1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2E3qtHiDF4

2. North / South Views

3. United Fruit & Human Rights “BANANA REPUBLIC” TNCs SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS "CLASSIC ERA OF WESTERN TORTURING“ 5

4. GUATEMALA 1931: GENERAL JORGE UBICO 1950: JACOBO ARBENZ 6

5. NICARAGUA 1907-33 U.S. OCCUPATION AUGUSTO CALDERON SANDINO (1934-79) SOMOZA DICTATORSHIP FSLN, CIVIL WAR, IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL 10

6. DEFORESTATION 2% OF RAINFORSTS REMAIN DISPLACED PEASANTS 12

7. HEALTH NEMATODES DBCP “NEMAGON” 13

8. 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?