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Wednesday,
December 20, 2006 UPS
Israel Delivery Update We asked UPS questions
to clear their name, but UPS was less than forthcoming with answers, which is
not a good PR move. |
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Wednesday,
December 13, 2006 UPS
Boycott of Jews - Boycott Called and Verified UPS's official statement regarding a boycott called against them is
both confusing and contradicts UPS spokesman's statements. |
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| Breaking a Myth |
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Wednesday,
December 13, 2006 Did Rick Mathes Condemn Islam? When an email is neither dated nor cross referenced to documentation
on a website, it is merely a gratuitous statement that can not be confirmed. As
such, it is advisable not to trust the content of the letter until it can be
thoroughly examined. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Tuesday,
December 12, 2006 Miranda Rights for Air Travelers If the TSA will treat you like a criminal, you may as well have the
rights criminal have. |
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| Breaking a Myth |
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Tuesday,
December 12, 2006 Swatch is not placing ads on non-commercial
radio If an emailed story does not have a
date on it, it is probably outdated so do not pass it along. |
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| Analysis |
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Monday,
December 11, 2006 Origins of the Wal-Mart Nazi t-shirt Boycott Watch discovered the origin of the Nazi t-shirt Wal-Mart
sold, failed to remove from their shelves and then refused to apologize
about. |
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| Guest Op-Ed |
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Thursday,
December 7, 2006 Why Do Irish Academics Persist In Advocating Boycott and
Divesting From Israel? Analysis by Dr. Alex
Grobman, historian and author of several books including "Battling for Souls:
The Vaad Hatzala Rescue Committee in Post War Europe." His newest book is
"Nations United: How the UN is Undermining Israel and the West." |
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| Selling Nazi Shirts Is Not Good Business |
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Wednesday,
December 6, 2006 Wal-Mart Failed To Remove Nazi Emblem
Shirts Wal-Mart offered Nazi emblem shirts,
but failed to remove them in a timely manor after discovering their error, thus
resulting in irate customers and boycott calls. |
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Not Bite Your Own Foot |
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Sunday,
December 3, 2006 Boycott Watch - Wal-Mart Sales Down Due To Boycott By
Religious Groups Over Gay Alliance Some
companies try to do the right thing but fail to learn the lessons of others
mistakes |
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| Boycott Analysis |
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Thusday,
November 30, 2006 Did Michael Richards' Racist Rant Boosts DVD Sales Despite a
Boycott? Sometimes being boycotted helps
sales, sometimes it is an excuse. |
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| Boycott Hurts Aruba |
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Tuesday,
November 14, 2006 Aruba Tourism Continues To Fall - Boycott Stronger Then
Ever The boycott of Aruba related to the
disappearance of Natalee Holloway is stronger than ever. The recession we
previously reported has now triggered inflation, which is a very bad economic
sign. |
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| Busting A Myth |
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Monday,
November 13, 2006 "Lead in Lipstick" Rumor in Email Is
False Lead has been banned in food and
cosmetics manufacturing for decades, and this looks more like a prank aimed at
a specific person that got out of control since it is directed only at one
specific color, regardless of who the manufacturer is. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Thursday,
November 9, 2006 How Taft Lost Ohio for the Republicans
Election Consumers react to in-office
scandals by voting out everyone involved, plus everyone seen as associated with
those who are involved. |
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| Busting A Myth |
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Monday,
October 9, 2006 Costco Prescription Drug Email Is A
Hoax Do not believe any report where a
government official claims to endorse any specific product or
vendor. |
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| Sometimes It Pays To Be Quiet |
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Tuesday,
September 5, 2006 Wal-Mart Joins Gay Chamber Of Commerce - Boycott Called
Wal-Mart has taken action to hurt
itself. |
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| No
Free Rides |
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Sunday,
September 3, 2006 Free Starbucks? Too Late No company is obligated to honor fraud |
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| The
US Lied |
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Wednesday,
August 30, 2006 US
FirstGov.Gov Ad Portrays False Information About ZIP
Codes The US Gov Should Tell The
Truth. |
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| Busting A Myth |
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Tuesday,
August 29, 2006 Busting A Myth - Steven Spielberg Did Not Write The Letter
To Mel Gibson The letter may make you feel
good, but it is not real. Please be sure of the facts before you forward
emails. |
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| Want
To Eat Bugs? |
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Monday,
August 28, 2006 Groups Move to Ban FDA Approved Bugs in
food. Would you eat a food if you knew it was
specifically made with insects as an ingredient? |
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| Jihad - Not just A Boycott |
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Thursday,
August 17, 2006 Jihad Against Starbucks - Howard Schultz Did Not Send The
Email Don't fall for the tactics of
anti-Semitic Jihadist hate mongers. |
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| Doing the Right Thing |
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Tuesday,
August 15, 2006 US Soldier Shoots An HP Printer Out Of Frustration - HP
Sends A New Printer HP went above and beyond
the call of duty |
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| Coffee & Terrorism |
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Monday,
August 7, 2006 Caribou Coffee's Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi - A Terrorists
Profile and US businesses links exposed Islamic Cleric has connections to Caribou Coffee, Hamas, and the
First Islamic bank of Bahrain, which is now known as Arcapita - Boycott Watch
spells out the connection and terrorist links. |
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| BW
In The News |
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Sunday,
August 6, 2006 Caribou Coffee Boycott In The News - Ownership Name Change
May Be Meant To Mask Islamic Ties Atlanta
Journal Constitution Quotes Boycott Watch in an article |
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| Hollywood |
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Thursday,
August 3, 2006 Miami Vice Movie Boycott Movie director's placement of a t-shirt implies Israeli Army drug
dealing sparks boycott. |
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| Follow-up Article |
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Updated:
Monday, July 31, 2006 Boycott Watch Scam Alert results in change and disclosure -
BW now says the www.giyus.org 'Israel Megaphone' website is 100% safe and
legitimate Be cautious of websites and emails
- legitimate websites always post verifiable contact information and you should
know what you are signing up for. One site posted contact information after BW
article posting. |
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| Oil
& a Texas two-step |
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Monday, July
24, 2006 Citgo Launches PR Campaign - Hugo Chavez
Blinks Venezuela's strong-man talks tough and
carries a toothpick |
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| Stand Tall, America |
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Monday, July
24, 2006 "Interdependence Day": The Boycotting of
Freedom Don't allow people to stand in the
way of our freedom |
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| Boycott Backfire |
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Monday, July
17, 2006 Emailing Polls Which People Hate Only Encourages More Polls
On The Same Topic. Some Jews are boycotting
CNN claiming an anti-Israel bias, yet regularly forward Internet polls on
CNN.com to friends not realizing they are helping CNN make money despite their
boycott. Boycott Watch gets to the truth behind polls on news websites and why
the news agencies seldom quote their own polls. |
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| City
May Boycott its own |
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Monday, July
17, 2006 N.J. Mayor Threatens Boycott of McDonald's Over Spanish
Billboard Should a mayor dictate business
activity within the city limits? City councils and mayors do it
daily. |
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| Uncovering The Truth |
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Monday, July
10, 2006 Is Harry Bingham really a hero or did he just do his
job? An email is circulation claiming Hiram
(or Harry) Bingham, IV was a hero for rescuing Jews in France from the Nazi's,
and Boycott Watch reviewed the claims that resulted in a US postage stamp being
issued in his honor. |
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| News
Analysis |
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Monday, July
3, 2006 O'Reilly threatens boycott of Mexico Boycott Watch asks: Is declaring a boycott necessary? |
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Analysis |
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Tuesday, May
16, 2006 Ohio's Battleground Myth - News Analysis By Fred
Taub Originally published as "Ohio's
Delusional Democrats" at World Net Daily (wnd.com) |
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| Avoid Illegal Boycott Activity |
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Tuesday, May
30, 2006 Canadian Union Adopts Arab Boycott of
Israel Note: Boycott Watch warns
against doing business or communicating with this union unless you are trained
in and are familiar with US Antiboycott Laws, as well as federal Antiboycott
compliance reporting regulations and procedures. |
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| Say
Thank You To A Soldier |
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Memorial Day
- Monday, May 29, 2006 An Israeli Soldier's Story Unbeknownst to you, a soldier may have already saved your
life. |
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| Stop
A Hoax |
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Friday, May
26, 2006 Before You Pass Along "Missing Children" Emails, Consider
This: Do you really know who the information
requester is? |
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| Breaking A Myth |
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Thursday, May
25, 2006 Exxon-Mobile, Hugo Chavez, Citgo and Why Gas Boycotts Don't
Work Let's face a few facts about
oil |
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| Kristallnacht 2? |
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Sunday, May
21, 2006 British Academic Boycott Of Israel,
Again A new wave of anti-Semitism emerges in
Britain |
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| Boycott Analysis |
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Tuesday, May
16, 2006 Da
Vinci Boycotts or Publicity Stunt? All the
hoopla and boycott calls regarding the soon to be released Da Vinci Code movie
may be rooted in a publicity stunt, and it is not the first time. |
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| Confirming A Myth |
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Sunday, April
30, 2006 Email About Microwave Ovens And Boiling Water Is
True We often debunk false emails, but this
one is real |
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| Stop
A Hoax |
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Sunday, April
30, 2006 Another Gas Boycott Email Based On A False
Premise Yet another email is circulating that
calls for an ineffectual gas boycott because the author does not know how gas
is sold. |
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| Reader Response |
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Sunday, April
30, 2006 Boycott Watch responds to an email from a supporter of the
'Great American Boycott of 2006' People
sometimes fool themselves because they want to believe something, regardless if
it is the truth or not. |
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| Stop
A Hoax |
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Friday, April
28, 2006 Gas Pump AIDS Warning Email Is a
Hoax A hoax email is causing panic, and
someone may have been fired for writing it and sending it out using her
official governmental status. |
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| Breaking A Myth |
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Monday, April
11, 2006 NPR Interview of USMC General - Email Is Not
True While some may like to believe the email
circulating about a US Marine Corps General hammering an NPR interviewer is
real, it is not. For starters, people need look at such emails for
documentation, of which the email in question has none... |
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Monday, April
10, 2006 Gay Groups Complain About Car Ads
Again Boycott Watch recently reported about
gay groups boycotting advertisers because ads were pulled from gay
publications, possibly with the attitude that somehow the ads are owed to their
publications forever once placed, and how religious groups are turning up the
pressure against the advertisers placing ads in gay publications. |
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| Op-Ed |
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Monday, April
10, 2006 Op-Ed: Dubai Still Won - By Fred Taub, President, Boycott
Watch Even before the Dubai Ports World deal
had been scuttled, analysts warned of retribution from the UAE if the deal were
to fall apart. These same analysts have left out one factor Dubai may
have had a victory in their loss... |
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| Boycott Watch Testifies |
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Friday, March
17, 2006 Proposed Connecticut Sudan Divestment Legislation wont
stop Darfur Genocide, only federal action will said Boycott Watch
representative in Hartford Capitol Hill Hearing Proposed Connecticut Sudan Divestment Legislation wont stop
Darfur Genocide, only federal action will said Boycott Watch representative in
Hartford Capitol Hill Hearing |
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| Op-Ed |
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Wednesday,
March 1, 2006 Op-Ed: The UAE Port Deal Would Irreparably Harm Israel - By
Fred Taub, President, Boycott Watch We have
all heard the Bush administration telling us not to worry about the deal to
allow the Arab Emirates owned Dubai Ports World Company run major US ports.
There is one important factor people should all be worrying about - how the
deal affects Israel. Let's examine the facts... |
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| Boycotts Can Backfire |
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Friday,
February 19, 2006 Islamic Boycott of Denmark - Who will really be
hurt? We all have heard and read about the
recent Islamic riots after a Danish newspaper printed a cartoon depicting
Mohamed, and how Muslims claim drawing such images is blasphemy. The question
is, however, is the insult claim correct and does the resulting boycott of all
Danish products by Muslims have merit... |
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