February 19, 2010 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Lead Stories during a cabinet meeting in the Mr. Cheney's daughter Liz introduced capitol building, and was preceded her father to the gathering. Then the Niger coup ousts president by a several-hour long gun battle in crowd began cheering 'Run, Cheney, the capital, Niamy. The battle began Run' and when someone in the Former US Vice President Dick at about 13:00 local time (12:00 crowd said 'Cheney 2012' he replied Cheney: 'Barack Obama is a one- UTC), ending about four hours later, 'knock it off' jokingly. "A welcome term President' with both foot soldiers and tanks like that is almost enough to make involved, although no significant me want to run for office again," he Tree car crash kills two in deployment of the military was said, "But I'm not a-gonna do it." reported. Oxfordshire, England Mr. Cheney has consistently denied The battle led to at least three that he will seek the presidency in Facebook takes down groups deaths of military personnel, and 2012, although there has been a supporting Austin crash pilot civilian injuries have been reported large movement within the Tea Party as well. Additionally, a curfew has to write in his name on the Court ruling upholds expulsion of been imposed, and the military has Republican Primary. closed Niger's borders. Despite the New York Senator convicted of He concluded his speech with "There crisis, the government has yet to assault comes a time when those of us in release an official statement as to its our generation need to move on, I status. Niger coup oust president want to encourage that younger The coup came after an extended generation...it's a remarkable time The president of Niger, Mamadou political crisis in which President to be an American, a remarkable Tandja, has been captured and Tandja has dissolved both the time to be a conservative." imprisoned by a group of Nigerian National Assembly and Niger's High soldiers under the name of Court, as well as extending his Tree car crash kills two in "Supreme Council for the Restoration presidential term by three years, and Oxfordshire, England of Democracy" after an attack on the removing all further limits on his presidential palace late Thursday. term. These actions have led to Two people have been killed as the The Nigerian embassy in London has increasing pressure against him and result of a collision involving a issued a statement saying that both the government, culminating with a vehicle crashing into a tree in the president and ministers in his thousands-strong demonstration Oxfordshire, England. The two company were "safe and well," against the government last week. occupents of the Subaru Impreza although officials said that the were four-year-old Bradley Eldridge company was most likely imprisoned Former US Vice President Dick and his father, 36-year-old Tony in military barracks outside of Cheney: 'Barack Obama is a one- Eldridge, who was driving the Niamy. term President' vehicle. Both were thought to be from the village of Bicester. According to an announcement by Former Vice President of the United the representative of the group The vehicle was travelling between States, Dick Cheney, said that "I responsible for the coup, a Nigerian the Oxfordshire villages of Bicester think 2010 will be a phenomenal Army colonel, the country's and Bucknell at around 2015 GMT on year for the conservative cause and I constitution has been suspended and Wednesday when it departed from think Barack Obama is a one-term all government institutions have the road and crashed into a tree. president," at the 2010 Conservative been dissolved. It is not clear who Both occupents of the car were Political Action Conference (CPAC). the leader of the coup is, although declared dead at the scene of the Other speakers at the conference several military sources said that collision. included the newly elected Senator Major Adamou Harouna of the Scott Brown, the former Attorney A rapid response ambulance had Nigerian Army was responsible. General John Ashcroft, and former been directed to the crash site, The coup apparently took place presidential candidate Mitt Romney. however, a spokesperson for the If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Friday, February 19, 2010 Wikinews Page 2 South Central Ambulance Service Stacks' thoughts." However, one England. The event started taking stated that "[s]adly, there (con't) member went as far to suggest that place in 1980, with this year's event was nothing that the crews could the United States "need[ed] a being the 30th BRIT Awards. This do." The spokesperson also revolution" and "voting for a year, the programme was broadcast commented that "[a]n adult male Democrat or a Republican is not live - although with a short delay to and a four-year-old child were revolutionary, it is big business as allow censorship of strong language declared dead at the scene and our usual." - on ITV1 from 2000-2200 GMT on crew was stood down." Tuesday. 5.8 million viewers A third group titled "Joseph Andrew watched it, which was an audience A spokesperson for the Thames Stack, we salute thee" was share of 21.9%. Valley Police was quoted as saying: supposedly against violence towards "A police officer came across the others. One administrator did write, The main presenter of the vehicle while out on patrol. It was a "We hope that everyone is okay and programme was British comedian significant impact and he accounted for. It is our belief that his Peter Kay, although various other immediately raised the alarm before intention was not to hurt anyone, celebrities also presented awards, going to the aid of the occupants. It but just to prove a point." including actor Andy Serkis, is unclear at this stage when the musician Melanie Brown, singer On the wall of a forth group, known accident happened but it is not Shirley Bassey, television and radio simply as "Joseph Andrew Stack," believed to have been long before it presenter Jonathan Ross, actor Idris creator Emily Walters of Louisville, was found." Elba, singer Geri Halliwell, television Kentucky, wrote: "Finally an presenter Cat Deeley, comedian Alan American man took a stand against Facebook takes down groups Carr, singer Mika, fashion designer our tyrannical government that no supporting Austin crash pilot and film director Tom Ford, former longer follows the constitution and is glamour model Samantha Fox, turned its back on its founding musician Noddy Holder and musician On the popular social networking fathers and the beliefs this country and actress Courtney Love. Fearne website Facebook, various groups was founded on." commemorating disgruntled pilot Cotton was also a backstage Joseph Andrew Stack were formed "That so many have already presenter during the event. There on Thursday evening. Earlier that contributed to Facebook page[s] as was also an after show highlights day, in what has been described as 'fans' of this terrorist attack on programme broadcast on ITV2, an act of "domestic terrorism," Stack public servants is a truly appalling immediately after the programme on intentionally crashed his small expression of extremism, which ITV1 had finished, from 2200-2300 passenger plane into an Internal Americans will overwhelmingly GMT. Presenting on the programme Revenue Service (IRS) office building reject," Congressman Lloyd Doggett was Rufus Hound and Caroline Flack. in Austin, Texas. So far, he is the (D-TX) told The Politico regarding BBC Radio 1 also had continuous only reported fatality. the creation and subsequent growth official coverage on the station of said pages. throughout the day of the awards, On the information page of the first with disc jockeys Scott Mills and Facebook's Statement of Rights and group named "The Joe 'Take My Greg James hosting a programme on Responsibilities says that its users Pound Of Flesh' Stack Anti-IRS Fan the station at around the time of the are prohibited from "post[ing] Page," one administrator wrote, award ceremony. "[This page is] dedicated to a man, content that is hateful, threatening, frustrated as so many of us are with pornographic, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence." our corrupt, inept government, Various artists, all of which were sacrificed his life to make a In accordance with said policy, BRIT Award nominees, performed statement. Will history see him as a Facebook has since taken down and during the ITV1 programme. Lily patriot or terrorist? Depends on who deleted all four of these group Allen, JLS and Kasabian were is doing the writing." This particular pages. amongst the performers. American group had approximately 250 musician Lady Gaga said that "[t]his members. 2010 BRIT Awards highlights is for Alexander McQueen", who died Another group called "The on February 11 2010, before Philosophy of Joe Stack" apparently The 2010 BRIT Awards, presented by performing two of her tracks - came out against the attack, yet the British Phonographic Industry, is Telephone and Dance in the Dark. sympathized with its reasons: "This an annual award ceremony for music Dizzee Rascal and Florence and the page is NOT to glorify his actions, artists. This year, the competition Machine performed a duet entitled but simply to say that after reading took place in the Earls Court You've Got the Dirtee Love, which his note, we can agree with...Joe Exhibition Centre in London, was a merger of two songs - You've If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Friday, February 19, 2010 Wikinews Page 3 Got the Love, which was originally award for "BRITs performance of 30 Below is a complete list of the recorded by The Source and (con't) years" went to former group the recipients of the awards on Tuesday Candi Staton - and later covered by Spice Girls for their performance of night.