[BITList] Please support - Starbucks vs British Royal Marines

[David Harvey]

This made me angry. then I checked Snopes. Another hoax

Dave

On 22 November 2010 14:00, FS <franka at iinet.net.au> wrote:

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> Date: Wednesday, 1 September, 2010, 23:59
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>                                       Please support - Starbucks vs
> British Royal Marines
>
>                                        Recently, British Royal Marines in
> Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they
>                                       wanted to let them know how much they
> liked their coffees, and to request
>                                  that they send some of it to the troops
> there.
>     Starbucks replied, telling the Royal Marines thank you for their
> support of their business, but that Starbucks doe not support the war,
>                                                            nor   anyone
> in it, and that they would not send
>                                                        the troops their
> brand of coffee.
>
>                                           So as not to offend Starbucks,
> maybe we should support them by
>
> NOT
>                                        buying any of their products!
>
>
>                                         I feel we should get this out in
> the open. I know this war might not  be very popular with some folks, but
> that
>                                                                   doesn't
> mean we don't support the boys on the ground, fighting
>
>  street-to-street and, house-to-house.
>
>
>  If you feel the same as I do then pass this along.
>
>                                                                    Thanks
> very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again
>
> when I deploy once more.
>
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>
> Sgt. Howard Wright,
>
>                                                                     1
> Platoon, Recon Company, Royal Marines
>
>
>
>                                                        PLEASE DON'T DELETE
> THIS... PLEASE PASS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR E-MAIL
>                                                        LIST, IN MEMORY OF
> ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED, LOST
>                                                       LIMBS AND  DIED, SO
> THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE !
>
>
>
>  Also, don't forget that when the Twin Trade Towers were hit, the
>                                                                       fire
> fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was
>                                                                   close by
> for water for the survivors and workers, and Starbucks
>
> CHARGED
>
> THEM!!!
>
>                                                                           AN
> ADDED NOTE
>                                                                  STARBUCKS
> HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES
>                                                                  IN THE
> UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED
>
>                                                                 There are
> 227 Starbucks stores across the UK ,
>                                                               and   our
> soldiers  got the same response from this company,
>                                                                          so
> let us do our bit and
>                                                                            boycott
> Starbucks to show
>                                                  them how despicable their
> actions are.
>
>                                                                                                Meg
> and Bob Fairclough
>
>
>
>
> Suzanne Holding MAPDT(00629)
>
> 10 Patterson Street,
>
> Denton,
>
> Manchester,
>
>  UK
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>  M34 3AL
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>                                                                  Tel. 0161
> 335 0232                                 Mobile 07740 300 246
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