Business Support for Terrorism

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You probably looked at the title and thought of Kat. But this is not some off the wall conspiracy rant.

Chiquita Sponsored Terrorism

Chiquita, which has admitted making payments to the rebels and was fined $25 million by the U.S. Justice Department, says it was victimized.

"Chiquita acquiesced to extortion payments to protect the lives of its employees," company spokesman Ed Loyd said.

Supporting opposition movements in other countries is common place in American business...but it's only legal when the U.S. government approves of the opposition.

Please fill this thread with other stories of businesses (they don't need to be American) supporting terrorism.

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Who's involved In 9/11?

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Source

Bin Laden Family Liquidates Holdings With Carlyle Group

After the Sept. 11 attacks, the investment was criticized amid speculation that the family might profit from increased military spending from America's war on terrorism.

Why do people go to war?

* Göering: Why, of course, the people don't want war. Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.
Gilbert: There is one difference. In a democracy, the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars.
Göering: Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.

Interview with Gilbert in Göering's jail cell during the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials (18 April 1946)