Vulture funds and Liberia

Democracy Now has posted the transcript of a documentary they did on vulture funds trying to get paid back for loans made to Liberia in the past.  (Hat tip to Kimberly via the Liberia Expats Google Group.)  Here’s an excerpt:

GREG PALAST: [...] [Eric] Hermann [the owner of vulture fund FH International] refused several requests to be interviewed, so we went to his office to ask why he sued war-torn Liberia. But his office seemed to have vanished.

BUILDING PERSONNEL: Are they not there? They were there the other day. I’m sorry.

GREG PALAST: The nameplate’s gone. There’s someone in there. Hello?

BUILDING SECURITY MANAGER: Hi. Can I help you guys?

GREG PALAST: Yeah, hi. Greg Palast, BBC Television. Montreux Capital, it’s Mr. Hermann’s firm?

BUILDING SECURITY MANAGER: Guys.

GREG PALAST: Yes?

BUILDING SECURITY MANAGER: They don’t want to be interviewed. They don’t want to be seen. So we’re going to have to ask to you to leave the building.

GREG PALAST: OK, and do you know why they took the sign off their door?

BUILDING SECURITY MANAGER: I have no clue.