Does anybody know if the CEO of Starbucks is still funding the Israeli Armed Forces?

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In the late 90s, the CEO of Starbucks was given an Israeli award for funding the Armed Forces.  The funds were partly responsible for the deaths of Palestinian Women and Children.  Starbucks, today are paying so little to the Ethiopian Coffee Farmers that farmers cannot afford medicine or educate their children.  Also, the farmers cannot afford to save money in case of crop failure (drought).  Should there be a drought, many farmers and their families will die from disease and hunger.  Basically, if anybody buys a Starbucks coffee, they are condoning the murder of innocent women and children.  Starbucks pay 70p ($1.40) per kilo for coffee and are now selling it in UK supermarkets for as much as £16 ( $32) per kilo.  In their coffee shops, one kilo of coffee will generate at least £100+.  Is this fair?  Should Governments regulate their profit margins? and should Starbucks pay the farmers at least double for the coffee.  Should the CEO face criminal charges for funding Arms (Israel)?

colonelbrimstone · Accepted Answer

Have you ever seen the movie Lord Of War? The US has supported Israel for many years with US-made weapons and equipment. Recently, I read and article in Yahoo news about a $20 billion dollar arms deal between the US and Saudi Arabia. I wouldn't be surprised if some of those wepons end up in terrorist hands in Afghanistan/Iraq or anywhere else in the mideast region.

responder · Answer

You say deaths of women and children as though defending ones country is intended to kill women and children.
The real killers of Palestinian women and children are the attackers of Israel.
They are also the killers of Israeli women and children.
I applaud the CEO of Starbucks if he is supporting the defense of Israel.
Starbucks is a responsible buyer of coffee. If they are providing jobs in Ethiopia..good for them. I've seen enough emaciated Ethiopians shooing the flies from their eyes who are surely better off because of Starbucks.

BMCR · Answer

Maybe you should be asking if it was true to begin with.

Its not.

Official statement from Starbucks.

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressdesc.asp?id=668

Snopes discussion on the myth.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/israel/schultz.asp

And for the record, "Lord of War" is a fictional movie, but I can see where some people may confuse fiction with reality.

Beardog · Answer

No, he stopped doing that, so he could focus on his other hobby- Telling lies on the internet. Hey, you don't happen to be the CEO of a massively caffeinated corporation, do you?

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Does anybody know if the CEO of Starbucks is still funding the Israeli Armed Forces?

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