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  • Mideast just isn't Marlboro country

    12/05/2002 9:34:54 AM PST · by Incorrigible · 4 replies · 243+ views
    Newark Star Ledger (AP) ^ | 12/5/02 | IBRAHIM HAZBOUN
    Mideast just isn't Marlboro country Anti-American sentiment makes U.S. cigarette an untrendy brand for Palestinians Thursday, December 05, 2002BY IBRAHIM HAZBOUN ASSOCIATED PRESS RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Swept up in anti-American sentiment, Palestinians increasingly want the Marlboro man out of town.Many smokers, especially young trendsetters, have switched to French-made Gauloises, which they say are similar in taste and a dollar a pack cheaper.American cigarettes, particularly Marlboros, have been the main target of a boycott of U.S.-made products organized several months ago by Palestinian activists. The campaign has resonance among many Palestinians upset by what they see as Washington's one-sided support...