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huffingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008

Dan Kovalik: Lawyer for Chiquita in Colombia Death Squad Case May be Next U.S. Attorney General

— huffingtonpost.com — In its recent report entitled, "Breaking the Grip? Obstacles to Justice for Paramilitary Mafias in Colombia," Human Rights Watch (HRW) had specific recommendations for the U.S. Department of Justice. Specifically, HRW recommended that, in order to ... (more) Dan Kovalik: Lawyer for Chiquita in Colombia Death Squad ...

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firedoglake.com - 11/24/2008

Eric Holder: Four More Years of Depravity at DoJ

— firedoglake.com — [ Originally published June 7, 2008 when Holder's name was proposed for AG ] Chiquita Banana And The Cannibals This week American Lawyer floated a trial balloon for the next Attorney General . The fluff job began with a casual vignette that ... (more) Eric Holder: Four More Years of Depravity at DoJ

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openleft.com - 11/20/2008

Wash Post Re-Floats Possibility of Lame-Duck NAFTA Expansion

— openleft.com — Glenn Greenwald long ago taught us why we should always look skeptically at the fact-free prognostications of the Washington Post's Steve Pearlstein. That said, this line in Pearlstein's column today caught my eye today (h/t lutton ): "The haggling ... (more) Wash Post Re-Floats Possibility of Lame-Duck NAFTA Expansion

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Eric Holder: Four More Years of Depravity at DoJ
Firedoglake — ... Well, unless the terrorists are Cubans -- the right sort of Cubans, that is. Or unless the "terrorists" increase quarterly profits. American justice, after all, is all about equal rights for all. ...

Likely AG pick helped Chiquita pay off terrorists
Majikthise — ... A fascinating article in Portfolio Magazine from 2007 suggests that Chiquita may even have had ulterior motives for cooperating with the rebels. At the time, the rebels were attempting to purge the countryside of leftists, including the Marxist guerrillas whose terror tactics had temporarily driven Chiquita from Colombia in 1982. (Read the whole article, it's an outstanding piece of journalism.) ...

Eric Holder. Lawyer For The Death Squad Terrorists’ Paymasters: Our Next Attorney General?
Firedoglake — ... Gosh, why would Chiquita pay $1.7 Million to fund terrorist death squads? Obama's rumored AG pick Eric Holder chose to work for Chiquita and chose to take their money to say: ...

It Takes A The Village To Ignore Death Squads And The “Mushroom Year” At DOJ
Firedoglake — ... or get sweet deals for those who fund United Brands/Chiquita's terrorist death squad du regime trip up their rush to show loyalty to The Leader? ...

Justice We Can Believe In
Open Left - Front Page — ... year, the company paid $25 million to settle claims that it paid Colombian paramilitary groups to protect employees at one of its banana-growing plants." Many believe that phrase "protect employees" is, ahem, euphemistic, to say the least. Many, including those bringing civil suits against the company, allege that the company deliberately "hired [the] Colombian paramilitaries to kill or intimidate union members and officials," as Time magazine reports. Indeed, Portfolio notes that the paramilitaries whole goal was to "destroy unions." In other words, ...