[The United States Court of Appeals] affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an action brought...by family members of three union leaders killed in Colombia in August 2004 by members of the Colombian National Army's 18th Brigade...Plaintiffs contended that Occidental...should be held liable for the...alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity, and assorted torts arising out of the 18th Brigade’s murder of the three union leaders. Plaintiffs [contended] that Occidental, via its Colombian subsidiary, provided funding to the 18th Brigade...knowing full well that the 18th Brigade was committing murders and other human rights abuses. The [Court of Appeals] affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the complaint...on the ground that it raised...political questions.