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HonestReporting recently reported about American businesses advertising on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV station. All three companies cited -- Pepsi, Western Union, and Proctor & Gamble -- have since backed down from advertising on Al-Manar. But it is interesting to compare the companies’ “official explanation.” Proctor & Gamble, for example, wrote that "We don't plan to renew our contract with Al Manar for a variety of reasons, which include the development of other media options to reach our consumers and the confusion surrounding the organization." HonestReporting member Deborah was bothered by the kid gloves attitude toward the Hizbullah terror organization. She wrote...