EE.UU. advierte sus  empresas nacionales abstenerse de realizar negocios con “organizaciones terroristas”
BBC Mundo (Londres) Fiscal advierte tras caso Chiquita

Estados Unidos advirtió a las empresas no realizar negocios con "organizaciones terroristas", luego de que la gigante bananera Chiquita Brands, recibiera una multa de US$25 millones por hacer pagos a paramilitares en Colombia. El abogado fiscal de EE.UU., Jeffrey Taylor, dijo a través de un comunicado, que "proveer de fondos a una organización terrorista nunca puede ser manejado como un gasto corriente en el momento de hacer negocios". ver>>


Colombia piensa extraditar a ejecutivos de Chiquita
The New York Times (Nueva York ) Colombia May Extradite Chiquita Officials

CARACAS, Venezuela, March 18 — Colombian officials said over the weekend that they would consider seeking the extradition of senior executives of Chiquita Brands International after the company pleaded guilty in United States federal court to making payments to paramilitary death squads. Chiquita, one of the world's largest banana producers, agreed to pay a fine of $25 million last week to the United States Justice Department to settle the case. ver>>

Desenredando los lazos paramilitares
The Washington Post (Washington) Colombian Unravels Government-Paramilitary Ties Imprisoned Ex-Official Is Central Witness in Scandal Shaking U.S. Ally
By Juan Forero

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 19 -- Sitting in a dreary 7-by-5-foot cell, Rafael Garcia predicts that he'll soon be murdered. It's a common threat in one of Colombia's toughest prisons, but it's made all the more real for the uncommon prisoner. Garcia is a star witness for prosecutors, revealing secret links between Colombian officials and right-wing paramilitary groups. His testimony has helped trigger the biggest political scandal faced yet by the government of President Alvaro Uribe, the Bush administration's closest ally in Latin America and recipient of more than $4 billion in American aid. ver>>