Boycott France

Don Fichthorn, Major USMC (Retired)

Eleven thousand soldiers lay beneath the dirt and stone,
all buried on a distant land so far away from home.

For just a strip of dismal beach they paid a hero's price,
to save a foreign nation they all made the sacrifice.

And now the shores of Normandy are lined with blocks of white
Americans who didn't turn from someone else's plight.

Eleven thousand reasons for the French to take our side, but in the moment of our need, they chose to run and hide.

Chirac said every war means loss, perhaps for France that's true, for they've lost every battle since the days of Waterloo.

Without a soldier worth a damn to be found in the region, the French became the only land to need a Foreign Legion.

You French all say we're arrogant. Well hell, we've earned the right-- We saved your sorry nation when you lacked the guts to fight.

But now you've made a big mistake, and one that you'll regret; you took sides with our enemies, and that we won't forget.

It wasn't just our citizens you spit on when you turned, but every one of ours who fell the day the towers burned.

You spit upon our soldiers, on our pilots and Marines, and now you'll get a little sense of just what payback means.

So keep your Paris fashions and your wine and your champagne, and find some other market that will buy your aeroplanes.

And try to find somebody else to wear your French cologne, for you're about to find out what it means to stand alone.

You see, you need us far more than we ever needed you. America has better friends who know how to be true.

I'd rather stand with warriors who have the will and might, than huddle in the dark with those whose only flag is white.

I'll take the Brits, the Aussies, the Israelis and the rest, for when it comes to valor we have seen that they're the best.

We'll count on one another as we face a moment dire,
while you sit on the sideline with a sign "friendship for hire."

We'll win this war without you and we'll total up the cost,
and take it from your foreign aid, and then you'll feel the loss.

And when your nation starts to fall, well Frenchie, you can spare us,
just call the Germans for a hand, they know the way to Paris.

When in England at a fairly large conference Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.

He answered by saying that "Over the years the US has sent many of its great young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for is enough to bury those that did not return."

I don't know for sure but I believe that pretty much silenced the room. Slogans reading "Death to Yankees" and "Rosbeefs (Brits) go home" were painted on the central memorial in Etaples, near the Channel port of Boulogne in northern France.

The slogans also called for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush to be sent to the international criminal court in The Hague. "Saddam Hussein will win and spill your blood", one slogan read. Another claimed the graves were "contaminating" French soil.

66,033 Americans are Buried or Missing in France.

Many thousands more died fighting for France
... but are buried and honored here in the US.

Thank You, France ...for supporting us like we have supported you.

France has every right to disagree with America, but France has moved from simple dissent to active hostility toward America. France President Chirac warned East European nations that if they sided with the US, France would oppose their membership in the European Union. This very week, William Safire reported in the New York Times that France has been secretly helping to arm Iraq and has been helping Irag build long range missiles. These same missiles may NOW possibly be used against our own US soldiers. Just as France has exercised its right to disagree, all Americans can exercise their right to boycott and help countries that do not stand with us. This boycott has been promoted by NewsMax's and has been frequently mentioned by Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor.

French Products and Companies to Boycott

A
Air France
Air Liquide
Airbus (airplanes in commericial use)
Alcatel
Allegra (allergy medication)
Aqualung - including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers and SeaQuest
AXA Advisors

B
Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas)
Beneteau (boats)
BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin)
BIC (razors, pens and lighters)
Biotherm (cosmetics)
Black Bush
Bollinger (champagne)

C
Car & Driver Magazine
Cartier
Chanel
Chivas Regal (scotch)
Christian Dior
Club Med (vacations)
Culligan (owned by Vivendi)

D
Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods)
DKNY
Dom Perigonon (champagne)
Durand Crystal

E
Elle Magazine
Essilor Optical Products
Evian

F
Fina (petroleum products) and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields)
First Hawaiian Bank

G
George Magazine
Givenchy
Glenlivet (scotch)

H
Hennessy (liquor products)
Houghton Mifflin (books)

J
Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989)
Jameson (whiskey)
Jerry Springer (talk show)

K
Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers)

L
Lancome - Le Creuset (cookware)
L'Oreal (health and beauty products)
Louis Vuitton
M
Marie Claire
Martel Cognac
Maybelline
Mephisto (shoes & clothes)
Michelin (tires & auto parts)
Mikasa (crystal and glass)
Moet (champagne)
Motel 6
Motown Records
MP3.com
Mumms (champagne)

N
Nissan (cars - majority owned by Renault)
Nivea
Normany Butter
P
Parents Magazine
Peugeot (automobiles)
Pierre Cardin
Playstation Magazine
ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics - France)
Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatachi Advertising)

R
RCA (television & electronics - owned by Thomson Electronics - France)
Red Magazine
Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France)
Renault (automobiles)
Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France)
Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffe makers)
Royal Canadian
S
Salomon (skis)
Sierra Software & Computer Games
Smart & Final
Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor group)
Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone)
Spencer Gifts
Sundance Channel

T
Taylor Made (gold clubs & equipment)
Technicolor
T-Fal (kitchenware)
Total Gas Stations
U
UbiSoft (computer games)
Uniroyal (tires)
Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks - owned by Vivendi)
US Filter

V
Veritas Group
Veuve Clicquot Champagne
Vittel
Vivendi

W
Wild Turkey (bourbon)
Woman's Day Magazine

Y
Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50% stake)
Yves Saint Laurent
Z
Zodia Inflatable Boats

Lastly, a French company was awarded a $700 million plus contract to operate the 55 mess halls of our US Marine facilities. Call your congressman and ask that this be rescinded regardless of the cost. This is an absolute insult to our Marines.

Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress,
governors, state legislators, local officials, and more.

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Don Fichthorn, Major USMC (Retired) Eleven thousand soldiers lay beneath the dirt and stone, all buried on a distant land so far away from home. For just a strip of dismal beach they paid a hero's price, to save a foreign nation they all made the sacrifice. And now the shores of Normandy are lined with blocks of white Americans who didn't turn from someone else's plight.
	Eleven thousand reasons for the French to take our side, but in the moment of our need, they chose to run and hide.
Chirac said every war means loss, perhaps for France that's true, for they've lost every battle since the days of Waterloo.
	Without a soldier worth a damn to be found in the region, the French became the only land to need a Foreign Legion.
You French all say we're arrogant. Well hell, we've earned the right-- We saved your sorry nation when you lacked the guts to fight.
	But now you've made a big mistake, and one that you'll regret; you took sides with our enemies, and that we won't forget.
It wasn't just our citizens you spit on when you turned, but every one of ours who fell the day the towers burned.
	You spit upon our soldiers, on our pilots and Marines, and now you'll get a little sense of just what payback means.
So keep your Paris fashions and your wine and your champagne, and find some other market that will buy your aeroplanes.
	And try to find somebody else to wear your French cologne, for you're about to find out what it means to stand alone.
You see, you need us far more than we ever needed you. America has better friends who know how to be true.
	I'd rather stand with warriors who have the will and might, than huddle in the dark with those whose only flag is white.
I'll take the Brits, the Aussies, the Israelis and the rest, for when it comes to valor we have seen that they're the best.
We'll count on one another as we face a moment dire, while you sit on the sideline with a sign "friendship for hire." We'll win this war without you and we'll total up the cost, and take it from your foreign aid, and then you'll feel the loss. And when your nation starts to fall, well Frenchie, you can spare us, just call the Germans for a hand, they know the way to Paris.

When in England at a fairly large conference Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying that "Over the years the US has sent many of its great young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for is enough to bury those that did not return."		I don't know for sure but I believe that pretty much silenced the room. Slogans reading "Death to Yankees" and "Rosbeefs (Brits) go home" were painted on the central memorial in Etaples, near the Channel port of Boulogne in northern France.
The slogans also called for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush to be sent to the international criminal court in The Hague. "Saddam Hussein will win and spill your blood", one slogan read. Another claimed the graves were "contaminating" French soil.

A Air France Air Liquide Airbus (airplanes in commericial use) Alcatel Allegra (allergy medication) Aqualung - including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers and SeaQuest AXA Advisors	B Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas) Beneteau (boats) BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin) BIC (razors, pens and lighters) Biotherm (cosmetics) Black Bush Bollinger (champagne)
C Car & Driver Magazine Cartier Chanel Chivas Regal (scotch) Christian Dior Club Med (vacations) Culligan (owned by Vivendi)	D Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods) DKNY Dom Perigonon (champagne) Durand Crystal
E Elle Magazine Essilor Optical Products Evian	F Fina (petroleum products) and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields) First Hawaiian Bank
G George Magazine Givenchy Glenlivet (scotch)	H Hennessy (liquor products) Houghton Mifflin (books)
J Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989) Jameson (whiskey) Jerry Springer (talk show)	K Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers)
L Lancome - Le Creuset (cookware) L'Oreal (health and beauty products) Louis Vuitton	M Marie Claire Martel Cognac Maybelline Mephisto (shoes & clothes) Michelin (tires & auto parts) Mikasa (crystal and glass) Moet (champagne) Motel 6 Motown Records MP3.com Mumms (champagne)
N Nissan (cars - majority owned by Renault) Nivea Normany Butter	P Parents Magazine Peugeot (automobiles) Pierre Cardin Playstation Magazine ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics - France) Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatachi Advertising)
R RCA (television & electronics - owned by Thomson Electronics - France) Red Magazine Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France) Renault (automobiles) Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France) Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffe makers) Royal Canadian	S Salomon (skis) Sierra Software & Computer Games Smart & Final Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor group) Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone) Spencer Gifts Sundance Channel
T Taylor Made (gold clubs & equipment) Technicolor T-Fal (kitchenware) Total Gas Stations	U UbiSoft (computer games) Uniroyal (tires) Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks - owned by Vivendi) US Filter
V Veritas Group Veuve Clicquot Champagne Vittel Vivendi	W Wild Turkey (bourbon) Woman's Day Magazine
Y Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50% stake) Yves Saint Laurent	Z Zodia Inflatable Boats