By Andrew L. Jaffee

Remember the old jingle for Chiquita bananas? Cute, huh? Well, no. Instead of working with U.S. and/or Columbian authorities to fight terrorism, Chiquita Brands International Inc. was paying off terrorists — in old-style protection money:

U.S. banana producer Chiquita Brands International Inc. pleaded guilty Monday to doing business with a terrorist organization for paying protection money to Colombian paramilitaries between 2001 and 2004.