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Title issues
Did Annan present demands? -  Amgine | m 16:36, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * "calls on" would be appropriate, but will result in an even longer title. mebbe somthing like "Annan speaks on/clarifies implementation of Resolution 1701"? Doldrums 16:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

NPOV; why must we parrot Israeli POV media by mentioning the invasion justification theory that the recent conflict started with the kidnappings?
I do not think for this story there is any reason at all to make reference to the pro-Israeli pov theory that the kidnapping of the Israeli soldiers "triggered" or "started" the altercation. That is Israeli povizing! I think I added a reputable amnesty intl source to show that Israel was already accused of killing civilians prior to the kidnapping and it's reasonable to think Hezbolah feels empathy with the Palestinians killed in Gaza. I never said "scores of children" as Doldrums seemed to read into the section he deleted; the quote was "scores of Palestinian civilians". '''I propose that we leave out entirely either side's POV as to who hit who first.It's like children in a fight and each one says "he hit me first"; it adds nothing at all to this article and to be NPOV we should not take sides as to who started it.

 * the present wording does not say the war started because of the kidnapping, just says the kidnapping happened at the start of what was the recognisable conflict. as to linking hezbollah actions to the specific Gaza incidents, it needs quotes from Hezbollah, and needs to mention alternative interpretations of hezbollah's actions (and i'm sure the other camp is waiting with 178 other reasons for Hezbollah's actions, 92 of which involve Iran, and 63 Syria, and 8 Al-Qaeda. Doldrums 20:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I have no crystal ball as to what either side might do or say; there is no proof that this would not have happened regardless of the kidnappings and some indications Israel was planning this invasion for some time. My main point is it adds nothing to the article at all to repeat,yet again, that the Israeli soldiers' capture preceded the massive attack on Lebanon. Neutralizer 20:29, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Easy...they said they would NEVER have kiddnapped the soldiers if they knew a war would have happened. Jason Safoutin 20:11, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * As of now it does seem that the rescue of the Israeli POWs was the casus belli for the invasion of Lebanon. However it would be important to state that sometime during the conflict, Israel changed its objective from "rescuing prisoners" to "crushing Hezbollah". PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 02:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

What does it add to this article other than pro-Israeli pov?
If that must be mentioned as a leading event then I think NPOV demands we also include the amnesty intl. source relating to the leading events of 2 months ago. Neutralizer 20:03, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Strongly agreed. 209.18.49.14 16:40, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

NPOV tag
I have removed the few word reference implying cause and effect between kidnapping and invasion. Please place a tag on the article if you feel it is important to the article and compelled to put back those words. Neutralizer 20:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no consensus that there is any necessity to imply that the kidnappings caused the invasion. There are other theories and this article does not need to imply any of them. Neutralizer 02:39, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Really? then tell me why Nasrallah "regrets" the soldiers kiddnapping because "Had we known that the kidnapping of the soldiers would have led to this, we would definitely not have done it." Jason Safoutin 02:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Irrespective of what Nasrallah says, give me a reason why we need to mention the causes of the conflict in an article that deals with the truce-agreement? Especially since there is a link to the Wikipedia article where readers can get all the background information they want. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 12:51, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * please do not remove the NPOV tag while there is ongoing discussion and no consensus! Neutralizer 16:51, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Does the NPOV tag put an article back in develop? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That's what I've been told a few times; that a tag puts it back into "develop". Neutralizer 16:54, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I removed the develop tag because NPOV tag puts it back in develop. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Kidnapped > captured
"Captured soldiers are not offered for ransom"

AFAIK the two Israelis are not being held for ransom per se but in exchange for the release of Hezbollah prisoners in Israel. Warring sides have prisoner exchnages all the time and, indeed, Israel has most of the Hamas government in custody for the same reason that Hezbollah has the two Israeli soldiers. Crimson 01:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * "Kidnapped" gives the impression that the captured men are innocent children who are being held by the Hezbollah-resistance. The fact is that the men were enemy combatants from the Jewish state and are POWs. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 02:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The soldiers were kidnapped and taken against their will. Demanding the release of prisoners is a form of ransom. For example: the Fox News Journalists were kidnapped and held for ransom to release Muslim prisoners in the US. Therefore, IMO, the soldiers were kidnapped. The soldiers were kidanpped before the conflict began so the "enemy combatants" is not a proper term. Jason Safoutin 02:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I do not see how using "captured" or "abducted" will do anything negative to the article. In any case, Hezbollah considers all Israeli soldiers on Lebanese soil as "enenmy combatatants", just as the Jewish state considers all Hezbollah "resistance fighters" (as they refer to themselves) "terrorists". PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 12:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Does not matter. These soldiers were kidnapped. Plain and simple. If you were taken against your will and the kidnappers demanded money, release of prisoners or whatever, does that mean you are captured? Demands were made therefore they are kidnapped. It does not bother me really, its just that we need to make sure we are reporting facts. I am just concerned that it could be misleading, but its not a big deal. Jason Safoutin 13:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Seems pretty simple, kidnapped has two-ish definitions: abducting a person, and abducting a child. So just use abducted. otoh, Just saying "captured" seems even worse than kidnapped, but on the other side. Nyarlathotep 14:56, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with Nyarlathotep, let's use abducted. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree as well :) Jason Safoutin 16:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I would also appreciate your opinion on my suggestion to not mention any background information about the conflict in this asrticle since Wikipedia has a page (that we have already linked to) that readers can visit to know more about the causes of the war. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I can agree to an extent...a sentence or two on maybe when the conflict started and when it "ended" is acceptable...but I also agree since there is a WP article that any background Info should be very very limited. Jason Safoutin 16:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree as well. No need to present each side's stated casus belli in this article as it would distract from the news in this article. Neutralizer 16:39, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Have we been describing the abducted Hamas ministers as having been "kidnapped" by Israel? I think "capture" or even "abduct" sounds more neutral and also more apporopriate for a military situation. I also think "holding for ransom" connotes holding for money or material goods rather than holding an enemy solider for purposes of getting the enemy to release its prisoners. Capture, I think, is the most appropriate and it is by no means a benign term, somone who has been captured is a captive, after all. I think "abducted" is acceptable. Crimson 18:10, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Excellent point. The abducted freely elected Hamas ministers have not been refered to as "kidnapped" by western POV media. Captuured id the correct term here and there. Neutralizer 23:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Why the tag still?
So if we've agreed on using the term "abducted", then why is the tag still around on the article? —     16:59, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

 * from what i can make out, apparently, people who dont like "abduction happened at the start of the conflict" as it's pov, change it to "abduction caused the conflict" and then find it's even more pov. Doldrums 17:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * PS. and in case its not clear, they're fighting for the Lebanese cause.
 * We can simply state that kidnapping happened, and that's the end of it. Not the best solution, but it will shut up the editors until the next politically contentious article. —     17:06, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I decided to be bold and I did it myself. If I'm wrong, then tell me to shut up. —     17:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to revert. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Whoever agrees with my revision to the extent that we can publish this article, please say so so we don't have to delay this article longer. —     17:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I won't be able to revert, having already thrown the monitor out the window in rage. Doldrums 17:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I just read the article, two times...as it is from when I put my siggy down, I do not see the issue or an issue for that matter. I think it looks good. Jason Safoutin 21:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Remove tag
If you feel the article is good now in its current condition, and that we should publish the article, please state so. —     21:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Publish Jason Safoutin 21:47, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Publish F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:05, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I have decided to publish the article. —     02:05, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok; thanks and sorry I was away for awhile. Neutralizer 13:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Develop This arctical does not sufficentally meen NPOV requirements. The Nullifier 04:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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GAO report says federal anti-drug Ad-campaign ineffectual

August 29, 2006

The United States Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress to investigate how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars, has concluded that the $1.2 billion anti-drug advertising campaign conducted by the government since 1998 does not appear to have helped reduce drug use.

In its August 25, 2006, report entitled ONDCP Media Campaign: Contractor's National Evaluation Did Not Find that the Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Was Effective in Reducing Youth Drug Use, the G.A.O. states that "reports and associated documentation leads to the conclusion that... the campaign was not effective in reducing youth drug use, either during the entire period of the campaign or during the period from 2002 to 2004 when the campaign was redirected and focused on marijuana use." It further suggests that the campaign "may have promoted perceptions among exposed youth that others' drug use was normal."

Making a recommendation on the spending aspects of this apparently failed program, the G.A.O. report includes the following: "Given that Westat's evaluation stated the campaign did not reduce youth drug use nationally, Congress should consider limiting appropriations for the campaign, beginning in the 2007 fiscal year budget until ONDCP [Office of National Drug Control Policy] provides credible evidence of a media campaign approach that effectively prevents and curtails youth drug use."

Tom Riley, spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) says that the GAO report is "irrelevant" to his organization because it is "based on ads from 2.5 years ago, and they were effective, too," according to a report in USA Today. "Drug use has been going down dramatically. Cutting the program now would imperil (its) progress," according to Riley.

However, the anti-drug campaign had been criticized before. In 2003, the White House Office of Management and Budget called the campaign "non-performing" and said it had not demonstrated results.

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I wrote the article, but think that the word "advertising" needs to be added to the title of the story to clarify what sort of campaign the GAO reported as being ineffectual. I couldn't see how to make this title change, however.

LazLong 17:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I wrote the article, but think that the word "advertising" needs to be added to the title of the story to clarify what sort of campaign the GAO reported as being ineffectual. I couldn't see how to make this title change, however. LazLong 17:42, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * done, here's how - there's a rename button at the top, which is used to rename articles. see also Help:Renaming (moving) a page. Doldrums 17:48, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much, Doldrums.

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August 29, 2006

Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM cracked
Engadget reported last Friday that a crack for Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM has been released. The application that removes the protection is called "FairUse4WM". It allegedly removes all DRM from Windows Media DRM versions 10 and 11, although it does not work for version 9. Files from the Napster online music service have been reported to work with this software. According to some, it removes all protection from the files and allows them to be played by any non-DRM-enabled WMA decoder.

Atlantis launch delayed by weather
NASA's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis was delayed due to lightning storms in the Florida Gulf, and may possibly be delayed indefinitely due to Tropical Storm Ernesto. This will allow more time to analyze the impact of lightning on the launch pad. The space shuttle was re-scheduled for today 15:43 local time (1842 UTC), but will now launch September 7 at the earliest.

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Film from Nunavut in Canada's north to open TIFF

August 29, 2006

A film by Isuma Productions of Canada's north will open the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Produced by an Igloolik, Nunavut company, the film is titled The Journals of Knud Rassmusen, and co-directed by Zacharias Kunuk of Igloolik and Norman Cohn of Montreal.

The company received critical acclaim for their first film, Atanarjuat, which translates to The Fast Runner. Released in 2001, TIFF declared Atanarjuat one of the top ten Canadian films of all-time. The film grabbed awards at TIFF, Montreal, Chicago, Cannes, Edinburgh, San Diego, Lake Placid, New Port, and many others.

The film portrays the pressures on traditional Inuit culture when explorer Knud Rasmussen introduced European cultural influences to the area in 1922.

The film will play three times during the festival, debuting at the "Visa Screening Room" of the Elgin Theatre at 6:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, then at Roy Thompson Hall at 8:30 p.m. The next day, Ryerson University will show the film at 9:30 a.m.

The festival attracts independent filmmakers and Hollywood celebrities alike. It will run from 7 to 16 September 2006.


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President Bush mocked in two Canadian ad campaigns

August 29, 2006

A Canadian university and a Toronto firm selling books on tape are both running advertising campaigns that poke fun at US President George W. Bush.

The Toronto firm simplyaudiobooks.ca has covered the city with billboards depicting a shrugging US president under the headline "Don't read enough?" The Toronto area company promoted by the ads say that their sales have doubled since the billboard campaign began.

Meanwhile, Lakehead University, a small northern Ontario school, is attempting to attract new students with ads that feature Bush over the words "Yale Shmale" advising that "graduating from an Ivy League university doesn't necessarily mean you're smart." The website for the campaign proclaims "There are universities and then there are universities. So let's not beat around the bush."

Frederick Gilbert, president and vice-chancellor of Lakehead, said the campaign is meant to gain attention in a humorous manner.

"It was literally a tongue-in-cheek way of getting attention," he said, adding, "I must say that older generations, well even some of our students, have looked at it as not appropriate."

Lakehead's student union president, Isabelle Poniatowski, described the ads as "repugnant" though Gilbert says that 95% of the response on the campaign's website, yaleshmale.com, has been positive.

The website of the British newspaper The Guardian currently also runs a banner ad featuring Bush and several recent US presidents. The ad states: "US presidents have always come to us for an overview of world affairs. Except one. ... (Go on George it's free)".


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Water level of Great Lakes is falling

August 29, 2006

Environment Canada is reporting that the water levels of Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan have dropped and that Lake Erie could lose two feet or 15% or more of its water level by the year 2050.

"We should pay attention to what they're telling us. That's not to say they're perfect, and there's always room for uncertainty, but . . . it's the best information we have at this point," said director of the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College, Joe Atkinson.

Reports also state that if any of the lakes lose a few feet of water the event could be an "economic disaster."

"That would just be an economic disaster. Water levels are what make or break this industry," said spokesman for the Lake Carriers Association, Glen Nekvasil. He also added that if a drop in water levels of a few feet in any of the great lakes, could render the shipping "inviable."

Researchers at Buffalo State College are not convinced that a major problem is looming.

"It's really just too early to make a decision," he said. "Water levels have fluctuated a lot in the last [few] hundreds of years, so it's hard to put that to global warming," said researcher with the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College, John J. Freidhoff.

Some officials admit that the loss of water levels in the lakes are not in the "top ten" problems that the Great Lakes face.

"The water being lost through climate change is not in our top 10. We have other fish to fry, so to speak," said Lake Erie specialist at the Envirnmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office located in Chicago, Illinois, Dan O'Riordan.

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are at least 45 cm. below their yearly average and Lake Superior is only 20 cm below its average, but Lake Erie and Lake Ontario have made a recovery from their averages.

Residents in Michigan are complaining about foul smells, dead fish, muck and garbage that litter the shorelines of Lake St. Clair which is also 7 inches below its level this year when measured in mid-summer.

"It's not just down a little -- it's down a lot," said Macomb County resident, Jim Doran who resides in the township of Harrison.

"It's not a pretty sight, and it smells," added Doran.

Shipping companies are reporting that at least 200-500 tons of cargo will not be able to be shipped in the lakes if the levels continue to drop. Freighters will lose the ability to ship at least 270 tons of cargo for every one inch of water that is lost.

"We're down 200 to 500 tons per trip, compared to last year," said Nekvasil.

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water levels "fall". Doldrums 19:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Briefs/August 29, 2006

Do you think this should have Category:Briefs or something similiar on it? Bawolff ☺☻ 20:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for doing something with the little FairUse4WM stub I wrote. I couldn't think of anything more to add, and it stagnated. -- Canar 22:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This is mostly for stub articles. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

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Ugandan ceasefire takes effect

August 29, 2006 A twenty year war between the Ugandan government and the rebel entered a new stage today as both sides initiated a ceasefire agreement.

At 0600 hours local time (0300 GMT) government soldiers returned to their barracks and rebel guns fell silent after a peace deal was signed on Saturday.

Under the deal, rebel forces, under leader, will have 3 weeks to assemble at select locations in southern Sudan where they will escorted in safety by regional government troops. Kony and the LRA leadership are reportedly on the Chad–Democratic Republic of the Congo border and are planning on flying to the assembly locations.

Kony's second in command, General Otti appeared on radio in Gulu on Sunday night to address his troops declaring the ceasefire and ordering them to lay down their weapons.

For their part, the Ugandan government has promised to respect the ceasefire and not attack the rebel troops as they assemble.

An army spokesperson, Major Felix Kulaije, announced today that "The cessation of hostilities is in effect now and involves the Ugandan army halting their search-and-destroy operations."

State Minister for Defence Ruth Nankabirwa told journalists "we are now in a period of silence... I pray that none of the sides violate the cessation of hostilities agreement."

Once rebel troops have been gathered under the protective wing of the, extensive peace talks are due to begin. Key issues to be discussed will likely be the return of thousands of children kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army for use as child soldiers, and Kony's status as a wanted war criminal. The Ugandan government surprised many outsiders by promising to protect the LRA leader in return for negotiations despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court.

A modest wooden hotel in Juba was the scene of this weekend's landmark talks which secured the ceasefire to end two decades of conflict. The Ugandan government has been fighting the Lord's Resistance Army since the 1980s, in a war that has caught up over 20,000 children, many becoming child soldiers or sex slaves for the LRA.

With Ugandan President warning that hostilities would begin again if talks collapsed, the international community will be following the upcoming talks very closely.

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Canadian Idol top four perform

August 29, 2006

Last night the top four of Canadian Idol performed. Tyler Lewis, Chad Doucette, Craig Sharpe, and Eva Avila sang songs that were picked by the judges. They each performed twice in one hour. They are now awaiting Canadas vote for who should be eliminated.

When the show started the host had a quick chat with the judges:

 * Ben Mulroney: "What did you keep in mind when you made these selections?"
 * Jake Gold: "We thought let's make them look good and at the same time challenge them."
 * Ben Mulroney: "How hard was it to pick the songs for tonight?"
 * Sass Jordan: "We were fighting, we were yelling, we were screaming, we were singing...at the end
 * Ben Mulroney: "What do you think of this Top Four?"
 * Farley Flex: "We've got four distinct talents, four distinct styles and four really cool names that everybody is going to hear about next year in the music industry."
 * Ben Mulroney: "Is this the time where range and versatility come into play?"
 * Zack Werner: "It's all fantastic material...tonight is the night where you either put up or you Ben Mulroney."

"When we made the selections, we thought let's make them look good and at the same time challenge them," said Idol judge Jake Gold at the beginning of the show.

"I was all ready to go 'he shoots, he scores,' but you came out really flat in the third period," said Idol judge Zack Werner when he was judging Tyler Lewis' first performance of the night.

The results show will be featuring a special guest performance from last year's Top 2 competitor, Rex Goudie of Burlington, Newfoundland.

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article should have more content than simply carry a transcript of part of the show. Doldrums 05:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The article looks good to me. Go here for the transcript. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:18, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:President Bush mocked in two Canadian ad campaigns

Relevance
It is not immediatly obvious how this is newsworthy or relevant. Regards, --Merodoc 22:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikinews is both Global and Local. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:30, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Glad someone agrees. Adding not news tag. Neebs 22:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC) Also, local or global, Bush is mocked all the time. Why should this have an article? Neebs 22:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Wikinews *does* cover humorous stories; see Category:Wackynews. We also cover local news which may not be relevant for national or international audiences. By these standards, yes this would qualify as a news story. -  Amgine | m 22:51, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

This news item is currently the second most read story on news.bbc.co.uk. I think it therefore quite indisputably qualifies as 'newsworthy'. will try to remove the tag. boo 23:13, 29 August 2006 (UTC) tag is gone already and the story re-published. good. boo 23:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

The story has been picked up by BBC News, Reuters and UPI so I think it passes muster as "newsworthy". Crimson 00:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. This story is totaly newsworthy. I just seen the report on TV. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Typo
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Alberta's opposition filibuster anti-gay marriage bill

August 29, 2006

Legislation concerning civil officials who refuse to perform same-sex marriages has been filibustered in the province of Alberta.

18 months ago, in response to federal legislation tabled by then Prime Minister Paul Martin, the conservative premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein, promised that he would draft legislation to protect the "traditional" definition of marriage (that of one man to one woman). Klein had threatened to use the constitution's notwithstanding clause to veto the federal legislation in the province.

The original civil marriage bill, tabled under the Liberal minority government, eventually received approval, including the support of the Bloc Québécois. Afterwards, the conservative government of Klein threatened to draft counter-legislation following the passage of the federal legislation into law, however no such legislation ever materialized, prompting Foothills-Rocky View Tory MLA Ted Morton to draft his own legislation and introduce the bill as a backbencher.

In order for the bill to be debated again, the provincial legislature would have to sit again before the Autumn, which it is not scheduled to do.


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Canada's Defence Minister visits Canadian troops in Afghanistan

August 30, 2006

As public opinion wavers over Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, Defence minister Gordon O'Connor made an appearance to shore up support among the troops for the Afghan mission.

O'Connor disembarked a Canadian Forces Hercules C-130 transport plane dressed in full desert battle fatigues and boots, and was greeted by Lieut.-Gen. Michel Gauthier at Canada's base on Kandahar airfield. "I'm here on this visit to get three perspectives - One is what's happening on the ground here. The other in Kabul for what's happening on the national level, and then I'm going to Pakistan for the international perspective."

The minister's visit comes as a surge of violence is sweeping across southern Afghanistan. Military casualties have run high since August 3rd, claiming the lives of eight Canadian troops, one British soldier and many more civilians. Much of the violence comes at the hands of suicide bomb attacks against resupply convoys amid growing frustration at the presence of foreign troops in Afghan territory. In the hours before O'Connor's arrival another suicide bomber targeted a Canadian convoy, killing two civilians and injuring a third.

Military officials took the opportunity to highlight concerns for the troops on the ground who are complaining of poor equipment, vehicles and accommodation.

Related news


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Jimmy Carter blasts Blair for "subservience" to Bush

August 30, 2006 Former US President Jimmy Carter has accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of contributing to the crisis in Iraq through lack of leadership and subservience to current US President George W. Bush.

"I have been surprised and extremely disappointed by Tony Blair's behaviour," said Carter in an interview with The Daily Telegraph.

"I think that more than any other person in the world the Prime Minister could have had a moderating influence on Washington - and he has not. I really thought that Tony Blair, who I know personally to some degree, would be a constraint on President Bush's policies towards Iraq."

Carter also said the invasion of Iraq had strengthened al-Qaeda and undermined the war on terrorism.

"In many countries where I meet with leaders and private citizens there is an equating of American policy with Great Britain - with Great Britain obviously playing the lesser role."

"We now have a situation where America is so unpopular overseas that even in countries like Egypt and Jordan our approval ratings are less than five per cent. It's a shameful and pitiful state of affairs and I hold your British Prime Minister to be substantially responsible for being so compliant and subservient," said Carter, 81.


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Talk:Canada's Defence Minister visits Canadian troops in Afghanistan

Spelling in title
COrrect me if I am wrong, but this is the English Wikinews site. All titles/spelling should be in the English form? Jason Safoutin 01:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * But, which english? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Example: Defence should be Defense Jason Safoutin 01:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The title is in Canadian spelling. I say that we keep it that way. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No matter to me...Was just an observation :) Jason Safoutin 01:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I just left a note on IRC. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. Seems like there is no problem. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:32, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Is he visiting Canadian troops or Afgan troops? The title now implies that he is going to visit the troops of afghanistan. Jason Safoutin 02:24, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * He's visiting Canadian troops in Afghanistan. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Fixed title. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. You got to the title before I could :) Jason Safoutin 02:29, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I fail to see why the spelling thing is still an issue. Most (if not all) of the 53 countries that make up the British Commonwealth use British spellings (as opposed to the few countries that use American ones). We also use the metric system and play cricket. Get used to it! Please. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 11:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Image
I would like to find an image of O'Connor in Afghanistan. But they all come from other news sources. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  15:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


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27 die from pipeline explosion in Diwaniya, Iraq

August 30, 2006

Diwaniya, Iraq— At least 27 people are dead after a disused pipeline exploded today. Unconfirmed reports have already placed the count as high as 74. Fuel shortages are common in Iraq, even though the country is endowed with large reserves of petroleum. According to reports, locals cut holes in the unused pipeline to syphon fuel, igniting fumes inside the pipeline. Many of the survivors were left with severe injuries, often with burns over 75% of their bodies. The blast comes after fierce fighting yesterday in Diwaniya between Iraqi government forces and the local Mehdi Militia that claimed 40 lives. The Mehdi Militia are loyal to the cleric Moqtada Sadr.

In Baghdad, 20 people were found shot to death. Investigators said the victims had been bound, and showed signs of torture. The bodies were dumped behind a Shia mosque, heightening tensions between Iraq's cultural factions. As sectarian killings continue, the divide between the Shia and Sunnis is driven deeper. Armed groups now patrol neighbourhoods that at one time coexisted peacefully. The groups are often comprised of local militias, or simply by vigilantes bent on protecting their territory. In spite of the violence, some economy continues to survive. "Shoula property prices have risen a lot, because it is protected by the Mehdi Army and is safe," said Ahmad Abdel Karim,a Shia police officer and member of the Mehdi Militia, "Sunni families left on their own. No one threatened them. They left so that the bombs fall only on Shias. The Americans come here with the National Guard. They try to confiscate weapons from the Mehdi Army so that this area falls to the terrorists."

On Tuesday, two Shia militia members were killed by insurgents in the city of Baquba.

On the other side of the fence a small Sunni enclave exists, guarded by equally dedicated Sunni community members. "My life is basically between the house and guarding the mosque. You can't go anywhere else. If you go down that street, it's almost guaranteed a car will stop, pick you up, and you'll disappear." - Mohamed Reyad, a former plumber. Reyad said that weapons were provided by his "Sunni brothers", which included a group of scholars. The latest wave of violence comes as US and Iraqi government forces have intensified efforts to secure Baghdad against growing violence and division among Iraqis.


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User talk:PVJ59/Archive 1

Re:
no sweat. welcome again, and i hope u'll enjoy contributing to wikinews. Doldrums 18:25, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Just wanted to drop by to say hi, and welcome to wikinews. I hope you're enjoying your time here, and if you have any questions and concerns please feel free to leave a note on my talk page. Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:57, 24 April 2006 (UTC) (Why am I talking like an airline stewertisit? Well, I mostly want to try out new welcome notes, and see how the response is. I also saw that you're realitivly new, and I think its a good idea, to say hi, and meet the newer users.)

Copyright permission from ibnlive.com
We only had issues with the attribution part, at least for the online part of our operations.

For the official part, provided the Wikimedia Foundation sticks to the following conditions, you are allowed to use our content.

1) Proper attribution and link backs of the content sourced from CNN-IBN's website, specified as material published at the URL http://www.ibnlive.com.

2. No images on the website shall be republished on Wikinews since we also use images sourced from agencies and do not have the reuse rights for it.

If you need any further clarifications, do write back.
 * Yes, does their copyright permit us to alter their material? If not, we can't use it.  I've already altered the article, as have others.  It could change completely, and there is a comment on the talk page that it does not meet with the site's NPOV policy.  --Brian McNeil / talk 20:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * As you'll see I deleted one of these articles, it was attributed to the Associated Press. Where is the site's copyright message?  I very much doubt they're allowed to pass stuff from AP on to us, can you provide me with an email address for someone who can speak authoritatively on the matter?
 * As things stand, Wikinews cannot provide any assurances that your attribution and linkback will be retained. Personally, I find the linkback to be a form of promotion for the IBN Live web site and believe duplication of their articles should be disallowed on the basis that it is spam. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:04, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

CNN-IBN
Hi Brian,you can e-mail Mr.Shyam Somanadh,Project Manager, Web Operations,CNN-IBN at shyam.somanadh@tv18online.com As for attributions and linkback-we cite sources and provide external links anyway so it shouldn't be much of a problem right?Yes,the AP article was probably not covered by their permission-I realised that only as I was adding the sources template (after creating the article),so I thought I'd just let someone else look into it.However,they might be having the reuse rights for AP material-I forgot to enquire about it-could you please ask them about that?According to the terms displayed on the website we may alter their material after obtaining consent.I feel that duplication of their artilcles may be a good idea since there are few India or rather South-Asia related articles on Wikinews and the number of Indian editors here is also low,duplicating CNN-IBN articles may be a time-saving measure.Nontheless,I request you to look into the matter yourself.PVJ 06:36, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I have exchanged emails with Mr Somanadh, and to be honest I got the impression he knows less about copyright law than I do - and I don't know a lot :-). I have raised this issue on the water cooler, and input from others can be solicited there.  However, I'd actually advise opting for the simple option here.  Namely, use CNN-IBN as a source, but write the story in your own words so we avoid attribution nightmares. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:21, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

I have posted a comment concerning sources from sites such as IBNLive on the Water cooler. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:42, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Leaving myself a note.

spaces after punctuation
hi pvj, i noticed that u don't usually add a space after a punctuation mark such as the full-stop or the comma. can u please correct that; spaces after punctution is the accepted practice generally and here on wikinews. thanks. Doldrums 13:59, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

 * no sorries necessary, we all learn from mistakes. :) i saw the duplicate article on the egypt bombings and have tagged it as a duplicate. u can do the same by adding the template

"" to the article text. i'll merge any info in that article (after which it'll be deleted) to Egypt:Twin suicide bombings hit Sinai, and you can continue to add any more info to this article. cheers, Doldrums 14:12, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Tanks for adding my name to Wikinewsies India, But I think it is better to put it in India WikiBureau and help get a team going there. Srinivasasha 11:57, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

International Wikinews Writing Contest
Just a reminder that the IWWC starts tomorrow. Ral315 (talk) 10:39, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

 * You need to fix the sources on your last two articles. They need to be in their own section.  Please fix this.  Ral315 (talk) 16:13, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

RFA
Um. Ok. But next time to let you know, only beurocrats can do that. Jason Safoutin 01:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually anyone can do it, it is just something best left to bureaucrats since only a bureaucrat can really make the final decision. This was a clear case 50% is not enough for adminship. However another vote or two combined with a few invalid votes (all were vaild this time, but many other RfA will have one or two) being thrown out and it could be a very different case. --Cspurrier 02:30, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, but infact there were only 7 support votes as opposed to 8 oppose votes, the reason being that my supporting vote was invalid since it was cast after the one-week deadline. PVJ[[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] 13:24, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually there is a tie. Jason Safoutin 13:41, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Yeah, it's 7/7, now.
 * None of the votes were invalid, the 7 days is the min not the max. --Cspurrier 14:33, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

 * But the counting of votes by the bureaucratic has to take place after 7 days right? To the best of my knowledge there is a maximum period upto which voting can take place-otherwise a candidate (I don't mean Justin) would try and indefinitely prolong the vote in the hope of achieveing consensus support? Nontheless I'm newer here than you so I'll take your word for it. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] 15:25, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * As soon as the vote has been moved to the archive the vote is over. As long as seven days is up, it can be moved at any point. I will normally try to let votes where no consensus exists go for about two weeks. Other then cluttering up the RFA page there is no real problem with leaving a vote going indefinitely. Hopefully the person will sooner or later gain enough support votes to become an admin. We make anybody who is trusted by the community an admin, so if it takes a week or a month to determine this level of trust, everybody still wins. --Cspurrier 15:43, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. PVJ 08:06, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Welcoming users
Thanks for helping welcome users... Just a note, when welcomeing others if you use rather than , it will automagically copy the full text of the welcome message to the user's talk page. Using just the straight template may confuse new editors and will slowly increase server load as it's added to hundreds of pages. Additionally, every time someone changes the template, the message on the user's talk page will change -- this too might confuse people. Thanks again, and good luck on your RfA. Let me know if I can answer any questions or assist you! --Chiacomo (talk) 02:57, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the advice. I don't often welcome users, so I'll learn from this one. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 05:51, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you,
for communicating [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Cowicide#Blocked. that]. -Edbrown05 06:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

No problem. PVJ  (Talk) 07:35, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Just a reminder -img src
To incluide links for where you retrieved an image from, and what it is of in the description page. Images like Image:cpi.jpg techniclly should be deleted because it doesn't say where you got it from. Could you please include this information. Happy editing, and good luck on your admin request. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:42, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I'll add the informaion. But I'm not sure what the copyright status is on election symbolc issued bu the Election Commission of India, but it's most likely released into the public domain, so i'll assume the latter. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 02:49, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

"Support"?
On Deletion requests, for a May 24 deletion request, you voted "support". Does this mean you support the article, or you support its deletion? Likewise for the undeletion request; do you support the undeletion? — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 23:40, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I meant I support the deletion, or the undeletion as the case may be. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 02:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Re: Thanks
No problems at all, I have faith in your abilities and see no harm in giving you a shot. I will admit, you write some nice articles - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:40, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

NPOV
Hi, i thinl you will be ok with npov with more expereince. with that articel the sorce include hezbolo statement "Hezbollah denounced Israel's air strikes as "part of Israel's targeting of security and stability in Lebanon"." which i think should have ben in articel you rote. Copy so much on other story mane problym. I sorry and know you had only good intint. will vote for you next time. Yrtsihpos 13:27, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 13:51, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Image source
Could you please indicate a source for this Image:Reservationprotest.jpg? Each image is required to a have source, so we can verify the image is not a copyright violation which does not qualify under the fair use policy. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 04:44, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I'll get to it. I must have neglected it in a hurry. PVJ  (Talk) 05:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

update to indonesia earthquake article
i think u shld consider creating a new article on the Indian aid effort, rather than updating the existing article, which is already 3 days old. What Wikinews is not and Content guide has more on this. Doldrums 12:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, the article will probably be a bit short but I can manage to get around two paragraphs. I'll create it later tonight. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 13:08, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Request for Review.
Could you please review http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/12_arrested_in_Canadian_counter-terrorism_operation and tell me if you think it's allright to publish? MyName 16:12, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, I also think it was allright to have the names, but I ommited them just to be on the safe side. Again, thanks MyName 16:38, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: POV
I am aware of that, but I will keep that in mind in the future, thanks. :)  Radio Kirk    talk to me   18:20, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

checkuser
Please see my comment here. Kind regards — Dan | talk 07:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the confirmation. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 10:34, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

IWWC- three finalists
We're down to the last three finalists in the IWWC. Normally, the contest would end, and prizes would be awarded, but with only one prize, I suggest we keep the contest going, and do the following:

 * 1st Place: 33.30 euros
 * 2nd Place: 22.20 euros
 * 3rd Place: 11.10 euros

Any objections? Ral315 (talk) 00:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree, let the competition continue. PVJ  (Talk) 04:12, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

 * : I've thought about increasing the requirement to two articles/one with original research, to try and make it more interesting. Would that be better than an end date?  Ral315 (talk) 06:03, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Seems to be good idea. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 09:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

 * If you dropped out now, you would receive 11.10 euros via PayPal from Brianmc. If this doesn't work, you could opt to donate your part to the Wikimedia Foundation.  Ral315 (talk) 05:18, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Your unblock of User:Neutralizer
I've requested some justification for your action on WN:ALERT. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 05:52, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Neutralizer re-blocked.
I've reblocked Neutralizer. Next time, I suggest you seek community consensus instead of unilaterally unblocking a user found in violation of many of our policies, most notably using a sockpuppet to circumvent his block. Communication is important, and if you fail to communicate before unblocking users, you'll find yourself angering other admins very easily. Ral315 (talk) 06:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Deleting
You can't just delete all articles listed on DR, they have to remain there for at least three days. Also once you removed an listing you have to list it in the archives. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 08:28, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the mistakes you've made. Remember, articles listed have to stay for three days (seven for non-articles), then get archived at Deletion requests/Archives. Don't forget to use the template! — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER  (TALK) 15:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 16:48, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Blocked
What did User talk:159.247.237.3 do to get blocked? FellowWikiNews 18:36, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * He was trolling and was making personal attacks. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 01:13, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It is important, generally, to warn users -- new users especially, before blocking them. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:57, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

deletion for no sources
did this article ("Feminist Gathering in Tehran Violently Interrupted by the Police") go thro' DR? if not, then adding a and listing for deletion is in order, not deleting straightaway. the article has since then been recreated and appears to have a source.

from the logs: 20:21, 13 June 2006 PVJ59 deleted "Feminist Gathering in Tehran Violently Interrupted by the Police" (No sources.)

Doldrums 15:57, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

 * no probs. and it won't hurt to put a note (or welcome message) on the user's talk page as well. Doldrums 17:09, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Former U.S. soldier charged with rape, murders
Recently, there was a move war and plenty of things got out of hand. In fact, the article ended up deleted and I had to work to restore the article. I protected the page and the talk page from moves to help prevent it from happening again. Since you are capable of moving pages as an administrator, please, do not rename the article until we can settle on a permanent name, because things really went bad. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 22:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I have decided on a possible name to settle on for Former U.S. soldier charged with rape, murders. Please state on the talk page if you agree with the proposed name or not. — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER (TALK) 00:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

see
see. Doldrums 11:57, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Abeer Qassim Hamza
Hello, I have seen no evidence to suggest that she was 11 years old. Perhaps you could help me out here.--Birdmessenger 13:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Please see . The age is mentioned as "1!", which I feel is a typographic error. The writer most likely wanted to type "11" but because the "1" and "!" characters are on the same key, I feel it was meant to be 11. But I believe it appears as "15" when viewed on Internet Explorer, I am not sure though because I use Firefox.PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 13:33, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I use Firefox as well, so I had to block images from the site to see that it says 15.--Birdmessenger 13:38, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Article title strawpoll
Please participate in the strawpoll for the final title of US soldier charged with family's murder and rape and killing of their daughter, Iraq. —     19:30, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Consider it done.
—     07:07, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

flag
i'm not convinced that a flag is necessary or appropriate. i removed the image in a pretty knee-jerk fashion, and i'll try and explain my reasons (a li'l later). in the meantime, perhaps u can take a couple of other opinions on it. Doldrums 11:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

renaming
pvj, why are u renaming the the US soldier arrested for rape and four murders in Iraq page when the discussion and the poll on it is going on? Doldrums 13:07, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

 * please revert it. the page is protected so non-admins cant rename it. for an admin to rename it to something other than what the consensus is, would be using admin powers to prevail in an editorial dispute, a big no-no.

 * the current title has the problem: it says "girl" and then says her age is 15-25 (if 25, she's not a girl), while all we know is someone says her age is 15, someone else says 25, we dont know which is true. the two are not the same. the existing title was accurate and covered the gist of the story. Doldrums 13:14, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

This is really unacceptable. Please stop.--Birdmessenger 13:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Hey,friend. I remember how you unblocked me and I really appreciate that. Please do me another favour and back off this title change at least for awhile. I'd really appreciate it as you're one of the best admins around ,imo, and the project needs you to maintain top collaborative influence. Just my personal request here; as always, "ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do." but I hope you can just let it be for awhile. I'm thinking there will be a brand new story coming up on the raped child. It looks like there is an effort to exhume the body and then the world will know the truth. You'll be needed to help with that explosive story.I'm sure. Neutralizer 13:30, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The title has been reverted. I apologise for my hasty actions and was unaware of the fact that the page had been protected. Neutralizer, thank you for your compliment and I hope the truth will be revealed soon. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 13:37, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. --Birdmessenger 14:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

3RR
You have been blocked for 24hrs for violating the 3 revert rule. If you believe others have also violated the 3rr (and they probably have) please provide a link to the diffs and I will block them as well. --Cspurrier 18:17, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

re 3rr
I have blocked Ealturner for 17 hours (what you served of your block, unless I misadded). I did not block him originally because I did not have diffs for his reverts but I did for yours. While I guessed he probably did violate the 3RR, I did not have time to dig through the very messy history. I did see your note about him, but since you only provided a link to the history I was enable to block based upon that. That is why I asked you to provide evidence of other people violating the 3rr, when I blocked you.

Also unblocking yourself is considered one of the more extreme type of admin abuse, only a few steps bellow outright vandalism. It can be considered grounds for removal of adminship, and is to be avoided. If you need to contact the blocking admin, you can either e-mail them or reply on your talk page. Most admins (all should) watch the talk pages of people they blocked. Also if you want to reatch me and you are blocked, you can e-mail me, icq me, talk to me in irc or ask on one of the other Wikis. No need to reblock yourself, but do not ever do it again :). --Cspurrier 20:29, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Writing competition
Can you give me paypal detail for prize payment? --Brian McNeil / talk 16:00, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Check your paypal account and don't spend it all in the one place. ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:23, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

NPOV Issue
NPOV, whether it is Wikinews or Wikipedia, refers to the main article. In the discussion sections, however, personal opinion are not only allowed, but actually essential. I merely responded to the initial question of how the Indian missile testing would be compared to the N Korean one. I did not add any POV to the main news article. 68.229.152.169 03:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

De-admin dispute
I'd be happy to discuss the issues you seem to be having with user Ealturner, and the de-admin request against you. He has raised an item on my talk page specifying that he is not happy with the way things have gone, and I think the discussion should perhaps be completed on my talk page. In effect, I'd like to mediate through this, I think you made some rash (newbie-related) decisions and whilst I don't want everyone pouring out their excuses for the situation that led to an RfDA, I'd like to offer a forum for the apologies and justifications for misguided acts. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * As an aside, can you give me a 1-paragraph synopsis of the events? --Brian McNeil / talk 19:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

how're u doing...
how's everything with u? Doldrums 11:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
 * short answers are: fine. yes. Doldrums 11:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
 * also, there are a few speedy deletes waiting for u at Admin action alerts. Doldrums 12:00, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Regarding archiving
This was probably not an appropriate edit, as it you could hardly be considered neutral in the matter. In the future I would suggest you ask another user to review the age of the request and its outcome. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 16:09, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

3rr on Civilian casualties increase as Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues
You have been blocked for 24hrs for violating the 3rr on Civilian casualties increase as Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues --Cspurrier 18:20, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi there
I've been kinda busy doing other things, so I haven't had much time to be active here. But thanks for the suggestion. Thewolfstar 07:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

RfA :(
Thanks for voting on my RfA. Unfortunately a consensus was not reached. Anyway, thanks for voting. MyName 01:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, this message is the same for everyone :)

Regarding your alert
I've commented on the WN:ALERT page. I would really be disappointed if you left the project; but if you are feeling stressed or bothered perhaps a wikibreak can help? If you have any other issues with User:Ealturner, please feel free to contact me immediately and I will attempt to sort it out. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 16:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

User: 80.94.225.194
Started making advertisments again, after 50 hour block expired. MyName 13:35, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

re: Hope this is O.K with you?
I think there is something a little hateful with you taking what I have pride in, and turning it into some sort of derisive parody on your user page, which is what you have done with my little "what-cha-ma-call-it" explanation of myself. That is why I cast my vote to oppose you as an adminstrator.

India is cool, so in yer book the U.S. ain't, so what?... when you gonna get Pakistani mind-space under control? After you are done blowing up USA bedrock? I really don't think you want to do that. What space you got? A nuclear N. Korea? -Edbrown05 07:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Broken gift
Sometme in the late 1960's, or perhaps it was the early 70's, my Uncle Joe with the exclamation that, "the best gifts come in small packages", gives a Christmas present to me that is supposed to measure to distance travelled during a walk.

The gift was in the shape of a hockey puck with a clip so that I could attach it to my belt. My uncle explained to me that after I set the instrument to do calculations based upon what I input as the length of my foot step, it would measure how much ground I traversed on a walk.

Being immediately suspicious of this gift's capability, I asked my uncle, "How can it measure my foot step if it is attached to my belt?"

"It calculates it by the sway of your body," was my uncle's reply.

I took this gift out for a trial run with a play mate buddy of mine, up in the hills where we usually ran around, jumping over rocks and an occasional stream. After the excursion, my uncle's gift said we travelled 1.5 miles.

I knew the gift was wrong but believe to this day the thought was right. -Edbrown05 04:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

 * What gift do you offer with your derisive use of my user page post on your user page? -Edbrown05 05:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

virgin territory
discussion boards suk, blogging suks, and MSNBC suks too... so what you going to do (tying to keep my english straight here) ... have confidence in the wiki way? yep, that's me.

virginians are likely to report anything, i hope they do

Re: Threatens and weighs
Hi, PVJ59:

Just an explanation (not an argument) over the verb change in that "non-nuke" ICBM headline. I had written this in a comment when I made the change, but apparently it wasn't included in what you read: The word "threatens" implies a specific promise to strike. "If you do (or don't do) X, we'll do Y." "Weighs" conveys the hypothetical nature of the U.S. position now: "If someone does X, we'd like to have the ability to do Y." "Weighs" seemed more neutral to me since 1) the U.S. hasn't yet taken the decision to reconfigure ICBMs with conventional high explosives and 2) U.S. action is at this point hypothetical.

That's it. Sorry for any misunderstanding.

Dbrekke 17:26, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I changed it simply because it was talking about the American Secretary of Defense. I didn't see any reason to use the Commonwealth spelling for an American title. I don't think it's worth a nasty message, in any case, since I did it in the process of many other changes to the article—you make it sound like I am systematically changing them, but that's clearly not the case. Maybe this is a burr under your saddle for some other reason, but I found your note a little unnecessarily incivil. --Fastfission 21:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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I can (and have) edited the article itself but I can't edit the main page on which the headline error appears. Crimson 18:13, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Someone else has fixed the error, however. Crimson 18:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

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Audience in Ireland watches circus acrobat fall to his death

August 30, 2006

A Russian trapeze artist, Vitaly Kharapavitski, 26, performing at a circus in Scariff, Ireland has died after a cage attached to a hot air balloon crushed the performer. His wife, Sasha, 24, who was also performing at the time, was injured, breaking her arm. Both were dressed in clown suits.

At least 100 people were attending the circus and watched the acrobat fall. Most of the attendees were children.

According to witnesses, the balloon caught fire and the cage fell on top of the acrobat, crushing his head.

Spectators of the circus were asked to leave the area while the incident was being investigated. Tony Kenneally, a Garda Superintendent said that the incident is being treated as an accident.

"We had to discharge the audience because we knew it was quite serious," said spokespeople for the Royal Russian Circus.

Some of the attendees thought the fall was part of the performance.


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New Zealand police to trial tasers from Friday

August 30, 2006

Yesterday New Zealand Police officers were showcasing their new tasers, model X26, and at the same time, trialling them on their own officers. This Friday 180 police officers, between Auckland and Wellington, will start trialling them for 12 months.

Policeman, Constable Mike Smith, who had the new taser trialled on him said, "My whole body was completely incapacitated from my feet to my head. My legs felt like concrete. I wouldn't do it again."

The police will not carry the tasers with them everywhere but only to call outs where they can expect violent encounters.

The tasers will replace pepper spray, as it is more effective and the offender is able to recover quicker. Only the armed offenders squad carry guns.

The particular model the police will use is the X26 model. This model delivers 50,000 volts of electricity but counters this high voltage with a very low amperage of .0036 amps, police say that this is safe. The taser works by firing two metal spurs at the target and transmits a charge of five seconds which paralyses the victim long enough to get the offender in handcuffs. The taser has a range of six metres, and is able to penetrate through both skin and clothes.

The New Zealand Green Party and civil rights lawyers are protesting against the use of tasers, saying that "It risks lives and could be misused."

The superintendent, John Rivers, said that a report that had been commissioned after Steve Wallace was fatally shot in 2001 said that tasers were "A less lethal option."

John Rivers said Tuesday, "The use of tasers was in the interest of public safety. He said they give police more tactical options when dealing with violent offenders. Very [sic] person who is shot with a taser gun during the trial will receive an examination by a doctor afterwards. British research had found that of the 400 times police there had drawn the weapon at least 60 per cent have resulted with the police not firing the device."

Most injuries were not caused by the taser itself but by the falling to the ground that is caused by the taser, according to an independent medical research group run by Peter Robinson. "No coroner or medical officer has found a situation where the Taser was the cause of death," Robinson said.


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Headline
Can I suggest changing the headline to New Zealand police to trial tasers from Friday - headline makes it sound like they're only trialling it for one day... (I'll leave it to the next person who agrees to change it :D) --R2b2 03:53, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. --Nzgabriel | My RfA | Talk page 04:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

trial
am not sure trial can be used as a verb, wiktionary and Merriam-Webster's list it as a noun or adjective. Doldrums 05:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I've used it as a verb before, but it is way more common as a noun. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 07:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * In English you can verb any noun. That said, I'd prefer 'test' or 'evaluate'. TRWBW 08:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Completly safe
They said that in Canada too, then people started dyeing from taser blasts. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Allegdly from the fall to the ground, however (as per article). --Gabriel | My RfA | Talk page 10:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Ufwuct

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User talk:125.22.98.131

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stop recreating hoaxes
Hello,

Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on Vandalism.

Further vandalism will result in a 24 hour ban. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. Doldrums 07:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

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Thailand may create new province to honour King

August 30, 2006

Following confirmation by Thailand's caretaker cabinet, a proposal to create a 77th province to honour the king's 80th birthday, will be the subject of a feasibility study.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday next year follows on from the 60th anniversary of his accession to the throne earlier this year. The as-yet unnamed new province would likely consist of three districts and one sub-district surrounding the Klaikangvol Palace in Hua Hin. In addition to Hua Hin, Pran Buri and Sam Roi Yot districts from Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and Cha-am from Phetchaburi would make up the new province.

Currently the country consists of 75 provinces, it is expected that the 76th province will be around the Suvarnabhumi International Airport which opens in September 2006.


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Talk:UK Ferry investigated after yacht deaths

some things the article should say, but doesnt.
 * 1) when did the sinking take place?
 * 2) what is the link between the sinking and the ferry.
 * 3) what has the investigation into the sinking revealed so far.

get a couple of paragraphs in, and then consider publishing. Doldrums 12:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:CamXV~enwikinews

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Talk:Reports: Richard Armitage identified as Plame leak source

"identifies"
not sure that they do, actually: there title relativises too: First Source of C.I.A. Leak Admits Role, Lawyer Says. Doldrums 15:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

and here's the source where i found it - Jurist. Doldrums 15:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:209.18.49.14

Hey, sorry about that, my buddy was using my laptop when I went to the bathroom. Could you please unblock this IP so I can long back on to my account? Thanks.

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User talk:Barbara Shack~enwikinews

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too many links?
no. looks okay to me. Doldrums 18:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Pope remarks article
hi, this news event - the Pope's comment and some of the reactions to it have been covered in several wikinews articles already. what u can do is report on any recent developments that have not recieved coverage on wikinews. i'll try to post a list of wikinews articles on this issue here, it might be of use. Doldrums 13:28, 23 September 2006 (UTC) Please tell me how to find out if something is covered by an existing article. I looked under, Pope but didn't find anything.Barbara Shack 13:30, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

here it is - (not in chron. order, i'm afraid) Doldrums 13:32, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Pope Benedict XVI criticises Prophet Muhammad's teachings
 * Muslim world condemns Pope's criticism of Islam
 * Mujahedeen Army issues threat of attack on Vatican City
 * Pope apologises in person for the reaction to his comments
 * Nun murdered in Somalia after Pope's speech
 * Pope Benedict apologizes for "sounding offensive" to Muslims

there's no sure-shot method, the things u can do are Doldrums 13:39, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * see if the entire issue fits in a topical Category, which u can look for at Browse/Topic and Special:Categories (eg. there's Category:Pope Benedict XVI)
 * search for keywords relating to the story.
 * once u've found one or two stories, then related stories will usually link to those, and u can find the related ones using the "What links here" link just below the search button (which is how i found most of these)
 * look thro' Browse by period.
 * ask someone.

 * In addition to all the places Doldrums has suggested you check for stories, you can check Special:Newpages, buuut I'd rather you risk creating a dupe than give you so many hoops to jump through that we discourage a new contributor. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:43, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Late edits
convention on Wikinews dictates that you don't edit articles that have been published for a few days unless it is minor edits like spelling and grammar. You should never add information and sources from significantly past the publish date as it interferes with the secondary purpose of Wikinews, to provide a historical archive of what was known at the time. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:33, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Prophet Mohammed cartoons article
hi, i've made some changes to the article, fixing some formatting according to the Style guide and also some copyediting/rewriting. i've commented out one statement as it does not appear to be borne out by the sources. if this is not the case,feel free to uncomment it or add other sources which do bear out the statement.

btw, i saw ur user page comment about trouble with duplicated articles, have the previous replies by me (and others) to ur query helped? feel free to contact me, anyone on Welcommittee or post to Water cooler/assistance if u need any more help. hoping ur Wikinews experience is getting better, —Doldrums (talk) 19:22, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

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Canadian Prime Minister Harper plays small role in television show Corner Gas

August 30, 2006

Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was filming a cameo appearance on the popular sitcom Corner Gas. Corner Gas is filmed about 40 km south of Regina in the tiny farming community of Rouleau.

Harper was filmed in a scene where he was surrounded by a large group of actors playing reporters and photographers. After completing the scene, he got back into his car and a motorcade left the town, which is called Dog River on the show.

"We can't say much about cameo appearances, because they're supposed to be a surprise for the viewers, but yes, there was press scrum," Corner Gas executive producer Virginia Thompson said. "That's all I can reveal." "It works well for the show, actually ... We were told by the Prime Minister's Office that he had a sense of humour, but we thought we would wait and see and sure enough, yeah, he delivered."

When Paul Martin was the leader of the government, he had a cameo on the show last season. Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert has also made an appearance on the show last season.

"The prime minister was not paid for his appearance and had other reasons for coming to Saskatchewan beyond being part of the show", said Thompson.

Reporters were kept back and not allowed to see how he performed in front of the cameras.

Harper waved goodbye to small town of Rouleau while travelling down Highway 39 away from the set after spending about 1 1/2 hours there. After, Harper planned to meet with members of his Saskatchewan caucus at a barbeque at Sherwood Forest Country Club Tuesday night. Harper is scheduled to tour the RCMP training academy in Regina today.

The episode featuring Harper will air sometime next spring.


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Talk:Iraqi activist forced to change t-shirt with Arabic peace slogan

everyone, this is my first attempt, so bear with me Abountu 18:50, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I unpublished this article. Please see WN:SG. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:34, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ok, I fixed many stuff, thanks for your help, I published as well. No one on IRC seems to be responding... let me know if I still have things to improve, there is always a room for improvement Abountu 22:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I wasn't on IRC so mabie I'll be there later. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:13, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Is "Iraqui" a spelling mistake or another transliteration of "Iraqi"? It's in both the title and the first sentence. Imroy 23:21, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Fixed title. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Is this bloke actually Iraqi? The BBC article says he's "of Iraqi descent". My inference from that article is that he's American, but it's not clear.


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Rebel leader, 56 inmates escape from East Timorese jail

August 30, 2006

East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and other 56 inmates escaped last night from Dili's mail jail.

Australian and Portuguese forces initiated a massive manhunt for the escapees, which with their escape, created a new crisis for international security forces in East Timor. Australian SAS troopers using Black Hawk helicopters and night-vision goggles were involved in the search.

GNR's liaison officer, Lieutenant Cabrita told the Portuguese Rádio Renascença news agency that the prisoners took advantage of the relieve of guard to escape. "The evasion happened during the relieve of the forces that were serving in the jail's security, having the escapees used vehicles for their escape".

Later Australian police liaison officers confirmed the escape of the rebel leader. "It is understood 57 prisoners are currently unaccounted for, one of those being Mr Alfredo Reinado," an Australian police spokesman said.

Alfredo Reinado is a former East Timorese Army officer who deserted and led a rebel group during the unrest in May, being blamed for some of the country's violence during the security crisis. Him and other 14 soldiers of his rebel group were arrested on July by Australian troops for illegal possession of firearms after an GNR patrol found them with pistols, hundreds of ammunition and grenades in a house during a routine operation.

Of the other 56 prisoners unaccounted for, 16 are believed to be former Timorese police and soldiers accused of crimes committed during East Timor's security crisis, and five prisoners convicted for homicide.

According to Becora's prison warden Carlos Sarmento, the inmates had escaped by breaking down several walls on the prison's east wing.

The East Timorese Justice Minister, Domingos Sarmento, blamed the international security forces for the jailbreak and told the Lusa news agency that the New Zealand forces in charge of the security of the prison's exterior left the prison without informing the Timorese government.

"There was an agreement in which the forces of New Zealand would be in charge of the outside security of the prison, but about a week ago they left the location and didn't inform us", Domingos Sarmento said.

Domingos Sarmento said that he contacted the Australian-led forces so that the security outside the prison could be restored, but was told that the forces' removal from the prison were due to the necessity of deploying troops in other points of the city.

The Minister recognized that the absence of police and military forces on the prison's outside and the fact that the guard were unarmed contributed to facilitate the escape of the prisoners. Also recognizing that the use of weapons by the guards would improve the security in the jail, he noticed that the internal regulation doesn't allow that use.


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Title should be changed to Canada PM Harper plays small role in television show Corner Gas 192.193.221.142 19:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You don't need to know the country. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Admittingly you do, there are dozens of prime ministers worldwide. --  Zanimum 15:04, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


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Canadian Idol top four eliminations

August 30, 2006

Last night was the eliminations for Canadian Idol's top 4. Chad Doucette of Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia was voted off. The show started with the current top 4 singing together on stage.

Rex Goudie performed live on the Canadian Idol stage last night. Goudie performed his hit single "Run". Host Ben Mulroney presented Goudie, the 2005 Canadian Idol runner-up, with a Platinum Record on behalf of Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. and Canadian Idol for his hit CD Under The Lights.

Eva Avila and Craig Sharpe were safe and Chad Doucette was called to centre stage with Tyler Lewis. After the commercial break the results were announced.

 * Ben Mulroney - "Eva and Craig you're safe".
 * Ben Mulroney - "Chad you're eliminated".

After the results were revealed, Mulroney thanked Doucette: "I am so glad you decided to come back and audition this year," he said. "If there is anything you have shown us in your run to Top 4 is how memorable you are."

"I don't know if I was as confident in what I wanted to do before I started this competition, but now I am absolutely positive I want to be a musician," Doucette said. "You guys showed me that it's alright to be unique. Thank you!"

"You've got a unique voice, which means you have to sing your own words," Jake Gold advised him after the results were announced. "Keep doing what you're doing and write songs."

Next week the top 3 will go to New York to talk with Tony Bennett.

This week Canadian Idol got a record of 4.3 million votes. "When the competition is this good and only four singers are left, each week is anybody's game", said Mulroney.

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Per style guide, digits are not used for common low numbers. Instead they are spelt out. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:09, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


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Iraqi activist forced to change t-shirt with Arabic peace slogan

August 30, 2006

Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi peace activist who lives in the United States, was forced to change his T-Shirt, which bore an Arabic slogan, because it was found "offensive".

The incident took place in JFK airport in New York. The activist Jarrar reported in his blog RaedInTheMiddle that he had checked-in his bags and was issued a boarding pass. After waiting near the gate to board his jetBlue airlines flight, and after having to gone through a secondary search, two officials approached him.

"People are feeling offended because of your t-shirt," Raed reported that one of the men said to him. The writings on the T-Shirt said in both Arabic and English: "We will not be silent".

Raed asked why this has offended anyone, and insisted his right to freedom of expression was violated.

According to Jarrar, one of the inspectors said, "You can't wear a T-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads 'I am a robber' and going to a bank". The airport official, unable to read Arabic, was unyielding to protests by Jarrar that the English language version of the Arabic was accurate, and suggested he wear the shirt inside out.

"Many people called and complained about your t-shirt. Jetblue customers were calling before you reached the checkpoint, and customers called when you were waiting here in the boarding area", Jarrar was told after he complained. One employee from JetBlue offered to buy Jarrar a T-shirt to replace the one he was wearing, since the activist had none other after his bags were checked. Refusing at first, he agreed to wear one with "New York" written on it.

The officer on the scene commented that it need not have gone from one extreme to the other: wearing a T-Shirt with an Arabic peace slogan on it, to wearing one with 'New York'. There is no reason to hate New York if you are an Arab speaking peace activist, according to Jarrar.

"I feel very sad that my personal freedom was taken away like this. I grew up under authoritarian governments in the Middle East, and one of the reasons I chose to move to the U.S. was that I don't want an officer to make me change my t-shirt. I will pursue this incident today through a constitutional rights organization, and I am sure we will meet soon," Raed said.

He was issued another boarding pass, with a different seat at the back of the plane.

JetBlue said it was investigating the incident but a spokeswoman said: "We're not clear exactly what happened." The spokeswoman also said the airline does not forbid Arabic T-shirts, but that it does take into account the concerns of its passengers.

The American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee said the US Transportation Department and the Transportation Security Administration were also investigating the incident after the committee lodged complaints on behalf of Jarrar.

"We Will Not Be Silent" is a slogan adopted by opponents of the war in Iraq and other conflicts in the Middle East.

It is said to derive from the White Rose dissident group which opposed Nazi rule in Germany.


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