CHIQUITA TO PAY FOR PARAMILITARY TERROR IN COLOMBIA
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In 2007, Chiquita—one of the world's largest banana producers — admitted that for years it had been knowingly paying a Colombian terrorist organization to protect its operations in the country. The consequence was predictably violent, allegedly resulting in thousands of... Read moreCHIQUITA TO PAY FOR PARAMILITARY TERROR IN COLOMBIA

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