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 Going Bananas for TerroristsPosted on Mar 15, 2007
Chiquita has agreed to pay $25 million in fines for bribing Colombian terrorist groups to safeguard its banana plantations. One of the groups, a right-wing paramilitary organization, has been guilty of some of Colombia’s worst atrocities.
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By Bert, March 15, 2007 at 6:52 pm #
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One more product to boycott, there, along with gasoline…never used the drugs to begin with. I wish they’d get their shit together and actually build the US/Mexico border fence and forget the globalization stuff…
Report thisBy Terry Sloth, March 15, 2007 at 3:44 pm #
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The AUC has been responsible for some of the worst massacres in Colombia’s civil conflict and for a sizable percentage of the country’s cocaine exports. The U.S. government designated the right-wing militia a terrorist organization in September 2001.
In effect, Chiquita Brands International has been paying off gangsters for protection-so what else is new—this behavior has been going on forever in Latin America; multi-nationals have constantly supported the most dictatorial regimes, and have allowed thousands to be tortured and killed only to ensure profitsdidnt the U.S. support the Pinochet regime, and dont we always turn a blind eye to drug trafficking; i.e., Mexico and Afghanistan.
Didnt everyone see the massive demonstrations last week against Bush, while he was doing the conga through Latin America-well, now we know, exactly why they hate us for our freedom!
Report thisBy Quy Tran, March 15, 2007 at 2:54 pm #
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But at least Chiquita had bananas to sell for its benefits while Bush/Cheney are trying to annihilate terrorists but only have phantom results ! Between Chiquita and Bush/Cheney which ones is better ?
Report thisBy HeadlessHessian, March 15, 2007 at 1:12 pm #
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Remember the old Chiquita jingle…‘I’m Chiquita banana and I’m here to explain….’, try this
“I’m chiquita banana and I’m here to explain, helping terroristas is the name of the game!”
Bastards…
Never trust corporations or their puppet republicans.
Headless
Report thisBy Christopher Robin, March 15, 2007 at 11:55 am #
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Two and one half star,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says:
“Yes! We Have No Bananas”
Audio link:
Report thishttp://www.authentichistory.com/1920s/Billy_Jones-Yes_We_Have_No_Bananas.html