Bloody Bananas
Basics
- The trade of banannas (and many other tropical fruits) is strife with human rights abuses and violence
- Often Companies forming puppet governments, dictatorships, and even funding terrorists to help stabalize their monopoly and control of the fruit export
Internal Links
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on Bananna Republics
- Doe v. Chiquita Brands International A USA Federal Level Class Action Lawsuit (may have butchered the legal terms there, double check that) The suit alleges that Chiquita funded and armed known terrorist organizations (as designated by the United States Secretary of State) in Colombia
- A (rather too much) lighthearted video on the issue of Bannana Republics
- An article on the subject
