Chiquita: Bananas Over Terrorism
Many people benefit from the production lines of Chiquita- one of the leading producers and sellers of bananas. The company has just recently undergone some extreme controversy- funding terrorism with their own pockets. Who would have thought that a banana could carry so much weight, power and fear. And the protection racket is still alive and kicking. The company was reported to have paid Columbian terrorists "protection" money. The fine so far has been $25 million for the company, who makes about twice that each business period. The terrorist group known as AUC was paid $1.7 million in exchange for "protection", although it could only be confirmed that they did indeed pay the terrorists between the years 2001 and 2004. ...
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