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March 6, 2010 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Lead Stories Just minutes after the US resolution The events that prompted the passed, Turkey issued a statement resolution were the deportation of US Congressional panel claims condemning "this resolution which Armenians from the Ottoman Turkey committed genocide accuses the Turkish nation of a crime Empire, the precursor to the current it has not committed." Additionally, Turkish state, in 1915. Either BBC: Ethiopian famine aid Turkey said that their ambassador to disease, starvation or deliberate 'siphoned off' to buy weapons the United States had been killings by Turkish troops killed immediately recalled for around a million and a half according to rebels, report consultation. Armenians, both in Armenians during the deportations America and overseas, welcomed the and other events during World War I. Two police officers injured in vote, however, with the Armenian Since then, more than 20 countries Pentagon shooting incident government calling the passage of worldwide have officially condemned the resolution "an important step the actions as genocide. Turkey, Explosion, fire temporarily halts towards the prevention of crimes however, has rejected the term, and cereal production at General Mills against humanity." maintains that there was no deliberate attempt to annihilate the plant While the efforts of Turkey and the Armenian people. White House to block the measure had no effect on the passage of the Earthquake, tsunami combo BBC: Ethiopian famine aid resolution, both the White House and caused devastation in Pichilemu, 'siphoned off' to buy weapons the State Department said on Chile according to rebels, report Saturday that the administration would "work very hard" to prevent US Congressional panel claims the measure from proceeding to the An investigation by the BBC has Turkey committed genocide House for a full vote. On Friday, revealed that millions of dollars in Secretary Clinton, speaking for the famine relief aid money, including A United States Congressional panel White House, said that she believed the money raised from the charity has passed a resolution describing the US Congress would take no supergroup Band Aid and the Live Turkey's killing of Armenians in further action on the topic. Aid concert held by Bob Geldof, was World War I as genocide, over "siphoned off" by Ethiopian rebels to objections from the White House, The fallout from the vote threatened buy weapons. One rebel said that at which said Saturday that it will seek to disrupt talks between Turkey and least US$ 95 million (£63 million) to block the measure. Armenia intended to return the two from — Western governments and The panel, the House Foreign Affairs countries to normal diplomatic private charities — was diverted into Committee, passed the resolution, status. These talks which were rebel coffers. which calls on President Barack acknowledged by President Obama This was also noted in a declassified Obama to "characterize the earlier this week in a telephone call Central Intelligence Agency systematic and deliberate to Turkish Prime Minister Recep assessment of the famine situation annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians Tayyip Erdoğan thanking him for his titled Ethiopia: Political and Security as genocide," by a vote of 23 to 22. efforts in the negotiations. Impact of the Drought, in which the The passage came even after the Additionally, the resolution report states, "Some funds that White House warned the panel that significantly dampens relations insurgent organizations are raising the vote would harm talks between between America and Turkey, which for relief operations, as a result of Turkey and Armenia, and US is America's staunchest Muslim ally. increased world publicity, are almost Secretary of State Hillary Clinton The US government is dependent on certainly being diverted for military asked the panel not to proceed with Turkey for its access to northern purposes." the vote. Additionally, a Turkish Iraq, as well as its efforts to parliamentary delegation aimed at regionally isolate Iran, and the During the 1984–1985 famine, convincing panel members to defeat government will undoubtedly be Ethiopia was fighting Eritrean and the resolution also had gone to working to limit the diplomatic fallout Tigray rebels in those two northern Washington to plead their case. from the resolution. provinces, although Eritrea has since If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Saturday, March 6, 2010 Wikinews Page 2 gained its independence. Since the In response to the allegations, the them. The suspect was critically countryside was out of the charity Christian Aid issued a injured as he was not wearing a government's control, aid was statement saying, "There are bullet-proof vest. The two officers brought in from neighboring Sudan. allegations in the story which are were taken to George Washington Some aid came in the form of food, against all of Christian Aid's University Hospital for treatment and while other aid came as cash which principles and our initial were released few hours later. He would be used by the aid agencies to investigations do not correspond to praised Officers Jeffrey Amos and buy grain from Ethiopian farmers. the BBC's version of events." Marvin Carraway for acting "quickly and decisively to neutralize him as a Rebels would disguise themselves as Nick Guttmann, who is director of threat" without hurting anyone else. traders and merchants to get their emergency relief operations for the Bedell died hours after being hands on the currency. "I was given group, says the "story has to be put admitted in critical condition. clothes to make me look like a into context". "We were working in a Muslim merchant. This was a trick for major conflict, there was a massive Keevill added, "About 6:40 tonight, a the NGOs," said Gebremedhin Araya, famine and people on all sides were person came [to] the Pentagon ... a senior member of the Tigray suffering," Guttmann said, adding, area ... [and] appeared to be pretty People's Liberation Front (TPLF). "Both the rebels and the government calm. As the officers started to ask were using innocent civilians to him for his pass ... he drew a weapon One such aid worker that brought further their own political ends." from his pocket and started shooting. the grain was Max Peberdy, who ... He did not say anything." Keevill worked for the charity Christian Aid. Bob Geldof, the Irish rock star who confirmed that the shooter was a Peberdy is seen in a photo with help organized Live Aid, said, "We American citizen but denied Araya buying grain. are talking about a disgruntled, knowledge of any motive behind the exiled general. The essence of the Araya said that only some of the shooting. He said, "We have a report also is not just about Live Aid. sacks were filled with grain; the rest theory, but it's still a theory. It's It's that all monies going into Tigray were filled with sand. The transaction going to take time to develop that." — that would be Oxfam, Save the was overseen by a member of the Children, UNICEF and Christian Aid — Bedell's car was driven from Relief Society of Tigray (REST), the somehow, we were all duped and California and more ammunition was humanitarian wing of the TPLF. The gulled. And that's simply not the found there. Keevill said there is a money was then given to TPLF case. It just didn't happen." surveillance video showing the leaders, including chairman Meles suspect that "pretty much confirms Zenawi, who has been Prime Minister Two police officers injured in what we've been saying, that he of Ethiopia since 1991. Zenawi has Pentagon shooting incident acted alone." He has dismissed the not commented on the allegations. possibility of Bedell being a terrorist. Peberdy disputes the claims that he An armed man opened fire at an An Internet posting has come was duped, saying, "As far as we entrance to the Pentagon in forward where a user named were concerned and as far as we Washington, D.C. on Thursday at JPatrickBedell argued that the 9/11 were told by REST, the people we 6.40 p.m (0140 UTC), injuring two attacks and death (ruled a suicide by were dealing with were merchants." police officers, before being shot and court of law) of Marine Col. James He added, "It's 25 years since this killed by them. According to the Sabow in Orange County in 1991 had happened, and in the 25 years it's officers, the man calmly approached been "cover-ups" and that he was the first time anybody has claimed an entrance to the building near the determined to uncover the truth. In such a thing." Metro station, pulled a gun from his the same posting he protests strict However, an exiled TPLF commander coat pocket and opened fire at them. US marijuana laws and has included who lives in the Netherlands, No one else was injured in the links to a 2006 court case in Orange Aregawi Berhe, is backing Araya's incident. The attacker has been County where he was prosecuted for story. He said the group got their identified as 36 year old John Patrick cultivating marijuana and resisting a hands on over US$100 million (£66 Bedell of Hollister, California. He was police officer. Online Court records million) of which 95% went to buy armed with two nine millimeter show the date of birth mentioned by weapons and build up a hardliner semiautomatic weapons and several the user JPatrickBedell matches that Marxist party inside the rebel magazines of ammunition and acted of the John Patrick Bedell. Bedell said movement. The remaining five alone.