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User talk:Edbrown05/Archive MyTalk 1

Another RfAr
Please enter your opinion as to whether the ArbCom should accept a request for arbitration in User:Brian New Zealand v User:Amgine --Chiacomo (talk) 05:28, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh my, I've only now checked 'Recent changes' after getting your message Chiacomo. Thanks for the heads up. -Edbrown05 05:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It may be that we should wait for Amgine to make a statement before voting on the request. What do you think? --Chiacomo (talk) 05:43, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Without having yet looked at the RfAr, I couldn't answer one way or another. :) I'm still doing a little work on this polling story, but will turn my attention to it next. -Edbrown05 05:47, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I think we should force users to WN:DISPUTE in most cases. In this one, I don't think it would be helpful. --Chiacomo (talk) 07:08, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, maybe an exception (already). I do remember a flash bit of userbox controversy, but unless the problem is first addressed in 'Dispute resolution', how could arbitrators track the history of the dispute? -Edbrown05 07:16, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if an example of a user box is especially relevant at this stage in the Arbitration process. We shouldn't be making judgements on the facts of the case, but rather on its merits. Basically, is this an issue that the ArbCom is empowered to hear and if so, are we ready (have other avenues been explored)?
 * Sorry! I figured you'd seen the mass deletion of userboxen and stuff. I've added a summary of the complaint the RfAr page... Let me know if I can clarify further. --Chiacomo (talk) 08:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

 * For an example of some userboxes, please have a look at My User Page Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:16, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Bush quote
Hi, It seems as if you think I made that error on purpose; which isn't so. I had finished the story and hurriedly just searched the words "Bush" and "polls" looking for a response of his as some NPOV to stick in at the end of the story and I found this source ... I only put in Afghanistan because I misread the damn thing thinking it said before going to Pakistan from Afghanistan. I don't really know what difference it made to the content of the article whether he said that in the US or Afghanistan but perhaps it does. I am quite hurt that you,Ed, would assume that I put in deliberately misleading information into an article before asking me about it. It wouldn't bother me at all or much if it were most any other editor but from you hurts the most as it shows how superficial/shallow the level of trust is that I have from anyone in the project. Neutralizer 13:38, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
 * This "lack of trust" may be my own fault. I'm going to have to think about this a lot. Neutralizer 14:01, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Arbcom Mailing List
I have created an ArbCom mailing list on Google Groups (I didn't get a response when asking in #wikimedia-tech). Please [mailto:chiacomo@gmail.com send me a message] from the address to which you wish to receive arbcom message. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:16, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Procedural mishmash on Arbcom
I've moved your entry on the Arbcom page to the /Workshop page for the case and placed it under "Principles" as a finding of fact should be "User:Chiacomo deleted all of Edbrown05's subpages in violation of blah blah...". Also we won't publish anything on the main case page until we reach the various decisions we need to reach.. I hope you don't mind... --Chiacomo (talk) 06:18, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I hope you don't mind my not yet understanding the layout yet! I will look into it :) Edbrown05 06:29, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Visit W:WP:RfAr and look at the cases in the voting phase. Have a look at the workshop pages there as well... Very instructive and it's obvious they've worked out a good system... That's why I so shamelessly adapted it to Wikinews. :D --Chiacomo (talk) 06:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Buffalo Cartoon
Wel thank you :) Really...one of my better? I thought I was doing a good job on the hotel articles ;-) Jason Safoutin 11:48, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Recent hotel article
Sorry if I sounded harsh on the talk page. I realized it might have sounded so after I wrote my comment. that was not my intentions. Just had a long day and its hard to think when you are tired :) Jason Safoutin 03:53, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I've been following these developments as you report them. It's not my neighborhood, but it could have been. Harsh? No, I expected correction for errors. Somewhere, I recall wiki encouraging to edit mercilessly. Don't let me make a mistake :) Edbrown05 04:04, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Plus I knew were were present and would catch me straight off :) Edbrown05 04:07, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Toronto Hydro
Ed, just for your info; it now seems that hydro does have a hidden agenda so to speak (good catch by you). These wi-fi transmitters will also be reading "smart meters" hydro plans to install in every home to track and maybe even control(in the future) home owners' hydro usage..as well as providing customer online access to their hydro usage data. Neutralizer 14:17, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Layers of templates
They are simply extra copies of a basic layout. They are a bit distracting.

I think the way it works is, a principle, finding of fact, or remedy which appears to be accurate or "true" on the /Workshop may be proposed at the /Proposed decision by an ArbCom. ArbCom members will vote on the principle, finding of fact, or remedy proposal. If four or more ArbCom members vote in favour of a proposed decision item, it will become part of the final decision for the case.

At the bottom of the page is where a motion to close the case may be placed. Again, if it is voted in favour by 4 or more arbcom members then the case will be closed, and the decision posted.

All of the above should probably be discussed with the other arbcoms, because I'm just guessing on what I think is how this works. I don't know; I'm not an arbcom. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:00, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * May I request that you post your findings to the /Proposed page? Your posting has just caused a wheel war on the site, and it has not been approved by the ArbCom as a group. I would really suggest you hold off on posting findings until all the ArbComs have a chance to vote on them. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:41, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Nope. I thought about that. This process is taking too long. Make a decision and move forward. - Edbrown05 07:49, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * What if your fellow ArbCom members do not agree with your decisions? -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:51, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I respect that. They will make their finding known, and the process moves forward. -Edbrown05 07:54, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, but they do that on the /Proposed decision page, because the final decisions page is, for those involved in the case, law. What you've done is said you're speaking for the entire committee, which I don't think is fair to them. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:57, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Umm, not really, Amgine. I was meaning to get around to undeleting them anyway, his posting at a time when I had a realitively stable conenction and didn't have better things to do was just the straw that broke the camel's back. Anyway, you can't really criticize him for anything when your the one reverting all the restores! Someone else could maybe, but not you. Nyarlathotep 08:02, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I was speaking for me. That I don't understand "all these layers"... well, you get the point. It's a committee of six. None have to agree on anything. So why sit around and agree not to agree when you can just do what you are supposed to do, which is "find" on an issue. -Edbrown05 08:13, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Because it's a committee. A committee is organized so that any one person does not make the decision, but a group of people who will moderate each other's individual views on an issue and make a decision in the best interests of the group they represent. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 08:16, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I disagree. All persons that form the committee make up what is the finding of the committee. Very early I asked ArbCom will the discussion on issues be private or will it be public. Typically of Wikinews, the answer was in-between :) Typical of myself, the answer is the discussion will be very public. So... ? I prefer to be public about my comments and positions, it keeps me honest. -Edbrown05 08:27, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And you know I respect that. /Proposed decision is a page set aside for exactly that public discussion. It is supposed allow ArbComs to argue on the record, where everyone may see what their votes are and what they think is correct. The place you've placed your findings is where the final decisions of the arbcom, as a committee, are normally placed. All I'm asking is that you put them where they are not considered final decisions. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 08:32, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I realise that Amgine. And I did it anyway. I understand that I am being abrupt. I meant to be that way, and I do not mean to imply that my posts represent the committee as a whole. They (other committee members) have to step up... that is my intention.

 * And there is a new matter for ArbCom that I won't get to tonight. Best regards to you and others, Good night :) Edbrown05 08:41, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, I understand. Good night! -  Amgine | talk en.WN 08:48, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

RfAr
Can you please take a look at WN:RfAr and make your comment on whether or not to accept the matter for arbitration - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 04:26, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

typo in amgine arbitr.
under Proposed Remedies/Amgine is subject to Administrator confirmation after 14 days, "reframe" should be "refrain"? Doldrums 03:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching me on that :) I learnt sumthin! -Edbrown05 04:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

email
Thanks, I inquired before on the water cooler and Chiacomo said I had to confirm the email and I thought I had; I will try again. Neutralizer 11:27, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I neglected to check off a box before; should be ok now. Neutralizer 11:29, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok; apparently I needed to "confirm" my email address again, maybe it works now. I tried to send you one and got this message; "This user has not specified a valid e-mail address, or has chosen not to receive e-mail from other users."

Neutralizer 13:46, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I stepped through the e-mail confirmation for my own user account. After I validated my e-mail address, then I needed to return to 'preferences' to select the check-box to enable the preference. The features does now appear to work for my user account. -Edbrown05 19:32, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

abritration agmine
why dont you be a dear and just vote on the fucking points .if you guys would get off your asses you could move to mrmiscellaneous --84.19.182.23 07:55, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you for posting from an open proxy. Clearly you're a desirable contributor working to improve Wikinews both as a news source and as an online community, and have our best interests at heart. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:58, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm getting pissed off and will probably post something I'll regret! But... hey, -Edbrown05 08:06, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: Hans Blix
I wish I knew why. In fact I wish I even had a clue why, just a somewhat plausible idea. Helen made some suggestions to that end that I have edited out to preemt any NPOV concerns and they were not very creative anyway. Heck, I don't even know why Bush would call on the outspoken war critic Helen in a news conference right now, after he managed to avoid this for the last three years. --vonbergm 05:42, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * :-) Good choice. Better taking a picture from the actual event. By the looks on his face he is probably just done "answering" Helen's question. --vonbergm 04:23, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Occam's Razor
Please pardon my evesdropping; An Occam's Razor approach tells me why Bush went to war and why he's seeking out loaded questions. Also, the Occam's Razor approach is pretty well synonymous with NPOV I think as it circumvents all the programming/brainwashing. This approach tells me that Bush does not give one rat's ass what the US public(to him "joe public" is just cattle on the range) thinks of him(he majored in history and knows history is maleable) now that he's got the power for 3 more years; Hell, his granddaddy helped Hitler and still went down in history pretty damn well. Occam's razor also tells me Bush's priority is now globalization and helping his family's network(e.g.UAE ports deal); PERIOD ! and in the process he is intentionally sabotaging the republican party for the next election cycle...thus now taking questions that he knows are going to hurt the republicans....occam's says it's because he wants to hurt the republicans. Occam's razor also tells me he wanted and planned for the situation in Iraq to develop exactly as it has (he has,after all, been the manager of the thing). This is supported by lots of facts like the pre-invasion warning he got from Powell "you break it,you'll own it"..little did Powell know, that's exactly what Bush wanted ..to own it! Money is made from conflict; the more conflict,the more money. Oil was $16 a barrel on Sep.10,2001; now its $62.

Now, when you add these up I come to the conclusion that Bush's primary allegiance is not now, and never was, to the Republican party nor to the USA. His primary allegiance is to his family's global enterprises(still managed by his dad) and to his closest friends/society (Image:68 classskullandbonespix.jpg) and their objectives. When you think about it,that's pretty normal; to have family,friends, and family business as one's priorities. There is only 1 member of Bush's society/cult who is in the 2008 presidential race; and he's not a republican. Kerry took a dive in '04 and now its his turn to wear the belt; so Bush is nosediving Kerry's opposition. Half the people in his "society" are/were democrats;e.g.Averell Harriman. Kerry's 30-1 right now; I'm putting my money where my mouth is. Neutralizer 13:18, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Final thoughts. We have no trouble at all believing that the leader of Iran doesn't give a s___ about the Iranian people; we have no trouble believing that the leader of N.Korea doesn't give a damn about the Korean people; same with even elected leaders like Hamas and Hitler; we are always ready to believe that foreign bad guys don't really care about their own people. But when it comes to our own leaders, for some reason, we just can not even entertain the possibility that any one of them simply might not care at all about the american people. It's much easier for us to believe that he or they is/are just stupid/ill advised and monumental scewups. Just because we've been taught from childhood and just because it's more comfortable for us to believe that all our Presidents have put the well being of the american people first in their decision making does not make it true; at least that's what detached(attempted) analysis is telling me. Scotland Yard has an ancient form of Occam's for determining likely suspects of dastardly deeds; "who made the most money from the crime." Our newer phrase is "follow the money". Who made the most money off of the invasion of Iraq ? worst still; who made the most money off of 9/11?defense contractorsandoilmen Neutralizer 18:05, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for that summation Neut. I will definately reflect on that. I particularly find the Bush nose-diving to a Kerry ascention interesting. Best regards, friend. -Edbrown05 02:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Motion to Close - BNZ v Amgine
Would you please vote (or discuss or make a change in the implementation notes) in the Motion to Close in BNZ v Amgine? Thank you! --Chiacomo (talk) 00:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

On Brian v Amgine you're down as supporting a whitelist
On the final decision, you are shown as having voted as follows,
 * Amgine is subject to Administrator confirmation after 14 days Oppose. Amgine and all editor(s)/administrator(s) refrain from deleting userbox implementations. A policy debate open to the community will decide the issue.
 * Userbox creations are restricted until policy is developed Oppose. A community policy can be formed on an issue only upon the basis of what it confronts through experience with it. Since instances of userboxes have been deleted, there is currently no basis for the community to form an opinion.
 * Userbox whitelist Suppport.

By creating a net-5 vote on the last point, you are making it policy on the motion to close, though you said that this policy should made by the community, through its experience with it. Which is it? If you think ArbCom should not do this, you need to change your vote for the userbox whitelist! If you are even tempted to support this, then consider a whitelist for allowable news topics as well.

StrangerInParadise 18:51, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I see your point SIP, and thank you for calling my attention to it. My understanding of how a whitelist would be used by Wikinews, is that if a user wishes to implement a new userbox, it would first have to be approved by the community. In this way, (and as Bawolff has noted on the watercooler) the community is 'proactive' on userbox creations.

 * I believe my vote on whitelists came 3 days after my earlier two votes on the Proposed decision page. So I would answer that my later vote, which supported a later development, supercedes my earlier position. I wonder how I should attend to that on the 'Proposed decision' page? -Edbrown05 02:44, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the response. I had read the water cooler discussion. Have you seen my proposal there? My comments on a news topic whitelist were not idle: for what reason should such a self-expression be subject to group approval? Do you really want to have a vote every time someone wants to mint a userbox? Why? Would you want a new vote for a new news topic?  StrangerInParadise 06:07, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No. I hadn't seen your post. But your comment above is interesting, looking now -Edbrown05 06:13, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually, I did see your post, and it got too technical for me for me to understand. I am concerned over the issue userbox implementation taking the form of blatant advertising. I also am sensitive to the costs of Wikimedia hosting information that is not relevant to something useful. -Edbrown05 06:28, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Too technical? Where did I lose you? StrangerInParadise 07:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't want to take a side on any issue here... but relating to the costs of hosting formation that is "not relevant to something useful"... that is a dangerous phrase. Be careful how you throw that around. It could easily be argued that there are many things not relevant to something useful, according to the definition of some particular entity. irid:t 06:33, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Noted irid, but... the word "but" negates my whole argument.
 * ? Yeah, but userboxes? I've seen good implementations. I bounce on the bad implementations. Allow it, and there will be plenty of bouncing... (sorry if that is flip comment) -Edbrown05 06:59, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Ironiridis: talking about costing non-productive parts of the project is pointless because it is soo small (most doing it have no grasp of how such things are costed anyway, they're just making noise). We host user pages and talk pages to collaborate on news articles here (and encyclopedia articles there). Adding the four new namespaces is trivial, and would allow typical things we use to communicate to be templatized and categorized outside of the four news-related namespaces (Main, Help, Template, Category).  This would require trivial configuration changes. The resource load is no different.  The anti-userbox crowd claims that some of these modes of interaction are not project-related, but this is neither true nor relevant.  As for blatent advertising, it is no different with userboxes that with link spamming or anything else: the policy is there already.  The real story is how certain people want to dismantle modes of interaction so as to keep control in the hands of those who know the system. It is scare-mongering over a non-issue. Im my opinion, ArbCom got duped on whitelists, full stop. StrangerInParadise 07:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I do believe that participants in WikiMedia pay their way. SIP you propose something new beyond main, help, template, category. To say it would have no load, there I am doubtful. -Edbrown05 07:34, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll leave it at that my opinion on this point is expert. StrangerInParadise 07:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * To say it would have any meaning, I'm hearing you to let experience decide. I don't go to Wikipedia politics. -Edbrown05 07:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I am saying let experience decide. The issue with POV content in NPOV namespaces (Main, Help, Template, Category) is a clear one on which all can agree. My proposal adresses that with zero-instruction creep. The problem arises with cultural developments on Wikipedia, which have provoked some on Wikipedia, and which Amgine is trying to nip in the bud here. My opinion is that the dangers of these developments are grossly exagerated, and can be handled by simpler means.  The anti-userboxers are trying to counter the percieved problems with a jihad: burn the userboxes, ban user templating, purify the culture.  This has just the problems you would think that it would have. In a sense, Amgine and I agree that it is very important to avoid the problems here, but disagree sharply on how to go about it.  Many of the problems arise from certain weaknesses in Wikipedia decision-making, which the anti-userbox efforts try to mask rather than fix, but without success.  If you like, you can read more in my discussions with other key Wikipedians. StrangerInParadise 07:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * My first reaction is don't waste my time on a flame war... Edbrown05 08:11, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And my second reaction is I don't care about what Wikipedia is doing with the issue. -Edbrown05 08:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And my third reaction is don't inflame me, it should be simple :) Edbrown05 08:17, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Flamewar? Who's flaming you? I was just giving some background because you seemed interested. StrangerInParadise 08:55, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I think you make strong points and I think this is a difficult issue for wiki projects. I don't have the answer, I'm simply participating in the dialogue. Best regards to you! -Edbrown05 09:05, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Mmm, except, don't blast user pages with meaningless crap. What else? I don't care if you are gay. What else? Oh, .... never mind .... -Edbrown05 09:34, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Ed, WTF are you talking about? StrangerInParadise 10:13, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Cats
Thanks! I think... In my mind, its now very important to add the appropriate categories -- especially as we've now got regional links on the left side of the page (in monobook). Cheers! --Chiacomo (talk) 07:40, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I see, now that you mentioned it. I hope the top right corner of the Main Page can be better put to use... I'm currently a bit pre-occupied (kids and the places on the internet they go), ((now this desktop machine sends more data packets via internet than it recieves, aarg)). -Edbrown05 08:11, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Recuse Request (re; Craig)
Sure,Ed, that's cool; I had figured the request was now dead in the water. Do I need to do anything to get things moving? Neutralizer 14:27, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

RE: Dang
Simply put, I don't wish this place to become Indymedia. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 16:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * That question isn't for me to answer. It's for others to.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 01:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Re Me
I guess User:Karen thinks I look like some guy named Earl. I'm vaugely uncomfortable with that. ;) irid:t 16:55, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Thompson and 9/11
Yes, Paul was quite interested in that but has not as yet found any details and likely won't. The aspect which most choose to ignore is the most important of all; the ever increasing ways members of the cult keep popping up in places where they can sabotage every single attempt to uncover the truth of what they did and do. For a club that only takes in 15 per year, they are pretty well positioned; "''The CNN piece was surprisingly balanced, with little credence being given to the views of the shill official story apologist National Geographic supervising producer Nicole Rittenmeyer. Turns out that the writer and head producer of the 'Inside 9/11' National Geographic series was the work of Jonathan David Towers of Towers Productions from Chicago. Towers has proven himself to be a willing propagandist for the elite time and time again....Jonathan Towers grew up in a suburb of New York and is a 1982 graduate of Yale University. Fleshing Out Skull & Bones (2003) by Kris Millegan lists Mr. Towers as a 1982 initiate of Yale's super-secret elitist fraternity known as The Order of Skull & Bones. President George W. Bush belongs to this secret and powerful fraternity, as does his father and grandfather. Sen. John F. Kerry is also a member."'' Neutralizer 05:03, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. -Edbrown05 05:31, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Remedies
I've copied my original remedy concerning reconfirmation and your revised version to the workshop page. Please see my comments on the Workshop page. I am concerned that the meaning of my proposed remedy has changed -- if they turn our two remedies (yours and mine) turn out to be substantially different (as they are now), we can of course include both on the proposed decision page. --Chiacomo (talk) 07:10, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Towers, national geographic
Imo, the connection is there. Cover-up is one of the most intricate and challenging aspects for cult members. Kerry led the Iran/Contra hearings. His only true objective was to protect the only cult brother involved, GHW Bush; which he did quite well. Hell, it's always been great to get your brother in the judge's robes or behind the investigator's badge. Look at McCallum being put in charge of 130 billion dollars of tobacco fines; everybody knew he had worked in Atlanta for Big Tobacco. This crowd is absolutely as cool and ruthless as genghis khan... in fact Bush is the only president to ever go to Mongolia (I believe solely to recognize the achievements of genghis khan "Inside (was a) towering white statue of Genghis Khan, the legendary horseman-warrior and country founder whose empire once stretched as far south as Southeast Asia and west to Hungary." Khan is one of the expansionist "warrior" leaders the Boners look up to. Also, Geronimo is a lesser one; that's why Prescott Bush stole his saddle and skull . They prefer the leaders who are the most brutal and aggressive. "I have a friend who was with George W Bush at Yale," Thompson recalls. "Bush branded him with a red-hot coat hanger."

There are about 650 of the Boners alive today; I have not taken the time to see where they all are; historically they gravitate toward business and education with only the best going into politics (because the Boners usually have nasty personal histories which include criminal records...when you act with such disregard for the law..you usually get caught sometimes).

Back to Towers, we'll likely see more of him in the future. Neutralizer 12:57, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Re: Frugalware
I don't really know what to do about articles like that. Without a regional category it doesn't appear on any of the portal pages -- that doesn't really bother me with this article as I don't like it. It's really nothing more than a transcript of an interview with very little context. For articles like this one that don't have a specific region, however, I don't know how to handle it. We could add several regional categories, I suppose, but it's not that big of a story. What are your thoughts? --Chiacomo (talk) 06:20, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Editing user comments?
huh? I'm putting together an examination of the evidence provided on the evidence page. All my comments. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 06:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Firefox and Linux
Here is the response to your questions on my user page. Hope this helps! ~Linuxerist L / T 07:21, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Firefox is a free, opensource web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation. It has more features and is generally more secure than web browsers such as Internet Explorer. You can download it at.
 * Linux is a kernel that, when combined with other software programs, creates an operating system. See Linux.
 * Wait, so you were being sarcastic? Plus, the userboxes on my page are merely code. I would remove them as nessecary, but the only problems that would be likely to rise is from catergorys. (as at wikipedia) ~Linuxerist L / T 15:14, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, I was kind of confused there... Are user boxes not allowed here? Last I checked, something is in the works, but not completed. ~Linuxerist L / T 03:03, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The quick answer is WN:ArbCom made a find on it, but yikes, I can't locate it! Language and localization userboxes are allowed, for other implementations a whitelist of approved types of userboxes is to be implemented if a new request is made. I know of no new request having been made. -Edbrown05 03:18, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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User:Yuriybrisk

Other Wiki and Interwiki projects
English Wikipedia, Russian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Russian Wikinews

Contributions
Wikinews Formula One correspondent:

2006 season

 * Michael Schumacher wins the European Grand Prix
 * Alonso wins Spanish GP: fans are rejoicing
 * Fernando Alonso wins Monaco Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins British Grand Prix
 * All Renault front row for 2006 Canadian Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2006 Canadian Grand Prix
 * All Ferrari front row on 2006 United States Grand Prix
 * Michael Schumacher wins 2006 United States Grand Prix
 * All Ferrari front row on 2006 French Grand Prix
 * Michael Schumacher wins 2006 French Grand Prix
 * All-Ferrari front row on 2006 Turkish Grand Prix
 * Jenson Button wins 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
 * Filipe Massa wins 2006 Turkish Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen on the pole of 2006 Italian Grand Prix
 * Michael Schumacher wins Italian Grand Prix, announces plans to retire
 * Michael Schumacher wins 2006 Chinese Grand Prix
 * All Ferrari front row for 2006 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2006 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Massa wins 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix, Alonso and Renault win championships

2007 season

 * Kimi Räikkönen will start from pole of 2007 Australian GP
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Australian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa will start from pole of 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2007 Spanish Grand Prix
 * McLaren Mercedes drivers will start from top of 2007 Monaco Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2007 Monaco Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton on his first pole for McLaren
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 United States Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 French Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton on top for 2007 British Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 British Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen will start first for 2007 European Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton suffers a crash
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2007 European Grand Prix
 * FIA cleared Ferrari's allegations against McLaren
 * McLaren Mercedes drivers snaches the front row for 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2007 Turkish Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2007 Italian Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Belgian Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Chinese Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix and the 2007 Championship

2008 season

 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Australian Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2008 Spanish Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 Turkish Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Monaco Grand Prix
 * Robert Kubica wins 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 French Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 British Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 German Grand Prix
 * Heikki Kovalainen wins 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 European Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton first to cross the finish line
 * Sebastian Vettel takes pole for 2008 Italian Grand Prix start
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2008 Italian Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa takes pole for the first night Formula One race at Singapore
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2008 Singapore Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2008 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Chinese Grand Prix
 * Felipe Massa wins 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix

2009 season

 * Honda quits F1 (Subsequent articles: 1, 2- not mine)
 * Jenson Button wins 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Brawn teammate comes second
 * Jenson Button wins half of the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix points
 * Sebastian Vettel won the rainy 2009 Chinese Grand Prix
 * Jenson Button wins 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix
 * Jenson Button wins 2009 Spanish Grand Prix
 * Jenson Button wins 2009 Monaco Grand Prix
 * Jenson Button wins 2009 Turkish Grand Prix
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 British Grand Prix
 * Mark Webber wins 2009 German Formula One Grand Prix (not mine)
 * Fernando Alonso takes pole at 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa badly injured
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
 * Michael Schumacher returns to Formula One to replace injured Massa
 * Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 European Grand Prix
 * Kimi Räikkönen wins 2009 Belgian Grand Prix
 * Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 Italian Grand Prix
 * Lewis Hamilton wins 2009 Singapore Grand Prix
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Mark Webber wins 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, Jenson Button and Brawn wins championship
 * Toyota quits Formula One (lead article)
 * Germany wins 2009 Race of Champions in Beijing, Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
 * Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix

2010 season

 * User:Yuriybrisk/Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix (failed pre-publish review)
 * Jenson Button wins 2010 Australian Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Singapore Grand Prix
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2010 Japanese Grand Prix
 * Fernando Alonso wins 2010 Korean Grand Prix
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull secured Constructors' Championship
 * Sebastian Vettel wins 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull secured Constructors' Championship

MotoGP

 * Dani Pedrosa wins 2008 Catalan MotoGP

Obituaries

 * Mayor of Dzerzhinskiy city near Moscow shot dead (my first article, 09:04, 2 April 2006)
 * Daniel Carasso, founder of Danone, dies (lead article on May 20, 2009)
 * Oleg Yankovsky, prominent Russian actor, dies at age 65 (lead article on May 22, 2009)
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 * Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian writer, dies at 97
 * Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian academician and physicist, dies at age 94
 * Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Russian actor most famous for Stirlitz, dies at 81 (lead article on December 5, 2009)
 * Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, dies at 53 (lead article on December 17, 2009)
 * George Garanian, Russian Armenian jazz band leader, dies at age 75
 * US actor Peter Falk dies aged 83

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User:Mindspillage/kontiki

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A six man-crew including the grandson of "Kon-Tiki" adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set sail from Lima, Peru on Friday. Olaf Heyerdahl, 28, is one of the four Norwegians aboard the "Tangaroa", along with one Swede and one Peruvian. The crew plan to complete a 5,000 mile journey to Polynesia on a 56-foot balsa raft.

The 1947 voyage took 101 days for the six-man crew to complete the route, in order to test the theory that the islands were populated by settlers from South America. The balsa raft was intended to be as close as possible to the vessels used by those early voyagers, and had only the most basic radio equipment. The Tangaroa, also a simple balsa wood raft of the same design, is larger than the Kon-Tiki, with modern navigational aids, solar panels, and a few extra life rafts.

Filmmaker Anders Berg will be recording the adventure of the younger Heyerdahl. The crew will also maintain a weblog. Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon-Tiki" trip was made into both a movie, which won a 1951 Academy Award, and a best-selling book.

 * Heyerdahl's theory later rejected by anthropologists
 * trip funding
 * sail differences, possibly more similar to original Peruvian
 * purpose of trip: water samples/ecological study, navigation, speed trip, adventure/follow path of Kon-Tiki
 * voyage postponed from planned date
 * food: fishing, rations

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U.S. Web host target of denial-of-service attack

April 29, 2006

The servers of a U.S. Web hosting company that hosts several high-profile weblogs was the target of several denial of service attacks (DoS) on Friday.

Hosting Matters, a Web host located in Jacksonville, Florida, experienced an abnormal surge in Internet traffic at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC). Upstream providers confirmed shortly afterward that one of their servers was the target of a massive denial-of-service attack.

System administrators took steps to isolate the target server from the network. Partial recovery was achieved and minor disruptions were reported after 12 noon EDT.

The host suffered another attack around 8:30 p.m. EDT, which was resolved shortly before 9:30 p.m.

Glenn Reynolds, whose popular Instapundit blog was one of the sites affected, reports that the attack appears to have originated from computers in Saudi Arabia, though it is not clear whether the perpetrators were also located there. On its emergency operation forum, Hosting Matters would not elaborate as to the target or likely source of the attack, except that it appears to have come from outside U.S. borders. One of their administrators, known only as "Stacy," said, "I sincerely doubt that country's leadership has the least bit of concern for extraditing over something like this."

It is believed, but not confirmed, that the target of the attack was aarons.cc, a weblog that had apparently been hacked in the past. At the time of this writing, the site is still down. Hosting Matters has stated that the target site would not be brought back online in order to avoid further problems.

Hosting Matters hosts several high-traffic blogs, many of which, like Instapundit and Power Line, are generally supportive of the policies of President George W. Bush.

Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin commented on her weblog, "We are all affected by cyberterrorist tactics, wherever they may originate."

David Allyn of Grouchy's Liberaltopia, one of the few blogs critical of Bush hosted on Hosting Matters and found via Technorati, commented, "Hopefully, they have isolated the fucknozzles that have been attacking the servers. I can only hope that whoever is doing this DoS attack dies a horrible death that is dragged out for hours."


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U.S. members of congress arrested over Sudan protest

April 29, 2006

Eleven protesters, including five members of Congress, were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly. Protesting the ongoing atrocities in the Sudan region, Tom Lantos, -, a  survivor and the founder of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, said from the steps of the Sudanese embassy, "The slaughter of the people of Darfur must end."

"The Sudanese government has shown total disregard for the wishes of the global, civilized community. I have no optimism as to the actions of the Sudanese government," Lantos said.

Democratic House members James McGovern and John Olver of, Sheila Jackson Lee of , and Jim Moran of were among the others arrested and released after paying $50 fines after being arrested in front of the Sudanese embassy.

Olver said, "We must hold the Sudanese government accountable for the attacks they have supported on their own citizens in Darfur."

Meanwhile, President Bush met with Darfur advocates this Friday in support of rallies all over the US this weekend against the ongoing genocide in western Sudan.

"The genocide in Sudan is unacceptable... There will be rallies across our country to send a message to the Sudanese government that the genocide must stop. ... I want the Sudanese government to understand the United States of America is serious about solving this problem," Bush said.


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U.S. Web host target of denial-of-service attack
The servers of a U.S. Web hosting company that hosts several high-profile weblogs was the target of several denial of service attacks on Friday.Hosting Matters, a Web host located in Jacksonville, Florida, experienced an abnormal surge in Internet traffic at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC). Upstream providers confirmed shortly afterward that one of their servers was the target of a massive denial-of-service attack. System administrators took steps to isolate the target server from the network. Partial recovery was achieved and minor disruptions were reported after 12 noon EDT.

Iran keen to compromise, Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly block negotiations
Veteran anti-nuclear activist and journalist Praful Bidwai claims that while Iranian authorities "will not sacrifice [Iran's] rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to engage in peaceful activities, including uranium enrichment for power generation", they are also "keen to reach a deal or compromise on the nuclear issue" and "are also working diplomatic channels to let it be known that Tehran wants talks which will lead to a peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue." So far, according to claims by Raw Story, United States vice-president Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense w:Donald Rumsfeld, have obstructed the progress of diplomatic discussions which could help solve the conflict between the United States and Iran. The conflict involves alleged threats by the United States to attack Iran and Iran's alleged intention to develop nuclear weapons.

U.S. members of congress arrested over Sudan protest
Eleven protesters, including five members of Congress, were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly. Protesting the ongoing atrocities in the Sudan region, Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., a Holocaust survivor and the founder of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, said from the steps of the Sudanese embassy, "The slaughter of the people of Darfur must end."

City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal
Buffalo, New York – Councilmember Joesph Golombek has responded to the lawsuit filed against the city of Buffalo for allegedly 'fast-tracking' a hotel that will be built on the corner of Elmwood and Forest Avenues in Buffalo. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney Arthur J. Giacalone, was filed in New York State Supreme Court on April 21, 2006. A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on June 8, 2006 in the Supreme Court building at 50 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, on the 8th floor, part 31.

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IAEA Iran report leaked

April 29, 2006

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has issued a new report titled "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran" and distributed it to members of the United Nations Security Council and the Agency's member states, but notes that the report is to remain secret, stating that "unless the IAEA Board of Governors and Security Council decide otherwise, the Agency cannot authorise its release to the public."

Iran is presently neither a member of the UN Security Council nor of the IAEA Board of Governors.

As of 20:52, 29 April 2006 (UTC) or earlier, the report was made available on the Internet on the website payvand.com, dated April 28, 2006. It is unknown whether or not the release was authorised by the United Nations Security Council or the IAEA.

The report's concluding paragraphs summarise the IAEA's findings: "33. All the nuclear material declared by Iran to the Agency is accounted for. Apart from the small quantities previously reported to the Board, the Agency has found no other undeclared nuclear material in Iran. However, gaps remain in the Agency's knowledge with respect to the scope and content of Iran's centrifuge programme. Because of this, and other gaps in the Agency's knowledge, including the role of the military in Iran's nuclear programme, the Agency is unable to make progress in its efforts to provide assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran. ... 37. The Agency will pursue its investigation of all remaining outstanding issues relevant to Iran's nuclear activities, and the Director General will continue to report as appropriate."

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Ayman al-Zawahiri appears in new videotape

April 29, 2006 Al-Qaeda's second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a new videotape onto the internet.

On the tape, Zawahiri said that the United States and British forces "have achieved nothing but loss, disaster and misfortune."

"Al-Qaeda in Iraq alone has carried out 800 martyrdom operations in three years, besides the victories of the other mujahidin. And this is what has broken the back of America in Iraq," said Zawahiri.

Zawahiri also stated that the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, needed to be overthrown.

"The West which claims to support democracy ... is encouraging Musharraf to stay in power by any means after he demonstrated his aptitude at killing Muslims. I call on the Pakistani people to stand with Islam against the Zionist-Crusader assault ... and topple this bribe-taking treacherous criminal," said Zawahiri.

"Musharraf is fanning the flames of civil war in Pakistan on behalf of America in Waziristan and Baluchistan. He is inviting the Pakistani army to fight its own people and brothers and turn a blind eye to the Indian threat," added Zawahiri.

The tape is 16 minutes long. On April 23, the leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden released an audiotape onto the Internet. Leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, released a tape just two days after bin Laden's.


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Talk:IAEA Iran report leaked

 * 11:00, 29 April 2006 Deprifry (factual inaccuracies. Iran has, as a member state, access to the report, see last paragraph of source)

You're perfectly correct - thanks! Boud 11:30, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I've taken this from breaking (as it is no longer), and pushed it back to development, because there is a lot of information that should be added to this (this article is quite bare right now). --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:05, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The report was leaked - this is breaking news. Boud 22:35, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * i agree that more info could be added. But i guess we disagree about the "breaking" aspect. When a document which could possibly spark off a major war is published with a "restricted" distribution, and then gets published on the internet, this is IMHO breaking news. Maybe we need some other opinions on this? Boud 22:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * No, not at all. Leaking a report online would not be breaking news, as it could have happened days ago.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 22:48, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The report was published with "restricted" access only yesterday 28 April. The wikinews article Iran nuclear impasse continues is dated (Friday) 28 April and states The IAEA is scheduled to report on Iran's compliance of the Security Council resolution on Friday. and made no comment on the presence of a leaked copy of the report on the internet. So at least to the wikinews community, the report was only found a few hours ago. Moreover, the IAEA still claims that the report cannot be published: http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2006/iranreport_sg.html So "breaking" seems to be correct - e.g. the UN Security Council might ask for Payvand to be blocked from publishing, whatever. Boud 23:07, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * "Breaking" seems right. Neutralizer 01:54, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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British Home Secretary faces pressure to resign over foreign offender release crisis

April 29, 2006

British Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, is facing increasing pressure to resign from office over a scandal involving the release of foreign prisoners without subsequent deportation hearings.

It was recently revealed that, since 1999, 1,023 prisoners were released after serving their sentences, but were not subjected to deportation hearings to determine whether they should be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom. Five of the criminals have subsequently re-offended, with crimes involving drugs and violence. "It's clear that the increasing numbers of cases being referred for consideration led to the process falling down," said Clarke, "I do apologise. I have apologised, I continue to do so."

Despite the admission of error on behalf of his department, the Home Secretary faces the very real threat of further crimes committed by the released offenders and still more pressure to resign. An intense effort is under way by the police and immigration services to track down 63 of the higher-risk released offenders, and more arrests are expected today.


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Maoists in India kill 13 and free 25 hostages

April 29, 2006

The bodies of 13 tribal villagers were found deep in the forest 22 km from a relief camp in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Police said on Saturday that Maoist rebels in Dantewada district took the 13 tribal villagers hostage at gunpoint along with 27 other natives earlier this week. The Maoists had slit the throats of the victims. India faces the problem of Maoist insurgency in many areas and the local peasants are harassed by both government authorities and the rebels.


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Taliban abducts Indian engineer

April 29, 2006

An Indian engineer working in Afghanistan was kidnapped on Friday evening while travelling from, the capital of province, to. A. Suryanarayana works for a Bahraini telecommunications and construction firm, Al Mayyad. According to the Chinese news agency Xinhua,, a spokesman for the Taliban, has claimed responsibility.

Later, another spokesman for the Taliban, threatened to kill Suryanarayana within hours if their demand that all Indian citizens leave Afghanistan within 24 hours is not met. The abducted man's wife has said that she and her three children will commit suicide if anything untoward happens to her husband. A team of Indian experts headed by the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, K.B.S. Katoch, has been dispatched to Afghanistan to facilitate the release of Suryanarayana.

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Talk:U.S. Web host target of denial-of-service attack

Reason for replacing [expletive] with the actual word
As tasteless as the word is, Wikinews is not censored for the protection of minors. For that sake, I've restored the actual word used (as a matter of records of what was said). If there's apparent consensus that "[expletive]" should return, then it can go back. Until then, we need not censor articles so we have a record of what was actually said. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 18:42, 29 April 2006 (UTC)


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Spanish-language version of U.S. anthem stirs controversy

April 29, 2006 A Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" has sparked controversy amid a developing debate over the status of illegal immigrants.

Produced by British record producer Adam Kidron and due to be released Friday, the recording "Nuestro Himno" (Our Anthem) features recording artists Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Armando "Pitbull" Perez, and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon.

The song uses Spanish lyrics based closely on the English original, says Kidron. However, a remix planned for release in June will include lines critical of U.S. immigration policy.

President George W. Bush declared Friday that the anthem should be sung in English and not Spanish. "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English," said Bush.

In response, Kidron said, "The intention of recording 'Nuestro Himno' (Our Anthem) has never been to discourage immigrants from learning English and embracing American culture. We instead view 'Nuestro Himno' as a song that affords those immigrants that have not yet learned the English language the opportunity to fully understand the character of the Star-Spangled Banner, the American flag and the ideals of freedom that they represent."

News of the release of "Nuestro Himno" sparked surprise and outrage on Internet blogs. Columnist Michelle Malkin called the Spanish-language version an attempt to "pander to ethnic grievance-mongers who don't respect American laws or traditions."

The political website The American Street points out that the U.S. Bureau of Education commissioned a Spanish-language translation of the anthem in 1919, which is displayed on the Library of Congress' website.

The melody to "The Star-Spangled Banner" itself was borrowed from English drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven." Kidron, in noting this, says, "There's no attempt to usurp anything. The intent is to communicate."


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Shuttle will launch in July: NASA

April 29, 2006 NASA says that the Space Shuttle Discovery will launch in July as planned and that no more safety changes will take place until after July's launch.

Tests that NASA performed on the shuttle have found that there is no way to stop the "ice frost ramps" that fall off the shuttles when they launch.

"The decision was to fly these ice frost ramps as is, knowing that we can expect to have some small foam loss that could pose a risk," said the shuttle's project director, Wayne Hale in a press conference.

"There was a strong concern from several folks that we should wait until we have a good design on those pieces of foam and then change them as well before we go fly. We considered that very strongly. However, at the end of the day, we came back to the fact that it is more appropriate to make one change at a time to take care of the biggest problem and then work toward the next situation we would like to improve." added Hale.

In February 2003, shuttle Columbia broke up during its return to Earth because 2 foam pieces that fell off the shuttle's fuel tank hit the wing of the shuttle. NASA grounded the fleet until modifications were made to its fuel tank.

In 2005, another piece of foam was seen falling off Discovery, and the fleet was grounded again and the fuel tank had to be redesigned. The redesign removed two pieces of foam from cables that were insulated from wind when the shuttle was taking off.

Hale called the changes the "largest aerodynamic change that we have made since the shuttle first flew."

"We're in a flight test program. When you make a major change, you should fly that major change and if you have to make additional changes then you make them after the flight," said Hale.

NASA is expected to completely retire the shuttles by 2010, but plans at least 16 more flights to complete the International Space Station.

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Talk:Spanish-language version of U.S. anthem stirs controversy

Suggestions/Requests
Something that I haven't seen anyone else do is transcribe and translate the lyrics, including the bit that's shouted at the beginning ("latino puro"?) Since the lyrics were apparently changed, and since there appear to be at least two version of the song, that would go a long way towards being useful news instead of just a note of an event.


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Talk:Iran keen to compromise, Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly block negotiations

Iran infobox
Can we create an Iran infobox that automatically displays the last 5 or so articles about Iran? Lately we have had very good coverage of at least a certain aspect of Iran related stories, and having an infobox would be an easy and convenient way to link these together. --vonbergm 18:38, 29 April 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Taliban abducts Indian engineer

first name
Indians do not always have a first name-family name pair. A single given name and initials (standing for place of origin, father's name or sometimes family/community) are common. Incidentally, Yahoo india reports his name as A. Saryanarayana, not K. as we've reported here, needs to be fixed. Doldrums 18:56, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Peace activist claims Iran keen to compromise on nuclear issue, Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly block negotiations

title history
There is a bad combination of two separate articles combined under this long headline. I propose a change: information about the Activist is moved to another article, while this one is renamed "Raw Story: Cheney, Rumsfeld blocking negotiations with Iran". One of the two main focuses must go into another article, combining them both is breaking a lot of flow and consistency with this current article. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 18:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Well... Iran allegedly wanting negotiations and Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly blocking negotiations are closely related. There's no possibility to block negotiations if there's no desire for negotiations to start off with. Anyway, here are my comments about the title changes so far:

 * 2nd move (cur) (last) 18:49, 29 April 2006 Boud m (Activist claims Iran will compromise on nuclear issue moved to Peace activist claims Iran keen to compromise on nuclear issue, Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly block negotiations: reverting to accurate title, retaining "activist claims")
 * 1st move (cur) (last) 18:37, 29 April 2006 Mrmiscellanious m (Iran keen to compromise, Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly block negotiations moved to Activist claims Iran will compromise on nuclear issue: More accurate title.)

activist claims: i guess MrMiscellanious' reason for the name change is that MrMiscellanious' personal POV is that Iranian authorities are evil people unwilling to compromise, so that Bidwai's claim is not an NPOV fact? Well, the change can't hurt, though in that case virtually every wikinews article should have X claims in front of the title. Hmmm, or else, we should add some more sources - there are many other sources consistent with this, i guess maybe i should add them...

keen to vs will: there may be lots of evidence that, e.g. Joe is keen to ask Sue out for a date, but no evidence that he actually will do it, for many possible reasons, e.g. Joe is very shy, Sue already has a boyfriend, or every time Joe gets near Sue and is about to speak, Sue starts talking and Joe has no chance to start a conversation. Or maybe Sue only speaks English and Joe only speaks Spanish and flirting through an interpreter is difficult. It is also easier (though) difficult to attribute intentions than to predict the future. Hope this helps explain the difference.

Cheney, Rumsfeld allegedly blocking negotations: this relates to the keen to - if US authorities (Pentagon) are deliberately sabotaging negotiations, then this makes a big difference as to whether keen to becomes will or not - the two parts are closely related.

We could have a shorter title including both aspects - desire and blocking - if we remove the "claims" and "allegedly" in the title, but then sceptics could claim it's POV...

Boud 19:24, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * You see, without the "allegedly" and "claims", the statements you make are in violation of WN:NPOV. I could sit here and profess my personal opinions on this matter, but I simply don't care what I think on these issues, but I do not appreciate you judging me like that.  Wikinews cannot claim fact unless it is a fact - we can't take opinions from everyone and state they are true (or false).  All we can do is report on the fact that they did make the comments, and since none of us really were there, we can only assume and give attribution to the source where we got it from.  That's the reason for the "allegedly" and "claims", and they are essential that we keep them in.  "Keen to vs will" - I'm not quite sure what you're stating there.  And, the "Raw Story" is claiming that they are blocking negotiations, so it would be an appropriate title.  I'm not sure I see any NPOV objections here.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:41, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Your opinion does matter: we only need "claims" or "alleged" when a claim of fact is disputed, otherwise we would have Makin alleges U.S. Web host target of denial-of-service attack and CNN, USA Today: U.S. members of congress allegedly arrested over Sudan protest and DragonFire1024 alleges City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal - nobody has NPOVed these titles because noone has a personal POV believing they may be false. If you have some externally verifiable information claiming that Iran is not keen to negotiate, then please add it to the article or the discussion and then the alleged need for "claims" or "alleged" will no longer depend on your personal opinion. Boud 20:14, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * fair enough. merriam-webster defines 'claim' as

 * 3 a : to assert in the face of possible contradiction : MAINTAIN  b : to claim to have

 * and 'allege' as

 * 2 : to assert without proof or before proving

 * so the "possible contradiction" or "lack of proof" is to be shown, for using claim/allege. Doldrums 20:27, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

article split
one possibility is to split the article and add infobox-type links in each, pointing to the other as a related article. Doldrums 19:30, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I would support this greatly (see comment above). --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * greatly enough to do the job yourself? :) Doldrums 19:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Online website
What is an "online website"? Should I think of this as opposed to an "offline website"? Or an "Online [something that is not a website]"? Why not simply call things as what they are, namely an "Internet news publication" instead of inventing nonsensical terminology? --vonbergm 20:01, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, i'm sure there are plenty of offline websites ;), e.g. on home computers of people without internet access just practising apache. They (the offline websites) just don't get many readers... And there are online mail servers, ftp servers, ... Though again, offline mail and ftp servers probably only exist on non-inter(ra)net connected computers... But i guess it makes sense not to overly use superfluous redundancies which are doubly repeated more than once. ;) Boud 20:31, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Recent edits
This edit should be reverted, because it is an opinion by an unnamed individual, and is introduced without significance of its content due to the anonymity. Additionally, this article is not a mouthpiece for the Raw Story. If users wanted every single bit of comment and information in the Raw Story article, they should read the Raw Story article. The comment should be removed at once. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 19:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * What is this ? The section is on topic, carfully worded to show RS is the only source. Exept possibly povpushing this is a interesting if not creative way of working against the spirit of 3RR.

 * Full qoute from |The Raw Story

"These discussions, however, are now on hold for unspecified reasons. Sources close to the UN Security Council and a former high ranking intelligence official say that this latest failed attempt to bring Iran to the table is part of an ongoing attempt by Cheney and Rumsfeld to squash diplomatic activities."
 * international 20:00, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I repeat my statements; they are not significant, and they are speculation from an unidentified individual. Not noteworthy.  I have no issues with this article other than Internationals' addition.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 20:29, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * "Sources close to the UN Security Council and a former high ranking intelligence official say" Is this same as "speculation from an unidentified individual" ? It is a part from the first version of the story that you edited away not my addition. international 20:53, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

answer to mrm:s statement below
mrm: No, you are the one who is pushing their POV in articles. mrm: Speculation is not fact, and that statement is labelling it as such. mrm: The content isn't significant, so you should not be making a big issue about it mrm: - all it is... is speculation from an unidentified person. mrm: If users wanted to read Raw Storys' POV, they can do it there. But no POV will be transpired to Wikinews mrm: - that is a violation of WN:NPOV.
 * general acusation, not specified,
 * And who are you to judge about significanse. If its not a big issue, dont tag.
 * "Sources close to the UN Security Council and a former high ranking intelligence official"
 * Your POV that you are pushing to this article
 * Scream 'The wolf is comming' to many times and nobody will listen to you...

international 21:17, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Comments from other users, please.
I urge other wikinewsies to examine mrm:s edits and build concensus to lift this cleanuptag, which I strongly oppose as a step in mrm:s povpushing of this article international 20:13, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * No, you are the one who is pushing their POV in articles. Speculation is not fact, and that statement is labelling it as such.  The content isn't significant, so you should not be making a big issue about it - all it is... is speculation from an unidentified person.  If users wanted to read Raw Storys' POV, they can do it there.  But no POV will be transpired to Wikinews - that is a violation of WN:NPOV.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 20:30, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Eh, other wikinewsies. Reminds me about another sensitive dispute... I answer you abowe. international 20:55, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I have been watching the edits here for some time. MrM, your POV is showing with your attempts to delay this article. The tag is without merit. Neutralizer 01:44, 1 May 2006 (UTC)


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Zarqawi shows face in new video

April 29, 2006

The first "visual issue" of the Emir of, , was issued April 25, 2006, by the. A thirty-four minute video containing an approximately twenty minute oration by Zarqawi, footage of him leading mujahideen in training on the battlefield and in a war room, and seated amongst local leaders of. His speech touches upon a variety of topics, including the purportedly victorious and successful state of the in Iraq, waging  in Iraq while steadying eyes on Jerusalem, and Usama bin Laden's proposed truce with the West. In fact, the video proper opens with an excerpt of a speech by bin Laden urging Muslim youth to jihad. On the refusal of the proposal, he warns U.S. President George W. Bush, his allies of the "Crusaders, and the converters" that they will never enjoy life as long as blood courses through the veins of the mujahideen.

Zarqawi also speaks of the alleged lies of the administration and the true state of the American soldier in Iraq. He states: "Why don't you tell about the reality of your soldiers and their failure to fight... why don't you tell your people about the soldiers who commit suicide, why don't you tell your people that your soldiers can not have any sleep without taking drugs which makes them like animals... and they are driven by your generals, who are like the Crusaders and evangelists, to the slaughterhouse." He also condemns the Iraqi political process, and those who speak falsely of being one of the mujahideen, trying to convince Muslims that the government is an attempt to apply.

Concerning the Mujahideen Shura Council, which appeared on the Iraqi land following the seeming disappearance of Zarqawi, he admits to "being one of them" and continues to hold title as the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, part of the umbrella for the mujahideen in that state. "They all stretch their hands and stand on the same line," Zarqawi argues. Other portions of the video show Zarqawi inspecting local areas, using a rocket with a range of 50 kilometers, and a final image of him firing an automatic weapon, and stating: "American will go out of Iraq, humiliated, defeated."

A Full transcript of the video has been provided below:

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Mujahedeen Shura Council of Iraq

Then fight in Allah's cause thou are held responsible only for thyself and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the disbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment (Alnisa’a:84)

O’ Banner’s holders stand, Where are the lions of Anbar? Where are the lions of Salah Aldeen? Where are Baghdad’s men? Where are the knights of Ninawah and the champions of Dyalah? Where are the courageous of Kurdustan? Where are you the lions of Monotheism?

Be fully aware of the apostate media sources.

I swear by Allah, that they have nothing with us except the sharp swords, and between them and us will only be the frightened nights.

I swear by Allah that America will be defeated in Iraq.

(Field commander is talking):

As for the developing and manufacturing, the brothers, by the grace of Allah have developed and improved two missiles in Alanbar province in particular.

(When missile was fired): Against the make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. (Alanfal:60)

A message for Mankind

(Osama) I focus this call to the young men of Islam; gather together in fighting the crusades and the Jews, and remember Allah at all times repeatedly, by Allah, it’s either victory or martyrdom. No one will surpass his fate, and he who ever turns out to be a martyr, his sole will freely be flying around the paradise as it wishes, close to the throne of Allah; what a great difference between being near his family and/or near his lord. O’ young men of Islam every where, especially those near the battles, where the obligation is further; O’ young men in Aljazeera, Egypt, and Sham; O’ siblings of Salah Aldeen, O’ knights of Mohammad Alfateh, continue your support to your brothers in Iraq, whereby the gravest of the wars is continues, and its fire is on the rise, the crusades have invaded them, killed thousands of them, and abducted thousands, whishing to eliminate them. And they are instead, by the grace of Allah, fighting the crusades patiently, giving up all they’ve got for the sake of Allah and in order to defend themselves. May Allah be with them and those who support them.

(Abu Musaab) All praise be to Allah granting might to his religion with his victory, lowering the infidels with his supremacy. Sorting circumstances by his order; Plotting for the disbelievers with his arrangement; He who alternated the days with his divine justice. And peace be upon who Allah raised the minaret of Islam with his sword.

My treasured nation, I am conversing to you not with falsehoods, hoping to find with you open ears and prudent hearts, for the honest man does not deceive his family.

The crusade enemy, when invaded Iraq, meant to control this nation and reinforce the Zionist state, from the Nile to the Euphrates. However, Allah granted your sons the Mujahedeen by standing firm before the strongest crusaders attack to the Islamic land. They stood strong against this attack for over three years, disbursing their soles and their wealth. They stood against this massive military, media, and economical attack not for anything except to defend you, your religion, your sons, and your honor. Allah dispersed the enemies’ gathering and their defeat became clearer to who ever has eyesight and prudent heart. Here are your sons, by the grace of Allah, indulging into one battle after another, and attack after attack; they by the will of Allah hold the upper hand in the battle field now.

If it wasn’t for the continuous and ongoing media muting, you would’ve seen the astonishing. By Allah it’s the championships and the victories coming to us, and you my nation should thank Allah for this great bounty, that Allah prepared a group of your sons the Mujahedeen defending you and protecting your honor, otherwise the Sunnah in Iraq would’ve been in between a revulsion crusade and a betraying Shiite. And the women of the Sunnah would’ve been on the laps of the revulsion crusades and the betraying Shiites; Abu Ghraib and the interior ministry jails remain memorable.

My treasured nation, We are in Iraq a stone throw from the Masjed Alaqsa, we fight in Iraq and our eyes are on Alqsa which will never be freed except with a guiding Quraan and a prevailing sword; “but enough is thy Lord to guide and to help” (Alforqan:31)

The history and experience had showed that you have no one after Allah except your Mujahedeen sons; they are your protection, your strong shield, and your beating heart. They become happy to your happiness and sad to your sadness; they stay up all night for your protection and have jealousy for you. Their hearts burst in sorrow for your state, and their tongues never stop chanting: O’ Allah elevate the state of humiliation and defeat away from my nation, O’ Allah bring back victory to my nation.

As for the American administration, and to its chairman the cross banner’s holder Bush, we say to him and to whoever is swimming in his space from the Jews and the crusades and form the Shiites and others, we say that you will never be safe in the Islamic land, and by Allah you will never feel secured so long we still have a beating nerve and a moving eyelash. Previously, our leader Osama Bin Laden may Allah protect him, had offered you a long truce. It could’ve been better for you and those who are with you if you’d have accepted, but your arrogance pushed you to refuse. Here you are today, running from east to west trying to find solutions “will not stand except as stands one whom the evil one by his touch hath driven to madness” (Albaqarah:275). You turned to be a grave liar, betraying your own people that everything is under control, and then soon everyone finds out about your lies and so on. You became like the one who’s treating himself from alcohol by alcohol. You were never at any time truthful with yourself or your people, although it’s found some truth in your great grandparents you are fully detached from. Why don’t you show the truth about your soldiers and their inferior state of struggle? Why don’t you tell your people about the continuous suicides amongst your soldiers? Why don’t you tell your people that your soldiers can never go to sleep unless they take the hallucinating and drugging pills? So they become like cattle driven by your war generals, the Neozionists, to the killing fate. Why don’t you tell your people about the congregational escape and the defiance among your troops?

Listen you grave liar and insolent one; your dreams will never come true, our blood and bodies are between you and your imaginings. And what is coming your way is much greater than what passed by the will of Allah.

The game of rotten democracy that you brought to Iraq, after you gave hope to people about freedom, happiness, and the economical/personal security; all of these lies went with the winds and will never come back by the will of Allah.

There we see you today, trying with all what you got to bring together the clusters, the parties, the partners from your tails to bring about a handicapped government that it might pull you out from your crucial pitfall.

We believe that any government you place in Iraq, whether be it from the betrayal Shiites or Zionist Kurds, or your tails from the Sunnah; it will only be an apostate government that will aid the crusades, and it came only to be a poisoned dagger stabbed in the heart of the Islamic Nation.

America learned today that its planes, tanks, momentous troops, and its tails from the Shiites army will never be able to finalize the battle with Mujahedeen. Therefore, it’s trying to surround the Jehad by pushing its tails from those who are counted to Sunnah, those who accepted to play the role and be a rope that tightens around the Sunnah’s necks and pull the Americans from their defeat. They used those who use the Islamic slogans as a mask to spread their masters’ propaganda on the importance of organizing the military and the police, and confuse the Muslims with their mixed messages injecting poison in honey, forgetting intentionally or not that every occupier throughout history used a cover up face from the occupied to use them in order to establish a solid base and embezzle the wealth of the country and its people. Allah has said: “And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them” (5:51) That is by constituting for this life and the hereafter. And Allah has said: “for Pharaoh and Haman and (all) their hosts were Men of sin” (28:8)

Therefore, we repeat our warning to whoever is trying to reorganize and spread the military and the police forces, which was established only to be a tool for the occupier in their bigger plan, and to implement laws other than the law of Allah. Be extremely aware, those who join these apostate forces have nothing with us except the sharp swords, and between them and us will be nothing except grave days and nights. Allah has said;” Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil: so fight ye against the friends of Satan: feeble indeed is the cunning of Satan” (4:76)

Having said the previous, and having mentioned the defeat of the enemy and his paraphernalia. The enemy is trying today to seduce two kinds of people to the alleged parliamentary game to harvest the fruits of the Mujahedeen whom only trying to make the word of Allah prevails. The first kind of which is the one trying to attach oneself with the Mujahedeen, although they never lived the Mujahedeen life nor they ever supported them at the occupation time. The second of which is those who had at the beginning the honor of fighting the crusades, however what counts is the end; their efforts won’t be accepted by the law of Islam unless they strive with action to make the word of Allah prevails, using what Allah lawfully guided us with, the clean means, not by using evil parliaments striving to have the word of Allah mixed with other man made constitutions and laws. The aim does not justify the means here. Although these two kinds, and whoever follows their footsteps, allege that they are trying with these parliaments to implement the law of Allah. However, the actions and the historical experiences oppose their myth. Anyone that is following the political map in Iraq knows that the majority of the parliaments’ members are from the Shiites and the atheists of Kurds and Sunnah, not to mention those of the mixed motion believes. Therefore, the heavy side in the balance of the parliaments will always be in the hand of evil. Allah has said: “beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee” (5:49)

And Allah has said: “Fast thou not turned thy vision to those who declare that they believe in the revelations that have come to thee and to those before thee? their (real) wish is to resort together for judgment (in their disputes) to the evil one, though they were ordered to reject him but Satan's wish is to lead them astray far away (from the right” (4:60)

As for you patient truthful Mujahedeen, may Allah accept from you and us the best of deeds, and may Allah bless your Jehad. You were able by the will of Allah and his support to stop this crusades’ attack and you’ve bounded him with injuries. Thus, continue your Jehad and operations, and elevate your hits, it’s only the sign of victory and it’s the last breath of the cross worshipers in the land of two rivers. The low fighting self-esteem of the crusades’ soldiers is an only obvious sign in Iraq. Therefore, renew your intentions, and correct yourselves, and carry on together against your enemy. Your enemy is uncovered, by the will of Allah, weakened, unprotected, and broken in pieces. Do not give him a chance to take its breath, continue your stabbings one after the other, O’ Banner’s holders stand,

Where’s are the lions of Anbar? Where are the lions of Salah Aldeen? Where are Baghdad’s men? Where are the knights of Ninawah and the champions of Dyalah? Where are the courageous of Kurdustan? Where are you the lions of Monotheism? O’ siblings of Khaled and Muthananh, Saad and Meqdad and Salah Aldeen. Where are the immigrants? Where are the supporters? Where are the people of Surat Altawbah and Alanfal? Where are the people of Alfath and Alqital?

O’ leaders of this nation; who is for the crying women, who is for the jailed dignified women, who is for the purified women in the jails of the Shiites. O’ Allah, there is no life except the life of the hereafter, O’ Allah grant victory to immigrants and their supporters.

Be very aware from the embezzlers, with their masters the crusades, trying to surround you. Be aware and extremely aware from putting down your weapons, and then you will harvest nothing but the defeat, beat and crush in this life and the hereafter. You were always supplicating to Allah day and night to ease the way for you to join the Jehad in Afghanistan and Chechnya or other places. After that, Allah chose you for the trade of Jehad at your own land, and opened for you the doors of paradise. Be extremely aware of closing these blessed doors, be aware “And be not like a woman who breaks into untwisted strands the yarn which she has spun, after it has become strong”(16:92)

Do not let the trade of Jehad depart your land; otherwise you will be disgraced and you’ll be only ruled by the scum; “they set you hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons and let your women folk live” (2:49)

“If ye turn back (from the Path), He will substitute in your stead another people; then they would not be like you” (47:38)

Finally, I glad tied the nation by establishing the Mujahedeen Shura Council of Iraq, which will be by the grace and will of Allah as the kernel for the establishment of an Islamic State, in which, the word of Allah prevails. All praise be to Allah, the efforts are being joined, and the hands are being extended and shaken for the obedience of Allah and his messenger and the Jehad in the cause of Allah. And this Council will be, by the will of Allah, an umbrella for every truthful Mujahed. I am honored to be one member of this blessed Council under its blessed leadership. At the same time remaining the Ameer (leader) of the Alqaeda Organization in the land of two rivers (Iraq).

The servant of Jehad and Mujahedeen, glorifying Allah, your brother Abu Musaab Alzarqawi. Friday, 23 Rabii Awal 1427, April 21, 2006.

All praise be to Allah.

(One of the commanders in Anbar speaking)

In the name of Allah the most gracious the most merciful, and peace be upon our prophet Muhammad his family and companions.

I welcome our beloved sheikh in the land of Anbar, the land of Jehad. And we ask Allah to keep it a thorn in the eyes of the disbelievers.

I would like to inform about the great victory in the battles of Ramadi, killing many of the disbelievers and taking over the center and headquarter of the infidels. Taking over the city for several days, preventing the crusades from even coming near it. And this operation was a clear message against the visit by the infidels’ ambassadors ( Rice and Straw). In general, the self esteem of the Mujahedeen is high, in opposite to the infidels whom are always in continuous deterioration.

As for the developing and manufacturing, the brothers, by the grace of Allah have developed and improved two missiles in Alanbar province in particular, that will be used soon, one has the ability to travel 40km with a 50kg warhead, here’s a picture of it…

Then fight in Allah's cause thou are held responsible only for thyself and rouse the believers. It may be that Allah will restrain the fury of the disbelievers; for Allah is the strongest in might and in punishment (Alnisa’a:84)

And the other is anti armored vehicles, is carried on the shoulder and has been internally modified to penetrate armored vehicles, and here’s a picture of it.

“It is part of the mercy of Allah that dost deal gently with them. Wert thou severe or harsh hearted, they would have broken away from about thee: so pass over (their faults), and ask for (Allah\'s) forgiveness them in affairs (of moment). Then when thou hast taken a decision, put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in him” (3:159)

If Allah helps you, non can overcome you: if he forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in God, then, let believers put their trust (3:160)

Sheikh Ayman Alzahahre’s voice: O’ Islamic Nation, the turf of Iraq now is the most dangerous field of Jehad in this century. Therefore, the nation must support the courageous Mujahedeen that are fighting in the very forefront defending the honor of Islam and its dignity.

Sheikh Abu Musaab: by Allah, American will be defeated in Iraq, by the will of Allah, and it’ll leave Iraq humiliated, crushed, and defeated by the will of Allah.

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Sniper's tower attacked in Ramadi

April 29, 2006

A video released by the Mujahideen Shura Council operating in Iraq shows an attack on an American sniper town in the city of Ramadi.

At the beginning of the clip it says this is revenge on the sniper who killed a young girl and her mother. Apparently the sniper also killed a local civilian on Monday.

The official press release by the group is translated, quoted below, and sourced.

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

O’ Allah, straighten up our aim and make us stand firm

All Praise and thanks are Allah’s, the Lord of all that exists. And peace be upon our prophet Muhammad, his family and companions in entirety.

Download a film showing hitting a snipers tower of the crusaders in a seat of the agriculture university taken by the crusaders forces as a location for them.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5xyws0 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M7M6H69V http://www.sendspace.com/file/lbe07l http://www.bigupload.com/d=0169CF88

Allah is great,

“Honor, power and glory belong to Allah, to his messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not.”

The media committee of Mujahedeen Shura council of Iraq

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Mexico on the verge of decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs

April 29, 2006

The Congress of Mexico has passed a bill that will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use. The passage of the bill has drawn criticism from Washington, D.C.

Under the law possession of up to five grams of marijuana, half a gram of cocaine (or about 4 lines) or 25 milligrams of heroin would no longer be a crime in Mexico. In addition, possession of small amounts of LSD, MDA, ecstasy, and methamphetamine would also be legalized, officials said.

Current Mexican drug possession law allows charges to be dropped against defendants if they can prove that they are addicts and if the amount is the quantity necessary for personal use. The new law reportedly removes the "addict" requirement and sets specific legal quantities

President Vicente Fox is expected to sign the bill. According to President Fox's spokesman, Ruben Aguilar, "This law gives police and prosecutors better legal tools to combat drug crimes that do so much damage to our youth and children."

San Diego Mayor and former police chief Jerry Sanders seems to disagree, calling the legislation "appallingly stupid, reckless and incredibly dangerous."

"If enacted, even the most reasonable person will have room to question Mexico's commitment to the war on drugs," he said. "I think many, including myself, will view this as a hostile action by a longtime ally to the United States."


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The Sultan's Elephant arrives in London

May 5, 2006

Schedule

Thursday May 4

Prologue: a mysterious arrival

Friday May 5

The spectacle begins / Tour

2 p.m. – 3 p.m., 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday May 6

Sightseeing / A sultan’s welcome

9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday May 7

Sunday in the city / Finale

11 a.m. – 1 p.m., 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

'The Sultan's Elephant', an enormous theatrical spectacle, has arrived in London on the start of its four day show. The elephant, a huge moving stage measuring forty feet high and weighing 42 tonnes, is the creation of the Royal de Luxe theatre company. The elephant will move through London, accompanied by a troop of puppeteers and circus acts, telling the story of the Sultan who set off to find the little girl from his dreams with a time-travelling elephant. At a rumoured cost of £1 million, The Sultan's Elephant is one of the biggest public art pieces ever performed in London. The project has been organised by Helen Marriage and Nicky Webb from Artichoke Productions, and has required co-operation and funding from a number of different bodies, including the Arts Council England, the Mayor of London and the City of Westminster.

The story began on Wednesday, when a 'crashed spaceship' landed in London, smashing up the pavement around it. The elephant first made an appearance on the Thursday.

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Mujahideen Shura Council claims responsibility for various attacks in Iraq

April 29, 2006

The Mujahideen Shura Council, in seven communiqués issued amongst nearly two dozen between today, April 28, 2006 and yesterday, claims responsibility for a suicide bombing in al-Basra targeting British forces, several bombings and sniper attacks targeting American and Iraqi forces, and the attempted murder of the Iraqi Minister of Interior.

1. On Friday, April 21, 2006, a suicide bomber detonated himself on a gathering of British forces in al-Basra, allegedly destroying three vehicles and killing their occupants.

2. The second message states that the judge of appeals of al-Najaf court was assassinated Tuesday, April 25, and his weapon and car were confiscated.

3. An improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated on the motorcade of the Iraqi Minister of Interior in an attempted assassination in Baghdad. In this third message, the group states: “We ask Allah to help us to get his head the next time”.

4. On Wednesday, April 26 an IED was detonated on a “Crusader” armored vehicle in al-Mosul, destroying it and killing its occupants.

5. The fifth communiqué indicates that a rocket was fired at an American Humvee in al-Ameriya on April 24.

6. A “cross soldier” was purported to have been sniped in al-Ameriya on April 24.

7. The seventh communiqué states that two American soldiers were sniped in al-Ameriya on Saturday, April 22.


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