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Eric Holder.
For many of you, that name stands out. Not only because of his position in the United States, but because of the very questionable operations he created while in office.
For those that do not know the name, lets just briefly cover his career.
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Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is the 82nd and current Attorney General of the United States and the first African American to hold the position,[2] serving under President Barack Obama.
Holder previously served as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and a United States Attorney. In that office he prosecuted Congressman Dan Rostenkowski (Democrat, Illinois) for corruption charges related to his role in the Congressional Post Office scandal. Later, he was Deputy Attorney General of the United States and worked at the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He was senior legal advisor to then-Senator Barack Obama during Obama's presidential campaign and one of three members of Obama's vice-presidential selection committee.
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Now lets get to the good stuff.
Here is a fast update for anyone that is not familiar with the 'Fast and Furious' gun running program that was under the direction of Eric Holder.
At last. Time for a bit of facts.
Lets take a hard look at Mr Holders employment history.
2009- Office of the Attorney General
Revolving Door Personnel: (112) Attorney General
2001-2008 Covington & Burling
Revolving Door Personnel: (87) Partner Firm lobbying profile
1997-2001 Office of the Attorney General
Revolving Door Personnel: (112) Deputy Attorney General
1993-1997 US Attorney's Office
Revolving Door Personnel: (98) US Attorney for District of Columbia
1988-1993 Superior Court for DC
Revolving Door Personnel: (4) Associate Judge
Criminal Division
Revolving Door Personnel: (25) Clerk
He was a partner in one Lobbyist firm. That firm was : Covington & Burling. Now the interesting thing about this Covington & Burling is this. (Read and soak it in.)
State Department Appoints Covington’s Johnson to Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal
2/7/2012
WASHINGTON, DC, February 7, 2012 — The U.S. Department of State has appointed O. Thomas Johnson Jr., a long-time partner and senior counsel in Covington & Burling’s global arbitration practice, to the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, effective April 1st.
The Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal was established in January 1981 to resolve existing disputes between the two countries and their nationals in the aftermath of the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. It is comprised of nine judges: three appointed by Iran, three by the U.S. and three by the party-appointed members acting jointly or, in absence of agreement, by an appointing authority.
At Covington, Mr. Johnson’s practice has focused on international boundary disputes, international investment disputes and international commercial arbitrations. In his boundaries practice, Mr. Johnson has advised governments, oil companies, and other interested parties concerning actual and potential boundary disputes. He represented Eritrea in proceedings before a special tribunal in The Hague that resolved its land-boundary dispute with Ethiopia. In international investment disputes, Mr. Johnson has represented claimants in arbitrations before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal and in arbitrations conducted under the rules of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
Mr. Johnson will leave Covington effective March 31st in order to assume his duties in The Hague. He is an adjunct professor at the Columbia Law School, where he teaches a course on international investment law, and until recently, served by U.S. Presidential appointment on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators.
Covington is widely recognized as a leading international arbitration law firm with rankings in GAR30, Chambers Global, Legal 500 UK, Legal 500 US and PLC.
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But wait, there is more! And this is where it gets really slimy.
Lets take a close look at just some of the groups That Have Retained Covington & Burling in 2011.
Here is the total amount of lobbyist money they collected in 2011. Total Lobbying Income: $10,814,000
And here is where it gets really interesting.
The list, in no particular order.
Alcatel-Lucent $180,000 - Telecom Svcs/Equip
Amazon.com $130,000 - Computers/Internet
American Assn/State Hwy/Transp Officials $120,000 - Civil Servants
American Bankers Assn $80,000 - Commercial Banks
American Financial Group $70,000 Chiquita Brands International Crop Production
American Shareholders in Yukos $550,000 - Misc Finance
American Task Force Argentina $360,000 - Foreign Policy
American Watch Assn $10,000 - Misc Mfg/Distrib
Amgen Inc $50,000 - Pharm/Health Prod
Assn of Equipment Manufacturers $50,000 - Misc Mfg/Distrib
Associated General Contractors $80,000 - General Contractors
Attorneys Liability Assurance Society $0 - Misc Issues
Aurelius Capital Management $150,000 - Securities/Invest
Bacardi Ltd $0 - Beer, Wine & Liquor
Bombardier Inc $280,000 - Misc Transport
BP $430,000 BP America Oil & Gas
Bromine Science & Environmental Forum $50,000 - Chemicals
CBS Affiliates $20,000 - TV/Movies/Music
Cerna, Oscar $0 - Misc Business
China-US Exchange Foundation $130,000 - Non-Profits
Coalition of Boston Teaching Hospitals $60,000 - Hospitals/Nurs Homes
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico $290,000 Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Admin Civil Servants
COMPETE $240,000 - Electric Utilities
Credit Suisse Group $80,000 Credit Suisse Securities Securities/Invest
Education Management Corp $0 - Education
ERISA Industry Cmte $60,000 - Business Assns
Flyington Freighters Pvt $0 - Unknown Business
Gabriel Resources $0 - Mining
General Electric $20,000 NBC Affiliates TV/Movies/Music
Global Alcohol Producers Group $70,000 - Beer, Wine & Liquor
Goodyear Tire & Rubber $10,000 - Chemicals
Group MENATEP $0 - Securities/Invest
International Food & Beverage Alliance $40,000 - Unknown Business
Investment Co Institute $30,000 - Securities/Invest
J Citron, J Mas Santos et al $170,000 - Misc Finance
Johnson & Johnson $20,000 Johnson & Johnson Shared Svcs Pharm/Health Prod
Kaiser Group Holdings $0 - Unknown Business
Kosmos Energy $640,000 - Oil & Gas
Land Trust Alliance $50,000 - Environment
Lima Holding BV $30,000 - Unknown Business
Livnat, Doron $30,000 - Unknown Business
Manulife Financial $340,000 John Hancock Financial Services Insurance
Marlan's Group US $20,000 - Unknown Business
Medicaid Recovery Coalition $80,000 - Human Rights
Microsoft Corp $170,000 - Computers/Internet
National Assn of Broadcasters $240,000 - TV/Movies/Music
National Football League $660,000 - Recreation
NewMarket Corp $30,000 Afton Chemical Chemicals
Newspaper Assn of America $30,000 - Publishing
Noble Energy $60,000 - Oil & Gas
Office of Cherifien de Phosphates $80,000 - Chemicals
Osborn Law $0 - Lawyers/Law Firms
Palisades Ventures $0 - Securities/Invest
Pfizer Inc $70,000 - Pharm/Health Prod
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America $554,000 - Pharm/Health Prod
PMI Global Services $0 - Business Services
PMX Industries $100,000 - Misc Mfg/Distrib
Portfolio Recovery Assoc $0 - Unknown Business
Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor Coalition $120,000 - Foreign Policy
Promontory Financial Group $70,000 - Misc Finance
Qualcomm Inc $2,110,000 - Telecom Svcs/Equip
Rony Fuchs & Ionnis Kardassaouplos $130,000 - Misc Energy
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals $40,000 - Unknown Business
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals $20,000 - Pharm/Health Prod
Teamsters Union $420,000 Western Conf of Teamsters Pension Trust Transport Unions
Union Pacific Corp $80,000 - Railroads
Unisys Corp $240,000 - Computers/Internet
UNITE HERE $440,000 UNITE HERE Health Misc Unions
United Continental Holdings $40,000 United Airlines Air Transport
Wells Fargo $90,000 - Commercial Banks
Xe Services $0 - Misc Defense
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If you sort through this list. You will notice many Clients with $0 money next to their name. Like Xe Services for example. AKA: Blackwater. Now for high profile clients like Xe and National Association of Broadcasters, and CBS, and BP Oil being on the list of clients for this law firm is clearly heavy hitters. But what is interesting is when you look at the Industry category.
If you look close, you will see a 'client' of Flyington Freighters Pvt. And when you look at this client even more closely. You see that it is a shadow. [link to en.wikipedia.org]
You will also find American Task Force Argentina. Now this gets really messy. You see, American Task Force Argentina also hired Raben Group, and what is one of the pet projects of Raben Group? Easy.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a bipartisan, nationwide coalition of more than 500 mayors who promote common-sense policies to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other prohibited purchasers.
Now this rabbit hole goes deep. Really deep. And it gets more and more dirty the further down you go.
I know this is a long post, and if you have made it this far, I applaud you. This information is easy to obtain, and making the connections even more simple once you start looking. One would ask, 'Then why are we not seeing this on every news broadcast? This is corruption in full view!'
The reason is simple. As you look, the National Association of Broadcasters are in on it. Also in plain view.
So when you march in to cast your vote. Think about all the things you dont see. Think of how you, your life, you children's lives are going to be in the next 10 years;( with corrupt political figures that you support, and argue for.) will be. Obama put holder in office. Every candidate that the media calls 'Electable' is just another word for 'Corruptible' and 'For sale' So when you cast your vote for the so called 'Electable' remember one thing. You enabled the country to be the way it is. And this is all the way down to your local Government.
So unless you stand behind someone that is 'Unelectable' (uncorruptible) you are the element of the mess people live in.
Ron Paul 2012 is your only hope. Make a real change before it is too late.
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