Iraq Reviews > Cola wars as Coke moves on Baghdad
[Keld Bachs Press Cuttings] Coke withdrew from Iraq in 1968 when the Arab League declared a boycott because of business ties to Israel, leaving Pepsi to dominate the Middle East market for soft drinks. The boycott ended in 1991, but sanctions and wars kept Coke out of Iraq.
Some related posts from Technorati and Google.
[Beautiful Atrocities] THE EXPLOSIVE TASTE OF MECCA COLA: And Arabs are buying them, unaware that boycotting 'American' goods does more damage to locals than multinationals (Coke is one of the biggest employers in the industrial-challenged Mideast). Choice of beverage:
[Wildfirejo.blogspot.com] wildfirejo: "The American Administrator of the Iraqi CPA (Coalition Provisional Authority) government, Paul Bremer, updated Iraq's intellectual property law to 'meet current internationally-recognized standards of protection'. The updated law makes saving seeds for next year's harvest, practiced by 97% of Iraqi farmers in 2002, and is the standard farming practice for thousands of years across human civilizations, to be now illegal..
[Warblogging.com] Warblogging.com: Boycotting The Infidels: Preparing for the "Coke ...: The Arab despots realize this, and they understand that this is one of their greatest failures -- and will quite possibly be the cause of their downfall. An intelligent player in such a situation would attempt to find any possible advantage for native Arab firms over American competition -- and what more effective an advantage than a boycott of American products?
[Fading-hope.blog-city.com] What are the motives for the war vs. Iraq? (fading-hope.blog-city.com): Hosted @ www.Blog-City.com; RSS Feed @ /rss/. What are the motives for the war vs. Iraq? « H » email link. I would like to get a bit more political today ...
[Urbanlegends.about.com] 'Crosswalk Hacking' Report Is False Urban Legends and Folklore ...: I just learned while perusing the indispensible Museum of Hoaxes blog that you can now purchase meat-scented condoms for your dog online. "Just as forced Read more... #
Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, Resistance, Iraq Reviews