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Obama Urged To Pressure Colombia On Workers' Rights Following Murders

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the leaders of the largest coalition of American labor unions sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to mainta...

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Murder of Catholic Priest in Colombia Greeted With Collective Silence

Dan Kovalik | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Colombia, Father Javier Giraldo, Noam Chomsky, Human Rights, Catholic Priest, Colombia FTA, Free Trade, World News
Dan Kovalik

Last night, I received an email from the Colombia Support Network about a Catholic priest who was assassinated in Colombia. His name was Father Jos...

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Chiquita & the Colombia FTA -- Murder in the Interest of Profit

Dan Kovalik | Posted 07.16.2011

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Dan Kovalik

Recent documents obtained by the National Security Archive from the U.S. Justice Department show that Chiquita Brands International made illegal payments to Colombian guerrilla groups and death squads over 14 years in return for security from them.

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Colombia Slips Into the Abyss as FTA Threatens Further Havoc

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Kovalik

Colombia just reached an ignominious benchmark -- it is now the country with the largest population of internally displaced persons in the world

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Colombia Confirms It Cannot Meet Necessary FTA Prerequisites; Death Squads on Rise

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Kovalik

(UPDATED) In his final debate with John McCain, President-elect Barack Obama made it clear why he opposed passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement...

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Colombian President Uribe Misleads Press About Carter's Intentions - Jimmy Carter NOT In Favor of FTA

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Kovalik

Though it has received scant press here, the Colombian media recently and enthusiastically reported that Jimmy Carter, after allegedly "resolving his...

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