The Coda-Cola Terrorist Group

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Is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries around the world, is often referred to simply as Coke, a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27, 1944. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. It might be hard to believe that Coca-Cola has been involved in the killings of more than 20 union leaders in different countries. But it might be a lot harder to think that the company is using terrorist groups to accomplish the killings. Colombia and Guatemala had placed a civil lawsuit against Coca-Cola company for the deaths of several union leaders accusing the soft drink company to engage with terrorist organizations and plot in opposition to unions. The company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold territorially exclusive contracts with the company, produce finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. The bottlers then sell, distribute and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores and vending machines. Such bottlers include Coca-Cola Enterprises, which is the largest single Coca-Cola bottler in North America and Western Europe. But there is also a deep and profound negative side of Coca-Cola in some countries in the world that are changing the perspectives and the image of the drink to a carless and even bloody company who will go as far as utilizing terrorist groups to continue to sell their product. Such methods of terrorization are the main topic of this paper; therefore, this essay is design to
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