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Caribbean-Latin America
U.S. Families Sue Chiquita Banana For Secret Support of the FARC
2008-03-14
The relatives of five American missionaries who were abducted and murdered by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have filed suit against Chiquita Brands International Inc., accusing the banana company of secretly financing and arming the rebel (and terrorist) group.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges the banana company knowingly and willfully provided the FARC with protection money and weapons in the late 1990s.

The case sheds much-needed light on the role that U.S.-based companies (and certainly others) play in fomenting conflicts that cost thousands of lives. Chiquita has admitted to being one of them.
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#9  #6 Joe - Welcome to the Sunny South! :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-03-14 23:54  

#8  EINNEWS OP-ED > TRACY DOVE - THE FARC IS A POST COLD WAR SUCCESS STORY; + JAPAN TODAY > ECUADOR'S CORREA TELLS BUSH: SEND US YOUR TROOPS OR "SHUT UP". 'Tis NOT US troops getting killed or fighting at the Ecuadorian border regions.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-14 20:56  

#7  "Nail them to the wall. Put them out of business with lawsuits."

trial lawyers to the rescue . . . everybody likes 'em when they needs 'em
Posted by: ex-lib   2008-03-14 19:11  

#6  On a personal note, ANCESTRY.com > found out that several CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS [Amer Civil war] has the same FAMILY LAST NAME AS MINE [Mendiola].

WELL WHADDAYA KNOW, RB, THE GUY FROM GUAM IS A "JOHNNY REB/GRAY"???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-14 19:06  

#5  See also PRAVDA > ROBERT REYES - URIBE: ENOUGH!
AUthor proclaims suppor for CHAVEZ + DEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICA = SOUTH AMER PEOPLES, espec the "DAUGHTERS OF BOLIVAR" [Ecuador, Colonbia, venezuela]. The "SINGING OF THE RIFLES" [violence/war] AGZ ALLEGED US-ALLIED LED SAmer IMPERIALISM must begin???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-14 18:57  

#4  Last year Chiquita agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle Justice Department charges in these matters.

That's what justice is all about isn't it, the $$$.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-03-14 10:01  

#3  Â“Our actions were always motivated to protect the lives of our employees and their families,” company spokesman Ed Loyd told the Wall Street Journal. “We are contesting the suits vigorously and believe we have a strong defense.”

Sounds like a sound bite from the Nuremberg trials.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-03-14 02:22  

#2  ION, KOREA TIMES?YONHAP NEWS > US GENERAL: ZERO PROLIFERATION OF NORTH KOREAN MISSLE TECHNOLOGY. Believes there is little to no evidence of NK Missle Exports since 2005, but also expressed concerns about NK's advanced missle designs and ambitions.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-14 02:11  

#1  Nail them to the wall. Put them out of business with lawsuits. Otherwise, other companies will be encouraged to pay ransoms and bribes in the future.
Posted by: gromky   2008-03-14 01:31  

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