Wikinews:2004/December/05

Napster founder Shawn Fanning introduces new file-sharing project
United States anti-drug efforts in Latin America criticized by report WASHINGTON - The "War on Drugs" waged by the United States has been criticized in a report released by the Washington D.C.-based human rights group Washington Office on Latin America. The report, "Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact of U.S. Policy" (Summary [1] (http://www.wola.org/publications/ddhr_exec_sum_brief.pdf), PDF), investigated "the impact of drug control policies on human rights and democracy" and declared that present policies in the War on Drugs have failed to achieve any meaningful success. The United States government has criticized it, claiming progress is shown by street prices for drugs being near an all-time low.
Police deactivate explosive device in Andalucía, Spain Andalusia. A small explosive device was deactivated today by the Spanish police in Almería, Andalusia.
Thai government drops origami cranes as message of peace Thailand - Millions of origami cranes have been dropped on Thailand's three southern provinces following violence between the government and ethnic minority Muslim populations. The move has been called a "goodwill gesture" towards Muslims.