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Talk:United Nations suspends operations in Gaza after schools and trucks are hit by Israeli forces

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This is a very touchy issue for many people, and finding the right balance for WN:NPOV can be hard to do. However, in my opinion, this article exceedingly emphasizes attacks on schools as if that is the only thing Israel is doing. Casualties among Hamas militants (the stated target of the ground offensive) is seemingly deliberately omitted while highlighting only civilian casualties. Good luck in balancing this appropriately. --SVTCobra 02:10, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Most of the casualties are civilians, there are no statistics out showing deaths that are supposively Hamas militants. This is called reporting the news, I can't help what conclusion you draw from this article.Soapy (talk) 04:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Up until Wednesday there were several reports saying that up to a quarter of casualties are civilians. (The impression I got was that writers collated their figures from UN agencies, NGOs and Gaza hospital officials.) These estimates seem to have dried up, despite 2 more days of mounting casualty reports: do you think it will add to the balance if we report these older figures? I am concerned about the verifiability of these estimates. I have to confess that I see civilian casualties as more newsworthy than combatants. --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:45, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Updates
More recent or breaking updates for this or a follow-up article: --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:35, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * compromise UN Security Council ceasefire resolution passed with US abstention
 * UNOCHA report/allegation about Tuesday bombing of IDF-arranged civilian shelter

Sources for my suggestions: BBC is the only source I can find via Google for the UNOCHA report. --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:35, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * http://news.google.com/news?&ncl=1291278548 Security Council resolution
 * http://news.google.com/news?&ncl=1291278548 Security Council resolution

I missed this follow up article in development: --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:00, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * UN Security Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution

General Thoughts
The news in TV adressed UN strictly instructed IDF about the schools coordinates earlier. In todays news there are 110 civillians gathered in a building, then targeted by IDF, resulted 30 civillian deaths. The results are obvious, stating results are neutral already because IDF only claims they take precautions against civillian harms and they are sorry about it after they killed hundreds of civillians including dozens of children. Yet it might have been better, if report had mention at least a summary on what Israeli spokesmen say about these civillian harm. So if someone provide such info as a link, I would support adding them into the report. Yet again whatever they say the civillian casualties are obviously indicates they have been targetted. Kasaalan (talk) 13:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/8/headlines Soapy (talk) 20:54, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Propaganda war: trusting what we see Kasaalan (talk) 12:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

New UN Accusations Against Deliberate Civillian Targetting
Israel pulls out of Gaza leaving 110 dead

War in Gaza: Israel accused of killing 30 after shelling safe house

The United Nations has accused Israel of evacuating scores of Palestinians into a house in the suburbs of Gaza City, only to shell the property 24 hours later, killing some 30 people.

In a report published today on what it called "one of the gravest incidents" of the 14-day conflict, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) complained that the Israeli Defence Force then prevented medical teams from entering the area to evacuate the wounded, including young children.

The Israeli military said it was investigating the claim but had no knowledge of the incident.

''Citing "several testimonies" - but without identifying its sources - OCHA said that Israeli foot soldiers evacuated around 110 Palestinians into a house in Zeitun, south of Gaza City, on Sunday. Half of them were children.''

"Twenty-four hours later, Israeli forces shelled the home repeatedly, killing approximately 30," OCHA said. "Those who survived and were able walked two kilometres to Salah Ed Din road before being transported to the hospital in civilian vehicles. Three children, the youngest of whom was five months old, died upon arrival at the hospital."

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Spider-Man to save Obama's Inauguration Day in upcoming Marvel comic

January 9, 2009

Marvel Comics announced Thursday that an upcoming issue of a Spider-Man comic will feature United States President-elect Barack Obama meeting the web-slinging superhero.

A six-page tongue-in-cheek story, to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man issue 583, "Spidey Meets the President!" is created by Zeb Wells, Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata. The issue features Peter Parker visiting Washington, D.C., on photo assignment to cover the Presidential and Vice Presidential inauguration ceremony. The Chameleon is also in town, hoping to sabotage the ceremony with a look-a-like impostor of Obama. Parker's alter-ego Spiderman must save the day from his arch-enemy's nefarious plans.

The issue will appear on newsstands January 14, before the actual inauguration.

Among the lines of dialog in the issue are "Ya hear that, Chameleon? The president-elect here just appointed me ... secretary of shuttin' you up."

The issue will have a commemorative cover, and retail for US$3.99 (£2.65). Alan Giroux, owner of All About Books and Comics in Phoenix, says he predicts the issue to be on the collectors' market for $20 by the first day. "This issue will have a lot of heat and go for premium prices. I already have people calling about it," he said.

The issue's cover will feature Obama smiling, with a thumbs up pose. Spiderman is featured hanging upside-down beside him, whispering: "Hey, if you get to be on my cover, can I be on the dollar bill?"

The issue is not official merchandise of the US Democratic Party, Obama campaign, the Obama-Biden Transition Project, or White House.

Obama a fan of Spider-Man
According to Marvel comic's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, the publication series learned that the President-elect is a long-time fan and collector as a kid of the Marvel super hero. "When we heard that president-elect Obama is a collector of Spider-Man comics, we knew that these two historic figures had to meet in our comics' Marvel Universe. A Spider-Man fan moving into the Oval Office is an event that must be commemorated in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man."

During his campaigning, Mr. Obama made mention of Spider-Man at child-oriented events. He told Entertainment Weekly magazine that Batman and Spider-Man were his favorite superheroes, because of their "inner turmoil".

Quesada remarked that "there is a long history of presidents appearing in Spider-Man comics, from Franklin D. Roosevelt through to George W. Bush, who has appeared on several occasions."

President Ronald Reagan appeared in the pages of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Bill Clinton appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel and Richard Nixon in Watchmen.


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Talk:Spider-Man to save Obama's Inauguration Day in upcoming Marvel comic

I CREATED this Obama mania Wackynews, prefatory to the dire trials of the Obama Presidency. Like in Greek drama and comedy which I studied in 1973, there is deus ex machina, euphoria, wacky business, monkey business and dire Omen. Hope he passes through. Please help in publishing this. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 07:04, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Good stuff, should be interesting what the crew makes of it. And frankly, because I don't believe YOU, Florentino, are capable of publishing it, and the administrative staff here is capable of publishing it, that it will be published...

... ooops I take that back now, since they are so interested in neatness, that neatness might now come to this news publication.

My my, such a fascination with neatness...

I almost puked when the supposed founder of wikinews (oh, whaz his name, Eric Moeller, or something like that), said "keep it neat". What?! You want news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wikinews is not Wikipedia.

 * No, it's not Wikipedia, we in fact actually have much higher standards than Wikipedia. --  Zanimum (talk) 16:33, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

I think those standards should be reduced. News... News travels how?

It travels by word of mouth. If this site won't allow people to speak, or report, then it will have only reporters who "speak" sourced-speak. That speak is not news.

We want street speak, I think. -24.125.242.203 12:33, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Headline
I don't like the headline: it gives the impression that the comic will be published on Inauguration Day, and is endorsed by the transition team.

The reader has to read deep into the story to realize the comic is about Inauguration Day, but is published a week ahead, and that it is not a part of the official inauguration day celebrations.

I think you could make some tweaks to the headline and opening paragraphs to make it easier for the naive reader.

--InfantGorilla (talk) 11:18, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Major revision
I've done a major rewrite of this article, to get it closer to standards. -- Zanimum (talk) 16:31, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks for making my suggestions concrete. Though I think: "The issue is not official merchandise of the US Democratic Party, Obama campaign, the Obama-Biden Transition Project, or White House" is a little over the top, I can't think of a more low key way to express the independence of Marvel Comics.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 18:26, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * "Marvel Comics are entirely independant from Obama and the White House"? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:34, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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IImagine the comic book writer is not from the South.Otherwise he would know it is spell "Ya'll" not Ya.


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UN Security Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution

January 11, 2009 Late on Thursday the United Nations passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Only the United States abstained because of the view that Hamas was committed to violence. Fighting has continued since the resolution, and yesterday Israel warned of increased military action.

The death toll from the first 13 days of the Israeli offensive was 770 and 14 Israelis. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has given an explanation for why the United States abstained and did not veto the resolution. "...But after a great deal of consideration, we decided that this resolution, the text of which we support, the goals of which we support, and the objectives that we fully support, should indeed be allowed to go forward. I believe in doing so, the council has provided a roadmap for a sustainable, durable peace in Gaza."

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister has commented that the resolution was still a disappointment. "To tell you the truth, we have really expected that all countries would vote in favor. Are we happy? No, we are not really happy. We expected something more. But we are really satisfied with the outcome so far. What really concerns us the most is the immediate applicability of the resolution on ground. We fear, and we have reasons to do so, that Israel will delay its acceptance and implementation of the cease-fire for few hours, if not few days."

Israel continued to drop warning leaflets and send phone messages to Gaza residents, with one phone message on Saturday saying that the "third stage" of their operation will begin soon. United Nations aid agency resumed aid shipments yesterday, after halting them on Thursday citing safety risks.


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Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

January 9, 2009 The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night's FedEx BCS National Championship Game to win the Division I title of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's American college football league. Florida, ranked Number 1 in the nation, were led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow. "I promised the guys that I would go out and play with all my heart. I was so motivated tonight," said Tebow. They were matched up against a Number 2 ranked Oklahoma team with a powerful offense, including this year's Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Sam Bradford. The game took place at a sold-out Dolphin Stadium in Miami, as a stadium record 78,468 fans attended the match.

Both team's defensed dominated each others' offenses in the first half, forcing a 7 to 7 score when halftime came against a Florida offense that averaged 54 points a game and an Oklahoma offense that averaged 40 points. In total, both team's defenses had 4 interceptions, 2 for Florida and 2 for Oklahoma. Florida's defense stopped Oklahoma twice during a goal line stand, stopping them on a fourth-down rush once, and a forced interception out of the hands of Oklahoma wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias by Florida's Ahmad Black.

On the offensive side of the ball, Florida was led by Tebow. Although throwing 2 interceptions, Tebow completed 18 put of 30 passes for 2 touchdowns, as well as rushed 22 times for over 100 yards. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford helped the Sooners offense through the air, completing 26 out of 41 passes for 256 yards and 2 passing touchdowns, but also throwing two interceptions. In the fourth quarter, Tebow completed a key 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver David Nelson, making the score 24 to 14 and putting the game out of reach for Oklahoma.

Some college fans believe that Florida did not rightly win the national championship, though. Fans of the Utah Utes believed that their undefeated team should have at least earned a spot in the game against Oklahoma or Florida's one-loss teams. Fans of the USC Trojans and the Texas Longhorns also believed that the teams could have earned a spot in the game, due to their similar records. On the matter, Florida head coach Urban Meyer said "This is one of the best teams in college football history. Let someone else worry about all that. The Gators are No.1."

On the game, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops commented "In the end, I'll be glad to try again next year. If that's the biggest burden I have to bear in my life, I'm a pretty lucky guy." Tim Tebow, in a post-game interview, said "I was already motivated for a national championship game. But you know, there was some trash talking going on, and it just gets me going during the game." In a losing effort, Sam Bradford commented "In the first half, we had opportunities that we didn't take advantage of. In the second half, when we needed to make the plays, we just couldn't do it."


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Wikinews:Research Desk/Middle East

This list was formerly deemed "too long" to place on Research Desk, but these sources are now listed there.

Israel and the Palestinian territories

 * BBC Middle East
 * Arab News The First English Daily Newspaper in Saudi Arabia, published simultaneously from Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran
 * Al Jazeera, English site of controversial Arabic satellite news
 * UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( at Wikipedia):
 * ReliefWeb
 * Updates specific to occupied Palestinian territory
 * occupied Palestinian territory (Asia) posted by All Sectors, All Content Types.
 * ReliefWeb is hard to filter but is a digest of press releases from UN and other sources, some biased and some not
 * IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis
 * OCHA press releases
 * WAFA Palestine News Agency - English
 * UNRWA - UN aid agency staffed by Palestine refugees, largest NGO in Gaza and West Bank: news, statistics
 * Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - daily updates in English
 * Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - daily English "summary of the crimes committed by Israeli Occupation Forces" - controversial
 * Haaretz, Israel Daily with a respected reputation; widely read in Israel, Hebrew and English
 * Jerusalem Post, English language daily; not widely read in Israel but influential in the United States; reputation as conservative (even neoconservative)
 * Middle East Media Research Center news related to Palestinian territories. An "independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501 (c)3 organization. MEMRI's headquarters is located in Washington, DC with branch offices in London, Tokyo, Rome, Baghdad and Jerusalem.  MEMRI research is translated to English, German, Hebrew, Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese."

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Canadian trio claim South Pole record for trans-Antarctic trip

January 10, 2009 A trio of Canadian trekkers said Friday they completed the fastest unaided on-foot trek using the traditional route from Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole in a record time of 33 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes. Ottawa ultra-runner Ray Zahab, age 39, adventure journalist and architect Kevin Vallely, age 44, of Lynn Valley, North Vancouver and North Pole expeditionist Richard Weber, age 49, said they completed the 700-mile (1,130-kilometer) journey, at 10,000 feet altitude, finally arriving early Wednesday morning.

They endured a white-out but survived on a 7,000-calorie-a-day diet of pemmican, Gatorade drink powder, outdated salami, deep-fried bacon, cheese and butter. "If you took a cloud, wrapped it around your head and then duct-taped it, that's what a white-out is like," Mr Zahab, explained. The trio also suffered altitude sickness, vertigo, massive, painful blisters, and temperatures as low as minus 40. Zahab had to pull 170-lb (77-kg) sleds of equipment, traveling on foot and on snowshoes while the other two men skied.

According to ExplorersWeb.com's founder, Tom Sjogren, the trio erased the previous record of 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes, which was set by American Todd Carmichael, the first American to cross Antarctica to the South Pole alone, on foot and with no assistance. He arrived at The Pole on December 21, 2008. "They have definitely broken the record," said Sjogren. Guinness World Records spokesman, Damian Field, in London, however, said that "Guinness monitors a category for fastest unsupported trek to the South Pole, but it has no record currently listed."

Prior to Carmichael, the record was held by Briton Hannah McKeand. In the fastest journey to the South Pole (600 nautical mile journey), she completed solo and in just 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes. In March 2008 she attempted to reach the North Pole alone and unsupported but had to abandon the trip after falling through the ice and badly damaging her shoulder.

Ray Zahab is a Canadian ultramarathon runner, personal trainer, and motivational speaker. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec, and is famous for his 4,300-mile (6,920-kilometer) epic run across the Sahara Desert in 2007, which was the subject of a documentary narrated by actor Matt Damon's "Running the Sahara." He heads Impossible2Possible, a nonprofit organization which advocates planet protection. "I started looking at impossible places on the planet in the past year, and I said Antarctica is one of those impossible places, and if we can create an expedition, perhaps we can inspire a bunch of young people to realize they can achieve,' Zahab said.

Richard Weber, M.S.M. (born June 9, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a world-renowned Canadian Arctic and polar adventurer, from Alcove (near Wakefield). From 1978 to 2006, he participated in, lead and organized more than 45 Arctic expeditions. Richard is the only person to have completed six full North Pole expeditions. He has therefore trekked to the North Pole more than anyone in history.

The trio were waiting out a storm before boarding a flight to Chile for Ottawa. "I'm pretty tired, actually," said Kevin Vallely, calling from Patriot Hills, Antarctica. During the saga, Vallely was solely burdened with carrying the high-tech gear in his sled consisting of video cameras, satellite phones, hand-held computers, different kinds of solar panels, batteries and wires chargers. "Had we not brought all that stuff we probably would have got it done faster because we wouldn't have had to carry all that weight, but then it doesn't matter as much," he explained. Vallely said he also intends to produce a documentary of the expedition.


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I CREATED this endurance wacky news. Please help in publishing it. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 12:00, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

Not once in the opening two paragraphs is the phrase "American Football" used. The sport is the what, and only those inside the U.S., or previously bombarded with this, will realise what it is. To the rest of the world, football is what Americans call soccer. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * "college football" is used, stop being such a stickler
 * College football sounds like soccer played by people in college to non-Americans. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:54, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You guys can "be bold" as they say on the Wikimedia sites and add the word "American" in front of "college football".
 * Hey, I was doing that as you typed it! Great minds think alike... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:57, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * High five!


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Major merger among American LGBT media outlets announced

January 10, 2009

A significant portion of the American LGBT media landscape is about to become a conglomerate. Thursday, PlanetOut Inc. (PlanetOut.com, Gay.com) sent out a press release stating it signed a definitive merger agreement with Here Networks LLC (operator of cable network here!) and Regent Entertainment Media Inc. (properties including magazines The Advocate, Out).

The deal comes after PlanetOut had been on the market for nearly a year. The company sold its magazine and book publishing businesses back in April, and its vacation company in December.

The newly formed public holding company, Here Media Inc., will be helmed by Chairman Stephen P. Jarchow and CEO Paul Colichman. Its unknown whether any of struggling PlanetOut's jobs will be cut.

Plans are for all three companies to operate separately, as of subsidiaries of Here Media. The agreement still has to be approved by a majority of PlanetOut common stock holders, comply with regulatory filings and approvals, and meet various closing conditions.

PlanetOut shareholders will represent only 20% of Here Media Inc.'s shares.


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The oldest person in the world is of 126 years old who was from Goa.

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Israeli rocket targets Press TV building in Gaza

January 9, 2009

An Israeli rocket has struck the Press TV building in the Gaza Strip. According to the news agency, other television news stations called Al-Alam and Al Arabiya are also based inside the building. At least two people have been injured. The attack occurred at about 15:40 GMT.

There was no warning prior to the attack and only journalists were inside the building when the rocket hit. Press TV states that some of their broadcasting equipment on the building's roof was damaged in the blast. According to live video being broadcast by Press TV, journalists on the roof are marked with 'TV' or 'press' on their coats and helmets. Press TV uses the roof of their building to broadcast most of their live video feeds of Gaza.

The agency claims that they were given assurance by the Israeli military that the building would not be targeted. The agency also states that coordinates of the building were given to the Israeli military everyday so they would not attack the building or mistake news crews for Hamas militants.

Despite the claim by witnesses and Press TV employees, a spokesperson for the IDF states that the building was not a target and was likely a result of "collateral damage." There are no reports of other buildings having been hit in the area around the Press TV building.

Press TV states that regardless of the attack, they are still "prepared to show the horrific attacks by the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) with graphic images of children being killed".

Press TV, an Iranian based news agency, is one of few international news agencies broadcasting live video feeds of Gaza and currently has more journalists in Gaza than any other world news agency.


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Sensational headline. No balanced presentation of facts.

Is it just me? Or what ever Israel dos wikinews is going to post it on the front page? --66.229.21.217 18:58, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

 * It may just have escaped your notice, but there's a war on. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:21, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You can't fight in here! This is the War Room! --Brian McNeil / talk 19:22, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Now they do not have to target things they want destroyed, they just "collaterally damage" it.

What are they looking for?
I can't comment anything about Israel. But this attack cannot be tolerate. They attack civil building, not military instalation, nor Hamas HQ but Tv station. This is most untolerated attack since they bomb a mall in Gaza, a civil building too. What are they looking for?

in a dense urban environment with militants hiding amongst the people there will always be collateral damage, if Israel hits a child by accident it is front page news, when a HAMAS rocket hit a daycare in Israel nobody cared.--CnrFallon (talk) 18:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Maybe that has something to do with the Israeli's killing more than 50 times as many people here? I remember seeing something about how it is absolutely illegal in Jewish law to fight a war where 1/6th of people are killed, so will it take killing 1/6th of the Palestinians before they stop here? On a related note even the UN has condemned Israel's invasion and demands an immediate withdrawal of all forces and the setup of administered entry points for the humanitarian relief supplies and limitation of arms smuggling. 65.1.171.204 21:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

I would guess that any militant that did not hide among the people are already dead as they do not have mountains or jungles to hide into. -Unicode (talk) 03:33, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

crimes of war
does this constitutes a crime of war? --189.71.114.172 20:48, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

That gives me an idea...
This is what we should do with the Wikileaks HQ.


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 * Revised, please re-review. --  Zanimum (talk) 18:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

GATOR NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--KDP3 (talk) 18:59, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * High Five* 10,000 man mosh pit on University Avenue = Epic Win 8) Spacehusky (talk) 05:41, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

"...a Number 2 ranked Oklahoma team with a powerful offense..."
 * You know, they had a so-called "powerful" offense since they decided to be assholes and run up the score. Bradford won the Heisman just because Bob Stoops wanted to be a fucking prick and run up the score on teams when they CLEARLY didn't need to. I wish there were statistics for Bradford BEFORE he threw all those touchdowns that didn't even need to be thrown. I mean, going for a TD on 4th and 1 against Texas Tech? WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY SCORED 65 POINTS? Are you kidding? I'm glad Florida finally stuck it to them. Bob Stoops makes Bill Belichick (running up against the Redskins in 2007, 52-7) look like an angel. Come to think of it, we should have the page on Wikipedia "Running up the score" redirect to "2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team." I really did wish that Florida would have gone for a touchdown when they had the ball in the final minutes, just to send a message that Oklahoma is embarassing to watch in the BCS every year. Maybe they ought to play Ohio State next year so that SOMEBODY, either Ohio State or Oklahoma could finally win a big bowl game again. Either way, Bradford will be punished next year. Why? He'll either go to the 0-16 Lions or get a BEATDOWN from Colt McCoy and Texas in the Red River Shootout.


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Didn't collapse
The remark on Comments:Chemical firm LyondellBasell collapses seems justified. I think this may be a case for retraction. Until then I have unpublished it. See http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6202449.html --InfantGorilla (talk) 16:17, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like we weren't the only ones to misunderstand this. See this press release: --InfantGorilla (talk) 16:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Non-U.S. Operations Not Affected By Chapter 11 Filing (English version) Jan 8

 * We don't tend to unpublish; what we do have is Correction, which is used in such cases. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:09, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Please add a correction. We don't unpublish. This is an old article. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:52, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK. Could someone who understands the story write up a correction and re-publish it, please? --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Working on it now. --InfantGorilla (talk) 10:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

I only meant unpublishing as a temporary measure. Thanks for the tips—I republished with a Correction. Should we --InfantGorilla (talk) 10:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * change the headline?
 * put something on today's front page?

 * I would leave the headline IMO; for the same reason we leave the content unchanged. We don't have a procedure for putting up notice of corrections on the Main Page right now, but maybe we should look into one - even 23 Australians arrested in global child porn network didn't get its correction noted on the Main Page! The only one I know of was Hitler doll story found to be hoaxed, where the retraction was newsworthy enough for an article in its own right. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:58, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I would support main page corrections for the most serious retractions (when there is no new news story.) I understand that is the practice for mainstream media.  I think this is one of those cases.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:04, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I have posted to Water cooler/policy concerning this idea. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:06, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:United Nations suspends operations in Gaza after schools and trucks are hit by Israeli forces

Did Israel comment after it hit the UN truck? The article makes it sound like the UN truck was an intentional target. But, without a comment from the Israeli government, it's unclear whether it was a mistake or not.
 * They commented on the UN school, they said there were Hamas militants in the school which the UN rejected, the next day Israel retracted its statement that there were Hamas militants in the school saying they had no evidence to support that claim. Israel, to my knowledge, has not commented on the trucks hit. Soapy (talk) 05:13, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

They had radar of attacks coming from the school from a counter-battery. They commented that the truck could not be them, cant remember the details though.--CnrFallon (talk) 18:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

The UN really needs to show some backbone. They're allowed their convoys and such to be attacked throughout various regions of the globe without any REAL consiquences. Sure, they arn't a nation but it's still the equivilent of an act of war. It's simple, if someone attacks anything UN then the UN members should ALL retaliate. Then maybe this sort of madness would stop. One group surely cannot stand against the will of the planet and since the UN has a mandate from nations around the globe, and the governments of those nations are. for the most part, elected, then the UN has that mandate.


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Illinois House impeaches Blagojevich

January 10, 2009 🇺🇸The Illinois voted to impeach state governor Rod Blagojevich in a near-unanimous 114-to-1 vote with three representatives not voting.

Blagojevich is facing charges of attempting to sell the state's opening for United States Senator when president-elect Barack Obama takes office on January 20. The vote will now move to the, where a two-thirds majority will be needed to officially remove Blagojevich from the position of.

Blagojevich was arrested on December 9 on suspicion of corruption charges, and was recommended for impeachment after an investigation from the United States House of Representatives. Blagojevich is the first United States governor to be impeached since 1988, when of Arizona was impeached after a year and three months on the job.

At the beginning of the voting debate, impeachment committee leader, a member of the and representing Chicago, said that Blagojevich's alleged actions: "Show a public servant who is prepared to turn public service into an avenue for private benefit. They show a public servant who has betrayed his oath of office, who has betrayed the public trust, who is not fit to govern the state of Illinois."

She later said "The totality of the evidence shows that Gov. Blagojevich has forfeited his right to hold office. Whatever their stations, whether petty thieves or governors, those who break the law must not be immune from the consequences and must be held to account for their actions." Milton Patterson, a Democrat also representing Chicago, was the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against the impeachment of Blagojevich, but did not speak in defense of him.

The report that recommended his impeachment heavily criticized Blagojevich's actions. It stated that "the governor repeatedly demonstrated that his decision to appoint a senator would not be based on merits of the candidate or on public policy, but rather on how that appointment could benefit him personally. It added "The governor directed various individuals to conduct inquiries on his behalf to negotiate deals for the Senate appointment, affirmatively setting into action a plot to trade the Senate appointment for something of value to the governor."

, a Democratic representative also on the committee, also spoke, saying that "it’s our duty to clean up this mess and stop the freak show that has become government in Illinois. I believe we’re finally doing what we should have done a long time ago."

If Blagojevich's impeachment is ratified by the State Senate, he would immediately be removed from the office of governor and the state's Lieutenant Governor,, would become the state's acting governor.

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Chinese version of Wikinews gets blocked in China

January 10, 2009

Wikinews has learned that access to the Chinese Wikinews website has been blocked in China. Wikinews can also confirm that the English version of the website is still available in China.

Users using the social networking site called Twitter have reported that the site was "blockade[ed] today by the mainland" of China. Others, writing on the Wikimedia Foundation's mailing list also state that the Chinese version of Wikinews is blocked in major Chinese cities such as Beijing.

The reason for the blockade is not yet known. Wikinews contacted the Chinese government for a statement, but so far there has been no reply.

The Chinese government has already blocked the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but later in July 2008 the government began to allow users to access the site during the Summer Olympics. The Chinese version of Wikipedia was then blocked once again after the games had ended.

Wikipedia had previously been blocked for over a year in 2005, but in November 2006, the site was unblocked. The Chinese government then re-blocked only a month later. The block was an attempt to contain information relating to sensitive topics in China, such as Tibet and Taiwan. The Chinese government has an active policy of blocking websites they consider harmful.


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Help
We have almost nothing to go on except a few tweets from twitter, and the foundation-l mailing list entry. I have contacted another person in China to help, but I don't know that he can. Since there is little info to go on, I request anyone who can, to help with this article. Please do not tag it as it is a developing story.

I tried using a Fire Fox add-on tool called China Channel (http://chinachannel.hk/) which gives you a proxy through Fire Fox to allegedly surf the web as if you were in China. Either I am doing something wrong, or it does not work, or the internet connections in China are that bad. Either way I can sometimes connect to the Google homepage and sometimes cannot. So anyone who might know this tool better than I might want to give it a shot. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:34, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

 * This tool seems to confirm that http://zh.wikinews.org is being blocked in China with enwikinews not effected. Adambro (talk) 01:00, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know for certain, but User:David Vasquez ( a former contributor) may or may not have moved to china (I have vague memories of him being in china). You could try emailing him to see if he knows anything (at the risk of sounding slightly foolish, as its quite likely he lives in US). Bawolff ☺☻ 01:06, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys. This was a big help. Bawolff: unfortunately either David does not check his e-mail anymore or he just does not check his Wikinews mail. I have contacted him in the past about WN Video with no success. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:18, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks to Adambro's help, here is the result he is speaking of: http://www.websitepulse.com/tests/34473e3084101dff.html. I believe this result will be saved for no more than 90 days, so check now :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:20, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I can confirm that as of the time of this signature, the above link yields a "empty response from server" as a result of the query testing zh.wikinews.org. I cannot attest to the reliability of websitepulse.com. --SVTCobra 03:24, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If I recall, though I am not 100%, the same tool was used in previous articles related to the same issue. I could be wrong though. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:47, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Special:LinkSearch/*.websitepulse.com might shed some light on that question :) Mike .lifeguard | @meta 02:02, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I have e-mailed the Chinese government (from here: http://english.gov.cn/). Doubt I will get a response, but its worth a try. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Slashdot
WE HAZ /. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/11/022211 :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:34, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Props Jason. --InfantGorilla (talk) 20:06, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia blocks in 2008?
The sighted version said,

 * The Chinese version of Wikipedia'' was then blocked once again after the games had ended.

I can't find mention of this in the sources or the OR notes (perhaps I missed it.) User Gzdavidwong has removed this twice without explanation. saying "Wikipedia is not blocked in China." An unregistered user earlier deleted it with the comment "The Chinese version of Wikipedia may have beeen re-blocked, but definitely not the English one (I was in Beijing thru Dec. '08)" It was restored each time once without explanation.

Could someone explain what evidence that statement is based on? Until then I have sighted Gzdavidwong's version.

--InfantGorilla (talk) 08:31, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

I have amended my above comment, as I misread the history. --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:58, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WP may not be blocked now, but at the time of the Olympics report, it was. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:40, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * But was it blocked again after the games? As far as I know it was unblocked during the press week before the games (July 31 Wikinews story, and without reports otherwise, I assume it remained unblocked.)  --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:19, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


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OBAMA ROX!

Good lord, I thought this was some weird and early-published April Fool's joke. But hey, great for Obama.

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If not great then very very good, right next too great!!! —72.27.168.37 (talk) 21:38, 9 February 2011 (UTC)


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Strongest earthquake in 150 years hits Costa Rica

January 10, 2009 The United States Geological Survey said a 6.1 Mw earthquake struck on Thursday, at 01:21:34 p.m. local time (6:21:34 p.m. UTC) in northern Costa Rica, a Central American country, 30 kilometres (19 mi) NNW of San José and near the volcano Poás.

The epicenter was at 20 miles (32 kilometers) north-northwest of San Jose at a depth of 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers), with Coordinate 10° 11′ 49.2″ N, 84° 9′ 32.4″ W, and Decimal 10.197,-84.159. Causing widespread panic and damage, it was felt all over Costa Rica as well as in southern central Nicaragua, and was the strongest to shake Costa Rica in about 150 years.

“Today is a day of mourning for Costa Ricans,” President Oscar Arias Sanchez said. “These losses of life fill us with pain; our prayers will be for their families, hundreds of families had seen serious damage to their homes,” Arias added. Originally seventeen people, including three children, were reported killed but was later decreased to 5 fatalities. About 42 were reported missing, at least 32 were injured and 2,450 people affected.

The quake toll jumped to 34 dead, 64 missing, on Saturday, while emergency workers rescued at least 200 stranded tourists in Varablanca hotel, according to Ministry of Infrastructure spokeswoman  Silvia Chaves.

Amid problems of mudslides, cracked roads, tumbling rocks and fallen trees, National Social Security and Health agency, Red Cross rescue workers, firemen and police rushed Friday to evacuate about 600 people. Half of them were foreign tourists stranded in La Paz Waterfall Gardens eco-resort in Vara Blanca, and others were trapped by boulders and earth, when mountain roads in Costa Rica blocked two villages of Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The main CNE warehouse containing relief items (food, mattresses), for distribution to the victims, was burned, while the second airport in San Jose, is now closed.

Most of the victims died when part of the hillside collapsed and a landslide occurred near the La Paz waterfall at Vara Blanca, on the flanks of the volcano Poás. The Poas Volcano National Park was utterly destroyed and the La Paz waterfall road was torn, causing about 300 tourists trapped. At least 400 people were evacuated from the area in rescue helicopters.

Constant 2,000 aftershocks (1,200 through early Friday in the towns of San Pedro de Poas and Vara Blanca), complicated the rescue and emergency missions for stranded people in mountainous central zones. National Emergency Commission official Victor Falla said that there were small tremors every couple of minutes. "It's shaking right now," he added. 1,244 people were displaced, and 1,078 people are living in shelters. In addition, a hotel, houses, roads, and vehicles were damaged, and a couple of bridges were destroyed. The town of Cinchona was heavily hit, and all of the buildings there were heavily damaged. Power was temporarily disrupted in San José. "There are many buses and many vehicles that are trapped," deputy public safety minister Jose Torres said. In the central valley, populated by 2.5 million of the country's four million inhabitants, the National Emergency Board declared an emergency in the metropolitan area including San Jose, Cartago, Alajuela and Heredia. The earthquake hit strongest the remote area near Alajuela. Several homes collapsed and major highways were still blocked.

A team of 34 U.S. military personnel and four Black Hawk helicopters from Honduras-based Joint Task Force-Bravo was sent on Friday by the U.S. Government to assist Costa Rican rescue workers, which include 400 volunteers and Red Cross personnel, who were dispensing aid in 15 communities. Colombia and China had also offered assistance to quake victims. The U.S. Army and Air Force aviation crews, rescue, medical and support personnel, is coordinating with the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) in the rescue efforts. At least 150 stranded tourists from the United States, France, Canada and Spain, were finally rescued on Friday.


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I CREATED this Costa Rica earthquake, strongest since 150 years, 15 are dead many are missing, trapped and injured. Please help in publishing it. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 06:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)


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Mayor of Baltimore indicted on theft, perjury

January 10, 2009 🇺🇸 Sheila Dixon, the mayor of Baltimore, was indicted yesterday on 12 different counts of fraud, theft, and perjury. This came after a three-year investigation by the state of Maryland that covered the time that she was president of Baltimore's city council to the time when she became Baltimore's first woman mayor in 2007. Dixon has been accused of stealing over $2,000 worth of gift cards donated to the city by organizations for needy families. She then failed to disclose the purchases that she made with these gift cards, including a Playstation 2, XBOX 360, and a digital camera, along with other electronic devices that she stated she bought for "personal benefit". Also, she is accused of not disclosing her trips to Chicago and New York City with Ronald H. Lipscomb, a widely-known developer in Baltimore and Dixon's former boyfriend.

During a news conference yesterday, Dixon denied the charges. She stated “I am being unfairly accused. Time will prove that I have done nothing wrong, and I am confident that I will be found innocent of these charges. I will continue to put all of my energies into running the City of Baltimore during these perilous economic times. And with God’s grace, I am confident that the city, my family and I will weather this storm." In an address to the public on his web site, Robert A. Rohrbaugh, the state prosecutor of Maryland, said “The citizens of Baltimore have every right to expect their public officials will be open and honest and will not use the office for personal motives, gain or greed.” If Dixon is convicted of all 12 charges she was indicted on, she may face up to 85 years in prison, including 15 possible years for each of the two counts of felony theft.

City officials generally stood behind Dixon in the case. Martin O'Malley, state governor of Maryland, "This is a tough day for all of us who care about Baltimore's progress, and for Mayor Dixon and her family. It is my sincere hope that all of these long drawn-out matters will soon be resolved in a court of law once all the facts are known." Maggie L. McIntosh, a member of the United States Democratic Party from Annapolis, remarked on the indictment "I did note that there was no charge that she was in any way bribed. We now need to hear her side of the case."


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Good article.--Juan de Vojníkov (talk) 15:52, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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There was no mentioning of the one peson who voted in Blago.'s favor... meaning he was his cousin and gave him the job... this could be informative for an encyclopedia. —173.23.249.209 (talk) 04:58, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

 * I guess the writers didn't know at the time. (By the way, Wikinews isn't an encyclopedia.  You must be thinking of our sister project, Wikipedia.) --InfantGorilla (talk) 15:04, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


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MV Sirius Star oil tanker released by pirates

January 10, 2009 Somali pirates have released the MV Sirius Star, the biggest ship ever hijacked, after a ransom payment was made. Five pirates drowned while leaving the 330 metre oil tanker.

The vessel was hijacked 500 miles from the Kenyan coast on November 15 with two million barrels of crude oil, worth $100 million. It was then anchored off the coast of Somalia at Haradhere, a coastal town used by pirates.

It was released yesterday after a ransom of $3 million was paid by owner Saudi Aramco, significantly less than the $25 million originally demanded. After the money was parachuted in the pirates left the vessel, with all 25 crew unharmed. However, one pirate boat carrying eight pirates and some of the money capsized on its way to shore due to rough weather, and five of the occupants drowned. The Sirius Star, which had been taking oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States, headed to Kenya after release. It anchored in deep waters, and a smaller boat took the crew to shore at Mombasa.

The pirate faction involved, one of at least five in the Gulf of Aden, is called the Central Regional Coastguard (CRC). The CRC is also holding Ukranian arms ship MV Faina, with a cargo of 33 T-72 tanks, two cargo ships from Turkey and tugs from Indonesia and Nigeria. Negotiations for the release of all these ships are said to be near to completion.

Also released Friday was the Hong Kong-registered MV Delight, an Iranian-chartered vessel carrying 36,000 tons of wheat and a crew of 25. It is unclear if any ransom was paid for the ship, seized in November. The crew are in good health and the cargo ship is headed to a port in Iran.


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That was not the strongest earthquake in 150 years. It barely does, there were strongest earthquakes in the near past (Limon earthquake, magnitude 7.7, occurred April 21, 1991, felt from Tegucigalpa through Panama City)

This information is partially wrong
I live in Costa Rica and I can give my word that in the last 21 years (I don't remember exact dates) I have felt -personally witnessed- around 2-3 earthquakes ranging 6-6.5 so it is quite obvious this title is inadequate...furthermore, it is proven wrong by the fact that in April 1991 we had a 7.5 earthquake in the province of Limon, Costa Rica which, although not as damaging or mortal was definitely stronger. please be sure to keep your information straight, many people depend on this information for homework or other chores.

PS: An earthquake doesn't "hit" a country, it "occurs in" a country.

not true
i was in costa rica in 1991 when a 7.6 earthquake hit.

Change the title. I already found proof that theirs been stronger earthquakes on Wikipedias home page.

Not the strongest quake to hit Costa Rica in 150 years. Strongest quake to hit Costa Rica's Central Valley area in 150 years, maybe. Let's get the facts straight.
 * There maybe a lot of them, but if you read all the sources you'll see it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:56, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Did the US really send anything?
We were trapped at La Paz until Friday afternoon and didn't see a single US helicopter or official. Apparently the owner of the Peace Lodge was in contact with the US Embassy and they strung him along for a while before finally telling him they wouldn't be sending anything.

As an American I'm extremely embarrassed at our country's response to a real disaster.


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Too Grimm? Mother Goose cartoonist sued by Colombian coffee growers

January 11, 2009 While it was just a joke, the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia doesn't find a recent "Mother Goose and Grimm" comic terribly funny.

In what the coffee growers association calls "an attack on national dignity and the reputation of Colombian coffee," the characters in a comic strip by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Peters call into question the relationship of Colombian coffee growers and the crime syndicates of Columbia.

The cartoonist is being sued not only for "damages [to] the intellectual heritage" of the coffee, but also "moral compensation. A public manifestation," to the tune of $20 million.

At the start of a week-long series of strips, a dog character named "Ralph" finds out that part of chemist and food storage technician Fred Baur's remains was buried in a Pringles can, upon his last wishes. Baur's best known innovation, among multiple, was the patented can and packing method for the Pringles potato chip. The character theorizes what other remains might be interred in their food packaging. Eventually, the dog states that "when they say there's a little bit of Juan Valdez in every can, maybe they're not kidding." This play on an old advertising slogan refers to fictional character Juan Valdez, created by the Federación Nacional.

In a statement Peters says: I had no more thought to insult Colombia and Juan Valdez than I did Pringles, Betty Crocker, Col. Sanders, Dr. Pepper and Bartles & Jaymes. The cartoon is meant to be read along with the rest of the week as a series of which the theme is based on the fact that the inventor of the Pringles can had his ashes buried in one.

I thought this was a humorous subject and all of my Mother Goose & Grimm cartoons are meant to make people laugh. I truly intended no insult.

Julio Cesar Gonzalez, El Tiempo newspaper's famous cartoonist, told the BBC that the lawsuit is "a real waste of time."

In 2006, the Federación Nacional sued Café Britt over their advertising campaign titled "Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee. In a counter-suit, Britt presented an affidavit from a Costa Rican man named "Juan Valdez", acknowledging that he drinks Costa Rican coffee, and that the name is too generic to be exclusive. A variety of legal challenges and charges from both sides were eventually dropped. The phrase was actually first used in a 1999 speech by Jaime Daremblum, then-Costa Rican ambassador to the United States.

Mother Goose and Grimm appears in over 800 newspapers worldwide; Peters has won the Pulitzer for his editorial cartoons for the Dayton Daily News. Thirty years ago, his editorial cartoon about electricity prices featured Reddy Kilowatt, an electricity generation spokescharacter. The Daily News defended that comic image in the United States Supreme Court, winning on the basis that "the symbol was not selling a product", and thus the satire was legally permissible.

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Ukrainian ship MV Faina with cargo of tanks freed by pirates

February 5, 2009

Pirates in Somalia have released the MV Faina, a Ukrainian ship carrying a cargo of 33 T-72 tanks, along with 20 of its crew of 21, the Russian captain having been killed by hypertension during the hijack.

A ransom of US$3.2 million was paid for the ship's release, compared to the $20 million previously demanded and also down from the initial request for $35 million after the capture in September. By January 16 the ransom sought was $5 million, with negotiations occurring directly between the pirates and the ship's owner. In October the pirates threatened to blow the ship up unless this was paid within days, and stated they were willing to die and take the crew with them, but this threat was never carried out.

The ransom came in on Wednesday, and after counting the money the pirates left the vessel on Thursday. One pirate, Segule Ali, said of the payment that "no huge amount has been paid, but something to cover our expenses."

The ownership of the cargo, which includes ammunition, rocket launchers, small arms and spare parts as well as tanks, is uncertain. Although the shipment was said to be for Kenya, as acknowledged by the Kenyan government, the pirates claim to have documents proving they were destined for Sudan, currently the subject of a United Nations arms embargo. Sudan denies this.

At one point, with the ship anchored off Harardhere, the pirates claimed they had put down an attempted revolt by the crew. However, the Faina's owner has expressed doubts about the veracity of this report, which originated with the pirates themselves.

The remaining crew are reported to be healthy by the Ukrainian Presidency and the ship is now heading to Mombasa under US Navy escort. There are 17 Ukrainians, two Russians and a Latvian on board.


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Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport

January 11, 2009

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has been involved in a car crash in Manchester, in the United Kingdom.

The Manchester United winger who also plays internationally for Portugal crashed his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano at 10:20 a.m. on Friday January 9. The car, worth approximately £200,000 ($305,000) was totally destroyed. A wheel came off the car and debris was placed all over the road. Ronaldo was not injured during the crash and no other vehicles were involved. Team mate, Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was said to be following behind Ronaldo.

Ronaldo turned up for training later in the day. He has been with Manchester United since 2003 and scored 74 goals in 178 games. He has also scored 21 goals for Portugal and has competed for them in Euro 2004 and 2008 as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. He returned to the training ground in his £150,000 Bentley.

Police released a statement saying "at about 10:20 a.m. police were called to the A538 Wilmslow Road near to Manchester Airport following reports of a road traffic collision. Officers attended and discovered a Ferrari had collided with a barrier. No one is believed to have been injured. Inquiries are continuing." The statement also added that Ronaldo was not intoxicated.


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Useful?
Given the fact that the ceasefire is not working and both sides refuse to follow it, is this article necessary now? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

 * It is still part of the current events, and things are likely to change as the UN action is from international agreements that will develop more. 74.227.158.194 02:41, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

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This has a tag, but it has been quiet for 11 hours, so I will review it anyway.

If this is to be published, then it needs a mention of the fact that the ceasefire is not being followed by either sides, otherwise there is no point in publishing this. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 09:14, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Agreed. I hope that the minor updates I made are adequate.  Full updates deserve to be in additional article(s), but I won't be on Wikinews much today. --InfantGorilla (talk) 12:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


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how long are we going to put up with these moolies 75.67.128.211 00:07, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

"After the money was parachuted in the pirates left the vessel, with all 25 crew unharmed. However, one pirate boat carrying eight pirates and some of the money capsized on its way to shore due to rough weather, and five of the occupants drowned."

LOL instant justice!

Lulz--66.229.21.217 07:51, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

"One boat with 8 pirates capsized"-Where's the REST of the story??
How many boats evacuated the pirates from the ship? How many pirates evacuated? How much if any of the ransom went down with the capsized? The small plane that parachuted the ransom: Whose plane? Who flew it?

Missing data drives me nuts.

 * Believe me, it's even worse when you're trying to write an article without that information. :( Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:28, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

These Somali pirate stories are fun to watch, however after seeing a couple of them...they dont just quite live up to the 1700's pirates.
 * True, Drake would've owned these noobs. Fephisto (talk) 18:31, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

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Wrong Dates
The WikiNews article says the accident was at 10:20 a.m. on Friday January 9, yet it was actually 10:20 a.m. on Thursday January 8. Both of the cited sources report January 8. (Maybe they knew about the accident in advance? ) In any case, why is it included in WikiNews for Sunday, January 11, 2009? I haven't updated the article, since it has already been reviewed and passed as verifiable. For now, this is just a comment. AndrewAllen (talk) 17:26, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

January 11
why is this included on news for January 11 if it happened on January 9 ? Matthewishere0 (talk) 15:19, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The date on a news article is the date of publication, not necessarily when the focal event occurred. This article describes the event as having taken place on "Friday".  If the article had been published one day earlier than it was, on Saturday, January 10, it ought to have described the event as having taken place "yesterday"; or if the article had been published two days earlier than it was, on Friday, January 9, it ought to have described the event as having taken place "today". --Pi zero (talk) 15:43, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
 * - Thanks for clarifying. Matthewishere0 (talk) 19:54, 20 January 2021 (UTC)


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so a $300,000 car gets destroyed and its news?

someone please tell me how this is relevant. maybe if he got seriously injured, it would be, but he's just another stupid "athlete"/celebrity

No problem...
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Spam?
Is the last lin "Peter Drinks Colombian Coffe" spam? 190.226.50.130 (talk) 16:05, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Why would it be? Also, it's Peters, not Peter. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:19, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Link needs updated
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The link http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG0102.gif is broken. The current url is http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2009/MGG-2009-01-02.gif.

Please fix.--Auric (talk) 15:17, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

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Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal

January 12, 2009 Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and his brother, B. Rama Raju, the company's managing director, were arrested late Friday by Andhra Pradesh police. The brothers were placed under judicial custody in a Hyderabad, India jail and will remain there until January 23. Facing charges of criminal breach of trust (Section 406 of IPC), criminal conspiracy (Section 120-B), cheating (Section 420), falsification of records and forgery (Section 468), and fraudulent cancellation of securities (Section 477-a), they face up to ten years imprisonment if convicted.

After 18 hours of interrogation by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) at the state police headquarters, the Raju brothers were sent to the Chanchalguda prison and slept Saturday night on the floor along with 26 other low-risk inmates.

S. Bharat Kumar, the Rajus's lawyer, asked the magistrate to issue orders for health monitoring. "His blood pressure is fluctuating and he needs medical treatment," said Bharat Kumar. Mr. Raju appeared before the court Saturday while a team of doctors visited him after he had complained of chest pain.

Raju has Hepatitis-C, and both brothers have high blood pressure, so health precautions are necessary while imprisoned. Prison rules mandate service of jail food thrice a day. The menu includes 650 gm of rice thrice a day with 250 gm of vegetable curry and 125 gm of 'daal' plus tea twice a day.

Satyam's chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas, who was also arrested Saturday, had undergone preliminary investigation and appeared Sunday before a special court, according to A. Sivanarayana, Andhra Pradesh additional director general of police. Srinivas was remanded to judicial custody until January 23 by Mr. D. Ramakrishna, Sixth Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, and sent to the Chanchalguda jail with the Raju brothers after interrogation by CID's Crime Branch (the CB-CID). During his Saturday night arrest and probe by CB-CID, Srinivas made revelations which are contained in his confession letter as submitted to Network 18. "According to me fixed deposits are unreal and fictitious which were managed and was an understanding between the audit section management," Srinivas stated.

The Hyderabad court on Monday postponed the bail hearings of the Raju brothers and Srinivas to January 16. To be defended by a battalion of 25 lawyers, the three accused will remain in Chanchalguda Central Jail until further court order. The Raju brothers were shifted Sunday to a mid-size Old Hospital Barrack cell shared with a bootlegger.

The offences
In 2008, the company struggled to purchase two infrastructure companies founded by family members of company founder and CEO Dr. Raju - Maytas Infrastructure and Maytas Properties - for $1.6 billion, despite concerns raised by independent board directors. Dr. Raju tendered his resignation on January 7 after due notice of falsified accounts to board members and the SEBI.

Since January 7 when two lawsuits were commenced, dozens of other class action law suits were filed against Satyam for hundreds of millions of dollars damages based on fraud in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, among others. The securities fraud class-action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of investors who bought Satyam American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) since 2004.

On Wednesday Dr. Raju admitted to falsifying and overstating Satyam's cash reserves by $1B US dollars (£661m) or 94% of its cash and bank balances on books at the end of September.

The fraud was perpetrated several years ago to bridge "a marginal gap" between actual and accounting books operating profits, and continued for several years. "It was like riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten," B. Raju said.

In a letter to the board, Dr. Raju said that neither he nor the managing director had benefited financially from the inflated revenues. Further claiming that none of the board members had any knowledge of the dire company situation, he noted that Satyam's balance sheet as of the September 30, 2008, carried inflated figures for cash and bank balances of INR 5,040 crore (as against INR 5,361 crore reflected in the books). He alleged it also carried an accrued interest of INR 376 crore which was non-existent. He confessed that he himself prepared an understated liability of INR 1,230 crore on account of funds amid an overstated debtors' position of INR 490 crore (as against INR 2,651 crore in the books).

Indian analysts have compared the Satyam-Raju scandal to the infamous American Enron scandal. Immediately following the media expose, PricewaterhouseCoopers, auditor of Satyam's accounts, was set to be probed for complicity in the controversy. Times Now has reported that the Andhra Pradesh CID arrested PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) representative Gopal Krishnan for investigation on Saturday night.

About Satyam Computer Services
New York-listed Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India's fourth-biggest software firm, is a consulting and information technology services company based in Hyderabad, India. Founded in 1987 by Dr. Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, Satyam's network spans 67 countries on six continents. It employs 53,000 professionals in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Hungary, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan, Egypt and Australia. Its monthly salary outflow is estimated at six billion rupees ($125 million). Deriving more than half of its revenues from the United States, it serves 700 global companies, 185 of which are Fortune 500 corporations.

Satyam's clients include Nestle, Ford, General Electric Co., General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Applied Materials Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Sony Corp., and brought in about $40bn last year.

Impact on Satyam Computer Services finances and reactions
In December 2008, a failed acquisition attempt involving the company Maytas led to a plunge in Satyam's share price. After Wednesday's confession, Satyam stocks fell further by more than 70%, while the BSE SENSEX dropped to 7.3% Wednesday, causing the removal of Satyam Computer Services from its indices on Thursday. The shares free fell to 11.50 rupees on Friday, their lowest level since March 1998, compared with around last year's high of 544 rupees.

The New York Stock Exchange has terminated trading in Satyam stock as of January 7, while the National Stock Exchange of India said it will remove Satyam from its S&P CNX Nifty 50-share index from January 12.

India's biggest-ever corporate fraud has seriously tainted India Inc.'s strong corporate governance image. "The admission of fraud in financial affairs has created an adverse impression in the minds of trade, business and industry across the world," the Indian government admitted. The government intervened on Friday night, dismissing Satyam's board of directors, announcing it will appoint representatives to manage the affairs of the insolvent outsourcing giant. The board would meet within seven days. Dr Yeduguri Samuel Rajasekhara Reddy, chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh, India, on Sunday said that the main agenda is to protect the jobs of the software professionals. "We are taking all needful steps in coordination with the government of India to ensure that the jobs of 53,000 engineers are protected and the shareholders’ money is salvaged," Reddy said.

"We are working on the names. The Satyam case is an aberration. The credibility of the Indian corporate sector in general, and IT sector in particular, should not be allowed to suffer because of this." Prem Chand Gupta, the Corporate Affairs Minister said. The Federal Government of India appointed a three-member independent board with full authority for Satyam on Sunday and was set to convene within 24 hours. "We have appointed Deepak Parekh, chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation, Kiran Karnik, former president of IT industry body NASSCOM and C. Achutan, former member of Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) of India," Mr. Gupta said.

In early Monday trading (0535 GMT) after the creation of the three-member board, Satyam shares rocketed upwards 60% to 38.15 rupees, even though the main Mumbai market was down more than 2%. BBC reported that Satyam shares have jumped 51% to 36.05 rupees on Monday after the stock lost 87% last week. "The constitution of the new board is seen as a positive step by the market. It's a confidence boosting measure," K.K. Mital, Globe Capital, New Delhi head of portfolio management services said. "But the rally will depend largely on the financial situation at the company and the kind of measures that are taken to improve liquidity," he added.

The Company Law Board, however, has requested Satyam's interim board not to implement its decisions. "We are asked by the Company Law Board not to implement the decisions of the board. But we are allowed to continue our activity. The team which was constituted recently is continuing its work," Satyam head global marketing and communications, Mr. Hari Thalapalli, said.

Lazard Ltd., who has a 7.4% stake in Satyam, sought representation on the new board and wrote as much to The Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs. "As the largest shareholder in the company, we want to be consulted in whatever decisions are being taken by the Indian government. We have written to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and are awaiting a reply from them," Hitesh Jain, a partner at ALMT Legal, who claimed to represent Lazard, said. "It is a fair proposal and we will take a decision as and when we clear other issues. No decision on this has been taken yet," P.C. Gupta replied.

Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also announced it will try to control the damage and take steps to boost investor confidence. "This exercise will be undertaken after the third quarter results and is expected to be completed by end of February this year," a SEBI official statement said. A SEBI team is also investigating acting-CEO Ram Mynampati whose salary was greater than that of founder Dr. Raju and all the directors combined. Dr. Raju had just one fifth of Mynampati's total package of over Rs 3.5 crore as of March 2008. All the directors comparably received only a total of Rs 2.6 crore as salary, commissions, sitting fees, professional fees and other receivables.

Further, the Andhra Pradesh Police CID and teams assigned by the Economic Offences Wing of the CB-CID conducted searches Sunday of homes of the accused including the ex-CFO's office to gather documentary evidence about the financial fraud.


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I CREATED this dire Hyderabad economic tragedy amid the Mumbai attacks and looming India's war with Pakistan. Please help in publishing it. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 06:07, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Headline is too long. --Hemanshu (talk) 10:25, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

This is the fraud of the century

 * While the Madoff is a Ponzi, this is a mystic scandal, amazing and had really flabbergasted the economic genius. I had not studied economics but this a a real stuff. With the title, I know it is too too long, but I wanted their names put in there, since I do not know how Google search works. Anyway, I am only the creator, and I hope that with good collaboration my SYNTHESIS article will be a better view of all the facts. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 11:21, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

27 sources
This is a very fluid and painful article closely watched worldwide by shocked investors and 53,000 displaced employees. Class lawsuits by dozens are being raced to get the big chunk survival of the fittest. I took pains NOT TO DUPLICATE the sources, such that one source just states a different set of facts from others. So, my work or article is a BIG SYNTHESIS of all the 24 news reports worldwide, but condensed into a telescopic view of the fraud. I hope the reviewer will have more time to check and make the style better. I am just a creator and this is a collaboration. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 07:01, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

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editprotected can u plz add the Category:Nissan on the article .—Emad_PhD (talk) 08:49, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I hadn't thought this one was really related enough to warrant the category. Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't look as if Nissan participates in the news activity reported.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:16, 16 November 2017 (UTC)


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perhaps it is a coincedence, but just today it occured to me how very remote from integrity the heading " hamas and israel resume fighting" is. Since israel maintained an aggressive attitude through all the past (whatever) 6 months, truce, years, decades, events, negotiations, you call it, this can rightly be considered thoroughly biased reporting, wich i think sticks behind.If a chinese wants to read pro israeli propaganda, they don't need wikipedia to offer it, there is enough, it also shows how the encyclopedical pretentions of wikipedia are put to abuse. just my 2 cents.24.132.170.97 10:05, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

 * That has nothing to do with why Wikinews got blocked. Chinese Wikipedia has been blocked on and off for the past forever. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:53, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Slashdot
WE HAZ /. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/11/022211 :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:35, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

ridicuoles!
Thats just stupid!

So what's the problem?
China is a communist nation. Granted, for American's who enjoy our numerous civil liberties, being denied access to a web site seems an atrocious catastrophe. The reason we live in America is because we appreciate the freedoms our governmental system provides. However, the Chinese government is free to run its country as they choose; and censorship is a given in a communist nation.
 * Censorship is a given in China. You will find it nowhere in the Communist Manifesto, it is not a tenet of communism but a sign of a totalitarian state. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:28, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

We were warned.
When the original proposal for a Chinese version was proposed there was concerns about censorship. IT's not like my country is a "virgin" to censorship either. Also the internet wil be heavily censored due to the 20th aniversery of "June 4". 89.243.23.190 20:41, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


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Waves of arrests in Turkey on suspicion of involvement in 'Ergenekon' organization

January 11, 2009

Turkish police arrested two colonels and two lieutenants Saturday as part of a wide-reaching probe into a suspected coup plot. The arrests are the latest related to an alleged clandestine neonationalist organization referred to as "Ergenekon". The Ergenekon case has had adverse effects on financial markets in Turkey, a candidate for the European Union.

Turkey's state-run news service, Anatolian News, reported that the four Turkish army officers were arrested in Istanbul for alleged ties to a right-wing group suspected of conspiring to overthrow the AK Party government. 40 people were detained on Wednesday, including three retired army generals.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and General Ilker Basbug, Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, held crisis talks on Thursday to discuss the recent waves of arrests. General Basbug met with the prime minister after a six-hour meeting with military commanders, including members of the Gendarmerie, Turkish Air Force, and Army. After his meeting with the prime minister, General Basbug met with President Abdullah Gul. President Abdullah Gul met with Besir Atalay, Turkey's interior minister.

The talks between Erdogan and Basbug prompted a spate of selling on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, which fell by six percent on Thursday. TUSIAD, the main business association in Turkey, voiced its hope that investigators respect the legal rights of the suspects.

Turkish media also reported Saturday that law enforcement officials found ammunition and grenades buried near Golbasi lake outside Ankara, supposedly related to the Ergenekon organization. According to the Turkish media reports, police found a drawing in the home of former police chief Ibrahim Sahin, which led them to the site. Ibrahim Sahin was among the 40 individuals arrested Wednesday.

Deniz Baykal, who heads Turkey's secular chief opposition party the Republican People's Party, was critical of the arrests made by police under the AK Party government. "We are witnessing a confrontation against the Republic's core values. This is a regime change, like in the Khomeini and Hitler eras," said Baykal at a news conference held Wednesday. According to Baykal, the Ergenekon investigation is an attempt by the government to silence opposition. Other members of the opposition have also criticized the investigation as being politically motivated.

In a statement published in the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin asserted that the Ergenekon investigation is judicial and appropriate. "The investigation has no political aspects. Detentions are purely juridical. I follow developments from the press," said Şahin.

Wikinews interviewed a college graduate and resident of Turkey who wished not to be named, and this individual shared thoughts on the effects of the Ergenekon investigation on local citizens. "It affected everyone in the country. Everyone wonders if they are next," said the source. "I am terrified here - anytime the wind is not in favor of the ruling party a new wave of this crap happens."

Members of the Turkish state bureaucracy, military, and judicial system make up the country's secularist establishment. According to Reuters, this secularist establishment states that the arrests carried out by the AK Party are retaliatory, in response to a 2008 court case. The court case attempted to ban the AK Party, which has roots in political Islam, for anti-secular activities. The AK Party has denied these claims.

"The risk of a reaction by the military is growing as the Ergenekon probe is turning into a test of strength between the AKP and secularist circles," said analyst Wolfango Piccoli of the Eurasia Group in a statement published in the Financial Times.

The investigation by the government began in June 2007, when officials discovered a cache of arms in Istanbul in the home of a retired military officer. According to The Guardian, in total approximately 200 people have been arrested in relation to the investigation. 86 individuals have been indicted since the investigation started, including many officials from the military and two retired four-star generals. In addition to military officials, the investigation has focused on journalists, writers, politicians and leaders of gangs. The murder of journalist Hrant Dink is sometimes cited as possibly linked to the Ergenekon case.

The indictments allege involvement in plans to increase instability in the country through political assassinations. Hürriyet reported that the Ergenekon investigation has faced criticism in the past for detaining suspects for extended periods of time in prison without charges, and for its reliance on insubstantial evidence. In the past 50 years, the country's military has intervened to topple four governments in Turkey.


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I interviewed a resident of Turkey who is a college graduate, on the affects of the Ergenekon investigation on local society and individuals. This individual wishes to remain an anonymous source. Cirt (talk) 10:28, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

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Indonesia ferry sinks near Majene, more than 260 people missing

January 12, 2009

, a 700-ton Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers onboard, was struck by tropical cyclone Charlotte and sank at about 4 a.m. Sunday 30 miles (50 kilometers) off,. Majene district police head Adj. Sr. Comr. Suyatmo said that more than 260 people are missing and feared dead.

The ferry was bound for, , from ,. Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) on the island of Borneo. Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes, ˈsɛlɛbiz) is one of the four larger of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the. Majene is a town in and it is the seat (capital) of Majene Regency.

According to Transport Minister Jusman Syafi'i Djamal, 150 people jumped off the ship before it sank. The captain, Basir, who also survived the maritime tragedy, was under investigation for ignoring weather warnings. "There's a tropical cyclone now which caused tides of 13-foot-high (4-meter-high) to six metres," Djamal said. "At least 22 people — 18 passengers and four crew members — were rescued from the sea by fishermen before the military launched a search operation at daybreak Monday," he added. The survivors were saved by fishermen who found them drifting on three life rafts, according to Taufik.

According to the captain, the 1999 ferry was inspected by the Transport Ministry on December 9 and was certified to be in good condition. "It seems that due to the weather conditions the chance is little, but we still hope," Djamal stated. With 17 crew members, and carrying 200 tons of cargo, the ill-fated PT Nur Budi owned and operated ferry sank so fast that the crew "had no chance to ask the passengers to wear life jackets."

"President has instructed the National Search and Rescue Agency to continue searching for survivors," Jusman announced on Monday. "The Indonesian Navy has prepared three warships while the Air Force has prepared a Boeing 737 to help with evacuation," he added.

The ferry owner PT Nur Budi's spokesman blamed Indonesian port authorities for the tragedy. "The passenger capacity of the ferry is 205 people but the port administrator accepted more passengers as they thought it was possible," he said. The National Meteorological and Geophysics Agency, however, had published and raised an alert signal about high waves on Friday. It specifically stated that "Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th, Indonesian waters would have witnessed storm force waves," but despite the dire warnings KM Teratai set for the seas.

Col. Jaka Santosa reported that they found not one survivor amid hours of rescue operations in the treacherous waters of, the same maritime site where 102 passengers perished on board an Adam Air plane which crashed on New Year's Day in 2007.

Three warships, an airplane and a helicopter with (SAR) vessels on Monday searched waters off Sulawesi's west coast. According to Col. Jaka Santosa and Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul, the rescue operations were hindered by driving rain, strong winds and giant waves of up to 13 feet (4 meters). "Two warships and one Nomad patrol aircraft from the navy are off West Sulawesi scouring for survivors. A team of 40 marines with two rubber boats are also involved in the search this morning," Sitompul said. "Eight patrol boats from provincial search and rescue teams are already in the area, and the navy as well as the air force are also involved in today's search," Djamal added.

According to Rustam Pakaya, head of the health ministry's crisis centre, six fatalities had already been confirmed on Monday. "There is a greater possibility that many more died than we expected because it happened when they were sleeping," Taufik Bulu, head of maritime safety in the port of Pare-Pare, explained.

The Indonesian archipelago is composed of more than 17,000 islands and has a population of 235 million. Ferry accidents are common in the island nation of Indonesia, where the fleet is largely old and overcrowded. In July 2005 about 200 died when a ferry capsized off eastern Indonesia. In December 2006, more than 638 perished when an overloaded Indonesian ship also sank in the (between Borneo and Java) amid a turbulent storm. Only 250 people survived. In July 2007, 70 also perished in a ferry tragedy off eastern Indonesia, while at least 42 passengers perished when fire broke out aboard a boat that was heading from Jakarta to Bangka island off Sumatra in February 2007. In May, another ferry with about 800 passengers on board caught fire. It had no firefighting equipment, forcing evacuation of passengers by the Indonesian Navy. In late September, at least nine perished after another Indonesian ferry burned and sank.


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I CREATED this ferry tragedy in Indonesia. Please help in publishing it. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 12:32, 11 January 2009 (UTC)