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China plans anti-secession law for Taiwan

March 6, 2005

The People's Republic of China government plans to pass an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing a declaration of Taiwan independence. The law shows the "strong determination of the Chinese people" and will "never allow secessionist forces working for 'Taiwan independence' to succeed at breaking away from the mainland" according to an announcement made by China's Premier Wen Jiabao at the National People's Congress in Beijing.

The Chinese State Council is also planning to increase the country's military budget by 12.6 percent, to US$29.98 billion, for the current fiscal year. The anti-secession law, as well as the military budget increase will both be discussed during the parliamentary meetings which begin today, and continue for the next 12 days. Over 3,000 delegates assembled in the Great Hall of the People today to listen to Wen's two hour speech and begin discussions.

Taiwanese politicians reacted with disappointment to the planned anti-secession law, and promised protests in the streets of Taipei and Kaohsiung this Sunday. Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian even threatened to introduce an "anti-annexation" law to oppose China's move.


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US and France ask Syria to leave Lebanon

March 6, 2005 The US and France are repeating their calls for Syria to completely withdraw from Lebanon. The two countries are leading an international campaign, based upon the UN Security Council Resolution 1559.

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad promised to gradually withdraw his troops from the region, but the US State Department is calling Bashar al-Assad's promise "insufficient" and demanded an "immediate and full withdrawal".

The French Foreign Ministry issued a statement which read, "We note the announcement by the president of the Syrian republic of his decision to apply" UN Resolution 1559. "We, therefore, expect him to fully withdraw his troops and services from Lebanon as soon as possible."

Bashar al-Assad has announced a "two-phase" withdrawal of Syria's troops, but the timetable is not yet determined.

"The Syrian army wants to pull out quickly ... as soon as possible logistically," said Syrian cabinet minister Buthaina Shaaban.

Other countries shared the concerns of the US and France:

 * Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew stated, "Today's announcement by Syria of a redeployment of its troops to the Beka'a Valley and from there to the Syrian-Lebanese border falls short of Syria's obligations and the requirements of the people of Lebanon and the international community".
 * Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulqi said, "Implementation of the resolution should result in a stronger Lebanon and a Lebanon that is undivided."
 * Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said that a complete Syrian withdrawal "will allow free and democratic elections, letting the Lebanese elect their own leaders creating an independent country, not vassal state, and maybe in the near future leading ... to a greater understanding and maybe even peace with Israel."

Lebanese opposition leader Walid Jumblatt welcomed Bashar al-Assad's announcement, calling it a "positive start", but other leaders, such as former President Amin Gemayel are concerned that "the Syrian army will stay in the mountain range within the Lebanese border".

The international campaign to ask Syria to withdraw from Lebanon has gained increased publicity since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, on February 14.


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Portugal receives Russian aerial firefighting airplane
Can you go back and look at the last paragraph of this? There is a numerical error in it, it cites 3.2 million hectares as the amount of forest in 1995, states one fifth was destroyed, yet cites the amount destroyed as 2.5 million hectares. Four fifths of 3.2 is 2.5, so it should perhaps state that only one fifth remain, or the amount destroyed is wrong.

Once it's fixed, can you either let me know on my talk page, or ask for the article to be protected on WN:ALERT? Thanks! --Brian McNeil / talk 16:20, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
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GAA: Westmeath beat Donegal by narrowest of margins

March 6, 2005

Westmeath managed to beat Donegal by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling game at Mullingar's Cusack Park earlier today. The Allianz NFL Division 1A clash had been tipped to end in a draw, but a late burst of energy by the lakelanders ensured a victory.

Both teams scored a goal with Colm McFadden and Dessie Dolan both finding the back of the net, however both teams had several missed chances; with Ryan Bradley hitting the woodwork in an early penalty and Martin Flanagan unable to beat the goalie.

The final score was 1-12 to 1-11.


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Freed hostage Sgrena, says shooting "no accident"

March 6, 2005 Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena has suggested that it was "no accident" when US troops shot at her car, resulting in the death of an Italian intelligence officer who had helped to secure her release from captivity earlier that day.

Speaking to the press at the Rome hospital where she is being treated for a gunshot wound to her shoulder, she said, "It can't be just said that it was just an accident. We can't accept this, it is not possible."

Sgrena's suggestion is being reinforced by her partner, Pier Scolari who said "I hope the Italian government does something because either this was an ambush, as I think, or we are dealing with imbeciles or terrorized kids who shoot at anyone,"

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a press conference in Rome today looked visibly angry and said "I immediately invited the American ambassador to come speak with me, to clarify the actions of the American military for such a grave accident that someone is going to have to take responsibility for,"

Sgrena claims that Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari was fatally hit when he moved in front of her in the car after the soldiers opened fire on the group.

"It wasn't a checkpoint, but a patrol that started shooting after pointing some lights in our direction," the Ansa news agency cited Sgrena as telling prosecutors. "We hadn't previously encountered any checkpoint, and we didn't understand where the shots came from." The New York Times quotes Sgrena as stating that, "There was no bright light, no signal."

The London Observer reported, "Sgrena told colleagues the vehicle was not travelling fast and had already passed several checkpoints on its way to the airport. The Americans shone a flashlight at the car and then fired between 300 and 400 bullets at if from an armoured vehicle. Rather than calling immediately for assistance for the wounded Italians, the soldiers' first move was to confiscate their weapons and mobile phones and they were prevented from resuming contact with Rome for more than an hour."

The US military said in a statement: "About 2100 [1800 GMT], a patrol in western Baghdad observed the vehicle speeding towards their checkpoint and attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car. When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others."

American soldiers have had been victims of suicide car-bomb attacks in the past. On December 4, 2004, two cars exploded next to a checkpoint at the Green Zone in Baghdad, killing 16 and wounding dozens. On December 13, another car exploded in Baghdad killing 13.

Sgrena had been held captive for a month by Iraqi rebels. She works for the Italian newspaper Il Manifesto, founded by the former leader of Communist Youth Luciana Castellina. The paper has been characterized by the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista as a "communist daily" that has been "engaged against the war [in Iraq]."


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Fisichella wins Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

March 7, 2005

has won the  Grand Prix in, the opening Grand Prix of the 2005 season.

Fisichella, driving a, started from leading for the majority of the 57 lap event.

Fellow Renault driver finished third, with 's  separating the pair.

It was an unhappy weekend for defending world champion, who began from the rear of the field after his qualifying hopes were severely dented by Melbourne's changeable weather. Schumacher made steady progress through the field during the race but retired on lap 43 after a collision with fellow German.

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 * Who are the victims here? Who is dead? What does it matter who someone writes for..are we all the way back to the days of McCarthy? Our(USA) biggest trading partner is COMMUNIST China for goodness sakes. If it was an American reporter with Army Times who was wounded and a CIA agent killed by Italian soldiers would we be inferring the reporter's account is biased because he works for the army? Most importantly, prior tragedies that killed americans is no more relevant to this story than abu ghraib abuses; no more relevant at all. A BRAVE ITALIAN ALLY IS DEAD from American bullets and you want to neutralize the impact of that story with anti-communist rheteric and unrelated excuses,Shame; especially on Dan100 for POVing with "no choice"and falsely attributing that comment to the multi-national force.Shame. Paulrevere2005 05:15, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You need to put the US military point of view. It is missing. --Carlosar 22:08, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC) I will try to fix it.
 * Done. — DV 22:17, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Good work guys; tonight you've restored my faith in the wiki way! I had added the MFI PoV once but PaulRevere2005 took it out again within minutes. Watch him. Dan100 (Talk) 22:36, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You have to say that Sgrena works for a communist newspaper and that Americans were victims of car-bomb attacks before. I will restore the last version. Also, they were not unsourced and unrelated POV comments. They were sourced (follow the links) and they were facts, not comments. Please, see neutral point of view -- Carlosar 22:48, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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 * The American generals are already claiming that it was the height of incompetence for the Italians to be driving at high speed at night, under a curfew situation, without establishing radio contact with the Coalition Forces, so I don't think this "investigation" is going to get very far.

 * However, I am skeptical about the claim that a tank shot hundreds of rounds into their car and two of the occupants lived to tell the tale.

 * If they wanted to assassinate her, they would have killed everyone in the car so there would be no witnesses to tell the truth of what happened.

 * This is a confusing story, and unfortunately, it is unlikely that "the truth" will emerge. — DV 02:44, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * You're quite right DV. A US M1 tank uses a 7.62mm co-axial machine gun; I've seen first-hand the use of such weapons (fires the same round as the British Army GPMG); the car would've been literally shredded. Dan100 (Talk) 06:57, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Here are some documents which support some claims in the text:

Giuliana Sgrena was always against the US operations in Iraq and Il Manifesto is a communist/socialist diary:

 * According to the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista:" A few days ago Giuliana Sgrena, a journalist for the communist daily newspaper "Il Manifesto" who has always been opposing war, was kidnapped in Iraq. From "Il Manifesto"'s website, www.ilmanifesto.it, you'll be able to access part of her work against the occupation of Iraq and, more generally, in support of the liberation struggle of the Arab world."

 * According to Issue 84 of INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISM JOURNAL Published Autumn 1999:"It was left to Il Manifesto, a socialist paper selling some 30,000 copies daily, to call for a mass demonstration."

 * "Sgrena's elderly parents, her companion Pier Scolari and staff from her newspaper, the communist daily Il Manifesto, led the march(...)" - Agence France-Presse

 * "Il Manifesto - A daily paper with decidedly leftist leanings published in Rome.- Ciao Italy

 * Il Manifesto (Italy) - Marxisms and Socialisms Links

 * US crimes in Iraq, by GIULIANA SGRENA - Il Manifesto, 05 June 2004

 * Sgrena, a 56-year-old journalist for the communist newspaper Il Manifesto(...) -- Journalist's Shooting Stirs Italian Anger,ANGELA DOLAND

 * (...)A well-known public intellectual in Italy, Luciana Castellina has been a leading voice for change since the 1970s. After leaving the leadership of the Communist Youth, Castellina co-founded the political organization and daily newspaper, "Il Manifesto." - Democracy Now. There is a video too!

 * My Name Is Giuliana Sgrena: I Write for a Newspaper Which Opposed the Sanctions and the War Against Iraq(...) - Online Journal

 * "Over 1,000 comrades exploded with joy when the release of kidnapped Italian journalist and communist Giuliana Sgrena was announced at their VI congress in Venice." - VI congress of Rifondazione Comunista celebrates release of Giuliana Sgrena Communist Party of Great Britain

 * "(...) Giuliana was in Iraq to witness the plight of innocent Iraqi people and show to the world that the invasion of Iraq by US forces has brought nothing positive but more pain,(...)" [Giuliana Sgrena, true defender of Iraqi and Afghan people must be release soon! BELLACIAO]

"Sgrena told colleagues the vehicle was not travelling fast and had already passed several checkpoints on its way to the airport. The Americans shone a flashlight at the car and then fired between 300 and 400 bullets at if from an armoured vehicle." Maybe All 400 Bullets Missed? (Alleged Photo of Sgrena car from Associated Press). Also, if it is true that the soldiers fired 300-400 bullets, why is she alive? Can someone survive to 300 bullets from army's mighty weapons?
 * This is interesting:

 * It turned out the car in the photo was not the one involved in the accident.


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CIA sending suspects overseas for "rendition"

March 7, 2005 The CIA has been secretly authorized by a classified directive, signed by US President Bush, to send suspects overseas as part of a "rendition" process.

The program has been used to manage the large case load which has accumulated since the September 11, 2001 attacks, leaving US officials free to concentrate on the "high value" suspects who are kept under US control at secret locations throughout the world.

Today, US officials were reluctant to defend this policy for any specific cases, but White House spokesman Dan Bartlett presented a generic defense of US anti-terrorism policies on Sunday talk shows in the United States.

A former government official claimed that the program was "fully authorized" and that the CIA was "not doing anything illegal" in an interview with The New York Times, and said that the leadership of the House and Senate intelligence committees was able to find out about the program, or had been informed of its existence.

Allowing the CIA to have so much power in deciding who can stay in the country and who is shipped off to other countries is controversial, because in the past, the White House, State Department, or Justice Department would have been involved in approving individual cases of sending prisoners to other countries.

While refusing to admit that the rendition policy even exists, the Bush administration claimed that they do not hand over people to be tortured in other countries, to get around US laws which prohibit such practices.

However, the New York Times interviewed a number of current and former officials who believed that the policy was designed to allow the government to plausibly deny that torture was being tolerated.

The case of Australian Mamdouh Habib attracted widespread attention in that country, after he was released in January after 40 months, without any charges being pressed. Australian officials were aware that he had been transferred by the United States to Egypt for six months. During this time, Habib claims he was subjected to various methods of torture, including electric shock and being held under water.

The United States denies that Habib was tortured with their knowledge, although US officials were not present during his overseas captivity and could not guarantee that he had not been tortured. Egypt has not confirmed that Habib was ever in the country.

A similar case involving Syrian born Canadian Maher Arar, deported to Syria in October, 2002, subsequently held and allegedly tortured for 374 days, led to Canada issuing a travel advisory strongly cautioning Canadians born in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and Sudan against travel to the United States for any reason. A subsequent internal RCMP investigation found several instances of impropriety in the Arar case, including the provision of sensitive information on Arar to US officials, and that a liaison officer may have known of the deportation plan but did not contact his supervisors.

Mr. Arar's attempt to sue American Attorney-General John Ashcroft over the incident in January 2004 was dismissed when the US government invoked the rarely used "state secrets privilege", claiming that to go forward in open court would jeopardize intelligence, foreign policy, and national security interests.

Legal analysts point out that information obtained through the use of torture is useless in court proceedings, but US officials insist that the information obtained from such interrogations is still useful for their purposes, and that "it has resulted in the capture of terrorists."


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Deutsche Börse quits LSE takeover

March 7, 2005 The owner of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse has said it is quitting the takeover of the owner of the London Stock Exchange, LSE. Its planned GBP 1,3 billion (EUR 2 billion) takeover (530p per share) was stopped by opposition for various shareholders from both parties. Its announcement is a setback for the chief executive Werner Seifert.

This just leaves the Euronext NV as the sole bidder of the LSE. It owns the stock exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and the tiny London-based exchange Liffe.

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Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe passes away at age of 98

March 7, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Physics  died in his home in on March 6, 2005, according to Cornell University, where he was professor emeritus of physics.

Hans Albrecht Bethe (pronounced Bay-ta) was born on July 2, 1906 in the city of, then part of Germany (now part of France). He studied physics at Frankfurt and obtained his doctorate from the.

Bethe, whose mother was Jewish}}, fled Germany in 1933 when the came to power. Bethe, along with hundreds of other Jewish academics, were fired from their posts as a result of one of [[Adolf Hitler's first anti-Semitic acts. Bethe moved first to England and in 1935 to the USA where he taught at Cornell University.

Between 1935 and 1938, he studied and reaction cross sections. This research was useful to Bethe in more quantitatively developing 's theory of the compound nucleus.

During World War II, he served as a prominent member of a special summer session at the at the invitation of, which outlined the first designs for the  and served as the beginning of the. When Oppenheimer started the secret weapons design laboratory,, he appointed Bethe as Director of the Theoretical Division.

After the war, Bethe argued that a crash project for the should not be attempted, though after  announced the beginning of such a crash project, and the outbreak of the, he signed up and played a key role in the weapon's development. In 1968, he reflected upon the choice, noting that "It seemed quite logical. But sometimes I wish I were more consistent an idealist." Though he would see the project through to its end, in Bethe's account he was primarily hopeful that the weapon would be impossible to produce. He later characterized as the "father" of the hydrogen bomb, and  as its "mother," and himself as its "midwife."

Among his many honors, Bethe received the in 1955, and in 1961 he was awarded the  of the  for his work in identifying the energy generating processes in stars. In 1967, Bethe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his studies of the production of solar and stellar energy,. He postulated that the source of this energy are in which  was converted into.

During the 1980s and 1990s, Bethe campaigned for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, arguing against the and against. In 1995, at the age of 88, Bethe wrote an open letter calling on all scientists to "cease and desist" from working on any aspect of nuclear weapons development and manufacture. In 2004, he signed a letter along with 47 other Nobel laureates endorsing John Kerry for president of the United States citing Bush's apparent misuse of science.


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Insulin levels tied to Alzheimer's

March 7, 2005 production has been discovered in the brain and linked to, potentially changing how the illness is viewed and treated.

While, a characteristic of , is linked with neurodegeneration, the new finding provides a strong connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

"What we found is that insulin is not just produced in the pancreas, but also in the brain," says study senior author Suzanne de la Monte of and Brown University. "And we discovered that insulin and its growth factors, which are necessary for the survival of brain cells, contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's."

This raises the possibility, says de la Monte, of a "type 3" diabetes.

The finding was made by studying a genetic abnormality in rats that blocks insulin signaling in the brain.

In the rats, de la Monte and colleagues found that insulin and related proteins IGF I and II are expressed in neurons in several regions in the brain.

Additionally, they determined that a drop in insulin production in the brain contributes to brain cell degeneration, a symptom of Alzheimer's.

"These abnormalities do not correspond to type 1 or type 2 diabetes, but reflect a different and more complex disease process that originates in the CNS (central nervous system)," the researchers report.

Analysis of postmortem brain tissue also revealed that the proteins aren't produced at normal levels in human Alzheimer's sufferers.

Insulin and IGF I were significantly reduced in the frontal cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus—all areas affected by Alzheimer's—while not in the cerebellum, which is generally not affected by Alzheimer's.

The study "opens the way for targeted treatment to the brain and changes the way we view Alzheimer's disease," says de la Monte.

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British Airways CEO set to step down in the summer

March 7, 2005

The Sunday Times and Observer newspapers today both stated that British Airways CEO Rod Eddington is planning to step down in the Summer. Althought no official announcement has been released from the airline about Mr Eddington's future, speculation is already mounting on who the successor will be.

Possible internal candidates include marketing director Martin George and finance director John Rishton. However it is quite possible that an external executive such as Willie Walsh, former CEO of Aer Lingus, could take the post. Mr Walsh successful turned around Aer Lingus into one of the most profitable national carriers in the world after it had almost bankrupt in 2002.

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Peruvians sue Newmont Mining Company over mercury poisoning

March 8, 2005 Peruvians living near the site of a release of mercury are preparing to sue a U.S. mining company, announcing last Saturday that they will bring their case before a Denver judge.

On June 2, 2000, a serious accident in the province of Cajamarca, in Peru, poisoned many residents with mercury, a highly toxic heavy metal. A truck from Newmont Mining Company dumped two metal canisters of mercury along an Andean highway, in the communities of San Juan, Choropampa, and Magdalena. Curious townspeople (mostly children) picked up the silvery droplets, and some even drank some of it. Many residents became sick from severe mercury poisoning. Some of those who came in contact with the mercury suffered blindness, and one even had a purplish rash on her body.

Over 300 people directly suffered the effects of mercury poisoning.

As the owners of the Yanacocha mine which produced the mercury, Newmont Mining offered up to US$6 thousand to more than 700 local residents, but over 1,100 others are still engaged in a legal battle with Newmont over the case.

In today's global economy, many international businesses have looked overseas to maintain their profits, but environmental law professor James Otto is asking about the cost to the environment and public health. "Any company that wants to mine internationally now must not only have the legal right to mine but also a 'social license' to operate," he said. "Peru has been a wake-up call."

As the Peruvian residents gear up for their lawsuit against Denver-based Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold mining firm, some of these important questions may finally be answered. After the breakdown of mediation talks with Newmont on January 20, the residents and their lawyer decided to stop negotiating behind closed doors and take their case to the public. Last Saturday, March 5, 2005, they announced that they are bringing their suit before Denver District Judge Robert Hyatt. "If successful," states Ken Krowder who represents the plaintiffs, "[this] would mark the first time an American firm is held accountable for environmental damages overseas."

This is not the first time Newmont Mining has had trouble with an emerging Third World environmental movement. Recently, in August 2004, a US$543 million lawsuit was filed against Newmont Mining by the Indonesian Environmental Ministry and local villagers. They claim that pollution caused by the company’s mining activities has caused serious illnesses and other health problems, including skin disease, tumors, birth defects, and a decline in fish stocks, a staple food. One particular mining practice used frequently by Newmont Mining in Indonesia is submarine tailings disposal, a waste disposal method for mercury and arsenic that is outlawed in the United States.

At least six Newmont Mining managers, including an American and an Australian, face up to 15 years in a Jakarta prison for environmental and corporate crime in that case.

The local Peruvian residents are continuing their fight for safer mining practices and compensation for existing damage and injuries. Thousands of local townspeople protested against the Yanacocha mine last fall, demanding protection for the local water supply.

Newmont Mining officials have blamed the June 2000 mercury spill on a contractor, and have lost the battle to keep the case out of the American court system.


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Talk:Peruvians sue Newmont Mining Company over mercury poisoning

Some possible POV issues
This article is about mercury poisoning caused by an American company. It seems ok when it describes the event and possibly  even when it blames the American company.

However, at some point the article takes another direction and start blamming US companies  in general by the pollution over another countries in the world  and that  is a questionable allegation. Although some American companies are in fact responsible by pollution in another countries, they are not the only one. Where I live, for example, there are dozen of companies which pollute the air, river, etc, and they are not American ones. So, if you want to say that American companies are responsible of pollution in another countries, and enviroment in general,  you must also say at least that there are not American companies  which are so dangerous (or even more dangerous) than American ones.

Mercury poisoning is not a problem caused exclusively by American companies. In many areas of Brazilian territory, for example, mercury poisoning is not caused by any company  but by  individual goldwashers who use mercury during their work.

My suggestion are two: remove the section which blames exclusively the American companies, or extend the article and put contrary arguments/or more related to your claims. Keep close to the event, don't try to extract disputable conclusions from it, don't use the article to expose personal pov.

The article repeats jargons  which say that US companies, profits and globalization are responsible exclusivelly by pollution problems in the world. Although there are some veracity in some of those claims, they are too vague and imprecise. Someone can argue, for example, that globalization and pollution are irreversible facts and that we can only reduce their damages, but not  preventing that they happen.

I am optimistic about this article and I believe that after some changes it can be a good one. --Carlosar 12:47, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Paulrevere2005 has changed the only instance where it could be implied that U.S. firms are solely to blame for environmental degredation. Other than that, I think it is pretty clear that this article focuses on a certain event (mercury poisoning in Peru) and shows that it is a pattern of behavior for Newmont Mining company (in Indonesia as well), not all U.S. firms in general. I think anything else-- especially when you say "US companies, profits and globalization are responsible exclusively by pollution problems in the world"-- is a stretch. It is not the job of the article to debate the so-called inevitability of globalization and it's negative aspects, but rather to show how one particular firm had exploited developing countries and now faces a lawsuit in the American judicial system for it. Thanks for your comment. --Howrealisreal 14:44, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

All that needed to be done to deal with Carlosar's POV concern was a tiny edit (replacing "US firms" with "international businesses"). All the other verbage here is simply Carlosar attributing motives to the article that aren't really there. Paulrevere2005 14:52, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, putting this article in the "disputed" category is an abuse.

 * I believe that the passage: "Nineteenth-century Gold Rush America showed the environmental degradation, including human and wildlife poisoning, that was possible as a result of gold mining. These same lessons are being learned again as the emerging trend of outsourcing US mining operations continues in developing countries." is irrelevant, and possibly contributory to the feeling of a non-NPoV. I recommend that it be removed. --Amoore 16:00, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * This passage is not irrelevant at all. Some people have a POV that is vaguely disturbed by certain truths... then accuse the truths of being POV. 67.80.8.96
 * Very well. If it seems relevant to more than a small handful, I'm fine with it. I retract my recommendation. --Amoore 16:52, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * And what is the truth? Most of the environmental degradation, in some areas of Brazilian Amazon (including water poisoning by mercury) is a result of gold mining which is done by individuals in a local gold rush. These individuals are not Americans, they dont work for companies, they dont have companies, they are not rich neither. Replacing "US firms" with "international businesses" was a good solution. My only complain now is the passage: "These same lessons are being learned again as the emerging trend of outsourcing US mining operations continues in developing countries." You must say that US mining operations is part of a problem and not the problem at all. Something like that: "These same lessons are being learned again by modern era mining. One example is  the emerging trend of outsourcing US mining operations  in developing countries." This idea does not invalidate what you said in most part of the article. If  you improve the passage I will have no more complains, so the the npov tag can be removed by anyone. --Carlosar 17:37, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

All that needed to be done to deal with Carlosar's POV concern was a tiny edit (replacing "US firms" with "international businesses"). All the other verbage here is simply Carlosar attributing motives to the article that aren't really there. Paulrevere2005 14:52, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, unfortunately I did not know another way to call the attention of Wikinews editors, so the problem could be solved. I have used it because I thought that there was no problem using the tag. --Carlosar 17:57, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I reworded that statement as per your request, but instead of using "one example", I chose the word "especially" instead to reference U.S. global mining operations. I feel that although it is of course valid that there may be many individual miners who are not American or affiliated with corporate firms, they are still just a drop in the bucket compared to the collective impact of conglomerate mining companies, especially Newmount which is the world leader in gold production. I appreciate greatly the opportunity to work with you guys to make this article NPOV and better. Thanks. --Howrealisreal 18:06, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I have removed the paragraph about "lessons learned": "Nineteenth-century Gold Rush America showed the environmental degradation, including human and wildlife poisoning, that was possible as a result of gold mining. These same lessons are being learned again by modern era mining, especially the emerging trend of outsourcing US mining operations to developing countries."

 * While I happen to agree with the environmental POV implied, I could write an opposing view: "As modern-era mining companies are learning, the economic benefits far outweigh the social cost incurred on the remote countries in which their mining takes place." Same incident, different POV. We should stick to the facts, as the rest of the article does quite well. Pingswept 01:49, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * did you take out the stub, now that you singlehandedly decided the issue a group of people was working together to? oh. you didn't sign that either. what about this problem with your reasoning: i could write from a POV that supports random violence, which would force us to remove any statements based on the assumption that justice is a good thing, or honesty, truth. maybe as journalists we need to consider the arguments in favor of propaganda and disinformation? or perhaps it would be best if aliens took us all prisoner? !!!!67.80.8.96 02:51, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry about not signing. I don't know what "the stub" is, but all I removed was the part I quoted, so I don't think I removed "the stub." I don't know what you mean about the aliens. Pingswept 03:15, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry too. I overreact. Someone took it out anyway. I don't know what it's called. A tag? I guess I'm lashing out as much at the entire NPOV gospel as at you as its enforcer, the hyperbole was meant to show that on at least SOME level we have to agree on a POV, if you want to be technical, and who wouldn't?   To break that down one more time, for you to posit an argument based on a thought experiment which depended on having a (N)POV which requires balancing economic needs and basic self-evident rights of human beings, means your conclusion might not be valid, because that is not a reasonable POV thus it can't be NPOV, or am I missing something major?   67.80.8.96 03:58, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The fiction of NPOV
I appreciate the contributors who have taken the time to comment on this story.

The above discussion beautifully illustrates the fiction of NPOV.

At some level, NPOV becomes ridiculous and self-defeating, and we must make certain value judgments based upon ethics, or concepts of human rights, or whatever you call "doing the right thing".

If a business commits a terrible crime, injuring hundreds, I really don't give a damn that from the business' point of view, they were only trying to make a profit, and therefore the injuries to human life were OK from their perspective.

This is like an auto company making a decision that it's OK for a fuel tank to explode when it is lightly tapped in a rear-end collision, because it is cheaper to defend against the few lawsuits, than it is to recall, redesign, and fix the cars.

Injuring others for profit is not OK. There is no question of POV which might justify this.

When a company has injured others in pursuit of profit, I don't need to hear "their side of the story". The offending business is objectively in the wrong in my book.

I suppose the next story on the BTK serial killer should find out his side of the story, to find out why he killed all of his victims, because it's only fair to hear "his side of the story"?

NPOV is not a suicide pact.

NPOV is not a mantra to be mindlessly repeated as if we are members of a cult.

Common sense needs to enter into the equation somewhere along the line.

— DV 05:48, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree with 67.80.8.96 that on some level we have to agree on a POV. There are plenty cases where the line between an neutral POV and biased POV are difficult to distinguish, but I don't think it's hopeless. For example, on what grounds could someone dispute the first sentence in the article, "Peruvians living near the site of a release of mercury are preparing to sue a U.S. mining company, announcing last Saturday that they will bring their case before a Denver judge"? Were they not really Peruvians? Was the announcement actually on Saturday? Is discussing the event in the framework of the Gregorian calendar tacitly supporting the unproven claim that time can be divided into discrete elements?

 * What I try to do is think of counterclaims to the claims made in the article. When I can't think of any counterclaims that aren't silly, I stop and go edit some other article. I think that's the "common sense" part that DV mentions. Otherwise, I'd write ridiculous things like "People alleged to be living in a region known to some as 'Peru' announced before now that they will speak with someone referred to as a 'judge' in the area once called 'Denver.'"

 * I don't think I reach some pinnacle of neutrality or anything, but I prefer the result to what happens if I just write from my POV. I'm not certain that this is the best path, but it's what I'm doing. Back to editing! Pingswept 06:02, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The first thing I would like to say, before I get into this, is that I really do not care that the line in question was removed. Pingswept, I will fight for your right to edit any day of the year, but that doesn't mean that I have to agree with your logic behind making edits. Particularly, I am very troubled by what you claim to be your principle behind removing the "lessons learned" line. I say this because I know that it is proven scientific fact that after the 19th century impulsive gold rush in America there was an undeniable amount of environmental degradation and human/wildlife poisoning. Please understand the facts and magnitude of these issues in places like California, Colorado, and Nevada. So to say that it is okay-- in the face of seeing innocent workers die, streams and grounds polluted, and natural ecosystems destroyed-- for American companies that know better to go to the developing world to cause the same destruction... that is just shallow my friend.

I think the removal of that line reeks of POV: POV in defense of lassiez-fair capitalism and perpetuating myths that corporations know what's best for this world. LIES! It is not cheaper to pay off lawsuits! You are not thinking of natural resources that are not just the property of Peru or Newmont mining, but of the global community. We depend on fresh water and aquatic life, for example, to support our civilizations. Please take some time to peep these scientific peer-reviewed journal articles that outline just how terrible situations are that your so-called "NPOV" is defending:

 * Calvert, Geoffrey M., Steenland, Kyle, & Palu, Sue, “End-stage renal disease among silica-exposed gold miners: A new method for assessing incidence among epidemiologic cohorts”, Journal of the American Medical Association 277, no. 15, (April 16, 1997): 1219-1223

 * Mu, Aysen, “A Review of Environmental Considerations on Gold Mining and Production”, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 33, no. 1, (January, 2003): 45-71

 * Pearce, Fred, “Caught In the Gold Rush”, New Scientist 150, no. 2029, (May 11, 1996): 14-15

 * Solnit, Rebecca, “The New Gold Rush”, Sierra 85, (July/August, 2000): 50-57, 86

Thank you. --Howrealisreal 17:46, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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The President of Bolivia resigns

The President of Bolivia officially resigned Sunday,  March 6. Now the President of Senate Hormando Vaca Díez is the temporary President of the Republic of Bolivia.

Mesa resigned because of the announcement of highways's blockages by , both the leader of  the  growers and the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS). The blockages serve to pressure the Legislative so the Hydrocarbons Law can be approved. The law aims to raise the taxes levied on hydrocarbon extraction from 18 to 50%.

The MAS is a political party formed basically by coca-growing  (known as cocaleros), , admirers of , and  people. The party is against the government of the and the alleged  American influency in the region, the  and the. Morales in his own words, explain some of the MAS motivations:
 * The worst enemy of humanity is capitalism. That is what provokes uprisings like our own, a rebellion against a system, against a neoliberal model, which is the representation of a savage capitalism. If the entire world doesn't acknowledge this reality, that the national states are not providing even minimally for health, education and alimentation, then each day the most fundamental human rights are being violated.

Morales is an admirer of Fidel Castro and he says he is inspired by the presidents of   and,. He supports the creation of an anti-imperialist block formed by Latin-American and Arabian countries against the USA, which is being organized by the Brazilian President.

Bolivia economy depends on exportation of (oil and gas). Other sources of resources comes from the cultivation of coca. The coca growers demands the same treatment the government is giving to hydrocarbons. However, the production of coca in great quantities is controversial since the coca is the raw material of. Cocaine is considered illegal  in  Bolivia  and in the majority of other  countries

In October 2003, Morales caused the resignation of the President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. After the resignation of Lozada, Mesa, the vice-president, assumed the command of Bolivan government.

Morales said about the resignation of Mesa:"The only resignation purpose is to blackmail, this resignation is not worth, it basically serves so the October agenda does not occurr (agenda purpose is nationalization of gas production and to proclaim a Constitutional Assembly [Note:where politics propose a new Constitution]).

The blockades of roads occurred  in two strategical places: at  the city of El Alto, neighboring to the capital, and at El Chapere, which binds the cities of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The country is divided. There were some protests and manifestations for and against Mesa.

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Invisibility shield gets blueprint

March 8, 2005

Two engineers, Andrea Alù and Nader Engheta of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have come up with a 'plasmonic cover' which they claim could render objects "nearly invisible to an observer".

The idea is still in its infancy, but it is said not to violate any obvious laws of physics. John Pendry, a physicist at Imperial College in London, UK: "The concept is an interesting one, with several important potential applications. It could find uses in stealth technology and camouflage."

Earlier attempts at constructing an invisibility screen resulted in the chameleon-principle: screens were coloured to match their background, rendering them hard, but not impossible to see, but usually from only a limited point of view.

The principle on which the technology is founded can be explained as follows: an object can be seen because light scatters from its surface back to our eyes. If the scattering of light could be prevented, the object could not be seen. By making a screen resonate in tune with the light, scattering of light would be prevented. This can be achieved by using plasmons, waves of electronic density caused by electrons in a metalic surface moving in sync. If the frequency of the light is close to that of the shield, the light scattered by the object will be negligible compared to the light scattered by the shield. For visible light, silver and gold can be used as metals, for other frequencies, such as infrared and ultra-violet, other metals will have to be used.

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"Some people have a POV that is vaguely disturbed by certain truths... then accuse the truths of being POV".

YES!!!!!!! I agree.Paulrevere2005 20:07, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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China declares "the state shall employ nonpeaceful means"

March 8, 2005 China passed a new law that codifies a legal basis for authorising the use of military force to stop Taiwan from formally declaring its independence from the mainland. The anti-succession law was passed by the National People's Congress on March 8 in Beijing.

The deputy chairman of the NPC told members gathered at the Great Hall of the People that, "If possibilities for a peaceful reunification should be completely exhausted, the state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." The broad language of the law does not specify any exact measures China might take, but its effect is to reinforce the mainland's long held position of a one-China principle.

The Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei described the law as "malicious" and "crude". Taiwan views the development as violating international norms for peacefully resolving disputes. "This law exposes China's plot to impose armed force to swallow up Taiwan," read the council's written statement. "In essence, it has handed its military a blank check to unleash force against Taiwan." A Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson announced that military exercises will be held this summer to practice defending against an attack.

The White House had urged China to reconsider the law before it was passed. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, "We view it as unhelpful - something that runs counter to recent trends toward a warming in cross-strait relations. We oppose any attempts to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means."

China has always officially maintained that Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949, is a rogue territory which must eventually reunify with China. Just recently in a ‘four point guideline' set forth on March 5, 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao said, "On no account shall the 1.3 billion Chinese people allow anyone to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will not have the slightest hesitation, falter or concession on the major principle issue of opposing secession. The 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces must abandon their secessionist stand and stop all 'Taiwan independence' activities."

Chinese opposition to a plan by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian for a referendum on a new constitution that may violate Jintao's ‘four-point guideline' is seen in part as prompting the new law.


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Premature aging disease reversed in cells

March 8, 2005 Genetic abnormalities behind the premature aging disease Progeria have been corrected in cells in a step towards gene therapy for the condition.

Affecting about one in eight million children, Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria (HGP) causes sufferers to rapidly experience symptoms of old age.

The average life expectancy of those afflicted is just around 14 years, with many dying from such age-related conditions as heart disease.

The disease is known to be caused by a mutation in the gene lamin A.

The mutation is thought to adversely affect the expression of genes by preventing appropriate genetic "editing."

The inappropriate editing cuts exons—"sentences" of genetic information—too short.

Tom Misteli and colleagues of the US National Cancer Institute have now found a way to correct the editing error.

They did this using synthetic molecules called morpholino oligonucleotides that Misteli likens to a "molecular Band-Aid."

The researchers say the discovery could aid the development of gene therapy for Progeria.

The research is reported in the journal Nature Medicine.


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British Airways announces new CEO

March 8, 2005

The British national airline, British Airways has announced that the former CEO of Aer Lingus, is to be their new CEO. Mr Walsh is to replace the current CEO, Australian-born in September after his retirement.

Willie Walsh started as a cadet for Aer Lingus at the age of 17, later becoming a captain of the airline. In 1998, he became the chief-executive of the airline's charter subsidiary Furtura, and later in 2000 chief finance officer. In the wake of 11th September 2001, he became the chief-executive of Aer Lingus, itself. Worried about what happened to and, he looked at the rival Irish airline Ryanair for inspiration and made Aer Lingus in effect a , such as replacing the infamous turquoise uniforms with polo shirts and promoting via the Internet.

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