Post on 17-Dec-2015
North / South Views
United Fruit & Human Rights“BANANA REPUBLIC” TNCsSCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS"CLASSIC ERA OF WESTERN TORTURING“
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GUATEMALA
1931: GENERAL JORGE UBICO 1950: JACOBO ARBENZ
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NICARAGUA
1907-33 U.S. OCCUPATIONAUGUSTO CALDERON SANDINO(1934-79) SOMOZA DICTATORSHIPFSLN, CIVIL WAR, IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL
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DEFORESTATION
2% OF RAINFORSTS REMAIN
DISPLACED PEASANTS
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HEALTHNEMATODESDBCP “NEMAGON”
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PARADOX
Carrie McCracken: “Hundreds of thousands of hectares of rich and diverse tropical ecosystems have been transformed into the monotonous and chemical drenched landscapes of banana plantations.”WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?