October 4, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events owned by Harmony Gold Mining. Severe Tropical Storm Lekima (Hanna). •The United States and Russia sign a pact to use Russian •The President of South Korea Roh technology on NASA missions to Moo-hyun and the leader of North hunt for water on the moon and Korea Kim Jong-Il commence Mars. talks in Pyongyang. •United States President George •Kim Jong-Il proposes to extend W. Bush vetoes an expansion of the talks by one day, but Roh the State Children's Health Moo-hyun refuses. Insurance Program. Thousands of Monks in Burma •At the six-party talks in Beijing, to be imprisoned •Edward Pietrzyk, the Polish North Korea agrees to fully shut Thousands more reported dead. ambassador to Iraq, is hurt and down its nuclear program by the his bodyguard is killed by a bomb end of the year. Patron of Republican Sinn attack in Baghdad. Féin Dan Keating dies at age •Former Pakistani Prime Minister U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter 105 Benazir Bhutto says that the introduces bill to cut federal Dan Keating, life- corruption charges against her funding for Columbia long Irish republican have not been dropped, and that University and patron of Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad's On September 26, United States Republican Sinn Féin announcement is part of a Representative Duncan Hunter (R- has died today after disinformation campaign. Calif.) introduced a bill to prohibit a short illness. he federal grants to Columbia was 105 years old. •Lal Masjid mosque opens for University in response to public three months after being Columbia's decision to allow Iran's seized by the Pakistani army. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Featured story •2007 Burmese anti-government to speak on campus. Titled the Bat for Lashes plays the protests: "Restore Patriotism to University Bowery Ballroom: an Campuses Act", the bill states that Interview with Natasha Khan •The State Peace and "[t]hrough their invitation, Musician Natasha Development Council releases 80 Columbia University provided a Khan spoke Buddhist monks and 149 public, prestigious platform on recently with Buddhist nuns. United States soil from which on Wikinews about •United Nations envoy Ibrahim September 24, 2007, President art, transvestism Gambari leaves the country, while Ahmadinejad spoke and defended and drug use in arrests and intimidation of his wide-ranging support for the music business. demonstrators continue. terrorist activities." Wikipedia Current Events •Soe Win, the Prime Minister of Hunter, who is seeking the Myanmar, dies of leukemia. More than 3,000 gold miners are Republican Presidential trapped underground in a mine at •2007 Pacific typhoon season: nomination, argued in favor of the Elandsrand, northwest of Vietnam evacuates 400,000 bill last week. "If the left-wing Johannesburg, South Africa, people from the provinces of leaders of academia will not Nghe An and Ha Tinh ahead of support our troops, they, in the If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, October 4, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 very least, should not support our Soares. The snap was caused by a gold on the planet. adversaries," he said. "By hosting "fatigued" water pipe which fell President Ahmadinejad, Columbia down the shaft damaging the Ontario Votes 2007: Interview University openly insulted the "steelwork and electrical feeder with Libertarian candidate Alan thousands of servicemen and cords," added Soares. Mercer, Scarborough—Rouge women serving in Iraq, most of River whom are direct targets of the "They are all safe," said CEO of Alan Mercer is running for the munitions that he is sending Harmony mining, Graham Briggs Ontario Libertarian Party in the across the Iraq-Iran border." who also said that the miners have Ontario provincial election, in the been contacted and have been Scarborough—Rouge River riding. Prior to Ahmedinejad's speech, given "food and water." Wikinews' Nick Moreau interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush him regarding his values, his expressed a different view, saying However; according to Lesiba experience, and his campaign. that Columbia's invitation "really Seshoka, a spokesman with the speaks to the freedoms of the National Union of Mineworkers, the Stay tuned for further interviews; country." "I'm not so sure I'd offer miners have not been heard from every candidate from every party the same invitation, but for hours. is eligible, and will be contacted. nevertheless, it speaks volumes Expect interviews from Liberals, about the greatness, really, of "This is a terrible situation. The Progressive Conservatives, New America. We're confident enough only exit is blocked, probably by a Democratic Party members, to let a person express his views," fall of ground," said Seshoka. Ontario Greens, as well as he said. members from the Family Rescue workers will use a mine Coalition, Freedom, Communist, 3,200 trapped in South African shaft that is next to the damaged Libertarian, and Confederation of mine one in an attempt to reach the Regions parties, as well as As many as 3,200 mine workers trapped miners. The company says independents. are trapped in Elandsrand mine, a that a few hundred can be lifted to gold mine in South Africa about 50 safety at a time and that most Why have you chosen to involve miles west of Johannesburg in should be rescued within the next yourself in the political process? Gauteng province, after an 24 hours. There is no emergency Why did you choose to run in this incident at 8:00 GMT. The mine is exit in the shaft which is reported constituency? owned by Harmony Gold Mining to have "not been maintained for I live in Scarborough—Rouge River. Corporation. ages," added Seshoka. I'm involved in the political process because of my desire to promote The mining company says that a "An escape route is the most the message of individual liberty lift electrical cable broke on a important thing and they have during provincial and federal basket that was carrying miners, failed miserably. They need to elections, and to help build the trapping thousands at least 2,200 ensure that the shaft is libertarian political movement in meters below the earth's surface. maintained. This is why we have Ontario and Canada. There is more There are no injuries, but some this disaster. Our main worry is for information about me at reports say that rescuers have not more than 3,000 people who are http://www.libertarian.on.ca/Elec2 been able to contact miners. underground," said National Union 007/A_Mercer.htm and Reports from MSNBC and the of Mineworkers for S. Africa http://www.thestar.com/ontarioele Guardian Unlimited say that the chairman, Deon Boqwana. ction/ridings/candidateprofile/2529 shaft may have collapsed when a 84 and water pipe burst. The Elsrand mine is currently http://www.canadianliberty.com/bl under development and has been og "They were underground when the since February 2001 when accident happened and they were Harmony bought the mine. What prior political experience do not able to surface because an you have? What skills and insight electric feeder cable that is The mine is located in the can you bring to office, from other connected to the mine lift was Witwatersrand Basin of South non-political positions you may severed," said a spokeswoman for Africa, which is said to be the have held? the mining company, Amelia location of the largest area of raw I ran in the provincial by-election If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, October 4, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 in Scarborough—Rouge River in liberty and allows the electors to regulations. Increasing 2005, and I was a candidate in the hear this message. The opportunities for health care and 2006 federal election for the Conservatives do not even come educational freedom. Liberty in all Libertarian Party of Canada. I was close to voicing free market areas of life. Justice reform so that elected to the Board of Directors of positions or any opposition to the needs of victims of crime are the Libertarian Party of Canada in infringements on personal liberties addressed through the principle of May, 2005, and I was appointed and property rights – such as the restitution. president of the LPC in February, Smoke-Free Ontario Act or the 2006. I have also served on the Greenbelt Act or the Liberals Are the property taxes in your executive of the Ontario forcing teens to stay in school until riding at a fair level for the amount Libertarian Party. I have had they’re 18. The major political of services received in the opportunities to explain libertarian parties still advocate price controls municipality? principles and positions to various on the economy and the Greens No property tax is fair. Property media. are just the most extreme kind of tax violates property rights, and I helped to write the Ontario control-freak mentality that the they oppress those who are least Libertarian Party's current major parties represent with their able to afford them. People need environment policy and the corporatist-socialist policies. There to be able to pay for the services Libertarian Party of Canada's is a complete vacuum and they use and opt out of those they current platform libertarians need to get involved don’t. I have contributed press releases right now and get their own pro- for both the Ontario LP and LP of liberty message out to the How can the province lead the way Canada, which include Canadian public which is starved of in stimulating job creation? "Scarborough-Rouge River this.