight, 44 was farewelled at a funeral service in Launceston. Knight was killed when a small earthquake triggered a rockfall killing Knight and trapping Webb and Russell.

Mr. Knight was driving a telehandler which had a small cage attached to its lifting arm that Mr. Webb and Russell were inside when the rockfall occurred. Mr. Knight had been a miner for the past five years.

Mr. Knight's funeral was held at St John's Anglican church in Launceston and was attended by over 700 mourners including Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon, Beaconsfield Mine manager Matthew Gill and Todd Russell. It is unknown whether or not Brant Webb attended the service, but it has been reported that he told doctors he intended to.

Mourners were told that Mr. Knight was a laid-back man and fitted the expression "Happy as Larry Well". One of Knight's friends since high school and member of Christian motorcycle club "The God's squad", Chris Brooks, said that Mr. Knight had become more content with life and focused on his children in recent years. Mr. Brooks said that Mr. Knight will be "missed deeply".

Mr. Knight's daughter, Lauren, who lives in Queensland read a letter she had written to her father for his birthday three years ago.

"You're a wonderful, caring, understanding and forgiving father, a long-standing friend, my solid rock and inspiration," she read.

According to Ms. Knight, her father kept the letter in the back of a clock for "safe keeping".

The God's squad played a major role in the funeral service. On the way to the cemetery, they provided an honour guard for the hearse, led by someone on Knight's own Harley Davidson.

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British Foreign Secretary: no plans for Iran

May 9, 2006

Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, today confirmed that there are no plans for military action in Iran. Beckett has been speaking at a meeting in New York to discuss international policy concerning Iran with her counterparts from France, Germany, Russia, China and the US.

Speaking on BBC Radio she said, "it's not anybody's intention to take the course of military action". Beckett refused, however, to rule out action as 'inconceivable' in the way that her predecessor Jack Straw had.

"'What people are concerned to do is to get Iran to recognise the strong view and the clear will of the international community that they should comply with the IEAE [International Atomic Energy Agency] board. You're inviting me to tread down the path of talking about military action - I'm not going to do that. Everybody expresses their views, their stance, in their own way. The way that I choose to express it is that it's not anybody's intention to take the course of military action. That I think is simple and straightforward and clear.'"

Tony Blair, speaking in a monthly press conference, said that the change of Foreign Secretary would not change policy "one iota".


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Australian "3 CDMA" customers have 90 days to move to 3G

May 9, 2006

Hutchison, the company which operates the "3" mobile network in Australia has announced that it's 2G CDMA customers will have 90 days to migrate to their UMTS based 3G mobile telephone network or be without service. Hutchison said that customers who were under contract and wished to leave would be able to do so without penalty.

In February, Hutchison rebranded their CDMA service from Orange to 3 CDMA to coincide with its 3G network's company name. Hutchison has been offering their CDMA customers special deals to tempt them into moving to their 3G network and has so far migrated around 200,000 users voluntarily.

It is believed that the migration will cost AU$145 million but will save the company around AU$70 million per year by not having to operate two separate networks.

Kevin Russell, CEO of Hutchison said that customers are looking to get more from their mobile telephone and that customer demand for 3G services is strong. "Customer demand to move to 3G has been very strong," he said.

"It is clear that customers want more from their mobile service,"

"With a critical mass of our 2G customers now using our 3G service, the time is right to commence plans to close our 2G network" said Mr Russell.

Paul Budde, an independent telecommunications analyst said that some customers might not wish to migrate because of the inferiority of 3G handsets to those used on the CDMA network.

Another hurdle may be that UMTS 3G networks have similar coverage to GSM network cells (base stations), which have around 35 km range of coverage. CDMA by comparison has a 90 km range.

Hutchison was the first telecommunications company to launch a 3G network in Australia, however it only operates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, The Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. If users go outside these areas they roam onto Telstra's 2G GSM network.

Telstra has announced plans to build a AU$1 billion 3G network nationwide and will decommission its CDMA service around 2008. At present Telstra has entered into a sharing deal with Hutchison to use the "3" network while its network is rolled out.

Optus and Vodafone have also announced plans to build a 3G network in co-operation with each other nationwide.


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 9, 2006

The time is 13:30 (UTC) on May 9th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Bush announces food aid to Darfur, AU faces fund crisis
United States

President George W Bush has announced US emergency food shipments to Darfur, a province of Sudan. He has asked Congress to approve $225m in aid. Sudan and the biggest rebel group signed a peace deal last Friday to end the three year old civil war, claiming more than 200,000 lives. Condoleezza Rice, US secretary of state will address the UN Security Council to help speed up the deployment of UN peacekeepers to the Darfur region.

Beckett: no plans for Iran
United Kingdom

Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, today confirmed that there are no plans for military action in Iran. Beckett has been speaking at a meeting in New York to discuss international policy concerning Iran with her counterparts from France, Germany, Russia, China and the US. Speaking on BBC Radio she said, "it's not anybody's intention to take the course of military action". Beckett refused, however, to rule out action as 'inconceivable' in the way that her predecessor Jack Straw had.

Australian Budget for 2006-2007 released
Australia

The Australian Budget (Appropriation Bill No. 1) for 2006-2007 was released by the Australian Liberal Party-Australian National Party coalition government treasurer, Peter Costello (Division of Higgins, Liberal). Costello noted the resilience of the economy against natural disasters and terrorism, and through "disciplined and prudent management" the Government was able to "repay Labor's debt" of quoted 96 billion dollars of net debt and the Government was now "debt-free". Costello noted that the Government budget was in "surplus for the ninth time" with a forecast surplus of 10.8 billion.

Tasmanian miners rescued
Australia

The two miners who had been trapped almost one kilometer beneath the surface in Beaconsfield, Tasmania in a collapsed gold mine for 14 days have now been rescued. The men, Brant Webb and Todd Russell, were well enough to walk out from the lift onto the surface and threw their arms up in exultation. They then walked to a board and removed their location tags to indicate that they were no longer underground at approximately 5:59 a.m. AEST before embracing family and friends and making their way to the waiting ambulances. The vehicles slowly made their way through the crowds with a police escort and the miners waved to the crowds through the open rear doors. They will undergo medical supervision at Launceston Hospital for 24 hours before being confirmed well enough to return home.

Third Australian miner laid to rest
Today, the day that saw the rescue of trapped miners (Brant Webb and Todd Russell in Beaconsfield, Tasmania), their collegue Larry Knight, 44 was farewelled at a funeral service in Launceston. Knight was killed when a small earthquake triggered a rockfall killing Knight and trapping Webb and Russell.

Varanasi bombings suspect shot in Kashmir
India

The main suspect in the 7th March bombings in Varanasi, was shot dead by Indian security forces in Kashmir early this morning. Abu Zuber, an operative of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islami was gunned down in an coordinated operation involving the Jammu & Kashmir State Police Special Taskforce and the Indian Army.

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