[Gllug] Fw: [OT][Linux_Egypt] Microsoft thanx the Israeli Defence Army

[Walid Shaari]

On Sun, 2002-04-21 at 14:01, Mohamed Eldesoky wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Alaa The Great 
> To: Linux_Egypt at yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 2:57 AM
> Subject: [Linux_Egypt] Microsoft thanx the Israeli Defence Army
> 
> 
> >GUSH SHALOM - pob 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033 - http://www.gush-shalom.org/
> >
> >[The following letter by Adam keller to Bill Gates speaks for itself. See 
> >below how you can
> >help make it into a campaign.]
> >
> >To
> >Mr. Bill Gates
> >Chairman and Chief Software Architect
> >c/o Microsoft
> >
> >Dear Sir
> >
> >Two days ago, Israelis travelling on the main highways in the Tel-Aviv
> area>were treated to enormous billboards bearing the Microsoft logo under
> the >text "From the
> >depth of our heart - thanks to The Israeli Defence Forces" on the 
> >background of the Israeli
> >national flag.
> >Microsoft is a major worldwide and world-famous corporation, whose 
> >activities
> >overstep national boundaries and which is committed to promote global
> >community, increasing trade, and stronger economic relationships and 
> >cultural
> >interaction; which takes pride in promoting extensive community activities
> >of
> >various kinds, and declares on its website "We're serious about making the
> >world a better place"; and which maintains offices and conducts active 
> >sales
> >campaigns in Israel as well as at Egypt, Morocco, Dubai, Indonesia, 
> >Malaysia
> >and other Arab and Islamic countires.
> >In view of the above, better could have been expected of Microsoft than
> >disseminating crude nationalistic and militaristic propaganda at the 
> >Israeli
> >population centers, and effectively lend its public support to the 
> >destructive
> >war recently launched by the Sharon Government - a war sharply censured by
> >the
> >international community and controversial among the citizens of Israel
> >itself. We urge you to take care that this activity is terminated 
> >forthwith,
> >and that the estimated tens of thousands of dollars invested in the
> >abovementioned billboards be used instead to activities aimed at stopping 
> >the
> >bloodshed and promotoing and equitable Israeli-Palestinian peace.
> >
> >Sincerely Yours
> >
> >Adam Keller, Spokesperson
> >Gush Shalom (The Israeli Peace Bloc)
> >POB 2542, Holon 58125, Israel
> >Phone +972-3-5565804
> >Email  info at gush-shalom.org
> >
> 
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