Muslims wage war on US Cola giants

[Martin]

Article

 

[no0b]

Wait 10 months I bet Coca Cola or Pepsi would be tring to buy them out.

 

[JellyBaby]

That's crazy. Zam Zam Cola?

 

[dolph]

quote from the article:

Mr Mathlouthi said Mecca Cola would "answer the needs of world citizens by contributing to the fight against American imperialism and the fascism of the Zionist entity". The advertising agents promise to come up with a snappier slogan.

truth is often stranger than fiction.

 

[glen]

OK, lets boycott their oil, and call it even.

 

[no0b]

Originally posted by: glen
OK, lets boycott their oil, and call it even.

Harder done than said.

 

[Tripleshot]

>note to self----Sell Coke and Pepsi stock 1st thing moday A.M.<

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: glen
OK, lets boycott their oil, and call it even.

I'd like to see you guys do that.

 

[Kadarin]

When I first read the title of the thread, I just thought that I could really not give a flying pile of dog poop what Muslims think of US cola companies. After reading the article, however, this appears to be a simple case of capitalism at work. One thing, though:

"The soft drink has been so successful that others are racing to get in on the act. Tawfiq Mathlouthi, a French-Muslim entrepreneur, will launch Mecca Cola in Paris next month. No superstar is being paid millions to sing its jingle, but there will be an advertising campaign promising that 10 per cent of the profits will go to a Palestinian charity for children. "

Hmm... Maybe I'm reading way too much into this, but there's just something somehow wrong with that statement...

 

[klah]

but there will be an advertising campaign promising that 10 per cent of the profits will go to a Palestinian charity for children

Most likely to the children(read: famililes) of suicide bombers.