INTERESTING: Chiquita Sued By U.S. Families for Support of the FARC:

The relatives of five American missionaries who were abducted and murdered by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have filed suit against Chiquita Brands International Inc., accusing the banana company of secretly financing and arming the rebel (and terrorist) group.

Paying protection money may seem like the easy way out, but one way or another it often turns expensive. More on the case from the WSJ Law Blog.