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To: Richnorth who wrote (22373)	3/25/2003 11:29:25 PM
From: David in Ontario	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27734

Chirac's war - on cigarettes - out of touch as always smh.com.au Chirac aims at smoking bums in war on cancer March 26 2003 Fifteen years after kicking a two-packets-a-day habit to improve his presidential hopes, Jacques Chirac has launched a "war on tobacco". Among 70 measures costing €500 million ($895 million) to combat all forms of cancer - which kill about 150,000 French a year - the President's crusade, announced on Monday, includes a ban on cigarette sales to under-16s, an tighter clamp on smoking in public places and a proposed big rise in the price of tobacco. Every year 30,000 French citizens die from cancer caused by smoking, and Mr Chirac believes he would have been one of them if he had not given up as part of a move to improve his image for the 1988 presidential campaign. His addiction, betrayed by his nicotine-stained fingers, reinforced critics' view that he was too nervous for the top job. Fed up with mocking remarks from the president at the time, Francois Mitterrand, he fixed a date to stop after a final puff. "I never smoked my last cigarette," he recalled. "I was going to smoke it after my breakfast and I had pulled one out of the packet when I asked myself: 'Why light up? This is absurd.' I'd no real reason for smoking. I crushed the cigarette and threw away the packet." As a reformed smoker, Mr Chirac preached abstinence before putting the cancer campaign on his list of priorities for the presidential election last year. He is particularly concerned that, despite more than 20 years of tobacco restrictions, half of all 19-year-olds smoke. France would continue to raise cigarette prices after a tax rise added about 15 per cent to the cost in January, he said. In the broader fight against cancer, research would be boosted, access to treatment improved and more preventative measures taken. Mr Chirac, who enjoys a beer and has a taste for Mexican lager, has also announced measures to discourage alcohol abuse. The Guardian

To: Richnorth who wrote (22373)	3/26/2003 12:13:36 PM
From: Investor Clouseau	Respond to of 27734

I had expected the self-righteous coalition forces to have an easier time. But that is not happening. I wonder why! Was G_d being capricious? As I have said, I believe this is a test of whether Muslim's are able to clearly see and eliminate the evil in their own midst. To:Carolyn who wrote (22274) From: Investor Clouseau Monday, Mar 24, 2003 9:47 PM View Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22387 Didn't he have a bunch of child brides, for instance? What's with the 72 virgins? The Jihad. The ok to kill "non-believers"? Sorry, I don't buy that. Incorrect interpretations, and interpretations based on an incorrect contextual time frame. And, like anything, there are good people everywhere. There are also bad people everywhere. Exactly. IMO, this is the test that God is currently subjecting to Islam. Muslim's have been very good at identifying evil outside of Islam, but very poor at identifying evil within Islam. IC