Colombia respects human rights: U.S.

[rabs]

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11861-colombia-respects-human-rights-us.html

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The Colombian government meets "statutory criteria related to human rights," the United States government determined. The official certification is necessary for Washington to send $30.3 million in military aid to the Andean country

State Department press release issued today:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/147181.htm

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Words fail me. No, wait. "Heck of a job, Hillary."

[Peace Patriot]

1. Gawd. nt

[rabs]

2. Think you will be interested in Odin Corp.

I tacked this on to Judi's link to paramilitaries in LBN.

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Well, there goes another $30.3 million of U.S. taxpayers' money down the rat hole.

There are still scores of union leaders, human rights workers and campesinos who still need to be rubbed out. Oh, there is a war on drugs too.

And huge chunks of land to be taken from the campesinons to be turned over to the likes of New York-based Odin Corp. for palm oil production.

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Odin Petroleum Corp., was incorporated in the year 2006 to be part of an Energy Project. Our majority shareholder is Petro Panamerican, company registered under the law of Panama, approved by the Securites Exchange Commision of Panama and that will trade in the Stock Market of that country.

Our Headquarters is located in New York but we have established representative’s office at major oil trading areas as are Panama, Guatemala and Colombia through it’s subsidiary C.I. Odin Petroleum Colombia S.A.S.

http://www.odinpetroleumcorp.com/index.php/en-7/about-u...

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We all are aware of the millions of acres of campesino land that has been taken by the paras and the oligarchs. But it has not been fully explained WHY and for WHAT that land is being used.

Two words; palm oil.

Googling Colombia, palm oil, Odin will lead to a lot in info.

[rabs]

3. In a nutshell (Washington Office on Latin America)

WOLA points out that the Department of State acknowledges "abundant" human rights violations and a lack of progress on prosecutions.

"By certifying that human rights conditions are met despite abundant evidence to the contrary, the U.S. government has once again prioritized the delivery of its complete package of military assistance over progress on human rights."

"The U.S. Congress should use its authority to freeze the assistance attached to the conditions until greater human rights progress is achieved," says the NGO.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11878-wola-us-certification-of-colombia-done-for-political-reasons.html

[EFerrari]

4. Heck of a job, Hillary, indeed.

This is so nauseating. I'm going to have to come back to this, rabs. Thank you for putting so much info on the thread.

[Judi Lynn]

5. You bet! I second that. Heckuva job there, Hillary.

God help us if she ever runs for and wins the Presidency.

Our own female Curtis LeMay. :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: http://2.bp.blogspot.com.nyud.net:8090/_EpWyBZJXhgI/SQ4_ZxV2NII/AAAAAAAACUo/FYvMjkKDJ_Q/s400/Dr+Strangelove-725873.jpg