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(Reuters) Pakistan's politics are getting tougher as lawyers and justice officials continue to resign in the wake of the Chaudry removal.
(ABCBlotter) "At least two captured Taliban officials have been released in exchange for the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist, Afghan intelligence officials tell ABC News." (The exchange was carried out by Afghani intelligence.)
(Australian) Tony Blair "struck a secret deal with the king of Saudi Arabia" over the BAE slush fund.
(AP) Chiquita admitted in court that it paid $1.7 million to the village killing AUC in Columbia. Chiquita claims that the payments were for "protection of their workers," however, you have to ask why they didn't just pull out rather than funding the one of the bloodiest militias in the world.
"But federal prosecutors noted in court Monday that from 2001 to 2004, when Chiquita made $825,000 in illegal payments, the Colombian banana operation earned $49.4 million and was the company's most profitable unit."
Bastards.
(ABCBlotter) "At least two captured Taliban officials have been released in exchange for the release of a kidnapped Italian journalist, Afghan intelligence officials tell ABC News." (The exchange was carried out by Afghani intelligence.)
(Australian) Tony Blair "struck a secret deal with the king of Saudi Arabia" over the BAE slush fund.
(AP) Chiquita admitted in court that it paid $1.7 million to the village killing AUC in Columbia. Chiquita claims that the payments were for "protection of their workers," however, you have to ask why they didn't just pull out rather than funding the one of the bloodiest militias in the world.
"But federal prosecutors noted in court Monday that from 2001 to 2004, when Chiquita made $825,000 in illegal payments, the Colombian banana operation earned $49.4 million and was the company's most profitable unit."
Bastards.
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