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Three more scientists resign from UK ACMD drugs advisory council

November 12, 2009

In the wake of the sacking of Professor David Nutt as chairman of the United Kingdom's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) by Home Secretary Alan Johnson and the subsequent resignations of Dr Les King and Marion Walter, three more scientists have now resigned. This follows a meeting on Monday between the Council and Alan Johnson, at which the Council sought reassurances that the integrity of the Council would not be compromised. Prior to the meeting, the Council sent a letter to Mr Johnson to the effect that a majority of its membership was deeply concerned about the circumstances relating to and surrounding Professor Nutt's dismissal: "For some members, these matters are of such seriousness as to raise the question whether they can, in good conscience, continue on the Council." The scientists in question are the chemist, Dr Simon Campbell, a psychologist, Dr John Marsden and a pharmaceutical consultant, Ian Raglan.

Commenting on his resignation on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Dr Campbell said "I do not accept the reasons given for Professor Nutt's dismissal, I think that was a clash of personalities. I do not agree with the manner in which he was dismissed. Such an abrupt dismissal was a humiliation for such a respected scientist."

These resignations means that the ACMD is no longer constitutionally able to function and that six positions will need to be filled. There is a possibility that further resignations may occur as a number of the remaining members of the Council are reported to be unhappy with the prevailing situation, although many of those who do remain sit in the capacity of representatives of organisations with an interest.


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Ugly
Even with our project name spelled correctly, I think the banner is still an eyesore and is very distracting. Can't we at least make the text a few sizes smaller? And "WIKINEWS FOREVER" just sounds bad/corny. "Support Wikinews" would be much more suitable, imho. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:57, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you seeing a banner at the moment? I'm not. I want to work on a. Something much more considerate of which project it is appearing on, and b. A Wiknews-specific landing page for the fundraiser message.
 * The message is so selfishly-self-centred around Wikipedia that it just is... dumb. And the example quote from a 'knowledge worker' who has donated? GTF man! The guy should be fired if his boss reads that. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not seeing it now, I'm just saying in general that it's bad and needs to be improved or hid. Are we allowed to tinker with the notice, though? The folks from the foundation warned people not to remove with the notice locally. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

From Water Cooler

 * User option to disable Fundraising banner - See Special:Preferences, gadgets tab. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * But what about the anons? They're still going to see that eyesore when the foundation folks put it back up. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:44, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, they'll just have to register an account. Really, I'm not about to disable it for everyone because the Foundation does need money. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:53, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Take a look at meta:Talk:Fundraising_2009/Website Design, we're not the only project to be outraged at this and are taking measures to disable it. Unfortunately it seems as though the foundation isn't interested in user feedback and has warned people not to remove the notice. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:36, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Also Fundraising_2009/Launch_Feedback and w:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals) . Even the wikipedians hate the fuckin thing, and it's for their damn project. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 16:40, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Apparently, the foundation actually paid a professional advertising company a huge amount of money to develop this atrocity. I mean, i could have done better in ten minutes. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:44, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Not only could _YOU_ do better, we _DID_ better in about 5 minutes, with a couple lines of CSS. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 16:45, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Improving the appearance, influencing the message presentation
We've really ignored the efforts to get this off the ground, as well as an ad-agency with a collective IQ of 12 dreaming up the slogans. How can we sort this out a bit better? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:18, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit concerned that we'll face repercussions from the folks at the foundation for changing their slogan. I've read some of the discussions on wikipedia regarding this, and it seems as though the devs have been warning admins who want to remove the banners locally. Eloquence said that "fundraiser sitenotices aren't subject to community consensus". Tempodivalse [talk]  17:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I am of the opinion, this is arround the point where we tell certain people in the wmf to stuff it. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:34, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Our own donation page?
Regardless of the hatred inspired by the previous central notice, what about the donation page itself? Right now you land on http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate which basically chants "WIKIPEDIA WIKIPEDIA WIKIPEDIA". Why can't we jack the page layout (And most important the donation form template) and make our own? We can make something nice that goes to show why you should support the WMF from the Wikinews perspective. We can highlight some of the good work we've done around here. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 21:56, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good idea. Alternatively, the banner could link to this version of the donation page, which isn't so Wikipedia-centric. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:21, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * What's that logo at the top I see?
 * Wikipedia pimping that it's free
 * Meh. Wikinews can do better than CAPSLOCK FOREVER. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * What was frighteningly impressive. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 16:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

There's mention here (item 5 on "Thursday") of an extension which will allow donations whilst staying within a project site. This sounds like it could be just what we want, but that was the only mention of it I could find. Anyone know more about this? the wub "?!"  23:17, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hm, interesting. That's the only good idea the PR team has come up with so far. I couldn't find any more info about it though, maybe someone will respond to your comment on the feedback page. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:28, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Just to point out that the best place for feedback to the Foundation is Meta:Fundraising_2009/Launch_Feedback. Rd232 (talk) 11:45, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews-specific
Has anyone looked at the Ariel extension they're talking about? Will this be done properly? That is, will a proper SSL cert be bought for *.wikinews.org and the entire donation process appear on this wiki?

As a few people probably noticed, I hacked a Donate link into the main page header - as well as finally getting round to using the plink template I got Bawolff to help cobble together. Lots of tooltips in there now.

Since they've now got the banners and such up on Wikipedia, which was most-important for the WMF, there might be time to try and get Wikinews' input and effort on designing a page to solicit donations. No need to spend $250,000 on a bunch of "ad-specialists"; I think that was a complete waste of money and get the distinct impression is the campaign has been designed like selling another brand of soap powder. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:03, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Three more scientists resign from UK ACMD drugs advisory council

A clear point why I put this back to develop was, from the history, it seemed clear the article had been written from two BBC stories — which Wikinews generally treats as single source source — then additional sources added and not actually used within the content of the article.

The title is now better.

The "File photo" comment is - when using a photograph not from the time-frame of publication, label it as such; File photo of [subject], taken [year]. What's been done is better than there previously. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:41, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

OK thanks for the clarification Brian. Now I know what needs to be done next time:) Sjc (talk) 17:45, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


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My life science teachers 2 sons are in the Marines and happened to be really good friends one of the killed Marines ( whos name i know but will not state )All i can say is God Be with the family members of the killed Marines. Happy Veterans Day to all those who have fallen and to those who are still serving.


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Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad executed by lethal injection

November 12, 2009

🇺🇸John Allen Muhammad, the Washington, D.C. sniper spree killer, has been executed in Virginia. Muhammad was convicted for one of ten murders occurring between Oct. 9 and 22, 2002 in and around Washington, DC. Dean Harold Meyers was shot on the Oct. 9 by Muhammad. Lawyers for Muhammad appealed for a not plea on the reasons of him being mentality ill but the appeal was rejected. Muhammad was 48 at the time of execution.

He was executed at 02:11 GMT and the execution took 5 minutes. According to Larry Traylor of the Department of Corrections Muhammad remained quiet before and during the execution. His last meal was chicken in red sauce and strawberry cakes.

Both his lawyers and the state attorney appointed to represent Muhammad pleaded for the death penalty to be dropped. They reported that Muhammad was suffering from Gulf War syndrome.

Muhammad and his accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo killed ten people in Washington D.C and Virginia. The pair had also been accused of murders in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Arizona. Malvo is currently serving life imprisonment. Muhammad's execution was watched by several members of the victims' families.


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At least twenty dead after landslides in Tanzania

November 12, 2009 Four days of torrential rains in Tanzania caused landslides on Tuesday, killing at least twenty people in a village, among them seven schoolchildren. More people are also reported missing.

The regional commissioner for Kilimanjaro region, Monica Mbega, said to the Reuters news agency that twenty bodies were recovered from the village of Goha. She remarked that the torrential rains came after a period of prolonged drought.

"A landslide with a big chunk of mountain collapsed itself and came down and fell on about seven houses with about 32 families and about 25 people died. For these past two years there has been a drought, but for about four days there has been a lot of powerful rain," she said, noting that local residents think that there might be five more bodies to find.

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At least ten soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes

November 12, 2009 At least ten Pakistani soldiers have been killed in two incidents near the border with Afghanistan, the country's military said on Wednesday.

Pakistani officials reported that at least eight paramilitary soldiers died in a landmine explosion in the northwestern Mohmand tribal region. Separately, authorities said two soldiers were killed in clashes with militants in the same region, and at least eight soldiers are missing. Officials added ten suspected militants were killed after military attack helicopters shelled their hideouts.

The incidents took place a day after a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan, killing about 30 people and wounding dozens. This comes as Pakistani armed forces are continuing an offensive against members in the South Waziristan region of the country.


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Pirates seize cargo ship in Indian Ocean

November 11, 2009

Somali pirates have seized a cargo vessel with 22 crew members. The Greek-owned MV Filitsa was hijacked on Wednesday in the Indian Ocean, several hundred kilometres northeast of the Seychelles islands.

The ship was carrying cargo from Kuwait to South Africa. The European Union's anti-piracy force Atalanta said the crew includes three Greeks and 19 Filipinos. The ship has turned around and is now heading north, Atalanta said. There were conflicting reports as to whether the vessel was seized 400 kilometres or 750 kilometres off of the Seychelles coast.

There are reports that Somali pirates have also hijacked a fishing boat, but identity of that vessel was not immediately clear.

The pirates have hijacked at least eight boats in the Indian Ocean since the start of October. They are holding at least a dozen ships overall, with more than 200 crew members.

Naval forces from the United States, EU, NATO, and other world powers are patrolling the waters around Somalia trying to protect commercial shipping; however, the patrols appear to have had little impact on the pirates, who have focused their efforts on the vast Indian Ocean. Many hijackings have occurred near the Seychelles, a group of islands southeast of Somalia.


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Illinois jury sentences Brian Dugan to death

November 14, 2009 A DuPage County, Illinois jury has sentenced Brian Dugan to death for the February 25, 1983, abduction, rape, and murder of ten-year-old Jeanine Nicarico from Naperville.

The jury has been empaneled for a six-week sentencing hearing to determine Dugan's eligibility for the death penalty. Closing arguments lasted for nearly six hours last Tuesday. The jury then deliberated for five hours until 10 pm, when the judge said that the jury had reached a verdict.

The jurors were then called into the courtroom, but in a surprising turn of events, the judge announced that the jury would like to continue deliberations. He sequestered them overnight, and deliberations continued Wednesday morning. The jury then announced that it had sentenced Dugan to death. He is now also suspected of committing four other murders.

Two men from Aurora, Alejandro Hernandez and Rolando Cruz, were first convicted of the crime on February 22, 1985. The jury deadlocked on Stephen Buckley, also from Aurora. On November 8 of that year, Dugan's lawyer revealed that his client, charged with the rape and murder of seven-year-old Melissa Ackerman of Somonauk, was also the lone murderer of Nicarico. Dugan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of Melissa Ackerman and Donna Schnorr, a twenty-seven-year-old woman from Geneva.

Charges against Buckley were subsequently dropped in March 5, 1987. On July 14, 1994, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Cruz's conviction and ordered a new trial. Hernandez's conviction was later overturned as well. A judge acquitted Cruz of the crime on November 3, 1995, and charges against Hernandez were later dismissed.

Refinements in DNA testing allowed law enforcement officials to narrow down the list of suspects. In 2002, DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett stated that DNA certainly proved that Dugan was involved in the murder. He was charged in November 29, 2005, and pleaded guilty on July 18 of this year.


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Scientists find key human language gene

November 12, 2009

Researchers have found a crucial genetic difference between humans and chimps that could help explain our language and speech abilities. The difference lies in a gene called FOXP2 which encodes for a protein of the same name. This acts as a transcription factor, controlling the activity of other genes.

The human and chimp versions of the protein differ in only two of their 740 amino acid components, but when researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, replaced the human gene with the chimp version in neurons grown in the laboratory, they found it affected the expression of at least 116 other genes.

The results are detailed in a paper published on Thursday in the scientific journal Nature.

Author of the study Dr. Daniel Geschwind, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, said the gene had a "major role" in differences between chimps and humans. "We showed that the human and chimp versions of FOXP2 not only look different but function differently too."

Some of the affected genes control the formation of connections in the brain, whilst others relate to facial movements. Several have already been found to be involved in language disorders. Mutations in FOXP2 itself were also known to affect speech and language; the gene was first identified in members of a family suffering from language problems who were found to share a genetic mutation.

Frances Vargha-Khadem at University College London has studied patients with FOXP2 mutations, and agrees with the new research. As well as language problems, some of her subjects have changes in the shape of their jaws, mouths and tongues. She thinks that chimps may also have these differences.

"We believe FOXP2 is not only important for the higher order cognitive aspect of language but also for the motor aspect of speech and language," said Genevieve Konopka, one of the authors of the paper at UCLA.

Previous research indicates that the changes in FOXP2 occurred around 200,000 years ago with the rise of modern humans. Geschwind also suggests that several of the related genes may have evolved together. Preliminary studies have shown signs that they too emerged relatively recently.

Scientists are now keen to further study FOXP2 and the genes that it affects. Geschwind believes this could eventually lead to breakthroughs in treatment for disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, which affect language skills.

The study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the A.P. Giannini Foundation and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.

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Talk:Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad executed by lethal injection

Unclear phrase
"Lawyers for Muhammad appealed for a not plea". What is a "not plea"? --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 08:30, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Edit protected request
editprotected Please change the "Washington" category to "Washington, D.C." Thanks! Benny the mascot (talk) 00:17, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅clearly we need to make you an admin already ;). Bawolff ☺☻ 05:37, 23 April 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:Joong

Welcome
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Welcome
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Please do not edit other User's pages. Thank you. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 05:49, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:'Bridezilla' YouTube video: many debate legitimacy

But come now... you just accepted that it was 'fake' so easily?
Just because the girls SAID it was acted/faked and planned, doesn't mean it actually was. it could have been a not-so-elaborate ruse created to cover a horribly embarrassing episode of behavior. And how easily everyone accepted the 'reveal' that it was fake without really questioning the 'facts' of the story.

Bridzilla's name really is "Jodi", and Jodi really was getting married.

Consider, really, just consider for the fun of it, that the video is not fake, or acted, and it was a real episode of a Jodi's Borderline Personality Disorder in full swing. Now consider that Jodi, after discovering the video was posted to YouTube, was mortified beyond words...so mortified, that the 'friend' who posted it realized how horrible of a mistake she made by posting it. Her friend removes it but not soon enough before it is duplicated on other sites.

Consider that these girls are from very rich families. Consider that one of the girl's father's or friend of their father is the owner of Unilever/Sunsilk (a smallish company already... more easily persuaded by money to 'go along' even if they are not a 'friend' of the family per se). Consider that Jodi's father also will do anything to keep his highly irrational daughter with a possible personality disorder who he loves dearly and babied all her life from being holed up on her bedroom for god knows how long because her horribly embarrassing tantrum is on the world's stage.

Consider that the Ad firm that supposedly hired the director is also a friend of the family, or one created overnight (not hard to do) to help make the developing ruse, designed to reverse the effects of the embarrassing personality disorder episode caught on tape, more believable.

Consider that Jodi Behan is supposed to have been a local actress, she was (but barely above the caliber as you or me acting in amateur films). But consider that she shows up almost nowhere in local films. Consider that even then, they might be one or two low budget indie films. Consider that her aspirations to be an actress would be significantly thwarted now that her BPS disorder was there for the world to see, the horrifying exposê that is almost unbearably embarrassing.

Then, when you watch the Channel 5 news report about it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGDCTvzA3Jc) where the reporter is patting herself and colleagues on the back for recognizing it was fake from the beginning. Pay close attention to how easily the reporters just accept everything the girl's are saying, drinking up the 'oh, isn't it so funny how we planned that whole thing for an advertising company'. Watch closely how the girl's look like they could just as easily be 'forcing' the supposed fun they are having with that news clip. Note the quick clip of their 'singing'...ahem. Just sounded like normal girl's to me, not girl's with any real acting talents any more than what the typical person has.

Note her hair still looks bad...and why woudl she hack it up liek that for a small gimick on the day of her wedding?

Note none of the other girls, some touted as 'actresses' so boldly shortly after the 'reveal', show up anywhere on the web in any significant venue after this (which one would expect if someone was NOT really a respected actress).

Note that there was NO critical eye placed on the claim that the film was FAKED. That as SOON as it was 'revealed', half of everyone seemed to congratulate themselves for knowing it ahead of time, and the other half who thought it was real ducked out of sight feeling pretty stupid that they fell for it. But again, no one said.. wait a minute... Who was the director? What advertising firm? Who owns Unilever? Why did they use real names throughout? Why was the film removed so quickly, when it was supposed to be an advertising gimmick (which, by the way, the company had the most lame 'reason' for having it removed... akin to "not the idea we wanted to get across"). Has anyone really paid attention to Jodi Behen since then? IS she stable? Is she a nut case? Did she get married, or was she engaged to Kevin? Where was Kevin in all this? Where was ANYone else in all this....note how NO one else, not her boyfriend, not the ad execs from the company.. no one is even remotely close to the camera's and interviews that fell on Jodi and her crew.

The biggest thing to think about is not if it is real or fake, but how easily everyone just 'accepted' it was fake.. when... it also looks like exactly how one might expect it to look if one were to create a ruse to cover a very mortifying and embarrassing tantrum, and in such case, not only would I empathize with creating such an elaborate ruse... I'd not find this ruse to be so elaborate to not carry it out, if I loved my nutso 'little girl' and was determined to reverse the horribly damaging effects the original posting caused.

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Taliban
Distinguishing here between the Pakistani Taliban and the Afghan Taliban was not easy, due to sources failing to clarify the distinction. I suspect the two incidents described here are due to the Afghan Taliban, but afaict the reference in the last paragraph to an offensive in South Waziristan was aimed at the Pakistani Taliban. So I don't think there are grounds here for categorizing under Afghan Taliban, and I'm doubtful whether there's actually enough to justify categorization under Pakistani Taliban either. Atm I have it listed under Pakistani Taliban, but maybe we should delist it there. --Pi zero (talk) 22:32, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is very tricky. Afghan Taliban were definitely known to take refuge by crossing the border. --SVTCobra 22:41, 7 May 2018 (UTC)


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Comments:Zimbabwe projects 15% average growth over next five years

HAHAHAHA, AS IF, LOL. 128.210.124.120 (talk) 13:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Scientists find key human language gene

Emphasis on opinion
The title of this article is subjective. Finding a 'key' human language gene, while quite possibly being in resounding agreement, is an opinion, not a fact.

The quote that is emphasized on the side of the page is also an opinion. This opinion, in my opinion, could have an effect on readers' opinions. This may cause them to believe there is scientific evidence that the gene in question in responsible for higher cognitive function, and motor function. This is a belief, an opinion, and, in my opinion, not a fact.

Opinions like these may cause conflict. A conflict that could be avoided using more neutral language.

Comments from feedback form - "Good use of quotes and images...."
Good use of quotes and images. Could be improved by linking more of the terms. —Sbluen (talk) 23:00, 30 May 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:Domnic~enwikinews

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  14:04, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

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Irish priest freed from month long captivity in the Philippines

November 13, 2009

Irish priest Father Michael Sinnott has been freed by the gunmen who abducted him one month ago. The 79-year-old was taken hostage from his mission office in the Philippines on the 11th of October. The released a statement saying they had not paid a ransom. Authorities believe that Father Sinnott was being held by the.

Father Sinnott was based in at the time of his abduction but was originally from, Ireland. Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin released a statement saying Father Sinnott’s release was due to diplomatic efforts between the Irish and Filipino governments.

Irish Brian Cowen expressed his delight at the release of Father Sinnott. There had been reports that a £1.2 million ransom was being demanded by the hostage takers.

Father Sinnott released a statement after his release saying that he was “treated very well” by his hostage takers and that he would continue with his missionary work.


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Austrian students' protests expanding through Europe

November 15, 2009

A Europe-wide student movement, started in the Austrian capital of, is developing. It started on 28 October 2009 and met with the discussions following the in Germany on 15 October. For Tuesday 17 November — the 70th anniversary of the — a nationwide education strike in Germany has been announced. Radio reported in English about the demonstrations.

Speakers of the actions said, students are complaining that universities are underfunded and understaffed. The students' protest concerns the reforms and the tuition fees.

On Wednesday, 11 November some 600 students at the Free University of had occupied the largest auditorium of the central building of the humanities in the suburb of Dahlem. Afterwards actions took place in, and Basel, each with hundreds of participants.

The Potthoff building, a lecture hall of the has been occupied since Monday, 9 November. Actions also took place in, , , , and.


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Judge known for jailing pirates shot dead in Bossaso, Somalia

November 12, 2009

A judge known for jailing pirates and Islamists in Somalia has been shot dead by gunmen. Sheik Mohamed Abdi Aware was shot in the head and chest by two masked men outside a mosque in Bossaso.

As well as being a High Court judge, Aware was also a member of Puntland’s supreme judicial council. During his work in Bossaso, Aware had sentenced several Islamists, pirates and people smugglers.

His cousin Abdulahi Jama said to reporters: "These gangs hate him for his justice. We suspect one of them may have something to do with his assassination". Three people are in custody after being arrested.

On Wednesday, Ibrahim Elmi Warsame, a local member of parliament was shot dead as he sat in a tea shop. It was not immediately known if the shootings were related.


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Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini seriously injured in motorcycle accident

November 13, 2009

Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in London. The player, who plays for Tottenham Hotspurs, was involved in a collision with a car at 10:30 GMT. The football club reported that he has fractured his wrists and injured his pelvis.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police released a statement saying "A 36-year-old male suffered injuries described by the London Ambulance Service as possibly life-changing and was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital for further assessment and treatment". No arrests have been made.

Cudicini crashed his motorcycle into a Ford Fiesta with a female driver and a child passenger. Neither the driver or passenger were injured in the accident.

Cudicini is the son of former AC Milan goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini. During his career he has played for Lazio, AC Milan and Chelsea. He played for Chelsea for 10 years until he was transferred to Tottenham in January. He made one appearance for the Italian national team.


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Mozambican opposition rejects election results, calls for another vote

November 13, 2009

Mozambique's main opposition party has rejected the results of last month's national elections, alleging fraud and ballot-stuffing. Official results were released on Wednesday confirming that President Armando Guebuza had won another term in office.

The secretary-general of the opposition Renamo Party, Ussufo Momade, announced his party's rejection of the election results, saying there had been widespread fraud. "We do not recognize these elections," he stated. "We demand the cancellation of the results that were just announced and we insist on a new vote."

The National Electoral Commission said Wednesday that Guebuza had received more than 75% of the valid votes cast two weeks ago. "The National Electoral Commission declares that Armando Emilio Guebuza has been elected president of the Republic of Mozambique for five years," the commission stated.

The president's Frelimo Party also won 191 of the 250 seats in parliament. Before the elections, Frelimo had 160 seats and Renamo 90. Frelimo has been in power since 1975, when Mozambique declared independence from Portugal.

Renamo's candidate, Afonso Dhlakama, received 16% of the vote, while the leader of a new party, Daviz Simango of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), received 8%. Sixteen other parties were also in contention for parliament seats, but none of them received more than one percent of the vote.

Frelimo, which has a two-thirds majority in the parliament, has a sufficient number of seats to alter the constitution without support from other parties. There has been some speculation that Frelimo may use this to allow Guebuza to run for a third term - currently, the constitution allows a president to serve only two terms in office.

Senior Frelimo party members, however, promised that Guebuza had no intention of seeking another term. "The majority in parliament will give us more freedom to choose what is best for Mozambican people. Frelimo has always worked on benefit of people. And that is what we will continue to do in the next mandate," said Frelimo election officer Veronica Macamo.

Soon after the election results were announced, Renamo alleged that there had been widespread ballot-stuffing in some districts, and that its observers had been expelled from others. The MDM also protested, saying ballots had been tampered with at some stations, and produced a cell phone video showing election officials apparently tampering with ballots. The party also made a list of alleged voting irregularities, which was given to media and election observers.

Leading Renamo member Joaquim Marungo said his party will present evidence of the alleged rigging and seek that the results of the vote be annulled. "What we had were no elections because Frelimo is actually a player and a referee at the same time. In our electoral law which was passed in 2007, actually, we were excluded from all major decision bodies like the CNE [National Election Commission," Marungo remarked, as quoted by VOA News.

He also rejected the electoral body's verdict that the poll was credible. "What the CNE is saying is what Frelimo tells them to say. But what the international community didn't know is that those polling station agents were actually recruited to stuff the ballot boxes. If that was not the case, why did they arrest most of our polling station watchers? That is exactly to create the opportunity for them to do the stuffing," he said.

An observation consortium of religious and civic groups conducted a parallel tabulation of the vote in eight percent of the stations nationwide. The group said there were indications of irregularities in six percent of the voting stations.

Voter turnout nationwide was 45%, but some stations reported a turnout of 95% or more, raising suspicions that there was ballot stuffing involved. Other voting stations reported a turnout of 15% or less. Many ballots were disqualified because they had a check-mark beside the face of one candidate, but a fingerprint beside the face of another. Some observers concluded that such fraud might have affected the outcome in one of the contests for parliament, and several of those for the provincial assemblies.

Most international observers, however, had deemed the elections fair and free, although there had been some criticism that the electoral commission had disqualified MDM candidates for all but four provincial assemblies on technical grounds.

"The pre-election phase was characterized by peaceful, tolerant and yet enthusiastic political atmosphere. There was clear evidence of vigor and enthusiasm among political parties as they conducted their campaigns," said the South African Development Community (SADC), which sent 98 observers to oversee the elections.

"The observer mission was impressed by the patience of voters who were able to express their franchise peacefully, freely and unhindered. It is, therefore, SEOM [SADC Election Observer Mission]'s overall view that the elections were conducted in an open and peaceful manner," it added.

The national elections commission stated that no official complaints of voting irregularity were submitted to them. "Political parties have two days after the voting day to present complaints or proof of irregularities. We did not receive any complaints during this period," said the chairman of Mozambique's National Elections Commission, Leopoldo da Costa.

Felizeberto Nice, director general of the technical secretariat of the CNE, also dismissed the opposition's claims and asserted that the election was credible. "It is quite difficult to accept this kind of declaration because all the processes were followed [...] so the process was very, very transparent and everybody was able to see what was happening," Nice said.


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British Airways and Iberia agree to merge

November 13, 2009 British Airways and Spain's Iberia airline have announced plans to merge. The merger is valued at £5.5 billion (US$9 billion dollars), and would create the third largest airline in the world.

The new company will be headed up by BA's Willie Walsh with the board led by Iberia's Antonio Vazquez. Shares are split 55% to 45% respectively, with each BA share being exchanged for a share in the new firm and each Iberia share worth 1.0205 shares in the new firm, to be registered in Spain with head offices in London.

A statement said the deal "is expected to generate annual synergies of approximately 400 million euros, and benefit both companies’ shareholders, customers and employees." It also stated Iberia may yet call off the plan "if the outcome of the discussions between British Airways and its pension trustees is not, in Iberia’s reasonable opinion, satisfactory." Subject to this, as well as shareholder and trustee consent, the merger is planned to be completed by next year.

The European Union is also required to approve. The EU has already warned the duo off from forming a transatlantic flight alliance with American Airlines, saying it would breach antitrust law. The trio still want to win approval for the plan to operate as one unit for flights to Mexico, Canada and the US. The possibility of a merger deal has been public since July, and may result in cost reductions. Iberia's six-month figures are expected tomorrow; BA has already reported a record £217 million loss.

British Airways is the United Kingdom's flag carrier and currently the third-largest carrier in Europe. The largest is Air France-KLM, formed in 2004 when Air France spent 700 million euros to acquire KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. That firm also owns 25% of Italian flag carrier Alitalia. This is followed by Lufthansa, who have acquired Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines and British Midland Airways. Lufthansa partially owns Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines.


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"A judge known for jailing pirates and Islamists", since when was being an Islamist a criminal offence in Somalia? Despite the fact that its a direct copy of the BBC sentence, and that makes it bad journalism on their end; it doesn't mean we need to drop down to their standards. 92.8.58.93 (talk) 01:08, 13 November 2009 (UTC)


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I'm going to object to the 'what are BA/Iberia' bit. Not only are BA one of the most well-known airlines, but at any rate a firm with the word 'Airways' in its name might very well be an airline. A firm with 'British' in its name might very well be British. Iberia, since they are merging, might just be a company likely to merge with an airline. That would be an airline.

As for flag carrier thing, that can be fixed with a simple link. That I'll fix. I guess it's a term I've become too used to using here; I'd normally have linked it to start with. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:23, 13 November 2009 (UTC)


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Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

November 13, 2009

Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as "Gold Base", located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at Scientology's international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005.

Background
Blown for Good was released November 5, and is available at www.blownforgood.com. Headley worked as an employee of Scientology for 15 years. While an employee of the Scientology headquarters located in Riverside County, California, Headley had the experience of practicing Scientology counseling services called "auditing" with Scientologist Tom Cruise, shortly after the actor had completed work on the film Days of Thunder. In 1990, Cruise was training to become proficient in the Scientology auditing techniques, and Headley was selected to become the actor's auditing partner. Cruise and Headley worked together for three weeks, while the actor was practicing his Scientology techniques known as the "Upper Indoctrination Training Routines". Headley says he was chosen to work with Cruise because he was a young staff member who was less likely to leave and discuss the actor's Scientology experiences with the media.

The book provides details of what life was like for the author inside the organization's headquarters. The inner flap of the book includes a map of the "International Headquarters of Scientology; Gilman Hot Springs, California". Headley writes that under the direction of Scientology leader David Miscavige, employees who signed billion-year contracts routinely put in 100-hour weeks of work for minimal pay. According to Headley, possible discipline faced by the Scientology employees for perceived mistakes included being separated from family as part of the Scientology policy of "disconnection", being declared a "suppressive person", or being sent to the "Rehabilitation Project Force", a program where Scientologists were assigned harsh labor.

Headley's tasks while working at the Scientology compound Gold Base included dealing with audiovisual equipment used for organization presentations and speeches by Miscavige, and supervising production of thousands of audiotapes of lectures given by Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard. From 1989 to 2005 Headley worked at the Scientology film production studio on scripts for movies which would be used to instruct new members of the organization on its practices. He faced repercussions from Miscavige if he could not meet production quotas. Headley asserts that he was physically abused by Miscavige, a claim made previously by other former Scientology officials in a series of investigative articles published in the St. Petersburg Times.

The book gives background on a 9-minute long video of Tom Cruise, leaked to the Internet in January 2008, that featured the actor discussing his views on Scientology. The Church of Scientology's attempts to remove the leaked video from the Internet motivated the group Anonymous to focus its efforts against the organization. Headley writes that initially the promotional video about Cruise was supposed to feature celebrities including Will Smith speaking about the actor, but Miscavige instead insisted Cruise should simply talk about himself. According to Headley, Scientology employees were made to watch videos of Cruise which had been spliced together from the actor's appearances in the media.

Headley describes a form of Miscavige's management previously related in the St. Petersburg Times, where the Scientology leader made his staff play musical chairs to the Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody". Miscavige told 70 Scientology executives that they were to compete for chairs, and that only the last individual left after several rounds would remain at the compound, while the other executives would be assigned to remote locations. After a dramatic competition with multiple staffers in tears that they would be separated from their families, Miscavige stated no one would be removed from the compound.

In 2005, Headley left the Scientology compound in Hemet on a motorcycle, and fell off his vehicle after being chased by Scientology security guards. Riverside County police helped Headley escape from the Scientology security. Headley traveled to Kansas City to meet his father. He was later joined by his wife Claire who had also worked at the Gold Base compound.

Headley filed suit against Scientology in January 2009. In the legal case, he asserts that Scientology violated United States labor law with regard to his treatment while an employee of the organization. Headley and his lawyer Barry Van Sickle succeeded against attempts by the organization to get the suit dismissed. Headley's lawsuit is set to begin in U.S. federal court in November 2010.

American talk radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou discussed the book on the November 4 edition of their program The John and Ken Show on KFI. "This is, the Scientology cult, is I guarantee you, a thousand times more bizarre than you could have ever imagined. And what these celebrities do, like Tom Cruise, is a thousand times more strange than you could ever imagine. I have never read about behavior like this in my life, I can't imagine it. It's really weird," commented one of the hosts about material revealed by Headley in the book. Headley writes in the book that he started to question his involvement in Scientology when secretly listening to The John and Ken Show and watching Conan O'Brien make fun of Scientology celebrities. The National Enquirer reported on the release of Blown for Good, calling it an "explosive new book".

The Editor in chief of The Village Voice, Tony Ortega, reviewed the book, and characterized it as a "remarkable account". "Headley's book also provides stunning material that has rarely been collected in one place, even with the Internet's deep resources on L. Ron Hubbard's strange creation. Headley's story provides a damning account of life working for Scientology leader David Miscavige at the secretive desert base", wrote Ortega in the review. He commented, "Perhaps the best service that Headley provides with Blown for Good is giving non-Scientologists the sense of what it's really like to work, day in and day out, in such a strange organization, from the lowliest laborer mucking out excrement in a Gold Base pond (Headley says shit was coming out of his ears and pores for days) to what kind of luxuries the celebrities and high-ranking members enjoy."

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' The foreword to Blown for Good'' is by Mark Rathbun, a former high-ranking Scientology official and recent critic who has gone public with statements that Scientology's leader David Miscavige has been physically abusive towards organization staff members. Rathbun notes that he almost emailed you to suggest someone else write the foreword, commenting, "his views of some of Scientology founder Hubbard's writings and my views differed greatly." (L. Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology.) How do your views differ from Rathbun's? Why did you select Mark Rathbun to write the foreword to your book?

Marc Headley: While I respect the right for people to believe whatever they want, I myself do not believe that L. Ron Hubbard did anything besides take what other people had already written and revised or repacked it for his own use.

In terms of the space aliens and earth people being inhabited by alien souls held captive in volcanoes from 75 million years ago – 75 million years is a long time to go without visiting, calling or just generally staying in touch. If they had the technology to travel from their own galaxy in spaceships that resembled DC-10’s and drop off millions of beings here, you think they would have come back a few times to check in on these guys. What’s up with that?

While I can respect other people’s beliefs and I mean no disrespect to any other faiths, I am more likely to subscribe to the 72 virgins philosophy than the idea that I or anyone should drop a huge amount of cash to rid myself of rogue space aliens squatting within my soul.

I asked Mark Rathbun to do the foreword for a few different reasons. The first being that he was one of the few people that was there for pretty much the entire time period I worked at the international headquarters. He witnessed and was privy to many of the things that I write about in the book. While we do not subscribe to the same ideas on what is wrong or right about Scientology, we both agree on the truth of what happened where we worked. He also has the respect of many current and former employees/members of organized Scientology who knew him as a high ranking official within the organization, and his endorsement of the book will do a lot to expose the abuse and false information within their ranks internationally.

''' You write in the "Author's note" preface to the book that it took you over a year after leaving to be able to begin to speak publicly about your experiences in Scientology. What was that year-long process like? What experiences did you have that helped you come to the decision that you wanted to speak publicly about Scientology?

MH: I think that living in the real world, with absolutely no ties or communication with the Scientology world I lived in from the age of 7, was the best thing I could do to decompress and brought me to realize what was actually occurring in the world around me. As an employee of Scientology for 15 years, we were indoctrinated with the concept that people outside of Scientology were criminals, drug addicts and sexual deviants in need of salvation and rescue by Scientology. The overriding goal of ALL Scientologists is to “Clear the planet and make everyone in the entire world into a Scientologist”. After I left and was interacting with everyday people, I realized that not one single person in the real world treated me as bad as the “nicest” person in Scientology! People in the real world were nice, helpful and supportive of me and were very happy to be my friends and fellow associates.

''' You also write in the preface that your intention of publishing your experiences was to help readers, "avoid falling prey to any organization that might attempt to perpetrate similar abuses against them or someone they love in the future." What specific types of abuses are you referring to? Do you see commonalities between Scientology and other organizations? If so, which organizations, and what common characteristics do they share?

MH: From what I have read and studied, Scientology is not the only group that uses coercion or heavy handed tactics to convince their members or staff to do things against their will. If people are aware of their rights and that they cannot sign them away, groups or cults that practice this will have less of a chance at succeeding.

When asked to compare what I experienced at the headquarters of Scientology, the only thing that I could liken it to would be what I would imagine that people living behind the Iron Curtain felt. No disrespect to anyone who had to go through that experience, but those people had little choice in the matter and escape could be not only dangerous but fatal. That wall was torn down 20 years ago. I can only hope that it does not take 20 years to tear down the iron curtain that exists in Gilman Hot Springs, California.

''' The book begins with an account of your experience leaving Scientology's Gold Base facility on January 5, 2005. Did you suffer any injuries as a result of this ordeal? Have you had any further communications with the police that assisted you that day?

MH: Well, I think that when I was run off the road by the Scientology Security personnel, I had so much adrenaline pumping that even if I had sustained any minor injuries, I was willing to just do whatever I had to in order to successfully escape their control.

''' Upon your arrival at the international headquarters of Scientology, you recount how you were given a course where you were instructed that no one was allowed to tell family, friends, or other Scientology staff members that Scientology's "Int Base" was located in Hemet, California (p. 91). Further, you write that no one outside the facility was to know that Scientology international management was located there. Do you know if this is still the case, or has current practice changed with regard to what outsiders are allowed to know about Gold Base?

MH: As far as I know, no internal policies have changed since I have left.

''' Another one of the instructions you write that you received upon arrival at Gold Base was that all outgoing mail would be read by Scientology security staff. Did this apply to incoming mail as well?

MH: Yes, ALL OUTGOING and INCOMING mail is not only logged, but also opened, checked and read by security personnel. Additionally, bank records or credit card information is culled for account numbers, and personal data or information that would be useful to track the person should they decide to leave the compound is kept on file and regularly updated.

''' Do you know whether or not this practice is in compliance with United States federal law regarding delivery of mail to its intended recipient?

MH: As far as I know, it is a federal offense to tamper with a person’s mail. The only place I know that mail can be checked like that is State or Federal prisons.

''' According to your account of those that live on Gold Base itself (p. 138), the facility's residents included David Miscavige, three other high-ranking officials in the organization, security guards, and other residents, totaling 14 people excluding the security guards. Are you aware that Scientology requested the since-passed Ordinance 884 in Riverside County, California, specifically to restrict protesters away from residential property - and claimed that Golden Era Productions is such a property? You write in the book that the majority of Gold Base employees actually live offsite in apartments. Do you know how many individuals currently reside on Gold Base itself?

MH: During the entire 15 years that I was there it was always the plan of Scientology officials to have ALL Int Base staff live on the property in communal housing. As far I know, these buildings have now been built and all employees that work at the Int Base also now live there, limiting not only their contact with the outside world but chances of ever escaping the facility. In fact, one of the reasons construction of these buildings was considered a priority while I was there was just that – keeping the staff housed on the property makes it that much harder for them to escape.

''' Is Scientology's characterization from the Ordinance 884 proceedings, describing Gold Base as residential and containing private homes, appropriate in nature? Ordinance 884 is intended to keep protesters more than 50 feet away from property lines of residences. Are there residential housing buildings within 50 feet inside the property lines of Gold Base?

MH: I have never measured it out, but most of the housing that exists on the property is located in the “berthing buildings” section of the property. From what I remember these buildings are at least 100 feet or more from the highway. There [are] main production buildings located directly next to the highway all along the property lines. During my 15 years working there I spent many a night sleeping on the floor in my office and witnessed many others doing the same or sleeping under their desks for a few hours each night. Maybe that qualifies those buildings as “housing” based on that.

''' The book's title is a reference to the Scientology term to "blow", defined in the glossary of the book as "any unauthorized departure from any Scientology organization." What steps are taken once the individual who had decided to leave is located? Has physical force been used in the past to bring individuals back? What other means have been used to attempt to bring people back to the organization?

MH: I would say that a very large percentage of staff that blow are recovered or at least a recovery is attempted. I know of many other staff that were restrained from leaving, or assaulted when being recovered or thrown into vehicles and brought back to the compound against their will. Stories that corroborate this are all over the internet and many people have spoken out against this abuse. Unfortunately, for most people the fear that they have of the Scientology organization takes years to wear off and by the time people come forward, it is too late, legally, for anything to be done about it by law enforcement.

''' You describe an elaborate scheme to get your wife Claire to join you, after she informed you that she wished to leave Gold Base (p. 322-25). This plan included avoiding use of phones known to Scientology, calling for a taxi under a different name, and calling friends from pay phones. Would it not have simply been easier for her to have contacted the local police for assistance, as they had done previously with you? To put it more simply - why the need for individuals who wish to leave Gold Base to orchestrate an escape to plan how they will "blow"? Could they not simply call the police using a phone, either from the facility itself or elsewhere, and request assistance to leave the organization?

MH: When you are in that world, you are indoctrinated into believing that the worst thing you could do would be to get law enforcement involved. The Scientology organization has been doing this for years. Any stories about abuse, being held against one’s will or anything else that goes on there would be met with declarations and affidavits from a hundred people that nothing ever happened. And then after that, they would restrict you to the property with a personal security guard assigned, put you on heavy manual labor, subject you to months or years of interrogation and ultimately declare you a suppressive person anyway and throw you out on your ass. Think WestWorld meets 1984 meets The Truman Show.

More practically, it is well known to staff on the property that Security has a police scanner in the main security booth. So they would be alerted to the situation before the police even showed up, and would rapidly concoct a diversion to ensure the staff member did not escape.

In the 15 years I was there, I knew and heard of hundreds of different ways staff attempted to escape. Not once did I hear of someone calling 911 and escaping. Most staff did not have open access to a phone. All base phones were for internal use only, and to call an external number you had to be patched through by the Receptionist, who would only do so if you had authorization.

''' Do you know if individuals are being held at Gold Base against their will? What do you think would happen if individuals at Gold Base who wanted to leave - simply asked to be allowed to do so?

MH: At one point in the book, this happened. People were asked if they wanted to leave, several people decided to take the offer. After lengthy interrogations and with lengthy legal documents signed with promises never to expose what occurred at the compound, they were allowed to leave with restrictions.

''' You describe your experience in the book of receiving Scientology auditing from Tom Cruise (p. 111-15). You note that after your auditing with Cruise had completed a few months later, you were "watched over" to make sure "out-tech" had not occurred that your auditor could have been responsible for. What is "out-tech", and what would have happened if this was recognized to have occurred?

If I were to get into an accident of any kind, this would be investigated and all counseling records would be reviewed to determine if any processes or procedures were done incorrectly. This commonly occurs when scientologists become ill, get in a car accident or in the worst cases, die. “Out tech” is their reference to some considered violation of procedure, resulting in the person doing worse after counseling.

''' Scientology has received quite a bit of attention in the media recently, from allegations of violence levied against David Miscavige by high-ranking former officials, to spokesman Tommy Davis abruptly leaving an interview with Martin Bashir on ABC News when the Xenu story was mentioned, to Scientology's conviction of fraud in France, and the defection of Academy Award-winning film director Paul Haggis.

'''Do you think Tom Cruise is aware of these developments? What about other celebrity Scientologists, for example John Travolta or Kirstie Alley? Do you think these issues will affect the perceptions of celebrity Scientologists towards the organization? Why or why not?

MH: While it is hard to say what these people do or do not know, I am sure that it is becoming harder and harder to field and answer questions regarding the criminal activities occurring within the Scientology world.

''' In a postcript, "More books by Marc Morgan Headley", you write "Since escaping in 2005, both Marc and his wife Claire have been heavily "fair gamed" by Scientology and many attempts have been made to keep them from speaking out in regards to their experiences at the Int Base." "Fair Game" is a Scientology policy written by founder L.Ron Hubbard that states individuals declared "Suppressive Person" by the organization, "May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed." A Piece of Blue Sky author Jon Atack noted that in its appeal of the case Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, "Scientology asserted that 'fair game' was a 'core practice of Scientology', and therefore protected as 'religious expression'." What do you mean when you write in the book that you and your wife have been "fair gamed" by Scientology"? What actions has the organization taken to attempt to prevent you from speaking about your experiences at Gold Base? How have you and your wife dealt with this?

MH: I have had private investigators camped outside my place of residence, follow me to the grocery store, follow me when I’m dropping off my kids at school.

Scientology officials have held meetings with my friends, family and employees and spread lies about me, my wife and our activities. Ex-members have been threatened with disconnection from their immediate family if they had any contact with me.

People that I knew that were already declared suppressive were offered to have their declares canceled if they turned over any information that would be helpful with blacklisting me or ruining my credibility or ability to work or make money.

One of my oldest friends (who is also a declared Suppressive Person by Scientology) was offered a “deal” by Tommy Davis to be allowed to speak with his family again if he were to provide any information or details about my current life that could be used against me in my current legal case against Scientology. When they doctored a declaration from him and he refused to sign it, they canceled the deal with him, but still attempted to use the bogus declaration in legal proceedings with me.

Child Protective Services were given a random phone call “tip” that my two children were being endangered and had to do a mandatory inspection at our house. The agent told us they had investigated the “tip”, that it was clearly false and advised us to be very careful as someone was obviously trying to create trouble for us.

Scientology management has even gone so far as to inform Scientology members that use FaceBook or MySpace social networking sites to spread false information to anyone listed as my friends and instruct them that they should “disconnect” from me.

Private Investigators tracked down and contacted persons that my wife had talked to and the broker she worked under in Real Estate and accused my wife of falsifying loan documents on someone she never did a loan for.

When I traveled to Germany to speak to government officials regarding Scientology’s abuses in the United State and abroad, Private Investigators banged on the door of my house early in the morning when my wife was alone with our children and harassed her, saying they’d [been] sent by Scientology.

During that same trip, private investigators showed up at my company warehouse and gave my employees false propaganda printed up by Scientology regarding me being an “anti-religious extremist”.

If I were to list everything else that I have experienced with Scientology in regards to Fair Game, this site would possibly need to upgrade their storage capacity!

' Are there any other points regarding Blown for Good'' or your experiences that you would like to elaborate or explain?

I want to make sure that people know that the more people that speak out, the more that these things will be dealt with. The Scientology organization compares itself to other religions all the time. They state that they expect to be treated like other religions. Most mainstream religions in all countries of the world support the living wage or minimum wage for their employees and workers and publicly state this. If organized Scientology wants to be treated like other religions, they should cease the human rights abuses and take a hint from other groups and pay their employees for the work they perform. Maybe then, people would be able to LEAVE if they wanted to and not have the burden of being without family members, resources or the ability to buy a meal should they decide to terminate their employment with Scientology.

' Mr. Headley, thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview with Wikinews''.


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Very interesting article and interview
Very interesting article and interview. Well done. I need to buy this book now, but it's not on Amazon.co.uk unfortunately.   Tris   09:12, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! :) You can also try http://blownforgood.com/ Cirt (talk) 09:15, 13 November 2009 (UTC)


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Two Azerbaijani bloggers jailed

November 14, 2009 Two Azerbaijani bloggers were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for "hooliganism", after posting a satirical video on allegations that the Government paid for twelve donkeys from Germany. In a ruling on Wednesday, blogger Adnan Hajizade received a sentence of two years and Emin Milli two and a half years. Both have been in prison since their arrest on July 8 for fighting in a cafe in Baku.

The video, posted on YouTube in July, depicts a donkey giving a news conference in the ex-Soviet Republic. The government claims that the two incidents are unrelated. However, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have condemned the decision.

Human Rights Watch have called the sentences "a step backward for free expression in Azerbaijan" and want the Azerbaijani government to ensure that the bloggers' appeal considers if the charges were trumped up. "There is a longstanding pattern of Azerbaijani officials filing trumped-up charges against journalists to punish them for critical or satirical comment," said Giorgi Gogia, Human Rights Watch's South Caucasus researcher. "The case against Milli and Hajizade falls squarely in that pattern."

Onnik Krikorian, himself a blogger, also says the government often uses similar tactics to silence critics, although usually journalists. "Lots of countries in this region, including Armenia, continue to use Soviet-era practices and regulations to silence dissent. This 'hooliganism' charge is normally used to jail journalists. The only difference here, is that it happened to two young activists because of something posted on YouTube." he commented.

"Online media is becoming increasingly widespread in Azerbaijan, and the OL! youth movement used social and new media very efficiently and extensively. I think this case against Hajizade and Milli was pretty much a warning against youth activists from speaking out. I think that when you have oil, pressure [from the OSCE and the public] really doesn't have much effect." he added.

The two bloggers intend to appeal.

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Sarkozy makes Clint Eastwood's day; actor becomes "Légion d'honneur" Commander

November 14, 2009 Yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed the American actor Clint Eastwood Commander of the (Legion of Honour). The country's Minister of Culture, many actors, and directors participated in events at the ceremony.

In February 2009 Eastwood was awarded a Golden Palm (Palme d'Or) in Paris for his life's work — an award usually only given at the annual. The internationally-renowned film star was born in San Francisco and described France in an interview as his second home. In 2007, then-President appointed him a Knight of the Order.

Within the Légion d'honneur, founded on May 19, 1802 by, are five classes of orders in addition to Grand Master, but the ranking distinguishes only the three degrees of Knight (Chevalier), Officer and Commander (Commendatore). With his appointment as Commander, 79-year-old Eastwood skips the level of Officer.


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Afghanistan suicide attack wounds more than twenty

November 14, 2009 Afghan officials said more than twenty people have been wounded today in a suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of vehicles near Camp Phoenix, a US-run NATO military base in the capital of Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.

NATO said nine of its soldiers and ten civilian contractors were among those wounded. It added that the rest of the casualties were bystanders, including several Afghans.

According to NATO spokesman Kevin Bell, the attack happened at just before 08.00 local time, close to a checkpoint at the base. Camp Phoenix houses US soldiers that help train Afghan security forces.

Several attacks have targeted international operations in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in recent months, including attacks on a UN guesthouse and the Indian embassy.

This year has been the deadliest for international troops in Afghanistan since the fall of the government in 2001.


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Illinois police departments try to reduce number of road fatalities this year

November 14, 2009

The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police have begun a statewide campaign to reduce the number of road fatalities in Illinois this year by 100. The program began last Thursday and will continue until the end of the year.

There were 1,043 road fatalities in Illinois last year, and this year officials want that figure to be at 943 or less. If successful, the state will have experienced the fewest road fatalities since 1921. Organizations and advocacy groups throughout the state are encouraging citizens to promote public awareness of unsafe driving practices, such as driving while impaired, distracted, or unbelted. In addition to saving lives, the program is also aimed at reducing the costs associated with car crashes. According to the National Safety Council, the average economic cost associated with a road fatality is $1 million.

More than 400 law enforcement agencies throughout the state are being asked to enhance operations and provide weekly activity and crash reports. The Itasca Police Department, for example, has joined the initiative and will target DUI and seat belt violations, and the Ottawa Police Department will increase enforcement of driving laws by issuing citations to violators.


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Source from France 24 with updated address added back in. The article was on the Observers' site, rather than the main France 24 site. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 04:18, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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Regarding copyvio
The "Some info was copied from AFP" notice on VOA articles, from what I understand, does not mean that VOA actually copied the information from AFP, but only used them as a source (and paraphrased it, sort of like what we do). VOA's copyright disclaimer says: You are welcome to use any material that is published by voanews.com [...] There is no need to request further permission. There is no mention in the disclaimer about any prose being copyrighted. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:52, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * That's my interpretation too for AFP and Reuters. Concerning AP, the VOA article uses a photo, which is indeed copyright:
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Zimbabwe government allocates US$10 million for relocation of thousands of families near diamond field

November 14, 2009 The Zimbabwean government has allocated US$10 million worth of funds for the relocation of thousands of families living near the Chiadzwa diamond fields in the Manicaland province.

Murisi Zwizwai, the Deputy Mines Minister, said that the funds would be used to build houses for the residents in the area, and for developments in. “I can confirm that US$10 million has been set aside for the relocation. The relocation may take place after they have harvested their crops,” he said in an interview, as quoted by the New Zimbabwe news agency.

Zwizwai also added that “the money would be used to build new houses, clinics among others.” According to him, the residents would not be relocated until the 2009–10 agricultural season.

In a 100-day plan, the Zimbabwean coalition government noted that diamonds in the area might be a large source of funds and finance for the country, and could help revive the economy.


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Russian territory expands by 4.5 square kilometres after seismic activity

November 14, 2009 According to scientists, the land territory of Russia has expanded by about 4.5 square kilometres within the last few years in the Far East due to seismic and volcanic activity.

The gained land was recorded in the Sakhalin Peninsula. Boris Levin, head of the Institute for Sea Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the increase happened primarily due to two seismic events.

The first, in August of 2007, was when a heavy 6.8 earthquake near the city of Nevelsk in the Far East raised about three square kilometres of seabed above the level of the water. The second was in June of this year, when the Sarychev Peak volcano on the Matua Island erupted. GPS trackers on the Matua island were used to monitor the eruption, and the volcano changed its shape, adding 1.5 square kilometres of land, scientists said.

Geologists also reported that the Kuril Islands nearby were slowly moving towards mainland Russia at an estimated rate of eighteen milimetres per year.


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Six aid groups suspend work in Chad after killing

November 14, 2009 Six aid groups have suspended work in Chad today after the killing of one aid worker, a rash of banditry, and a kidnapping, according to the United Nations. The UN says about 37,000 people will be affected in some way by the move.

UN spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs noted that the and  (Doctors Without Borders) are among those to halt operations. "To date, five NGOs [non-governmental organisations] and the ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] have temporarily suspended their activities in the east," Byrs said. "Serious acts of banditry in eastern Chad over the last two weeks jeopardise the continuity of humanitarian operations."

This comes soon after a worker for the Red Cross, Laurent Maurice, was kidnapped earlier in the week and another local aid worker for the Solidarités agency was killed.

Over fifty attacks on humanitarian aid workers in Chad have been made this year by bandits. Relief workers are targeted by criminals because they have valuables and vehicles.


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