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[기획 연재 - 내 삶의 불복종 ①] 시리즈 중에 나는 스타벅스에 가지 않는다를 뒤늦게 읽었다. 꼭 한번 읽어 보시길 권한다.

아래는 하워드 슐츠 스타벅스의 사장의 감사 편지라고 한다. Ziopedia.org -All there is to know about Zionism에서 옮겼다. (* 포스트를 올리고 나서 이런 편지는 실제 존재하는 것이 아니라 그간 슐츠가 여러 미디어를 통해서 이야기 한 것을 짜집기 한 것이라 알게 되었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 나쁜 놈은 나쁜 놈이다 2007/09/03 수정)

Editor's note: The Howard Schultz spoof letter above has caused quite a bit of a stir. In the first month of its publication, it has been read by more than 100,000 visitors on the ZioPedia site alone, and republished on hundreds of blogs all over the world. Some readers were not quite sure whether the article was 'kosher' or not. Well, it is and it isn't. Howard Schultz never wrote that letter, I did. However, all the statements I made in that letter about donations, sponsorships, political views etc. - are based on factual Howard Schultz actions and quotes, as 1/2 hour of 'Googling' will easily confirm to anyone interested.

A Thankyou To All Starbucks Customers
Written by Howard Schultz
Tuesday, 11 July 2006

Dear Starbucks Customer,
        First and foremost I want to thank you for making Starbucks the $6.4 billion global company it is today, with more than 90,000 employees, 9,700 stores, and 33 million weekly customers.
        Every latte and macchiato you drink at Starbucks is a contribution to the close alliance between the United States and Israel, in fact it is - as I was assured when being honored with the “Israel 50th Anniversary Friend of Zion Tribute Award” - key to Israel’s long-term PR success. Your daily Chocolate Chips Frappucino helps paying for student projects in North America and Israel, presenting them with the badly needed Israeli perspective of the Intifada.
        Starbucks, through the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah, an international network of Jewish education centres, sponsors Israeli military arms fairs in an effort to strengthen the special connection between the American, European and Israeli defense industries and to showcase the newest Israeli innovations in defense.
        As my contribution to the fight against the global rise of anti-Semitism, the reason behind the current conflict in the Middle-East, I help Aish HaTorah sponsoring the website "honestreporting.com” and produce material informing of Israel’s side of the story. Without you, my valued customer, I wouldownload’t be able to raise hundreds of millions of dollars each year to protect Israeli citizens from terrorist attacks and keep reminding every Jew in America, to defend Israel at any cost. $5 billion per year from the US government are no way near enough to pay for all the weaponry, bulldozers and security fences needed to protect innocent Israeli citizens from anti-Semitic Muslim terrorism.
        Corporate sponsorships are essential. Having the bigger picture in mind, Starbucks have donated a store to the US army to help in the “War on Terror”. I cannot emphasize enough, how vital the “War on Terror” is for the continued viability and prospering of the Jewish State. So next time you feel like chilling out at a Starbucks store, please remember that with every cup you drink at Starbucks you are helping with a noble cause. Howard Schultz Chairman & Chief Global Strategist Starbucks Coffee Stores

그래도 커피는 끊을 수 없어서 매일 아침 한번 더 길 건너서 카리보커피샵에 도장 찍고 있다.