On AlterNet: chiquita

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Hiring Death Squads Is Coming Back to Haunt U.S. Companies

Charlie Cray, AlterNet. February 16, 2010.

Dole Foods and Chiquita may be on the verge of facing justice for 'pacifying' their work force, suppressing labor unions and terrorizing peasant squatters in Colombia.

Banana-gate: McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia

Nico Pitney, Huffington Post. July 2, 2008.

Former Chiquita CEO oversaw $1.7 million payoff to right-wing paramilitary group.

The Banana Kings' Reign of Terror

Emily Biuso, The Nation. March 10, 2008.

"Today's advocates of multinational power would have us all as banana republics."

The Chiquita Story: How the Times Goes Soft on Corporate Crime

Charlie Cray, Huffington Post. August 27, 2007.

In the New York Times' bizarro world, a multinational caught financing right-wing terror groups is only looking out for its workers.

Chiquita's Slipping Appeal

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 21, 2007.

Want to help finance terrorism? Buy a Chiquita banana.