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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 06:49 PM Original message |
Chiquita's US court settlement over paramilitary payments sparks outrage in Colombia (AMERICAN deal) |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Chiquita fined 25 million dollars for payment to paramilitaries |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. But wait, there's more - |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 09:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Don't they realize BFEE cronies are above the law? Blood spills for the sake of profit |
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donkeyotay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Part of the cost of doing business - heck, it's probably a tax deduction. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-18-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. And still more - After ruling, Colombia studies Chiquita extraditions |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Wow! The singing banana commercial. Amazing! |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Some companies are just serial killers and should be NATIONALIZED! |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. Marci Wheeler makes 2 excellent points- CHIQUITA ATTORNEY SAYS CHERTOFF OKAYED PAYMENTS! |
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The Roux Comes First (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Maybe We Should be More Selective in the Stickers on Our Bananas for a Spell? (nfm) |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. extortion is quite common in Colombia |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. Chiquita's hundred year history in Colombia |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. A fucking slap on the wrist... |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. would you support jailing Colombian business owners and land owners too? |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Hell yes I would... |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. so people who are threatened with death if they don't pay |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Chiquita isn't an innocent victim here... |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. yeah, it would have been brave of them to sacrifice some Colombian workers for the sake of principle |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. First, Chiquita doesn't have principles, second, they didn't pay the money out of any altruistic... |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. with these "voluntary" payments right?? what about Colombians who are extorted? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-20-07 03:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. here is what happens when you don't pay extortion "protection" money |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. hey Solon, at least these people aren't guilty of paying "protection" money I guess |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. this is exactly why funding these terrorist is so awful-Yes Chiquita officials deserve |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. it won't stop it |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. As most DU'ers know, the paramilitaries (death squads) originally were |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. so we've established that "protection" payments are not voluntary |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Chiquita wants to protect itself from having to pay its employees a decent wage. |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Colombians in general don't make a decent wage |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-20-07 03:29 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. And you speak for every Columbian? |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-20-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Columbian??? I don't even live in South Carolina |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. The opening line is unworkable:"so we've established that "protection" payments are not voluntary." |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. we: You and I, Team Colombia |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Baloney. They pay, and union organizers die. That's the plan. n/t |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. that is how the paramilitaries and rebels finance their operations |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. As a reminder: Chiquita is bananas! |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. wow, talk about naive |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm standing by my information, thanks. I trust it. I've seen what happens to people |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-19-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. it always fascinates me that people actually choose to remain ignorant |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-20-07 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. Colombia mulls extradition of Chiquita executives |
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