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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEHAVING BADLY: Amine El Khalifi

"An immigrant from Morocco armed with an automatic weapon and wearing what he thought was a suicide vest packed with explosives was arrested near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington by FBI agents who had been closely monitoring him in an undercover sting operation, officials announced Friday.

Amine El Khalifi, 29, who allegedly had overstayed his visa after first arriving in the U.S. when he was 16, was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against government property. He faces a sentence of life in prison if convicted."- LA TIMES

What's even more disturbing than that this 29 year old immigrant behaving badly was planning on bombing the U.S. Capitol and killing as many people as he could. Is that he is in the U.S. illegally and has been since he overstayed his Visa when he was 16 years old.  How long does it take our Federal Government to really start enforcing U.S immigration laws! How many U.S. citizens are going to have to die before those in Washington finally WAKE UP and understand illegal immigration is a national security issue! How many more illegals are out there hiding under the radar for years like this fellow just waiting to do some damage here in the United States.

OCCUPY AMERICA OR HOW THE LEFT GETS SOME OF IT'S CROWDS

They just hire illegals!  Michelle Malkin has some history about how the Liberals and Left wing organizations get some of their crowds. The Daily Caller hits the street and does some investigating:


Wonder how much an illegal immigrant wrangler gets paid? What about the 99% whiners? How come no one is paying them? Or maybe they are.

A DEATH IN THE PARK AND THE TRUTH ONLINE

When I am operating out of the BCP Washington D.C. Bureau I often take a walk in Rock Creek Park near the area where Chandra Levy was murdered almost ten years ago. The mainstream media all but, convicted Democratic Congressman Gary Condit in her murder at the time. But, they were wrong.   Levy's body was found in 2002 but, it took the Police until 2009 to arrest a suspect Ingmar Guandique, a 27-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador. Hmmm... and I always keep hearing the illegals only come here to work. Many of us who have pretty much given up on trusting most of the mainstream media to give us the facts in news stories when illegal immigrants are involved. Of course the MSM  love running those sympathetic stories about illegals. But, when it comes to murders by illegals those seem to get buried along with their victims.   Andrew Sullivan has some thoughts on Chandra's murder and how the mainstream press messed up and I think where many people began the distrust of their reporting. He also sees bloggers as being able to shine a spotlight onto the truth where many reporters and media outlets are failing to look. Here are the money quotes:

Bloggers are unrestrained by the orthodoxies of the professional reporter. They don't need to follow the conventions of the 800-word newspaper story and can instead toss out an idea in two sentences that will nonetheless spur national discussion. They can ask questions without necessarily supplying an answer. Critically, bloggers also do not typically rely on official sources for information. Reporters and their anonymous sources both benefit from the relationship. Reporters get exclusive information, which earns them promotions; sources weave narratives that serve their interests. This corrupting symbiosis makes the reporter all too quick to take an official's word at face value.

The swearing in of Sonia Sotomayor

"WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor took the judicial oath on Saturday, becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court in United States history.- New York Times

The liberal media have been playing up the "historic" nomination Sonia Sotomayor and the how today she will be sworn in at the Supreme Court. Well since I am in Washington D.C. working out of the BCP bureau I thought I would jump on the Washington Metro and after a few stops get off at Union Station. Than saunter over to the Supreme Court building and checkout the action for this "historic" event. I thought it good that Sotomayor did a 180 on her statements about the "wise Latina woman" making a better decision than a white male during the hearings. Though I would have liked to hear a little bit more of her involvement with racist organizations like La Raza. Because of all the media hype about her being the first "Latino" Supreme Court Justice I was fully expecting to see the plaza in front of the Supreme Court filled with Hispanics and the groups that represent them for this "historic" occasion. I expected to see both U.S. citizens and illegals coming out for this "historic" swearing in of Justice Sotomayor. Instead I saw this:

More Security Guards then people on the Plaza. The above photo was taken a few minutes past 11 AM as Sotomayor was being sworn in by Justice Roberts. No La Raza, No Puerto Rican Defense Fund groups, no pro illegal immigrant groups and illegal immigrant amnesty supporters. Here another shot of the crowd gathered out side the building:
Which appeared to be mostly made up of gringo tourists from Ohio and other states visiting D.C. No placards of support for Sotomayor no posters in Spanish (Thankfully). Just a few tourists wandering around and of course:
The "media"! I kind of felt sorry for them as there was not much a story here for them to cover . No crying Latinos praising Sotomayor for having achieved ascendancy to the Supreme Court of the United States. No illegals saying what an inspiration she was to them. So much for "historic" occasions in the history of Latinos in America. But, one politician did show up and make some comments to the media:
Congresswoman Nadia Velaquez of New York. Who was actually sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor when she first became a Congresswoman.

I listened in as a reporter interviewed her. She said that the Sonia Sotomayor's rise to the Supreme Court should be a lesson for all the young Latinos out there that if you work hard and study even though you live in the projects with all the bad things and violence around you can still get ahead in America. I'd say that it's not just a lesson for "young Latinos" but, any young person in this country.

Notes from the BCP Washington Bureau

I've been away from the keyboard for awhile after being on a trip to Africa and enjoying the Long Island summer. But, that does not mean I have not been getting outraged about what is going in the country. Working here in Washington for a few weeks has gotten my ire raised even a more. So I think it's time to fire up the keyboard once again. So stay tuned!

Some questions for Sonia Sotomayor .....

As the United States Senate begins to hold hearings on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. I hope that the Senators ask some probing questions of her affiliations with ethno centric racial groups like La Raza. Of course the Democrats are going to play dumb and lob softball questions at her. So it will be up to the Republicans to dig into her soul and see how impartial she can be on the bench. If I were able to ask some questions of Sotomayor I would ask her if she knows what group is represented by this flag:

It's the flag on the Puerto Rican Liberation Front. I would then follow up if she thinks these four "Latinos" from this group:

Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andrés Figueroa Cordero, Lolita Lebrón and Irvin Flores who on March 1 1954 entered the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. unfurled a banner and started shooting wounding 5 Congressmen. I would ask Ms. Sontomayor would she would consider these four latinos terrorists? I think her answer would be most interesting to know before the Senators vote on her nomination.

Stepping out with the CAPITOL STEPS

A number of years ago I visited the Washington Office of my Senator the once honorable Alphonse D'Amato to express my opposition to the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.. There I was greeted by one of the Senator's senior staffers Elaina Newport. A woman who looked familiar. Back then she looked an awful lot like Ann Coulter. Come to think of it I have never seen a picture of them together. But, it was only later that I realized that Ms. Newport was a member of the Washington D.C. based satirical comedy troupe The Capitol Steps. Since I'm working out of the BCP Washington Bureau for the next week we decided to go see the Steps at The Ronald Reagan Center where they preform every Friday and Saturday night. I was not disappointed. Even better the show we were attending was being taped for the Capitol Steps Fourth of July radio show on NPR next weekend. So check your local listings you might hear me and the rest of the audience having a good laugh and you will too!

Bad news on AIDS in DC

From Today's Washington Post:

"At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS, a total that far surpasses the 1 percent threshold that constitutes a "generalized and severe" epidemic, according to a report scheduled to be released by health officials tomorrow."

How bad is it?

"Our rates are higher than West Africa," said Shannon L. Hader, director of the District's HIV/AIDS Administration, who once led the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work in Zimbabwe. "They're on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya."

So after spending billions of taxpayer dollars spent on trying to educate people about the danger and spread of aids what does Washington D.C.'s Mayor Fenty conclude?

"You have this problem affecting us, and you tell people how serious it is and it literally goes in one ear and out the other."

What is to be done? President Obama and the liberals will probably try and throw more taxpayer dollars at "education" about AIDS. Yeah, like that has worked in the past. Then the gay community will organize yet another bike ride somewhere. It won't help either but, it will make them feel good.

Inauguration Day: The end of the "just words" era.

I arrived back in Washington late Sunday night on a packed flight. The city is filled with the Obamaites are here to see the "messiah" and the Red line Metro trains are already packed at this early hour. I will have to drive back to Long Island early tomorrow because the Amtrak trains leaving the city are sold out beyond Wednesday. You can sense the excitement in the city. Even Cafe Ole one of our favorite restaurants here in northwest DC was packed on the usual quiet Monday night. Today is the day when hope crashes head on to the reality. Today is the day when Barack Obama becomes our President and the speeches he gave have to become something more than just words. At least that is my hope.

Leaving mysterious DC

My gal and I are off to Central America for about ten days. So I will not be blogging for that time as I am not one who needs a keyboard in front of me every minute of the day. We will be returning to the BCP Washington bureau two days before the inauguration. We hope. If just one of our flights has problems I doubt we will be able to get back to DC before Tuesday's inauguration. One thing we are curious about is the apartment across the hall. In the fifteen years in the building no one has lived in it. It is supposed to be owned by someone in Brooklyn New York. Maybe once or twice a year someone comes in and checks up on it and gets into car with New York plates. It will be interesting to see if it is occupied for the inauguration. Until then I hope to be out of range of wifi, keyboards, and computer screens and have the night stars as my entertainment.

City of Barack

I'm currently working out of the BCP Washington Bureau as the city awaits for a flood of millions of Obamaites for the inauguration. They have already loaded up the Metro Card machines with Obama's image:
It's 12 days until the era of "just words" ends. At least I hope so.

War children is just a shot away....

We dined at a local Indian Restaurant here in northwest DC the other night. I overheard the Indian owner discussing world politics with some customers at another table. It was his view that there would soon be a war between Pakistan and India. This may not qualify as "actionable intelligence" here in Washington. But, you never know.

Death of two liberals

There was a double homicide that occurred just before Thanksgiving near the BCP Washington Bureau that I have been following. It is the the gruesome stabbing death of of Michael and Virginia Spevak. Their death was not on the front page of the liberal papers like the Washington Post and the story has pretty much faded from news coverage in DC. However, it is a cautionary tale of how being too liberal can get a person killed in today's world. Despite the best of intentions. The Spevaks were liberal "community activists" who opened their home to people. One of these people remembered their hospitality and help repay them by allegedly sending killers into their home. Here is the some of the details:


"A young woman who had once stayed overnight at the Chevy Chase home of a couple who were killed there last week led two fellow attackers to the house, according to police charging documents released yesterday after her initial court appearance.

Angela Hernandez, 20, told D.C. homicide detectives that she and two friends were riding in a white Toyota on Nov. 20 when she pointed out the home of Michael Spevak, 68, and his wife Virginia, 67, according to the charging papers. One of her companions said, "Let's rob it," the documents state."

Hernandez is charged with first-degree murder and felony murder, federal prosecutors said.

The Spevaks' bodies were found Saturday in their home in the 5300 block of Belt Road NW. Hernandez, arrested late Wednesday, is the second suspect charged in the killings. On Tuesday, police arrested Piero Fuentes Hernandez, 21, of Capitol Heights in connection with the case. He is not related to Angela Hernandez.

The Spevaks were well-regarded in their neighborhood. Michael Spevak, a psychiatrist, saw patients in the family home. Virginia Spevak devoted time to helping youths in the District's foster care system. It was the Spevaks' commitment to foster care that provided the nexus with their killers, the charging documents allege.

Initially, police said, Hernandez said she knew the names of the people who might have stolen the Toyota Scion but denied any knowledge of the killings. She then admitted that she knew the victims, had visited her friend "Anna," the couple's former foster child, at the Spevak home several times and had spent the night there, although she had not been at the home in two years, according to the charging document.

Eventually, the court document states, Hernandez admitting pointing out the home to her two companions, one of whom was armed with a metal "pole type weapon," the other a gun.

According to the account provided by the charging document, Hernandez said she told Fuentes Hernandez to ring the doorbell and ask for Anna. Hernandez said Michael Spevak opened the door, and her two companions forced their way in and dragged Spevak into the house. Hernandez said she left the house and waited in the Toyota. Minutes later, her two companions came out carrying computers, which they put in the trunk before driving away.

"Fuentes Hernandez told police that he is a member of the MC Gang, or Master Criminals, which is an affiliate of STC, or Street Thug Criminals, according to the charging documents filed in support of his arrest. Hernandez told detectives that she has not been initiated into a gang but has friends who are with the MC Gang, STC, and MS-13, according to charging documents in her case."

Three days after the killings, Hernandez and Fuentes Hernandez posed for photographs in a photo booth, copies of which federal prosecutors attached to the Hernandez charging documents.

A legend above the series of photos proclaims "WANTED For Just About Everything." The two are kissing in one photo and sticking their tongues out in another."

How charming! I wonder if they used any of the money from the home of the Spevaks to take those pictures.

Spitzer and me.

I shook hands with Eliot Spitzer once. On November 14th 2007 I was standing in the security line to get into one of the congressional office buildings in Washington D.C. The news broke that morning that Spitzer reveresed himself on his plan to give illegal immigrants a New York State drivers license. Spitzer and his entourage arrived to give testimony along with Governor Napolitano to some congressional comittee. I called out to Spitzer as he entered the building shook his hand introduced myself as a New York State resident. I thanked him for reversing his position on the illegal immigrant drivers license plan. He said "Your welcome" and then went off to the hearing.
About a month or two later I'm on the Washington Metro and there is a guy sitting about two seats in front of me across the aisle. The guy looks exactly like Eliot Spitzer. I'm thinking to myself it could not be. The Governor of New York would not be riding by himself on the Washington D.C. metro. There would be some sign of security around. I thought maybe Spitzer might have had a brother who might work in D.C. a brother who looked like him who just happens to be riding the Red Line metro train. As I'm thinking about this the train pulls into a station and the guy gets off. Which just happens to be the metro stop closest to the Mayflower hotel.

I am woman watch me steal. Update!

From today's Washington Post:
"Federal authorities think that nearly $50 million was stolen in an embezzlement scheme run out of the D.C. tax office, more than double the amount they had previously uncovered, four sources close to the investigation said.

The corruption at the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue went undetected much longer than initially thought, the sources said, extending back almost 20 years. In addition to tracking the missing money, authorities are looking into gifts suspected of being provided to co-workers and others by the woman accused of leading the scam, former tax office manager Harriette Walters."

I only hope that our Federal Prosecuters get down to the bottom of this and other thefts of taxpayer money. Because people who steal taxpayer money are stealing from everyone of us.

Belize it or not. A place to follow the money

While I enjoy posting on this blog daily. There are times to take a break and this is one of those times. I will be heading to Belize where I will be spending a week on board a 47 foot sailing catamaran out of sight of the mainland and modern communications as much as possible. Please try to keep the country safe so that I have a country to come back to. In the meantime take a look at this site USAspending.gov. If you want to see where our money goes this may be the site to see. I like to spend more time looking at it but, I still have to pack. Be back in a week.

The View From Washington- Black Friday

While others begin the offical crazy Christian Chri$tma$ season on "Black Friday" with trips to the malls. I prefer a walk through Rock Creek Park here in D.C. thinking about Teddy Roosevelt and Jusserand.

I am woman watch me steal.

Like the Virginia Slims cigarette ads that proclaimed to women "You've come a long way baby!" It's women have indeed come a long way especially when it comes to corruption and stealing from the public. The Washington Post has an article about one of the biggest fraud cases in the Washington D.C. Here are some of the ill gotten money quotes:

"FBI agents who descended on the Northwest Washington home of D.C. tax manager Harriette Walters found a nondescript brick rambler, but just inside was the wardrobe of a princess."

"The inventory, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, provided new insights into the lifestyle of the woman who prosecutors say masterminded the biggest fraud ever perpetrated against the D.C. government: $20 million and counting, they say. It details items seized by nine agents who went through every room of the house near Rock Creek Park.

Walters, 51, co-worker Diane Gustus and four others are charged with taking part in a conspiracy to generate illegal property tax refund checks for themselves. In a separate court filing yesterday, authorities alleged that at least $12.7 million of the stolen money flowed directly into accounts controlled by Walters's niece, Jayrece Turnbull, whom they described as Walters's principal partner in the scam."

Equality marches on and it appears women can be just as corrupt as men.

The view from Washington- Veterans Day

I arrived back in Washington D.C. late Saturday night and was reminded that this time of year is not just about three day weekends and sales in malls.