Garick... as far as naked shorting, it is a fact. I'm not talking about sfmi since I can't prove it but the mining sector is one of the crooks favorite targets. I've followed this subject for years and many up and coming companies never have a fighting chance since they get shorted to prices that don't allow financing (ie .0001 cents).

SFMI would be a prime target over the last few years due to mgmt. Now would be a bad time to take on a short imo but the shorts would certainly do their best to keep the sp down if they haven't covered.

If you want more info on it I could do some digging for you but here is a good place to start:

http://www.deepcapturethemovie.com/