McCain in Columbia:

"The free trade is an important issue, not only for Colombia but I believe for the economy of the world and, as you know, for the United States economy."

The DNC:

While John McCain travels to Colombia and Mexico this week, he'll be talking about how trade creates jobs. What he won't mention is that the trade deals he has favored have created jobs overseas, not here at home. According to one study, NAFTA has actually displaced over 1 million jobs in this country, including 16,000 in his home state of Arizona. And now Senator McCain is pushing for more unbalanced trade agreements that help companies at the expense of American workers.

Also:

"Since 1998, the lobbying firm headed until recently by Charlie Black, one of Mr. McCain's closest confidants, has earned more than $1.8 million representing the Occidental Petroleum Corporation, the leading foreign producer of gas and oil in Colombia. The lobbying firm, BKSH & Associates, has also represented Colombian textile and apparel manufacturers and a former foreign minister and presidential candidate who is also a prominent businesswoman.... Occidental's activities in Colombia have long been controversial, both within that country and among human-rights, indigenous-rights and environmental groups abroad," having been accused of "complicity in the killing of peasants" and polluting lands. [New York Times, 7/1/08]