Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Why Chiquita Is Lobbying Against a 9/11 Victims Bill | Common Dreams

Why Chiquita Is Lobbying Against a 9/11 Victims Bill | Common Dreams

"Banana giant Chiquita is aggressively lobbying against a 9/11 victims bill that would make it easier to sue financial backers of terrorist groups.
Its concern? This legislation could force the Cincinnati-based multinational fruit corporation to pay up for its financial backing of a right-wing paramilitary organization in Colombia that is widely recognized as a "terrorist" organization, including by the United States government, for massacring civilians, committing torture and other atrocities."