-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Coord. Naz. per la Jugoslavia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:46 AM Subject: [JUGOINFO] Hasbro vs. Collon/EPO
> > > --- ENGLISH --- > > Hasbro - Wolfowitz against Collon - EPO : new developments > VANESSA STOJILKOVIC > > Our mail box could not follow. Since you answered so many after our > article « Wolfowitz (Pentagon) tries to bankrupt Michel Collon's > publisher ». Also to order the famous book Monopoly - From Kosovo to > World Conquest via Control of Energy Corridors so ferociously attacked. > The English edition is coming soon under a new title. > Here some reactions from the public. In one word : general indignation > and calls to defend firmly freedom of expression. > And on Hasbro's side ? Interviewed by an important Belgian daily paper > (see below), they seem changing their position, embarrassed because of > this pressure from the public. > > Reactions from the public : > > - To Al Verrechia, president of Hasbro, and Alan Hassenfeld, president > of the council, 1027 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA : « As > an academic researcher interested in issues of Corporate Social > Responsibility, I find it particularly deplorable that Hasbro, which > prides itself on its commitment to CSR principles, demonstrates so > little commitment to similar principles; namely, the right of opinion > and of free speech. Clearly Hasbro's principal aim is censorship: to > prevent EPO from publishing similar books in future. As a mother of two > pre-school aged children, I plan to boycott your products as long as > this trial continues and will encourage friends and family to do > likewise until the proceedings are dropped. (N. P. Belgium) > - « Since End Year Gifts are approaching, this makes us possible to > become more conscious about the links between toys industry and weapons > industry. Let' it known!!! » (Françoise B., France) > - « Those bastards have no mailing on their web site, or am I wrong ? I > would like to tell them I will never buy any product of their company > anymore. Courage! » (D.P., professor at the University of Rennes, > France) > - « As an act of solidarity againt this trial indirectly organized by > Wolfowitz, I am ordering 3 copies of Michel Collon's book, Monopoly » > (C.C., Ecole des Hautes Etudes en sciences sociales, Paris) > - « Crazy. We must do something here in Italy. I will forward this as > much as I can! » (G.P., Roma) > - « Disgusting, the Pentagon attacking EPO, the best publisher in Dutch > language. I am 100% solidair. » (R.M. professor Universiy of Twente, > Netherlands) > - « This harassment is absurd, but potentially dangerous as well, as > you know. I recall what happened to a British Marxist journal - was it > Marxism Today? - that dared to criticize a journalist for concocting a > Serbian "death camp" in the Balkans. » (G.P., London) > - « From now on, be very carefull. Words 'War' and 'Love' were maybe > also patented in the last days. » (mouvement antipub.be) > - « Why this trial now ? They take the risk to make a strong promotion > of that book! » (G.L. France) > - « 'I am buying the Joseph Vernet street ! This happens in the Avignon > - Monopoly just edited by Winning Moves France (filial of Hasbro), who > invites you to bet on the main streets of the town, with the hope to > become rich in a record time, the time of one game...' Non, I will not > accept that invitation at lunch from Monopoly - Avignon, but I will > write an article, reminding how the company sets on harming Michel > Collon. And I find scandalous to make the apology of speculation in a > town where it becomes difficult to find a home, precisely because of > speculation» (A journalist from Provence, France) > - « I hate that 3rd Court of Paris who just condemned publisher EPO to > silence. They are making the best publications up to now. All those who > worked to present the colonial war of Nato in the Balkans as a > humanitarian intervention, have no interest the truth to be known. Many > would not survive. Bravo for all what you do! » (G.J. Geneva) > - « I find disturbing, considering the philosophy Hasbro pretends to > have, this judiciary relentlessness againt company EPO for having > published this book." (R.M. Belgique) > - Many sites and medias published articles and comments in France, > Belgium, Spain, Italy, Africa... > > Reaction from Hasbro : > > The Belgian daily De Morgen spent a long article on this : «Why would > the firm that grew up so big with Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, > My Little Pony, GI Joe, Beyblade, Playskool and plastics derived from > Star wars and Superman would have as ambition to make crumble the > publisher EPO ?» > The very famous journalist Douglas De Coninck, interviewed Pascal > François, director for judicial matters of 'Hasbro - Paris. François > tried to demonstrate that Paul Wolfowitz had nothing to do with this > case, that would be just commercial, and not politic. But he also > admitted that Hasbro was not happy being associated like this with > Bush's policy, and all that information circulating on the Net. He > added that a compromise might be found if EPO would apologize : « You > may give my telephone number to the people of EPO. » > Will Hasbro stop their attack? We will see. The more reactions, the > more will it be possible to defend freedom of expression. > > If you want to buy, in solidarity, one or more copies of Monopoly: > (under a new title) : > Milo Yelesiyevich serbianclassics @ hotmail.com > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > u r u k n e t . i n f o > > informazione dall'iraq occupato > information from occupied iraq > > http://www.uruknet.info > > -------------------------------------------------------- > FOR FAIR USE ONLY > --> La lista JUGOINFO e' curata da componenti del > Coordinamento Nazionale per la Jugoslavia (CNJ). > I documenti distribuiti non rispecchiano necessariamente > le posizioni ufficiali o condivise da tutto il CNJ, ma > vengono fatti circolare per il loro contenuto informativo al > solo scopo di segnalazione e commento. > --> Bilten JUGOINFO uredjuju clanovi > Italijanske Koordinacije za Jugoslaviju (CNJ). > Prilozi koje vam saljemo ne odrazavaju uvek nas zvanicni stav, > niti nase jedinstveno misljenje, vec svojim sadrzajem > predstavljaju korisnu informaciju i potstrek na razmisljanje. > ---> Archivio/Arhiv: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/messages > > http://www.domeus.it/circles/jugoinfo > ---> Per iscriversi [o per cancellarsi] / Upisivanje [brisanje]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---> IL NOSTRO UNICO INDIRIZZO E' ORA > jugocoord(a)tiscali.it > JEDINA ADRESA KOJU IMAMO JE jugocoord(a)tiscali.it > THE ONLY EMAIL ADDRESS WE USE IS jugocoord(a)tiscali.it > ---> C.N.J.: DOCUMENTO COSTITUTIVO / OSNIVACKI DOKUMENT: > > http://www.cnj.it/documentazione/documento_costitutivo.htm > > Link utili di Yahoo! 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