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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020709/od_nm/hitler_wap_dc_1 Coffee Shop Chain Apologizes for Hitler Quote Tue Jul 9,10:54 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Popular Hong Kong coffee shop chain Pacific Coffee publicly apologized Tuesday for carrying in its shops a "thought for the day" by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, which some customers found offensive. The quote -- "The victor will never be asked if he told the truth" -- was chalked on blackboards above the counters in some of its coffee shops. "I wish to apologize unreservedly, both personally and on behalf of Pacific Coffee Company, for the extremely unfortunate quote that recently appeared on our "Thought for the day" blackboards," managing director Thomas Neir said in a quarter-page advertisement in the front section of the South China Morning Post. "It was morally offensive and inexcusable, and we have instituted controls to ensure that an event like this cannot occur again," it said. The Post said Tuesday that the use of the quote had been condemned by the Israeli Consulate and the Jewish community. A number of readers had also written to the paper to complain. Pacific Coffee was established in 1993 and has 31 outlets in Hong Kong. Its main rival in the territory is U.S. coffee chain Starbucks. _________________________________ Copyright � 2002 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. http://www.yahoo.com ===== Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland. For directions & public transportation info go to http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP/where_when.htm Every Sunday at 3 P.M. Info: (510)763-8712, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
