29.12.08

This enrages me so much; tempting me to use skillfully mastered tactics to bring it to an end.
This has been my sole gripe with this woman who otherwise amused us during an "election"
potential veep? OMDB-,

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28.12.08

Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service.


He (Barack Obama) touched a service nerve is many of US-
I would serve him as commander in chief, even now.
I have an agenda or two- Truth and Justice-.

Caroline Kennedy and I could share notes about common ground. How to survive a dead family. I think we'd have a bit more to talk about-

She would be my very first pick to succeed Hillary- actually, Obama made me like her (Hillary) too.
He asked us, (who were part of the campaign) to write her and thank her when he won the dem.
ticket . I wondered if he would have us write McCain as well.

My concern is Mrs. Schlossberg's (Castle-berg?) private life will cease to exist and she will become part of an entity that needs serious re-org.
I think if anyone can do it, Obama can pull a team to do so.

NEW YORK – With the wind of her family's legacy at her back, Caroline Kennedy says her quest for a Senate seat has been a long time in the making.

In her first sit-down interview since she emerged as a Senate hopeful, the 51-year-old daughter of President John F. Kennedy told The Associated Press that she has always pondered jumping into politics, but waited for the right moment.

"I am an unconventional choice. I understand that. I haven't pursued the traditional path. But I think that in our public life today, we're starting to see there are many ways into public life and public service," she said.

A wife, a mother of three, a lawyer, a best-selling author and an education activist, Kennedy said she can envision herself as a senator a decade from now after making her children her top priority for the last two decades.

"This is going to be a multiyear effort to fix this economic crisis. So in order to be effective, I would plan to stay at it," Kennedy said in a wide-ranging interview at the Gee Whiz diner a few blocks north of the World Trade Center site.

Between bites of a grilled cheese and bacon sandwich, Kennedy said the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and her work for Barack Obama's presidential campaign inspired her to act on her public service impulses.

She asked Gov. David Paterson 11 days ago to consider her for the position Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will give up if she is confirmed as secretary of state.

"He encouraged me. He said he has a lot of qualified candidates," Kennedy said.

More than a half-dozen elected officials are vying for the seat, including New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and several members of Congress. Since word of her interest leaked out in early December, Kennedy has faced sometimes sharp criticism that she cut in line ahead of politicians with more experience and has acted as if she were entitled to it because of her political lineage.

"Anybody who knows me knows I haven't really lived that way. And I think that in my family, I come into this thinking I have to work twice as hard as anybody else. Nobody's entitled to anything, certainly not me," she said.

Yet, she noted that she has good relationships with key people in Washington, including the president-elect.

"And I would love to put that to work," she said. Another of her links is her uncle, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.

She said she feels the pull to public service inspired by her father.

"Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth," she said. "Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility. I'm not saying that I am anything like him, I'm just saying there's a spirit that I think I've grown up with that is something that means a tremendous amount to me."

She also credited her mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, with giving her the courage to run.

"I think my mother ... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected," she said.

"Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever," Kennedy said.

Since Kennedy's name first surfaced as a possible replacement for Clinton, her advisers have shielded her from the media, with the exception of a few brief interviews on a swing through upstate New York and a visit to Harlem with the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Kennedy said Paterson told her he did not want people to appear to be campaigning for the position.

She agreed to sit down for interviews Friday with The Associated Press and NY1 television.

"I was trying to respect the process. It is not a campaign," she said. "It was misinterpreted. If I were to be selected, I understand public servants have to be accessible."

Kennedy said she wished her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., could see the drama that has developed over her quest for the Senate.

"He would be laughing his head off at seeing what's going on right now," she said.

Kennedy offered no excuses for why she failed to vote in a number of elections since registering in New York City in 1988, including in 1994 when Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was up for re-election for the seat she hopes to take over.

"I was really surprised and dismayed by my voting record," she said. "I'm glad it's been brought to my attention."

(maybe like me, you were disgusted- the writing HAS been on the wall)

Former New York Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, who urged Paterson last weekend to consider experienced members of Congress for the job, said she was glad to hear Kennedy was willing to "work twice as hard as others."

"I think it's great she understands she will have a tougher time," Ferraro said. "I don't know if she can work twice as hard because having been a member of Congress I know they work 24-7. They already work hard."

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Associated Press reporter Michael Gormley contributed to this report from Albany.

24.12.08

Internet and Phone Scams Have Gone too Far

It appears America is top of the list when it comes to fraudulent behavior. I heard a friend say once;
Crooked at the top, Crooked at the bottom.

Yep, that pretty much enough said. Its unfortunate the struggling entities who are actually TRYING to do something GOOD are questioned because of the overkill tactics of others who would
take their money and run...I worked with an attorney like that once. I know he did it- and he made my life hell- so why didn't I have him disbarred, which I could have done?

Because what comes around goes around. I don't have to do a thing.

All week long I am getting calls on my cell to get grant money- do I need it- ABSOLUTELY!
Not personally, but for work I'd like to do in a small village in Tanzania, in hopes to make the region, and on a better place for the many poor people who live there.

Take my idea- my cousin Vinnie will pay you a visit- capiche?

Better yet- I took it off, ^^ ALL of it. :)

Getting back to the issue at hand; I get this email 3-4 times in my spam box. I check it to make sure nothing important gets put there.

Here is a letter I came across today:


Hello friend,

I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name
is Sgt Perry Rice. I am in the Engineering military unit here in Ba'qubah
in Iraq,we have some amount of funds that we want to move out of the
country.

My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust. It is oil
money and legal. Basically since we are working for the government we
cannot keep these funds, but we want to transfer and move the funds to
you, so that you can keep it for us in your safe account or an offshore
account. But we are moving it through Diplomatic means, to send it to your
house directly or a bank of your choice using Diplomatic Courier Service.

The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to
you, you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this
deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Our own part
is sending it to you.If you are interested i will furnish you with more
details.

But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.

Waiting for your urgent response via my private email:
sgt.perry_rice111@hotmail.com

This business is risk free.

Regards,
Sgt Perry Rice


Now really- this could very likely be happening; The dumb asses in office now have lost a lot of money- even before they spent it, they were LOSING money, literally. Rummy announced it September 10th 3 trillion from the Pentagon, was then brushed aside by a catastrophic event-
highly complicit in and of it self.

Now really- could we get a little integrity going here?

I'd never be a part of the above- the classic american greed- I say with the utmost contempt.
Give the money to Iraq so they can rebuild what american's destroyed.
Unbuckingfelievable.

17.12.08

Madoff in house arrest, SEC under fire

Its unbuckingfelievable the depths people will go for the almighty dollar- (not so mighty)
I'd think the SEC might want to answer a few questions about the matter.

This is what gets me: Seriously…Madoff Investors Want A Bailout?

UM IDFTS. If you didn't figure out you were being snowed, because you have too damn much money to notice FRAUD, you got what you deserved.


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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disgraced Wall Street investment manager Bernard Madoff, accused of orchestrating a $50 billion fraud, was put under house arrest on Wednesday.

BNP Paribas SA became the latest European bank to reveal its exposure to the scandal, and its stock was the main loser among Europe's top banks, as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission again answered questions about why the alleged fraud went on for a decade.

A federal judge ordered Madoff, 70, confined to his $7 million Manhattan apartment and told Madoff's wife, Ruth, to surrender her U.S. passport by noon on Thursday as part of modified bail conditions.

Madoff will be fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet and will only be allowed to leave his home for appointments prearranged with authorities.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Madoffs signed an agreement to forfeit their Manhattan apartment and properties in Montauk, New York and Palm Beach, Florida if they failed to adhere to the bail conditions.

Bernard Madoff was filmed by television crews leaving the federal court in Manhattan, but he did not talk to reporters. With a calm expression on his face, he sat in the front passenger seat of a black SUV that sped away.

He later was seen by news photographers getting out of a vehicle near his apartment building. Madoff walked briskly with a slight smile on his face as photographers jostled to take his picture before he entered the front door of the building.

ANGRY INVESTORS

The changes in bail conditions for the one-time Nasdaq Stock Exchange chairman were ordered as angry investors urged prosecutors to take a firmer stance.

"The investors I am speaking with are extremely upset and think he should be in jail today," said Ross Intelisano, a partner at law firm Rich & Intelisano LLP said. "They think he is a flight risk, and they are shocked that the bail is so low."

On Tuesday, SEC chairman Christopher Cox offered an embarrassing mea culpa for the agency's lack of oversight of Madoff's investment advisory firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

He said Wednesday there was no evidence that SEC staff did anything wrong amid accusations the regulator failed to act on tips of alleged fraud by Madoff in the past 10 years.

"I want to emphasize that there is no evidence that anyone is aware of at this point that any personnel did anything wrong," Cox told reporters after an agency meeting.

He said he was still troubled that the securities watchdog did not catch the scandal earlier. "I was very concerned to learn this week that credible allegations about Madoff had been made over nearly a decade and yet never referred to commission for action," Cox said.

Staffers at the market watchdog apparently saw Madoff as one of their own. He made regular appearances at the SEC and served on agency advisory panels. Continued...

Cheney: Obama Will "Appreciate" Our Expansion Of Power

Oh do you think so? I thought we were planning on charging YOU for murder 1- premeditated, AND torture. Ten to Hundreds thousands of innocent lives-.
.... all starting one quiet day in September, while you were hunkered down in one of the Gov. bunkers giving flight command orders.

Frankly, you can rot in hell- DICK. (sorry, that was not spiritual) and I am not perfect.
This man needs to have justice "IN HIS FACE" for his many vile acts.




In an interview with Rush Limbaugh (via Politico), Vice President Dick Cheney predicted that the next president will appreciate the way he and George Bush expanded executive power.

"Once they get here and they're faced with the same problems we deal with every day, then they will appreciate some of the things we've put in place," Cheney said.

"We did not exceed our constitutional authority, as some have suggested," Cheney added. "The President believes, I believe very deeply, in a strong executive, and I think that's essential in this day and age. And I think the Obama administration is not likely to cede that authority back to the Congress. I think they'll find that given a challenge they face, they'll need all the authority they can muster."

Cheney went on to express doubt that President Obama would, as he has promised, close Guantanamo Bay.

"Guantanamo has been very, very valuable. And I think they'll discover that trying to close it is a very hard proposition," he said. "They're unlawful combatants. And you if you're not going to have a place to locate them like Guantanamo, then you either have to bring them here to the continental United States and I don't know any member of Congress who's volunteering to have al Qaeda terrorists deposited in his district."

Cheney also expressed grave concerns about the automobile industry.

"We're on the downside of a recession that may be the worst since World War II," he said. "And if the automobile industry goes belly up now, there's a deep concern that that would be a major shock to the system."

16.12.08

global tolerance

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Posted: 15 Dec 2008 06:42 AM CST

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Environment

Shanghai unveils plans to protect environment
China Daily

Indians ready to pay more for environment friendly goods
Express India

Time Magazine’s Picks for Top Green Stories of 2008
Time with CNN

Third Sector

For charities, fundraising has become a nonevent
Newsday

Call for Global Human Rights Index from NGOs
Ekklesia

Faith

When Jesus met Buddha
Boston Globe

Meet MUJU
The London theater troupe that unites Muslims and Jews
The Times

Tony Blair voices regrets about reticence over his faith
The Telegraph

Islam and the Western Principles of Liberalism
The Wall Street Journal

Virtual world for Muslims debuts
The BBC


14.12.08

I laughed so hard almost....

Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip


A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.



An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr Bush "a dog" and threw his footwear, just missing the president.

The soles of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab culture.

During the trip, Mr Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki signed the new security agreement between their countries.

The pact calls for US troops to leave Iraq in 2011 - eight years after the 2003 invasion that has in part defined the Bush presidency.

Speaking just over five weeks before he hands over power to Barack Obama, Mr Bush also said the war in Iraq was not over and more work remained to be done.

His previously unannounced visit came a day after US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told US troops the Iraq mission was in its "endgame".

'Size 10'

In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, a reporter stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurtling his shoes at Mr Bush, narrowly missing him.

PREVIOUS BUSH VISITS TO IRAQ
President Bush serves Thanksgiving dinner to US troops in Baghdad - 27/11/2003
Nov 2003: Serves Thanksgiving dinner to troops in Baghdad
June 2006: Meets new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
Sept 2007: Visits Anbar province - former stronghold of Saddam Hussein

"All I can report is a size 10," Mr Bush said according to the Associated Press news agency.

The shoe thrower was taken away by security guards and the news conference continued.

Correspondents called it a symbolic incident. Iraqis threw shoes and used them to beat Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after his overthrow.

'American security'

Mr Bush's first stop upon arriving in Baghdad was the Iraqi presidential palace in the heavily-fortified Green Zone, where he held talks with President Jalal Talabani.

"The work hasn't been easy but it's been necessary for American security, Iraqi hope and world peace," Mr Bush said during his talks with Mr Talabani.

The Iraqi president called Mr Bush "a great friend for the Iraqi people, who helped us liberate our country".

The BBC's Humphrey Hawksley, in Baghdad, says the key issue at present is exactly how American troops will withdraw within the next three years and what sort of Iraq they will leave behind.

George Bush is received by President Jalal Talabani

The US media has just published details of a US government report saying that post invasion reconstruction of Iraq was crippled by bureaucratic turf wars and an ignorance of the basic elements of Iraqi society.

The report is circulating among US officials in draft form, says the New York Times.

It reveals details of a reconstruction effort that cost more than $100bn (£67bn) and only succeeded in restoring what was destroyed in the invasion and the widespread looting that followed it, the newspaper said.

Troop promises

Mr Bush's visit, unannounced in advance and conducted under tight security, follows the approval last month of a security pact between Washington and Baghdad that calls for US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2011.

US troops are first to withdraw from Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, by June next year.

Defence Secretary Gates said on Saturday that "the process of the drawdown" had begun.

US troops near Mosul
The end in sight for US troops in Iraq?

"We are, I believe, in terms of the American commitment, in the endgame here in Iraq," he told US troops at an airbase near Baghdad.

Mr Gates has been picked to stay on as defence secretary by President-elect Barack Obama.

President Bush leaves the White House in less than six weeks. He said in a recent interview with ABC News that the biggest regret of his presidency was the false intelligence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Finding these was one of the key justifications for the invasion. None were ever found.

Mr Obama has promised to bring home US combat troops from Iraq in a little over a year from when he takes office in January.

More than 4,200 US troops and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and security personnel have been killed since the invasion in 2003.

There are currently about 149,000 US soldiers in Iraq, down from last year's peak of 170,000 after extra troops were poured in to deal with a worsening security situation.

As Mr Bush arrived in Baghdad, Gen David Petraeus, the head of the US Central Command, which includes Iraq, said attacks in the country had dropped from 180 a day in June 2007 to 10 a day now.

In a sign of modest security gains in Iraq, Mr Bush was welcomed with a formal arrival ceremony - a flourish that was not part of his previous three visits.

He arrived in the country on Air Force One, which landed at Baghdad International Airport in the afternoon, after a secretive Saturday night departure from Washington on an 11-hour flight.

Questioning Patrio...what?

Questioning my Patriotism?

Damn Right- Up until 2008, when we actually "elected" Obama.
That act alone, restored a
certain amount of faith in the country- but boy what a mess we are in.

I've been called a cynic and rebel, maybe so- but I would be no such thing had I not
served the US Military during the worst presidency in US history. My departure-
well, lets just say the obvious was all too clear, and I was not going to participate.

When Bush became commander in Chief...words I can barely bring myself to say;
I was very concerned.

In 1998 a group of gentlemen- (IF you can call them that) decided to recreate Operation Northwoods (look it up!)

I am tired of feeding statistics to historically inept lackeys.

Here- let me help...I'll put a link with the words....since SOMEONE has to get US History clear..
and Duh-bya didn't want to invest in HISTORY.

Thinking back to September 11th, when many of my m8's were doing flight drills- actually simulating what would happen in an aircraft hit a high rise.
Hey, no one knew if it was drill or real time.

America: Do you think for one second an aircraft, let alone 4 could divert its course with NO
intervention? Give me a F****** break.

You are far dumber than I thought. Or frankly, in the eyes of many across the pond- your too damn self centered to notice. I tend to agree.

(to think I shared with a group of young men in Africa obscure information they were studying-
about the US...) and I was nice about it. :o
I had to be- I loved those guys,- and I prefer their way of life, THANK YOU.

What I know from personal experience is;
The Busheviks came into office with a premeditated agenda. The course of action was in place before he took office, hence he could not lose the election- complicity came into fruition.

The
summer of 2001 (July-August)
The military was preparing to mobilize to Afghanistan- Why?
Well, it might have had something to do with a pipe line coming from the Caspian region...
or Bigger, but you know I've said all this a hundreds of times...its in every blog, and web pages I
unfortunately removed (when you are going in front of one establishment in Gov, its prudent to remove info that is designed to enlighten one ) but its a deep dark secret...
Indeed, the US Government has deep dark secrets.

So, we allowed this tragic event to take place- and those of you who buy those buildings fell ever so neatly to the ground on their own, might want to revisit physics and the laws of gravity.
(Especially when building 7 was "pulled") Does anyone know what highly classified Building 7 housed? I didn't think so.

So you see, as an obligation to my country-AND IT was my country first, being 1/4 Native American- until a bunch of greedy crackers decided to make it theirs, then brought people with darker skin...who were to do as they were told or get beat . Slaves?

Since 2002, when I left that world behind me since I found not one ounce of integrity in what I was asked to do- I made damn sure a time would come when I'd speak my mind- or at least write it. I have, and will continue to do so.

I am curious how Barack Obama will handle it- mind you, I became a democrat this year (gag)
just to be part of the campaign.
I don't to be part of ANY US political party- not now, not ever, but that is the process in this immature country.

I don't have any deep dark secrets- in fact I don't have any, which is good for me, but there are occasions I feel information I have shared is in question. Frankly, if that is the case, its better- since I went beyond those who needed to know. I shared things with people I haven't seen in ages, some straight forward in person, some cryptically vis a vis email.

A FEAR based person usually doesn't respond. They can not grasp that our country is capable of the unthinkable, but I can bear witness to the FACT indeed they are.

Leading me to scribble down the following:

I discovered by sharing "my truth" with others;

MOST will agree and share their opinions alike. (80%)

Others will run like hell in the other direction- afraid of truth, or denying mine.

(Who are YOU to negate my life?)

Unfortunately, then I see what others are truly made of. FEAR

Occasionally it is disheartening- or I suspected it for some time.
I've been shocked to discover how many fear based people there have been in my life.
I realize if that is the case, its better they know nothing at all.

I have no fear- so don't expect me to respect what you opine- blindly.
unless its all a misunderstanding...

At this stage of the game;
I am grateful for the love in my life, and have no time for fear based people-
unless they want help.

I've given the shirt off my back numerous times; and only once will I say I've given
more than my income to varying entities- only once because I feel its better to be abased then exhaulted.

Self centered people don't get that.
I have had to lower my expectations time and time again to not be disappointed.

Interestingly- its something I've only experienced "In America"

I am content that those who know and love me most, absolutely know where I am coming from.
Aside from that- I can't be bothered.

12.12.08

McCain Campaign Sells Info-Loaded Blackberry to FOX 5 Reporter - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker

In a world of idiots- anything goes; I only hope something good could come out of it.
But if its FOX, its tainted info.
The neocons [w/diaper rash] wont say a word. Mummmm [wishing will make it so-lalalala]
Its like the mafia denying they didn't whack- eh, you catch my drift...


McCain Campaign Sells Info-Loaded Blackberry to FOX 5 Reporter
A Fox 5 investigative reporter buys a Blackberry device containing confidential campaign information from the John McCain campaign.


Friday, December 12, 2008

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Private information at bargain prices. It was a high-tech flub at the McCain-Palin campaign headquarters in Arlington when Fox 5's Investigative Reporter Tisha Thompson bought a Blackberry device containing confidential campaign information.

It started with a snippet we read on page A23 in Thursday's Washington Post. The McCain-Palin campaign was going to sell its used office inventory at low prices.

But when we got there, it didn't look like we were going to get much. It was lunchtime and most of the good stuff was gone, picked over by early birds looking for deals on file cabinets, white boards, sofas-- anything headquarters could sell to get back some of their campaign dough.

We saw laptops ranging between $400 and $600 with logins like "WARROOM08." We couldn't log on without a password, but staffers assured us the hard drive would be zapped before it was sold, and the computer would probably work.

The hottest item? Blackberry phones at $20 a piece. There were only 10 left. All of the batteries had died. There were no chargers for sale. But people were snatching them up. So, we bought a couple.

And ended up with a lot more than we bargained for.

When we charged them up in the newsroom, we found one of the $20 Blackberry phones contained more than 50 phone numbers for people connected with the McCain-Palin campaign, as well as hundreds of emails from early September until a few days after election night.

Click here to read the full story from MyFox Washington, D.C.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/12/mccain-campaign-sells-info-loaded-blackberry-fox-reporter/
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Damn. Bring an extra hookah or two.

Egyptian Woman is having 9 Twins at Once

By Hisham at 30 July, 2008, 5:28 pm | 1,604 views


I do not know whether if this is in response to the new Child Law issued this year 2008 by the Egyptian government, or at least something it’s an alert to the need to review this law, which defines the number of births in the family to two children only, and maybe one mistake that could get a woman pregnant will be considered a crime, and may be punishable by Law imposing financial penalties.

“Ghazaleh” is an Egyptian woman who is Preparing to receive 9 twins at once, wich is a very rare occurrence case, the Chatby university hospital in Alexandria is getting ready with all the possibilities available to provide necessary medical care for mother and the coming babies.


she has appeared yesterday, Monday, Egyptian PM 29-7-2008, in the “El beat Beatak” talk show on TV, a wider Egyptian television program, claims that she has the status of good health, but was afraid for herself and her children from living conditions that are not merciless in Egypt, especially as she and her husband were having a simple 3 Other children .


The Chatby hospital director said through the program, the real crisis is the current lack of a hospital Custody to receive the nine embryos as it is supposed that they will all need to enter the Custody immediately after birth.


The spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdel-Rahman Shahin Contacted the TV Program and confirmed the responsibility of the Ministry on the mother and her children after birth, indicating that he was instructed by Hatem Al-Gabali, Minister of Health to transfer all in this case to a hospital affiliated to the ministry, which by all available methods of medical care.


Although the birth of twins has become a widespread phenomenon in Egypt during recent years due to climate and food contamination and the use of hormones in fertilized crops, poultry, but access to the number nine of twins is rare.

11.12.08

FraudGuardian.com

FraudGuardian.com

I thought this was quite interesting and congruent with my ameri-slamming.
One of the seven deadly sins that loom among us:
I know President Obama will not like this- he's only starting to see how substandard so many
of our stats/demographics are.

Our fraud score totals top the UK by 501725. Damn, I thought they were bad-

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  • Total lookups sorted by: [count] [country] [score]
    ISO Country Name # Reports Min Score Avg Score Max Score
    US United States 612603 0 2.2 10
    GB United Kingdom 110878 0 1.8 10
    AU Australia 95346 0 1.4 10
    CA Canada 73659 0 1.9 10
    MY Malaysia 18291 0 2.9 10
    IN India 17555 0 3.5 10
    IE Ireland 16382 0 1 10
    NG Nigeria 14040 2 9.6 10
    CN China 14011 0 4.3 10
    DE Germany 13904 0 5.5 10
    TR Turkey 13832 0 2.8 10
    BR Brazil 12317 0 3.6 10
    ES Spain 11852 0 2.2 10
    VN Vietnam 11394 0 8.6 10
    EG Egypt 11275 0 8.4 10
    MX Mexico 9029 0 3.1 10
    A2 Satellite Provider 8972 2.5 7.8 10
    ID Indonesia 8617 0 8.5 10
    RO Romania 8220 0 7.5 10
    NL Netherlands 8019 0 2.1 10
    FR France 7447 0 3.5 10
    A1 Anonymous Proxy 7156 7.5 9.5 10
    SG Singapore 7001 0 2.6 10
    ZA South Africa 6700 0 2.6 10
    IT Italy 6406 0 2.7 10
    SA Saudi Arabia 6173 0 3.7 10
    TH Thailand 6024 0 3.5 10
    RU Russia 5142 0 3.7 10
    IL Israel 4883 0 3.2 10
    PT Portugal 4631 0 1.9 10
    SE Sweden 4357 0 3.1 10
    NZ New Zealand 4233 0 1.6 10
    PH Philippines 4116 0 3.5 10
    AE United Arab Emirates 4052 0 3.5 10
    PK Pakistan 4025 0 8.1 10
    JP Japan 3977 0 3.5 10
    PE Peru 3779 0 3.7 10
    GR Greece 3715 0 2 10
    IR Iran 3344 0 4.9 10
    NO Norway 3266 0 2 10
    CO Colombia 3143 0 3.7 10
    BE Belgium 3041 0 2.4 10
    PL Poland 2753 0 2.8 10
    AR Argentina 2670 0 3.3 10
    MA Morocco 2536 0 8.9 10
    UA Ukraine 2504 0 7.5 10
    PS Palestinian Territory, Occupied 2453 0 6.1 10
    HK Hong Kong (SAR) 2452 0 3.9 10
    DK Denmark 2437 0 2.1 10
    KW Kuwait 2346 0 3.9 10
    TW Taiwan 2316 0 3.3 10
    JO Jordan 2189 0 4 10
    CH Switzerland 1981 0 2.7 10
    MK Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 1812 0 8.8 10
    KR Korea, South 1784 0 6.8 10
    CL Chile 1677 0 3.2 10
    DO Dominican Republic 1605 0 3.3 10
    BG Bulgaria 1585 0 4.1 10
    VE Venezuela 1536 0 3.5 10
    CR Costa Rica 1470 0 2.7 10
    FI Finland 1370 0 2.1 10
    LB Lebanon 1316 0 8.2 10
    LT Lithuania 1297 0 3.6 10
    CY Cyprus 1261 0 2.2 10
    HU Hungary 1213 0 2.4 10
    AT Austria 1207 0 3.8 10
    HR Croatia 1182 0 2 10
    GH Ghana 1181 0.2 9.2 10
    KE Kenya 1168 0 4.7 10
    PR Puerto Rico 1075 0 2.6 10
    BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1054 0 3.7 10
    SI Slovenia 1020 0 2.1 10
    CZ Czech Republic 988 0 3.1 10
    BH Bahrain 957 0 3.1 10
    SY Syria 923 0 3.6 10
    GT Guatemala 812 0 3.3 10
    PA Panama 800 0 2.7 10
    LK Sri Lanka 796 0 3.2 10
    EC Ecuador 737 0 2.6 10
    YU Yugoslavia 716 0 8.2 10
    EE Estonia 714 0 2.8 10
    DZ Algeria 704 0 6.1 10
    BD Bangladesh 634 0 4.4 10
    BY Belarus 603 0 3.9 10
    TN Tunisia 585 0 5.4 10
    LV Latvia 583 0 3.2 10
    QA Qatar 568 0 3.1 10
    UY Uruguay 514 0 2.5 10
    MT Malta 463 0 1.6 10
    IS Iceland 461 0 1.7 9.5
    BO Bolivia 428 0 3.4 10
    GE Georgia 421 0 2.6 9.5
    MU Mauritius 405 0 3.2 10
    JM Jamaica 405 0 3 10
    OM Oman 400 0 2.7 10
    MD Moldova 398 0 3.3 10
    AZ Azerbaijan 393 0 2.9 10
    BS The Bahamas 381 0 3.2 10
    MV Maldives 380 0 3.1 10
    TT Trinidad and Tobago 371 0 2.6 10
    SV El Salvador 349 0 2.7 10
    AL Albania 343 0 5.3 10
    SK Slovakia 337 0 3.1 10
    IQ Iraq 317 0 5.5 10
    YE Yemen 305 0 3.3 10
    KH Cambodia 288 0 2.6 10
    BJ Benin 279 0.2 7.7 10
    HN Honduras 252 0 4.5 10
    TZ Tanzania 251 0 6.3 10
    NP Nepal 246 0 3.5 10
    AN Netherlands Antilles 240 0 3.3 10
    SD Sudan 206 0 5 10
    BN Brunei Darussalam 196 0 2.9 10
    LU Luxembourg 195 0 2.7 10
    PY Paraguay 192 0 3 10
    MN Mongolia 189 0 2.9 10
    KZ Kazakhstan 187 0 3.1 10
    UG Uganda 177 0 3.5 10
    NI Nicaragua 163 0 3.2 10
    LY Libya 149 0 3.8 10
    CM Cameroon 144 0 4.2 10
    SN Senegal 138 0 5.7 10
    GU Guam 137 0 3.7 10
    BB Barbados 134 0 2.3 10
    CI Cote d'Ivoire 127 0 5.9 10
    ET Ethiopia 122 0 5.4 10
    AM Armenia 115 0 3.5 10
    BM Bermuda 114 0 2.4 7.5
    AW Aruba 108 0 2.7 7.5
    UZ Uzbekistan 106 0 3.8 10
    VI Virgin Islands 99 0 3.2 7.4
    BW Botswana 99 0 3.9 10
    GY Guyana 97 0 4.6 10
    MO Macao 97 0 4 10
    AG Antigua and Barbuda 93 0 4.9 10
    GI Gibraltar 93 0 3.2 7.5
    KY Cayman Islands 87 0 2.6 10
    NA Namibia 83 0 2.1 10
    DM Dominica 78 0 3.1 10
    MC Monaco 76 0 6.4 10
    HT Haiti 76 0 4.4 10
    ZM Zambia 66 0 3.5 10
    LC Saint Lucia 62 0 2.8 9.1
    LA Laos 61 0 2.6 10
    SR Suriname 56 0 3.2 10
    BZ Belize 51 0 3.7 9.9
    FJ Fiji 51 0 2.1 7.5
    AF Afghanistan 48 0 4.4 10
    MM Burma 48 0 3.1 10
    FO Faroe Islands 40 0 2.3 7.5
    AO Angola 39 0 6.7 10
    GP Guadeloupe 37 0 4.4 7.5
    ZW Zimbabwe 36 0 5.9 10
    PF French Polynesia 34 0 3.1 7.5
    VG British Virgin Islands 33 0 3.4 9.2
    CU Cuba 32 2.5 5.7 7.5
    GD Grenada 32 0 3.8 10
    MZ Mozambique 32 0 3.4 10
    KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 32 0 5.2 10
    VU Vanuatu 30 0 2.5 7.9
    VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29 0 4.5 9.2
    RW Rwanda 28 0 4.7 10
    CD Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26 2.5 5.2 7.6
    ML Mali 25 0 3.1 9.7
    NC New Caledonia 25 0 2.1 7.5
    GM The Gambia 24 0 5.8 10
    MQ Martinique 22 0 3.9 7.5
    GA Gabon 22 2 6.6 10
    PG Papua New Guinea 21 0 3.9 7.1
    TG Togo 20 2.6 8 10
    KG Kyrgyzstan 19 0 3.4 7.5
    AI Anguilla 18 0 3.6 10
    SO Somalia 18 0.2 4.3 10
    BF Burkina Faso 17 0.6 3.5 9
    FK Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 16 0 2.5 5
    TC Turks and Caicos Islands 15 0 4.2 7.5
    GL Greenland 14 0.1 3.8 10
    MP Northern Mariana Islands 13 0 3.6 7.5
    GN Guinea 12 2.5 6.7 10
    MW Malawi 11 0 3.6 7.5
    SC Seychelles 11 0 2.8 7.5
    AS American Samoa 9 2.5 3.6 5
    MG Madagascar 9 2.5 4.9 7.5
    CV Cape Verde 9 0 3.4 7.5
    SB Solomon Islands 8 0 3.8 7.5
    BT Bhutan 8 0 1.7 7.5
    AD Andorra 8 0 0 0
    DJ Djibouti 7 2.5 4.3 7.5
    RE Réunion 6 0 1.3 5
    WS Samoa 6 0 2.4 5
    PW Palau 6 0 4.2 6.9
    MH Marshall Islands 5 2.5 3.5 7.5
    LI Liechtenstein 5 2.5 3.9 5.4
    CK Cook Islands 5 0 1.8 5
    MR Mauritania 5 5 7.9 10
    SZ Swaziland 5 0 2 2.5
    FM Micronesia, Federated States of 5 1.1 2.7 7.5
    NE Niger 4 4 6.4 9.2
    LR Liberia 4 2.6 6.2 10
    TO Tonga 4 0 1.8 2.5
    GF French Guiana 4 2.6 2.7 3.2
    SL Sierra Leone 3 2.6 5.8 10
    TM Turkmenistan 3 2.5 4.2 7.5
    BI Burundi 3 2.5 2.5 2.5
    VA Holy See (Vatican City) 3 5 5 5
    ER Eritrea 3 2.2 2.4 2.5
    CG Congo, Republic of the 3 2.7 3.3 4.7
    KI Kiribati 3 0 2.4 4.5
    MS Montserrat 2 0 0 0
    GQ Equatorial Guinea 2 2.5 5 7.5
    TJ Tajikistan 2 7.5 7.5 7.5
    SM San Marino 2 2 2 2
    TD Chad 2 9.5 9.5 9.5
    ST São Tomé and Príncipe 1 2.6 2.6 2.6
    TV Tuvalu 1 2.6 2.6 2.6
    GW Guinea-Bissau 1 9.7 9.7 9.7
    LS Lesotho 1 0 0 0

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