I Love Lou Dobbs Part II

It seems there is a plot afoot to make sure that illegal aliens are not only allowed into this country, but encouraged to be here. Take for example the city of New Haven Connecticut. Now here is a bleeding heart sympathizer city who breaks the laws of the United States of America by granting IDs to illegal aliens. Isn't that just too sweet? This would make it virtually impossible for even law enforcement to decide if someone was and illegal or not. Those living around the area should protest long and loudly to get this practice STOPPED! Illegals do not and should not have the right to any form of United States identification EVER! Stupid assholes! From Lou Dobbs I give you this gem!

DOBBS: The city of New Haven, Connecticut, tonight is facing challenges to its policy that grants illegal aliens identification cards. New Haven was in fact the first city in the nation to grant identification cards to illegal aliens. Now, some other cities have decided to follow New Haven's example and there are consequences.

Bill Tucker reports from New Haven.

BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Nine months ago, New Haven, Connecticut, begun issuing identification cards to any resident who lacked documentation. It's a program that creates official identification for illegal aliens. The city defends its program, saying the purpose is to create identification for all residents. That illegal aliens are likely included because they don't ask anyone's legal status.

The mayor declines our request for an interview, but as of April 25, the city has issued more than 5,500 identity cards. But while the mayor isn't talking, his critics are. Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff told a Yale Law School audience that quote, "I don't think having identifications to enable people to live illegally is a good thing. It's inconsistent with the law as we have it."

That mayor is a chicken shit if ever there was one. Imagine putting up this policy and then being too afraid to stand by and defend it. RECALL TIME!!! I wonder how the people in New Haven feel about this? Or are they all illegals now? Is the population of the town mostly Hispanic? It would be interesting to find out. However, barring that, here is the info on the mayor of that special city. Any other city attempting to do this will find their name plastered here in the SHAME ON YOU category! Where is your patriotism to your own country?

Oh, and I thought it appropriate to get a good look at this asshole!

Isn't he just precious??? NOT! While I couldn't find a direct line to the mayor of this wonderful city, I did find an interesting link. Click here to listen to him defend his ID program:People like this need to be OUT off office and Americans need to lead the way. This is the ONLY patriotic thing to do.

Those critical of the program could not agree more and point out the security vulnerabilities the card creates.

NEIL BERRO, COAL. FOR SECURE DRIVER'S LICENSE: At a time when the Department of Motor Vehicles all over the country are strengthening licensing standards precisely to emphasize lawful presence requirements. This type of card creates yet another potential loophole.

Exactly! Who the hell is this mayor and whoever else trying to kid? This will NOT be tolerated in the United States of American and anyone trying to facilitate illegals in this country will be GONE! Your days are numbered mayor!

JESSICA VAUGHAN, CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES: They actually facilitate criminal activity by enabling people to set up a new identity or to hide their criminal past or to hide their immigration status. There are all sorts of ramifications of the cards that really trump any other benefit that you can think of that they might have.

THANK YOU! We are not going to tolerate this sort of behavior in ANY U.S. city. One way or another, these illegals WILL be caught and hauled away.

TUCKER: Opponents of the I.D. card go to court later this month with the Freedom of Information request to force the release of the names of all the people over the age of 18 who have been issued an I.D. card.

TUCKER: Now, Lou, as you mentioned, New Haven was the first city to begin issuing identification to illegal aliens. But since then, San Francisco has approved a similar plan. They are due to begin implementing it soon. There has been some discussion in New York, but frankly, Lou, the discussions in New York seem to have died.

DOBBS: Well, it is great that New Haven is doing this. Just out of curiosity, why?

DOBBS: Well I got to say I love the music there, that's great.

TUCKER: Well Lou, I have to tell you, very few people showed up. There's very few left, but they're making up for that with a lot of volume right now. The reason they're doing it Lou is they're saying they have a lot of people in this town that don't have identification and they feel compelled to provide it identification for them...

They feel compelled??? I've never seen anything like this on the Rule of Law Day. Here we are celebrating our LAWS and these people bend over backwards to break those laws. Well I'll give them a break, right out of office. Time to start to campaign People of New Haven and get yourself a NEW MAYOR. Make sure any other sympathizers are also out of office. You can do this! And LA? Your Day is coming...

DOBBS: Will they be able to vote?

TUCKER: No, they won't be able to vote, but they're not checking the I.D.s either, Lou, and that's a problem a lot of people have is if you show up and give them whatever you've got, you get identification. There's no checking it.

This is proof positive that these people know, and are facilitating, the ability of these illegals to vote. This will not be tolerated in this Country! You mayor de stafano are the asshole of all time!

DOBBS: So they can vote.

TUCKER: No, no, they cannot vote. It's a city identification card. It entitles them to some city services like the library and the pool and some other city social services, but it does not allow them to vote.

DOBBS: All right. We're going to take your word for it.

Sure, and if you believe that I have some beach-front property for you here in AZ! These lying sacks of shit won't get away with it. And I hope that Judge makes sure of it.

Bill Tucker, thank you very much in New Haven, Connecticut.

And we want to update you on a story we reported to you last night. Congressman Anthony Weiner and Congressman Steven LaTourette created a Congressional Caucus, a middle class caucus and the first one ever and as of last night's broadcast a total of six Congressmen had signed on to the Caucus.

We are happy to report to you tonight that 16 more members of Congress signed on after our segment aired. And if you would like to know who is joining this Caucus on the middle class and see whether your congressman is a member yet, please logon to loudobbs.com or loudobbsradio.com as well.

YEA! And now if we can just get them all on the same page as far as illegals are concerned, life will start to improve in these United States!

DOBBS:And pro-illegal alien groups protesting the rule of law on the 50th anniversary of America's National Law Day. It's Law Day, folks. Tell those people. It's Law Day. One of the leaders of the protests and demonstrations joins me here next.

And a new report suggesting this economic slowdown is causing hardship in Mexico. We'll have that special report and tell you how the candidates are sort of spinning that little piece of information. Stay with us.

DOBBS: Turnout across the country has been very light at rallies sponsored by open borders, pro-amnesty, special interest groups on this National Law Day.

John Trasvina is the president and general counsel of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, MALDEF. He joins us tonight from Chicago.

John, good to have you with us on the broadcast.

JOHN TRASVINA, PRES., MALDEF: Good evening, Lou.

DOBBS: Are you disappointed by the turnout?

TRASVINA: No. Not at all. No, this is a day when the immigrants come out -- out from of the shadows from their regular work really keeping this country moving forward on a number of different areas. They're in the most dangerous and difficult jobs. But today they're out proudly standing up, doing what is very American, which is peaceful protest, peaceful assembly, asking Congress to change the laws, overdue change in the immigration laws.

These are NOT Americans you moron! They don't have rights, they don't get a say and they DON'T get to have what AMERICANS get!!! If figures that the mental capabilities of the fools who are for open borders and amnesty can't figure out the simplest of ideas. No, they just want to push their agenda, even if it is AGAINST ALL AMERICAN LAWS! Where do they get these guys? Were they dropped on their heads when they were born? When talking ILLEGALS here we are not talking about Citizens! Here's an award for Stupidity! You sound, mr. trasvian, like the idiot you are!

DOBBS: Well, you say that. And perhaps many of the people you represent say that. But about -- it looks like a sizable majority of 300 million Americans say no, we're not going to do the amnesty thing. We think the law that came out as the McCain-Kennedy legislation three years ago that has been rejected twice in Congress and in most recently by the Senate just isn't the right legislation. So how...

TRASVINA: Well, once again...

DOBBS: So how...

TRASVINA: Once again you're incorrect once again. The majority of the people support these types of programs.

BULLSHIT! You don't speak for me or for anyone else against this legislation and we will make our voices heard! We are still the majority or the legislation WOULD have passed. Don't kid yourself boy!

DOBBS: John, John, please do me a favor.

TRASVINA: They support legalization, they support comprehensive immigration reform.

DOBBS: Yes, well, the Congressional Budget Office demonstrated very clearly -- the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office demonstrated clearly that comprehensive immigration reform legislation, which you supported last year, as did a lot of other people, would have only dealt with 25 percent of the illegal immigration problem.

Secondly, it would have been, point of fact, been exorbitantly expensive and would have taken up just about three-fourths of the visas of -- for the families of those who are in this country illegally who would have been given amnesty. So those are difficult, difficult hurdles for even the most fanatical enthusiasts for comprehensive immigration reform to overcome.

Why can't --

TRASVINA: Well, you know, that's one area where you and I agree, the system isn't working.

DOBBS: Right.

TRASVINA: It's not working for the American people, it's not working for the immigrants, it's not working for the nation's economy.

DOBBS: Right.

TRASVINA: It needs to be fixed. That's why people are out today...

DOBBS: Right.

TRASVINA: ...to seek those kind of fixes.

DOBBS: But also seeking to -- have the U.S. immigration laws that are infrequently, but certainly with increasing frequency, being enforced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Don't you think it's a little bold to demand that laws are not -- be not enforced?

TRASVINA: Of course not. The movement for against segregation laws back in the '60s, the same kind of demonstrations. You would deny those people back in the '60s, black, white, Asian, Latinos, together fighting -- coming out and marching, you would deny those people the right to peaceably assembly? I don't think so. On this particular issue, the nation's needs to be heard. The nation's needs need to be heard.

OH PAALEASE! DO NOT EVEN SAY THIS IS THE SAME THING AS WHAT WE DID BACK IN THE 60S. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE THAT. TO EVEN THINK YOU CAN COMPARE APPLES TO ORANGES AND GET THE SAME FRUIT IS RIDICULOUS!

DOBBS: All we're hearing from...

TRASVINA: The current system isn't working.

DOBBS: Right. All we're hearing from -- we've heard very clearly as has the U.S. Senate and these presidential candidates, by the way, that the majority of Americans are opposed to a blanket amnesty and will not stand for it.

TRASVINA: Well, the Tancredo part of the party didn't win.

DOBBS: Oh please, please.

TRASVINA: Tancredo did win. Duncan Hunter didn't win. The three remaining candidates Senators Clinton, Senator Obama and Senator McCain, have supported comprehensive immigration reform, as do the majority of the American people, Lou.

DON'T FORGET THERE IS A FOURTH CANDIDATE: RON PAUL. HE WON'T BETRAY AMERICANS. VOTE RON PAUL! GET YOUR STATE TO PUT HIM ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL, HE DOESN'T STAND FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS OR AMNESTY!

DOBBS: Actually, they don't, the majority, that is, of the American people. But let's get to the real issue. Why is it that corporate America on the right, if you will, and on the left, social (INAUDIBLE) centrist activist groups, you know, various left-wing groups have met on the issue of exploiting illegal labor in this country, want a free pass on it, and refuse and resist to secure our borders when at a time when the principal victims of the -- the principal source, of course, of methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana is Mexico, yet the very people who purport to represent the -- some of the ethnic peoples in this country who are being most devastated by addiction and by those drugs, are refusing to secure the border?

Don't -- do you think that's irresponsible?

TRASVINA: Well, your side of the debate is allowing the United States to do nothing on these issues.

DOBBS: No, no, actually, John, that is not...

DOBBS: I said secure the border. You haven't got the guts to say the same thing.

TRASVINA: Absolutely.

DOBBS: You secure the border -- look, I'll join with you and we'll work out -- we can sit here and talk about immigration law. But you're playing your gamings.

TRASVINA: MALDEF is an organization of lawyers. We believe in the law. And...

DOBBS: Then why don't you enforce it instead of call for its lack of enforcement?

TRASVINA: Part of - legalization, part of enforcement is legalization. It's an overall picture. So it's enforcing the law. Of course, we absolutely support it.

No it isn't. How did a man purportedly so smart, smart enough to become a lawyer, get to be so dumb? One has nothing to do with the other. You enforce existing LAWS and maybe you work within the system to change those laws. But you DO NOT advocate breaking existing laws to accommodate illegals! That is idiotic!

DOBBS: Do you want to legalize marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines? Because that's what -- those drugs are killing people in the very ethnic group that you purport to represent.

TRASVINA: Look, Lou, you can get on different subjects all you want. On the issue of immigration...

Oh, of course let's NOT talk about important issues. By all MEANS, let's ignore this fact all together. Pander, Pander, Pander. Do these guys ever listen to themselves? I mean really. Logic dictates these are the SAME issues or part of those issues, but let's NOT talk about that!!! Give me a break here!

DOBBS: I'm not -- it's all about the border, it's all about securing this border, it's all about enforcing our laws.

TRASVINA: No. A lot of people come in, don't even come across the border, and they come in legally and overstay their visas. So it's not -- don't focus on the border.

DOBBS: Oh don't focus on the border?

TRASVINA: You can behind it all you want.

DOBBS: Is it that inconvenient to you?

TRASVINA: No. it's not...

DOBBS: You're the one hiding here.

TRASVINA: We're talking...

DOBBS: You're obfuscating.

In case ANYONE doesn't know what OBFUSCATE MEANS: From Marrion-Webster Dictionary online we get this:

obfuscate
One entry found.

obfuscate

Main Entry:
ob·fus·cate Listen to the pronunciation of obfuscate
Pronunciation:
\ˈäb-fə-ˌskāt; äb-ˈfəs-ˌkāt, əb-\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
ob·fus·cat·ed; ob·fus·cat·ing
Etymology:
Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown — more at ob-, dusk
Date:
1577

transitive verb1 a: darken b: to make obscure 2: confuse intransitive verb: to be evasive, unclear, or confusing

This is most definitely what the man is doing. Not wanting to answer direct questions about real issues. Just like a lawyer... Don't confuse me with the facts!

TRASVINA: Lou, we're talking about addressing comprehensive immigration. The nation's needs. You had earlier on about...

DOBBS: The nation's needs?

TRASVINA: Yes.

DOBBS: The nation's needs.

TRASVINA: The American heritage of the nation of welcoming immigrations. Immigrants improving themselves and...

And this nation will continue to welcome Immigrants, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, not ILLEGALS! There is a big difference in the two and just because some deceitful lawyer words things a certain way that it SOUNDS GOOD, doesn't make it true or truthful! Even those of Hispanic origins that are here LEGALLY say illegals are NOT THE SAME AS THEY ARE AND NEVER WILL BE. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO KID?

DOBBS: John, John...

TRASVINA: ...and improving the nation.

DOBBS: Let me ask you a question.

TRASVINA: Today's immigrants are no different than the immigrants of the past.

DOBBS: OK.

TRASVINA: Whether they're Pennsylvania Dutch, the Italian...

DOBBS: I'll tell you what, I'm going to ask you a question, you ask me a question. A fair deal? And we'll give an answer.

TRASVINA: It's your show. Go ahead.

DOBBS: Well, no. I'm asking if you would agree. We're friends. Don't kid anybody here. You and I have gotten along very well.

TRASVINA: Well, we get along very well, but that's about it, Lou. Go ahead.

DOBBS: OK. So let's -- are you willing to do that? I'll ask you a question, you ask me one.

TRASVINA: Yes, go ahead, Lou.

DOBBS: All right. Let me ask you this, if, in point of fact, we could secure the borders, would you be willing to secure those borders and ports, and then begin the process of reforming our laws or would you resist that idea absolutely?

TRASVINA: The two go hand in hand. Legalization is helping us secure the nation.

DOBBS: You and I both...

TRASVINA: So you have an artificial distinction between what you're saying enforce the laws and other -- everything else is reform. It's all reform. The system needs to be reformed, whether it's the border security, or whether it is the entry-exit system, or the legalization, or the long waits for family leave...

DOBBS: We could have had -- we would be on the issue right now. We could be undergoing a very vigorous reform of our immigration laws had your organization and others not resisted securing that border.

TRASVINA: Absolutely not. You're just incorrect, Lou. The people who want to debate on the bill want to move forward.

DOBBS: You get your question.

TRASVINA: I don't have a question for you, Lou. But what I want to say...

DOBBS: Sure.

TRASVINA: ...is that we could have had comprehensive immigration reform because most of the American people want the overall perspective of comprehensive immigration reform. Not just one part of it, not another part of it. Every time Congress has done just one piece, it's failed. It has to do both. It has to address the legal immigration and illegal.

You go right ahead and keep telling yourself that, maybe one day you will believe it. The rest of us, the MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, LEGAL AMERICANS WILL NOT STAND FOR AMNESTY. No way. We won't have it and you will be fighting a losing battle the rest of your life on that one. The more these people get in our faces, the more determined we are they won't get SHIT!

DOBBS: It's has last (INAUDIBLE). John -- it has to do what?

TRASVINA: It must address both legal immigration and illegal immigration together.

DOBBS: All right.

TRASVINA: It didn't do that the last time.

DOBBS: Oh I agree with you on that actually.

John, thank you very much. John Trasvina...

TRASVINA: Thank you, Lou.

DOBBS: ...on this our National Law Day. We appreciate your being with us.

Still ahead, our country's economic crisis being felt across our border. We'll have that report in a great deal more. Stay with us.

DOBBS: This country is struggling. Our economy making it harder for Latino immigrants including illegal aliens to send back money to their relatives. According to a new survey, only half of the Latino immigrants living in this country are now sending money back regularly. That's down 73 percent just two years ago.

That's where the transcript ended. Sorry to say but I would have enjoyed the rest of it. So, from my views and Lou Dobbs, there you have the show. It was awesome and one of the reasons I love CNN's Lou Dobbs so much. Lou Dobbs does try to be fair with his guests even if they don't think so. I find that most of them have a problem with the questions he asks of them. Too bad. If you aren't prepared to answer the hard questions, stay off the Lou Dobbs show.

Lawyers lie and they love to take money from fools. I think this is a foolish endeavor. But hey, it is these fools money right? Let them spend it however they want to. And while this attorney can say the majority of Americans want amnesty for illegals, it doesn't make it true.

I also have to wonder about the victims of crime from illegal aliens. How hard must this be on them to see those in our country trying to give amnesty to these law breakers??? What a travesty to even consider this sort of legislation.

HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO!

I Love Lou Dobbs!

Oh, not in the freaky, stalker type way, but in the way he presents things, in the everyday stories he brings to life and lively discussion. Yup, I love Lou Dobbs. In the face of media bias and one news fits all, Lou Dobbs stands head and shoulders above the rest. In fact, I think he is the ONLY one who has consistently stood up for the working class since I can remember. Oh, don't get me wrong, others like Jack Cafferty do too, they know what is wrong with this world, but Lou Dobbs does it every night, 5 days a week. I really miss that show when the weekend rolls around...

Having said all that, yesterday was an amazing news cast. Believe it or not, May 1, is Law Day. That's the day we celebrate our Laws and the value they bring to our lives. How ironic then that the Hispanic community would choose that day to demonstrate for illegal immigration rights!

According to The American Bar Association Law day means:

Fifty years ago President Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day a "day of national dedication to the principle of government under law." The ABA invites you to celebrate this enduring principle during the 50th anniversary of Law Day.

Law Day 2008 will explore the meaning of the rule of law, fostering public understanding of the rule of law through discussion of its role in a free society.

I'm 50 years old and only just looked up the meaning for Law Day. So, on the year I was born this was put into effect. Kinda kewl! And all this time I thought the First of May meant something else. ~grin~

What does all this have to do with Lou Dobbs? Good question... I'm so glad you asked! You see, all day yesterday were demonstrations around the country and those speaking were pandering to the Hispanic community and Illegal Immigrants! I'm so not impressed. Wonder how much money the Hispanics funnel into Congress??? Well, you know me, I had to find out...

According to Joel Russell from Hispanic Business Magazine:

Hispanic political action committees (PACs) contributed over $1.8 million to candidates in the 2003-04 election cycle (see table, "Hispanic PAC Spending"), nearly triple the total from the 2000 presidential election, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Still, Hispanic PAC activity represents only a trickle of money in comparison to the Hispanic voting population.

Well, that's a pretty penny! Wonder how many pockets THAT went into hmmmm? But that is old news and I wanted TODAY'S News... And of that voting community, how many are illegals with stolen or forged identities? And yes I will say it. You know it is happening, even if they haven't been caught YET. Maybe they never will be, or maybe they already have and someone is looking the other way... Wouldn't be the first time. Especially in Sanctuary Cities...

I went looking, but this article wasn't really about campaign contributions so I just left it and came back to what this was actually about which was what was happening around the country yesterday. I've said it before, I want to know:

WHY ILLEGALS ARE IN THIS COUNTRY DEMANDING RIGHTS WHEN THEY SHOULD GO HOME TO THEIR COUNTRY AND DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS THERE IS BEYOND ME! You want rights? GO HOME to your native countries!

If someone can explain that one to me I'd be ever so happy. Because if they want rights, they should go HOME and claim their rights there, not come into MY COUNTRY and demand we change OUR LAWS TO SUIT THEM! (climbing off my soap box now)

So, back to Lou Dobbs who had an amazing show yesterday.

LOU DOBBS, HOST: Thank you, Wolf.
Tonight pro amnesty and left wing groups ignoring national law day -- it is National Law Day in this country. They ignore the fundamental values of the nation and demand an end to the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. We'll have complete coverage of this travesty.

Also communities across the nation suffering devastating consequences from our illegal immigration crisis, but the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut is pandering to socioethnic special interest groups. He's making his city a safe haven for illegal aliens. Did I mention this is National Law Day? We'll have that report.

Oh, I couldn't wait for him to get past the candidate stuff. Is there anyone else besides me who sick to death of listening to all this campaigning crap? It is like the bush administration, can't wait for that to be over too! But he surprised me last night and there wasn't any campaign stuff on first thing. I almost missed the good stuff!

ANNOUNCER: This is LOU DOBBS TONIGHT: news, debate, and opinion for Thursday, May 1. Live from New York, Lou Dobbs.

DOBBS: Good evening, everybody and happy Law Day.

This is National Law Day, Law Day USA, 2008, proclaimed National Law Day first by President Dwight David Eisenhower. Thousands on this pro-law day, thousands of pro-illegal alien activists and their supporters instead joined up with left wing groups and held protests and demonstrations across the nation.

But those protests were much smaller than in previous years, considerably smaller. And the demonstrators were demanding that the federal government immediately stop arresting illegal aliens and they demanded that amnesty be given to 12 to 20 million illegal aliens in this country.

Now ironically these protests coming on the same that day that this nation by law celebrates National Law Day, honoring our rule of law. We have coast-to-coast coverage tonight of the marches, the protests and the impact, if any, on the presidential campaign.

We begin with Jim Acosta in New York City -- Jim.

JIM ACOSTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Lou, hundreds of protesters rallied here in New York, thousands marched in the streets and other big cities across the country to demonstrate against immigration raids and deportations. But the turnout was nowhere near the hundreds of thousands of people these rallies drew two years ago. And so far in places like Chicago no reports of major unrest, such as what unfolded at a demonstration in Los Angeles last year.

Organizers launched these marches two years ago they say as a way to put pressure on the government to respect the rights they say of the undocumented, but some in this movement worry that that message is being lost out here in these events that are unfolding today. We talked to one immigration advocate who says he didn't take part in today's demonstrations because other groups, anti war groups and anti globalization groups have glommed (ph) onto these rallies, muddying the message.

ACOSTA: And this was a conscious decision not to come?

EDWARD JUAREZ: Absolutely. This was a conscious decision not to come, not to participate precisely because of the fact of the organizations that are involved in these kinds of events they really do not project who are the (ILLEGAL JustMyTruth) immigrants of today.

ACOSTA: And immigration groups that we talked to today say this year is different. Demonstrations, mass demonstrations may have worked in 2006, but some Latino and immigration rights groups are hoping for this year instead Lou, is a march to the ballot box this fall.

DOBBS: Well they can't very well march to the ballot box if they're not citizens, can they?

ACOSTA: Well you know the folks who are citizens, who do express some sympathy towards the undocumented they're in fact planning on going to the ballot box this fall and actually we've seen those numbers increase...

What? Like they haven't been voting in the past? Or are they planning on having illegals vote??? See, I don't trust anyone. I'm glad certain cities are demanding Identification from voters...

DOBBS: Surely I mean I may, Jim, they would be going to vote anyway, would they not as citizens?

ACOSTA: They are. Yes.

DOBBS: Good.

ACOSTA: Many other groups that represent Hispanics in this country; obviously they have a different point of view than you do, but...

DOBBS: Whoa, whoa, whoa...

ACOSTA: ... what they're hoping for is that Hispanics...

DOBBS: Whoa, whoa, whoa...

ACOSTA: ... across the country will show up at the polls in big numbers.

DOBBS: Look, Jim, Jim, you said who...

ACOSTA: Yes.

DOBBS: ... represents Hispanics in this country? You said they represent...

ACOSTA: Yes, they do. They represent some of the Hispanics...

DOBBS: Some of the Hispanics...

DOBBS: Some of the Hispanics, all right. Now we're talking. Because Hispanic Americans like every other American (INAUDIBLE) organization by any stretch of the imagination.

Jim Acosta, thank you very much.

I just wanted to slap that Acosta guy. He was talking a mile a minute and there wasn't a decent discussion going on because of it. Not very intelligent of a person from CNN. I thought that he would have had more respect for Lou Dobbs, but by talking over everything, nothing came out on the transcript. Sad...

DOBBS:Those pro amnesty rallies taking place in Los Angeles tonight as well. Organizers and police say they hope there won't be a repeat of the violence at last year's protest.

As Casey Wian now reports, three separate marches converging on downtown Los Angeles at this very hour.

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, we can, marchers chant, but the May Day immigration protesters have failed to accomplish their main goals. Comprehensive changes in immigration law, an end to deportations, and a moratorium on workplace raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (YEA JustMyTruth!)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We consider that the raids are a violation of basic human rights.

Oh, now they are BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS? I DON'T THINK SO LADY! You don't get to come to my country and demand anything if you are an illegal! You don't even get a say so! This is AMERICA and only AMERICANS get a say!

WIAN: Three separate marches converged on L.A. City Hall. Two were organized mostly by Latino and other ethnic advocacy groups. The third was put together by American Apparel, an L.A. based clothing manufacturer that has lobbied for illegal alien amnesty and an end to ICE raids. It gave 4,000 employees the day off to march. Los Angeles has more illegal aliens than any other U.S. city and on the eve of the rallies the demonstrators were welcomed by local officials.

CHIEF WILLIAM BRATTON, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPT.: We, the police, will be here to ensure that the community and its supporters can exercise their First Amendment rights in a peaceful way. So we encourage you tomorrow to come to these rallies, to come and enjoy.

MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, LOS ANGELES: We're committed in this city to embracing every Angelino, whether they're born here or not, whether they're legal or not.

Someone needs to fire this asshole! This is AMERICA! How DARE he say this kind of shit here? I understand that there are so many illegals there that they have over-run the LEGAL population. ICE needs to move in PRONTO! Clean out those communities and make it stick. Then we'll see just how pro-illegal that mayor is!

WIAN: Last year's rally at MacArthur Park ended in a violent confrontation with Los Angeles police. Scores of officers, protesters and journalists were injured. And the LAPD has spent the past year refining its crowd control tactics. But there were smaller crowed to control this year in Los Angeles and other cities. Many reported turnout only about one-tenth the size of last year's pro amnesty marches.

WIAN: Now the latest information we have from the Los Angeles Police Department is about 8,500 marchers are participating in these three marches this year. That compares to up to 25,000 they estimated attended last year's marches. They say there haven't been no major incidents so far. Only two arrests, one for fighting and one for misdemeanor marijuana possession.

And Lou, I got to tell you that all around the perimeter of this rally are groups of Los Angeles Police Department officers, groups of sheriff's deputies standing around with nothing to do. It's a welcome change from last year, Lou.

DOBBS: Well absolutely. Now I got a little confused there. Was that Bill Bratton saying come down and have a great demonstration basically enjoy the food, enjoy the day?

WIAN: Absolutely. Both he and the mayor encouraged everybody in Los Angeles to come out and support the agenda of these folks. The mayor said that. Chief Bratton didn't. He encouraged people to come out and no matter their legal status, you know exercise their First Amendment rights, as he said.

Ummm, excuse me, but ILLEGALS don't have first amendment rights FOOLS! That mayor really needs to get replaced! How dare he give or even think of giving rights to ILLEGALS! That is NOT Constitutionally POSSIBLE!

DOBBS: Well I mean that's kind of fun there in Los Angeles. I mean you guys have got a really neat city. I mean the chief of police just -- I mean he's come a long way since he was chief of police here. I've known Chief Bratton a while and that's sort of -- frankly it looks -- every opinion expressed on this broadcast is my own, as you know, Casey.

And I'm about to express one. By the way, it's not necessarily the opinion of this network or any other organization or any person on this planet, but I hope a few people join me. I mean he looks downright kind of, just sort of accommodating, some what silly and I kind of like the tenor of it all in Los Angeles. It's sort of fits somehow, doesn't it?

WIAN: Well it does, Lou, and I go to say that the other side has been accommodating as well, at least they have changed their tactics, the pro-illegal alien amnesty crowd. You see a lot more American flags at these marches...

DOBBS: Yes.

WIAN: ... than you did last year and the year before, so they've changed as well, Lou.

DOBBS: Well and you know what, and as those groups get smaller, I think they're started to say you know straightforwardly understand the nonsense of illegal aliens and their supporters demanding rights and demanding action. Those days are over. Somebody convinced them of that in 2006.

It was pretty clearly demonstrated to the demonstrators that isn't going to work in this country. We're going to proceed rationally and I think effectively and humanely toward a resolution, but we're sure as heck not going to be putting up with demands from those who are seeking privileges. Casey, thank you very much. Let's hope it's all so reasonable and it looks like a beautiful day for a demonstration or anything else in the city of Los Angeles.

Thank you, sir.

WIAN: You're welcome, Lou.

DOBBS: And by the way, anyone there celebrating Law Day? Did Chief Bratton mention it was Law Day?

WIAN: No, he didn't. He left that out.

DOBBS: Oh, that's a shame. Did mayor villaraigosa mention it was National Law Day? (editing by JustMyTruth)

WIAN: I haven't heard a mention of Law Day in Los Angeles...

DOBBS: Oh...

WIAN: ... outside of hearing you talk on our air, Lou.

DOBBS: That's a shame. Because you know for 50 years May 1 has been Law Day in American, celebrating that we are a nation of laws. I can't imagine how that got lost in that demonstration seeking amnesty for lawbreakers. Can you?

WIAN: Well, these people want the laws to stop being enforced in many cases. They're saying we want ICE raids to stop. We want deportations to stop and we want the law changed. That's their take on it.

DOBBS: You got it. Well happy, happy Law Day, Casey Wian in Los Angeles.

Most of today's demonstrators wouldn't know that today isn't immigration day, but rather Law Day. It was President Eisenhower who first proclaimed law day in 1958, a day of national dedication to the principle of government under laws.

And let me repeat: WHY ARE ILLEGALS OR THEIR CRONIES IN THIS COUNTRY DEMANDING RIGHTS WHEN THEY SHOULD GO HOME TO THEIR COUNTRY AND DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS THERE! Because they have NO RIGHT to demand ANYTHING HERE! If you aren't American, you aren't getting any rights while I"m alive I promise you that!!! And if we find you, you are history!

Louise Schiavone has our Law Day report.

LOUISE SCHIAVONE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: May 1, immigration day? These demonstrators would have you believe that, but they've actually hijacked the date from the legal community.

WILLIAM NEUKOM, PRES., AMERICAN BAR ASSN.: Never enough people know that it's Law Day.

SCHIAVONE: Who, truth be told with the help of President Eisenhower, snatched it from among others the communists who rolled out tanks and soldiers as a show of force on International Workers Day and before that...

REP. BRIAN BILBRAY (R), CALIFORNIA: Actually traditionally it has been one of the basic pagan holidays for a celebration of spring.

SCHIAVONE: Law Day has been expropriated plenty of times.

CHIEF JUDGE ROYCE LAMBERTH, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, D.C.: Right now it's one issue. Five years from now, I don't know what the issue will be, but I doubt if it will be immigration. It will be something else. And throughout all of this, 50 years, we've always come back to the rule of law, the importance of the rule of law, the importance of an independent judiciary.

SCHIAVONE: Which is what the American Bar Association was thinking when they pushed for Law Day a half century ago.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We need to redouble our efforts to reach out to people who sort of take the law for granted.

SCHIAVONE: Not everyone is that philosophical.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely ironic that on Law Day that there are people in this country both legal and illegal who want to sort of damn the enforcement of law.

SCHIAVONE: Also ironic the fact that it's Law Day appears to have gone virtually unnoticed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

SCHIAVONE: Lou, President Bush acknowledged Law Day with a proclamation, affirming the nation's commitment to what he called a robust system of ordered liberty -- Lou.

DOBBS: I like that. But I really don't like the fact that this government, this administration, public schools across the country weren't celebrating Law Day. Isn't that remarkable?

SCHIAVONE: You know what? It's not just Law Day May 1, all of May is law month. And one of the things that the ABA would like to see is the reinstitution of the teaching of civics, the teaching of actual American history in classrooms so that students really get to know what the laws are.

DOBBS: Now that would move us into National Education Day, wouldn't it? It gets so confusing.

SCHIAVONE: I really am confused now.

DOBBS: We're going to straighten out one confusion. You know what? This broadcast, we're going to celebrate the entire month of May -- we're going to make that our job to honor the law as law month, the month of May. We hope you'll join us.

Louise Schiavone, thank you very much.

We called, by the way, because I got a little upset about the fact that people weren't paying attention to the fact that this is and has been for 50 years Law Day in America, which no one but this broadcast seems to want to celebrate, so we called other news networks and we asked them how they planned to cover Law Day.

Perhaps you won't be surprised to learn they were simply baffled by our question. In point of fact those other networks that returned our call didn't seem to be aware that today is Law Day. This despite the fact that President Bush as we reported actually remembered to issue a proclamation today celebrating what is the 50th anniversary of Law Day in America. Happy Law Day.

Time now for our poll. The question is: Do you believe our fellow citizens know that today is Law Day, a day of national dedication to the principle of government under law?

And by the way, it's written into our law that this is Law Day. We would love to hear from you on this.

Yes or no? You're cast your vote at loudobbs.com. We'll have the results upcoming.

And much more on today's pro amnesty protests during Law Day, including the marchers' blatant efforts to influence our presidential campaign on Law Day.

Lisa Sylvester will have our report -- Lisa.

LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Lou, protesters marched to the Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C. demanding amnesty. We'll tell you what happened -- Lou.

DOBBS: Look forward to it, Lisa. Thank you.

Also pro illegal alien activists refusing to acknowledge some of this country's most fundamental values. We'll have that report.

And you won't believe what one city in Connecticut is doing to undermine this nation's laws. We'll have a live report for you from New Haven, Connecticut. Stay with us. We're coming right back.

DOBBS: Today's amnesty rallies sponsored by open borders and amnesty advocate special interest groups all hoping to catch the attention of the presidential candidates among others and all three of the principle candidates, Senators Clinton, Obama and McCain they supported the so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill that was killed in Congress just last summer. Today's demonstrators on Law Day are working toward their long-term goal, which is to set the amnesty agenda for the next administration and Congress.

Lisa Sylvester has our report.

SYLVESTER: The crowd was much, much smaller than years past. Slightly more than a dozen people protested outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican Parties in Washington. A later rally had a couple hundred people, pushing for nothing less than amnesty.

You know what sameer dossani you and your illegal friends and family can go back to whatever country you hail from and demand your rights there! Go back to wherever you came from and see what this kind of behavior will get you. One can only hope with your blatant abuses of our good graces here in the United States of America that you realize how good you have it and back off before you get something you don't want, tougher immigration LAWS. Get out of this country you don't have any appreciation for and see just how many rights you can lay your hands on in your country of origin. But you aren't going to get what you want here. No way! And you are just pissing off Americans with getting in our faces. You keep it up boy. We'll be happy to deport your ass.

sameer dossani, DEMONSTRATOR: An end to the raids, an end to the deportations, legalization and amnesty for all.

SYLVESTER: The group sent a letter to the three presidential candidates asking them to support a pathway to citizenship for as many as 20 million illegal aliens in the United States. In fact, all three senators, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama already support granting amnesty for some. Obama stumping for votes in North Carolina.

I told you these Candidates didn't deserve the office they were running for. Do you understand now why we can't elect these fools? Vote for Ron Paul. He has more sense than these fools ever will. HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO!

SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Let's give them a pathway so they become -- they can have some legal status. It might take 10 years, but at least then they have got some prospect, some hope. (HELL NO MAKE THEM GO, JUSTMYTRUTH)

SYLVESTER: North Carolina, next up on the primary list, has seen an explosion of (ILLEGAL) immigrant growth. It now ranks in the top five states, but one group advocating for stricter illegal immigration enforcement says the three candidates just don't get it, how filling jobs with illegal workers displaces and hurts Americans.

ROY BECK, NUMBERS USA: I believe all three of them are fundamentally blind to what it's like to be a working class person in this country, what it's like to be a roofer or a dry-waller, to work in these occupations that are flooded by foreign workers. They do not feel the pain that these workers our lower middle class workers are feeling.

SYLVESTER: All three candidates share roughly the same position on immigration, one reason they're not jumping to talk about it on the campaign trail.

SYLVESTER: Senator John McCain has said he supports border security first unlike the Democratic candidates, but McCain's fundamental position still mirrors the comprehensive immigration bill that failed in Congress last year, that included more funding for border security, building a southern border fence and a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. Lou?

HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO! HELL NO MAKE THEM GO!

DOBBS: Lisa, thank you very much.

It's worth noting on this Law Day that our system of laws is a major part of what makes us the most welcoming nation for immigrants in the entire world. More than a million people from all over the world became legal permanent residents of the United States last year. Of the top three countries in the world sending us their immigrants, 14 percent of them came from Mexico.

These are legal immigrants. Seven percent from China and six percent from the Philippines. The United States also issued another almost half million visas last year to people who simply want to live here legally while working and more than six million people were granted non immigrant visas to temporarily study and to work in the United States.

Now that is not something you hear on other broadcasts, other networks and other news organizations. And you sure don't hear it from people who took to the streets today to protest against this nation's immigration policies. Look at those people and think about what they're protesting.

That the most welcoming nation in the entire world, with more legal immigrants entering the United States than the rest of the world combined is not adequate for their wishes. That's a shame. And that's a little bit of what I would call an attitude problem. Up next, New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale University, liberal elitism and other stuff that happens at Yale. Tonight, under fire for its pro amnesty agenda, we'll talk you live to New Haven next.

And thousands taking to the streets to demonstrate against the laws of this nation, as we hear on this broadcast and we hope you celebrate today as Law Day. We'll talk about that and a lot more with three of the sharpest political analysts in the country. That's next.

The absolute ungratefulness of these people who live and work here who are LEGAL citizens and are demanding that we, the United States of America allow criminals into our country, who demand we cease enforcing our laws, laws that keep us safe and secure, they have some nerve. This will start a revolution in this country, but it won't be the one the illegals want. It won't be one for amnesty I guarantee you that! We'll make it so hot for illegals! We'll start asking those who don't speak English to show us their green cards and ANYONE who doesn't, we'll call ICE on them and they can be deported. That's just fine by me. These people are making it so the rest of Americans who don't feel as they do are getting MADDER! We're feeling a lot of anger towards these groups who think they can demand anything for criminals. Watch out, the boiling point is coming.

Now, don't mistake anger at these actions for hatred of race. THAT is not happening. But to demand we cease to enforce OUR laws is absolutely ridiculous! You are fools and worse! You are making it harder on your illegal friends and relatives and you don't even know it. I guess I have to say thank you for that!

The rest of the program will be in my next post.

The Rebate Check...

While I know that things are so tough that just about everyone has plans for their rebate check, I received an interesting email today that I thought I'd share with you. It is a suggestion for how to stop what is happening in our economy. That the bankers at the Central and Federal Reserve Banks are doing this on purpose should be obvious to even the most simple minded.

So, what's the solution? Buy Gold with your rebate check. Yup, you heard me. A solid investment in gold would bring this country BACK to the gold standard, forcing the government to Quit manufacturing money out of thin air and giving value back to WE the People! FREEDOM FROM UNENDING SLAVERY!

Here is the letter I got:

Paper into Gold - The Perfect Plan
http://www.restoretherepublic.com/content/view/1099/71/

This is it! The perfect way to bring the totalitarian neo cons and nanny government proponents, a.k.a. our present government, to their unconstitutional knees! This is great and goes right to their darkest power, the power to hit print!

The government is handing out 152 billion in tax rebates right? Well all we have to do is take that tax rebate money and buy GOLD! That's right, now just let that smile spread across your face, ya just keep thinking about that . .;) 152 billion fake dollars turned into GOLD held by the American People. They're Done!!!

Archimedes along with the rest of the world will take notice and insist that the American Government follow the lead of the American people. The world insisting, "Why we should we accept your fake, borrowed against, deficit spent paper money when even your own people have placed a "Golden Vote" of no confidence in the U.S.government's financial policies?"

(A)The government will be forced to shut down the printing presses!
(B) No more deficit spending!
(C) The government will be forced to obey the constitution
concerning money based on Gold and Silver!

With our government sponsoring unconstitutional wars with fake unconstitutional paper money and running deficits that make us all debtors this one simple act and stroke of financial security and rebellion against the financial fraud of our present government will do more to empower, secure and accomplish our collective goals than any other idea or action!

By taking their fake paper money and turning it into Gold we the People of the United States will be able to wield and enforce the Golden Rule, which is, "Those with the Gold, Rule!" And the Power and the Gold will be back in the hands of the American People where it belongs!

This election year I heard some one say, "If you think you are a leader you better take a look behind you and if no one is following you, Man you're just somebody out for a walk." Well, as you well know, we and the other freedom groups are dedicated cadres but if we don't capture the mind, imagination and attention of the American
People then we're all just out for a walk in the calm before the storm of destruction that is presently approaching this country.

It's time for the freedom forces to start leading the American people not just their own choirs. And as I said, "This is It!" I defy anyone to come up with a better or even equal plan to accomplish our goals, and let's stop right there because you and I both no there isn't. Are you kidding? This is a salesman dream! You're asking the American People to send their out of control government a Golden message that they absolutely can't ignore! It costs the people nothing! They're taking worhtless insulting bribe money and turning it into the financial security of Gold! Do this and we will look over our shoulders to see the American people
following us! And many of our goals will be accomplished by this single act.

Avery C. Mac Cracken

P.O. 1528

Telluride, Colorado 81435

Tel. 970-708-7398
maccrackenclanproductions@hotmail.com

I realize that gold is very expensive compared with the needs of most of us, however, this is the first step in a very serious solution to the problem of government spending. bush wants you to spend more and more. Are you aware the dollar is only worth about 2 cents now? So if it is so worthless, why not do something to make our situation better? This is only a suggestion, but a great one!

We talk and talk about the government not hearing us, about those in Congress on the take, well this will make them take notice. I've been looking for a solution to write about, something that would make a difference, well here it is. Do this and We the People will start down a road to freedom from slavery. The very slavery our government has sold us into. Just think of that will affect them?

Ron Paul often speaks about what the bankers are doing to this great nation and how to change it. This is a step in the right direction. Think about it. If you can do this, or even just purchase silver which is a bit cheaper, you will be miles ahead of the government.

We the People need to rule again. Our government has forgotten who it works for. Let's send the message loud and clear!

March 20, 2008 U.S. Declares War On Iran...Quietly

And we weren't even told. What a surprise coming from this administration! The deception and fraud by this government is undeniably the most extensive the United States People have ever had the misfortune to be a part of. We are innocent of the machinations of this government and We the People demand reparations from the US Government for crimes committed in our names.

In doing a search for a list of banks which support the war in Iraq, I came across this wonderful bit of news from the Asia Times:

The day the US declared war on Iran
By John McGlynn

March 20 is destined to be another day of infamy. On this date this year, the US officially declared war on Iran. But it's not going to be the kind of war many have been expecting.

No, there was no dramatic televised announcement by President George W Bush from the White House. In fact, on this day, reports the Washington Post, Bush spent some time communicating directly with Iranians, telling them via Radio Farda (the US-financed broadcaster that transmits to Iran in Farsi, Iran's native language) that their government has "declared they want to have a nuclear weapon to destroy people". But not to worry, he told his listeners in Farsi-translated Bushspeak: Tehran would not get the bomb because the US would be 'firm'."

Over at the US Congress, no war resolution was passed, no debate transpired, no last-minute hearing on the Iran "threat" was held. The Pentagon did not put its forces on red alert and cancel all leave. The top story on the Pentagon's website (on March 20) was: "Bush lauds military's performance in terror war", a feel-good piece about the president's appearance on the US military's TV channel to praise "the performance and courage of US troops engaged in the global war on terrorism". Bush discussed Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, but not Iran.

But make no mistake. As of Thursday, March 20 the US is at war with Iran. So who made it official?

A unit within the US Treasury Department, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which issued a March 20 advisory to the world's financial institutions under the title: "Guidance to financial institutions on the continuing money laundering threat involving illicit Iranian activity."

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FinCEN, though part of the chain of command, is better known to bankers and lawyers than to students of US foreign policy. Nevertheless, when the history of this newly declared war is one day written (assuming the war is allowed to proceed) FinCEN's role will be as important as that played by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in directing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In its March 20 advisory, FinCEN reminds the global banking community that United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 1803 (passed on March 3, 2008 ) "calls on member states to exercise vigilance over the activities of financial institutions in their territories with all banks domiciled in Iran, and their branches and subsidiaries abroad".

UNSC 1803 specifically mentions two Iranian state-owned banks: Bank Melli and Bank Saderat. These two banks (plus their overseas branches and certain subsidiaries), along with a third state-owned bank, Bank Sepah, were also unilaterally sanctioned by the US in 2007 under anti-proliferation and anti-terrorism presidential executive orders 13382 and 13224.

As of March 20, however, the US, speaking through FinCEN, is now telling all banks around the world "to take into account the risk arising from the deficiencies in Iran's AML/CFT [anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism] regime, as well as all applicable US and international sanctions programs, with regard to any possible transactions" with - and this is important - not just the above three banks but every remaining state-owned, private and special government bank in Iran.

In other words, FinCEN charges, all of Iran's banks - including the central bank (also on FinCEN's list) - represent a risk to the international financial system, no exceptions. Confirmation is possible by comparing FinCEN's list of risky Iranian banks with the listing of Iranian banks provided by Iran's central bank.

The "deficiencies in Iran's AML/CFT" is important because it provides the rationale FinCEN will now use to deliver the ultimate death blow to Iran's ability to participate in the international banking system. The language is borrowed from Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a group of 32 countries and two territories set up by the Group of Seven in 1989 to fight money laundering and terrorist financing.

As the FinCEN advisory describes, in October 2007 the FATF stated "that Iran's lack of a comprehensive anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime represents a significant vulnerability in the international financial system. In response to the FATF statement, Iran passed its first AML law in February 2008. The FATF, however, reiterated its concern about continuing deficiencies in Iran's AML/CFT system in a statement on February 28, 2008."

Actually, the February 28 FATF statement does not comment on Iran's new anti-money laundering law. The statement does say, however, that the FATF has been working with Iran since the October 2007 FATF statement was issued and "welcomes the commitment made by Iran to improve its AML/CFT regime". Moreover, the February 28 statement, for whatever reason, drops the "significant vulnerability" wording, opting instead to reaffirm that financial authorities around the world should "advise" their domestic banks to exercise "enhanced due diligence" concerning Iran's AML/CFT "deficiencies".

In linking its March 20 advisory to the recent FATF statements, apparently FinCEN cannot wait for FATF or anyone else to evaluate the effectiveness of Iran's brand new anti-financial crime laws.

Anyway, the "deficiencies in Iran's AML/CFT" is probably the main wording FinCEN will use to justify application of one its most powerful sanctions tools, a USA Patriot Act Section 311 designation (see below).

Hammering away at Iran's state-owned banks is central to US efforts to raise an international hue and cry. Through its state-owned banks, FinCEN states, "the government of Iran disguises its involvement in proliferation and terrorism activities through an array of deceptive practices specifically designed to evade detection". By managing to get inserted the names of two state-owned banks in the most recent UN Security Council resolution on Iran, the US can now portray the cream of Iran's financial establishment (Bank Melli and Bank Saderat are Iran's two largest banks) as directly integrated into alleged regime involvement in a secret nuclear weaponization program and acts of terrorism.

To inject further alarm, FinCEN accuses Iran's central bank of "facilitating transactions for sanctioned Iranian banks" based on evidence (which for various reasons appears true) gathered by Treasury and other US agencies that the central bank has facilitated erasure of the names of Iranian banks "from global transactions in order to make it more difficult for intermediary financial institutions to determine the true parties in the transaction".

The central bank is also charged with continuing to "provide financial services to Iranian entities" (government agencies, business firms and individuals) named in two earlier UNSC resolutions, 1737 and 1747. In defense, Iran's central bank governor recently said: "The central bank assists Iranian private and state-owned banks to do their commitments regardless of the pressure on them" and charged the US with "financial terrorism".

So what does all this bureaucratic financial rigmarole mean?

What it really means is that the US, again through FinCEN, has declared two acts of war: one against Iran's banks and one against any financial institution anywhere in the world that tries to do business with an Iranian bank.

God Damn you bush straight to hell. You bastard! You and this government do NOT represent the people of the United States of America! You have NO RIGHT to do this without OUR permission!!! How dare you commit this country to war, undeclaed! and unknown to the People of this country. If you are not removed from office this instant, We the People will tear the roof off over your head. You had best get yourself OUT of this country while you still can. Because you do NOT deserve to be here.

I cannot think, I cannot speak of the evil men do. This man is the anti-christ if ever there was on. This man will destroy us all! This evil son of a bitch is the culmination of damnation! If the United States of American PEOPLE do not stand up with a cry that is loud enough to raise washington, then never will we be heard from again.

The U.N. is apparently worthless. This is a man who has committed war crime after war crime, who has lied to the American People or kept us purposefully in the dark! This man needs a prison cell. And while I'm saying this, I might as well say he should be hung in a public square!

We are America and there is a despot sitting at the helm. bush doesn't have the authority to do this, yet once again he has. Do a google search on U.S. Declares war on Iran and see what you find. It's there, it's big and it is terrible. Bring down bush now!

Deployment of Aircraft Carrier a US 'Reminder' to Iran, Says Gates
Defence secretary denies move is an escalation
Tehran insists nuclear programme is peaceful
Julian Borger, The Guardian, Thursday, May 1 2008

The US defence secretary, Robert Gates, said yesterday the deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf could serve as a "reminder" to Iran of American resolve to defend its interests in the region.

Gates denied the arrival of a new carrier represented an escalation, pointing out that US naval strength in the Gulf rises and falls constantly with routine naval deployments, but it comes at a time of heightened rhetoric from Washington about Iran's role in the Iraqi insurgency.

In the next few days US officers in Baghdad are expected to mount a display of recently-made Iranian arms alleged to have been seized from insurgents.

CBS News reported the Pentagon has ordered commanders to explore new options for attacking Iran and that the state department was formulating an ultimatum calling on Iran to stop arms smuggling into Iraq. The reports were denied by US officials.

In the past few days senior administration officials have made a series of pointed remarks about the Iranian role in Iraq. Gates himself claimed: "What the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and women inside Iraq."

During a visit to Mexico the defence secretary was asked if the carrier deployment was coordinated with the rhetoric from Washington. He replied: "I don't see it as an escalation. I think it could be seen, though, as a reminder."

The tough talk on Iran comes just before a meeting of ministers from the permanent five members of the UN security council and Germany to discuss incentives for Iran to suspend its work on uranium enrichment.

The focus on incentives reflects a realisation in London and Washington that there is not sufficient support in the Security Council for more sanctions against Iran. However, the new package is unlikely to differ from the one currently on the table, which includes economic incentives, help with the establishment of a nuclear energy programme based on technology that does not have military applications, and direct talks with the US on a range of strategic issues.

The bush administration is doing everything in its power to provoke Iran. We the People and those in Iran will suffer the consequences. bush and his buddies will have a safe place to hide, and the coward will hide, bet your ass on that one.

bush doesn't deserve to be able to live in the USA. He is a power-hungry mad man who will take this country straight to hell. Are you ready? Will you do nothing still?

An Interview With Correa

I don't know about you, but I'm darn sick and tired of the "Friends" the U.S.A. says are one's we have GOT to be there for. Consider Uribe, the murder, who routinely has organized workers in his country assassinated. His cousin and more than half of his current cabinet are now either arrested or indicted for these crimes of assassination. Are they trying to tell us that Unribe knew nothing of this? Uh huh... Goes hand in hand with the bush administration and acts of torture, some died there too. So I guess I can understand why one bloody government would want to be friends with another bloody government. But I disagree, as is my right, per our Constitution.

Uribe gets massive amounts of U.S. security assistance. He is a close ally of Washington. Why? I have no idea since he is one of the bloodiest dictators on the face of the planet. Be that as it may, our government insists he's a stand-up guy! RIGHT! So, our government is pushing us to do another "free trade agreement" with Uribe's country. We know how well that has worked out in the past. Do we really want to go there again? I don't think so. BUT our government insists that this is what should be.

Here is an example of this stand-up guy, Uribe:

Why is the United States government constantly in bed with drug traffickers and murderers? Well, it is profitable for them obviously. It certainly isn't for those who are forced to live under these men, but hey, what's a little thing like murder between friends?

So when our government goes out of its way to say someone else is BAD!!! I have to wonder if any of that is true. We've already seen their logic on this score and, frankly, I wouldn't believe them if handed me secret intel to back them up. That is too easy to fake. But according to 1991 intelligence report from U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officials in Colombia you can read all about it yourself. Uribe is anything BUT a nice guy. So why does our government insist that this is a good country to have trade relations with? Got to be money. No other explanation works.

Our government constantly bad-mouths the leaders of other countries, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, and lately President Rafael Corea from Ecuador. Do you believe them? Let's take a look at Corea...

Then there's Ecuador's Rafael Correa -- young, good-looking and not at all fond of neoliberalism. The LA Times' handy pocket guide to Latin American politics lists him as a "Harvard-trained Chavez ally" (He never attended Harvard, but, you know, the facts don't much matter when reporting on Latin America).

Ah, yes, there is that unbiased press again. Would be nice if journalists really gave us the news instead of propaganda which is ILLEGAL in this country, but hey, who's gonna know? Maybe one of the reasons our government hates him so much is the fact that Correa is trying to clean up his intelligence agency which he claims is totally subjected to and run by, the CIA. Well, fancy that, why don't you!!! Imagine, our government plotting and contriving against another government? Who'da thought it?

Then there is the fact that he is telling us to get the hell out of his country as in taking back an airbase the US has gotten mighty used to over the past decade. Not very sporting of him, hum? Of course the fact that the U.S. took advantage of an economic crunch back before Correa came to power MIGHT have something to do with it...

The “forward operating location,” as the American post is called, came into existence in 1999 in a 10-year deal with Ecuador after the Pentagon and Panama’s government failed to agree on the use of Howard Air Force Base in Panama. The agreement, negotiated under extreme economic distress by a Ecuadorean president who was overthrown months later, includes no rent for Ecuador.

I can't imagine WHY Rafael Correa wouldn't want rent off that airbase, can you? Some people just want it all! ~rolls eyes here at our governments audacity~ Of course, this doesn't please our government at all! Nope, they are mad as heck and letting Correa know about it. They just aren't letting you and I know about it. Just wait until Correa has an accident though. You know, his plane blows up, radicals blow up his house, etc.? But that could never happen, right? Ya, we know what decent human beings the CIA has on their payroll. And I'm sure the military is just as unblemished...

Now, this whole thing with Rafael Correa began when Uribe decided to bomb Correa's Country. Imagine, getting upset because someone starts bombing you? Unbelievable you say, yup, I thought so too. Who would have thought it?

Correa's recently been in the news for his high-profile clash with Uribe, whose administration bombed Ecuador last month, possibly with U.S. help. Reuters tells me that Correa is "facing ire" at home for constantly dissing Uribe "because Ecuadoreans want him to focus instead on fighting inflation and spurring an anemic economy."

Correa, whose confrontational style discomfits many Ecuadoreans, still refuses to restore ties or even talk with his conservative counterpart, limiting his comments to a public discourse laced with accusations such as "bare-faced liar."

How bad is the backlash against Correa among the good people of Ecuador?

According to the country's most influential pollster Cedatos-Gallup poll, Correa's popularity bounced at the height of the Colombia crisis in mid-March to 66 percent ... but that support began to erode as the spat dragged on, dipping to 62 percent by April.

God, they friggin' hate him!

Sarcasm drips, drips, drips, LOL. Yup, his country sure does hate him all right. The bush administration can only dream of these numbers considering he is down to 31% and I honestly think those numbers are vastly inflated. Anything this administration says is subject to propaganda and hype, smoke and mirrors. And propaganda is illegal in this country. Just because the government consistently uses it doesn't mean we shouldn't believe them, right? NOT!

You have got to read the interview that Correa gave. It is both informative and a glimpse into what our country WON"T tell you. Imagine that if you can... Ya, I know, hard to imagine... It was fantastic though. Again, I've no idea why our government chooses its friends the way they do. It certainly isn't for honesty purposes. I'm sure our founding fathers are turning over in their graves with the abuses this administration continues to advance. So much for Government For the People and by the People.

Here is just a snippet since I do not have permission to repost it in full:

You give the impression that a media war has been launched.

It's not that I'm giving that impression, it's that it's a fact. We know with whom we are dealing; with a militaristic country, with a president who has an imperfect past, with enormous support from foreign intelligence agencies and with an impressive propaganda machine. We have faith that the truth and justice will prevail. We've already achieved that in Latin America, where Colombia has been soundly defeated politically, diplomatically and informationally.

What drives Colombia to accuse its neighboring countries of collaboration with the FARC?

Uribe's militaristic policies began when he became president. First in contradicting the strategy of his predecessor, Andrés Pastrana, who came to embrace Manuel Marulanda. But in came Uribe with the hard line and he wanted us all to do the same. He's like the little emperor who follows his boss's dictates. It's obvious that his political and economic power is based on the struggle against the FARC. Peace is not convenient for Uribe because fighting guerrillas gives the Colombian electorate a secure feeling. What is troubling is that this conflict is spilling over the borders.

I would find that most troubling also. Read the article, it is very good. It is refreshing to actually read something that isn't propaganda in this country. Shame on the vast media outlets who perpetrate disinformation, lies and deceits from this administration and support a country known for being bloodthirsty, supporting drug trafficking, murder and assassination. You do yourselves and the United States an extreme disservice.