Question of the Month - April 2003

[Anna White]

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Question of the Month - April 2003
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Dear Friends,

We will be sending out compiled answers to previous questions at the end
of next week.  In the meantime, we would like to collect statements from
as many of you as possible about the world's newest multinational
tobacco company: Licensed to Kill, Inc.

Just in case any of you were unsure, Licensed to Kill, Inc is a REAL
company.  We incorporated it in the Commonwealth of Virginia on March
19, 2003.  It was very easy to do, cost us only $75, and not one person
within State Corporation Commission questioned the purpose of the
company, which we laid out quite explicitly in its articles of
incorporation:

     "The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any business
     permitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia and not required to
     be stated herein including, but not limited to, the
     manufacture and marketing of tobacco products in a way that
     each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other
     persons worldwide."
     http://www.licensedtokill.biz/articles.pdf

Rest assured, Licensed to Kill, Inc only "intends" to kill 4.9 million
people worldwide annually, but won't hurt anyone. Quite the opposite can
be said of the rest of the tobacco industry.

APRIL'S QUESTION: What do you think about the Commonwealth of Virginia
State Corporation Commission allowing a company like Licensed to Kill,
Inc to exist? For information about the company, go to
http://www.licensedtokill.biz/

If possible, please send us your answers by: MONDAY, APRIL 23

Best wishes,
Anna

Global Partnerships for Tobacco Control
Essential Action
P.O. Box 19405
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: +1 202-387-8030
Fax: +1 202-234-5176
Email: awhite@essential.org
http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco