Oh, come oonnnnn...... Your explanation is a kind of exagerating many things....
People still can live happily ever after without McDonald, Budweisser, etc.... And before 1948, there was no Israel.... Oh, one more thing. As a vegetarian, I don't need any chicken and I still have a life.... --- ANDREAS MIHARDJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its your choice to boycot a company or an > organisation, although to me it looks more like a > peer pressure stupidity. > If you start thinking - boycot this for that - > well youmust stop using products that are from any > multi national company. You start stop purchasing > products from McDonald till Budweisser or anywine > products from any country. You alsmo may stop eating > chiken because all the chicks are organized through > an international consortium from animal to food and > I am sure some of them are jewish or sure american. > Also do not take international aid or help it is all > tainted with jewish people who are out to destroy > the poor people of the world. Deny any foreign aid > because the bosse are pro Israel and are mostl;y > zionist from the USA. > Just live like the people of Afghanistan during > the Taliban regime - they also do not except foreign > aid besides "jihad" money from antizionist > movements. > Have a life !! > Andreas > > Satrio Arismunandar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Dari aljazeera.com > > Boycott Israel > 7/17/2006 1:46:00 AM GMT > Advertisement > > Israels barbaric policies against Palestinians > prompted worldwide calls to boycott it, its products > and all companies, and organisations that provide it > with the ability to continue its agression, which > has > claimed the lives of many innocent civilians, > including women and children. > > And recently Israel stepped up its offensive against > the Palestinian people as well as the Lebanese > population, killing scores of innocent civilians and > inflicting sever damage on both countries > infrastructure. > > Starbucks, the well known coffee company known for > its > pro-Israel stance, announced once contributing > £100,000 to Oxfams rural development programme in > the > East Harare coffee growing region of Ethiopia, but > Oxfam, an international organization dedicated to > finding long-term solutions to poverty, hunger, and > social injustice worldwide, decided to severe its > links with Starbucks, the purveyor of the world's > finest coffee with 4,709 locations around the world. > > Starbucks chair Howard Schultz is an active > Zionist > whose own activities include running propaganda > seminars on behalf of Israel across campuses in both > North America and Israel. > Oxfam denied allegations that Muslim groups were > behind its decision to terminate its collaboration > with coffee conglomerate Starbucks. > > In a Financial Times article published on 4 March > 2005, Oxfam acknowledged that it had received > criticism and protest letters from Muslim > organisations but said its decision was the result > of > a change in strategic thinking in its Make Trade > Fair > campaign. At the time we signed our agreement with > Starbucks UK, we looked into allegations of the > companys relations with the Israeli Defence Force > and > other similar claims and found nothing that could > justify ending our collaboration. That remains the > case, said Phil Bloomer, head of Oxfams Make Trade > Fair campaign. > Oxfam claimed that its partnership with Starbucks > was > only intended as a one-year initiative. > > Since Oxfam announced its partnership with Starbucks > last October, a Boycott Israel Campaign has lobbied > against the organisation, accusing it of double > standards. > > "The collaboration with Starbucks was always a > one-year agreement and as an organisation with > finite > resources we need to ensure that we're working in > ways > that will have the most impact," said an Oxfam > spokesman. > > "This has led to our decision not to focus > exclusively > on a partnership with one corporation but to broaden > out our focus to include different coffee companies > and other areas of fair trade." > > But whether Oxfams motioned reason for severing > ties > with Starbucks is true remains in question. > > In 1998 Howard Schultz was honored by the Jerusalem > Fund of Aish HaTorah with "The Israel 50th > Anniversary > Friend of Zion Tribute Award" foid\cdp.browserpport > to > the Jewish state by "playing a key role in promoting > close alliance between the United States and > Israel". > > The Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah is known for > funding Israeli arms fairs chaired by the Israeli > transportation Minister and former Defense Minister > Shaul Mofaz. > > Schultz had also been praised by the Israeli Foreign > Ministry as being key to Israel's long-term PR > success. > > While the Israeli army was committing war crimes > against Palestinians in Jenin, Nablus and Bethlehem, > Schultz, explicitly accused the Palestinians of > supporting terrorism, and claimed that their > Intifada, or uprising, was a manifestation of anti- > Semitism. > > Starbucks helped Israel's floundering economy and > invested in Israel - a joint venture with Israeli > conglomerate Delek Group for Starbucks outlets in > Israel. > > But the coffee company made heavy losses. And in > April > 2003, it announced that all its 6 cafes in Israel > will > be shut down and that it has ended its partnership > with Delek. > > However, numerous sources revealed that Starbucks > continued its support to Israel by sponsoring fund > raisers for the Jewish State. > > Starbucks is also known for strongly supporting the > U.S. President George W. Bushs claimed anti-terror > campaign, used as a guise for the disdainful acts of > the U.S. government aimed at boosting its hegemony > worldwide. > > The coffee company has donated a store to the U.S. > occupying forces in Afghanistan. > > Source: > http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/starbucks4.htm > > Products and affiliated companies: > Starbucks Coffee Stores (4,709 locations > world-wide). > > Starbuck coffee, chocolates, biscuits & ice-cream > products. > > Seattle Coffee Company in the United Kingdom with > more > than 60 retail locations. > > Pasqua Inc., a San Francisco based coffee retailer. > > Hear Music, a San Francisco based music company. > > Tazo®, a Portland, Oregon based tea company. > Starbucks partners: > > Startbuck Coffee have partnerships with: > Hotels: > - Hyatt Hotels > - Marriott Hotels > - Starwood Hotels (Sheraton) > > Bookstores: > - Canadian bookstore Chapters Inc > - Barnes & Noble, Inc bookstores > > Albertson's Supermarkets > > Special relationship with NY Times: > In 2000, Starbucks announced its strategic alliance > with The New York Times. The New York Times used its > national advertising resources to promote Starbucks > products and retail locations as a destination for > readers. > Mapco Express & East Coast store-gas stations: > Its been revealed that Delek (Starbucks Israeli > partners) owns Mapco Express filling stations and > convenience stores in Tennessee and East Coast > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. 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