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This idiot couldn't go blow up Aso rock. In addition to 419 now we are terrorist.

ehie:
@the poster with her blood boiling
are you really a woman,
ok we should all join the bandwagon of unjustified hate for Yar Adua
why should i pollute my hear with hate for a man am sure is doing all he can to bring sanity to chaos
Note Obasanjo destroyed the country in 8 years and before him others came and did their own.(Do u know who he was and what had achieved in Katsina before he became president?was his name associated with any scandal)
Secondly,I voted for Buhari but he didnt win,but i changed when i saw certain things,
Yaradua isnt a loudmouth,implenting policies and pursuing personal vendattas on the pages of newspapers,u might call him slow or all sort of things,but i believe we must give him a chance.
Thirdly i felt sorry for Maryam Abacha,because i am a woman,and a human being,its called sympathy,i hate the crime and not the doer.
Fourthly Forgiveness empathy are all values i grew up with,i cannot live in hate for anyman,because no man is worth it and i believe if a man is cruel he is cruel only unto himself.
so forgive me if i dont want to be wrapped up in your twisted hatefilled circle,it wont do me good if he dies.


and if i pray for him,its also praying for myself and my end too,
Sorry i can never ever be as twisted and have e lynch mentalilty you have

I can't believe you just said unjustified hate for Yar Adua are you serious? Your president is in a hospital bed, you don't even know the cause and why you are praying for him . He doesn't think enough of you to tell you why he is in Saudi Arabia. You have so many people that cannot go back to the east due to Kidnapping, and your president has not for one day addressed the issue. He has been in office for three years and people are still dying like goats on the roads.

Yaradua isnt a loudmouth,implenting policies and pursuing personal vendattas on the pages of newspapers,u might call him slow or all sort of things,but i believe we must give him a chance. You are right let's give him another 20 years in office to fix Nigeria's problems. God knows it takes 20years to fix Lagos - Ibadan express road, that kills people daily.

Thirdly i felt sorry for Maryam Abacha,because i am a woman,and a human being,its called sympathy,i hate the crime and not the doer. Good for you but I refuse to waste my sympathy on somebody that is responsible million of Nigerian death because she and are husband looted the country.

Sorry i can never ever be as twisted and have e lynch mentalilty you have That is the problem, until Nigerians that includes me and you decide we've had enough of this nonsense. And make the politicians understand we will literally lynch anybody that steals our money, that is the only way politicians will think twice before stealing our money.

But you do your thing and keep on praying for him . When he is healed, he will come back and chop more of our money.

Sam Milla:
Like i said earlier, He is our president.

I have never seen an elected president without controversy. NEVER ,

My post came from the humanitarian side of me. I could be different atimes.

But we always pull our leaders down with witchcraft,
with our thoughts, with our actions and with anything we can throw at them.
Not fair in my opinion. I am sure many of us have never suggested a better way forward ,
we just seat back and rant all the time.
Then we sleep off, wake up and start all over again.

I have prayed and wished hm well many times, and that is all i can do for him for now,

Yaradua was not elected by the people. He stole the election with Obasanjo's help. Of course presidents have controversy, this is not a controversy. It is a fact that Yaradua has not done a damn thing since came into office, just like all his predecessors. Please tell me once thing this man has accomplished.?

This is the kind of thread that makes my blood boil. Are you f**cking serious? What have we've done for our sick president ?

These are the same people praying for the quick recovery of Maryam Babangida. We are suppose to be praying for people that are killing, raping and stealing our money everyday. Is only in Nigeria that you see this kind of nonsense.

Since this man came into power, he has been screaming seven point agenda for 3 years. One point has not been accomplished, now he is sick and incapable of doing his job and he won't resign. Mind you that he never even informed us he was even sick ( he doesn't think we deserve to know that he is sick)


I just don't understand this question/thread. Why do Nigerians think like this? Why are we always settling for less and making excuses for our leaders.

So this what I will do for our sick president, I will visit the jujuman and hope that him and his daughter dies ( Yes I said it). Because that is nothing compared to the number of Nigerian mothers who have died during child birth due to inadequate health care, as a result of all the money that our sick president has stolen. Or all the people that have died on death traps called roads because of all the corruption money that he has stolen.

To all Nigerians/Africans who bleach their skin- this is how foolish you look


http://www.popcrunch.com/sammy-sosa-bleached-skin


http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-did-sammy-sosa-bleach-his-skin/

This is the problem with Nigerians and Africans. What good has this woman done for you, that you are wishing her soul rest in peace. Do know how many deaths she and her husband caused because of all the money they stole.

Is that mother that lost her husband because they did not fix the road. Is the mother who lost her baby because of no proper health care. It is also the mother that lost her son to arm robbers because of lack of security.

So screw Maryam  Babangida  and her husband, if she is not dead I wish her a painful, slow death. Because when all the above people died what the hell did she do?

The almighty pope has spoken I guess we must listen to him, Pope Benedict said on his way to Africa on Tuesday that "condoms were not the answer in the continent's fight against HIV, You can't resolve it with the distribution of condoms On the contrary, it increases the problem."
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090317/Pope_africa_090317/20090317?hub=TopStories

[url]http://www.nigerianavy.org/
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This is the Nigeria navy site, someone has probably hacked into this site and place all this info there. but nobody in the Nigeria Navy has bothered to notice.

It use to be that kidnapping was confined the delta, people claiming to fight for justice. Unfortunately, kidnapping has now become a growing business in Nigeria where Nigerian citizens are been held for Ransom. It has now moved from Port Harcourt to the east and the latest was in Abuja where a minister's daughter was kidnapped.

According to the world rankings Nigeria is now ranked 6th in the world for kidnapping. Furthermore, my fear is that Nigerians abroad will soon be receiving calls that their loves are been held for ransom.

Instead of the Nigerian Government to deal with this, they have already started ordering armored vehicles to protect their own lives.
[url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/violence-theft-kidnappings-spur-tac/story.aspx?guid={16A06C61-00B0-496C-A615-B0EFDD95C324}&dist=msr_3] http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/violence-theft-kidnappings-spur-tac/story.aspx?guid={16A06C61-00B0-496C-A615-B0EFDD95C324}&dist=msr_3[/url]

I believe Nigerian people need to ring the alarm as loud as possible before our country turns into Mexico or Columbia. There are already so many things we fear in Nigeria, lets not let kidnapping be one of them.

Am 33 years old

Fellow Nigerians I need your help.

I have been in America for 6 years now, and during those six years I have realized that I love women instead of men. I am more complete with a woman as my partner than a man. Rachel the love of my life, and I have now been together for two years; and through a sperm donation from the hospital she is now carrying our first child.

My problem is that my mom is coming for treatment in the states and she will be staying with us. she doesn't any of this. I have been so worried thinking about this that am losing sleep over this. I just don't know what to do. How should I break this to a Nigerian mother?

Nigeria, Nigeria, we take one step forward and twenty steps backward. This makes this country look bad in the worst way. How can you tell an investor to come invest in Nigeria? How can you tell Nigerians to come back home when they see this? How can you blame Nigerians that are running away from the country?

I also know this sort of thing will not stop until we Nigerians change our mentality and actual start demanding and doing something about change in that country.

Unfortunately, this sort of thing happens everyday in Nigeria, even worse. This just happened to be caught on camera. Tomorrow we will all scream Nigerian leaders, the leaders we get are a reflection of us Nigerians.

Nigerians' mentality is so screwed up on so many levels. Until we change our mentality and start believing we are our brother's keeper nothing will change.

The Change starts with us.

LAGOS, Nigeria — Dozens of death row prisoners in Nigeria have not been able to appeal their sentences, others have waited up to 24 years to have their appeals heard, and some are just teenagers, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

At least 80 of the 736 inmates currently languishing on death row in Africa's biggest oil producer were sentenced by tribunals, without the right to appeal their sentences, the London-based rights group said. Others have faced decades-long delays for appeals, due to a lack of legal representation or missing case files, it said.

In addition, there are at least 40 juvenile offenders on Nigeria's death row. Their ages at the time of their alleged crimes ranged from 13 to 17 years old.

The rights group called upon the Nigerian government to declare a moratorium on executions, saying the West African nation's criminal justice system is "riddled with corruption, negligence and a nearly criminal lack of resources."

Government officials had no immediate comment on the Amnesty report.

The report also claimed that thorough, impartial police investigations into capital crimes were rare and said over half of the death row inmates were convicted on the basis of written confessions that many said were extracted under torture.

"It is truly horrifying to think of how many innocent people may have been executed and may still be executed," said Aster van Kregten, Amnesty International's Nigeria researcher.

Nigeria made an attempt to address the flaws by establishing two commissions of inquiry, which both recommended a moratorium on death sentences because the existing justice system could not guarantee a fair trial, but no action has been taken yet.

The report says Nigeria's soaring violent crime rate puts pressure on police to make fast arrests and few politicians want to publicly oppose death sentences.

"The death penalty is used as a distraction from the real issue: Addressing the underlying factors that lead to violent crime," the report said.

Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation, with 140 million people. In spite of massive oil earnings, poverty is widespread and criminality and corruption are major problems.

[url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,442045,00.html[/url]

Please help me understand this politician's English.

I cannot believe this man is a politicians who speaks on behalf Nigerians. Try not to laugh.


http://myvideos.africast.tv/category/Nigeria/15/d31e1fbd-5677-4136-83ea-9a50005cd308.htm

Nawa Oh

Nigerians, this is why we can never get anywere, because we turn everything into a personal thing. The topic has changed, Jesus

Good for Nigerians who will not sit in their own country and build it to the standards they desire. But will go over to other countries to be roasted alive like rams and goats for festive occasions. No brother or sister of mine can be in this kind of situation. If they do end up in the roating pots of any foreign based cannibals, they deserve it!

I say good for Nigerians! Useless people! Only mouth una get. Go and petition with your ancestors against Mbeki and South Africa as a whole since the British Airways petition craze has died down.


Useless country, with useless noisy retarded citizens! Everywhere Nigerians go, they assume an abominable outcast "osu" status!


UNA NO DEY SHAME

Kudos to the South Africans for recognizing that Nigerians smell like chrismas and ramadan goats and rams anyway. So should be roasted as such.

STAY HOME AND BUILD YOUR OWN COUNTRY!!! USELESS, GOOD FOR NOTHING NIGERIAN ANIMALS!!!!

Xiomarra I think you make an excellent point- which is Nigerians we complain too much and don't do anything. With all the money and expertise we have abroad, we cannot change anything back home. Our govt gets away with what they do because we let them. And running away from Nigeria doesn't solve the problem.

So Xiomarra, what do suggest Nigerians abroad do, to solve the problem in their country. What action plan can we follow, what do you propose? Let's tackle just one problem at a time.

We are too funny Nigerians!
Too funny- whenever i want a good laugh i come here!

Is so amazing how we all know what the problems are in Nigeria. And none of us can come up with a solution.

sage_:
ALL THIS NOISE IN NAIRALAND CANNOT GET US THE DESIRED RESULT. THE BEST WAY TO REACT TO THIS INSULT IS;
1. DESTROY YOUR MTN SIM CARD
2. SMASH YOUR DSTV DECODER AND
3. NEVER STEP YOUR FEET ON SHOPRITE AGAIN

FAILURE TO DO THESE, CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF THE PROBLEM.

May the gentle souls of our beloved countrym, whose promising lives were cut short by senseless south african 'XENOPHOBIC GANGSTERS' rest in perfect peace. Amen.

LETS LEAVE THIER COUNTRY AND SEE IF THIER PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.

By the way, what are those sold-out looters in abuja saying or doing about it?

The South African companies are not the problem. The problem is the lack of leadership in Africa. Government. What does boycotting solve? Who are you hurting when you boycott? The people doing this killings, are common SA, who are furstrated and don't know what to do. They then take it out on foreigners. Just like you saying let's boycott. Did shoprite people kill NIgerians?

The root of the problem is our own govt. Just like the root of the problem in SA is their Govt. Let's stop the BS and attack the real problem, not all this time wastiing about boycotting. The real problem is our govt

The white people have done such a good job when they colonized us, because we are still doing their job for them. The white man's best work was teaching the black race how to hate each other. They did an excellent job. How do you get to the point that you take someone else's life, you will take a stick and beat them until they die without feeling a thing.

This was the same thing that happened in Kenyan about 4 months ago. They would drag people from their cars and beat them until they die. Instead of us joining together and facing the real problem, which is our government. Do you blame the people from Zimbabwe for running away from Mugabe. The South Africans government is the problem, not foreigners.

When will we understand that we are in this together, and that we are all after the same thing? Let’s take all that frustration, anger and place it where it belongs. “Our African government", because of their greed and wickedness they continue to be the white man's puppet. God knows running away from our countries hasn't solved anything.

We are all sleeping on China; they are the next slave masters. They are looting our resources like no man’s business.

PRESS STATEMENT BY RESPECT NIGERIANS COALITION (RNC) ON THE EXPIRATION OF ULTIMATUM GIVEN TO BRITISH AIRWAYS


Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, we are issuing this Statement on behalf of Respect Nigerians Coalition (RNC), a coalition of organizations and persons championing the campaign against British Airways’ discriminatory and indecorous treatment of its Nigerian customers. You all know that on Thursday, 27 March 2008, British Airways officials and the police subjected Mr Ayodeji Omotade to degrading treatment and went further to eject the other 135 passengers (overwhelmingly Nigerians) from BA075 flight bound for Lagos Nigeria from London Heathrow Airport. Of course, we are acutely aware that without your unstinting support, this story would have been swept under the carpet. That is why today, we are once again calling on you to help deepen international consciousness about the campaign.

On Tuesday, April 15 2008, we made five specific demands on British Airways over this issue and asked that they address these before Wednesday, April 30, 2008. We asked British Airways to:

* tender a clear and well-worded apology to all passengers affected by their discriminatory and intimidatory conduct aboard flight BA075 on 27 March, 2008 in a Nigerian national newspaper;
* tender a clear and well-worded written apology and appropriate compensation to Mr Ayodeji Omotade for financial and emotional losses suffered as a result of the conduct of British Airways and its agents on the day;
* withdraw all adverse statements made to the police about Mr. Ayodeji Omotade over this incident;
* lift the ban imposed on Mr Ayodeji Omotade, even as he would still retain his right to decide whether or not to fly British Airways in the future, and
* issue an undertaking that British Airways shall improve its customer care culture and desist from such practices that give the impression that the airline is arrogant, uncaring and discriminatory.

So far, British Airways has failed to do any of the above or give any indication of its intention to do any of the above. The terrible statements its faceless officials have been making in the press over this issue, both in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, attest to the unwillingness of those who run the airline to see reason. In the face of British Airways’ stonewalling, it is therefore our intention to now inform you of our next line of action.

We members of the Respect Nigeria Coalition (RNC) have resolved to officially commence the worldwide boycott of British Airways goods and services as from Thursday, 15 May, 2008. We are calling on every Nigerian and friends of Nigeria, every person who loves justice and fairness and every person who has a social conscience to vote against British Airways with the power of their purse. We are calling on people to educate British Airways on the virtues of good corporate citizenship. Nigerians and friends of Nigeria all over the world will continue to sign the Petition/Protest Letter posted on our two websites – www.nigeriavillagesquare and www.respectnigerians.com as long as the protest continues.

We recognize the concern showed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the Nigerian Federal Government over this issue. We are aware that discussions are ongoing between agents of the Federal Government and British Airways, the details of which are unknown to us at this time. But we are not waiting for the Federal Government to teach British Airways that the customer is king. They will find that out as they continue to test our resolve, because we are absolutely determined to prove that it’s possible for people’s power to trounce corporate tyranny.

Finally, you, members of the press, are the most important pillars of support we have throughout this struggle. It is you that put our issue on the front-burner of national and international discourse. Your reports have roused the consciousness of the British and international public and we know that the endless stream of messages of support we are receiving and the thousands of signatories supporting our protest have been largely due to the publicity and support you have given our campaign from the beginning.

Please, stand solidly with us, for the man dies in him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny of any sort.

Thank you for your support, care and attention.

Signed:

Kennedy Emetulu
Michael Egbejumi-David
Tosin Awotesu.

(For and on behalf of Respect Nigerians Coalition)

it depends. Everyone is doing car business right now. And the ones that are successfully are the ones who have request for a car plus half the money before they even buy it.

To buy the car from america is not the problem. Its sending it home, do you have someone who can clear, drive it where it will be sold. Sometimes the car will sit there for a long time because people are pricing it or low. Sometimes the person selling the car for you will add another 10,000 Naira, and he won't sell it until he makes that additional 10,000 plus the commission you are paying him already.

Kola , Can you please tell us the end of the scam. How is it suppose to play out? How do you make money out of it?

This is the problem with Nigerians. We cannot give our own people the benefit of a doubt.

With all the complaints we've heard from Nigerians about British Airways still we can't give our own people the benefit

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=nigerian%20passengers%20removed%20from%20british%20airways%20&recipe=all&scope=all&edition=

You can watch his interview on BBC news.
We have to take a stand for something

On the 27th of March 2008 at about 12:30pm, I boarded the British Airways flight BA75 and I went straight to seat 53C.

On getting to my seat, there were noises from an individual being forcibly restrained but who was not visible because some police officers and some plain clothes people held him down. The noise continued for more than 20 minutes and I was concerned because the individual was screaming in agony and shouting in pidgin English “I go die” meaning, I will die. I pleaded with the officers not to kill him and my exact words were “please don’t kill him”. The British Airways staff said that the officers were doing their jobs and that nothing was going to happen. The noise became louder and other passengers started getting concerned and were complaining especially about their safety. The situation continued for another 15 minutes after I got on.

Eventually, a member of the cabin crew announced that the passenger was going to be removed and the passenger was removed from the plane and we all thought that was the end of the situation. Five minutes later, two members of the cabin crew arrived with about 4 police officers and told me to get off the plane. I asked what the matter was and they said that I was not going to travel with the airline because the cabin crew thought I had been disruptive by questioning the noise being caused by the person that was removed. I pleaded with them that I was going for my brother’s wedding and that I had all his stuff with me. I was dragged out of the plane as if I was resisting arrest. As we got to the corridor that linked the plane with the terminal building, I was slammed against the wall and made to sit on the floor. I was still pleading with them telling them that they had completely misunderstood me and that I was only complaining about the situation regarding the disturbances caused by the deportee they were trying to restrain and subdue. I was on the floor for about 20 to 25 minutes. Another passenger was brought to the corridor as well and he was also pleading with the officers.

I was later put in the back of the police van at about 1:50pm and I was locked up there for about an hour or more still handcuffed. I was formally arrested approximately 2:30pm and my rights were read to me. Before the arrest in the van, I managed to reach for my pocket and brought out my mobile phone. I made some phone calls to my wife, sister and a friend while the low battery sign was on because I was all alone and still handcuffed.

I was later driven to the police station where I was formally checked in. I was in police custody for almost 8 hours and later released on bail after the interview with the duty solicitor and the detectives. I had £473.00 on me which was seized as well as £90.00 sent to my mother in-law from my sister in-law and £1,050.00 given to me by my cousin who is a doctor for the upkeep of his parents in Nigeria. All the money together was £1,613.00. I was told that I would appear in a magistrate court to prove the money was not meant for crime or proceeds of crime. The officer told me that they will like to see traceability and that I needed my payslips and bank account detailing my payments and withdrawals as well as my cousin’s payments and withdrawals.

I was released but without the money. I made my way to terminal 4 and arrived there at about 12:30am but the British Airways kiosks were closed. I was directed to the staff room and told them that I wanted to rebook my trip to Lagos. A lady told me to give her my ticket and she stated that British Airways has banned me from travelling with them indefinitely and that only the managers can use their discretions because I was a ‘disruptive passenger’. I requested for my 2 piece luggage and she told me that the section will be opened later at about 5:30am and I will be escorted in to collect them. I slept on the chair and waited till about 5:30am and attempted to rebook my ticket but was told that British Airways refused to take me. I decided to go and pick up my stuff and I was told that my luggage were missing. I was handed a form with reference number LONBA90924. At this point, I became totally stranded because I could not leave without my luggage because it contained my brother’s wedding suit, shirts and accessories.

I was on the phone with my wife and she wanted to book an alternative flight that departs at 10:15am so that I could make it for the wedding. This was not possible because British Airways refused to disclose where my luggages were and did not remove my luggage from the flight when they called the police to arrest me.

On Monday 31st of March, I appeared at the Magistrate court but was told that a decision was made about the £1,613.00 that was seized from me. The police had been granted a further 90 days to hold on to the money pending their investigation. I was given the officer’s details . He requested 12 months bank statements and 6 months payslip to prove that the £473.00 that belongs to me was not proceeds of crime and also requested that the £1,050.00 that was given to me by my cousin for his parents should also be traced to my cousin’s 12 months bank statement and 6 months payslip. DC Webster has promised to write me detailing these requests.

Still on Monday 31st of March 4 days after I was taken off the plane, I made extra efforts to find out the whereabouts of my 2 piece luggage (LONBA90924), because they have not been sent to my address as promised by calling the lost baggage section at 13:44hrs and spoke to a man called Neil who said that, it is difficult for them to trace my bags and that there is a strong possibility that they might be in Lagos. He suggested that I should call back in 24 hours.

Eventually, one week and one day later, my bags were brought to me at home. One was badly damaged and the other was intact. British Airways delibrately made sure I missed the wedding because if they were kicking me off their flight, they would have removed my bags from the flight. They were all there when the police officers made me to sit on the floor and heard me pleading to allow me fly for my brother's wedding. I could have made either KLM or Virgin Nigeria the following Friday morning.

I will not want to believe that the authorities involved in the situation deliberately or cleverly punished me unnecessarily out of frustration for not being able to restrain or subdue a deportee or that I as a fee paying passenger was accused of affray with violence when I was voicing my concerns about the disturbances caused by the deportees. I never mentioned any abusive or swear words neither was I physically threatening anyone. My luggage mysteriously was lost and I have been banned on all British Airways flights without a chance to say my part of the story to redeem myself. 135 passengers were asked to leave the flight because they expressed displeasure regarding the disturbances caused by the deportees and the officers trying to restrain him. My ticket was even refused to be endorsed by BA to enable me to fly with another airline. I need full compensation of my loss and also a letter of apology from British Airways.
Regards

All these charges doesn't mean a damn thing. Because the most important is w[b]here is the money caputured from these rogues. [/b]what is done with it. It goes back into the same corrupt people's pocket!

The best thing to do, is kill every single one of them. Nigeria needs a messiah , and nigeria people need rise up as a nation , instead of writing and talking on the internet. Then doing nothing about the situation. We are a long way from there

I hate that Nigerians copy everything, and its always the bad things they are copying. We forget the power that the media has on young kids. Haven't we learnt that from abroad societies. Still we put something like that on the cover of a magazine. A little girl will now think that it is cool too smoke.

I finally found a Nigerian movie that i can be proud of. It's not perfect, there is always room for improvement, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. The movie is called " The Finer Things"

I am not going to give the plot, so i will let you find out your self. Why i like this movie

The movie actually has a believable plot
They don't try to act american
The acting is actually good
I couldn't predict the end of the movie

Check it out, and if you've watched it, please post your comments

Where is the evidence that Oprah said this. show the evidence The more i think about it. The more i say to myself that Oprah Winfrey cannot make such a stupid generalisation.


Why is it that we don't have this much hatred and talk when our leaders steal our money. What is even more funny  is Nigerians call each other names worse than this We badmouth ourselves and our country worse than this

Why don't you send comments to  your governors and leaders.  Yes i have nationalistic pride, but we need to look at ourselves very well.

presido1:
how many people were involved in this their ID theft.brother forget its not easy to be a nigerian, she should come out and tell us(NIGERIANS) what she want, its never late. she is just jealous about us simple. everyday nigerian show.

Well it turned out this Nigerian man  was buying merchandise with the stolen credit card and since most stores will not ship to Nigeria. He met american women he said he would marry. He then shipped the products to their houses. They in turn shipped it to Nigeria. The investigators went all the way to cotnou. Where the president said we have hijacked his country with 419 fraud.

to answer your question it was one Nigerian involved in the scam

Look this is just sensationalizm. Americans are more corrupt than America. they just hide behind the laws. Somebody tell me what is LOBBYING
a legalized form of corruption.