Am I BANANAS? Banana company Chiquita Brands Intl PAID TERRORISTS!?

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FULL ARTICLE LINK:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/15/AR2007031500354.html
Chiquita brands International said Wednesday it has agreed to a $25 million fine after admitting it paid terrorists for protection in a volatile farming region of Colombia.
BOYCOTT ALL CHIQUITA BRANDS! , The company grows, procures, markets, and distributes bananas and other fresh fruits and vegetables under the premium Chiquita brand. Its products are sold in some 70 countries worldwide. Bananas account for approximately 50% of Chiquita's total sales; other products include whole citrus fruits, melons, grapes, apples, and tomatoes, as well as fresh-cut items and processed fruit ingredients. Chiquita has completed its acquisition of the Fresh Express unit of Performance Food Group; Fresh Express is the leading seller of packaged salads in the US.
.(above from hoovers.com) I am wrting US DA Alberto Gonzales -- why was no one indicted under some federal law? I hope all will do the same

Answer 1

I sent a letter to Homeland Security and the FDA (who regulates fresh produce in the US).

I realize it was "protection" money but, none-the-less, supporting known terrorist operations is illegal under international law. Chiquita should be banned from doing business in the U.S. A fine is not acceptable.

Answer 2

They have been prosecuted, subsequently the superb. They paid the money to guard their workers and their land. this is the way issues are accomplished down there and each corporation has accomplished it at one time or yet another. the corporation officers approached the Justice branch and instructed them that they have been making the money. Justice by no ability even investigated them. It seems to me like Chiquita is as lots a sufferer as a offender right here. i would not boycott them subsequently. one extra concern, those "terrorist communities" are no longer attacking the US. they are in touch in a civil conflict in Columbia. in spite of the reality that they do sell drugs to the US to finance their operations.

Answer 3

You're nuts. Chiquita does business in the modern-day wild, wild, west. They paid extortion money to a bunch of bandits. It's no different than the small store owner who pays protection to the local mafia so he can stay open.