Ahem ... Bob didn't suggest a boycott. He said that ~he~ was boycotting Yahoo. That's a far cry from punishment. I boycott Nestle and Comcast, but by saying that here I'm neither calling for a boycott nor even suggesting others do the same.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Exactly. And it's only alleged that the Chinese Yahoo subsidiary provided this information. The allegation came from a group of activist journalists. In my opinion, the situation certainly doesn't seem to warrant punishment of the US company, its employees, and its stockholders -- which is what a boycott would accomplish. > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Bob Shell wrote: > On Feb 10, 2006, at 6:53 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Just curious, but why would you boycott Yahoo? > Paul > Because they have provided information on Chinese users that the > Chinese government has used to imprison people. > http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.yahoo.ap/index.html
