so i decided to just hack it in perl.
no need for the semantic web to hack xml.
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Ekosova/%2Bjunk/openstreetmapkosova/revision/29
here is the output
osm.org/browse/changeset/1998174
nice. now i can clean up kosovo with perl.
Diskussioun
Bemierkung vum davespod de(n) 31. Juli 2009 um 21:54 Auer
Is this imported data from Geonames? If so, please delete it again. Geonames is a secondary source deriving much of its data from copyrighted sources. Therefore this should not be going into OSM. See:
osm.wiki/Geonames
Bemierkung vum davespod de(n) 31. Juli 2009 um 21:59 Auer
Beg your pardon. I see from your earlier diary entry that you have verified the source of the data as GNS.