Obama has recommended many acceptable nominees in his administration. As a Conservative and while I land right of center, I politically disagree with most on Obama’s nominees; however, it appears America has spoken and most of Obama’s nominees must go forward. One nominee, Eric Holder, should be rejected as AG, based on his history of supporting political and financial cronyism, as well as their involvement to terrorism, the same terrorism America is fighting around the world.
1. Eric Holder recommended a “pardon” to Marc Rich, the Financier, once on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list. Marc Rich, a billionaire fled our country, denouncing his citizenship, rather than face federal tax evasion charges. Rich was “pardoned” by President Bill Clinton. Reports from U.S. intelligence officials said that Rich's oil-and-commodities company done business with Iran, Iraq and other troublesome states.
2. Eric Holder says he does not regret Clinton’s “pardon” of 16 FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation) Puerto Rican terrorists in 1999. The FALN members had, according to the FBI, been linked to "more than 130 bombings, several armed robberies, six slayings and injury to hundreds of others," reported The Baltimore Sun.
Sen. Specter (R-PA) calls FALN a terrorist organization involved in murders and bank robberies. Eric Holder recommended “commutation” of the sentence.
3. Eric Holder “represented” the AUC and FARC who are responsible for kidnapping and murdering thousands of Colombians and Americans alike while, may I say, according to Holder was protecting Chiquita. The case is the United States of America vs. Chiquita International Brands. AUC and FARC have been responsible for some of the worst massacres in Colombia's civil conflict and account for a sizeable percentage of the country's cocaine exports. On September 10, 2001, the AUC was designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization. Chiquita claims they paid the protection money to keep their employees safe from the para-military groups, but victims' families disagree.
4. Eric Holder says “Waterboarding is torture" even though none captured have died as a result of waterboarding, yet thousands of members of our US Military’s lives have been saved.
5. Eric Holder and Obama wants to close Guantanamo Bay where the US Military is holding captured terrorists. Obama says these terrorists are being tortured. These charges are not substantiated as the International Red Cross is on scene. These terrorists are so unacceptable; no other nation wants to accept these people in their own lands. All this is from Eric Holder who says he does not know how to define “terrorist and/or terrorism”.
Based on these issues, I humbly request each member of the US Senate; Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, to reject Eric Holder as Attorney general of the United States.
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