just recieved this e-mail,i make no comment but what are your feelings?

We know some of us enjoy Starbucks, but this is beyond words...................

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 please pass this along.

Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again to support us when we deploy once more.

Sgt. Howard Wright,

1 Platoon, Recon Company, Royal Marines

PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH AND DON'T DELETE THIS... BUT PLEASE PASS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR E- MAIL LIST, IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED, LOST LIMBS AND EVEN DIED, SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE !

Also, please 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 TO THIS: STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS.

There are 227 Starbucks stores across the UK, and there's no doubt that our soldiers would get the same response from this company, so let us do our bit and boycott Starbucks to show them how despicable their actions are ..............................

We shall leave it up to you

Best wishes

just posted this on another B)

heres what somebody from the other site has found, (the other site is also a ford site, model specific)

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

thats a bit wierd as starbucks offer the forces a 10% discount (witnessed) in all their branches and even the yanks have stores out in places such as kandahar afb along with burger king and pizza hut. but that is what i have been told. havent been yet but i am expecting to be sent there in the future. only been sent to the falklands :(

i'm all for supporting the troops and that, as i am one. (RAF) but the main problem is when minions of companies have to follow the "rules" because the slave flogger cannot make a common sense decision.

but the worse cases are when a member of HM Forces, goes around in his/her uniform and is kicked out of a taxi for being in uniform, not allowed to stay at a hotel or any other thing i have missed because some one from a certain religion finds it offensive...i say no more on that before i get carried away. But it disgusts me to think that the yanks treat their guys like war heroes and give them the upmost respect etc, but here in the UK, only a handfull will treat the troops like heroes but we walk around in fear of being discrimated against and possibly attacked...i tell you that is more wrong and something has gotten out of hand here...country is a mess.

well thats my 2 pence worth

heres what somebody from the other site has found, (the other site is also a ford site, model specific)

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

good find !!! thats two sides to the story sorted.