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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 , '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. in an online video, "The moral values percent would go to famine victims. Chief of the United States Pentagon of individuals and communities are Berhe told the BBC that the group Police Richard S. Keevill conducted a increasingly attacked by a political would put on a "drama" to get the press conference two hours after the system where deceit is routine and money. Berhe said, "The aid workers incident. He said that the wounds to accepted and the only standard is were fooled." the two officers were not life power." threatening as the bullets just grazed Pentagon entrances were locked

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, March 6, 2010 Wikinews Page 3 shortly after the shooting, during the Chile was hit by a 8.8 earthquake. leave the Carabineros police force to evening rush hour but all were Many coastal towns were also hit by maintain the security of the city. reopened with the exception of the a tsunami, and Pichilemu was one of Pentagon Metro entrance which is them. Its inhabitants were surprised Five construction workers shot adjacent to the main entrance of the by the giant waves that destroyed dead in Afghanistan Pentagon in Virginia, across the the most of the costanera and that Potomac River. Transit officials reached the city square. According to reports from officials, decided to close the busy Pentagon Pichilemu, that means in four Pakistani and one Afghan road subway station for Friday as a part of Mapudungun language small forest, construction workers were killed in the investigations.The Pentagon is one of the most famous Chilean Afghanistan yesterday by armed police department, the Arlington resort towns in the central zone of men. County Police Department, U.S. Chile. It is recurrently visited by Secret Service and the FBI are The interior ministry reported that surfers from all the world, because investigating the incident. the attack happened on Thursday the beach is morning, in the Panjwayi district in The Pentagon has total five considered one of the best for surf the Kandahar province, and noted entrances: Mall Terrace Entrance practice worldwide. that one other Pakistani and Afghan façade, the River Terrace Entrance Central Pichilemu was not severely labourer were injured. The workers façade, the Concourse Entrance (or damaged by the earthquake, but the were reportedly en route to a Metro Station) façade, the South tsunami caused significant building site operated by the SAITA Parking Entrance façade, and the destruction. The Fisherman Creek, construction firm. Heliport façade. located in front of the beach, was "They were going to work when this completely destroyed, and its Explosion, fire temporarily halts incident took place. We are machines are now unusable. Most of cereal production at General arranging transportation of their the Agustín Ross architecture that Mills plant bodies back to Pakistan," characterized the city, three of them commented Ajmal Farooqi, an being National Monuments of Chile, executive with the company. Buffalo, New York – Production was were damaged. The Agustín Ross temporarily halted at the General Mirador, a famous location in front of Police official Agha said that two Mills cereal plant in Buffalo, New the beach, located less than 200 gunmen motorcycle opened fire on York after malfunctioning equipment meters from the Fisherman Creek, the workers, conflicting with reports exploded, causing a fire. was completely destroyed. Its from the interior ministry, which says that there were three gunmen. According to communications famous balustrades were washed between fire crews, a fan in a hopper away or thrown asunder. Many Agence France-Presse reports that exploded on the 4th floor just before restaurants, kiosks and a circus were this incident bears the hallmarks of midnight (EST). Fire crews responded affected by the tsunami. the Taleban; however, Taleban within minutes, but the fire had been The rural parts of Pichilemu, like spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi remarked extinguished prior to their arrival. , Rodeillos and Espinillos that "[o]ur friends did not say Fire crews say that a "faulty motor in feature houses constructed from anything about it, we don't have a hopper" exploded, igniting dust adobe. Many were more than 100- information about the incident". around the equipment which caused years old, and were destroyed or are a fire. now uninhabitable. Britain thinks Africans are barbaric, claims South African The explosion forced the company to The most powerful aftershock was President shut down all of their mills and power produced almost 40 kilometers in to most of their facility for a short front of the coast of Pichilemu, at the Jacob Zuma, President of South time as a precaution. Production and 03:10 local time (07:10 UTC) in Africa, claimed Britain believed Africa normal operations began to resume March 2, with an intensity of 5.5 in is "barbaric", hours before a state around 12:15 a.m.. the Richter scale, according to the visit to Queen Elizabeth II. These USGS. No one was injured. Fire officials claims were made after the Daily estimate the damage to be around The Intendant of the O'Higgins Mail described him as a "sex- US$100,000. Region, Juan Núñez, had a meeting obsessed bigot and vile buffoon." with the Governor of the Cardenal Zuma accused Britons of considering Earthquake, tsunami combo Caro Province, Loreto Puebla, the themselves to be culturally superior caused devastation in Pichilemu, Mayor of Pichilemu, Roberto owing to their past colonial activities. Chile Córdova, and naval and military "When the British came to our authorities, juntas de vecinos country they said everything we did Pichilemu, Chile – Last Saturday, representatives. They decided to was barbaric, was wrong, inferior in

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Saturday, March 6, 2010 Wikinews Page 4 whatever way. Bear in mind that I'm considers to be his culture. Mr Zuma Commons Picture of the Day a freedom fighter and I fought to free had a meeting with British journalists myself, also for my culture to be yesterday and was asked not one respected. And I don't know why question about his private life". they are continuing thinking that He also added that Zuma did not their culture is more superior than "appreciate reading things which he others, those who might have said considers are patronising to his so," stated Zuma in an African culture" and claimed that it was newspaper. obvious that "his comments will have According to him, he had never no bearing on the state visit." The "looked down upon any culture of President, according to Magwneya, anyone" and that no one has the looks forward to the visit and will The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt authority of judging other cultures. continue with the full schedule. (1827-1910) Zuma added, "The British have done Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance, that before, as they colonised us, South Africa's principal opposition and they continue to do this, and it's party, stated that the reports in the Quote of the Day an unfortunate thing. If people want British newspapers did not warrant A man contains all that is needed to an engagement, I'm sure we will Zuma's lashing out at Britain. make up a tree; likewise, a tree engage on that issue." contains all that is needed to make Kenneth Mubu, of the opposing The President's comments were up a man. Thus, finally, all things political party said, said: "Instead of published in a local private meet in all things, but we need a rising above predictable criticism newspaper. Zuma, who has three Prometheus to distill it. from a particular quarter of the current wives, made these ~ Cyrano de Bergerac ~ British press, he has allowed himself comments after arriving in Britain to be dragged down to the level of with Thobeka Madiba, 38, his third the tabloids. By accusing the British Word of the Day wife. people of believing that Africans are vulnerary adj The Queen will welcome them at the barbaric and inferior, he has insulted 1. Useful or used for healing Horse Guards Parade and take them his hosts, and no doubt undermined wounds; healing, curative. to Buckingham Palace thereafter. A the entire purpose of the state visit – state banquet will also be held in his which is to strengthen relations 2. (archaic, rare) Causing honor at the palace, where he is set between South Africa and the United wounds, wounding. to spend two nights. Kingdom." Zuma, a member of the Zulu tribe, The youth sector of the African was compelled to make a public National Congress supported the apology following a love child with President. It expressed its disgust at the daughter of a friend. This the British reports. incident triggered the articles in "British media seem to have Daily Mail and Daily Mirror which developed a habit of rubbishing our attacked Zuma. president and constantly portray him Zuma, whose state trip includes as barbaric and of inferior meetings with Gordon Brown, David belonging," the youth league said. "It Cameron and Nick Clegg, as well as a is quite apparent that the British speech to members of parliament, media is the one that is plans to continue with the visit. This characterised and defined by the was confirmed by officials today. worst form of barbarism, backwardness and racism. These Vincent Magwenya, Zuma's British racists continue to live in a spokesman said the incident would dreamland and sadly believe that have no impact in Zuma's trip. Africans are still their colonial Magwenya stated: "Mr Zuma is in the subjects, with no values and UK for wide-ranging programme of principles. They believe that the only substantial and serious issues. The acceptable values and principles in comments he made were not aimed the world are British values of at the British public in general but at whiteness and subjugation of certain sections of the media which Africans," stated the party. have lambasted him for what he

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