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N. Korea capable of threatening U.S. with nuclear arms: Kim Jong-un - Duration: 0:31.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says it's undeniable that North Korea is now capable
of strategically threatening the United States with nuclear weapons.
According to the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency,... that's what Kim said
Thursday in a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
Kim added that North Korea's rapid progress on its nuclear programs... is having a great
impact on the world political stage and environment.
He also vowed to make North Korea politically independent, self-sufficient in economics
and self-reliant in defense.
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Muslim Insults Cashier Wearing U.S. Flag Pin, Man's Reaction Had Store CHEERING - Duration: 3:00.
As a soldier stood in line at a California grocery store a woman wearing
a burka confronted the store's cashier about their American flag lapel pin and
everyone in the store heard it however a man standing behind the soldier wasn't
having any of it and by the time he finished the entire store was cheering
a man named hunter green recounted the outstanding story on his Facebook wall
telling about how his son had gone to California and encountered many
different people most of whom thanked him for his service and fighting to
protect our freedoms however one incident at a grocery store as he headed
back to base stuck in his mind that's when a Muslim woman dressed in a burqa
had some not nice things to say about our country in the flag that represents
it
Green said that as his soldier son stood in line he heard the woman ahead of him
loudly remark about the cashiers US flag lapel pin
in response the cashier reached up and touched the pin saying yes I always wear
it and probably always will apparently that didn't sit too well with
the Muslim woman who claimed to be of Iraqi descent and she shot back by
asking the clerk when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen well that
was the wrong thing for the woman to do and after a man standing behind the
soldier heard her asinine remark he spoke up
as hunter green recalled in his post putting his arm around my son's
shoulders and nodding towards my son he said in a calm and gentle voice to the
iraqi woman lady hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man
have fought and died so that you could stand here in my country and accuse a
checkout cashier of bombing your countrymen it is my belief that had you
been this outspoken in your own country we wouldn't need to be there today but
hey if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly i'll gladly
buy you a ticket and pay your way back to iraq so you can straighten out the
mess in your country that you are obviously here in my country to avoid
ouch this man is 100% right apparently everyone in the store thought
so too as Green said that they all started cheering after they heard what
he said while the story can't be verified it does bring up a lot of great
points the Muslim woman's attitude exemplifies
the problem with many of the people who come to our nation seeking refuge from
the hellholes they've created back home they want to enjoy our freedom our
economy in our country meanwhile they turn around and insult us every chance
they get
as the man in the store said to the woman at the time if you don't like
America we'll gladly send you back to the third world SH asterisk though you
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Mark Steyn Blows the Doors Wide Open: Obama Kept US in the Dark About Illegal Immigrant Crimes - Duration: 2:58.
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U.S. Readies North Korea Pre-Emptive 'Bloody Nose' Strike: Report - Duration: 2:24.
The White House is preparing a North Korea option that would include a bloody
nose targeted pre-emptive military strike to knock out its nuclear weapons
program according to a Wednesday report by The Telegraph a strike could involve
targeting a launch site before it launches a ballistic missile test or
targeting North Korea weapons stockpiles the hope is that military force would
show Kim jong-un that America is serious about stopping further nuclear
development and trigger negotiations The Telegraph reported the report cited
three anonymous sources one inside the administration and two former officials
familiar with the White House's thinking the Pentagon is trying to find options
that would allow them to punch the North Koreans in the nose get their attention
and show that we are serious one former security official told The Telegraph the
plans indicated that President Donald Trump is more willing to use military
option than previously thought Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told
the Atlantic last week he believed there was a 30% chance of Trump using a
military option but that if North Korea tested another nuclear weapon that
percentage would jump to 70 North Korea tested a nuclear weapon in
September its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb test North Korea also
tested three intercontinental ballistic missiles this year the latest one had a
theoretical range that included the entire continental US experts believed
that the missile wasn't yet capable of carrying a nuclear payload or if North
Korea had even developed a working nuclear ICBM warhead but the country's
rapidly developing weapons capabilities have put the White House in a tough
position Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has
reached out numerous times to North Korea pushing diplomatic negotiations
but Trump admonished him publicly on Twitter and has repeatedly threatened
North Korea and insulted its leader Kim jong-un there appears to be a split in
the rhetoric between Tillerson and Trump
Kim would respond to such an attack is a mystery experts believe that North Korea
has more than one ICBM launcher and possibly around 15 nuclear weapons the
US government estimates North Korea's nuclear weapon count is as high as 60
North Korea also has artillery along its border aimed at South Korea
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10 Creepiest Unsolved Mysteries From Oregon US - Duration: 20:11.
No matter how much we persevere or how many hours we spend investigating, there remain
some life mysteries that were never meant to be solved—but they make for great television
at least.
Shows like "Cold Case Files" and "Unsolved Mysteries" gained nationwide approval for
telling the stories of countless true crimes that have no ending.
To bring the mystery into our own backyards, keep watching for Top 10 Oregon's famous
creepiest unsolved mysteries.
10 Jeremy Doland Bright Jeremy attended the Coos County Fair in Oregon
with his nine-year-old sister and a group of his friends on August 14, 1986.
He and his sister separated at 2:00 p.m., agreeing to meet up again near the ferris
wheel at 5:00.
He never showed up at their meeting place and has never been seen again.
Jeremy lived in Grants Pass, Oregon in 1986, but he had grown up in Myrtle Point and had
many relatives living there.
He and his younger sister enjoyed the fair and their stepfather agreed to take them there
for the week so they could go to the festivities.
There were several possible sightings of Jeremy in the local area in the days following his
disappearance, but none of them were confirmed.
He was a basketball player in 1986, and was looking forward to starting high school.
Many rumors circulated about his disappearance but none of them have been substantiated,
but the Coos County Sheriff believes he died the day he was last seen.
Authorities do not believe Jeremy left of his own accord.
He was close to his sister and it would have been uncharacteristic of him to abandon her,
and he did not take his wallet or extra clothes when he went missing.
His mother and stepfather were going through a divorce in 1986 and he may have been somewhat
troubled as a result; his grades dropped during the school year prior to his disappearance.
However, he was described as a popular, likeable teenager and a star basketball player who
was looking forward to the start of the school year.
Due to the lack of evidence in Jeremy's case, it is classified as a non-family abduction
and a potential homicide.
His family believes he's deceased and they held a memorial service for him in August
2011, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his disappearance.
Jeremy's mother thinks his body is somewhere in Coos County.
His case is unsolved.
9 Robert Michael Bobo Bobo was camping in a remote area in the Rogue
River National Forest between Prospect, Oregon and Union Creek, Oregon in October 1998.
A female friend dropped him off at his campsite in the Woodruff Meadows area near 700 Road
on October 2, 1998.
Bobo was last seen at approximately 9:00 p.m. by two area hunters.
He has never been heard from again.
One of his friends arrived the following morning for the opening of hunting season and discovered
he was gone.
He was reported as a missing person at that time.
Bobo left behind all of his belongings, including his favorite baseball cap, two rifles, all
his clothes and all his camping gear.
He is not believed to have had any money with him at the time of his disappearance.
Numerous searches were conducted of the area around Bobo's campsite, but no evidence was
uncovered.
Authorities stated there were no indications of foul play, but they do not believe Bobo
left of his own accord.
They believe he may have been scouting another campsite and become injured or had a medical
emergency and was unable to get back to his own camp.
Bobo's relatives fear he met with foul play, however; his brother stated he never went
anywhere without wearing his baseball cap and would not have voluntarily left it behind
at the campsite.
Bobo was employed as a part-time woodcutter at the time of his disappearance, and lived
in Prospect.
His case remains unsolved.
8 Celia Darlene Barnes Barnes was last seen hiking near the 6000
block of the right fork of Sardine Creek Road, in the area around the "House of Mystery"
in Gold Hill, Oregon on September 1, 2002.
She had gone hiking that day with her sister.
They separated to look for aluminum cans.
They were supposed to rendezvous at Barnes's sister's car, but Barnes never showed up and
has never been seen again.
She had been reported missing before when she got lost while hiking, but was found safe
and was angry at her family for sending out a search party.
As a result, this time her family waited 30 hours before informing the authorities.
Barnes may have been spotted on the day of her disappearance by a man who said she told
him she was going back to her sister's car.
Another witness might have seen Barnes at the valley of Rogue State Park.
Tracker dogs traced her scent to the off-ramp of north Interstate 5.
Police believe she walked down Sardine Creek Road to the highway.
Two residents of the neighborhood reported having seen her.
None of these sightings have been confirmed.
A week after Barnes disappeared, a man in Gold Hill found the bronze ski pole she used
as a walking stick.
He has passed a polygraph and is not considered a suspect in her case.
Barnes resided in the 100 block of Brookside Boulevard in Merlin, Oregon at the time of
her disappearance.
She is an experienced hiker and an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam.
Her family does not believe she left of her own accord and think she may have been abducted,
but little evidence is available as to her fate.
7 Kenneth Budlong Budlong was last seen on September 24, 1995.
He went on a solo climb up Mount Hood, a 11,235-foot peak in Mount Hood National Forest.
He was climbing Cathedral Ridge on the left side of the mountain, a route he'd never taken
before.
When he didn't call home the next afternoon, his family became concerned.
A search was launched on September 26, and search teams found Budlong's tent near the
McNeil Point shelter, at the 7,000-foot level.
Inside was a backpack, a sleeping bag, a climbing book and a Bible.
There was no sign of Budlong, however.
He has never been heard from again.
The search efforts were hampered by freezing rain and high winds.
Budlong is a very experienced climber; he'd climbed Mount Hood 22 times before, and other
mountains as well, and he'd survived an avalanche a few years before his disappearance.
He was well-equipped with food and survival gear when he went missing, including a space
blanket, warm clothing, crampons and an ice ax.
He didn't have his helmet, however.
Authorities believe Budlong suffered an accident on the mountain, possibly on the Reid Glacier,
but his body has never been recovered.
He was employed as a global inventory manager for Nike at the time of his disappearance.
6 Benita Gay Chamberlin Chamberlin was last seen between 10:00 and
11:00 a.m. on February 23, 1978, leaving Sacred Heart General Hospital in the vicinity of
13th Avenue and Hilyard Street in Eugene, Oregon.
She had given birth on February 13 and was released from the hospital, but her baby daughter
remained hospitalized due to prematurity and low birth weight.
Chamberlin went to the hospital that day to nurse the baby.
She was told she could take her home sometime after 1:30 p.m., and telephoned a female friend
to tell her the good news.
She has never been heard from again.
Her mother reported her missing at 1:00 a.m. on February 24.
At 2:30 a.m. that day, Chamberlin's purse was found lying on the ground in a parking
lot on the University of Oregon campus.
Shortly after 5:00 a.m., her blue 1966 Mercury Comet was found in the parking lot of a Coca-Cola
bottling factory on Franklin Boulevard, near the hospital.
There was no sign of her at the scene.
Chamberlin was in the process of a divorce at the time of her disappearance.
She was separated from her husband and lived in the 20 block of Howard Avenue; her older
two daughters lived with their father.
She had worked as a maid at the Holiday Inn on Coberg Road for approximately five months
before she went on maternity leave.
Her coworkers said she was well-liked and a reliable employee, and she was also described
as a dedicated parent.
who would never have left her three children, the oldest of whom was seven years old in
1978.
She is a graduate of Churchill High School.
Her case remains unsolved and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear.
5 Angela Lynn Chan Chan was last seen by her husband of two years,
Bruce Chan, when he dropped her off at their home in the 1500 block of southwest Lava Avenue
in Redmond, Oregon on the morning of March 27, 1989.
They had been trap shooting together.
After he dropped her off, Bruce returned to his station at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside,
California, where he served at a lieutenant in the Marine Corps.
Two days later, on March 29, Angela's family members reported her missing.
Her yellow Datsun B-210 was found that same day in a pullout along Highway 126 near the
Cline Falls Bridge, west of Redmond.
It was still operable and had fuel in the tank, but the passenger window had been smashed
in with a rock.
Angela's shoes and purse were inside the vehicle.
Angela has never been heard from again.
Bruce and Angela were separated in 1989; he was at Camp Pendleton, and she had moved back
in with her mother in Redmond and was seeing another man.
She told her mother she wanted a divorce and was going to tell Bruce when she saw him on
the day she vanished.
In spite of the problems in her marriage, her family stated she was happy and planned
to move forward with her life.
Authorities believe Bruce may have been involved in her disappearance, but there is no evidence
to support this theory besides the circumstances.
He now lives in Arizona.
Although authorities initially believed she'd left of her own accord, Angela is now considered
to be missing under suspicious circumstances.
Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.
4 Jeromy Ivan Childress Childress was on an annual elk hunting trip
with Shane Luey and Luey's young son, Shane Jr., in Tillamook County, Oregon on October
17, 2004.
He was last seen at 4:30 p.m. that day at Tucca Creek Road and Boundary Road in the
Tillamook National Forest.
He was was carrying a rifle, a wallet, his car keys, half a pack of cigarettes, and possibly
a pocketknife at the time of his disappearance.
Childress became separated from his companions in the forest after they became lost trying
to find their way back to camp.
He walked into the brush alone, saying he thought he could find the camp by himself.
The Lueys eventually made it to the rendezvous point, but Childress never arrived.
All of his overnight gear was left behind at camp.
He has never been heard from again and an extensive search turned up no clues as to
his whereabouts.
At the time of his disappearance, Childress was employed as an industrial bridge painter
and blaster.
He enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating and he has two young children.
The area where he vanished is very steep, rugged, brush-covered terrain with lots of
gullies and fallen trees, and populated with wild animals including bears, cougars and
coyotes.
Foul play is not suspected in his disappearance; it is believed that Childress became lost
or injured in the wilderness and died.
His wife obtained a death certificate for him in 2006 based on that theory.
His case still remains unsolved.
3 Theresa Ann Davidson-Murphy Theresa resided with her husband, Richard
Murphy, and her two children in Rainier, Oregon in 1999.
The family lived in the 72000 block of Hutchison Road.
They relocated from Puyallup, Washington in July 1999 to be closer to Richard's relatives.
Richard and Theresa had been married since 1998.
A photo of Richard is posted below this case summary.
Theresa dropped her daughter off at a friend's home for a sleepover on October 7, 1999.
Richard told authorities that his wife returned to their hime afterwards.
He departed on a camping trip to Browns Creek in the Olympic National Forest in Mason County,
Washington later in the evening.
He told investigators that Theresa had disappeared by the time he returned home the following
day.
Her sister-in-law reported her missing on October 23, more than two weeks after her
disappearance.
The reasons for the delay of the report are unknown.
All of Theresa's personal belongings were inside the house.
Her pickup truck was parked near the residence with the keys in the ignition.
Theresa has never been heard from again.
Her sister-in-law reported her as a missing person on October 23, 16 days after she vanished.
Richard also reported that the family's 1991 Colt 1911 A-1 .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun
with serial number 2757178 was missing from their home after his wife disappeared.
The weapon has never been located.
Her two teenage daughters were placed in their father's custody and moved out of her home
with Richard later in 1999.
They now live in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
In August 2001, nearly two years after her disappearance, authorities announced that
they believe Theresa is deceased.
Her case remains unsolved.
2 Stephanie Douglas Stephanie was last seen at 10:30 p.m. on November
27, 1990, when she put her three children and her niece to bed in their McMinnville,
Oregon residence.
Sometime during the night she apparently taped a note to her neighbor's door, reading "Please
check in on my kids.
I had an emergecy."
She has never been heard from again.
Stephanie's husband, Stan Douglas, arrived home from work the following morning and found
the children safe in bed and his wife missing.
Stan told the police he found her car the morning after her disappearance in the parking
lot of a department store in McMinnville.
Other cars in the lot were covered with ice, but Stephanie's car was not.
Harold Stookey was convicted of murdering Stephanie's best friend, June Cross, who disappeared
two weeks after Stephanie did.
Cross vanished from Tacoma, Washington, but her body was found in Yamhill County, Oregon,
where Stephanie lived.
Authorities believe Stookey convinced Stephanie to leave her home the night she went missing,
but they are unsure why.
One theory is that she went into the woods to retrieve a cache of drugs.
Stookey refused to take a lie detector test in Stephanie's case an also denied involvement
in Cross's murder.
Stookey is not the only suspect in Stephanie's case; she had been involved with drugs and
prostitution and knew several violent criminals.
Stan had allegedly been abusive towards his wife and he failed a lie detector test after
her disappearance, but he had an alibi for the time she vanished and authorities have
never been able to tie him to her case.
Stephanie was also a close friend of Larry Shipley, a convicted murderer who had once
been married to Cross, but no evidence links Shipley to Stephanie's disappearance.
Scott Cox, a presumed serial killer who is currently incarcerated, is another possible
suspect.
Authorities investigated several possible sightings of Stephanie in the months following
her disappearance, but none of the sightings were confirmed.
They believe she was murdered, but they cannot charge any suspect due to a lack of evidence.
Her case remains unsolved.
1 Ann Marie Ellinwood Ann was last seen in Corvallis, Oregon on
April 15, 1978.
She participated in a March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon, her third, that day.
The route was on a bike path along the Marys River.
At 1:00 p.m., Ann told her friends her feet hurt and they should go on without her.
She said she would go to a checkpoint at the Gill Coliseum.
She was last seen near the Pioneer Park ball field, across Highway 34 from the coliseum.
Ann has never been heard from again.
She had an afternoon paper route delivering the Gazette-Times, but never showed up for
it, which is uncharacteristic of her.
Her parents reported her missing at 5:15 p.m.
An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of the child.
A red pickup truck with a teardrop-shaped trailer was seen in the area around the time
of her disappearance.
Eleven-year-old Stephanie Newsom disappeared from West Salem, Oregon on April 19, four
days after Ann.
The girls were similar in age and appearance and were last seen walking alone during the
daylight hours.
Due to the similarities, police immediately suspected the disappearances were linked.
They were looking for a possible suspect in Ann's case, described as a Caucasian man with
a stocky build, reddish-brown or sandy hair, a gruff voice and possibly a mustache.
The suspect in Stephanie's case had a similar appearance: stocky, in his late twenties,
with shaggy light brown hair.
Stephanie's partially clothed body was found on April 25 in a field next to the Ankeny
Wildlife Refuge.
She had been dead for several days.
Investigators determined she'd been raped and strangled.
By May, police had identified a suspect in Ann's disappearance and Stephanie's murder:
Earl F. "Woody" Chambers.
A photo of him is posted below this case summary.
He had a prior record for rape and assault of young women, and he owned a red pickup
truck and a teardrop-shaped trailer, like the one seen in the area where Ann disappeared.
Police brought him in for questioning, and he denied any involvement in Ann's disappearance.
He was ordered to appear before a grand jury on June 6.
The afternoon of June 6, however, Chambers's body was found in a rural area in Linn County,
Oregon.
He had committed suicide, without leaving a note.
The investigation went cold after Chambers's death, but since 1978 law enforcement had
made periodic efforts to resolve Ann's disappearance and Stephanie's murder.
Hair found in Chambers's trailer and vehicle, believed to be Ann's, was tested for DNA in
2005, but the results were inconclusive.
Chambers remains the prime suspect in Ann's disappearance.
Ann was a seventh-grader at Highland View Junior High School at the time of her disappearance.
Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, which remains unsolved.
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What If Mexico Invaded The United States? - Duration: 4:10.
What if Mexico Invaded the United States Hello and welcome back to Lifeís Biggest
Questions, Iím Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey.
Since the election of Donald Trump, US-Mexican relations have been rather tense.
The hitherto impotent rallying cry to BUILD THAT WALL is not exactly the diplomatic decision
of the decade.
But what would happen if Mexico decided theyíd had enough, and mounted an attack on the United
States?
Letís explore.
If youíre looking for more ìWhat Ifî questions, check out the ìBiggest What Ifísî playlist
on the channel.
Now get ready, itís time to ask the question: What if Mexico Invaded the United States?
If you saw our video on ìWhat if Canada Invaded America,î you may have some idea of how this
will go.
That is to say, Mexico would have a bad time.
You can simply look at the military budgets of the two countries to see how easy this
would be for the US.
Mexico has a military budget of roughly 10 billion American dollars, while the US has
68 times that, with a budget of 682 billion dollars.
So really, we could probably stop this video right here, but just for fun letís look at
some of the other factors.
One disadvantage Mexico would have is that their border with the United States is relatively
small, compared to the US/Canada border.
This means that there would be less ground for the Americans to defend, making it even
more difficult to mount an attack on land.
While Canada may have had a small advantage in that they could choose where to attack
from, Mexico would be funneled through a relatively small area, thus likely wouldnít be able
to successfully invade the US by land.
This leaves two options: The air, and the sea.
Unfortunately, they would be massively outmanned in both areas.
In the air, the US has a heavy advantage.
In 2017, the United States had a total aircraft strength of 13,762, compared to Mexicoís
452, roughly 30 times the power in the air.
So it looks like an air attack is out of the question.
But what about the sea?
Surprisingly, this is one of the areas where Mexico is closest to the US in terms of firepower.
In 2017, the US was measured at 415 Naval military Assets, compared to Mexicoís 143.
With less than 3 times the firepower, the US actually isnít as far ahead as they are
in other areas.
But on the other hand, to put it another way, they have almost 3 TIMES the naval assets.
Plus, it should be noted that aircraft can engage in naval warfare as well, which means
the US air superiority would make this an even more one-sided fight.
So, outmanned on land, air, and sea.
What other option is there?
Say it with me: Nuclear weapons.
This is essentially the only way that Mexico could do any real damage to the US.
However, Mexico has historically been in strong opposition of nuclear weapons.
In 1967, Mexico signed the Treaty of Tlatelolco.
My goodness was that difficult for my dumb Canadian tongue to say.
This treaty stated that they would not manufacture nuclear weapons.
More recently, in 2010, the government of Mexico turned over their highly enriched uranium
to the US, in exchange for a less-enriched form that couldnít be used to make weapons.
All this is to say that Mexico would be reluctant to, and likely lacks the resources to, use
nuclear weapons against the United States.
And even if they did, they would be in for a world of hurt.
All this is ignoring one glaring fact that puts this matter completely to bed; if Mexico
attacked the US, they would be breaking so many alliances that the world would come crashing
down on them.
Even if the US didnít deal with them immediately, which they probably could, other allies of
the United States would step in and make sure peace was returned.
An attack on the United States would be suicide, both for the soldiers, and for the country
as a whole.
And now we return to our question: What if Mexico Invaded the United States?
Well, the bottom line is, Mexico would lose.
Badly.
Heavily outmanned in the air, land, and sea, and lacking the nuclear capabilities to be
a threat on that front, Mexico would be throwing rocks at a skyscraper.
And thatís not to mention the fact that NATO would step in and squash any attack pretty
quickly.
On the bright side, an attack from Mexico is roughly as likely as Donald Trump bringing
about world peace; that is to say, it just wonít happen.
Thank you for watching Lifeís Biggest Questions, I hope this was interesting and informative,
and maybe even inspired you to look into it further on your own.
If you liked this video, please thumbs up and subscribe to the channel down below.
While youíre down there, let me know what you think about the wall.
Until next time, Iím Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Lifeís Biggest Questions, wishing you
the best of luck, on your quest for answers.
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Migrant seeking asylum says his toddler was taken away at the U.S. border - Duration: 6:13.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported that the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security is considering new rules to deter those entering the U.S.
illegally, separating children from their parents.
Under current rules, families are kept together, unless immigration officials determine parents
do not have sufficient documentation for their children.
From PBS station KPBS in San Diego, Jean Guerrero reports on one family already undergoing the
traumatic experience of separation.
JOSE DEMAR FUENTES, Asylum Seeker (through translator): I feel powerless not being with
them, not being able to hug them, kiss them, play with them.
JEAN GUERRERO: At least four Central American men in this Otay Mesa detention facility say
officials took their children from them after they arrived at the border asking for asylum.
In a statement, ICE said, "For the safety oft children involved, ICE must require documentation
of these family relationships."
The agency says that's because smugglers often pair children with non-parents.
The agency says the men didn't have enough documentary proof that they were the fathers,
and that officials are trying to verify familial relationships through the consulates.
But Jose Demar Fuentes says he gave customs officials at the port of entry his son's original
birth certificate and his Salvadorian I.D.
KPBS has seen copies of those documents.
JOSE DEMAR FUENTES (through translator): I wasn't going to come to a strange country
that isn't mine, to present myself with a child, without documents.
JEAN GUERRERO: Immigration officials sent his 1-year-old son, Mateo, to an Office of
Refugee Resettlement facility in Texas, more than 1,500 miles away.
Fuentes traveled from El Salvador to the U.S. with his partner, Olivia Caceres, and their
two sons, Mateo and Andree (ph), in a caravan of asylum seekers.
They were on the road for more than a month, traveling on Mexico's infamous train, La Bestia.
The family says they were fleeing gang violence and extortion at home.
We visited Fuentes' partner, Olivia, at a migrant shelter in Mexico, where she's staying
with Andree until they learn more about what's happening with Mateo.
OLIVIA CACERES, Mother (through translator): This is the first document they give us in
the hospital, so I kept it.
He had the original birth certificate of the boy.
JEAN GUERRERO: She says the family split up in Northern Mexico because they were in a
rush to get Mateo to the border.
The boy was weak and dehydrated after weeks of traveling.
The couple didn't have enough money for the four of them to get to the border right away.
OLIVIA CACERES (through translator): The priority was always Mateo, his health.
Andree is older.
He says, mommy, mommy, don't go, mommy.
Mateo is fine with his dad.
JEAN GUERRERO: The couple didn't think us immigration authorities would separate a father
and a 1-year-old child.
They thought the duo would either be detained together or released on parole.
Lisa Chavarria is an immigration attorney.
She says families seeking asylum are less likely to be released on parole under the
Trump administration.
LISA CHAVARRIA, Immigration Attorney: Now what I see is a leaning toward detain, detain,
detain.
And if there's not a place to detain a father and a child, then it's -- they're going to
detain them separately.
JEAN GUERRERO: Chavarria says family detention centers are currently focusing on women and
children.
She says the separation adds to the traumas of violence they're fleeing in Central America.
In the migrant shelter in Mexico, Andree plays with other children whose parents also brought
them from Central America.
They sing songs they learned on the journey.
BOY (through translator): Why do they kill us?
Why do they take our lives?
JEAN GUERRERO: Caceres says she's been repeatedly calling the facility in Texas where officials
sent her youngest son, Mateo, but that all she's received is a single call back letting
her know that the boy is fine.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement has declined to comment on the boy's case, citing privacy
concerns.
Immigration officials have the discretion to let the father out on parole at any time,
but under the Trump administration, the policy has been to detain for at least six months.
Caceres says the boy has a right to be with his father, that Fuentes is the best caretaker.
OLIVIA CACERES (through translator): Everyone knew him in the caravan because, once, when
Mateo was very sick with a bad fever, all night, Jose was holding him and pacing with
him.
JEAN GUERRERO: Caceres says she's heard that U.S. officials take good care of children
and that she's trying to focus on that, to stay positive for Andree.
Back in the detention center, Fuentes says Caceres tries to keep him calm over the phone.
JOSE DEMAR FUENTES (through translator): She gives me strength.
How am I, do I eat, do I sleep to relax, that everything's going to be fine, that Mateo's
in good hands, that she's taking care of Andree.
JEAN GUERRERO: Fuentes graduated from the Catholic University of El Salvador with a
degree in journalism.
JOSE DEMAR FUENTES (through translator): I like to know stories.
I like to write.
JEAN GUERRERO: But before he could pursue his dream of becoming a journalist, he and
his wife began to fear for their lives.
The couple says gangs were extorting them for money they didn't have, and Fuentes' close
friend was killed.
Fuentes says he wanted to be a good father because he never knew his own.
He was raised by his mother, who died a few days before he graduated.
JOSE DEMAR FUENTES (through translator): She told me she was proud of me.
It's sad to have the family fragmented.
One person in one place.
My mother in the sky.
My son, I don't know where.
Olivia with Andree.
JEAN GUERRERO: He says he's placing all of his faith in the institutions of the U.S.,
and hopes he will be reunited with his family on American soil.
For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jean Guerrero in San Diego.
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Turkey's Erdogan says expects U S to rescind Jerusalem decision after UN vote - Duration: 0:31.
Turkey's Erdogan says expects us to rescind Jerusalem decision after UN vote
Istanbul Reuters turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he expected US President Donald Trump s administration
to rescind without delay
it's unfortunate decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel as capital in comments on Twitter our Dogon said he welcomed the
overwhelming support for the resolution in the United Nations General Assembly
Where more than 100 countries voted in favor of calling for the United States to reverse its decision?
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US isolated as 128 nations at UN condemn Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:40.
Us isolated as
128 Nations at UN condemned Jerusalem decision some
128 countries defied US President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution
Calling for Washington to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the resolution
After the vote US ambassador to the United Nations nikki Haley tweeted that the United States will be taking names
Washington found itself isolated as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure
Some of those allies like Egypt Jordan and Iraq are major recipients of US military or economic aid
Although the u.s.
Threat to cut it did not single out any country among countries that abstained we Argentina, Australia, Canada
Colombia Czech Republic Hungary
Mexico Philippines
Poland
Rwanda South Sudan and Uganda
Guatemala Honduras
Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru Palau and Togo joined the United States and Israel and voting no
Following our reactions to the vote turkish President Tayyip, Erdogan mr. Trump
You cannot buy Turkey's Democratic will with your dollars the dollars will come back, but your will won't once it's sold
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif a resounding global note to trump regime sluggish intimidation and pounced on un
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem is our capital always was always will be
But I do appreciate the fact that the growing number of countries refused to participate in this theater of the absurd
Spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not be Albertina the vote is a victory for Palestine
We will continue our efforts in the United Nations and at all international
Forums to put an end to this occupation and to establish our Palestinian state with East Jerusalem
French UN Ambassador Francois de lattre the resolution adopted today only confirms relevant international law provisions on Jerusalem
Botswana's Ministry of International Affairs
Botswana will not be intimidated by such threats and will exorcise her sovereign right and vote based on her
Foreign policy principles which affirmed that Jerusalem is a fundamental final status issue
Which must be resolved through negotiations in line with relevant United Nations resolutions
Canadian ambassador to the UN Marc Andre
Blanchard on Canada decision to abstain from voting we are disappointed that this resolution is one-sided and does not advance
Prospects for peace to which we aspire, which is why we have abstained on today's vote
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UN Votes 128 9 To Condemn US Decision On Jerusalem, Trump's Response Is PURE GOLD - Duration: 3:03.
UN Votes 128-9 To Condemn US Decision On Jerusalem, Trump�s Response Is PURE GOLD
On Thursday, all eyes were on the United Nations as it prepared to vote on a resolution condemning
President Donald Trump�s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by moving
the U.S. Embassy.
When all was said and done, the UN voted 128-9 against President Trump.
However, his response was pure gold.
Ahead of Thursday�s vote, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley warned that the U.S.
would be �watching� who went against the president.
Additionally, President Trump told the press on Wednesday, �We�re watching those votes.
Let them vote against us.
We�ll save a lot.
We don�t care.
But this isn�t like it used to be, where they could vote against you and then you pay
them hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody knows what they�re doing.�
On Tuesday, Haley had tweeted that �the U.S. will be taking names� of the countries
that vote to support the resolution and that Trump had asked her to report back on the
nations �who voted against us.� She also penned a letter to most of the 193 U.N. member
states, in which she warned the U.S. would retaliate against countries that vote in favor
of the resolutions.
Trump, during a Cabinet meeting in Washington on Wednesday, said: �We�re watching those
votes.
Let them vote against us.�
�We�ll save a lot,� he said.
�
Haley, in a scathing statement before Thursday�s vote, said the U.S. would remember who stood
with them and raised the issue of American financial support for the U.N.
The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the
General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,� she said.
�We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world�s largest
contribution to the United Nations,� Haley warned.
�And we will remember it when so many countries come calling on us, as they so often do, to
pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit,� Haley added.
�America will put our embassy in Jerusalem.
No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that.�
Still, when the final vote came in on Thursday, it was not the news Trump wanted to hear.
The final result of the vote is in, and it was not in favor of Trump.
In fact, the U.N. voted overwhelmingly to condemn his Jerusalem decision.
How bad was it?
The resolution passed with 128 nations voting to disapprove Trump�s stand with Israel,
while only nine supported the president.
In addition, 35 countries abstained.
[Source: IJR] While the vote was a major slap in the face
to the Trump administration, it holds no actual weight because the U.S. has veto power, and
in response, Trump has effectively said that he �does not care� which way the UN voted
because it will be vetoed.
The vote serves as an important indicator, though, as to which foreign governments stand
with the United States and our sovereignty, and which foreign bodies do not
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Turkey's Erdogan says expects U S to rescind Jerusalem decision after UN vote - Duration: 0:31.
Turkey's Erdogan says expects us to rescind Jerusalem decision after UN vote
Istanbul Reuters turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he expected US President Donald Trump s administration
to rescind without delay
it's unfortunate decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel as capital in comments on Twitter our Dogon said he welcomed the
overwhelming support for the resolution in the United Nations General Assembly
Where more than 100 countries voted in favor of calling for the United States to reverse its decision?
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Alabama to officially end its scandal-tinged US Senate race
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US isolated as 128 nations at UN condemn Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:40.
US isolated as 128 nations at UN condemn Jerusalem decision.
Some 128 countries defied US President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a
UN General Assembly resolution calling for Washington to drop its recent recognition
of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the
resolution.
After the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, tweeted that the United
States "will be taking names."
Washington found itself isolated as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the
measure.
Some of those allies, like Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, are major recipients of US military
or economic aid, although the US threat to cut aid did not single out any country.
Among countries that abstained were Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda.
Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo joined the United States
and Israel in voting no.
Following are reactions to the vote: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:
"Mr. Trump, you cannot buy Turkey's democratic will with your dollars.
The dollars will come back, but your will won't once it's sold."
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif: "A resounding global NO to Trump regime's
thuggish intimidation at #UN."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Jerusalem is our capital, always was, always
will be.
But I do appreciate the fact that a growing number of countries refuse to participate
in this theater of the absurd."
Spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rdainah:
"The vote is a victory for Palestine.
We will continue our efforts in the United Nations and at all international forums to
put an end to this occupation and to establish our Palestinian state with east Jerusalem."
French UN Ambassador Francois Delattre: "The resolution adopted today only confirms
relevant international law provisions on Jerusalem."
Botswana's Ministry of International Affairs: "Botswana will not be intimidated by such
threats and will exercise her sovereign right and vote based on her foreign policy principles,
which affirm that Jerusalem is a fundamental final status issue, which must be resolved
through negotiations in line with relevant United Nations resolutions."
Canadian Ambassador to the UN, Marc-Andre Blanchard, on Canada decision to abstain from
voting: "We are disappointed that this resolution
is one-sided and does not advance prospects for peace to which we aspire which is why
we have abstained on today's vote"
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US isolated as 128 nations at UN condemn Jerusalem decision - Duration: 2:40.
Us isolated as
128 Nations at UN condemned Jerusalem decision some
128 countries defied US President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution
Calling for Washington to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor of the resolution
After the vote US ambassador to the United Nations nikki Haley tweeted that the United States will be taking names
Washington found itself isolated as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure
Some of those allies like Egypt Jordan and Iraq are major recipients of US military or economic aid
Although the u.s.
Threat to cut it did not single out any country among countries that abstained we Argentina, Australia, Canada
Colombia Czech Republic Hungary
Mexico Philippines
Poland
Rwanda South Sudan and Uganda
Guatemala Honduras
Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru Palau and Togo joined the United States and Israel and voting no
Following our reactions to the vote turkish President Tayyip, Erdogan mr. Trump
You cannot buy Turkey's Democratic will with your dollars the dollars will come back, but your will won't once it's sold
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif a resounding global note to trump regime sluggish intimidation and pounced on un
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem is our capital always was always will be
But I do appreciate the fact that the growing number of countries refused to participate in this theater of the absurd
Spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not be Albertina the vote is a victory for Palestine
We will continue our efforts in the United Nations and at all international
Forums to put an end to this occupation and to establish our Palestinian state with East Jerusalem
French UN Ambassador Francois de lattre the resolution adopted today only confirms relevant international law provisions on Jerusalem
Botswana's Ministry of International Affairs
Botswana will not be intimidated by such threats and will exorcise her sovereign right and vote based on her
Foreign policy principles which affirmed that Jerusalem is a fundamental final status issue
Which must be resolved through negotiations in line with relevant United Nations resolutions
Canadian ambassador to the UN Marc Andre
Blanchard on Canada decision to abstain from voting we are disappointed that this resolution is one-sided and does not advance
Prospects for peace to which we aspire, which is why we have abstained on today's vote
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Smug Muslim Diplomat Calls U S 'Blatant Bully,' Nikki Haley Shuts Him Up With 1 Sentence - Duration: 2:40.
Smug Muslim Diplomat Calls U.S. �Blatant Bully,� Nikki Haley Shuts Him Up With 1
Sentence
Ahead of Thursday�s U.N. vote on a resolution to condemn President Donald Trump�s decision
to move our embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a smug diplomat called the United States a
�blatant bully.� Not one to roll over and take such disrespect, U.S. Ambassador
to the United Nations Nikki Haley shut him up with one perfect sentence.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Reuters� Michelle Nichols referred to a �senior diplomat from
a Muslim country� who reacted to a letter from Haley ahead of Thursday�s U.N. vote.
�A senior diplomat from a Muslim country, speaking on condition of anonymity, said of
@nikkihaley�s letter: �States resort to such blatant bullying only when they know
they do not have a moral or legal argument to convince others,'� Nichols tweeted.
Indeed, the U.S. has allowed other foreign bodies at the UN to take advantage of our
generosity for far too long, and taxpayers have had enough.
This smug Muslim diplomat and others like them would do well to consider the fact that
the majority of the UN�s funding comes from the U.S. It�s a bit difficult to see how
we could be �bullying� other countries when, quite literally, we are the ones paying
their tab. Bullies typically take money, not supply it.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is not about to let America be insulted
by another country and promptly shot back at a Muslim nation�s diplomat for calling
the U.S. a bully.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Reuters� Michelle Nichols referred to a �senior diplomat from
a Muslim country� who reacted to a letter from Haley ahead of Thursday�s U.N. vote
on a resolution to condemn the U.S. decision to move the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
The unnamed diplomat complained about America�s �blatant bullying.�
But Haley shot right back with a tweet in response.
Haley also tweeted that the U.S. would be �taking names� during Thursday�s vote,
which is aimed at getting President Trump to withdraw his decision to move the U.S.
Embassy, ultimately, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel�s capital.
�As you know, the General Assembly is considering a resolution about President Trump�s recent
decision on Jerusalem,� Haley wrote in the letter. �As you consider your vote, I want
you to know that the President and U.S. take this vote personally.�
She added that 22 years ago, �the U.S. Congress declared that Jerusalem should be recognized
as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. Embassy should be located in Jerusalem. President
Trump affirmed that declaration by officially recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.�
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