Respond to Austing and provide references: This puts the board in a deep ethical and legal bind. On one hand, it is highly instinctive to want to protect employees from violence; on the other, paying off bribes to terrorist organizations is illegal and immoral. According to U.S. law, including the FCPA, bribery of foreign officials is prohibited, and though terrorists may not be government officials, they are often designated under U.S. law as terrorist entities, thereby making their financial support illegal. An illustrative case is that of Chiquita Brands International, which pleaded guilty to paying $1.7 million to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (the AUC), a right-wing paramilitary organization designated as a terrorist organization. In 2007, the company was fined $25 million (Newsweek, 2024). Later, Chiquita was found liable for wrongful deaths related to those payments, with damages in excess of $38 million (JURIST, 2024). Continuing such payments would avoid immediate harm but would indefinitely perpetuate violence and leave the company terribly vulnerable to legal and reputational consequences. Rather, the more responsible course of action is to stop the payments, report the situation to U.S. authorities, and work with Colombian officials, NGOs, and international organizations to establish lawful security measures. It is a risky course, to be sure, but an honorable one in light of both legal requirements and moral responsibility, ensuring the company does n