US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries
US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries
Victims of paramilitary violence in Colombia on Monday secured a landmark victory against banana giant Chiquita Brands International in a US federal court in Florida.
you may take the United Fruit Company's name, but you can't take its legacy of financing terrorism and violence in Latin America...
At least United Fruit did it with the knowledge, blessing, and assistance of the US government. Chiquita looking like amateurs here.
Give Chiquita a chance, they will eventually learn how to truly commit war crimes and crimes against humanity.
People should look into the history of banana trade for context. It's a fascinating example of how capitalism has gone awry before.
And how the name 'banana republic'got coined
Pretty sure its capitalism functioning as desired
Oh yeah, I meant for the workers, since it's constantly being sold to us as beneficial.
The jury accepted the argument that the money transferred to the paramilitaries was used to commit war crimes such as homicides, kidnappings, extortion, torture and forced disappearances.
Did they mean crimes against humanity? What war was being fought?
Legally neither, this was a civil liability case and not a criminal proceeding. The war they are referring to is the Colombian conflict, which is ongoing.
I think its fair to say they were crimes against humanity