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Iraq: Paul Buchanan On What Saddam's Execution Means To Iraq
Scoop Video: Saddam Hussein Executed - Iraqi State TV Release
Scoop Video: Leaked video footage of Saddam Hussein's moment of execution

NEW ZEALAND LEAD:
Crime News: Gunman Has Leg Amputated After Police Capture
Nature: Cuckoos Never Had It So Good -
NEWS HEADLINES:
Cricket World Cup: Carribean Assurances On Visas, Safety
Glitz: Celebs Mix With John Key At Cirque Afterparty
Kiwi Summer: Some Enter Beach Contests While Others Swot -
Exclusive Report: Leaders Move To Eject Fiji From Forum Chair
MORE SCOOP REPORTS:

SCOOP INTERNATIONAL LEAD STORY:
UK News: Blair Joins Gordon Brown's Anti-Hanging Faction
Eco-Warriorism: 'Pirates of Compassion' Now Risk Being Sunk
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Pacific News: Bainimarama To Assert Immunity For His Soldiers
Iraq: Saddam Executed By Hanging – Bush Says It's Justice

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Iraq: Paul Buchanan On What Saddam's Execution Means To Iraq

The sorry video spectacle that was Saddam Hussein’s hanging has provoked outrage throughout the world... It is clear that US and Iraqi officials wanted Saddam to be convicted and sentenced to capital punishment for a variety of atrocities. It is also clear that US officials underestimated the determination of Shiite Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al- Maliki to avenge his dead brethren. See... By Iraqi Standards, Saddam’s Hanging Was Just [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0701/S00031.htm

Scoop Video: Saddam Hussein Executed - Iraqi State TV Release

See… (Editor's caution, contains disturbing footage.) [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00379.htm

Scoop Video: Leaked video footage of Saddam Hussein's moment of execution

See… Leaked execution video (Editor's caution, contains disturbing footage – ADULTS ONLY.) [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00381.htm

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NEW ZEALAND LEAD:

Crime News: Gunman Has Leg Amputated After Police Capture

- Image: Graeme Burton The following is an outline of events that occurred on the firebreak along the summit of the eastern hills of Lower Hutt on Saturday 6 January 2007. Late Saturday afternoon, two men in their 30's were mountain biking along the fire break when they came across a man leaning over a quad bike. See... Capture of Graeme Burton - Outline of Events [1] ALSO:

National - Nats offer support to police in difficult time [2]

National - Tragic shooting should never have happened [3]

National - Convicted killer shouldn’t get ACC [4]

United Future - Turner on Burton and ACC [5]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0701/S00011.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00017.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00013.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00024.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00026.htm

Nature: Cuckoos Never Had It So Good -

While most birds will be spending their summer frantically flying round after their hungry broods, the shining cuckoo (pipiwharauroa) can look forward to a long, lazy holiday before heading back off to the winterless West Pacific. Like many cuckoos, the pipiwharauroa has a pretty charmed life for a bird. See... Images: Easy Summer Ahead For The Shining Cuckoo [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0701/S00011.htm

NEWS HEADLINES:

Subtropical Change Is On Its Way [1]

Corrections bonuses climb even higher [2]

Lets rethink the whys of Police chases [3]

Cash rates have little effect on mortgage holders [4]

‘That Guy’ to Front Festival [5]

Sleepless Kiwis popping more pills [6]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0701/S00006.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00019.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0701/S00012.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0701/S00017.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0701/S00020.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00015.htm

Cricket World Cup: Carribean Assurances On Visas, Safety

- Cricket fans from Australia and New Zealand planning on being in the Caribbean for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 can rest assured that they will be able to apply for the CARICOM Special Visa which is required for them and citizens of several other nations coming to the Caribbean for the period 15 January-15 May 2007. See... Fans for CWC Assured of Hassle Free Visa Process [1] ALSO:

The Caribbean Community - Visa Ease For Families Coming to Caribbean For Cup [2]

The Caribbean Community - Safety Net Will Be in Place for Cricket World Cup [3]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00039.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00038.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00474.htm

Glitz: Celebs Mix With John Key At Cirque Afterparty

- Opening night antics under the Big Top at the premiere performance of Cirque du Soleil® Varekai™ continued into the night as more than 1,500 guests attended a huge after-show party at the Logan Campbell Centre. A wide variety of New Zealand’s top faces from a mix of entertainment, politics, music, sport and business walked the Heineken green carpet, including Martin Henderson, Shane Cortese, Barbara Kendall, John Key and 2006 Heineken Open winner Jarkko Neminin. See... Party-goers visit globe’s four corners [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0701/S00012.htm

Kiwi Summer: Some Enter Beach Contests While Others Swot -

A 17 year old from Whangamata has been crowned Miss Matarangi today in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 people at Matarangi Beach. It was standing room only for the crowd that packed The Village Green to see the contest which is now in its second year. The competition attracted a higher than expected number of entries with 75 girls entered. See... Contest Brings Out Beach Babes of All Ages [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0701/S00015.htm

SCOOP REPORT:

Exclusive Report: Leaders Move To Eject Fiji From Forum Chair

- A discussion is taking place between Pacific Islands leaders about whether to eject Fiji from its role as Pacific Forum chair. Fiji hosted the 2006 Leader's Forum prior to being overthrown by a military coup. In an exclusive Scoop Media report New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says Fiji's role as Pacific Forum chair is the most "pressing issue" facing the advancement of the Pacific's regional agenda. See... Pacific Considers Ejecting Fiji From Forum Chair [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00329.htm

KiwiFM Audio:

KiwiFM Audio: Selwyn Manning talks to Wallace Chapman about how NZ has recommitted to RAMSI: The move sends a signal out with ever increasing importance. The state of the Pacific is now extremely fragile. What's really shaping up across the Pacific Arc of Instability? See… Wallce Chapman and Selwyn Manning on Pacific Instability [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00276.htm

MORE SCOOP REPORTS:

Scoop Team - The 2006 Scoop Awards [1]

Sludge - Sludge Report #173: Meanwhile Down At t'Bank [2]

Lyndon Hood - Scoop Satire: Internet Clippings [3]

Scoop - Full Coverage: Fiji Coup [4]

Manning/Hood - Audio: PM, Foreign Minister on Fiji Sanctions [5]

Selwyn Manning - Qarase Concedes - Military Achieves Political Coup [6]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00331.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00120.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00015.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00119.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00116.htm
[6] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0611/S00514.htm

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KiwiFM Audio:

KiwiFM Audio: Saddam Hussein has been hanged, the video displays Shiite observers taunting the former leader while he stood with a noose around his neck. Scoop co-editor Selwyn Manning and KiwiFM's Wallace Chapman discuss: What now for Iraq? See… Wallace Chapman and Selwyn Manning on Saddam Hussein's execution [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0701/S00001.htm

KiwiFM Audio:

KiwiFM Audio: Saddam Hussein's appeal to have his death sentence quashed has failed, Iran says get lost to UN Security Council sanctions and announces its intent to proceed with its nuclear programme, so is Iran really rising as the major state of influence in the Middle East region? See… Wallace Chapman and Selwyn Manning – Iraq pre Saddam's execution. [1]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00333.htm

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
UK News: Blair Joins Gordon Brown's Anti-Hanging Faction

- Tony Blair has backed the Iraqi government's announcement of an inquiry into the circumstances of the execution of Saddam Hussein. The Prime Minister's spokesman, speaking at a lobby briefing with the press, said that the PM welcomed the Iraqi government's investigation into the leak of video footage, apparently filmed on a mobile phone and seen by millions worldwide on the web and on TV. Earlier this week, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed his views on the matter, saying that the unofficial images of the execution were "deplorable". See... Blair Says Video Of Saddam Execution "Deplorable" [1] ALSO:

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00037.htm

Eco-Warriorism: 'Pirates of Compassion' Now Risk Being Sunk

- The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Farley Mowat is now officially a pirate vessel. According to a credible legal source in Melbourne, the Farley Mowat as an unregistered pirate vessel may be interdicted at will by any naval vessel of any government, its crew arrested, and the ship sunk. See... Pirates of Compassion Sail Into Hostile Waters [1] ALSO:

Greenpeace NZ - Ship Arrives in Auckland Before Whaling Campaign [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00036.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0701/S00013.htm

MORE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES:

Sri Lanka - Tamil Rehabilitation Org Targeted Once Again [1]

West Papua - Christmas Military Offensive in West Papua [2]

Georgia - Georgia: UN Deplores Killing Of Policeman [3]

Global - UN: ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy Against Sexual Abuse [4]

UN - Tanzanian Named New UN Deputy Secretary-General [5]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00035.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00034.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00032.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00028.htm
[5] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00024.htm

Pacific News: Bainimarama To Assert Immunity For His Soldiers

- Fiji's military head Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama on Friday had his reappointed President Ratu Josefa Iloilo swear him in as Fiji's interim prime minister. FijiLive reports that Bainimarama will not draw down a PM's salary but his first action will be to facilitate immunity for his soldiers while giving his first public address as Interim prime minister. Bainimarama also vowed to uphold the mandate given him and the yet-to-be appointed interim administration by Ratu Josefa Iloilo. See... Bainimarama Takes Over As Fiji's Interim PM [1] ALSO:

United Nations - UN Chief Calls For Reinstatement Of Fiji’s Govt [2]

NZ Govt - Reaction to appointment of Fiji's interim PM [3]

NZ Govt - New Zealand Govt Skeptical Over Fiji Developments [4]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0701/S00017.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0701/S00023.htm
[3] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00012.htm
[4] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0701/S00007.htm

Iraq: Saddam Executed By Hanging – Bush Says It's Justice

- Saddam Hussein has been executed amid growing concern that a civil war in Iraq will flare. Amnesty International's call for a fair trial and for the execution order to be cancelled fell on deaf ears. United States president George W Bush said: "Today, Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial -- the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime." See... Scoop News: Saddam Hussein Executed In Iraq [1] Scoop Video: Saddam Hussein Executed - Iraqi State TV Release (Editor's caution, contains disturbing footage.) [2]

[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00378.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0612/S00379.htm

Scoop Video:

Leaked video footage of Saddam Hussein's moment of execution (Editor's caution, contains disturbing footage – ADULTS ONLY.)ALSO:

NZ Govt -Hussein’s death ends a troubled chapter [1]

Amnesty Int - Amnesty Condemns Saddam Appeal Verdict [2]

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[1] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0612/S00479.htm
[2] - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0612/S00476.htm

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