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United Fruit & Human Rights “BANANA REPUBLIC” TNCs SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS "CLASSIC ERA OF WESTERN TORTURING“ 5
GUATEMALA 1931: GENERAL JORGE UBICO 1950: JACOBO ARBENZ 6
NICARAGUA U.S. OCCUPATION AUGUSTO CALDERON SANDINO ( ) SOMOZA DICTATORSHIP FSLN, CIVIL WAR, IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL 10
DEFORESTATION 2% OF RAINFORSTS REMAIN DISPLACED PEASANTS 12
HEALTH NEMATODES DBCP “NEMAGON” 13
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?