CrackerJax
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I'm not the least bit surprised. Your comfort zone doesn't include the realities of life.
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medicineman
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Your ignorance is only surpassed by your sarcasm.I'm not the least bit surprised. Your comfort zone doesn't include the realities of life.
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Obama at 66 per cent public approval with Wall St. the economic villain: poll
3 days ago
WASHINGTON — Americans are still giving President Barack Obama high marks even in the midst of a devastating recession that is showing scant signs of easing.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests Obama's post-inauguration honeymoon period is still alive as he enjoys a 66 per cent approval rating, up a few points from other recent public opinion surveys.
He has rarely slipped below 60 per cent in any poll since his inauguration, a remarkably high number given he's dealing with the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression that has seen millions of Americans lose their jobs.
The Post/ABC survey was conducted late last week - from Thursday to Sunday - after Obama finished up a full-fledged media blitz aimed at assuring Americans that there was hope on the horizon.
The survey found that 83 per cent of respondents liked Obama's media strategy, compared with eight per cent who were opposed.
3 days ago
WASHINGTON — Americans are still giving President Barack Obama high marks even in the midst of a devastating recession that is showing scant signs of easing.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll suggests Obama's post-inauguration honeymoon period is still alive as he enjoys a 66 per cent approval rating, up a few points from other recent public opinion surveys.
He has rarely slipped below 60 per cent in any poll since his inauguration, a remarkably high number given he's dealing with the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression that has seen millions of Americans lose their jobs.
The Post/ABC survey was conducted late last week - from Thursday to Sunday - after Obama finished up a full-fledged media blitz aimed at assuring Americans that there was hope on the horizon.
The survey found that 83 per cent of respondents liked Obama's media strategy, compared with eight per cent who were opposed.
CrackerJax
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Tips didn't read the post...as usual.
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ViRedd
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And here is where you and other misinformed "progressives" make their fatal error.
The NeoCons are not of the "extreme right" as you imagine. In fact, they are warmed over progressives.
True conservatives don't spend like Bush and the Republican congress spent. True conservatives don't "nation build" to "make the world safe for democracy." True conservatives don't expand the roll of the federal government at the detriment of the states and the individual citizen.
There are two sides to the issue, Med. The one side is all the way to the left where government owns and controls everything. The other side is no government at all.
The "progressive" Marxists like Obama (and you) are all the way to the left. The NeoCons like Bush reside at your right elbow.
True conservatives are just to the right of the middle espousing free markets, free minds, a weaker central government, lower taxes, a simpler tax system, honest money and states rights.
Honesty Med ... you really need to get your premises straight.
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CrackerJax
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He's gathering his expletives...hang on 
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CrackerJax
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I'M SHOCKED!!!
Chinese Company Indicted in Manhattan
District Attorney Alleges Illegal Transactions Aimed to Boost Iran's Nuclear Program
By CHAD BRAY
NEW YORK -- Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau said Tuesday that a Chinese company and its manager were indicted on criminal charges for allegedly engaging in illegal financial transactions through U.S. banks to help Iran import a variety of banned materials, including metal alloys that could be used for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
At a news conference Tuesday, Mr. Morgenthau announced a 118-count criminal indictment against Li Fangwei, a Chinese citizen, and his company, Limmt Economic and Trade Co., and its various affiliates. The charges include falsifying business records and conspiracy. The falsifying business records counts carry a sentence of up to four years in prison.
The U.S. Treasury Department, which worked closely with Mr. Morgenthau's office, said Tuesday it is freezing Mr. Li's U.S. assets and the assets of Limmt companies, which sells metal alloys and minerals, including high-strength metals and sophisticated military materials.
"This is a case about selling banned materials and contraband by a Chinese company to Iran by using the U.S. financial system," Mr. Morgenthau said.
The district attorney said he intends to ask the Chinese government's assistance in having Mr. Li, 36 years old, of Liaoning province, extradited to the U.S. to face the charges.
Mr. Li, who is also known as Karl Lee, doesn't have an attorney in the U.S. He couldn't immediately be located for comment Tuesday.
Mr. Morgenthau said the company had been banned since 2006 by the Treasury Department from engaging in financial transactions in the U.S. for its role in assisting Iran's nuclear proliferation program.
Limmt used aliases and front companies in order to send and receive dozens of illegal payments through the U.S. between November 2006 and September 2008, Mr. Morgenthau said.
The firm was assisted by two Chinese banks in the transactions and his office is looking into their role in the transactions, the district attorney said. The probe is continuing, he said.
The Treasury Department said Limmt used at least eight aliases or front companies to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
"Our banks have high standards and sophisticated systems to stop these transactions, but this conduct was specifically designed to defeat their systems," Mr. Morgenthau said.
During the period, Limmt used its aliases to provide banned missile, nuclear and so-called "dual-use" materials to subsidiaries of Iran's Defense Industries Organization, a unit of the Iranian military, Mr. Morgenthau said.
The materials included 15,000 kilograms of specialized aluminum alloy used for long-range missiles, more than 30,000 kilograms of tungsten-copper plates, 24,500 kilograms of maraging steel rods, Mr. Morgenthau said.
Limmt and Iran's Defense Industries Organization also engaged in negotiations for gyroscopes and accelerometers used in long-range missiles, he said.
Mr. Morgenthau said he doesn't believe any of the New York banks were aware of the true nature of the illegal transactions. He thanked units of Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo Corp., Bank of America Corp. and Standard Chartered for their assistance.
"We think they were completely deceived by the use of multiple aliases," Mr. Morgenthau said.
On Tuesday, Treasury also froze the assets of a group of Iranian firms for allegedly acting on behalf of Iran's Defense Industries Organization and the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. Both Iranian offices had already been designated by the U.S. State Department for engaging in activities that contributed to the development of Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
Earlier this year, Mr. Morgenthau said he was probing whether nine European banks helped Iran or Iranian clients evade U.S. sanctions.
In particular, Mr. Morgenthau, who didn't name the banks at the time, said he was looking into whether the banks helped Iran engage in prohibited transactions, including purchasing materials that could be used in its nuclear proliferation program. (nice).
Mr. Morgenthau's office has been looking into the practice of "stripping," where the identities of bank clients are removed from wire-transfer information. The practice helps clients avoid filters used by U.S. banks to detect transactions from countries under U.S. sanctions.
On Tuesday, Mr. Morgenthau said his office has been able to shut down at least eight improper transactions as a result of grand jury subpoenas issued to banks as part of the probe.
In January, Lloyds TSB Group PLC's banking unit reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Mr. Morgenthau's office and the U.S. Department of Justice and to pay $350 million in fines and forfeiture over stripping.
Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Lloyds TSB's banking unit deliberately altered wire transfer information that allowed $350 million in transactions by clients in Iran, Sudan and other countries to avoid detection, prosecutors said.
Lloyds TSB is cooperating with Mr. Morgenthau's probe.
The Lloyds probe grew out of an investigation into the suspicious movement of money by alleged Iranian front companies and charities -- namely the relationship between Iran's government and the Alavi Foundation and Assa Corp. in New York, Mr. Morgenthau has said.
In December, the U.S. government filed an action to seize a 40% stake of 650 Fifth Ave. -- known as the Piaget Building -- from Assa, saying the company is a front for Iran's state-owned Bank Melli. The bank is subject to U.S. sanctions for allegedly funneling money to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
The building in midtown Manhattan was built in the 1970s by Alavi, which was set up by Iran's former shah. The foundation owns a 60% stake in the building.
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Chinese Company Indicted in Manhattan
District Attorney Alleges Illegal Transactions Aimed to Boost Iran's Nuclear Program
By CHAD BRAY
NEW YORK -- Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau said Tuesday that a Chinese company and its manager were indicted on criminal charges for allegedly engaging in illegal financial transactions through U.S. banks to help Iran import a variety of banned materials, including metal alloys that could be used for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
At a news conference Tuesday, Mr. Morgenthau announced a 118-count criminal indictment against Li Fangwei, a Chinese citizen, and his company, Limmt Economic and Trade Co., and its various affiliates. The charges include falsifying business records and conspiracy. The falsifying business records counts carry a sentence of up to four years in prison.
The U.S. Treasury Department, which worked closely with Mr. Morgenthau's office, said Tuesday it is freezing Mr. Li's U.S. assets and the assets of Limmt companies, which sells metal alloys and minerals, including high-strength metals and sophisticated military materials.
"This is a case about selling banned materials and contraband by a Chinese company to Iran by using the U.S. financial system," Mr. Morgenthau said.
The district attorney said he intends to ask the Chinese government's assistance in having Mr. Li, 36 years old, of Liaoning province, extradited to the U.S. to face the charges.
Mr. Li, who is also known as Karl Lee, doesn't have an attorney in the U.S. He couldn't immediately be located for comment Tuesday.
Mr. Morgenthau said the company had been banned since 2006 by the Treasury Department from engaging in financial transactions in the U.S. for its role in assisting Iran's nuclear proliferation program.
Limmt used aliases and front companies in order to send and receive dozens of illegal payments through the U.S. between November 2006 and September 2008, Mr. Morgenthau said.
The firm was assisted by two Chinese banks in the transactions and his office is looking into their role in the transactions, the district attorney said. The probe is continuing, he said.
The Treasury Department said Limmt used at least eight aliases or front companies to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
"Our banks have high standards and sophisticated systems to stop these transactions, but this conduct was specifically designed to defeat their systems," Mr. Morgenthau said.
During the period, Limmt used its aliases to provide banned missile, nuclear and so-called "dual-use" materials to subsidiaries of Iran's Defense Industries Organization, a unit of the Iranian military, Mr. Morgenthau said.
The materials included 15,000 kilograms of specialized aluminum alloy used for long-range missiles, more than 30,000 kilograms of tungsten-copper plates, 24,500 kilograms of maraging steel rods, Mr. Morgenthau said.
Limmt and Iran's Defense Industries Organization also engaged in negotiations for gyroscopes and accelerometers used in long-range missiles, he said.
Mr. Morgenthau said he doesn't believe any of the New York banks were aware of the true nature of the illegal transactions. He thanked units of Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo Corp., Bank of America Corp. and Standard Chartered for their assistance.
"We think they were completely deceived by the use of multiple aliases," Mr. Morgenthau said.
On Tuesday, Treasury also froze the assets of a group of Iranian firms for allegedly acting on behalf of Iran's Defense Industries Organization and the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. Both Iranian offices had already been designated by the U.S. State Department for engaging in activities that contributed to the development of Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
Earlier this year, Mr. Morgenthau said he was probing whether nine European banks helped Iran or Iranian clients evade U.S. sanctions.
In particular, Mr. Morgenthau, who didn't name the banks at the time, said he was looking into whether the banks helped Iran engage in prohibited transactions, including purchasing materials that could be used in its nuclear proliferation program. (nice).
Mr. Morgenthau's office has been looking into the practice of "stripping," where the identities of bank clients are removed from wire-transfer information. The practice helps clients avoid filters used by U.S. banks to detect transactions from countries under U.S. sanctions.
On Tuesday, Mr. Morgenthau said his office has been able to shut down at least eight improper transactions as a result of grand jury subpoenas issued to banks as part of the probe.
In January, Lloyds TSB Group PLC's banking unit reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Mr. Morgenthau's office and the U.S. Department of Justice and to pay $350 million in fines and forfeiture over stripping.
Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Lloyds TSB's banking unit deliberately altered wire transfer information that allowed $350 million in transactions by clients in Iran, Sudan and other countries to avoid detection, prosecutors said.
Lloyds TSB is cooperating with Mr. Morgenthau's probe.
The Lloyds probe grew out of an investigation into the suspicious movement of money by alleged Iranian front companies and charities -- namely the relationship between Iran's government and the Alavi Foundation and Assa Corp. in New York, Mr. Morgenthau has said.
In December, the U.S. government filed an action to seize a 40% stake of 650 Fifth Ave. -- known as the Piaget Building -- from Assa, saying the company is a front for Iran's state-owned Bank Melli. The bank is subject to U.S. sanctions for allegedly funneling money to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
The building in midtown Manhattan was built in the 1970s by Alavi, which was set up by Iran's former shah. The foundation owns a 60% stake in the building.
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CrackerJax
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heh...
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TheBrutalTruth
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Lol, sad, disturbing and true.
heh...
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Think MedMan is still loading expletives... (and I thought the old Pentium S I had was slow.)
CrackerJax
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One of med man's failings...he can't see the forest through the trees. he is lost out there somewhere (wind blows)
I love that cartoon...
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I love that cartoon...
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medicineman
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So, you guys missed me then? It seems that you righties are always trying to trap me in some commie-marxist-socialist venue. I, like many who voted for obama, am just slightly left of center. I do believe the rich should give up some of their booty to help the less endowed. If that makes me a marxist-socialist-commie, then so be it. I see it as justice. While we on the left slept, those on the right stole all the money. How can anyone be worth 100 million a year, it's shameful in a country where there is starvation and people dying from lack of health care. The fact that I use expletives to describe the position of some of you is pertinent to the situation. Sometimes there is only the correct word that will describe a person or situation. When I say fucked, or asshole, everyone knows exactly what I'm trying to say, so all you assholes go fuck yourselves.
CrackerJax
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yes, you are a Marxist, make no mistake. You believe in theft as well. well done... 
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CrackerJax
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Sure, just get your selfishness up a bit, that's all it takes.... and a low IQ... and laziness... and...wait this is piling up, you better get a pencil and paper.
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CrackerJax
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Then you have the laziness part down already. Throw in no moral code and you are there.
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tipsgnob
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your moral code? or meds moral code? maybe.......Then you have the laziness part down already. Throw in no moral code and you are there.
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CrackerJax
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No, Med doesn't have one, that's pretty evident...he's a Marxist.
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