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More Latin American/ Latino Problems for Obama Attorney General Pick Holder
1:11 pm By Maegan La Mala · Latin America| Politics · Comments Off
18 Dec 2008
Last month, I wrote about how while Obama’s pick for Attorney General, Eric Holder, was historic because he would be the first African-American Attorney General, he had some issues with Latin America, specifically his defense of Chiquita.
Now the Republicans, who are going to try and block Holder however they can, are bringing up his involvement in another high profile Latin American incident, Elian Gonzalez and his role in Clinton pardoning Puerto Rican nationalists.
Obama’s Attorney General Pick, Holder, Has a Latin American Problem
8:55 am By Maegan La Mala · Latin America| Politics · Comments Off
20 Nov 2008
The would be Attorney General, Eric Holder, has a questionable relationship with Latin American politics. First:
Holder is defense lawyer for Chiquita Brands international in a case in which Colombian plaintiffs seek damages for the murders carried out by the AUC paramilitaries – a designated terrorist organization. Chiquita has already admitted in a criminal case that it paid the AUC around $1.7 million in a 7-year period and that it further provided the AUC with a cache of machine guns as well.
Obama’s Attorney General : Eric Holder
19 Nov 2008
It looks like 57 year old DC attorney Eric Holder will is Obama’s Attorney General pick. Holder would be the first African-American to head the Justice Department. Holder was deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration.
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