Demanding Accountability FREE Are you a Please Take victim? ONE page 3 US~Observer Committed to excellence in investigative journalism - www.usobserver.com Volume #1 - Number - 19 Oscar IRS “Con”spiracy Charge Show Me “The Grouch” the Law Nealy? America’s Debtor Prisons A Case of By Edward Snook Income Tax Returns” for JoCo attorney with R.S. Errol contributing years 2000 and 2001. The Serial Criminals IRS maneuvered to resigns Billings, Montana – Henry ensure the original By Captain Tedd Peck (Hank) and Judy Matthies of indictment was handed Laurel, Montana were served down by the Grand Jury The constant reminders of By Ron Lee superceding indictments on April before the statute of the deviant culture we live Investigative Reporter 25, 2007, by U.S. Attorney Kurt G. limitations expired, for in is becoming more Alme. The indictments charged the year 2000, on tax day prevalent in today’s Grants Pass, OR - Even Hank with two counts of “Willful of 2007. society. The stench of though he has stiff Failure to File Income Tax serial rapists, child competition, Oscar Nealy Returns” for years 2000 and 2001 molesters, murderers, c o u l d g o d o w n i n and both Hank and Judy with Conspiracy sexual predators, and Josephine County history “Conspiracy to Defraud the United lurking terrorists permeate books as one of the worst States” for the purpose of to Defraud our news headlines. attorneys to ever practice impeding, impairing, obstructing, This phenomenon is law. So pervasive were his and defeating the lawful is a Con particularly noticeable in wrongdoings he sent a government function of the the twenty-four hour news letter of resignation to the Internal Revenue Service of the Attorney Jeff Dickstein cycles known as cable Oregon State Bar (OSB) on Treasury Department (IRS) in the so eloquently stated in his news. Major events in this May 3, 2007, stating, "I do ascertainment, computation, closing arguments in the world of consequences not desire to contest or assessment, and collection of the now infamous “Joe occur daily and if reported defend the ... complaints, revenue; that is, income taxes. Banister” trial – “A Photo: © Sha Sha Chu, All Rights Reserved to, and comprehended by, a allegations or instances of It is highly unusual to be served a conspiracy to defraud is a distracted public, could In this chilling prophetic pictorial the IRS alleged misconduct." And, superceding indictment without c o n . Yo u d e f r a u d shake the thunder from the towers above a seemingly conquered and on June 20, 2007, his being served with the original someone when you convince them sky. Media news does not indigent man. According to TRAC Reports, resignation was accepted. indictment, which was sealed until that what you absolutely know a n d w i l l n o t p i q u e data from the DOJ shows the government Complaints filed with the the Matthies were arraigned on isn’t true is in fact true. You would suspicion from the masses bar included: failure to June 21, 2007. The original have to trick them into believing reported 151 new tax prosecutions in and that is by total and well carry out a contract of indictment charged Hank with 2 what you know to be false is true. March 2007. Prosecutions are up 9 orchestrated design. employment; failure to counts of “Willful Failure to File Trickery, deceit and craft. To percent from levels reported in 2002. Although petty theft is deposit or maintain client funds in trust; failure to Continued on page 16 Continued on page 15 account for client funds or property; failure to keep a 23 – 60 client reasonably informed Jurors’ True Duties of the status of a case; A Lifetime failure to communicate Take back control before it’s too late with client sufficient[ly] to By US~Observer Staff all of us to obey unfair and Behind Bars allow client to make unreasonable laws. The i n f o r m e d d e c i s i o n s America - During the judge will instruct the jury By Verna Wood r e g a r d i n g t h e early years of the United that they must make their Investigative Reporter representation; knowingly States, up to the mid decision based on the make a false statement of 1800s, you could get facts as presented during Holdenville, OK - “You law or fact to a tribunal; tossed in prison for failing the trial and in strict are hereby sentenced to c o n d u c t i n v o l v i n g to pay back your debts. accord with the law as spend the rest of your life dishonesty, fraud, deceit or Not only were you stated by the judge. The in prison!” Most of us misrepresentation; conduct expected to come up with jury does not legally have cannot imagine what it p r e j u d i c i a l t o t h e the money to pay back to adhere to the judge's would feel like to have administration of justice. what you owed, but you instructions. This is those words spoken to us. From criminal defenses also had to pay for your because in a jury trial, the And we certainly can’t to post conviction relief imprisonment! real "judge" is the jury fathom hearing them if we cases, guardianship filings Today, it is still possible itself, and the judge in the had not committed a crime. to civil suits, Oscar Nealy to be thrown or remain in jail for absolute moral and legal power to black robe only has the power to Yet that is exactly what misrepresented his clients debt. Debts of fraud, child- judge all cases on the basis of the oversee the orderly presentation of happened to 23-year old and foiled their cases while support, alimony, or release fines fairness and reasonableness of the the case to the jury, while it is the Reno Francis in September asking for more money at can land you in jail or prevent you law. Corrupt judges have jury that is the proper "judge" of 1970, nearly 37 years ago. every turn. Some clients from being set free. This is the suppressed this information so both the facts and the law involved Only 17 days after Reno’s would hire him and never g o v e r n m e n t ' s g o a l w h e n most of us are not aware of the in the particular case at hand. arrest he arrived at hear from him. He would prosecuting income tax cases. jury's power. At the time of our Every prospective juror has not O k l a h o m a S t a t e even avoid their multiple Apparently we have become nation's founding, when many only the right but the obligation to Penitentiary in McAlester - attempts to contact him. desensitized to incarcerating men judges were honest, this power himself and his fellow Americans a convicted murderer At one point Nealy was and women in what should was not hidden as it is today. The to see that justice is done and to facing a lifetime behind suspended from the rightfully be called "debtor's jury has the undisputed power to remember that ignoring an unjust bars. As of this date Reno is practice of law by the OSB prison." acquit, even if its verdict is law is sometimes the juror's only still in prison regardless of for a period of 4 months, Anybody who is called to be on contrary to the law as given by the recourse to achieve a just verdict the fact that he is but that didn't stop him. He jury duty for any court should judge and contrary to the evidence. which would be NOT GUILTY. completely innocent of the continued to practice, and know their responsibilities, rights The judges want to keep this power Example: The year was 1670, murder of which he was appeared in court on and power. The jury has the secret so they can continue to force and William Penn was on trial for Continued on page 6 Continued on page 10 Continued on page 20

Inside this edition US~Observer 233 Rogue River Hwy. PMB 387 Tax Withholding On The Ropes? ...... P age 04 Grants Pass, OR 97527-5429 Devvy Kidd Special ...... Page 08 Welcome to the ‘Methborhood’ ...... Page 17 Kelsey’s Mom - Guilty Says Jury ...... Page 24 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 2 The Grange COMMENTARY Adopted Resolutions Our Nation’s Plight: for a Stronger America Such a Simple Solution The National Grange is the nation's President Dwight D. Eisenhower on By Greg Evensen a southern internment camp without o l d e s t n a t i o n a l a g r i c u l t u r a l June 29, 1960, and is the only private NewsWithViews.com parole. Several million incarcerated US organization, with grassroots units edifice in a federal block across from the prisoners may pick strawberries. established in 3,600 local communities White House. It serves as a non- The simple solutions are sometimes so VIII. The United Nations organization in 37 states. Its 300,000 members governmental headquarters for elusive. In our day of computer created is given six months to vacate the US. provide service to agriculture and rural agricultural and rural families. answers, the most difficult and complex The United States will withdraw its areas on a wide variety of issues, Each year, a listing of more than 1,400 issues in all of history are coming to membership and dues from the UN including economic development, issues of concern is published and within moments of our grasp. If we effective immediately and permanently. education, family endeavors, and distributed by the National Grange. could just cut through all of the rotted It is now a treasonous act to negotiate a legislation designed to assure a strong timber that lies in our road. You see, North American Union type “secretive” and viable Rural America. It was formed - Grange Resolution - without the use of a computer or a treaty, by-pass Congress in sending in the years following the American committee of Congressional experts to troops outside the US other than to H. Con. Res. 56 tell me what to do, I have naively arrived rescue US citizens held by a foreign at the answers to this nation’s most power, or to contrive with business and “The Law of the Sea Treaty” critical problems. All but one….. banking cartels to deprive the US Shall Not Be Ratified By It involves just a pinch of hypocrisy, worker of a job opportunity sent however. You see, it involves some overseas to avoid taxes or offering US The United States Congress. decisive and unilateral action. citizens employment within the United Inadvertently, I have made this States. Whereas: The Law of the Sea Treaty REALLY difficult. Honestly, I just IX. The CIA. FBI, BATFE, IRS, DEA, would cede 70 percent of the World's cannot stand the thought of one more Homeland Security, DIA, NSA, will all surface to the control of the United executive order or presidential directive be eliminated and replaced with one Nations; from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. These organization charged with total dictatorial decrees have nearly ruined intelligence management. All other Whereas: The Law of the Sea Treaty any future this nation has left to it. But, investigative functions will be the creates the International Seabed in this exceptional case, I have asked the responsibility of the states according to Authority, which will for the first time in President to consider the following list the needs and legality assured within the history grant a United Nations entity the of executive orders to be implemented US Constitution for citizens of the authority to directly impose fees, which as quickly as he can find his way back to various states. are really taxes, on private enterprises the White House from his suite at the X. All states will have exclusive and countries for seabed mining, Mexican embassy. control over their state guard units. offshore oil platforms, and other raw I am serious about this request. I am Defense of the US will consist of one material recovery activities; confident that these “final executive military command using ground, sea air, orders” could and should be issued for space, and missile assets termed the Whereas: The Law of the Sea the survival of our nation. The list is as United States Defense Command. Tribunal, created by this treaty, has follows: There will be no Defense Command Grange Headquarters, claimed jurisdiction over the territorial I. Effective immediately, the Federal role within a state’s jurisdiction unless Washington, D.C. seas and economic zones of coastal Reserve Act is repealed. All currency in attacked by hostile forces. The Pentagon Civil War to unite private citizens in countries, as well as jurisdiction over the the United States will be issued directly would become the largest US mall. improving the economic and social onshore economic activities in coastal from the Treasury and will be in XI. All states will maintain police position of the nation's farm population. countries that might affect the oceans, conformity with the US Constitution’s forces assigned to crime prevention and Over the past 137 years, it has evolved to and could rule in a manner contrary to mandate regarding the coining and safety roles in local communities include non-farm rural families and the United States military, counter- value of the currency. The Federal without connection to or use by any communities. terrorism, and commercial interests; and Reserve, as a private bank, is to be national policing units controlled or The Grange is also a fraternal order closed immediately upon payment of created by the military. known as the Order of Patrons of Whereas: The Law of the Sea Treaty the national debt. X I I . A l l F e d e r a l l e v e l Husbandry, hence the "P of H" on the would be an unprecedented surrender of II. The “debt” of the United States is to courts/tribunals/administrative law organization's logo. Founding members sovereignty of the United States to the be paid in full with the minting of one courts are to be eliminated with the determined that a fraternal organization United Nations and violate the United gold coin stamped eight trillion US exception of the Court of Appeals and would be best able to combine loyalty States principle of "consent of the dollars and deposited in the US Treasury the Supreme Court. It is an impeachable and democratic ideals to provide service governed": paying the Federal Reserve in full. No offense to legislate from the bench or to others. The National Grange was one more debt, no more interest to pay. The deny ANY accused individual of a fully of the first formal groups to admit Whereas: To be valid, any treaty must US will use money and assets instead of informed jury that retains full, final, and women to membership on the basis of be strictly in conformance with, and free debt and interest controlled by private total authority to judge both the facts and equality with men. It remains so today. from any conflict with, the United States bankers as a way of doing government the constitutionality of the law in the The 11-story landmark National Constitution. business. jury room and render an untouchable Grange headquarters building in III. The 14th, 16th, and 17th verdict to the court as the jury demands Washington, D.C. was dedicated by Therefore be it resolved: That the amendments are suspended pending with no exceptions. Oregon State Grange supports H. Con. state votes that will repeal them. XIII. All schools of any description Res. 56 and requests that the United IV. Eliminate all laws, mandates, and at any level shall be free from any States Congress oppose ratification of programs, expenditures and taxes that governmental intrusion whatsoever. "The Law of the Sea Treaty." To do have been implemented that are Local levies and tuitions shall pay for otherwise will violate the United States unconstitutional or have been put in the schooling of the student’s choice. Constitution which is supreme over place since the 17th amendment of School records, student privacy, non- laws and treaties; as stated in (Article 1913. Senators are returned to mandated inoculations, dress, VI, Section 2) of the United States appointment from their state legislatures attendance, testing, grading, policy and Constitution. rather than elected. procedures shall be the exclusive V. No wars or policing actions are to jurisdiction of the duly elected local This resolution adopted by the Deer be undertaken without a Congressional governing board. Factual history, Creek Grange #371 at its regular Declaration of War and ALL US troops mathematics, language, fine arts and meeting held on May 9, 2005. returned to America from anywhere in science shall be taught without any form the world. The world may deal with their of political intervention or propaganda This resolution was adopted by the problems as they see fit. from any source. Oregon State Grange at its 132nd VI. All foreign aid or assistance XIV. Taxes, tariffs, and budgetary Butler Trailers Annual Session held at Reedsport, repealed and immediately unfunded. On expenditures will be implemented and Oregon, the week of June 20-24, 2005. a case by case basis, humanitarian aid appropriated with strict adherence to the Serving the Utility and may be granted by Congress. US Constitution’s decree concerning William D. Waggoner, Master VII. All US borders sealed and illegal apportionment and the reach of taxing Construction Industries 1920 Thompson Creek Rd. alien border jumping criminals to be jurisdictions. proudly since 1968! Selma, OR 97538 deported. All immigration halted until XV. Medicine, health care, hospital the situation concerning entry is settled. and medical certification will not With plants in: Delaine Sherman, Secretary No exceptions. All illegals remaining in exclude the use of natural medicines, Randleman, NC & Orofino, ID P.O. Box 871 the US without documentation are therapies, procedures and research. Selma, OR 97538 ineligible for ANY assistance of ANY The FDA/Center for Disease Control kind ANYWHERE in the US. Without a is limited to non-biased research and voluntary return to their country of 336•674•7804 origin, illegals are subject to 20 years in Continued on page 13 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 3 Are You a Victim of False Prosecution?

If you are then you are aware of how the ‘justice’ industry (racket) case and you should accept the benevolent plea bargain that the in America works. You (the innocent person) are falsely charged almighty district attorney has offered you. “Do you want to take the with a crime. Most of the time you receive a myriad of stacked chance on spending 30-40 years in prison when you can plea bargain charges intended for the sole purpose of extracting a “plea bargain” for 18 months,” your attorney tells you. What happened to: “I think from you. we can win this case, it’s a good case.” Remember? Isn’t that pretty You then rush to an attorney, pay him a retainer to cover the usual close to what your attorney told you as he/she was relieving you of $150.00 per hour (if not higher), which he/she charges, to your money? supposedly defend your innocence. The attorney usually files some You then accept a plea bargain and go to jail or you have a jury motions, writes some worthless letters and makes many trial, you’re found guilty (because your attorney hasn’t produced unproductive (unless they pertain to you accepting a plea bargain) enough evidence-if any and because the judge directs the jury to find phone calls until you are broke. Generally you haven’t even started you guilty) and then you go to jail. When you finally wake up you your trial and 99% of the time the attorney hasn’t completed any realize that on top of now being a criminal, you are flat broke and investigation. incarcerated. You find that the very person (your attorney) you All of a sudden your attorney is telling you that you can’t win your frantically rushed to retain, became your worst enemy. Welcome to the largest racket in history, the American Justice System.

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By Loresha Wilson or Bill Flanagan, first assistant U.S. you work for someone you give your behalf of that trust. The Times attorney, were not successful. Calls service and labor in exchange for "I determined that my personal made to the two were not immediately money, so everything you make is not earnings were not 100 percent profits, A Shreveport attorney who has returned. profit or gain. You put something into some were income," Cryer said. "I challenged the government for years on it." refuse to file, I refuse to pay unless they the legality of filing federal income Cryer was indicted last year on two can show me I have a lawful reason to taxes has been acquitted on charges he Cryer stopped filing counts of tax evasion. The indictment pay." failed to file returns. income taxes more than alleged he evaded payment of $73,000 "What I earned was my own personal A federal jury unanimously found in income tax to the Internal Revenue labor. I am giving something in Tommy Cryer not guilty this week on 10 years ago Service during 2000 and 2001. exchange. I'm giving my property and I two misdemeanor counts of failure to Cryer created a trust listing himself as don't belong to anyone else." file. "The court could not find a law that the trustee, and received payments of Cryer says he stopped filing returns And according to Cryer, the makes me liable or makes my revenues dividends, interest and stock income to more than 10 years ago after he prosecution dismissed two felony taxable," Cryer said. "The Supreme that trust, according to the indictment. investigated claims that income tax was charges of tax evasion prior to trial. Court has ruled that the government He also was accused of concealing his a sham. He contends the law doesn't Attempts by The Times on Thursday to cannot impose an income tax on receipt of the sources of income from the actually tax personal earning. reach U.S. Attorney Donald Washington anything but the profits and gains. When IRS by failing to file a tax return on Tax Withholding On The Ropes? U.S. Unable To Prove It’s Not Voluntary By We The People Foundation furnish his employer with Form W -4 (or and which irrefutably establish that Schulz with promoting an abusive tax equivalent) for withholding. wage and salary withholding is shelter in violation of Section 6700 of The United States appears to have Read it for yourself. voluntary. the Internal Revenue Code. bitten off more than it can chew when it Pursuant to 26 CFR § 31.3402(p)- Nowhere in its pleadings does the On May 23rd, Schulz and WTP filed a sued Bob Schulz and the We The People 1(b)(2), either a company or a worker Government directly confront the Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a organizations earlier this year in an may terminate the withholding voluntary nature of the withholding laws claim for which relief can be granted effort to shut down "Operation Stop agreement (or its equivalent) at any cited by WTP even though withholding under 6700 and under the First Withholding." time, by furnishing a signed, written is the central issue before the court. Amendment’s Petition for Redress and In the lawsuit, the Government notice to the other. Read it for yourself. Indeed, beyond the compelling Free Speech clauses. Also filed were accused WTP of operating an unlawful Pursuant to 26 USC § 3402(p)(3)(A), 5 judicial and constitutional drama three Declarations by Schulz. "abusive tax shelter" in violation of IRC USC §5517 and 31 CFR §215.2(n)(1), unfolding as the landmark Right to On June 18th, the United States filed Sections 6700 and 6701, citing the all ordinary American workers have the Petition lawsuit continues its certain its Response and its Statement of organization's efforts to urge individuals right to refuse to consent to enter into a path to the Supreme Court, the Material Facts. to terminate their W-4 wage and salary voluntary withholding agreement and Government may have done itself great On July 16th, Schulz and WTP filed withholding agreements. can voluntarily refuse to have amounts harm by pursing a "6700" lawsuit their Reply, including six more In response to the lawsuit served on taken from his/her pay for federal and/or against WTP. Declarations by Schulz. Schulz on May 3, 2007, Schulz filed a state taxes, social security, other As a result of accusing WTP of activity For those not familiar with WTP’s motion to have the case dismissed on the governmental insurance programs or expressly protected by the Constitution Operation Stop Withholding here are the ground that Operation Stop Withholding welfare programs. and the lesser laws of the nation, it has highlights: is not only fully protected by the First “Protected Individuals” as per 8 USC risked widespread exposure in the On March 15, 2003, by letter, Schulz Amendment (including the Petition §1324a cannot be compelled to submit public domain of the very information it Petitioned the Government for a clause), it is protected because We The any specific government documents or seeks to censor. Redress of Grievances relating to the People organization is educating People to disclose a social security number as a It is no miracle that the United States forced withholding and diversion of about the withholding laws as they are condition of being hired by or cannot -- by any law -- force average workers’ pay. The theme of the Petition currently written and which expressly maintaining their status as a worker. workers to submit to mandatory for Redress was the black letter law provide that such agreements are Most American workers qualify as withholding. To do so would be to showing that withholding was voluntary. "Protected Individuals" under the law. require them to withhold monies for voluntary, that any worker could legally The Government's lawsuit has asked The landmark decision of EEOC v. taxes, which by the Constitution and terminate an existing withholding the District Court to issue an injunction Information Systems Consulting CA3- U.S. law, CANNOT BE IMPOSED certificate (W-4) by simply notifying the prohibiting WTP’s efforts to educate 92-0169T U.S.D.C. Northern District of UPON ORDINARY AMERICANS. company, in writing, that the worker did Americans about the legal termination Texas Dallas Division, held that The fact that one's signature is required not want to continue having his pay of private withholding agreements. companies cannot discriminate against to execute a W-4 withholding agreement withheld, and that a worker did not have WTP's efforts rely on "black letter" law applicants or workers for failure to is simple evidence of this truth that, until to provide the company with a Social which clearly establishes that obtain or disclose a social security recently, has remained well-obscured Security number. Withholding Agreements (W-4s) are number. within the complexity of the tax code. Enclosed with Schulz’s March 15, voluntary and that a worker can -- at any No law requires a worker to file a Form It is beyond time that our government 2003 letter was a Blue Folder with time -- terminate his W-4 by simply W-4 (or its equivalent). In U.S. v. Mobil confront a difficult political question documentation supporting the Petition notifying the company that he no longer Oil Co., 82-1 USTC para. 9242, that our organization has asked for Redress, and Forms for workers to gives his permission to the company to U.S.D.C. ND Tex. Dallas 1981 CA. 3- repeatedly over numerous years: use to legally terminate withholding. withhold from his pay. 80-0438-G, the court ruled that an Entity Do our elected leaders and guardians In the March 15 letter, Schulz notified The Government finds itself in a very does not even have to send a W-4 Form of the Rule of Law move with the United States that he would begin to tough spot. or other employment forms to the deliberation toward an orderly transition instruct workers on how to legally On one hand, it is asking the Court to Internal Revenue Service unless served o f a r e p l a c e m e n t f o r o u r terminate withholding unless the United shut the WTP program down, but on the with a judicial court-ordered summons Constitutionally-abusive tax system, or States were to tell him his interpretation other hand, neither the IRS nor the to do so. do they risk a chaotic, systemic collapse of the law was wrong. attorneys at the Department of Justice Pursuant to IRC §6041(c), a worker is of the government funding mechanism Hearing no objection, Schulz have been able to dispute or refute the only required to furnish a name and (or even worse) because of the growing, embarked on his schedule of 37 simple truth that the law itself plainly address upon demand of a company for yet unstoppable, awakening of the meetings around the country, handing establishes that withholding is voluntary whom he seeks to work. No social public consciousness regarding the truth out 3500 copies of the Blue Folders (at and permission to withhold can be easily security number is required by statute. about our nation's tax laws? no cost) to people in attendance at those withdrawn by workers at their sole Building upon a plethora of false It is indeed not ironic that such a meetings. The materials comprising the discretion. statements, pitiful hyperbole, factual possibility awaits our nation, and may Operation Stop Withholding "Blue What follows are a just a few of the omissions and defective (and one day come to pass, inadvertently Folder" are still available (for free) on legal citations that the Government has vindictive) claims of lawful authority, perhaps, because of one IRS prosecution the WTP website. been confronted with and has failed to the Government has attempted to paint too many. The day before he left on his trip, the rebut: WTP as a "promoter" of an illegal tax The truth is out there and it's not going IRS sent Schulz a letter saying, in effect, 26 CFR § 31.3402 (p)-1 "Voluntary fraud "scheme" without ever away. “We have reviewed certain materials Withholding Agreements". (a) An specifically identifying any false speech History of the "6700" Lawsuit: and have decided to investigate you for employee who desires to enter into an made by WTP, and without addressing The United States served its promoting an abusive tax shelter, in agreement for withholding.....shall the very laws WTP has relied upon -- Complaint on May 3, 2007, charging Continued on page 5 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 5 In The Nation Legal Brief: Border Agents Charged By Matt Purple With ‘Non-Existent Crime’ (CNSNews.com) - Two Border Patrol agents whose prosecution and sentences could be used only as a sentencing One of the brief's authors, Larry Pratt to lengthy prison terms triggered a factor, not as an element of a conviction. of Gun Owners for America, told political storm this year may have been In Harris v. United States, the Supreme Cybercast News Service that this case charged with a "non-existent crime," Court made a similar ruling. could set an alarming precedent under according to a legal brief submitted to a The brief argued that, for a 10-year which any law enforcement officer who federal appeals court in May, and sentence, a defendant must be convicted fired a gun at the scene of a drug crime obtained by Cybercast News Service. under the specific terms laid out in could be prosecuted under Section Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean are section 924(c)(1)(a) (see section). 924(c). serving 11- and 12-year sentences This provision is applicable, the He also criticized U.S. Attorney respectively for shooting and wounding section says, to "any person who, during Johnny Sutton, the lead prosecutor in the a Mexican national who was trying to and in relation to any crime of violence case. escape after attempting to smuggle 743 or drug trafficking crime ... uses or "What [Sutton] was apparently trying pounds of marijuana across the Mexico- carries a firearm, or who, in furtherance to do is avoid the little detail that there Texas border in February 2005. of any such crime, possesses a firearm was no underlying crime of carrying a Although they were convicted on 11 ..." If, and only if, these conditions apply gun because [Ramos and Compean] counts, the crime carrying the lengthiest can a defendant be sentenced to ten were authorized to carry guns," Pratt penalty was for the "discharge of a years in prison for the "discharge" of a said. "So I think he tried to slide around firearm in relation to a crime of firearm. and use the sentencing provision as an Photo: © Minutemen Midwest violence," a violation of section The brief argued that the shooting of underlying crime.” 924(c)(1)(a) of the U.S. Code. It carries drug smuggler Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila Rep. Jones conceded in a statement goes on inside our office that I cannot a minimum 10-year prison sentence. was not "in relation to" the drug crime that Ramos and Compean may have describe," he said. Cybercast News Service obtained a because Ramos and Compean were been guilty of violating Border Patrol Sutton could not be reached for copy of an amicus curiae ("friend of the themselves not participants in the drug policy by shooting Aldrete-Davila and comment, and his spokeswoman said court") legal brief filed by Reps. Walter crime. failing to file a subsequent report. she did not think anyone else in the Jones (R-N.C.), Virgil Goode (R-Va.), Furthermore, Border Patrol Agents are But Jones also blasted Sutton, saying office would comment on the brief until and Ted Poe (R-Texas) in the former authorized to carry and use firearms as the prosecutor "had no business it responds to the appeal in early August. agents' appeal before the Fifth Circuit law enforcement officers. charging [Ramos and Compean] with a Asked about the appeal, Pratt said he Court in New Orleans. "By narrowing the issue to the crime that Congress clearly designed to was worried that it may be denied They accuse the prosecution of discharge of the firearm," the brief said, apply only to the individuals who are because the cited evidence had not been "creating a purported criminal offense "the prosecution and the trial court possessing, using, or carrying firearms presented previously. never enacted into law by Congress," actions adversely affected the fairness for the purpose of facilitating the "The thing that concerns me most is and of charging Ramos and Compean of the entire trial, depriving defendants commission of a crime - not to federal that, because [the alleged misuse of with a "non-existent crime." of any opportunity to present to the jury law enforcement agents." Section 924(c)] wasn't brought up at the Simply discharging a firearm near a that they were using and carrying their "How perverse it is that this statute is first trial, the Fifth Circuit Court could violent crime is not illegal, the brief firearms during and in relation to their now being used against law play legal games and say, well, too bad," argued, saying the law they were employment as Border Agents." enforcement officers who were trying to he said. convicted under is not a law at all, but a The brief also criticized the stop drug trafficking," he added. Still, Pratt described himself as sentencing factor used to help a jury prosecution. Sutton told the Senate Judiciary "hopeful" and warned that Sutton's determine jail time after a conviction. "The criminal code cannot be treated Committee on July 17 that it was his trial tactics would eventually catch up with The brief cited several cases as by the prosecution as a legal chameleon, team that made the decision to bring the him. precedent, including United States v. changing elements to fit the "discharge of a firearm in relation to a "[Sutton] can only hide in the tall grass Barton in which the Fifth Circuit Court circumstances of the case that the crime of violence" charge, and that he for so long and, Lord willing, the ruled that "discharging a firearm during government, in its discretion, wants to was not consulted on the issue. lawnmower's on the way in," he said. and in relation to a crime of violence" present to the judge and jury," it said. "We have a deliberative process that

Continued from page 4 Tax Withholding On The ... administrative actions. US Set To Have Worst Within weeks of the decision in Schulz violation of Section 6700 of the Internal II, the IRS began serving a series of West Nile Virus For Years Revenue Code. You are asked to meet third-party summonses against Schulz, with us and to bring your books and rather than bring Schulz to Court to By Christan Nordqvist peaking in the summer and persisting records.” enforce the original Summons. Each Medical News Today well into the fall (autumn). Thus, under color of an “official” 6700 third-party summons has resulted in a The virus spreads to humans and other investigation of Schulz and the WTP new lawsuit by Schulz against the IRS. According to US health officials, the animals through the bite infected organization, the IRS could now get In November, 2006 the IRS felt the USA is facing the worst West Nile Virus mosquitoes. The mosquito becomes away with almost anything, including teeth of the Second Circuit Court of season for years. The number of cases infected when it feeds on infected birds. harassing Schulz and the organization to Appeal's decision in Schulz II when it reported so far this year are four times Less commonly, WNV can also spread death, or at least to the point where we served an administrative Summons on a higher than the equivalent period in through transfusions, transplants and could not continue with our process of New York bank demanding Schulz's 2006. The good news is that the forecast mother-to-child (pregnancy or Petitioning the Government for Redress personal bank records. Read our 11/8/06 for August and September is for colder breastfeeding). It does not spread if you of Grievances relating to withholding or web article. than normal temperatures - this may touch or kiss an infected person. anything else. After Schulz filed a lawsuit against the significantly lower the number of cases. Only about 1 in every 150 infected Schulz told the IRS, in effect, “No IRS to quash the Summons, on West Nile Virus first hit the USA in people will develop severe illness. answers, No records.” The IRS then November 6th a federal judge issued an 1999 in New York. It worked its way Severe illness may include: served a Summons on Schulz for the injunctive order enjoining and across the country rapidly. high fever; headache; neck stiffness; books and records. Schulz sued the IRS. prohibiting the IRS from enforcing the Georgia has three times as many stupor; disorientation; coma; tremors; The U.S. Court of Appeals for the bank Summons. During pre-trial disease-transmitting mosquitoes this convulsions; muscle weakness; vision Second Circuit held in Schulz I, that pleadings, the primary investigator for year, compared to 2006. Officials say a loss; numbness; paralysis. Schulz did not have to respond to the the IRS was caught perjuring herself to drought in the area probably set off the The symptoms may continue for Summons without a court order and if the District Court regarding the alleged spike in numbers. So far no human cases several weeks. Neurological effects are the IRS wanted the information it would basis for issuing the Summons. This of infection have been reported in sometimes permanent. have to bring Schulz to court to get it. case is currently awaiting the Georgia. About 80% of infected people show no The IRS and DOJ then filed a disposition of that Court. A rapid rise in mosquito numbers early symptoms at all. Mild symptoms may subsequent motion asking the U.S.Court Immediately following the March 30, on in the year does not always signify include: of Appeals to modify its decision 2007 “V” demonstration outside the that the rest of the year will be bad. Fever; headache; body aches; claiming it would make it harder for the White House and its coverage by the nausea; vomiting; swollen lymph Government to collect taxes. In Schulz Washington Post, the United States filed What Is West Nile Virus? glands; skin rash on the chest, stomach II, the Court sternly denied the motion the "6700" civil injunction lawsuit West Nile Virus (WNV) can be a or back again holding that taxpayers enjoy the against Schulz and the WTP serious disease. It is established as a Symptoms generally last from a few protection of broad Due Process Rights organizations. seasonal epidemic in North America, days, and less commonly a few weeks. with regard to all forms of IRS wwwOregon.usobserver.com News US~Observer • Page 6 Residents hot regarding fire rating By Scott Jorgensen But she was hardly alone. of Representatives on a 52-0 vote. It Although finding fault with how Illinois Valley News Staff Writer Traffic backed up on Redwood Hwy. allows the state to assess suppression citizens were notified about the as an overflow crowd attempted to enter costs of up to $100,000 for fires regulations, Kleve said she understands (IV News) City of Cave Junction the building. Officers from Grants Pass originating on properties classified as why they were put into place. residents Heidi Kleve and Phillip Salfen Dept. of Public Safety blocked the high-risk. “The intentions are good,” she said. live along a quiet cul-de-sac on Wells fairgrounds entry after officials began “There is no common sense in how “The rationale behind this is good. But it Drive. turning people away at the door. they rated people’s properties,” Kleve was poorly implemented. First-time home owners, they moved Residents fortunate enough to park believes. “There has got to be a better way.” into their house in October 2004, and and make it inside the building were Jim Raffenburg, chairman of the Kleve continued that one point of have had no reasons to complain about given a synopsis of the committee’s J o s e p h i n e C o u n t y B o a r d o f contention is that the burden is entirely their living situation. findings. But few seemed happy with Commissioners, was among those who on property owners to demonstrate that But on July 11 this year, the couple what they learned. received a letter. However, traffic their lots have been misclassified. received a letter informing them that Brian Ballou, an information officer congestion prevented him from “We’ve been found guilty, and have to their residence had been rated as with Oregon Dept. of Forestry, was attending the July 18 meeting. prove ourselves innocent,” she said. “extreme” for fire danger. Kleve thought unable to address the crowd due to a R a f f e n b u r g l a t e r s a i d t h a t During the July 18 meeting, citizens that was odd, given the lot’s landscape. recent bout with laryngitis. Instead, implementation of SB 360 represents a also expressed concerns about “There is absolutely no vegetation on committee member Tom Link was “massive unfunded mandate on properties bordering federal lands and our property whatsoever,” Kleve said. t a s k e d w i t h e x p l a i n i n g t h e citizens.” He stated that the potential riparian areas, as well as the potential for Kleve and Salfen were among 19,000 classifications, and he frequently was state fine of $100,000 is “quite a figure increased home owner’s insurance rates. Josephine County property owners to interrupted by irate citizens. to throw at people.” Due to the overflow crowd, the public receive those letters, which originated Criteria for the classifications were The new regulations require driveway hearing will be rescheduled. But no date from the county’s Forest Land-Urban based on history of fires, topography “fuel breaks,” as well as 30-to-50- foot had been set as of press time. Interface Classification Committee. and vegetation. They were conducted by breaks around homes. Kleve said that Raffenburg said he hopes that state The letters invited property owners to areas, not individual lots. such regulations wouldn’t work for her officials will be mindful of the strong attend a Wednesday night, July 18 The committee was formed in property, as adjoining lots are within the reaction they received when informing public hearing at the Flower Bldg. at the compliance with the Oregon Forestland- state-mandated perimeter. citizens of the new regulations. Josephine County Fairgrounds. Kleve Urban Interface Fire Protection Act of “The fire breaks they would have us “I hope the dissatisfaction got their made the trip to Grants Pass that day in 1997. The bill passed through the build are unrealistic,” Kleve said. attention,” he said. an attempt to obtain more information. Oregon Senate 23-1, and the state House “There’s no way we could comply.”

Continued from page 1 Oscar “The Grouch” Nealy? ... a t t o r n e y f o r t h e p e r s o n a l course of his practice for neglect Fred." Ebert also maintains that the representatives. Following initial v i o l a t i o n s s i m i l a r t o t h o s e foster care provider denied Fred access several occasions during his suspension. filings, Nealy did not take any acknowledged in these matters. Nealy to visits with his mother, and that all of According to the OSB web site, his substantive action on the probate for has substantial experience in the this was part of his case to attain suspension resulted from the mis- more than a year. When he thereafter practice of law, having been admitted in guardianship. handling of three client matters. OSB filed the final accounting and decree of 1968." Fred is currently in foster care and it wrote: "In the first matter, Nealy failed final distribution, he failed to take the In the case of Hank and Linda Ebert, has been determined that he can make all to take substantive action on his client’s remaining steps of making the clients of Nealy, whose bid to secure the decisions regarding his well-being, even personal injury claim for a significant distributions, obtaining receipts and guardianship of Hank's half brother though he has difficulty understanding period and failed to notify his client obtaining an order closing the probate Fred, Nealy's lack of performance has that his mother is no longer alive. prior to the expiration of the statute of for more than another year. In the cost them greatly. In the Ebert’s case, Nealy had attended limitations that he would not be interim, the court dismissed the probate Commenting on his attempt to acquire a hearing during his suspension and the pursuing the claim. for lack of prosecution. guardianship of his brother Hank Ebert case could be overturned. This, In the second matter, Nealy was unable While the probate was pending, Nealy said, "All we want is to be a part of my however, would require the Eberts to to appropriately account for funds took periodic payments for his fees from brother’s care and medical decisions. retain another attorney and come up received on behalf of a criminal defense estate funds without petitioning the Fred can't make those decisions on his with even more money, something they client or timely return the client’s court for approval as required by own.” are very leery of doing due to their remaining funds. statute. Fred suffers from Down Syndrome "Nealy" experience. In the third matter, Nealy was The stipulation noted that Nealy has and was placed in foster care prior to his Nealy can be pursued civilly for appointed with his nephew as the co- twice been publicly reprimanded for mother's death. According to Ebert, "It malpractice. personal representative of his deceased unrelated violations and has also was just too difficult for mom to care for Nealy's latest career choice - logger. brother’s estate, and acted as the received letters of admonition over the Oregon.gov News A Report to Oregon’s Oregonians Prescription Citizens need reliable, easy to read Drug Program information about their government, which is why the Association of Now Open to ALL Government Accountants sponsored the nation's first Report to Our Citizens on a Oregonians! state government's budget and priorities. Oregon has become the first In April, 2007 senate bill 362 was state to issue such a report. signed into law by Governor The following DAS staff contributed Kulongoski. 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Call (503) 378-2627 for your copy. www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 7 Border agent says China ordered his prosecution Now seeks $25 million from government investigate the border agents involved. last week." officials and outside the courtroom "By filing this lawsuit," Andy Ridge is further quoted as saying, "We Asian students picketed against Ramirez, chairman of the Friends of the have communicated to the Chinese Rhodes." Border Patrol, a national advocacy Government that the U.S. customs Cohen told WND that for two years group for federal border patrol agencies, officer was arrested by Customs and after his trial Rhodes pursued explained to WND, "Robert Rhodes is Border Patrol police and his case unsuccessfully administrative paths to standing up to the government and referred for criminal prosecution." get his job back. saying you cannot continue doing to my Even though he was acquitted at his "Robert was suspended without pay fellow ... officers what you did to me." trial, Rhodes paid a huge price for being immediately, right when the incident The July 21, 2004, incident that led to indicted. occurred," Cohen told WND, "But he Rhodes' prosecution involved Zhao "Since the incident," Rhodes told wasn’t formally terminated until a few Yan, a Chinese national woman who WND, "I've lost my house, I've lost my months ago." was arrested by Rhodes at the Rainbow pension. I have tried to find a job and I He said Rhodes legal fees including Bridge in the Port of Buffalo, New York. always get turned down. I feel like I have lawyers, expert witnesses, and Zhao Yan was with two other female been black-balled by the government. I investigators amounted to more than Officer Robert Rhodes suspects who fled when Rhodes and 13 am on food stamps and public $200,000. other border agents attempted to arrest assistance. Right now, I have no health "The vast majority of the legal fees By Jerome R. Corsi them. care insurance." have gone unpaid," Cohen told WND. © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com Rhodes grabbed Zhao Yan, who "Many Border Patrol agents tell us "Rhodes was tremendously outgunned proceeded to punch, kick, and scratch they're truly concerned about what will by the government. The government A Customs and Border Protection Rhodes as he attempted to subdue her. happen to them if they get into a struggle brought a staggering amount of agent who was acquitted of a charge of Even though Rhodes was armed with a with someone trying to enter the country resources to the job, not of searching for using excessive force during a 2004 duty-issued Glock 9 mm weapon, he illegally," said Cohen. "How many the truth, but making sure Rhodes was arrest of a Chinese national on suspicion chose to use non-lethal pepper spray to terrorists and criminals will enter our convicted, regardless what it cost." of drug smuggling is suing the U.S. subdue Zhao Yan. country because our government won't Michael Battle was the U.S. attorney Department of Homeland Security for But within a day of the Rainbow support its own border enforcement whose office prosecuted Rhodes. In the $25 million. Bridge incident, Rhodes was arrested officers?" controversy surrounding Attorney And in a companion lawsuit, Robert and charged with violating Zhao Yan's A complicating factor is Rhodes' General Alberto Gonzales, Battle Rhodes is seeking another $25 million civil rights by having used excessive admitted homosexuality. He earlier had resigned his position as the director of from three Immigration and Customs force in arresting her. complained to the Equal Employment the executive office of U.S. Attorneys. Enforcement agents with the Office of Other border officers who had assisted Opportunity that Customs and Border Cohen said Rhodes' lawsuit against Professional Responsibility. Rhodes in the arrest gave inconsistent Protection harassed him for minor DHS alleges that the government He says the agents disregarded their statements to investigators, claiming offenses. investigators knowingly disregarded oaths by pursuing a politically that Rhodes had forcefully grabbed Cohen contended that every aspect of pertinent information and violated motivated prosecution against him to Zhao Yan by the hair and smashed her Rhodes' trial was political. standard investigation procedures to appease their superiors, who allegedly head against the ground. "Every day," he told WND, "the entire pursue a politically motivated were seeking to do what communist At his trial in August and September front row of the courtroom would be prosecution. China wanted. 2005, the jury acquitted Rhodes of all taken up by Chinese government "I was involved in a political charges, after deliberating less than prosecution that our government began three hours. at the demand of the government of Rhodes' allegations he was prosecuted communist China," Rhodes told WND. at the insistence of the Chinese "The prosecution was promised to government are backed by postings yet Nursing Home Cat China by then-Secretary of State Colin archived on Chinese Consulate Powell and then-Secretary of the websites. Can Sense Death Department of Homeland Security Tom The Consulate-General of the People's Ridge." Republic of China in Houston, Texas, By Julie Steenhuysen His lawyer, Steven Cohen, concurs. continues to document on their website "My client's prosecution was ordered that Powell wrote a letter to the Chinese CHICAGO (Reuters) - When by the Bush administration to appease government promising that the U.S. Oscar the Cat visits residents of the the Chinese government," Cohen told government would "thoroughly Steere House Nursing and WND. investigate the beating case" of Zhao R e h a b i l i t a t i o n C e n t e r i n WND requests for comment from the Yan. Providence, Rhode Island, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. The Chinese Consulate in Houston staff jumps into action -- Oscar can Customs and Border Protection in the argued that Zhao Yan was "a business sense within hours when someone Department of Homeland Security did woman from China's northern coastal is about to die. not produce a response from either city of Tianjin," who was on her first In his two years living in Steere's agency. U.S. business trip when "she was end-stage dementia unit, Oscar has But it's not the only time there have attacked at Niagara Falls near the U.S.- been at the bedside of more than 25 been indications that U.S. prosecutors Canadian border on July 21 by Rhodes residents shortly before they died, have agreed to file a case against a and other officers of U.S. Customs and according to Dr. David Dosa of border agent at the direction of a foreign Border Protection." Brown University in Providence. government. The Consulate went on to claim that He wrote about Oscar in the New WND has reported that Border Patrol six days after Zhao Yan was "brutally England Journal of Medicine. Oscar the cat agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose attacked," she "was still suffering from a "It's not that the cat is consistently Graves said there is no evidence to Compean were prosecuted only after the bad headache, swollen eyes and mental there first," Dr. Joan Teno, a professor of suggest cats can sense death, but he Mexican Consulate intervened and trauma. She also had a broken tooth and community health at Brown University, doesn't discount it for a minute. presented Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, the severe back pains which forced her to who sees patients in the unit. "But the cat "Those things are hard to study. I think Mexican national drug smuggler who ride in a wheelchair." always does manage to make an probably dogs and cats can sense things had illegally entered the U.S. in the But nowhere does the Chinese appearance, and it always seems to be in we can't," he said. Ramos-Compean incident, and Consulate in Houston say she was the last two hours." On a particular day detailed by Dr. demanded the Border Patrol agents who suspected of drug smuggling. Raised at the nursing home since he Dosa, Oscar settled onto the bed of a shot Davila be prosecuted. Instead, the Consulate emphasized was a kitten, Oscar often checks in on patient in room 313. WND also reported Rocksprings, that Powell apologized because the U.S. residents, but when he curls up for a His presence sent staff off to make Texas, Deputy Sheriff Gilmer is an "open society" that welcomes visit, physicians and nursing home staff calls and set up vigil. Hernandez was only prosecuted at the visitors. "Our goal is to ensure that know it's time to call the family. When a grandson asked why the cat insistence of the Mexican Consulate. visitors from around the world have a "I don't think this is a psychic cat," said was there, his mother explained: "He is WND has printed copies of a series of safe and enjoyable stay in the United Teno. "I think there's probably a here to help Grandma get to heaven," letters the Mexican Consulate wrote States," the Consulate quoted Powell as biochemical explanation," she said in a according to Dosa's account. demanding that the U.S. government saying. "The United States will continue telephone interview. She died a half an hour later. protect the civil rights of the Mexican to work that incidents such as this one do While pets are often used to bring national illegal immigrants who were in not occur again." comfort to the elderly in nursing home the fleeing van that Hernandez shot at, The Consulate-General of the People's settings, Oscar's talent is special, though after the van allegedly tried to run Republic of China in New York still not unexpected. US~Observer Hernandez over in the process of fleeing posts the apology from Ridge, who is "That is such a cat thing to do," said 233 Rogue River Hwy PMB #387 from a routine traffic stop. quoted as expressing his "great regret" Thomas Graves, a feline expert and Grants Pass, OR 97527-5429 In Rhodes' case, the record shows that over "the beating of Chinese chief of small animal medicine at the 541-474-7885 Powell and Ridge both apologized to businesswoman Zhao Yan by officers of University of Illinois College of 0 China over the incident and promised to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Veterinary Medicine. www.usobserver.com www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 8 COMMENTARY Your Right to Speak Out The Sad Case of the Spotted Owl By Tom DeWeese wasn't true. ten-year fight besides the destruction of NewsWithViews.com A decade and thousands of broken an entire industry? The establishment of dreams later, comes this report from the a very radical and dangerous political Environmentalists are quick to lecture federal government on the real reasons agenda called the environmental the rest of us about the ways of nature. for the spotted owl's endangerment: movement. Its power is now so great that Don't clean the dead trees off the forest "Oops." no politician dare oppose them. Yet, that floor, it's natural. Cattle and horses on According to a new government draft power, we now know for certain, was the range aren't native, so let the grizzles plan to save the species, scientists are no built on a lie. Some in the movement and wolves devour them, it's natural. longer saying the greatest threat to the have even candidly admitted that if they Man isn't part of the ecology, lock him Spotted Owl is logging activity. "The didn't have the spotted owl they would out of vast areas of land, it's natural. It's draft recovery plan recognizes the have invented something like it to drive interesting to note how the "natural" primary threat to northern spotted owls their agenda. In fact they did invent it argument only applies when it is used to as competition with barred owls." and the purpose was to destroy the impose the radical environmental According to the report, barred owls are timber industry and private property agenda. Case in point, the Northern less selective about the habitat they use rights. They called it an environmental Spotted Owl. and the prey they feed upon and are out emergency. Spotted owls, we were told a decade competing northern spotted owls for Now the truth has come out. So, will ago, were disappearing because big bad habitat and food, causing its decline. the same federal government which timber companies were cutting down In fact, for the entire decade since the rushed to impose harsh treatment of this threat depends on immediate "old growth" forests. So the issue emerged on the political scene, the innocent property owners and industry action..." environmental movement rushed to the property rights and land use movements now roll back those stifling regulations Here's an immediate action sane folks forests, hugged the trees and issued have been reporting the fact that the and let freedom breath? Of course not. could recommend: Let the barred owls news releases to decry the evils of the spotted owl is only a sub-species of Agendas are agendas, regardless of the alone to do what comes natural to them. logging industry. Save the owl. Save the Mexican spotted owls, which are not facts. If the Spotted Owl can't keep up - then trees. Kill the timber industry. endangered at all. Some experts will say So instead, after the nation spent good riddance. It's been used to cause Of course, that was exactly the point. the only way to tell the difference millions of dollars to destroy an enough pain and obviously its time is up. Kill the timber industry. As a result of between the two is by their accents. industry's private property rights, still, It's a natural process. Species come and the hysteria to save the "endangered" (OK, I'm kidding, but this ridiculous the government plans to spend $200 go. We've got plenty of Mexican spotted owls, U.S. timber sales were reduced by story needs some humor). It was no million more on a "barred owl removal owls to play with if we get homesick for 80-90%, forcing saw mills to close, secret that the spotted owl didn't need plan" in order to save the spotted owl. them. loggers to go broke and whole towns "old growth forests" to survive, since And as usual, when a new government Of course, the final chapter is yet to be which depended on the industry to spotted owls were found living under debacle is rolled out, there is always an written. Soon, if the new "recovery literally disappear. The federal bridges and in McDonald signs. What it emergency to drive the policy. Now, plan" is successful, it won't be long crackdown on the industry caused a shift needed was a good food source like any according to Ren Loheofener, director before the environmental movement has in U.S. domestic lumber supplies to other species. Now we know it was of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's a new emergency - man's wanton foreign soils. In short, American undercut by another owl - a completely Pacific Region, "Because the range and destruction of the barred owl. Creating industry suffered in the name of natural occurrence. numbers of barred owls are expanding false environmental disasters just comes protecting the spotted owl. Turns out it What was accomplished during the rapidly, our effectiveness in addressing natural for some people. Fed Chairman: Delusional or Deceptive? By Devvy Kidd Afghanistan. There's no money in the senator from Ohio who serves on the meltdown in the subprime mortgage © 2007 - NewsWithViews.com people's treasury. Congress has written banking committee, said, "While the market has made the assets from two of just under $9 TRILLION dollars worth economy is good for people at the top, its flagship hedge funds almost "If we run into such [government] of hot checks (as of 7.18.07: it's not so good for a steelworker in worthless. Both funds were squeezed debts, as that we must be taxed in our $8,888,522,656,747.96.) David Walker, Lorain, Ohio, or a small-business owner after Bear Stearns made wrong-way bets meat and in our drink, in our necessaries Comptroller General of the U.S. was on in Dayton". Representative Charles on the home mortgage market and was and our comforts, in our labors and our a Sunday cable talking head show two Wilson, another newly elected caught as loans to risky investors began amusements, for our callings and our weeks ago continuing his effort to try Democrat from Ohio and a member of to default. The assets in one of the funds creeds, as the people of England are, our and awaken the indifferent, self- the financial services panel, said that are essentially worthless, while another people, like them, must come to labor absorbed tens of millions out there about "people in my district, when they pick is worth 9 percent of its value at the end sixteen hours in twenty-four, give the what's coming next year when that first up the paper, they aren't checking their of April, according to a document earnings of fifteen of these to the wave of baby boomers retire and the stock holdings. They're checking the obtained by The Associated Press. Bear government for their debts and daily financial tsunami hits over social help-wanted ads." Stearns, the nation's fifth-largest expenses, and the sixteenth being security, Medicare and the cost of Bush's July 18, 2007: US weathering housing investment bank, began disclosing in insufficient to afford us bread, we must endless wars for peace based on lies. slump; inflation still biggest risk: March that the two hedge funds had live, as they now do, on oatmeal and Walker has been doing his best, but most "WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US sustained heavy losses tied to subprime potatoes, have no time to think, no Americans don't want the truth, they economy is slowly emerging from a loans extended to risky borrowers. At means of calling the mismanagers to want warm, fuzzy assurances. They worse-than-expected housing slump but the time, its High-Grade Structured account; but be glad to obtain want the newest in electronic gadgetry will manage to post "moderate" growth Credit Enhanced Leveraged Fund was subsistence by hiring ourselves to rivet made by slave labor in communist in 2007 and 2008, Federal Reserve worth about $638 million _ and now has their chains on the necks of our fellow- China and play time while the clock is c h a i r m a n B e n B e r n a k e s a i d no value. Meanwhile, the larger and suffers." Thomas Jefferson ticking. Wednesday....The central bank cut its less-leveraged High-Grade Structured On June 20, 2007, Treasury Secretary How about 'Helicopter' Ben Bernake, forecast for 2007 growth to a range of Credit Fund lost 91 percent of its value. Henry Paulson delivered a stinking Federal Reserve Chairman and his take 2.25 to 2.5 percent, down from a 2.5 to It was worth about $925 million before canard when he told Congress that the on the economy? 3.0 percent range in the Fed's outlook in taking on losses in March." global economy was "stronger than any February 12, 2007: WASHINGTON: February....Addressing the troubles of July 10, 2007: US mortgages Easy time in the past two decades." Experts "When Ben Bernake testifies before the subprime mortgage loans hit by rising money hits home with lenders facing not on the government's payroll say new Democratic majorities of the U.S. defaults and foreclosures, Bernake said £250bn losses." The collapse in sub- otherwise. Paulson shrugs off such Congress this week, it may be hard to this has led to "personal, economic and prime loans threatens the big banks that concerns. In the meantime, the dollar tell that he and his questioners are social distress" for many homeowners financed brokers. While the crisis in the has been dropping almost as fast as Bush talking about the same economy. and communities and that these loans market has had devastating effects and Congress' poll numbers. Bernake, the Federal Reserve chairman, problems "likely will get worse before in many US households, it now risks On July 17, 2007, oil hit a high of will use his semiannual appearances they get better." reverberating throughout the financial $75.00 per barrel. The dollar is before the banking panels of the Senate While Bernake diddles around system.....Many of the low-grade loans continuing to tank. Congress continues and the House of Representatives to reassuring everyone that the road to are believed to be held by US lenders to write hot checks every single day describe a healthy economy and a strong economic prosperity is just around the caught up in the collapse of the sub- they're in session. The lunatic in the j o b m a r k e t . D e m o c r a t s l i k e corner, with a few bumps that will never prime mortgage market. Some of the White House is spending -aided and Representative Paul Hodes of New affect him, what's really happening out world's biggest banks supported the abetted by the U.S. Congress - a Hampshire will paint a much different there? loans sold by Mr. Sadek and other whopping $12 BILLION borrowed picture — of stagnant incomes and jobs Bear Stearns Says Hedge Fund brokers. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, dollars per month for this immoral, lost to foreign competition. Sherrod Worthless: NEW YORK — "Bear Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Chase unconstitutional invasion of Iraq and Brown, a newly elected Democratic Stearns Cos. told clients Tuesday that a Continued on page 9 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 9 "Congress has not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare but only those specifically enumerated. ... A wise and frugal government...shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned." --Thomas Jefferson COMMENTARY Open Borders Leave Us Vulnerable to Attack

By Michael Cutler ports of entry. Additionally, sleeper testified before more than a dozen military devices were designed and NewsWithViews.com agents, that is to say, aliens who enter Congressional hearings since the attacks rushed into production. Nuclear our nation with the goal of embedding of September 11, 2001. I am one of weapons were designed and then built For the past several days Michael themselves in our country in many experts who have furnished with unproven technology. In under 4 Chertoff, the current Secretary of communities around our nation, hiding extensive testimony from a perspective years World War II was brought to a Homeland Security has been appearing in plain sight, waiting for a message that of experience concerning the many highly successful conclusion in large on various news programs conceding informs them how, where and when they vulnerabilities that still imperil our measure because of the incredible his concerns that Al Qaeda operatives are to carry out a terrorist attack inside nation and our citizens. The 9/11 efforts of the "Greatest Generation." are either attempting to enter the United our nation, may well have secured Commission has laid out a veritable Today the United States is considered States or have already done so in lawful immigration status that would blueprint, describing the ways that our a "Super Power" yet little is preparation for a major attack against enable them to not only enter our country was vulnerable to the attacks of manufactured within our borders. Those the United States. He claims this is only country, but to move easily among us. 9/11, consequently illustrating areas of borders are little more than speed bumps a "hunch." They would be able to easily board vulnerability that still very much need to to illegal aliens including drug dealers, I think that Mr. Chertoff is hedging his airliners, enter secure government and be addressed. violent gang members and terrorists. bets, being able to say "I warned you" if corporate buildings and travel easily Perhaps Mr. Chertoff thinks that by Narcotics easily enter our country and we are, in fact, attacked. Once again the across our nation's borders. making his very disturbing and public the proceeds from those illegal drugs name of the game seems to be Such "legal" aliens would be able to statements about his "hunch" will fund criminal gangs and terrorist "protecting his backside" while our secure employment that might facilitate "inoculate" him if our nation is once organizations. USCIS, the division of country is left vulnerable to the specter their nefarious objectives without fear again attacked and thousands of DHS the agency I have come to refer to of a terrorist attack. The article just that immigration authorities might innocent people are slaughtered. His as the Department of Homeland posted by CNN in conjunction with the arrest them or otherwise interfere with track record as an administration Surrender is utterly inept and Associated Press. As you read the them. This is why I was so adamantly "bobble head" who failed to stand up for incompetent at creating a system that article, notice the reference to the opposed to the "Comprehensive secure borders and the creation of an uncovers and prosecutes those who extremely dangerous Visa Waiver Immigration Reform" bill that was immigration system that possesses commit fraud against our government, Program that just a couple of weeks ago, pushed so strenuously by Senators meaningful integrity will stand as c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e n u m b e r o f former Secretary of Homeland Security, Kennedy, McCain, Reid and others evidence of his complicity in the failings applications laden with fraud continues Tom Ridge said should be expanded to including President Bush. That bill, of our government to protect us and our to escalate thereby increasing the total include an additional ten countries. would have undoubtedly resulted in nation. So too will the voting record of number of applications further eroding Our nation's borders have not been terrorists securing official status and every member of the Senate and the any efforts to combat fraud, further secured even after the attacks of official identity documents in false House of Representatives offer increasing the number of applications in September 11, 2001, nearly 6 years ago. identities. incontrovertible evidence of the failings a vicious cycle that rewards criminals What is very important to bear in mind is It is important to remember how many of the politicians to secure our nation who a able to game the system. Our the fact that the issue of border should t i m e s t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d h i s and protect our people. This time the government has proven itself so inept not be limited to the physical borders of administration have refused to hire as dots will have been connected. and incompetent that our nation has not the United States but should be many special agents for ICE and Border Consider this: after the attack on Pearl been able to even produce enough considered by understanding that Patrol agents as were authorized by Harbor on December 7, 1941 the United passports to enable the implementation immigration is a system and that the Congress. It is also important to think States, not yet a "super power" of WHTI, the Western Hemisphere borders are but one component of that back to those politicians who stood nevertheless, mobilized and showed Travel Initiative that would require system. As I have often noted, it is before the myriad microphones and real determination and the indomitable United States citizens who are returning estimated that perhaps as much as 40% cameras in the days and weeks after the "can do" spirit that had been the to the United States from within the of the illegal aliens in the United States attacks of September 11, 2001 hallmark of American ingenuity. Within Western Hemisphere, including from did not run our nation's borders but demanding to know why no one mere months hundreds of airplanes and Canada and from Mexico, to provide rather entered the United States through "connected the dots." I myself have fleets of a variety of ships and other Continued on page 14

Continued from page 8 Fed Chairman: Delusional ... very great depression. arrears on her mortgage after her lending standards are tightened less July 19, 2007. How to spoil a good monthly repayments soared by 40 per equity and cash out loans will be made. in the US and HSBC and Barclays are party. "Mr. Turk says central banks cent. The 47-year-old hospital Those loans have already fallen more just some of the lenders sitting on huge almost daily talk about diversifying administrator will lose the three- than 50% over the last 1-1/2 years, and losses. A report by analysts at Lombard away from the dollar or creating their bedroom home in the Denver suburb of that means some $300 billion is no Street Research has estimated that the own currency zones. In a recent Montebello that she bought 11 years longer available to fuel the economy. crisis could knock a hole in the banks' interview with a Russian journalist, the ago, unless she can reach a deal with her This is the money the public used over assets of up to £250bn. Few banks have journalist said even Russians, which lender. Cathy Busby is unable to meet the past four years to continue their so far assessed the extent of their losses, have long coveted greenbacks, are now the repayments on her home of 11 years lifestyles and spending sprees, because but they could soon be forced to address beginning to question the supremacy of after interest rates rocketed by 40 per their wages and salaries did not come this issue." the U.S. dollar. Investors, too, are cent. "I raised my sons here and I planted anywhere near covering the increases in May 16, 2007: LEAP/E2020 Alert – beginning to shun it, with none other these aspens and landscaped this garden. inflation, which our government tells us The US economy went into recession in than Warren Buffett leading the pack. It's a terrible thought that I could lose it is 2.4%. As a result of free trade, the first quarter of 2007: "Thus, as "Look, too, at the stock market," he says. all," she said on the first day that she globalization, off shoring and anticipated by LEAP/E2020 in February "The stock market is not going up failed to pay her interest-only - outsourcing have produced productivity 2007, the month of April 2007 marks the because of economic fundamentals. mortgage. Miss Busby is far from alone: gains of only 0.6%, while higher interest tipping point of the phase of impact of People would rather own a million the American dream of home ownership rates erode and reduce the value of the global systemic crisis, and signals dollars of Exxon than have a million is turning sour for many. Up to two personal and corporate assets and cash the objective entry of the US into dollars in the bank. It's also true people million people with so-called subprime, flows. Ben gets it be just doesn't want recession, even though official US would own a million dollars of copper or high risk, -mortgages have already you to know the economy is in serious figures are still trying to conceal the than have a million dollars sitting in the had their homes repossessed, or will trouble and it is going to get much trend. Besides, in relation to this bank. All these things cumulatively are default on their loans in the coming worse." fundamental piece of information, April suggesting to me we are probably on the months, according to industry estimates. If you want to understand more about 2007 was also a turning point on a final slippery slope for the dollar. I do Such houses are generally sold at the national debt or, how the money number of key-factors of the global think the next several months are going auction, for less than the full market power took control of this country, I systemic crisis whose evolution will to be very, very tumultuous. "We're price. Home owners' losses will total an recommend reading The Coming Battle experience a new acceleration. In this buying from China," he says. "They're estimated $164 billion (£82 billion), which was first published in 1899. month's issue of GEAB, LEAP/E2020 lending us back the money. It's according to the Centre for Responsible May 9, 2007. The New World enters into the details of the two unsustainable. It cannot go on forever Lending, an independent research Disorder: Goodbye U.S. dollar, hello following analyses: - Aggravation of the because we're eroding our net worth. group." global currency. CFR chief: Monetary US consumer's insolvency, profit Just like individuals can have too much June 23, 2007. International nationalism, sovereignty should be reduction for companies depending on debt, companies can have too much Forecaster: "Now for the classic: Mr. a b a n d o n e d . " T h e d i r e c t o r o f the US market and massive layoffs debt, nations can have too much debt." Bernake said he did not know whether international economics at the Council contribute to a negative retroactive loop July 5, 2007: American dream sours as the so-called “financial accelerator on Foreign Relations has launched a - Acceleration of dollar collapse, housing market collapses. "For Cathy effect on household spending via access scathing attack on sovereignty and imported inflation, increase in balance Busby, May 1 marked a personal to credit was big enough to affect the national currencies...Steil's essay is of payment deficit and trade tensions "Mayday!" as she was sucked into the overall economy.” Of course he knows. antagonistic to the ideas of sovereignty with Asia and Europe smash the Fed's housing crisis sweeping the United Any college freshman knows. If equity and national currencies. He writes, "The consensus and thrust the US into the States. On Tuesday, she went into is falling and interest rates are rising and Continued on page 11 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 10 Continued from page 1 The US~Observer An informed electorate is the Need Critical Money Now? foundation of a Free Society! 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Continued from page 1 Jurors’ True Duties ... smuggler from bringing drugs across shown any law since our border. U.S. District Court Judge it doesn’t exist. violation of the "Conventicle Act." This Kathleen Cardone in El Paso, Texas, It is a fact that we Act made the Church of England the sentenced Jose Alonso Compean to 12 have some down only legal church. The Act was struck years in prison and Ignacio Ramos to 11 r i g h t d a n g e r o u s down by a not guilty vote. Freedom of years and one day despite a plea by their criminals living Religion was established and became attorney for a new trial after three jurors among us and when part of the English Bill of Rights and said they were coerced into voting guilty bad people commit later it became the First Amendment to in the case, the Washington Times crimes they need to the Constitution. William Penn most reported. Judge Cardone is corrupt and be properly punished, likely would have been executed if the the jurors in this case were anything but however, far too jurors would have yielded to the guilty “fully informed” regarding their true m a n y i n n o c e n t verdict sought by the judge and duties. As happens in court rooms across citizens are falsely prosecutor. this nation every day, the judge actually prosecuted in our It is an irrefutable fact that our system instructed the jury to find these agents courts and it is up to of justice has been stolen or better yet guilty. all of us to make sure swindled from us by attorneys over past Realizing that our justice system we are fully informed decades. Judges are part of this swindle closely resembles a slaughter house regarding the rights in that they are also attorneys. The legal where cattle are herded through chutes and duties of being a profession in America has denigrated to their execution, something has to be juror. itself from one of ethics to one of done and the obvious place to start is The government is “legalized” theft. with our juries. If a person is called to working hard to The vast majority of people in this jury duty they need to realize that they "dumb down" the country are petrified of attorneys, are the real “judge” of the case. If the American public. judges, prosecutors, the IRS and in court excuses the jury to make private They want all people many cases corrupt “law enforcement decisions, that the court doesn’t want the reliant on it for officers.” In a free and just nation this jury to hear (exclude evidence from everything including would not be the case. them), then all responsible jurors should the ability to think. The answers to the problems with our simply come back with a Not Guilty The government “legal system” appear to be complex, verdict. If the judge in any given case controls the people when they actually aren’t. Americans even hints at instructing the jury to find a by controlling their thought processes. won’t be allowed to think or make must bridle our out of control “legal defendant guilty, responsible jurors This welfare society it's creating is a far decisions, because government is system” or we are all in for a world of must deliver a Not Guilty verdict. And cry from the God fearing, independent, rapidly taking these rights from us. hurt. above all else, if the law purportedly hard working, productive, family Jurors had better wake up before the jury We live in a land where hundreds of broken by a defendant is presented to the oriented people God created us to be. itself is gone… thousands of illegal aliens can march in jury and that law is either vague, Who says we should stop thinking for our streets, right in front of law ambiguous or appears to be a bad law, ourselves and use common sense in Send us your comments enforcement and where border patrol the jury must deliver a Not Guilty making decisions? In reality and if we agents are imprisoned for doing their job verdict. This won’t be hard for jurors in don’t change the course we are on, it Write to: in attempting to stop an illegal alien drug income tax cases because they won’t be won’t be too far down the road that we [email protected] www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 11

Continued from page 9 Fed Chairman: Delusional ... authority from the U.S. Constitution to course I'm stupid and everyone else is a country when a corrupt government has enrich foreign countries, potentates and genius! Where on earth do I get my allowed a private cartel to control the right course is not to return to a mythical dictators alike, and to to fund wars understanding of our monetary system, fruits of your labor and doom all of us to past of monetary sovereignty, with between countries thousands of miles fiat currency and reform? Back in 1991 poverty, is beyond me. For those who governments controlling local interest from U.S. soil. The savings rate in this when I first came upon the claim that the think Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and exchange rates in blissful ignorance country is in the minus column, millions Federal Reserve Banking System was a Fred Thompson (member of the of the rest of the world. Governments are living paycheck to paycheck. As the privately owned cartel, I began my treasonous CFR), Rudy Julie-Annie or must let go of the fatal notion that cost of food and energy rises, the less research. I gave up my career and Mitt Romney are going to save their nationhood requires them to make and disposable income people have to spend studied and studied - for years as I began bacon, they are making a big mistake. control the money used in their into the economy. The more foreign my activism. I read everything I could None of these candidates are making territory." made products Americans purchase, the get my hands on by Dr. Edwin Vieira. any effort to warn the American people. July 18, 2007. Metals - Gold rallies on trade imbalance increases and I've read all his books, Pieces of Eight, In the case of Obama and Rudy, I doubt Bernake's US sub-prime concerns for Americans continue to lose ground for CrashMaker, How to Dethrone the they even have a clue regarding the US economy. "LONDON (Thomson good paying productive jobs. What does Imperial Judiciary and Constitutional central bank and the danger of a fiat Financial) - Gold rallied after the dollar this mean for Americans? Homeland Security: A Call for currency. Obama is stuck on free weakened when Fed Chairman Ben When you factor in the death trap Americans to Revitalize the Militia of abortions and sex education for Bernake highlighted the dangers of the Congress has snared the American the Several States. Volume I, The Nation kindergartners, while Rudy busy is sub-prime fallout to the US economy in people into with these devastating and in Arms. I studied the writings of fending off the attack from the his semi-annual testimony to Congress. unconstitutional trade treaties, anti- monetary scholars from the Von Mises firefighters in NYC who are blowing the Gold tends to move counter to the dollar, American companies outsourcing the Institute and dozens of books by those whistle on Giuliani's incompetence re as it is seen as an alternative asset to the best jobs, stealing via withholding taxes, who are far more intelligent than I am on 911. world's most common currency the federal income tax rip off, the plans this issue; see my Reading Room. Click The bells will toll because Congress reserve....Some analysts believe gold is underway to erase the U.S. and merge us here for this section in particular which continues to turn a blind eye to the asserting its position as a wealth with Canada and Mexico and the has a load of congressional record and seriousness of the overall situation, but guarantor in times of market volatility, coming financial tsunami when that first state archives documents that are of they waste time on stupid and following Bear Stearn's announcement wave of baby boomers hits next year, great historical importance. unnecessary legislation while America that two of their stressed hedge funds are look forward to at least three if not four One e-mailer sent the usual snotty and burns. ("Expressing the sense of the now essentially worthless after paychecks needed to support your childish text telling me I work real hard House of Representatives that there investing heavily in the US sub-prime household. Let's also not forget the at selling gold. I don't sell gold. I'm not a should be established a National Letter market." oil/energy situation and if anyone thinks precious metals dealer, retailer or Carriers Appreciation Day." (Introduced When people don't spend, the they will ever see $2.00/per gallon gas anything else. I know what's coming in House) [H.RES.49.IH]. In two weeks economy goes flat. Our economy is again. And, yes, I am fully aware of because you can only put so much air in Congress will AGAIN head for another based on debt and debt is NOT Lindsey Williams' work, The Non- a bubble before to bursts. I feel so bad vacation while the clock ticks. Survival prosperity. The congressionally created Energy Crisis. for Americans who really don't realize is the name of the game and I hope folks national debt currently means that every After my last column on America's just how dangerous and unstable the will take the time to sit down and assess household in America owes the gold reserves, I received a couple of e- situation really is. That's why I their individual situation. Get out of debt privately owned "Federal" Reserve mails from individuals who told me I recommend El Dorado Gold if people if you can; assist elderly parents who banking system $516,348 and that was stupid, ignorant and didn't have a are looking to protect their assets. need help. Prepare for the worst because number will continue to grow. For what? clue about our monetary system. They Americans can't even get access to their FED Chairman Ben Bernake, is either Endless wars based on a mountain of lies are supporters of Richard C. Cook's own money, i.e., 401(k) accounts delusional or he's being deliberately from Bush, his cabinet and members of convoluted and unworkable solution to without the government stealing from deceptive. Congress. Foreign welfare, the raiding the central bank and his desire to get them in the form of penalties! How Important Information: of the people's treasury with ZERO back to FDR's communist New Deal. Of anyone can say they're free in this 1 . A P r i m e r o n M o n e y b y Congressman Wright Patman 2. Globalists admit: U.S. workers suffering US~Observer 3. A Caveat Against Injustice, a short treatise written in 1752 by Roger Victim’s Assistance Fund Sherman, author of Art. 1, § 10, cl. 1, of the U.S. Constitution 4. William Gouge, Advisor to The US~Observer is constantly President Andy Jackson on Principles of the Banking System (1833) contacted by individuals and groups 5. The Shearing is Nearing by Dr. who have been wronged and/or Edwin Vieira 6. Congressman McFadden's Speech falsely accused of crimes. In the On the Federal Reserve Corporation majority of cases we are their last 7. Reject Globalism: Buy Made in recourse for aid in their vindication of America by Americans Devvy Kidd authored the booklets, these malicious allegations. Why A Bankrupt America and Blind Our operating expenses during an Loyalty; 2 million copies sold. Devvy appears on radio shows all over the investigation are such that we can not country, ran for Congress and is a help all of those who aren’t able to highly sought after public speaker. afford our services. Devvy belongs to no organization. These people need your assistance and through your generous donations we can provide a place of NewsWithViews.com refuge where the innocent aren't 0 Make it your on-line source prosecuted and the guilty are exposed. 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This grounds. move signals China's emergence as the Li Ka-shing's Hutchinson Ports also unexpected economic winner in the operates both ends of the Panama Canal, North American Union free market. which we have previously documented Hutchinson Ports, a wholly owned was returned to Panama under the Carter subsidiary of China's giant Hutchinson administration by National Security Whampoa Limited (HWL) is investing Council advisor, Robert Pastor, whom millions to expand the deep water ports we have called the "Father of the North the company manages at Lazaro American Union." HWL also has Cardenas and Manzanillo on Mexico's business dealings with the China Ocean Pacific coast. Now Hutchinson Ports is Shipping Company (COSCO), China's pledging millions more to develop largest shipping line, which is owned by Punta Colonet, today a desolate the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Mexican bay in Baja California. Mexico In 1998, Congress blocked on national plans over the next seven years to dredge security grounds an attempt by the and convert Punta Colonet into a 10 to Clinton administration to allow COSCO 20 berth deep-water port facility capable to lease the abandoned Long Beach of processing some 6 million standard Naval Station. 2 0 - f o o t - l o n g T E U s ( i n d u s t r y Still, HWL has established a North prison camps where abuses of human executive bonuses from importing an terminology for the "Twenty Foot American beachhead, despite the rights are everyday occurrences. ever-increasing volume of cheap Equivalent Unit" that describes a single continuing security concerns. The Opponents of Bush Administration Chinese goods into the U.S. market. So standard container). Standard in China reports that today free-trade policies, such as Global too, the Robert Pastor enthusiasts can be According to Judicial Watch, COSCO has established a little-known Policy Forum, have argued for enforcing counted upon to welcome any reason to "Hutchinson, Whampoa, Ltd. is the presence in U.S. ports, co-managing a "anti-dumping" provisions commonly knit together the U.S., Canada, and holding company of billionaire Li Ka- terminal with Seattle-based SSA Marine designed in traditional international Mexico into a North American Union, shing, a well-known businessman, at the mouth of Long Beach's port. trade agreements to prevent the import even if the driving force turns out to be a whose companies make up 15 percent of Remarkably, in the aftermath of the of under-market goods produced by super-highway and inland port the market capitalization of the Hong Dubai Ports World blow-up in countries exploiting near-zero labor transportation scheme designed to Kong Stock Market." A Judicial Watch Congress, the Bush administration hired costs. The argument is that in opening benefit the Communist Chinese. Cheap complaint filed in 2002, at the time HWL to operate in the Bahamas the U.S. to cheap Chinese goods, we are Mexican remarkably undercut by the HWL was purchasing the then-bankrupt sophisticated equipment designed to leading a worldwide "race to the Chinese in manufacturing and assembly Global Crossing, notes that Li Ka- detect nuclear material inside TEUs bottom," in which "the only priority is can still be used in transport, to land the Shing's holdings includes ports, headed for the U.S., without requiring cost effective production, at the expense Chinese goods on Mexican docks and telecom, and energy assets around the U.S. customs agents to be present. Now, o f w o r k e r s , r e s o u r c e s a n d then carry the Chinese containers by world. investing millions to deepen Mexico's sustainability." The result is that the truck and train into the heart of North Topics: Red China, NAFTA Super ports in a plan to access the developing international capitalists owning American. H i g h w a y, H u t c h i n s o n P o r t s , NAFTA corridors, HWL has found companies such as Wal-Mart earn Increasingly gone is the dream that Hutchinson Whampoa Limited, Lazaro perhaps the most effective backdoor of additional billions, while U.S. N A F TA w o u l d s t i m u l a t e t h e Cardena, Manzanillo, Mexico, Mexican all for gaining access to the continental manufacturing continues to out-source development of a Mexican middle class bay in Baja California, Li Ka-shing, U.S. market. an increasing number of jobs and poor as a means of economically developing Chinese Government, Global Crossing, A set of China-promoting business countries such as Mexico are only pulled Mexico itself. At the dawning of Democratic National Committee, Terry projections are driving the frenzy to deeper into poverty. NAFTA, few expected that Chinese McAuliffe, Robert Pastor, Chinese open Mexican ports to NAFTA Strong conservatives are concerned slave labor would be allowed to People's Liberation Army, China Ocean corridors. Container traffic from China today that China is the only clear undercut the sweat-shop maquiladoras Shipping Company, North American and the Far East has exploded, with winning in NAFTA. William Hawkins that developed south of the border in the Union, Dubai Ports World, HWL, detect industry experts expecting the cargo of the U.S. Business and Industry 1990s. Even fewer expected that the nuclear material, NAFTA corridors, traffic from China to double by 2020. Council, a strong critic of our open only Mexican labor that would remain North America's SuperCorridor Today jumbo cargo ships containing borders with Mexico and Canada, has competitive under NAFTA would be Coalition Inc, Bush Administration, 8,000 TEUs routinely cruise Pacific recently written that Mexico itself has Mexican dock workers, truck drivers, Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Home Depot, Trade routes. Unloading 8,000 filed 90 complaints against China at the and railroad workers -- and these only slave labor prison camps, abuses of containers from a single ship can take up World Trade Organization. Hawkins has because these Mexican "government human rights, George Bush, Bush to 3 days, even with experienced dock argued that "the new energy being put union" workers undercut U.S. Administration free-trade policies, workers and state-of-the-art cranes. into expanding the transportation Longshoremen, Teamsters, and United Global Policy Forum, William Hawkin, West coast ports such as Los Angeles network from Mexico into the United Transportation Union labor. open bordes, George H.W. Bush, Bill and Long Beach are regularly described States heralds the collapse of NAFTA, As for Mexico's underclass masses, Clinton, George W. Bush, Communist as overwhelmed with containers and further discredits the trade strategy Vicente Fox and his successor can be Chinese, super-highway, NAFTA super- arriving from China and the Far East, followed by the administrations of relied upon to maintain their mantra, highways, European-style North resulting in a virtual gridlock that causes George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and "Go North," at least as long as President American Union dominated by the expensive delays. As a result, "inland George W. Bush." Bush and Congress remain unwilling to Chinese ports" such as the Free Trade Alliance of Upon closer examination, something secure the border. In the end, the According to a declassified U.S. San Antonio and Kansas City other than the "success" of the NAFTA American middle class will pay the tab government intelligence report that Smartport, both members of the North model, as sold to the American voter, is of increased social costs for millions of Judicial Watch obtained in a Freedom of America's SuperCorridor Coalition Inc. propelling all this transportation and more uneducated, unskilled Spanish- Information Act (FOIA) request, "Li is (NASCO), are exploring with Smart Port activity-and that is the speaking immigrants from Mexico and directly connected to Beijing and is enthusiasm opening NAFTA corridors massive wave of imports from the the other Hispanic countries south of the willing to use his business influence to to facilitate the movement from previously unrecognized export border. At the same time, the squeeze on further the aims of the Chinese Mexican ports 50% to 60% of all superstar, China. U.S. west coast ports middle class employment opportunities Government." Judicial Watch had containers entering the U.S. from China are swamped with container ships filled will intensify as NAFTA super- objected that "Li Ka-shing's agency that are destined for delivery in the heart with Chinese goods, and a scramble is highways and U.S. "inland port" cities relationship to the Communist Chinese of the U.S. on to find new Pacific ports to bring even replete with Mexican custom facilities should disqualify him from owning Why the sudden enthusiasm for cheap more Chinese products into the United encourage yet more outsourcing to Global Crossing's network, which goods from China? The Bush States. China. controls a significant percent of all the Administration continues to give the Hawkins views the plans to develop All this sounds like a good deal for fiber optics currently leaving the United green light to mass-marketing retailers NAFTA Super-Highways as a disaster: China. But are cheap sneakers at Wal- States." such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Home "What is being built is truly a Mart really worth the damage being Global Crossing was a Clinton Depot, to name just a few, to import 'Highway of Death' for both NAFTA and done to the most successful middle class Administration darling, noted for Chinese and Far Eastern goods without CAFTA. The resulting turmoil in the ever built in world history? Aristotle's turning former Democratic National restraint, despite their under-market region will be felt in the United States, Politics give reason to ask whether the Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe's n a t u r e . E v i d e n t l y t h e B u s h and will be an additional benefit to U.S. constitutional republic we have $100,000 investment into an $18 million Administration has decided to follow Beijing as the rising geopolitical enjoyed for 230 years will long endure a personal fortune. Global Crossing's bold t h e p a t h s e t b y t h e C l i n t o n challenger to American power." middle class squeezed by an original move to control the U.S. international Administration in the decision to turn a Yet, as sound as Hawkins' arguments NAFTA market that evolves into a fiber-optics network over-reached, blind eye to the repeated accusations are, their subtly is likely to be lost on the European-style North American Union ending in a corrupt corporate melt-down that many of the goods from China and Wal-Mart capitalists who see rising dominated by the Chinese. that was an unfortunate prelude to the the Far East are produced in slave labor quarterly profits and handsome www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 13 China's Deadly Goods Wreak Havoc

By Melinda Liu China today resembles nothing so implicated in consumer-product result. Newsweek much as the United States a century ago, scandals are starting to face severe No sooner had he made his claim than when robber barons, gangsterism and punishment. In May, a court sentenced Zheng began to suffer harassment, and Wang Hai's mobile phone keeps raw capitalism held sway. Now as then, to death Zheng Xiaoyu, first leader of in a recent unsolved accident, he was hit buzzing with calls from clients. He's powerful vested interests are profiting China's State Food and Drug by a car with fake license plates. "I China's most famous crusader against from murky regulations, shoddy Administration, for approving fake believe I'm followed and monitored fraudulent, shoddy and dangerous enforcement, rampant corruption and a medicines in exchange for bribes. everywhere. The traffic accident was goods. The business consultant targets lack of consumer awareness. In the Officials from the factory that produced done on purpose," he says. Zheng counterfeiters, helps duped consumers United States during the early 20th the melamine linked to at least 16 U.S. blames factory head Zhang Guoqing for and protects whistle-blowers, many of century, public outrage over bogus pet deaths have been detained. Last his persecution, alleging Zhang's whom face harassment or worse. "A drugs and contaminated foodstuffs, week, as U.S. media reported on connections to local party and good system for guaranteeing quality fueled by graphic accounts such as pesticide runoff and drugs affecting government officials have shielded his control simply doesn't exist in China," Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," finally farm-raised catfish bound for U.S. plant, which continues to operate. says Wang, who's been on the consumer- prompted passage of the landmark Pure markets, Chinese authorities released a (Zhang declined to respond to rights warpath for more than a decade. Food and Drug Act. China needs a survey taken earlier this year that allegations.) "Even confidential informants who similar revolution today if it is to protect showed that less than 1 percent of food Fortunately, Beijing will find it harder report to authorities about someone its competitiveness and its consumers. sold for export—and 20 percent of the to resist international economic pressure selling fraudulent goods can wind up The problem is especially pressing at products made for the domestic than it has domestic critics. The dead, under suspicious circumstances." home. Bad as the export scandals have market—was substandard or tainted. embarrassment and controversy over All of that ensures Wang is extremely been, conditions are even worse inside Yet it's far too soon to conclude that shoddy exports—including diethylene busy these days. Over the past few China. Factories that produce domestic China is starting to clean up its act the glycol added to cough syrup, which has months, a number of dramatic product- goods often have far lower standards way the United States once did. In part killed at least 93 Panamanians since July s a f e t y s c a n d a l s h a v e r o c k e d than those that produce and export that's because politics here remains a 2006—are being used by some Beijing China—and horrified the world. The clothes, consumer electronics or different and dangerous game. When authorities to prod other bureaucrats U.S. media have exposed one badly microchips. Zhou Qing is the author of "What Kind of God" was released in into action. "Just as the Chinese made Chinese export after another, from "What Kind of God," an exposé whose China at the beginning of this year, its leadership used WTO entry as leverage poisonous pet food to toxic toothpaste to sense of social mission could easily be state-owned publisher edited the text to push domestic reform agendas, it will tires so poorly made they litter compared to Sinclair's epic. In it, Zhou heavily and distributed few copies with use [this] international pressure to American highways with shredded spins one hair-raising tale after another. scant publicity, ensuring that the public improve public-health and food-safety treads. These revelations have raised There's seafood laced with additives that reaction would be minor compared with issues," says Wenran Jiang, a Sinologist serious questions about China's rise as lower men's sperm counts, soy sauce that which greeted Sinclair's book. at the University of Alberta. Zhou, the factory to the world. It may seem hard bulked up with arsenic-tainted human Although Politburo members initially author, notes that China's former FDA to remember now, but just a few years hair swept up from the barbershop floor praised Zhou's work, Zhou contends his head Zheng Xiaoyu was sentenced to ago, pundits and the global press were and hormone-infused fast food that status as an '80s dissident led to death in May "because of America's marveling at how quickly China had prompts 6-year-old boys to sprout facial subsequent efforts to downplay its dogs and Panama's cough syrup." come on as a major manufacturing hair and 7-year-old girls to grow breasts. importance. Zhou spent almost three Yet Beijing is finding it harder to wield export power able, or so the thinking In writing his book, Zhou had plenty of years in prison following the 1989 the kind of power over the provinces that went, to build just about anything fast, material to choose from. While the Tiananmen democracy protests. it once did, making the cleanup that cheap and well. export scandals are new, Chinese Indeed, in China, muckrakers like much more difficult. "There are clear Now the true picture is emerging, and consumers have had it so bad for so long Zhou must still tread carefully, indications that Beijing cannot it isn't pretty. Far from the disciplined that their casualty count is staggering. especially if their work negatively effectively control the rest of the and tightly controlled economy China Bogus antibiotics produced in Anhui affects the bottom line of provincial country," says Jiang. "The regime is was thought to have, the ongoing were blamed for six deaths and 80 czars. That's a lesson Zheng Qi, a particularly weak at regulating a scandals have revealed an often chaotic people falling ill in 2006. In 2004, whistle-blower in Jiangsu and one of cutthroat market economy with millions system with lax standards, where the unsafe infant formula killed at least 50 Wang Hai's clients, learned the hard of private enterprises." Three decades government's economic authority has babies and left another 200 severely way. Trained as a quality-control ago, all of China's big manufacturers been weakened by rapid reforms. This malnourished, according to media technician at a military hospital, he were state-owned enterprises, and the sorry state is not unprecedented—other reports. Virtually every product reported to authorities in 2004 that the government could guarantee quality economies, such as South Korea's and category is affected, from candy that has Peng Yao Pharmaceutical Factory near control. Now, however, many Japan's, experienced similar growing choked children to killer fireworks to Wuxi was exporting bogus pills to manufacturing companies, including pains decades ago. The difference, and toxic face cream. At least 300 million Africa. (Zheng had once worked at the formerly state-owned enterprises, have the danger, is one of scale, since Chinese Chinese citizens—roughly the same plant, but was fired after trying to slipped into the loosely regulated goods now dominate the world in so n u m b e r a s t h e e n t i r e U . S . expose a similar case in the '90s; he private sector. These big businesses many sectors. Unless Beijing can population—suffer from food-borne asked to use a pseudonym because he often get preferential treatment from improve its image fast and turn "Made in diseases annually, according to a recent fears for his safety.) According to local officials who are supposed to China" into a prestigious—or at least report by the Asian Development Bank Zheng, the factory claimed the pills monitor them. And companies reliable—brand, consumers will remain and World Health Organization. would fight insect-borne diseases such commonly bribe local police forces, at risk and the country's export-driven To be fair, Beijing has made some as malaria. But he says this wasn't true, even paying cops' individual salaries. economic miracle could face serious attempts to limit the damage. Officials and that Africans may have died as a Then there's the problem of regulations trouble. themselves. Experts say China should adopt an EU-style Basic Food Law and Continued from page 2 new executive orders or presidential greatest president in the history of our streamline its overlapping rules and Our Nation's Plight ... directives will be issued for any reason nation. I hope that he has not been so far jurisdictions. For the time being, and to do so would be grounds for removed from what is right and best for different agencies still issue and follow recommendations based on the immediate removal from office. The us, that he can summon the courage to different guidelines. scientific method. No one connected to a exception would be to use them as take these 17 simple orders and change China also lacks a system for properly pharmaceutical company may have any originally intended within the executive history. I have also sent these to recording quality complaints, which relationship with any medical facility or branch for the smooth operation of that Congress in the belief that honest men makes it easy for authorities to later researcher except through a written branch only. and women of courage and loyalty will deny knowledge of a transgression. chain of command that keeps a shatter Now, there it is. Without a doubt, this take up their cause as well. Could it be And according to Zhang Bing of the proof barrier between the business would bring the United States into a that Congress would beat the president consulting firm AT Kearney, China has aspect and medical worthiness of a position of strength and prosperity to the decrees and implement law, little means for tracking defective goods proven protocol of treatment approved promised countless times by thousands REAL law for the sake of our children? back to the source after they are by a healing arts board. They are of politicians over the past 100 years. I That is where it SHOULD happen. distributed. positioned only to accept or reject the know the hypocrisy reeks as I told you it There is not a single word here that the As a result of such gaps, China's many viability of a regimen for patient use. would. However, sometimes back- courts, honest and fair courts could lapses are undermining the country's Pharmaceutical companies may NOT burning a forest fire is the one good way reject. reputation as a juggernaut that will soon patent natural cures. to stop it. I said at the start, I could In 1500 words, you my precious compete head-to-head with the likes of XVI. An inventor’s discovery of any virtually eliminate all of the most fellow citizens, have the beginning of a Germany and Japan in the most energy related product may be protected disastrous aspects of this nation’s lethal brand new America. Can we do it? sophisticated sectors of industrial and rewarded by government to provide present course. All but one…… The Absolutely, yes. Will it happen? Only if manufacturing. China's high-end the certainty that the discovery will in only thing I cannot recommend change you demand it, God wills it, and all who exports are more comparable with those fact be used by all who choose to use it for is you. Are you willing to fight for have a chance to become first class of South Korea and Taiwan, says Oded and prohibit discovery theft or non-use these issues and many others? Are you heroes face the enemy’s fire and prevail. Shenkar, a professor at Ohio State by industries threatened by its willing to try to bring a new approach Greg Evensen is a former long time University's Fisher College of Business. production. The inventor or discoverer before you no longer can even speak of highly decorated Kansas State Trooper In other words, they rank somewhere of revolutionary materials will be it? who travels the nation speaking about between Mexico's and Japan's. And the awarded with its profits and rights to I have sent my letter to the President. I the law enforcement officer’s role in Chinese government must figure out distribute for the good of mankind. pray to God that he will devise American society. Greg served as a for how to improve quality if it hopes to XVII. From this moment forward, no something close to this and become the many years. Continued on page 14 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 14

Continued from page 13 China's Deadly Goods ... at parallel stages in their development. Chevron quarterly profit Tech analyst Dan Heyler of Merrill keep the economy humming. The Lynch in Hong Kong recalls that Taiwan hits all-time high recent U.S. recall of defective Chinese- used to have a reputation for slipshod made car tires suggests more such products, before figuring out how to turn David R. Baker country, Chevron's refineries probably discoveries may be forthcoming, which things around. "The learning curve SF Chronicle Staff Writer aren't making as much money now as would further tarnish mainland brands begins with reverse engineering to kick- they did during the second quarter. and dent their overseas ambitions. For start a lucrative export trade," Heyler This spring's punishing oil and Oil companies don't reveal precise example, the Chinese manufacturer explains. The next stage is, "Let's cut gasoline prices helped propel Chevron profit figures for refineries. But one Chery Automobile, in cooperation with corners so we can make more money," Corp. to the highest quarterly profit in its rough measure of refining profits for all Chrysler, plans to start exporting small he says . "But that doesn't work. China 128-year history - $5.38 billion -- the refineries on the West Coast shows that and subcompact vehicles to the United is in the next part of the learning curve, San Ramon company reported Friday. they have dropped by two-thirds since States in less than a year. But a scandal which is [guaranteeing] quality." Like That's 24 percent more money than peaking in early May. there could prove crippling. Other other Asian forerunners, Chinese firms Chevron made in the same quarter last To Wall Street analysts, that suggests Chinese automakers, such as Geely, will face a powerful imperative: raise year and easily beats the company's that gasoline prices will keep dropping. have already postponed plans to export safety and quality standards or get shut previous record of $5.02 billion set in "You might see a bit of a spike before to the West because ensuring safety and out of foreign markets. Still, it may take last year's third quarter. Chevron's profit school starts, but they're not going to get performance standards has proved so them longer to adapt than did companies for the first six months of this year now anywhere near the level they were at difficult. The Chinese-made Landwind in countries with stronger laws and stands at $10.1 billion, compared with around Memorial Day," said analyst SUV recently received the worst crash regulations. $8.35 billion for the first half of 2006. Justin Perucki, with the Morningstar rating a German auto club had awarded This is worrisome, since China is Much of the second-quarter jump in research firm. in two decades. already so big and globalized. The profit came from the sale of a company, Chevron's report capped a week of The real problem may be that some mainland's mushrooming road system, not gasoline. Chevron sold its stake in strong earnings for the biggest parts of the Chinese bureaucracy have for example, makes it easier for Chinese Houston energy business Dynegy, international oil companies. become so used to quality problems at eels and wheels to travel from East to pumping up profit by $680 million. BP's profit rose 1.5 percent to $7.38 home that they are waking up too slowly West. "All of those farmers at the end of But Chevron, the nation's second- billion. Exxon Mobil's profit dipped 1 to the damage these lapses do to their all those brand-new highways are largest oil company, also benefited from percent but still hit $10.26 billion. Shell reputation in Europe, the United States suddenly connected to the rest of a record-setting rise in gasoline prices. jumped 18 percent to reach $8.67 billion and Japan. The mind-set of the China—which is now connected to all The national average for a gallon of for the quarter. demanding consumer society has not yet of us," says Drew Thompson, China regular hit $3.23 in May and has since Only ConocoPhillips suffered, with its taken hold. When U.S. officials tried to studies director at the Nixon Center in fallen to $2.92. California's average profit plunging 94 percent to $301 raise the product-safety issue during a Washington, D.C. "But getting all those peaked at $3.49 and now stands at $3.10. million. But that was due to the recent session of the Sino-U.S. strategic farmers up to international standards is a Profit for Chevron's refining, company's decision to pull out of dialogue, held in Washington, D.C., in Herculean task." To accomplish it will marketing and transportation operations Venezuela rather than accept President late June, Chinese delegates seemed require a clear-eyed recognition of the in the United States reached $781 Hugo Chavez's terms for staying and caught flat-footed and asked to defer problem, not a stifling of Chinese critics million in the second quarter, a 41 converting Conoco's operations into a discussion until the next round. following in the footsteps of Upton percent jump from the same period last joint venture with the state-run oil Fortunately, history suggests that once Sinclair. year. company. ConocoPhillips wrote off Beijing gets serious it will make rapid With Jonathan Adams and Jonathan Consumer advocates have long $4.5 billion as a result. progress. Many other Asian economies Ansfield reporting in Beijing. s u s p e c t e d o i l c o m p a n i e s o f Despite the rosy results for most experienced similar teething problems manipulating prices, and this spring was companies, there were a few hints of no exception. The price spike was trouble. The amount of crude oil Continued from page 9 caused by mechanical problems at pumped from the ground in the second Open Borders Leave ... the politicians on Capitol Hill who have gasoline refineries -- not by an increase quarter fell for BP, Chevron, Exxon and not acted to secure our borders and in the cost of crude oil -- and advocates Shell. Production from oil fields passports to the inspectors at ports of create a secure immigration system, questioned whether the oil companies naturally declines with time, and all oil entry to help prevent terrorists from irrespective of political party. This is weren't deliberately cutting supplies to companies face constant pressure from entering our country. about accountability and the "Fools in increase the price, perhaps by extending investors to find and tap more fields. Sixty years ago our nation built the the Hill" as I refer to those politicians repairs at the refineries. Chevron's production worldwide first atomic bombs under the extreme who have not acted in our best interest "You can't justify gasoline prices with slipped about 1 percent, to 2.63 million pressure of World War II. In 1969 the will be held accountable if there is, in oil prices, at least not in the second barrels per day. The company has United States landed the first astronauts fact, a terrorist attack. quarter," said Judy Dugan with the announced delays in starting production on the moon and returned them safely to Michael W. Cutler graduated from Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer at Tahiti, an oil field deep in the Gulf of the earth, a feat that has yet to be Brooklyn College of the City University Rights. "American drivers are Mexico, and Wall Street is anxious to duplicated by any other nation. Yet of New York in 1971 with a B.A. in disproportionately paying at the pump see more of Chevron's development today, "Super Power" United States Communications Arts and Sciences. to boost corporate bottom lines." projects completed. cannot even produce an adequate Mr. Cutler began working for the Oil industry representatives call such "Tahiti already had some delays, and number of passports to help prevent the Immigration and Naturalization charges absurd. we don't want to see any more like that," entry of terrorists into the United States. Service (INS) in October 1971 when he Finding spare supplies of gasoline said Philip Weiss, senior analyst with Today we still lack the resolve to entered on duty as an Immigration when a refinery shuts down usually Argus Research. "Because that's really terminate the Visa Waiver Program that Inspector assigned to John F. Kennedy costs the companies, they say. They also the key with Chevron, coming through enables aliens from 27 countries International Airport. In August 1975 note that not all refinery downtime with some of the stuff that's in the including countries that are known to he became a Criminal Investigator raises gasoline prices. Chevron pipeline." have a significant problem with (Special Agent) for the INS at NYC. spokeswoman Stephanie Price pointed Chevron spent $4.5 billion in the terrorists living within their borders He rotated through virtually every to her company's recent upgrade of its second quarter on exploring for oil, such as Great Britain, Spain and squad in the Investigations Branch. huge refinery in El Segundo (Los drilling wells and upgrading refineries. Germany because the executives of the From 1988 until 1991 he was assigned Angeles County). Total revenue for the quarter topped travel, hospitality and tourism industries as the INS representative to the Unified "The El Segundo refinery went down $56.09 billion, up 4.7 percent from have exerted extreme pressure on Intelligence Division (UID) of the DEA at the beginning of June, and prices $53.54 billion in the same quarter last politicians through their high-powered in New York. In 1991 he was promoted actually decreased," she said. year ... lobbyists including, apparently, former to the position of Senior Special Agent With gasoline prices falling across the Secretary of DHS Tom Ridge. and was assigned to the Organized Our nation and our citizens may pay Crime, Drug Enforcement Task Force one hell of a price for "cheap labor" and (OCDETF) which required that he corporate profits that are obviously work with members of other law behind the immigration crisis enforcement agencies including the confronting our nation today! FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Customs and If, God forbid, there is a terrorist attack local and state police as well as law committed by foreign operatives of Al enforcement organizations of other Qaeda inside our country, the questions countries including Israel, Canada, that will and must be answered will Great Britain and Japan, to conduct include how they managed to enter the investigations of aliens involved in United States, how they embedded major drug trafficking organizations. themselves in our country as they He retired from the INS in February prepared for the attack. 2002, after a career that spanned some "We the People" must make it clear to 30 years. Don’t Be a Victim! Call 541-474-7885 or e-mail [email protected] www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 15 A Victory for Gun Owners and Foster Parents

In January of 2007, as the last taking care of needy children. This is a Krummel is blessed with one of the http://www.dhs.state.or.us or call 503- legislative session was getting horrible position to be in. Thank you hardest working staffers in Salem, 945-6897 or 503-945-5651. underway, the Oregon Firearms for what you are doing on our behalf. Dawn Phillips. Phillips contacted DHS We thank the foster parents who had Federation heard from several foster Please let us know if there is any way and demanded an explanation for a rule the courage to come forward and speak parents who had been informed that we can be of help in this area.” they have no authority to make. out against an agency that clearly held their right to own and use firearms was The Department of Human Services, In the ensuring months, Phillips kept their rights in contempt. We thank incompatible with their desire to help which oversees the foster parent OFF informed of all the efforts she was Representative Krummel for his children in need. program, had informed them that new making to get DHS to comply with the willingness to stand up to a bureaucracy Talia Heath wrote: rules were in place that drastically law, and every effort DHS was making that violated the law and the rights of the “Dear OFF, reduced their ability to possess firearms. to avoid complying. most investigated and responsible Just wanted to say thanks for your Concealed handgun license holders Legislative Counsel (the lawyers for people in the state, and we thank Dawn efforts to protect our rights. I were not exempt. the legislature) wrote an opinion Phillips for her tireless efforts on behalf specifically want to thank you for The DHS rules essentially rendered all reaffirming what gun owners, and others of foster parents in Oregon. taking action in regard to DHS's firearms in a foster home inaccessible who read the law knew. DHS has NO restrictions for foster parents. and useless. authority to regulate firearms without My husband and I are foster parents OFF agreed that it was absurd to trust the express permission of the but our home is currently on hold adults with CHILDREN, but not legislature. Oregon's Attorney General The Second because of this issue. We are both CHL firearms. We asked the State concurred. holders and have had to choose Representative Jerry Krummel to DHS has now agreed that their rule Amendment between fighting for our rights and investigate. was unlawful and has rescinded it. This is a victory for gun owners, foster parents, foster children and the rule of “A well regulated law. Militia, being necessary It is still essential that foster parents and gun owners continue to provide to the security of a free input. No doubt there will be efforts State, the right of the made in the future to restore these people to keep and bear restrictions. The agency is seeking public comment Arms, shall not be on new rules for certification standards infringed.” through August 23rd. You can learn more about the rules on their web site:

Continued from page 1 Show Me the Law ... room. “Don’t look here, look over statutory agencies enforced under the against unarmed, unsuspecting targets there,” becomes the mantra in the con- color of law? There was not. Resistance with no malice or forethought of ever first unnoticed, a victim will eventually man’s art of deception. Through this to their faux law has been met with committing a crime. take note when the revenue flow begins deception a sense of anonymity is bullying, extortion, and false Once in custody defendants are to fall short of the accrued expenses. created, ultimately evolving into over- prosecutions of innocent Americans, tortured, abused, isolated and threatened Awareness of a crime may awaken a c o n f i d e n c e a n d a s e n s e o f who actually read the tax regulations into compliance. Family members are victim, however, it is still necessary to invulnerability. In time this behavior and determined that filing a 1040 form is ordered to remain silent or face the same find out the criminal’s method before manifests into overt belligerence against not required. treatment. Personal funds are then the perpetrator can be identified and the victim in the event resistance is Two additional cases provide further confiscated so that mounting a defense confronted with the evidence. Modus detected. Reporting the crime to proof of the crime against the citizenry with the assistance of counsel is Operandi, according to Black’s Law 6th authorities, much less a demand for that maintained the fact that the 1040 tax virtually impossible. Beaten and fearing edition, “…is a pattern of criminal redress of grievances, is strictly return form is not a valid form for their lives, defendants, bewildered as behavior so distinct that separate crimes f o r b i d d e n a n d w i l l b e d e a l t authorized by the Paper Work Reduction to the accusations, are then subjected to or wrongful conduct are recognized as with…harshly. Act, 1975. One defendant William the pressure of making a decision, work of same person.” However, if this Unbeknownst to most Americans but Wallace Lear was released from federal abetted by their attorney, to take a plea behavior pattern is perceived as not out attested to by past victims and the custody and in another case, Robert agreement for a felony or lesser charge of the ordinary then it becomes more civically well informed, these crimes Lawrence, was dismissed at the request or risk being tried in front of an difficult to detect. are far from petty or infrequent. Certain of the government for fear that a defeat uninformed jury and convicted of many What has happened and continues to renegade subcontracted agencies to the would set adverse precedence or garner charges. occur in this country is the victim U.S. Treasury Department conduct headlines. When victims try to get the The prospects of serving ten or twenty overlooks the crime because of these kinds of crimes against the thief out of the till they are intimidated, years in prison, losing their reputation, lackadaisical indifference, ignorance of American people using a method that is imprisoned and impoverished by the financial ruin, possible divorce or their the long-term consequences, or reliance as repetitive as it is exacting. cost of litigation. This conduct is children sent to foster care forces them on someone else for solutions. For those with the naive idea that categorically insidious, malicious, to capitulate and admit to doing Indifference is manifested when one federal income taxes actually pay for baseless in law and vindictive against something illegal, thereby perjuring does not realize that he is the victim. He government services, thereby giving it those who discover the truth about themselves in order to save what is left thinks it’s not his money, so let the right and duty to collect taxes, take a embezzlement. of their lives. Government then destroys somebody else deal with it. The target of time out to reassess your position based Honest financial institutions, their reputation with well-placed, one- the crime may rationalize that the serial on the law. References to the “rule of promoting legitimate wealth building sided press releases, both before their offense is trivial, therefore negating the law” and “we are a nation of laws” methodologies, have been attacked trial in order to poison the jury pool, and need to worry about the eventual erosion reverberate from every form of media ad unmercifully for years by this renegade after their admission of guilt. of personal wealth, happiness and naseum, but the discernment regarding agency, impervious to reprisal since the Government wins a conviction based on freedom of choice. There is also a the law is lost in the rhetoric. Some taxes victim is rendered anemic or senseless a law that is not in existence. Game, set segment of society with a mind set are indeed based on the law. The U.S. from the constant, unbridled attacks and match! denying it could happen to them due to Constitution even references the under the color of law. Has this ever happened to you? Are the law of large numbers. taxation of tobacco, alcohol and The method of attack is similar in most you a victim of over zealous Eventually, the ownership of personal firearms. Hence there have been laws cases. Target an individual, organization prosecutors, fraudulent rogue agents, production matriculates to the authorizing the taxation of these or contractual entity, i.e. trust, corrupt courts, inept attorneys who sold perpetrator from the producer. What commodities and a statutory agency foundation, or partnership. Perform a their soul to the devil, then let their once belonged to the victim is designated with collecting these taxes perfunctory investigation to ferret out clients rot in jail? Are you mad, confiscated. The victim is left with just known as the Bureau of Alcohol, the participants, then infiltrate the entity frustrated, sick, distraught, broken and enough to sustain himself, because the Tobacco and Firearms (BATF). with agents to entrap investors, unable to live your life? Take heed! The divine right of rulers justifies the The taxing of personal wages, management, and locate the investment time is at hand to rid the embezzlers domination process. however, has no basis in law. Recent funds. Grand Juries or star chambers are from your life. Ideally, the petty thief desires that the court case victories, (USA v. Tommy then convened so rogue agents will Join the crusade, if you have any victim remain clueless of the methods Cryer; USA v.Vernice Kuglin) were provide prejudicial one sided sworn intestinal fortitude left in you, help us and ambitions that are about to beset decided in the defendants favor because testimony, replete with perjured undo the chains that bind us in this him. It would be most expedient if the the government couldn’t present the law evidence. Assistant U.S. Attorneys will government form of slavery. Call 541- victim is ignorant of basic accounting to the jury. No law, no crime! Was there often orchestrate these juries so that 474-7885 or email the US~Observer at and math skills, fails to read reports of ever a law that mandated Americans indictments are assured to be sent down. [email protected]. Without an action shortages from the custodians or heed going to prison for attempting to stop the With unsigned arrest warrant in hand, there certainly won’t be a re-action! warnings of whistleblowers in the back extortion/petty theft that these non- Gestapo like raids are mounted, often W W W . U S O B S E R V E R . C O M www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 16

Continued from page 1 IRS “Con”spiracy Charge ... decease. Who’s conning who? The IRS claims that Hank filed income conspire to defraud the United States tax returns and amended returns means to directly interfere with or reporting no income or deductions in obstruct one of its lawful government order to conceal and mislead the IRS as functions. The purpose of a conspiracy to their actual income and deductions. is to defeat by misrepresentation, This charge is preposterous since Hank chicanery or to overreach those charged filed the returns along with applicable with carrying out the government affidavits citing U.S. Supreme Court functions.” cases he relied on to prove he wasn’t A close investigation into the liable to pay a tax on income. If the IRS Matthies’ history and belief system, is stating that he filed these returns, how something the government didn’t take is it possible that they are charging him the time to do, verifies that their actions with willful failure to file? Who’s were a matter of public record; therefore conning who? the government’s charges on conspiracy Additional charges state that in order are ludicrous at best. Who’s conning to conceal income from the IRS, Judy who? Matthies would cash Hank’s payroll checks instead of depositing them in a bank account. The Matthies’ like so Objects of the many other law abiding citizens declined to use a checking account due Conspiracy to an unpleasant experience with their banking institution thirty years ago. Hank and Judy Matthies The indictment claims that Hank and After being notified of an over drafted his employer overstated the number of check and subsequent bank charge that family. law that doesn’t exist. allowances to which he was entitled. was proven to be incorrect, Hank elected Not stopping there the IRS stated that Whether or not the law exists is of no Let’s dwell on this allegation for a to deal in cash and live within their Judy transferred the truck to a trust, consequence to the IRS. This is an moment. Hank Matthies did not means. One would assume that there is which she did indeed do after the trust agency that routinely operates under the overstate the number of allowances on still enough “freedom” left in this was created. People transfer vehicles color of law. They have no power to the W-4 submission since according to country to afford the Matthies’ this right. into trusts for many legitimate reasons, arrest a citizen for alleged violations of the internal revenue code he could Hank and Judy Matthies are deeply one of which is protecting themselves the tax code; therefore, they will arrive lawfully claim up to 9 allowances. Since religious people who firmly believe that from lawsuits. She in turn purchased at their victim’s door with a local law allowances are not defined as their Creator has instructed them to be another vehicle, which was titled in her enforcement officer to enforce the dependents Hank was merely reducing good stewards of that which their name for the sole purpose of unlawful warrant. The agents in the amount of withholding tax, which Creator provides them. maintaining her personal credit rating. Is orchestration with the U.S. Attorneys tax he knows is unconstitutionally In order to facilitate check cashing the this totally legal transaction that is of create crimes where there is no intent to applied to him, from his paycheck. It Matthies’ still have a savings account, public record a conspiracy? Again, commit crimes, then they present their should be noted that in order for Hank to solely for the purpose of operating in who’s conning who? one-sided case to a grand jury that is get a job he had to fill out a W-4. Most commerce. It is clear that any check Continuing the slate of charges, Judy clueless regarding the tax code and the employers across this country are cashed by a bank is set into a permanent is accused of transferring their house related regulations. They complete their unaware that filling out a W-4 is record of the transaction. The savings into a couple of trusts over a four year successful presentations without ever voluntary according to the tax code; account always had an adequate balance period of time. There is no intent or having to show the grand jury the law therefore they require a person to fill this the IRS could attach at whim. They criminal agreement to conspire with that doesn’t exist. With an ill-gotten out before they will hire them. Hank has never levied this account, but have the anyone about their personal business as indictment the IRS goes about trying to always written “under duress” on the W- audacity to charge the Matthies’ for all of these actions are public record. destroy families by causing financial 4 and he crossed out the statement cashing checks. Due to this bank record, Maybe the Clerk and Recorder who ruin through legal fees, confiscation of “under penalty of perjury,” due to his how is it that they are being charged with filed these documents is part of the assets by liens and levies and unbearable insistence with being honest with concealing income? What law forbids purported conspiracy. How absurd! stress on family members. Many times himself and others. At anytime the IRS citizens the right to cash checks? Think The IRS then states that Judy paid the this is the main purpose of their attack. could have instructed both Hank and his of all the payroll check cashing facilities property taxes owed on the house that Obtaining a conviction is just frosting employer to reduce the allowances across this country. Are these the trust owned. This is true, because the on the cake. administratively. He worked for the institutions conspiring against the trust did not have a bank account and it Is it any wonder the IRS has not same employer for over ten years and government as well? The con in this case was Judy’s responsibility to pay the provided Hank or Judy Matthies with not once did the IRS attempt to mandate is trying to make people believe the taxes. There’s still no criminal the statutes which requires Hank to file a a change in W-4 allowances. Who’s Matthies’ are doing an illegal act when agreement with anyone. It’s called return or requires them to pay a tax on conning who? the act is totally benign – totally legal. financial responsibilities. income? Logically, if the IRS cannot Furthermore, the IRS claims that in Now, with all of this said, Hank and provide them a copy of the law that is the order to conceal assets from government Judy have studied the internal revenue basis of the indictment it follows that the Matthies’ transferred assets to trusts Overt Acts code, Constitution, Bill of Rights, there are no grounds for prosecution of and held title to assets in trusts and in Supreme Court cases, case law, read the alleged crimes. Mrs. Matthies name. They also claimed The overt acts must demonstrate that many books, interviewed former IRS Enter the tax division of the that the Matthies’ impeded and there were, in fact, criminal agreements agents, attorneys and did extensive Department of Justice where the baton is obstructed the IRS from determining between the Matthies’ and other known research on the internet regarding the passed to prosecutors that have tried and and collecting the amount of income tax and unknown co-conspirators. Hank is assessment of income taxes by the IRS. true methods of extracting convictions Hank allegedly owed them and the IRS charged with claiming nine allowances Both determined that the method used from uninformed juries. The claims these transfers were meant to on the W-4. Where is the criminal by the IRS to apply the code to Hank was defendants, armed with volumes of create barriers from collection efforts agreement between him and his unconstitutional. He was never involved evidence upholding their innocence are and exempt income from tax. Let employer? The withholding form was in revenue taxable activities. blind sided by prosecutorial maneuvers financial planners take note of these completed, submitted to and accepted Their research project gave them the that in effect strip all of their evidence purported illegal activities. by his employer. Never was there an knowledge that all taxing authority in from their defense. The main weapon The Matthies’ like most concerned issue raised between Hank and the IRS the United States is derived from the used is the “Motion in Limine.” families discussed the need for a trust in regarding this submission. United States Constitution. Contrary to According to Black’s Law 6th Edition, order to avoid the ravages of probate. In The IRS further states that Judy conventional wisdom the Sixteenth “it is a pretrial motion requesting a court 1997, Hank told Judy to get the ball purchased a 1994 truck with Hank’s Amendment conferred no new powers to prohibit opposing counsel from rolling on the trust and she did. The earned income and applied with the of taxation upon the federal referring to or offering evidence on property deed in the trust’s name was State of Montana for title in her name. government, and did not extend the matters so highly prejudicial to the filed with the County Clerk and Subsequently, Hank submitted a taxing power to new subjects as a result moving party that curative instructions Recorders office in accordance with the statement to the Montana Department of of its alleged ratification. cannot prevent a predispositional effect law. No trick, deceit or craftiness there. Justice, Motor Vehicles Division, that he Over the years there has been an on the jury. Purpose of such motion is to Since it was public record and if the IRS had no interest in the 1994 truck. This evolution of the tax regulations to avoid injection into trial of matters wanted to break the trust in order to act was motivated by the Matthies’ in an obscure the method of taxation ordained which are irrelevant…” What is collect what they say he owes, they effort to establish credit in Judy’s name by the statutes rather than to clarify irrelevant about there not being a law? certainly could have done that just as in case of the untimely death of her them. In addition, the writers of the tax Of course the information about the they illegally do thousands of times spouse. This transaction is replicated by regulations intentionally made the codes non-existence of the law would be across the country every year. This American families time and time again. nearly impossible to navigate and highly prejudicial to the prosecutors; writer is not aware of any law that All vehicle registrations are a public understand. The only reason for this therefore, it is always automatically forbids property to be held in trusts, in record sanitized with sunlight, with no obfuscation of the laws and regulations excluded with the judge’s blessing. fact most prudent Americans use trusts hint of conspiratorial intent. Yet the con- is to cloud the issue regarding who is Even if the jury was astute enough to ask to ensure that they leave an inheritance artists continue the facade of flimsy liable for the income tax, thereby to see the law the judge informs them protected for the beneficiary when they charges against this hard working enabling the unwitting compliance to a that reading the law is not necessary and Continued on page 17 www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 17 Welcome to the ‘Methborhood’

By Ron Lee Investigative Reporter

Meth use is a plague sweeping across our country infecting everyone it comes in contact with. However, the victims of this pestilence aren't the users alone. They are the children of addicts who often end up as wards of the state, or worse, brain damaged by the chemicals Ingredients with no hope of a full and meaningful life. They are the loving families meth I o d i n e , S u l f u r i c A c i d , R e d users leave behind when they finally fry Phosphorous (Road Flares), Battery their brains and whittle away to Acid, Acetone, Anti-Freeze, Ephedrine nothingness. They are the property T a b l e t s , C o l e m a n F u e l , owners who have mistakenly rented Pseudoephedrine Tablets, Lye, Muriatic their property to an individual who Acid, Drain Cleaner, Hydriotic Acid. thrashes their home and land in order to cook-up a batch of poison. And, they are the next-door neighbors to these Signs of "clandestine" meth labs, who get broken The above photo was taken after a raid of a meth lab. into and then threatened, stolen from Clandestine Labs and oftentimes in the process, assaulted. These victims are the ones who live Unusual odors similar to fingernail What if you local law enforcement agency; Do not with a stench of cat urine lofting into polish remover or cat urine; Blacked out open any coolers; Do not touch any their windows when their neighbors are windows; Lots of traffic-people coming suspect a items. cooking. Unfortunately in many cases, and going at odd hours; Excessive trash- A great resource for neighbors to meth labs stay silent in fear including large amounts of precursors; meth lab? of retaliation. Fear that one day this Unusual amounts of clear glass information can be found at tweeker next door will do something containers being brought into the home. Leave at once; Report it to your southernoregonmeth.org. crazy because he suspects you said something to someone about something. Continued from page 16 Paranoia. Welcome to the Methborhood. IRS “Con”spiracy Charge ... According to officials, neighbors who IRS manual these are characteristics of US Attorney’s Office were unable to suspect a meth lab should report it to the ideal victim. The Matthies’ just want produce any law, simply because none authorities, but neighbors have realized to follow his jury instructions, which to see the law that doesn’t exist. Where exist. that police work takes time to gather almost always leads to convictions and is the con in that motive? San Jose, California – Ex-IRS criminal enough evidence to raid these is actually a form of jury tampering. In The IRS, DOJ and the judge involved investigator Joe Banister was indicted establishments. In many cases, too essence the DOJ and the judges are a in this case are sorely mistaken if they on or about November 18, 2004 on one much time, and the nearby residents stay part of the con. It’s not us conspiring to think threatening Hank and Judy count of conspiracy, three counts of silent to placate the tweekers just so defraud them, it’s them conspiring to Matthies with prison and supervised willfully aiding, assisting, counseling, there'll be some semblance of peace. defraud us! release, plus fining them $250,000.00 and procuring the filing of an amended There is, however, hope on the All Americans have a duty to obey the will make them change their minds. tax return which was false with regard to horizon. With many states making law. They do not have a duty to cower to That’s absolutely not going to happen. a material matter. Banister was acquitted Pseudoephedrine products prescription the IRS, who in fact is an agency that Hank and Judy know the truth about the on June 23, 2005. only, a key ingredient to meth routinely and illegally intimidates IRS and the income tax. They know, as Mr. Banister was an IRS agent earning production, statistics for meth use and citizens with unbridled power. Where is does this writer that absolutely no law $80,000.00 annually, who began to amount of labs show a decline. But, then it mandated that we are here to bow exists that requires them to pay such a study the Income Tax Code and again, maybe people are just keeping down to an agency operating under the tax and they are going to stand on the discovered it did not apply to most quiet. color of law and that we obey their truth. The Matthies’ are honest, law American citizens and that it was being dictates when we know they’re false? abiding Christians and they recognize enforced by the IRS and Government of Hank and Judy Matthies are being when they’re being conned. the United States illegally. When Meth facts charged with conspiracy because the The IRS wants us all to believe that a Banister questioned his superiors about IRS knows they don’t have to present husband and wife cannot discuss the his findings he was asked to resign. according to the direct proof of a conspiracy or prove a way they want to handle their personal, According to Observer sources Banister criminal agreement. The only thing they household and financial affairs. Nothing was devastated when he discovered that DEA web site: have to prove is an overt act that doesn’t could be further from the truth. Our he had taken part in wrongfully even have to be unlawful. Cashing personal, household and financial destroying the lives of innocent people "Methamphetamine is one of the most checks without a checking account affairs are absolutely none of their based on a law that didn’t exist. widely abused controlled substances in comes to mind. Just grab a handful of business. We all have the right to privacy This ongoing battle is not about the state and availability is high. In the hypotheses, throw them at the wall and and have the right to be secure in our money. Most certainly not for the IRS past, powder methamphetamine was see if any stick. This is the real con the houses, papers and effects as per the 4th and absolutely not for the Matthies'. For most common; however, seizures show IRS pulls off on an annual basis against Amendment. The IRS denies that these the IRS (government) it is about power a switch to the more addictive and potent scores of hard working American constitutional rights even exist. and control. The government has an form of meth referred to as 'ice' or citizens and they accomplish this by endless flow of money at its disposal. 'crystal.' using the complicity of uninformed For Hank and Judy it is about principle, Oregon legislators enacted a number juries. Recent Court morals and doing what is right. It would of laws aimed at directly reducing In retrospect the IRS could have taken have been more cost effective for them if methamphetamine availability and local intermediary steps to capture alleged Cases Prove the they would have voluntarily filed and production. In July 2006, products back taxes. This agency does that every paid. They continue to be embroiled in c o n t a i n i n g e p h e d r i n e a n d day to many citizens through illegal Matthies’ Position this battle in hopes of leaving a better pseudoephedrine, precursor chemicals methods such as notice of levy as country for their children, grandchildren u s e d i n m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e opposed to court orders. Make no Shreveport, Louisiana - A federal jury and future generations of all Americans. manufacturing, became Schedule III mistake about it, the mission of the IRS found Shreveport, La. Attorney Tommy Who’s Conning Who IRS? controlled substances, available only by is to ensure “voluntary compliance,” Cryer not guilty on July 11, 2007 of two prescription. In recent years, legislation which in itself is an oxymoron. The cost misdemeanor counts of failure to file Editor’s Note: Don't miss our next restricted sales of pseudoephedrine by to the well intended taxpayer is income taxes and dismissed two felony edition wherein we will expose more limiting sales to licensed pharmacies. In inconsequential to the agency as they charges of tax evasion prior to trial. facts about the IRS. And what about addition, pharmacies are required to are known for intimidating anyone that Cryer was represented by renowned tax federal judges? Are you aware that all maintain a log of purchase transactions falls out of line. They in fact take great attorney Lowell (Larry) Becraft Jr. of judges are required to recuse and keep products behind a pharmacy pride in crushing elderly citizens, hard Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Becraft is themselves from a case when they have counter. Reported clandestine w o r k i n g w a g e e a r n e r s a n d currently representing Hank and Judy a conflict of interest? Are you aware laboratory seizures have been declining, entrepreneurs. Their motive is to have Matthies in their battle with the IRS and that hundreds of thousands of and the local drug market has been their acts of financial rape spread far and their case mirrors that of Cryer’s. Americans have been sent to prison for i n c r e a s i n g l y s u p p l i e d w i t h wide in order to enhance their reputation Cryer stopped filing income taxes 10 “tax crimes” over the past few decades methamphetamine from other for ruthlessness. The Matthies’ are far years ago and challenged the by federal judges who are paid directly southwestern states and Mexico. from affluent in material possessions. government for years on the legality of from the Treasury Department? Mexican drug trafficking organizations They work hard, live in a modest home filing federal income taxes. He said the Honestly, there couldn't be any greater dominate the methamphetamine supply tax appraised for approximately court could not list any laws that make example of a conflict of interest… in the Pacific Northwest." $51,000 and tend to their family. In the his revenues taxable. The IRS and the www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 18

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To the Editor letters for publication are encouraged – they must be typed, a maximum of 1,000 words or less in length. Please submit photographs or all its worth? In my mind that would artwork. Contact Editor for The Truth Shall First-Look look like: 1. File a Demand for Bill of permission to submit in-depth Particulars; 2. if that is denied, go to the articles up to 1,750 words, plus Set Her Free? Reviews of “IRS Circuit Court on an interlocutory graphics. Opposition opinions appeal; 3. If that is denied, appeal to the are welcome. Dear Editor; ‘Con’spiracy” US Supreme Court. Bear in mind that Always provide a computer this man is a very well studied attorney I'm a member of findmissingkids.com Dear Ed, who says straight up, over and over, that disk or E-mail address. Accepted and came across the story you posted on there is no law requiring most of us to 3.5, or CD, PC or Mac format. little Kelsey....if all is true it has woke Your article is quite good, sir. You are file and pay, i.e., there is no liability Please save all text files in text me up to remember not all is known so right about the lack of the law. statute. And, apparently he didn't go only format. when a crime is done to a child or any Indeed, there is none. after it. Why the hell not? Instead he one. I my self just want justice for Having said that, I am glad to hear that decided to take a shot in the dark and murdered and abused children...this the Mathies are going to stand on the hope for the best with a jury. While E-mail : case is sad like all the rest..but to read the truth. My question is: How are they certainly he would be able to mount a whole truth is far more important..thank going to stand on the truth? No, I'm not much stronger case than most of us, that you for posting your research...I have asking about the truth itself; you did an is no excuse for not going after the [email protected] not heard any of this on the news entirely adequate job of articulating that. liability statute. [email protected] stations...the truth is what justice is I want to know "how" they are going to Getting back to the Mathies' case, I about. Little Kelsey was the victim..just stand on the truth, and that is an entirely suggest that they need to file a Demand awful that her own grandmother would different matter. for Bill of Particulars and push it to the Please No Faxes they may lead tell so many un-truths. I pray all the truth You mentioned the Tom Cryer case, so wall. Going to trial is a shot in the to errors. US~Oregon Observer will be told in the court room. let me explain my position by way of his DARK, even when one is right. The reserves the right to edit for case. Tom Cryer has trumpeted for the thing to remember is: if there is no c l a r i t y a n d f o r s p a c e Some one who cares last several months that he believes he liability statute cited in the charging requirements. was born to fight the income tax issue, document, there is no charge to plead to Opinions expressed in Letters inferring, at least in my mind, that he or to defend against. That is what to the Editor, guest editorials and Editor: wanted to set a precedent that would be should be clearly stated in the Demand submitted articles represent the beneficial to all. While I am overjoyed for Bill of Particulars. If one is forced to I just finished reading this article and whenever I hear of someone beating the trial, they have already gotten away with opinions of the authors and are want to thank him from the bottom of beast---Vernice Cougland, Joe Banister, murder, even if one manages an not necessarily those of US~ my heart for writing what others would etc. and now Tom Cryer---I really was acquittal. The Mathies should not allow Observer or its advertisers. not report on. hoping for more out of his case. While this thing to go to trial. The goal of US~Observer is to I’m forwarding this to friends so that he has shown that the IRS can be beaten- Please send this note to them. ensure “due process” and “equal the truth can come out. --so did Cougland and Banister, among protection under the law.” Sincerely, others---Cryer's case had the potential of Alan Painter Citizens who have founded and doing more. I corresponded with him Sedona, Arizona support it believe in the Bill of Shadawn Baker via e-mail just after I heard of his Rights and Article 1, Section 1, • Vice President of Lincoln County victory. I wanted to know why he hadn't of the Oregon Constitution Foster and Adoptive Parent gone after the liability statute. He said Ed, which states: Association – 2007 that his first concern was to save his own • President of Lincoln County skin. Certainly I understand that; that is ...thanks for this excellent reporting. Foster and Adoptive Parent always true---in every case. However, Fortunately, juries in these cases are “We declare that all Association – 2005 & 2006 the issue of the liability of statute had the really getting smarter. All it takes is one men, when they form a potential to not only save his skin, but juror to ask the question: please, sir, can also to accomplish so much more. you show us the law? social compact are We all know that section 7203 is only a equal in right; that all OK Incarceration penalty statute carrying no liability Hawk whatever. So when the charging Santa Fe, NM power is inherent in the To the Editor; document alleges "in words" that he is people, and all free liable for the tax, i.e., that he is required I have just read "Oklahoma-Land of to file and pay, there must a be a liability Dear Mr. Edward Snook g o v e r n m e n t s a r e Incarceration" by Verna Wood. A very statute supporting the allegation. and R.S. Errol, f o u n d e d o n t h e i r enlightening article since I have a Effectively, since we are talking about a granddaughter who was just sentenced statutory offense, such an allegation "in I just read your article “IRS authority and instituted to 20 years for "enabling child abuse". words" amounts to hearsay evidence, “Con”spiracy Charge in Montana for their peace, safety, Her live in boyfriend hurt the baby while i.e. the IRS told me you were liable. America’s Creating Debtor Prisons” she was at work. The trial was held in her Clearly, "A" cannot testify to what "B" For the past year or so, I have been and happiness and they small town in Miami, OK where she saw first hand. Likewise the prosecutor pursuing and following all information have at all times a right knew most people on the jury which cannot not allege failure to perform, and in regards to Tax laws and cases, and I to alter, reform, or included a member of her ex-husbands witnesses on the stand cannot support or have yet to see anyone publish anything family. The public defender never got in infer failure to perform, without the anywhere on who you can contact to get abolish the government touch with any family members to supporting testimony of the statute legal help from in case the IRS or DOJ in such a manner they testify in her behalf or anyone in her mandating performance. Yes, I do contacts me in regards to my tax filings. behalf. Her parents are indigent & the realize this isn't a perfect analogy, but You are the first one I have seen that think proper. This rest of the family are in other states. We surely you get my drift: an allegation of has stated “contact me”, although many enumeration of rights are retired & her aunt & uncle are a statutory offense must be supported by provide instructions and forms with working class people, so hiring an a statutorily defined mandate. What is disclaimers. and privileges shall not attorney for $20.000 - $25,000 is out of it? Name it! Thus, what does one do and what be construed to impair the question. When I saw this site I Absent the liability statute in the Cryer course of action does one take, to not thought someone may at least point us in case, there is no charge for Cryer to only avoid a confrontation with the IRS, or deny others retained a direction that may get her some help. defend against. My question: Why but to fend them off when they come by the people.” didn't Cryer go after the liability statute? calling, in regards to Tax allegations or Monica K. And if he did, why didn't he push it for Continued on page 19 Windows On the Internet: 541-474-4499 1569 NE 6th St www.usobserver.com Grants Pass, OR Doors DIAMOND WINDOWS Siding Skylights www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 19

Get involved Letters to the Editor continued & send YOUR comments or concerns to the Editor [email protected] questions? the proper paperwork at the county listening to and then believing a lie. This the near future. Our corrupted courts The average American does not have personnel department where I was met fiasco has cost him almost everything he awarded the ranch to Karla Prescott, the financial resources to fight a with nothing but irritation, apparently has and for what? who is nothing more or less than a governmental agency who has for knowing to file against them and not I wish I could be more specific about deceptive criminal. Her husband Rick unlimited financial backing. It is not so our own insurance. If a person knows the case but I can’t. His lawyer has Prescott, who is also a criminal, is much the fear of taking on an agency as anything about insurance - you don't file ordered him not to speak with anyone awaiting trial on federal felony it is a fear of financial indebtedness and your own when you are not at fault. That about his case and even though I have charges. He should be going to trial in ruin. is, if you don't want to deal with the begged him to scream, he won’t. My Medford, Oregon this fall. Looking for your guidance and advice hassle of it showing up on your record husband and I have watched his case for We have been investigating this case on how we go about securing our for years to come and having to fight it months now and the attorney has done and related cases for the past two years freedom without financial disaster and every time. Ask any insurance agent. nothing but to strip him of his money. and more information will be being caught by the craftiness of Federal It is now June 1st and I have called Just as soon as possible we plan on published as soon as “behind the law enforcement. countless employees and departments contacting you to see if you can help in scene” activities are accomplished. I have subscribed to your mail lists and trying to get the county to take action, any way. Sorry for the evasiveness. Hopefully investors will get money book marked your site. but to no avail. The county insures itself Editors Note: The protests against returned to them – if government Best Regards, and has the "right" to take up to 25 days our corrupted District Attorney Steven doesn’t steal it all first… to "investigate" the "incident". The Campbell will start again as soon as the G.M. whole situation is termed an "incident" weather cools down. As for your not an accident as they are not accepting brother; there isn’t anything anyone liability. I'm sorry, but it was my can do for him as long as he buys into Vick’s indictment To the Editor understanding the police officer at the his attorney’s lies. If he doesn’t wake scene of the "accident" that took photos, up and fight, then he will end up with a is a sick, I have been reading, with great interest statements from independent witnesses guilty verdict one of these days. I might add, your recent articles on the (3 of them), as well as citing the county Our community is not safe as long as disgusting read internet about the IRS. driver, made the scene pretty crystal we have a dangerous and arrogant At first I didn’t believe them. I thought clear. district attorney in office. Add to this to myself, what if we all quit paying Thank you to our Public Safety fact the fact that we have public To the Editor: income taxes and then, how would our Officers. The county investigator just officials like Josephine County government keep operating? I then called and informed us, yet again, that Commissioner Dwight Ellis lying to the The indictment of Michael Vick is the started thinking about government they do not want to accept liability and public on public access television sickest, most disgusting thing I can ever waste and the billions of dollars our so- that we should just claim it against our during a recent budget hearing at the remember reading. Sen. Byrd of West called government is sending to people own insurance. Our own insurance can Ann Basker building. Ellis stated what Virginia said it best: “I am confident that overseas and that they are spending on then file against them to get the money a good man Campbell is and another the hottest places in hell are reserved for illegal aliens who should be deported back. Meanwhile, our vehicle which has person on the budget committee lied the souls of sick and brutal people who rather that coddled. the damage from the ACCIDENT is his, you know what off, when he stated hold God’s creatures in such brutal and Next, I called my tax attorney and sitting at a body shop waiting for them. that Campbell and his predecessor, cruel contempt.” asked him about the statements you We have been told that we should just go Clay Johnson are wonderful people. I want Bud Adams and Jerry Jones made regarding the income tax. I was and rent a car and IF they decide to take The budget committee member is as (I’m a faithful Cowboy fan since the shocked! He verified everything you liability they will reimburse us. When I deceived as it gets and Ellis is simply an ’60s) to know that if Michael Vick ever wrote about. He told me that Congress asked where and to whom I should send ignorant liar. I don’t need to name the wears an NFL uniform again I will have has not passed a law requiring us to pay litigation papers to if needed, they committee member because he is nothing further to do with the NFL or this tax and then he started in on the informed me it would be to the same supposedly connected to God, any of its sponsors. conflict of interest that federal judges department and staff handling my therefore I’ll let God handle him and Please, spare me the “we have to wait have when they rule on tax cases that "incident" now. NICE!!! his conscience. Hopefully he will face till he’s convicted” garbage. come before them. He told me that they I wonder how many citizens like us are his public lies and repent. Anyone, after reading the indictment, all receive their pay checks directly out there? How many in JoCo have been As for Campbell and Clay Johnson – taking that position probably thinks O.J. from the Treasury Department. This held hostage by the "circle of safety" they are factually evil and I promise is still looking for the real killers! explains why they withhold evidence they have set up for themselves? Has you that Campbell is not going to like from court and like you state, direct anyone else been involved in an auto living in Josephine County, Oregon in Jerry Spencer juries to find people guilty when they are "incident" with our county? the near future. They are both guilty of Thompson’s Station, TN charged with a tax related crime. How Not that they care, but they no longer prosecuting innocent people. Editor’s Note: God forbid if you are deceived we have been! have my support. Give us a call and we’ll get you in ever chosen to sit on a jury. It is people Thanks so much for your insightful touch with those who will be protesting like you who are aiding and abetting in articles and I apologize for questioning NMLambert crooks in front of the court house in the the destruction of this nation. Accuse a you. My family and I have read the Grants Pass, OR near future. person, run him through a sham Observer for years and have never found hearing wherein you disallow any of you wrong on any subject. You his evidence, sentence him and then shouldn’t get “puffed up” but you do throw away the key. Or, in your case, deserve a huge “pat on the back”. District Attorney Deer Creek avoid any trial, just charge a person Sincerely, and rule them guilty. Your mindset is Steven Campbell Ranch - NTS both sad and dangerous. Carl Graves Sacramento, CA Dear Observer: Dear Editor: 0

What is going on with your battle Could you please tell me what is going Innocent against our district attorney? Just on with the Deer Creek Ranch issue. I Josephine County months ago people were protesting him have read your articles on National Trust Dear Observer, in front of the court house. Services and haven’t seen anything “Incident” I read your article about Campbell’s lately on this issue. Thank you for saving our daughter. false prosecutions with great interest My wife and I invested with NTS and When we contacted you last year we had Dear Editor, because I have a brother who is currently the ranch and feel that we have been nearly given up on the legal system. being destroyed by this demon. We had cheated. We can’t do anything about it Rebecca was innocent and as you well I have always been a supporter of our high expectations when the Feds’ cut off because the IRS has been attacking know her attorney was selling her down country and am native to our valley. the O&C funding and were devastated those who ran this company as well as the river. If our baby had been sent to However, my feelings have definitely when they restored the money for one the folks who invested. Is there any prison we would have all been ruined. changed thanks to the fine service my year. The only way to stop Campbell is chance that we will ever get money Without Ron Lee and the US~Observer husband and I have received. to cut his money. back? there was really no future for us. Bill, On May 21st my husband was I don’t want to name my brother in this Please don’t publish our names. Rebecca and I thank you all from the involved in a 3-vehicle accident (a JoCo letter because his case is ongoing. His ex bottom of our hearts. transit vehicle, ours and another). There has lied about him and Campbell is Seattle, Washington was a citation issued to the county running with the lie. There has been no Editor’s Note: You can expect more Grace Richardson employee. The next morning we filed investigation, just a district attorney headlines on the Deer Creek Ranch in Atlanta, Georgia www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 20

Continued from page 1 23 – 60 A Lifetime ... Reno Francis - 1970 Reno Francis - 2007 McAlester in solitary convicted. c o n f i n e m e n t o n a Do you remember what you were concrete floor with no doing in 1970, if you were even alive at mattress, blanket or even that time? Maybe a few reminders of the a pillow. Many times he goings on of the day will refresh your was thrown into “the memory. In 1970 the first episode of hole” an underground “All My Children” was broadcast on cell with no sanitary ABC, Apollo 13 was launched toward facilities, no light, no cot the moon, the Ford Pinto was or blanket or any of the introduced, Garry Trudeau’s comic things that most of us strip, “Doonesbury” made its debut, a w o u l d c o n s i d e r fatal airplane crash in Wayne County, necessities for survival. West Virginia claimed the lives of the He was allowed to be players and coaches of the Marshall clothed only in his University football team, the United underwear, t-shirt, and States Environmental Protection socks, even in winter and Agency began operation, Queen r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e Latifah, Chris O’Donnell, Matt Damon, temperature. He was and Mariah Carey were born, “Airport”, given a coffee can full of “MASH”, “Patton”, and “Love Story” water in the morning that were box office hits, and the Viet Nam was to last for 24 hours war raged on. That’s been quite a while and a small bit of stale hasn’t it? bread. If he accidentally Many people have been proven knocked the water over innocent in the past several years, and spilled it in the dark he was out of security institution and they have also review cases that resulted in wrongful mostly through DNA evidence. Some of luck until the next morning. This prevented him from being paroled. convictions. "It's exactly what needs to the more famous ones from Oklahoma particular type of cruel and unusual In May of this year several murder be done,” she said. have served from 4 to 20 years in prison punishment was eventually outlawed victims’ families and relatives of death- McCarty's family maintains he was due to false convictions. Even 4 years is after the ACLU sent one of their row inmates who have been exonerated unfairly targeted by police after Willis a very long time for an innocent person members to McAlester to try a stint in (notice that is victims’ families and was killed because he used drugs. "He to spend behind bars and 11, 13, and the hole. After only 6 hours he was inmates’ families together) met at the didn't get convicted of a murder,” his certainly 20 (as were served by others panicky and demanded to be released. state capitol to encourage law makers to mother said. "He got convicted because who have been cleared) are extremely Reno has been forced to wear shirts with create a panel to examine where the of his lifestyle. They set out to get him long. So why is Reno still in prison after the word “inmate” stamped across the criminal justice system breaks down and they got him.” 37 years? 37 years is a lifetime! Why back and treated like a second class when the wrong people are convicted. The case against McCarty, who had does no one seem to care that this citizen. Legislation calling for such a panel has been convicted twice and sentenced to innocent man is still locked away from “Why,” we must ask ourselves. Why failed the last two years and failed this death three times, was dismissed when the world and from his family after was an innocent young man sent to year as well. Last year, Democratic an Oklahoma County judge ruled spending a lifetime in prison for a crime prison for life when he had nothing to do Senator Susan Paddack of Ada, filed evidence was tainted by the misconduct he did not commit? with the crime? Why did the American Senate Bill 1471, which would have of Oklahoma City police chemist, Joyce A Texas man, Clyde Thompson, (the justice system fail to protect him? created the Oklahoma Innocence Gilchrist. McCarty’s attorney, Perry subject of the book, “The Meanest Man Where did things go wrong? Are the rest Commission. It passed the full Senate Hudson said he expects McCarty to in Texas”) who received three life of us in danger of being sentenced to but was never granted a hearing in the pursue a civil lawsuit now that he has sentences for murders for which he was prison even though we have done House Corrections and Criminal Justice been exonerated. “I hope he gets all the actually responsible only spent 28 years nothing illegal? Committee. This year, she filed Senate money in the world” Hudson said, but it in prison before receiving a pardon. Mr. Sometimes district attorneys and Bill 940, which would have created the won't rectify this situation”. Those years Thompson had changed his life and prosecutors are so anxious to solve a Oklahoma Exoneration Review of life that were stolen away by the became a minister who did much good crime, especially a violent one, and Commission. It was referred to the system can never be given back. upon his release. Why is Reno not over-zealous about getting a conviction Senate Judiciary Committee but never DNA evidence was instrumental in worthy of the same opportunity when he of the accused that they will go to received a hearing. Why are most of our reversing some of the above mentioned has already spent 9 years longer in questionable or even illegal lengths to elected officials not interested in taking convictions. In the case of Reno Francis, prison than Mr. Thompson and he did accomplish their goal. Other causes of measures to improve our justice system, however, there is no DNA to clear him. not commit the crime to begin with? wrongful convictions include forensics / insuring that justice is accomplished and The case is simply too old. The fastest What is wrong with the Oklahoma DNA; eyewitness identification; false only guilty people are sentenced to way for Reno to be given his freedom is justice system that it is so anxious to put confessions; jailhouse informants; prison? through the granting of a parole. a warm body in prison regardless of guilt police misconduct, and ineffective Present at the meeting at the capitol Although that avenue would not clear or innocence and then refuses to give representation. was Christy Sheppard, the cousin of his name it would give him the him a second chance? Out of sight, out In Reno’s case he was not even murder victim Debra Sue Carter whose opportunity to be with his family and to of mind - no one remembers Reno arrested for the murder of Cathy Scott story is told in the John Grisham book, live a somewhat normal life. The except for his family. But we at the US but for “being high on an unknown “The Innocent Man”. Ms. Sheppard was Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has Observer Oklahoma intend to change substance” - a charge of which he was quoted as saying, "I don't see how not been very generous for the last that. We want to make “Reno Francis” a never convicted. Two days after his making sure the right criminal is in several years when reviewing the files household word. We intend to remind arrest Cathy’s parents reported her prison is soft on crime." She stated that of violent offenders. They have taken a everyone what was done to this man and missing and 4 hours later Reno was the issue is about more than wrongful blanket approach to these reviews that to date no attempt has been made to charged with the crime. Reno pled not convictions but the failure to convict the regardless of who the inmate is and the rectify this horrendous wrong. guilty but was told repeatedly by guilty. It seems obvious that if we are type of person he is. And when they do Not only has Reno suffered by losing assistant district attorney, John Turner, locking up innocent people that see fit to recommend the occasional his freedom for so many years and by that if he did not change his plea he consequently those who are guilty are parole or commutation for an inmate in being kept from his family but he has would be found guilty and executed in running free which allows them the the “violent” category, that parole is suffered much at the hands of the the electric chair. Without adequate opportunity to prey on more victims. rarely, if ever, approved by Governor Oklahoma Department of Corrections. legal representation and not wanting to Nancy Vollertsen of Edmond recently Henry. He actually spent 16 months while at involve his family in the situation Reno discussed the painful conviction of her 17 days from arrest to prison for Reno Oklahoma State Penitentiary in didn’t know what to do. He hated the brother Greg Wilhoit, his subsequent Francis and he wasn’t even arrested for thought of pleading guilty to such a death sentence, five years on death row the murder he would later be coerced Reno Francis and Verna Wood deplorable crime as the murder of and eventual exoneration in 1993. A bite into confessing to. 17 days that have led a 13-year old girl but he felt it was mark found on the body of his wife, to 37 years in prison so far. Why is it so the only way to save his life and Kathryn Wilhoit, who was killed in difficult to attempt to right this horrible buy some time. At least he would 1985, was key evidence against him. It wrong? Why can this man with so much be alive and could attempt to fight was later determined that the bite mark to offer to society not be cleared of a the conviction or eventually work was not made by Greg Wilhoit. Yet Mr. crime he did not commit? his way up through the system and Wilhoit never received an apology or a If anyone has any information someday be released on parole. penny of compensation according to regarding this crime that took place in He did not count on the change in Ms. Vollertsen. Holdenville, Oklahoma in August of laws brought on by the new “hard Another person released recently after 1970, please contact the US Observer on crime” philosophy that began his conviction was overturned is Curtis Oklahoma immediately at 405-246- sweeping through Oklahoma in Edward McCarty. McCarty spent over 9444. No clue is too small or the late 80s. These laws and 20 years in prison after being twice insignificant. We are interested in related attitudes caused him to be convicted of the 1982 murder of 18- everything to do with the tragic brought back to a medium year-old Pamela Kaye Willis. McCarty's murder that took away two lives - the security prison after he had mother, Shirley, expressed her desire to life of Cathy Scott and the life of Reno worked his way up to a minimum see a committee created that would Francis. www.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 21 Protests erupt as U.S. city Immigration gives illegal immigrants IDs Three Things By Lucy Nalpathanchil line to pick up or apply for the card. desire of individuals to do better for Reuters "We are here for a long time and we themselves and for their children to have need something to show that we are not greater opportunity. That's what creates to Ponder NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - New bad people," said a man who identified immigration patterns: work and Haven, Connecticut, on Tuesday himself as Marvin from Honduras who opportunity. Not a piece of plastic." I. Cows (July 24, 2007) became the first U.S. has lived in New Haven for 15 years. Nadia Minor of Mexico, who came to Is it just me, or does anyone else find it city to issue identification cards to "We need something to show to check New Haven with her family 12 years amazing that our government can illegal immigrants, as opponents of the our records and show that nobody is ago, said the cards were long overdue. track a single cow born in Canada controversial cards booed the mayor and running from anything." "I don't see what the big deal is. It's not almost three years ago, right to the its backers cheered. About two dozen protesters from giving us permanent resident status. I stall where she sleeps in the state of About 250 people gathered at the city Southern Connecticut Citizens for mean opening a bank account and being Washington? And, they tracked her hall as New Haven started issuing the Immigration Reform booed New Haven able to present an ID, is that something calves to their stalls. But they are cards that grant access to services such Mayor John DeStefano as he entered that is really wrong?" she said. unable to locate 11 million illegal as libraries and parks, and give illegal city hall, yelling: "Arrest him, arrest Two banks have agreed to accept the aliens wandering around our country. immigrants a chance to open bank him. You're breaking the law, Johnny new card as identification sufficient for Maybe we should give each of them a accounts. Boy." opening an account. cow. Supporters say the ID cards, which are The mayor did not acknowledge the The Southern Connecticut Citizens for II. The Constitution offered to all New Haven's 124,000 crowd. Immigration Reform hopes to block the They keep talking about drafting a residents, will improve public safety and FEDERAL DEADLOCK program with a complaint filed with the Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we give protections to its estimated 10,000 Later, when asked about the U.S. Attorney's office in Connecticut, just give them ours? It was written by to 15,000 undocumented workers. opposition, DeStefano said the city is saying the program violates federal law, a lot of really smart guys, it has Critics say they will invite illegal dealing with an issue that the federal said Dustin Gold, a member of the worked for over 200 years, and we're immigration, strain services and waste government has refused to address. group. not using it anymore. taxpayer money. "They don't have the will to pass a "Just because our fed officials will not III. Ten Commandments Shouting matches erupted as the two coherent immigration and border enforce it, it does not give a municipal The real reason that we can't have the sides argued over the legality of the security program," he said. politician the right to bend and break the Ten Commandments posted in a program, which comes as immigration "If we're going to be the safest place rules. The mayor has to be held courthouse is this: You cannot post reform is stalled in the U.S. Congress, we can be, we need to acknowledge who accountable for this," he said. "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt leaving many cities to struggle with how lives here." Linda Hartman of Branford, Not Commit Adultery", and "Thou to deal with a growing undocumented DeStefano said he doubted a plastic Connecticut, said the program is wrong. Shalt Not Lie" in a building full of population. card in itself would spark an influx of "This should be done on a national level. lawyers, judges and politicians. It Inside city hall, more than 100 illegal immigration. I don't believe it should be done locally," creates a hostile work environment. residents, legal and illegal, waited in "Immigration is largely driven by the she said. Town's anti-illegal immigrant Sheriff's hot-line laws unconstitutional: Judge takes some heat NEW YORK (AFP) - A US federal York and New Jersey areas, seeking The Arizona Republic of the calls. judge on Thursday ruled that a small affordable housing and better paid jobs. "There's nothing unconstitutional town's efforts to crack down on illegal Hazleton's Republican mayor Louis Hispanic leaders and faith-based about putting up a hot line," Arpaio said. immigrants were unconstitutional, in a Barletta reportedly accused illegal groups are calling for Maricopa County He pointed out that U.S. Customs and blow to similar laws adopted across immigrants of "destroying the city," and Sheriff Joe Arpaio to disconnect the hot Border Protection, and Immigration and much of the United States. said he wanted Hazleton to be "one the line he created for people to report Customs Enforcement have similar hot Judge James Munley ruled that most difficult places in America for information about illegal immigrants. lines. Hazleton, a town of some 30,000 people illegal immigrants." The number, they say, perpetuates a Arpaio told The Republic he is in rural Pennsylvania, did not have the But Munley said Barletta had climate of fear within the immigrant stepping up efforts to crack down on right to enact a law punishing businesses overstepped his authority. community, raises the chance of racial illegal immigration by forbidding such for employing illegal immigrants or "Whatever frustrations officials of the profiling and opens the possibility for immigrants to visit friends and family landlords for renting them property. city of Hazleton may feel about the people to take revenge on former friends members in county jails. The Illegal Immigration Relief Act current state of federal immigration and family members. "Once they come in, we're going to was adopted last year, but has been in enforcement, the nature of the political "What right does he have to have to arrest them and turn them over to limbo ever since due to legal challenges system in the United States prohibits the investigate people based on the color of ICE," he said. posed by civil rights activists. city from enacting ordinances that their skin, or their accent or the way they The line - 602-876-4154 - is part of an "Federal law prohibits Hazleton from disrupt a carefully drawn federal look?" asked Phoenix lawyer Antonio expanded immigration enforcement enforcing any of the provisions of its statutory scheme." Bustamante. "I want him to stop this plan Arpaio unveiled last week. ordinances," Munley wrote in his 206- Ever since Hazleton passed its law last nonsense and enforce criminal law The effort includes cross training page decision. year, dozens of towns across the United instead of going after landscapers and s heriff' s dep uties to enfo rce "Hazleton, in its zeal to control the States have sought to introduce similar nannies. He needs to stop this hot line." immigration law. presence of a group deemed legislation. It was unclear immediately On Wednesday, Arpaio said he would Outraged, some Hispanic advocacy undesirable, violated the rights of such how Thursday's ruling would affect not disconnect the line and stressed that groups will launch a hot line of their own people, as well as others within the other laws. deputies would investigate people only to take tips from people who believe community," he added. The Coalition for Comprehensive if authorities had probable cause. they've been unfairly reported to "Even if federal law did not conflict Immigration Reform immediately The sheriff declined to specify Arpaio's line, said activist Mary Rose with Hazleton's measures, the city could welcomed the ruling as a victory for the techniques the Sheriff's Office will use Wilcox, a member of the Maricopa not enact an ordinance that violates rule of law, fairness and equality. to determine that. County Board of Supervisors. rights the constitution guarantees to "This ruling sends a clear message that Since it began Friday, the hot line has Lawyers and activists are working out every person in the United States, the Hazleton ordinance, and other received about 300 messages, which details on how their hot line would work whether legal resident or not." similar anti-immigrant laws around the include tips about family and friends, and who would investigate complaints. Since 2000, Hazleton's population has country, are unconstitutional and will employment, day laborers, drop houses "We feel the chances of being racially swelled from 23,000 to an estimated 30- not be allowed to stand," the group's and crank calls, authorities said. profiled just went up dramatically," 33,000, fed largely by an influx of campaign manager Clarissa Martinez Officials are analyzing the tips, Arpaio Wilcox said ... Latino families, many from the New said. said, and officials have not acted on any Exposing the Truth in Oklahoma wwwHealth.usobserver.com US~Observer • Page 22 Need a Cigarette and a Cocktail? By David Biello Scientific American Just Pop a Pill Instead Smokers who use the drug varenicline behavior—37 binge-drinking sessions to help them stop lighting up may in all—the rats cut their drinking in half discover it also reduces their urge to when given varenicline. And when drink taken off the drug, the rats did not Smoking and drinking are two vices immediately imbibe more (the so-called that often go hand in hand (one hand rebound effect that has plagued other clutching a drink while the other holds a treatments). "That's because we believe smoke). A decade ago, a study in the [the drug] is turning down the reward Journal of Studies on Alcohol indicated system," Bartlett says, "instead of that as many as 85 percent of heavy replacing the system." drinkers also light up. Smokers have Bartlett believes that varenicline various aids to help them quit the deadly works by fastening onto receptors in the habit, including varenicline, a drug brain that would otherwise be activated manufactured by Pfizer that blocks by alcohol (or nicotine). A synthetic nicotine from releasing the pleasure- drug—modeled after the alkaloid associated neurotransmitter dopamine. cytisine from the small flowering Now new studies in rats show that it also Laburnum trees of Europe chemically been drinking for a long time tend to need to be in order to kick the habit but blocks a craving for alcohol. combined with a compound from the have liver damage." the drug does linger longer in the human Eighteen rats were given intermittent poppy plant—it also curbed drinking in The researchers plan to conduct system. "In rats, the drug only lasts for a access to 40 proof alcohol for four seven rats with continuous access to clinical trials on humans pending few hours," Bartlett says, although it months. By varying access to the liquor alcohol and 30 rats trained to self- permission and funding by the U.S. still cuts drinking in half. "In humans, it this way, pharmacologist and alcohol administer liquor when stressed. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and lasts 24 hours." And some alcoholics researcher Selena Bartlett of the Ernest Varenicline has been available as a Alcoholism in Bethesda, Md. It remains who are trying to quit smoking may Gallo Clinic & Research Center at the smoking cessation aid for nearly a year unclear how long a treatment would already be feeling the benefits. University of California, San Francisco, in the U.S. and the European Union, 30 and her colleagues made rats crave it. countries in all. In addition to already Every time the rodents had access to having proved its safety in humans, the booze, they upped their intake. "They drug offers other benefits over current 12 Common Cancer drink all day and then they don't get to alcoholism treatments, including not drink," Bartlett says. "The withdrawal diminishing appetite. Also, "it's not makes them want to drink more." metabolized in the liver," Bartlett says, a Myths Debunked But even after months of this major plus because "people who have By Jeanna Bryner 10. Getting a base tan or base coat at a LiveScience Staff Writer tanning salon will provide protection from skin cancer when you go outside in Numerous Americans believe a score the sun. - 8.4% true (13.2% don't know) Clone-burgers of scientifically unproven claims about 11. Underwire bras can cause breast cancer, with some people thinking cancer. - 6.2% true (30.9% don't know) ‘to hit US menus’ shampoo and underwire bras cause 12. You cannot get skin cancer from tumors. using a tanning booth. - 6.2% true By PA News commercial farming practice, and meat A nationally representative telephone (18.3% don't know) or milk from clones or their offspring is survey by the American Cancer Society The survey, reported in the Sept. 1 Clone-burgers could be on the menu at approved for human consumption. of nearly 1,000 U.S. adults who had issue of the journal Cancer, reveals that American fast food restaurants within In the US the Food and Drug never been diagnosed with cancer communities most at risk for cancer two or three years, it has been claimed. Administration (FDA) has been revealed a surprising number agreed were also the most likely to be But there is no early prospect of meat studying the implications of farmyard with inaccurate or unlikely statements misinformed. from cloned animals reaching dining cloning for six years. about cancer risk and prevention Healthy behaviors depend partly on tables in Britain and the rest of Europe, A draft report from the FDA recently statements. whether individuals can make an say experts. concluded that edible products from Individuals with lower education accurate assessment of risk factors for Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to cloned animals presented no additional levels were more likely to believe the that disease. Unwarranted worry over be cloned from an adult cell, was born at risks to public. myths. And men were more likely than unproven risk factors can distract the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh more Dr Simon Best, chairman of the women to be duped. attention from the valid risks, resulting than 10 years ago. BioIndustry Association, believes it will 1. The risk of dying from cancer in the in "risky" decisions," past research Since then research into animal not be long before cloned pork or beef, United States is increasing. - 67.7 indicates. cloning has developed rapidly. Cattle, or, more likely, meat from the offspring percent true (9.8% don't know) The "If people hold erroneous beliefs about sheep, pigs, goats, horses, dogs and cats of clones, is on sale in the US. remainder knew this was false risk factors for cancer they might not be have all been cloned, as well as Speaking with other experts at a 2. Living in a polluted city is a greater making informed decisions for their laboratory animals such as mice and briefing in London, he said: "I think it's risk for lung cancer than smoking a pack behaviors," said lead study author Kevin rats. very likely that millions of Brits will be of cigarettes a day. - 38.7% true (18.8% Stein, of the American Cancer Society’s Up to now all cloning has been carried eating MacDonald's hamburgers or don't know) Behavioral Research Center in Atlanta. out for scientific research. bacon from cloned animals or their 3. Some injuries can cause cancer later The scientists say that individual However experts believe it is only a progeny in two or three years, but in life. - 37.2% true (20.9% don't know) beliefs are not the only determinants of matter of time before it becomes a [sooner] in America." 4. Electronic devices, like cell phones, health behavior, and other factors, such can cause cancer in the people who use as access to health care and them. - 29.7% true (24.7% don't know) socioeconomic status, are also 5. What someone does as a young adult important. has little effect on their chance of getting However, beliefs can guide actions, First skin patch okayed cancer later in life. - 24.8% true (7.1% they suggest. "People's attitudes and don't know) beliefs influence their behaviors," Stein for Alzheimer’s victims 6. Long-time smokers cannot reduce told LiveScience. their cancer risk by quitting smoking. - For instance, misconceptions like the By TheStar.com The drug, meant to treat the symptoms 16.2% true (5.7% don't know) tobacco-related myths, which were of mild to moderate dementia in patients 7. People who smoke low-tar relatively highly endorsed, can lead to The first skin patch to treat the with Alzheimer's disease, has also won cigarettes have less chance of risky behaviors. dementia that can plague Alzheimer's Food and Drug Administration approval developing lung cancer than people who "If you believe those statements [about patients has gained federal approval in to treat mild to moderate Parkinson's smoke regular cigarettes. - 14.7% true smoking] then you can see why some t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , N o v a r t i s disease dementia, Novartis said. (10.8% don't know) people might engage in risky behavior Pharmaceuticals Corp. says. Rivastigmine isn't a cure. The drug 8. Personal hygiene products, like like smoking," Stein said. The drug in the patch, called Exelon or inhibits the breakdown of a chemical in s h a m p o o , d e o d o r a n t a n d He added, "What we would like to do rivastigmine, is already available in the brain called acetylcholine, thought antiperspirants, can cause cancer. - is to have people get accurate capsule form, but the patch provides a important for both learning and 13.7% true (15.3% don't know) information and hold accurate beliefs regular and continuous dose that also memory. 9. Getting a mammogram, or using a about what are and what are not risk eliminates some of the gastrointestinal Novartis, which distributes the special X-ray machine to detect breast factors for cancer with the hope that will side effects associated with the drug medicine, said the prescription patch cancer, can cause cancer of the breast. - translate into healthy behavioral when it is swallowed. would be available soon. 10.2% true (16.1% don't know) patterns." www.usobserver.com US~ObserHealthver • Page 23 Coffee and exercise 'fight skin cancer’ By David Rose But about 1,800 control animals, the caffeine drinkers The Times Health Correspondent people die from showed an increase of about 95 per cent m a l i g n a n t in UVB-induced apoptosis, the Drinking a double espresso a day and melanoma skin exercisers showed a 120 per cent taking regular exercise may help to cancer annually increase, while the mice that were both prevent skin cancer, researchers say. — despite four drinking and exercising showed a nearly Low to moderate amounts of caffeine o u t o f f i v e 400 per cent increase. The cumulative in combination with exercise can be c a s e s b e i n g difference seen in the caffeine-drinking good for health and prevent damage preventable. runners, “can likely be attributed to caused by the Sun’s ultra violet rays, a The study is some kind of synergy between the two study on mice suggests. published today factors”, Dr Conney said. Skin cancer is one of the most common in Proceedings In Britain, 80 per cent of adults drink cancers in Britain and is becoming more of the National coffee every week. It is not the only widespread - the number of cases has A c a d e m y o f beverage to contain caffeine, but it does doubled in the past 20 years. Sciences, the contain the most. People with high The study, at Rutgers University in A m e r i c a n blood pressure, and pregnant women, New Jersey, showed that a combination journal. Groups of hairless mice, whose groups of UVB-treated mice. Apoptosis are advised to limit their caffeine of exercise and some caffeine - exposed skin is vulnerable to the Sun, is the process by which cells with badly consumption, however. Previous equivalent to one or two cups of coffee a were the test subjects in experiments in damaged DNA destroy themselves as a research has found that coffee may day - protected against the effects of the which one set drank caffeinated water natural defence against illness and reduce the risk of developing gallstones, Sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, — equivalent to up to two cups of coffee infection. kidney stones and colorectal cancer. which can lead to cancer. The caffeine for humans — another voluntarily Drugs that induce apoptosis are Alison Ross, science information and exercise seemingly conspire to kill exercised on a running wheel, while a currently being investigated as a means officer at the charity Cancer Research off pre cancerous cells whose DNA has third group both drank caffeine and ran. of preventing different types of cancer, UK, said: “This study was carried out in been damaged by UVB-rays, the authors A fourth group, which served as a but Allan Conney, one of the paper’s mice so there will need to be more say. control, neither ran nor drank caffeine. authors, said that the combination of research in this area to see if there is a Each year in Britain, there are more All of the mice were then exposed to caffeine and exercise appeared to have a similar effect in humans. 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The alone rocking who has lost a child to a predator, and someone else, often a child ..." facts are brutal enough and need not Kelsey in her every father and/or mother who The Department of Human be over-sensationalized. In fact, a r m s a n d discovers a daughter or son vanished Services (DHS) was heavily during the trial the DA used a similar talking to her due to abduction, or was abused by involved in the life of Kelsey Smith- tactic and presented three separate through tears. an attacker, now stands to be Briggs in 2005, and a DHS case sets of pictures of the same injuries He also stated convicted for enabling that vicious worker even saw Kelsey the day of that Kelsey received in an t h a t S m i t h crime. That is what the jury of the her death. This trained professional automobile accident on August 19, w a s h a p p y Raye Dawn Smith Raye Dawn Smith case in Oklahoma didn't ever see cause to remove 2005, pictures that have been when hearing that there would be an must think. Kelsey, after her return to Smith's distributed to document Kelsey’s autopsy saying, "I want to know Raye Dawn Smith's two-year-old home. So, how is it that Raye Dawn abuse, but in fact were the result of a what happened to her." However, daughter Kelsey was murdered on should have? Smith even stated hit and run. Porter failed to comfort his wife even October 11, 2005, by her step-father, during an interview, "I wish I had once and kept telling Pearcy, "I think Michael Porter. Porter is serving a seen it coming. Kelsey would be I was too rough with [Kelsey]." 30-year sentence for enabling child alive today." The Trial A former Prague police officer, abuse, a plea deal he took after being Scott Murrison, also called as a charged with first degree murder and At one point during the trial, the defense witness, recalled seeing sexual assault. Instead, he now The Sensational prosecution offered Raye Dawn Porter beating the bed of a pickup claims that the mother abused and Smith a blind plea deal. This is fact. outside the hospital. The former killed Kelsey, but logic dictates that Kelsey Smith- They asked her to plead guilty to officer testified Porter as saying, Porter is lying. After Porter was spanking Kelsey one time - and "She's never going to forgive me. arrested, he asked that Smith care for Briggs' Story through a diaper - with a hair brush, She's never going to forgive me." his daughter and son. Why would and all other charges of abuse and After a two-hour deliberation, the you ask someone who you think just The mainstream media just plain enabling abuse would be dropped. jury found Raye Dawn Smith guilty abused and killed their child to watch chose to get their facts wrong in Raye Dawn refused saying, "I didn't and suggested a 27-year sentence. your own? The District Attorney, reporting this case, and they continue do it; I won't take it!" Richard Smothermon, even began to laundry-list all of Kelsey's injuries District Attorney Smothermon his interview of Porter on the witness as if they happened all at once, when blatantly lied to the jury in his The Fact stand by stating, "You know that I they were actually separate injuries closing statement when he said that believe you murdered and sexually over a period of nine months while Raye Dawn wanted to keep an This has been an emotional case for assaulted Kelsey?" Briggs had regular visitation - instance with Michael Porter quiet. all involved. It, however, is Several months prior to Kelsey's injuries, all of which, did not occur Porter had put tape on Kelsey's eyes. u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t e m o t i o n murder, Kelsey had been returned to while with Smith. Most could easily Even though this was done as a outweighed sensibility and logic as Raye Dawn Smith's full-time care by be attributed to a photographic supposed game, where Kelsey was the evidence and testimony did not Judge Craig Key. This was a result of collection of childhood injuries laughing with numerous other warrant such an outcome. The a long custody battle with Kelsey's amassed by the Briggs' in an effort of children present and participating, prosecution failed to prove that Raye paternal family, and in particular building a case against the mother. Raye Dawn Smith did in fact report Dawn ever abused Kelsey as much as Kelsey's grandmother, Kathie As an example of the mainstream this to the OSBI (Oklahoma State they failed to prove that she ever Briggs. The custody battle included media's misreporting, which the Bureau of Investigation), as she was "willfully" or "maliciously" allowed claims of abuse against Smith by Sapulpa Daily Herald article under so much scrutiny because of anyone to abuse her. Briggs, but it was proven by Smith's contributed to by the Associated Briggs' claims and wanted to report The fact is there can never be any defense that what was charged as Press titled "Mother found guilty" anything out of the ordinary. This real justice when it comes to a child's abuse came when Kelsey was either stated, "She [Kelsey] was found with intentional lie by Smothermon paves murder. Their lives are cut short for not in Smith's care, or couldn't be a broken collarbone, broken legs and the way for a possible appeal. no purpose. Yet, when reason fails in proven as abuse. In fact, both her legs bruises on her face and body During the trial, Reverend Charles the face of political and financial were shown, according to timelines indicating that extreme abuse had Pearcy was brought in as a defense gain, it is not simply a grieving and expert testimony, to having been taken place." This is a prime example witness. He counseled Smith at the mother who finds her life broken while in the care of Kathie of inflammatory reporting, which in hospital where Kelsey was gratuitously destroyed; it is every B r i g g s . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e no way represents fact. Her pronounced deceased. Reverend citizen who finds himself or herself investigating sheriff in the case, he collarbone was not broken at the time Charles Pearcy stated that Raye waking in a far more dangerous believes Kathie Briggs suffers from of her death. Her legs were not Dawn wanted to see her baby and world, where freedom is taken for Munchausen's by Proxy Syndrome broken when she was murdered; they when he stepped in the room to the crimes of another. Franchise the US~Observer and fight for truth & justice!

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