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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (76619)	10/11/2004 4:37:21 PM
From: Jagfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793800

Summary of the eRumor An email from a Marine who says some Marines wrote to Starbucks to say how much they liked Starbucks coffee and to request some donated coffee for the Marines. The eRumor says Starbucks responded by saying they don't support and war and will not send any coffee. The writer urges a boycott of Starbucks. truthorfiction.com The Truth TruthOrFiction.com contacted Starbucks about the story. Starbucks says that the originator of the email, Sgt. Howard Wright, and talked with him about his complaint. He has now sent a follow-up email to his email list, which appears below. Starbucks assured him of their support of the military and that the only reason any coffee was not donated was because the official Starbucks donation policy authorizes such gifts to officially designated public charities, including libraries and schools, and that the U.S. military or military personnel do not qualify. It was not meant to be a comment on the war or the service of military personnel in the war. The company said that there have been employees that have showed their support through donations of coffee. Starbucks told us that many of the company's employees (called "partners" by Starbucks) receive one pound of free coffee each week and some of that coffee has gone to members of the military or related organizations. For example, the employees in the Starbucks in Atascadero, California, decided to send their weekly free coffee to troops in Afghanistan and there are other such stories about Starbucks coffee finding its way into the hands of military personnel. Here is Sgt. Wright's follow-up email after Starbucks spoke with him: Dear Readers, Almost 5 months ago I sent an e-mail to you my faithful friends. I did a wrong thing that needs to be cleared up. I heard by word of mouth about how Starbucks said they didn't support the war and all. I was having enough of that kind of talk and didn't do my research properly like I should have. This is not true. Starbucks supports men and women in uniform. They have personally contacted me and I have been sent many copies of their company's policy on this issue. So I apologize for this quick and wrong letter that I sent out to you. Now I ask that you all pass this email around to everyone you passed the last one to. Thank you very much for understanding about this. Howard C. Wright Sgt USMC 1st Force Rcon Co 1st Plt PLT RTO

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (76619)	10/11/2004 4:38:32 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793800

Palestinians Blame Israel, US The Palestinian Authority has issued a pro forma “condemnation” of the Taba Hilton terrorist attack, but the Jerusalem Post’s Khaled Abu Toameh reports that on the streets of Ramallah, the mass murder in Taba filled hearts with joy: Palestinians blame Israel, US. (Hat tip: Barak M.) In Ramallah, many Palestinians on Saturday expressed support for the attacks in Sinai, which they said, were a “natural response to Israel’s crimes in the Gaza Strip.” “The Israelis deserve what happened to them,” said Bassam Abu Halaweh, a taxi driver. “In the last two weeks Israel killed about 100 Palestinians. It was clear that there would be some kind of retaliation.” Maha Odeh, a secretary for a local law firm, said she was “delighted” when she heard about the bombings. “I don’t know any Palestinian who is sad on a day like this,” she added. “We hope that Israel and the US, which is perpetrating daily massacres against the Iraqi people, will learn the lesson and stop the killings.” In the nearby town of Bir Zeit, several shopkeepers blamed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for the Sinai bombings. “Sharon is responsible for the bloodshed because of what he’s doing in the Gaza Strip,” said Hassan Khalil, who works in a grocery. Fayez Ibrahim, a student at Bir Zeit University, said he and many of his colleagues were hoping that there would be more attacks like the ones in Sinai. “We want to see such attacks in the heart of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv,” he said. Such lovely people. Let’s give them a state!