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I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troupes, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.


the TROOPS (?) sign up to "Defend king/queen and country"

Sadly HMG then place them wherever they see fit
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Bart wrote:
I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troupes, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.


the TROOPS (?) sign up to "Defend king/queen and country"

Sadly HMG then plave them wherever they see fit


Yes they signed a bit of paper that says "I will kill whoever I get told to"

Following orders is no excuse for murder

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Bart wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Bart wrote:
I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troupes, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.


the TROOPS (?) sign up to "Defend king/queen and country"

Sadly HMG then place them wherever they see fit


Yes they signed a bit of paper that says "I will kill whoever I get told to"

Following orders is no excuse for murder


no, lets not shoot the ragheads...
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Bart wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Bart wrote:
I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troupes, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.


the TROOPS (?) sign up to "Defend king/queen and country"

Sadly HMG then place them wherever they see fit


Yes they signed a bit of paper that says "I will kill whoever I get told to"

Following orders is no excuse for murder


no, lets not shoot the ragheads...


Let's not turn this into another name calling raceist post please and just stick to the facts as they unfold :roll:

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Bart wrote:
I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troops, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.



I never had you down for a bleeding heart liberal Bart.

I bet your stance goes down well on the ranks of East London. :wink:
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Over priced crap coffee, they can stick the place up there @rse :D
i can still get a coffee from £0.10 to £0.60



Skippy at those prices you must get it out of a ditch :shock: :D Or do you dress up as a vagrant and get it off of the soup run :shock:

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What a coincidence, there's a Sgt Howard Wright in the Royal Marines, and a Sgt Howard Wright in the US Marine Corps.

Both in "recon" units too!

Urban Myths abound on the internet.

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Bart wrote:
I applaud Starbucks for their stance. I just don't see how you can oppose the war but support the troops, soldiers are not innocent bystanders and have blood on their hands, no soldiers, no war.


If you had a family member out in a war zone you would probably understand.

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Over priced crap coffee, they can stick the place up there @rse :D
i can still get a coffee from £0.10 to £0.60



Skippy at those prices you must get it out of a ditch :shock: :D Or do you dress up as a vagrant and get it off of the soup run :shock:


Its 10p at the local tyre centre and 60p at the Esso station out of one of those coffee nations machines
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As has already been mentioned, an urban myth.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
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Nigel
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:33 am 
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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 does 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.

Sgt. Howard Wright.
1 Platoon, Recon Company, Royal Marines


Sorry to wee on your ships GBC It has been plagiarised from a US story. In the British Forces, we don't call them "recon"..... it is known as "recce"


http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... tement.htm


http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp
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http://www.hoax-slayer.com/starbucks-tr ... port.shtml
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As has already been mentioned, an urban myth.


Urban Myth! more like skulduggery or do they call it spin, this has probably originated from another Coffee company.

They whoever they are should have left them to their own ends, as to why people go back there I am at a complete loss. I think someone needs to show them what coffee looks/taste like.

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Nigel wrote:
GBC wrote:
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 does 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.

Sgt. Howard Wright.
1 Platoon, Recon Company, Royal Marines


Sorry to wee on your ships GBC It has been plagiarised from a US story. In the British Forces, we don't call them "recon"..... it is known as "recce"


http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... tement.htm


http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/starbucks.asp



1 2 3 4, British Royal Marine corps...

nah, just hasnt the same ring to it

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