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US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries (www.france24.com)

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[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago

you may take the United Fruit Company's name, but you can't take its legacy of financing terrorism and violence in Latin America...

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

At least United Fruit did it with the knowledge, blessing, and assistance of the US government. Chiquita looking like amateurs here.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 year ago

Give Chiquita a chance, they will eventually learn how to truly commit war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

People should look into the history of banana trade for context. It's a fascinating example of how capitalism has gone awry before.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

And how the name 'banana republic'got coined

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure its capitalism functioning as desired

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh yeah, I meant for the workers, since it's constantly being sold to us as beneficial.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago

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?

[-] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago

I think its fair to say they were crimes against humanity

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