Sunday, March 25, 2007

bananas and paramilitary terrorists in Colombia

Chiquita ignored the specifications of employing terrorists that the US government had sought to prevent. Chiquita, who has operations throughout South America, employed a paramilitary group that has been responsible for kidnappings and executions in the conflict with the FARC that has lasted for roughly 50 years. Chiquita settled for $25 million but the Colombian government is seeking extradition. Boycott Chiquita and buy fair trade bananas. They're better anyways.

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