February 13, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Dixie Chicks, Blige, Underwood big Grammy winners US claims Iraqi militants •A suspicious white substance is The Dixie Chicks finally overcame armed with Iranian weapons found in envelope at the Virginia controversy to dominate the 2007 United States military and Supreme Court building in Grammy Awards on Sunday night, intelligence officials have Richmond, Virginia, United States, winning five statuettes including presented material they say link on the same day that Senator the two coveted awards for Record weapons used by Iraqi fighters to John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at the and Song of the Year (for "Not Iran. Jefferson Hotel. Ready To Make Nice"). The •Iranian President Mahmoud country/rock trio, led by Martie Australian Prime Minister Ahmadinejad states in an Maguire, often criticized for their targets Obama on Iraq interview that Iran does not fear political views, also won for their Australian Prime Minister John the U.S. and that any foreign album Taking the Long Way. Howard has attacked US attack would be "severely presidential candidate Barack punished". Mary J. Blige, who went into the Obama on his pledge to introduce Grammies with the most a bill that would withdraw •United States Assistant Secretary nominations, ended up winning American troops from Iraq by of State for East Asian and Pacific three, while American Idol winner March 2008. Affairs, Christopher R. Hill, Carrie Underwood won two, announces that tentative including Best New Artist and for agreement has been reached over Featured story her song "Jesus Take The Wheel". North Korean nuclear With completion of the "big three" Cars big winner as 34th disarmament pending review by music awards (which includes the Annual Annie Awards handed the signatories. American Music Awards held in out •Iraq's High Tribunal sentences November, and the Billboard Music Cars drove home the big prize last former Vice President Taha Yassin Awards held in December), Blige night, from the 34th Annual Annie Ramadan to death for his role in and Underwood were the only two Awards, while Flushed Away won the 1982 killing of 148 men and artists to sweep all three major five awards, the most of the night. boys in Dujail following an awards this season. The animation industry's highest unsuccessful assassination honor, ASIFA-Hollywood's Annies attempt against Saddam Hussein. Ontario, Canada Health recognise contributions to Minister set to marry this animation, and Wikinews was •Italian police arrest in raids 15 summer there, capturing moments on the people who the police claimed Ontario's Health Minister/Deputy red carpet. were associated with the Red Premier George Smitherman, 43, Brigades terrorist group. will wed his long time partner this Wikipedia Current Events •At least 76 people are killed in summer -August 5. The couple also • India's Hindalco Industries buys four bomb attacks in Baghdad. hopes to adopt a child. Atlanta-based Novelis for US$6 •An earthquake of a magnitude of billion. Christopher Peloso, 33, who is 6.1 on the Richter scale strikes Smitherman's partner, works for a •Approximately 60,000 people in about 160 km east of Cabo de São large chocolate company called Mozambique are evacuated in the Vicente, Portugal, at 11:36 am Lindt. The couple met 10 years ago. Zambezi River valley due to floods (CET). Smitherman proposed on Christmas caused by three weeks of heavy Day in Peloso's home of Sudbury, rain. Ontario. If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 Hossein termed the accusations lethal". Explosives, leftowers from "Christopher had decided that he, baseless propaganda and said that former iraqi army, have been a big at least, should wear a white or the U.S. had a long history of killer of both Iraqi civilians and cream-coloured tuxedo, so I bought "fabricating evidence". Allied forces in Iraq. Tens of him one and slipped a little note in thousands of civilians and over there," said Smitherman. "This is American officials displayed 3000 Allied troops have died in the my greatest foray into romance to weaponry including Explosively nearly four-year-old Iraq war. date." Formed Penetrators (EFPs) and thermal detectors used for The exchanges come during a The wedding will take place at remotely exploding bombs. Some period of heightened tension Laurentian Lodge, a wilderness of the weapons parts bear the between Iran and the U. S. over resort near the northern city of markings that the officials Iran's nuclear programme. The U.S. Sudbury, Ontario. It will not be associated with Iranian deployed a second aircraft carrier formal and a beach party will take manufacture. The officials claimed strike force in the Persian Gulf last place after the wedding. that such sophisticated weaponry month. could not have been assembled by Smitherman is the first openly gay the Shia militia and said that it Cars big winner as 34th Annual cabinet minister in the province of must have been supplied from Annie Awards handed out Ontario. neighbouring Iran. The U.S. view is Cars drove home the big prize last that only a state arms company night, from the 34th Annual Annie When asked what Smitherman will would have the ability to Awards. The animation industry's wear to the ceremony, he was manufacture weapons of this kind highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood's quoted jokingly saying: "Probably a and the officials maintained that Annies recognise contributions to thong." the weapons were smuggled in to animation, writing, directing, Iraq by the Qods Force of the storyboarding, voice acting, US claims Iraqi militants armed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps composing, and much more. with Iranian weapons (IRGC) and have estimated that During a press conference such an operation was known to As mentioned, Pixar took home the yesterday, United States military the Iranian government and big prize last night, after facing stiff and intelligence officials presented encouraged by it, but did not competition from four other Happy material they say link weapons present any evidence to support Feet, Monster House, Open Season, used by Iraqi fighters to Iran. the claims. and Over the Hedge. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters in Madrid on Friday The U.S. evidence is being met with But the biggest winner of the night that the there was "pretty good" close scrutiny, after the experience didn't get a "Best Animated evidence that Iranians are of pre-Iraq war U.S. intelligence Feature" nod at all. Flushed Away supplying either weapons or estimates of Saddam Hussein's won five feature animation technology to Iraqi militants. weapons capability and links with categories including Animated Al-Qaeda, which were found to be Effects (Scott Cegielski), Character Reacting to the U.S. claims, Iran's inaccurate. When asked why this Animation (Gabe Hordos), President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad information was being released at Production Design (Pierre-Olivier said in a television interview that this specific moment, even though Vincent), Voice Acting (Sir Ian the allegations were "excuses to the information had accumulated McKellan as Toad), Writing (Dick prolong the stay" of the U.S. since 2004, the officials explained Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris military in Iraq, and that the U.S. that they saw a near doubling of Lloyd, Joe Keenan, and Will was pointing fingers at others in an EFP attacks in 2006. Davies). effort to "hide its defeats and failures"; however in an interview The U.S. claims that the such Over The Hedge won awards for with Diane Sawyer on February weapons have killed at least 170 Directing (Tim Johnson and Karey 12th, Ahmadinejad refused to troops and a much higher number Kirkpatrick), Storyboarding (Gary address accusations that his of Iraqi civilians. Secretary Gates Graham), and Character Design country was supplying weapons to said that the EFPs did not form a (Nicolas Marlet). insurgents in Iraq. Iranian Foreign large proportion of roadside bombs Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali but that they were "extremely Of little surprise, Randy Newman If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 won an Annie for Cars in the "Music Animation (Yu Jae Myung for Avatar launch its new desktop software in an Animated Feature Production" episode "The Blind Bandit"). system for businesses. IBM's new category. Newman has won many product is called “Open Client Oscars for his movie music, and ASIFA also hands out "Juried Offering”. The company hopes that has a nomination this year for the Awards" to various notable figures its product will put Macintosh or song "Our Town". Newman didn't in animation. Bill Plympton, Genndy Linux software on a more equal attend the Annies, instead picking Tartakovsky, and Andreas Deja will footing with Windows. up a Grammy for "Best Song each win the Winsor McCay Award, Written For Motion Picture, in recognition of lifetime or career The Open Client Offering software Television Or Other Visual Media". contributions to the art of was developed by IBM in-house, as animation. Bill Matthews, Michael well as with partners like Novell DisneyToon Studios' Bambi II won Fallik, Marc Deckter, and Eric Graf Inc. and Red Hat Inc. It is to "Best Home Entertainment will each win a Certificate of Merit. answer the questions regarding the Production", while "Best Animated The June Foray Award will go to cost-effectiveness of managing Short Subject" went to Blue Sky Stephen Worth, for his "significant Linux or Apple desktop personal Studios' No Time For Nuts, which is and benevolent or charitable computers alongside Windows PCs.