when new york mayor david dinkens criticized members of the radicalized puerto rican national defense and called them assassins because they shot at members of congress and been involved in i guess other violence, the fund of which judge sotomayor was a part criticized the mayor and said they were not assassins and said that the judge's comments were insensitive. the president of the organization continued explaining that they were fighting for freedom and justice. so i wonder if she agreed with that statement. and that his -- the mayor of new york's statements were insensitive. so these puerto rican nationalists reconstituted later into groups like the faln which have recently had occasion -- we've discussed in depth to faln itself was responsible for more than 100 violent attacks resulting in at least six deaths. i find it ironic that once again we find ourselves discussing these murderous faln members. it was not long ago we were considering whether or not to confirm attorney general eric holder wanting to pardoning them and president clinton did. and now we find ourselves wonderin