Chiquita found liable for financing paramilitary group
Chiquita found liable for financing paramilitary group
www.cnn.com Chiquita found liable for financing paramilitary group | CNN Business
A Florida jury on Monday found banana company Chiquita Brands International liable for financing the Colombian paramilitary group Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC).
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Cosmos7349 @lemmy.world Damn that's crazy. I've never heard of bananas being associated with violence... anytime in the last 120-140 years...
35 0 Replydogslayeggs @lemmy.world It's where the term "banana republic" comes from.
10 2 ReplyCosmos7349 @lemmy.world Okay I'll come clean; I literally chose the range "120-140 years" by looking up the year that term was coined (1904) 😂
13 0 ReplyPotatos_are_not_friends @lemmy.world And then we made it cute by putting it on clothing. What a twist.
7 0 ReplyQuantumSparkles @sh.itjust.works It’s actually a super cute brand name if you just disregard everything about it
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Patapon Enjoyer @lemmy.world
That's bananas
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