John McCain Runs for President of Colombia, Takes Money from Biz Leader with Terrorist Ties

But I wouldn't vote for him if I lived there, either. Not with his record of consorting with union-killers and right-wing militia funder types...

Think Progress: McCain fundraiser linked to Colombian terrorist group.

One of John McCain’s biggest fundraisers “oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States.” HuffPost reports that Carl Lindner, the former CEO of Chiquita Brands, “paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (known by the Spanish acronym AUC),” which is described by George Washington University’s National Security Archive as an ‘illegal right-wing anti-guerrilla group tied to many of the country’s most notorious civilian massacres.’”

NY Times: Improve Human Rights, McCain Tells Colombian