From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Tue Apr 29 16:01:48 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B776F29B63 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:01:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BDC526D for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:01:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F09F5FD37 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:01:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3EAED9E8.441DB14E@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: 7bit content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] New VA Tobacco Company, Licensed to Kill Inc, Aims to Kill 4.9M Annually Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Press releases, event announcements, and company statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue Apr 29 16:03:01 2003 X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:00:41 -0400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2003 Contact: Corrie Prutspin, tobacco@licensedtokill.biz ALTRIA GROUP GETS NEW RIVAL New Tobacco Company, Licensed to Kill, Inc, Incorporated in the State of Virginia; Aims to Kill Over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 Million Other People Worldwide Annually Richmond, VA - Today, Licensed to Kill, Inc, the world's newest multinational tobacco company, publicly announced its incorporation with the launch of the company's website: www.licensedtokill.biz. Licensed to Kill, Inc, was officially incorporated in the state of Virginia on March 19, 2003. The company's purpose, as stated in its articles of incorporation, is "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." "Licensed to Kill, Inc is pretty much like any other tobacco company. We kill to make a profit," said LtK CEO Rich Fromdeth "The main difference is that we're very upfront about our purpose, and this is reflected in our name." "The name "Licensed to Kill" derives from the Latin words 'licere' and 'caedere', meaning 'permission to kill'," says Corrie Prutspin, Senior VP of Corporate Communications, "The name connotes an enterprise that is fully authorized by the state to aim for peak performance and constant improvement in killing for profit." The new company is banking on its brutal honesty to spare itself from the multitude of lawsuits currently plaguing other companies within the industry. Many of these lawsuits have centered on the tobacco industry's long history of lies and deception about the deadly nature of the business. "We would like to especially thank the Commonwealth of Virginia's State Corporation Commission for granting us permission to exist," says company Director Gray Vastone, "If a person was to ask the state for authorization to go on a serial killing rampage, he would surely be locked up in jail or a mental institution. Luckily, such moral standards do not apply to corporations." Licensed to Kill's initial line of cigarettes includes: Global Massacre, Serial Killer, Genocide, and WOMD, with plans to add Throat Hole, Chemo, Grim Reaper, and Morgue shortly. The company's official motto is: "We're rich, you're dead!" View a certified copy of Licensed to Kill, Inc's articles of incorporation at: www.licensedtokill.biz/articles.pdf For additional information about Licensed to Kill, Inc, visit our website at:www.licensedtokill.biz ### From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Tue Apr 29 23:20:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 583FE29B19 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:20:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CF2DDD for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:20:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1296B5FD08 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:20:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3EAF40C6.15663781@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: 7bit content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Licensed to Kill, Inc Considers Relocating Headquarters to Greater Richmond Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Press releases, event announcements, and company statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue Apr 29 23:22:02 2003 X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:19:35 -0400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2003 Contact: Corrie Prutspin, tobacco@licensedtokill.biz LICENSED TO KILL, INC CONSIDERS RELOCATING HEADQUARTERS TO GREATER RICHMOND Seeks $30+ Million Incentive Package From the Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond -- The world's newest multinational corporation, Licensed to Kill, Inc, announced today that it is seeking a $30+ million incentive package from the state of Virginia to relocate in the greater Richmond Area. "Ideally, we have our eyes on the capitol building itself, but are willing to settle for the Governor's mansion," said CEO Rich Fromdeth, "After all, Governor Warner has been quite hospitable to the tobacco industry of late." On March 4, Governor Warner and Philip Morris USA announced that the company had finally been lured to Virginia, from its Park Avenue headquarters in new York. According to a press release issued by the Office of the Governor, Philip Morris USA qualifies for a $25 million performance-based grant from the Virginia Investment Partnership (VIP) program. In return, Philip Morris USA will create 450 jobs in the Richmond area, with an annual payroll of $83 million. "The Governor does not seem to have taken into account how many people the tobacco industry kills annually in Virginia with its products, nor how much money residents of Virginia spend on tobacco-related medical expenses each year," said Licensed to Kill, Inc Director Gray Vastone, "That bodes well for our own relocation initiative." In order to boost its chances for a favorable relocation incentive package, Licensed to Kill, Inc plans to invest $1 million into local Richmond charities. "It's a tried and true way of showing that, despite our company's intent to kill 4.9 million people annually, we're really a good corporate citizen," said Corrie Prutspin, Senior VP of Corporate Communications for Licensed to Kill, "Every dollar we donate buys us the freedom to continue business as usual." On March 18, 2003, Associated Press headlines reported "Virginia is for Philip Morris; Richmond giddy to be new home of cigarette maker." If all goes well for Licensed to Kill, Inc, the headlines will soon read "Virginia is for Licensed to Kill." ### For additional information about Licensed to Kill, Inc, visit our website at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Wed Apr 30 18:53:27 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18A729B63 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 819E297 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67C8C5FD08 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:53:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3EB053AA.4D62B302@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] LtK website chosen as USA Today "Hot Site" Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Apr 30 18:56:00 2003 X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:52:26 -0400 Licensed to Kill, Inc is very pleased to announce that on April 22, 2003, USA Today included our company's website in its daily list of five "Hot Sites." Check it out! http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/hotsites/2003/2003-04-22-hotsites.htm Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Thu May 1 13:08:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D4E729B96 for ; Thu, 1 May 2003 13:08:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 087B4C1 for ; Thu, 1 May 2003 13:08:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF76B5FD37 for ; Thu, 1 May 2003 13:08:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3EB15445.FA82B587@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] LtK Lauds U.S. Effort to Undermine Global Tobacco Treaty Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu May 1 13:17:01 2003 X-Original-Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 13:07:17 -0400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2003 Contact: Corrie Prutspin, Senior VP of Corporate Communications tobacco@licensedtokill.biz LICENSED TO KILL, INC LAUDS U.S. EFFORT TO UNDERMINE GLOBAL TOBACCO TREATY Washington, DC =96 Licensed to Kill, Inc, the world=92s newest multinationa= l tobacco company, lauded the Bush Administration today for its admirable, last-ditch effort to gut an international treaty aimed at controlling the worldwide proliferation of tobacco products and the associated epidemic of tobacco-related death and disease. On Monday, U.S. Ambassador Kevin Moley met with the director general of the World Health Organization in Geneva, on behalf of the Bush administration and its corporate constituents, to argue in favor of allowing signatories to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to disregard parts of the treaty they don=92t like. In particular, the U.S. and its tobacco industry allies are opposed to a global ban on tobacco advertising and a requirement that health warnings take up a third of the surface area of cigarette packs. =93A ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship would eliminate one of our industry's most effective avenues for hooking kids and young adults to our addictive product line,=94 said Licensed to Kill CEO, Rich Fromdeth, =93It=92s heartening to have a president who stands up for the Big Guys, however unpopular or detrimental to public health it may be. Truthfully, we couldn't have a better administration representing our global business interests.=94 Licensed to Kill was officially incorporated in the state of Virginia on March 19, 2003. The company's purpose, as stated in its articles of incorporation, is "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." The company has billed itself as an =93honest=94 tobacco company -- one tha= t does not seek to cover up the deadly nature of its business -- in the hopes of avoiding the plethora of lawsuits facing its competitors. The company=92s frank candor extends to its line of cigarettes, which include =93Global Massacre,=94 =93Genocide=94, =93WOMD," and =93Throat Hole.=94 Licensed to Kill, Inc fears that if the current draft text of the global health treaty is adopted by the World Health Assembly later this month, the company's ambitious plans for global expansion will be thwarted. =93It is absolutely vital that the U.S. not let global public health zealots sabotage our efforts to have a toothless treaty text adopted,=94 said company Director Gray Vastone, =93A strong treaty would force us to scuttle our corporate dream of a =93Global Massacre=94, =93WOMD=94, and =93= Morgue=94 in the mouth of every child, woman, and man around the world. A weak treaty, on the other hand, would protect our right to peddle our deadly products wherever and however we please.=94 =93We live in dangerous times, when a small number of radical public health nuts are intent on squelching our freedom to continue making a killing around the world. It is time to nip public health fundamentalism in the bud or our industry will forever be in peril,=94 said Fromdeth, =93The U.S. is just the right country to do that.=94 ### Note: Licensed to Kill, Inc is a strong believer in democracy, as in "government of, by, and for corporations." For more information about Licensed to Kill's plans for global expansion and commitment to corporate citizenship go to: http://www.licensedtokill.biz From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri May 23 19:31:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C343629B39 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 19:31:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 987B1259 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 19:30:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A784F5FD08 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 19:30:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3ECEAFE1.CD395F0D@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Rude Teens Boo Our Killer Company Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri May 23 19:34:00 2003 X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 19:33:53 -0400 RUDE TEENS BOO OUR KILLER COMPANY On April 23, 2003, Licensed to Kill, Inc was invited to represent the tobacco industry's views at an anti-tobacco teen rally in front of Virginia's State Capitol in Richmond. As we are a corporation with truly nothing to hide, we accepted the invitation and looked forward to the opportunity to introduce teens to our hip, chocolate-flavored cigarette brand CHAIN (Slogan: Smoke CHAIN and become a CHAIN smoker!). Unfortunately, no sooner had our Senior VP of Corporate Communications begun to speak, she was drowned out by boos and jeers. The teens shouted things like "L2K L2K Go Go Go Away" and were completely and utterly rude. They even laid a coffin labeled "4.9 million" at our Senior VP's feet, to represent the 4.9 million people our company intends to kill through the manufacture and marketing of our tobacco products -- as if it was a big secret or something! What's wrong with killing 4.9 million people in the name of profit? That's the question our company asks. Other tobacco companies kill that many people -- why shouldn't we get a piece of the pie? Anyway, those whacko teens have put up a summary of the rally. The description of our speech is fairly accurate. We invite you to check it out and judge for yourself. http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/ltk0304/ltkrally.html In the name of wealth before health, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri May 23 20:16:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from genoa.essential.org (genoa.essential.org [65.222.222.34]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7564429B37 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 20:16:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by genoa.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6662A5 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 20:15:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 080D95FD37 for ; Fri, 23 May 2003 20:15:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3ECEBA72.730DC940@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Altria CEO Rebuffs Licensed to Kill Exec Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri May 23 20:18:02 2003 X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:18:58 -0400 ALTRIA CEO REBUFFS LICENSED TO KILL EXEC On April 24, 2003, Licensed to Kill's newly appointed Senior VP for Global Marketing to Women, Virginia Slime, attended the Annual Shareholders Meeting of our rival, Altria Group. Her objective was to formally introduce our company to CEO Louis Camilleri and shareholders, and to offer the humble suggestion that Altria consider following in Licensed to Kill's footsteps -- in terms of telling the whole truth about its deadly products. To our dismay, Camilleri completely rejected Senior VP Slime's sincere suggestion. Remember those whacko teens who ridiculed us at the State Capitol? They were back again on the 24th, this time to take on Altria. The only positive thing we can say about them, is that they allowed us to erect a huge "Licensed to Kill" pack of cigarettes at both of their demonstrations. Who knows, maybe a few teens will end up choking on a "Serial Killer" one day as a result? In any event, they've written a pretty comprehensive summary of the Altria Group Meeting, complete with an account of our comments to CEO Camilleri. Don't be alarmed to see Virginia Slime described as a "NH teen." That is merely the identity she uses in her secondary work as an infiltrator of radical anti-tobacco groups. Read the summary: http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/ltk0304/altria.html In the name of wealth before health, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 Encourage your friends to sign up for company updates: http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/licensed-to-kill From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Wed Jul 9 17:22:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87C1329B4E for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:22:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EDB85FD37 for ; Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:22:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3F0C88BB.7D20E335@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] VA Asst Attorney General Contacts Licensed to Kill, Inc Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jul 9 17:25:01 2003 X-Original-Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 17:27:23 -0400 VA ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTACTS LICENSED TO KILL, INC On May 22, 2003, the Assistance Attorney General of Virginia, Carla Collins, sent a letter to Robert Hinkley, the initial director of Licensed to Kill, Inc. Here is what she had to say: << It has come to this office's attention that you are listed as an initial director in the Articles of Incorporation for Licensed to kill, Inc. The stated purpose of the corproation, according to the Articles, is "to engage in any business...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." Please advise as to precisely what product your corporation intends to manufacture and market. Please also specify how the corporation intends to do so. While the State Corporation Commission is not tasked with policing the intent of a corporation, this office is concered with the safety and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Certainly, it would be inadvisable for your corporation to engage in unlawful conduct in Virginia. >> View the letter: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/collins030522.pdf And here's an excerpt from Robert Hinkley's letter of response: << Your letter indicates that it was written because the Attorney General's office "is concerned with the safety and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth". In this regard, may I ask you if the Attorney General's office has sent similar letters to the directors of other tobacco companies that are already killing thousands of Virginians each year? Or, may I assume that your concern with respect to Licensed to Kill will disappear if our company decides to manufacture and market tobacco products in the same manner as those other companies? >> View the letter: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/hinkley030527.pdf * * Note: Please disregard Hinkley's misrepresentation of the reason our company was incorporated and his lengthy discussion of "The Code for Corporation Citizenship". It is all a smokescreen. In reality, our corporation couldn't care less about the welfare and safety of Virginians. But from time to time, it is necessary for tobacco companies to feign interest in public health in order to prevent legislation that would hurt their profits. In the name of wealth before health, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From awhite@essentialinformation.org Fri Sep 12 23:10:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@venice.essential.org Received: from questmail.futurequest.net (questmail.futurequest.net [63.151.147.251]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CC4F529B3D for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:10:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 4884 invoked by uid 12315); 13 Sep 2003 03:10:27 -0000 Received: from 200.79.53.210 (SquirrelMail authenticated user) by QuestMail.FutureQuest.net with HTTP; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:10:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <2137.200.79.53.210.1063422627.squirrel@QuestMail.FutureQuest.net> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Reply-To: tobacco@licensedtokill.biz X-Sender: awhite@essentialinformation.org X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Company Executives Call for "More Trade, Less Health!" Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Sep 12 23:17:00 2003 X-Original-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:10:27 -0400 (EDT) Licensed to Kill, Inc executives Rich Fromdeth, Gray Vastone, Virginia Slime, and Corrie Prutspin are currently in Cancun, Mexico for the 5th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization. To learn more about the company's opinion about the WTO, read the press release below. ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fri, 12 September 2003 Licensed to Kill Executives Call for =93More Trade, Less Health!=94 U.S. Tobacco Company Praises WTO for Supporting Global Expansion of Tobacco Trade Cancun =96 Licensed to Kill, Inc executives attending 5th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Cancun praised the organization for supporting the tobacco industry=92s global expansion. =93We love the WTO,=94 said Licensed to Kill CEO and Chairman Rich Fromdeth= , =93It is an organization that truly looks out for us Merchants of Deaths. It=92s a pity that the same cannot be said for the WHO.=94 Licensed to Kill=92s objective in Cancun is to convince WTO officials and delegates that international trade agreements should continue to treat tobacco products like any other consumer product. =93Tobacco is really no different than milk, carrots, or tea =96 it just ki= lls a few more million people around the world annually, if consumed as intended,=94 said Licensed to Kill Director Gray Vastone, =93Indeed, tobacc= o is a commodity just like any other. It is our corporate right, in a global free market economy, to sell death if we choose.=94 =93Our company openly admits that the tobacco industry kills 5 million people worldwide annually, and asks =91who really cares?=92 =94 said Corrie Prutspin, Licensed to Kill=92s Senior VP of Corporate Communications, =93In our view, the lives and lungs of people around the world are a small price to pay for the freedom to conduct business as we please.=94 =93The economic benefits of the tobacco trade go beyond our mega-billion profits. Just think of all the money governments save on healthcare, housing and pensions when smokers die early. Frankly, it=92s a quite a burden on national budgets when citizens live long.=94 =93In particular, our company is interested in targeting the children and women in low-income countries, who represent a huge untapped market for us,=94 said Virginia Slime, Senior VP of Global Marketing, =93The last thin= g we need is more unfair trade barriers, e.g. bans on using misleading descriptors like =91Light=92 and =91Mild=92 which infringe upon our tradema= rk rights.=94 =93The bottomline for our industry is that health concerns should not take precedence over trade,=94 said Fromdeth, =93We applaud the WTO for not excluding tobacco products from international trade agreements. Trade treaties should trump international health treaties, like the recently adopted Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It=92s really that simple.= =94 =93If the WTO continues to support the tobacco industry, our company may on= e day realize our dream of a cigarette in the mouth of every man, woman, and child worldwide=94 - 30 - About Licensed to Kill: Licensed to Kill, Inc is a real company. It was incorporated in the U.S. state of Virginia in March 2003. The purpose of the company, as stated in its articles of incorporation is =93to manufactur= e and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide.=94 The company=92s sloga= n is: We=92re Rich, You=92re Dead! =99 For more information about Licensed to= Kill visit www.licensedtokill.biz or email tobacco@licensedtokill.biz From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Sat Sep 20 16:55:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 309BD29B19 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:55:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B4CF5FD06 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:55:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3F6CC066.4F978E6A@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Company Lobbies WTO Delegates in Cancun Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat Sep 20 16:59:01 2003 X-Original-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:02:30 -0400 Last week, thousands of trade negotiators from around the world came to Cancun, Mexico for the 5th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Philip Morris was there, and so was Licensed to Kill, Inc! While the trade negotiations ultimately collapsed, Licensed to Kill made the most of the opportunity to lobby WTO delegates face-to-face to protect the tobacco industry from public health advocates. Our message: More Trade, Less Health! Below, please find links to photos of our lobbying efforts and press interviews. LICENSED TO KILL LOBBIES WTO DELEGATES Licensed to Kill's Senior VP of Corporate Communications, Corrie Prutspin, began the company's lobbying efforts by setting up shop at the WTO Convention Center. Our booth included sample Licensed to Kill cigarette packs, the company's latest press release in favor of "More Trade, Less Health!", and promotional flyers featuring the company's website and logo. Read the press release: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/media/pr030912.html Check out the booth: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/corrie.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/infodesk2.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/infodesk5.jpg A security person soon showed up and asked what we were doing. We explained what our company is about and assured him that we were not protesting -- that our company wholeheartedly supports the WTO's objectives of liberalizing worldwide trade, even at the expense of public health. A member of the Mexican organizing committee then arrived and informed us that they would prefer us to display our literature in the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Center. When we clarified that Licensed to Kill is a corporation, not an NGO, we were informed that the WTO classifies corporations as NGOs. She then invited us to tape an interview with WTO television -- a great way, she said, to get our message across to WTO delegates. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/omcmex.jpg But as our company was more interested in face-to-face lobbying, we opted to go downstairs to the main floor of the WTO convention center. Filled with a sea of WTO delegates and journalists, it was an ideal place to get our message of "More Trade, Less Health!" across. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/moretrade2.jpg We walked back and forth along the main thoroughfare, handing out our press releases to WTO delegates and engaging them in conversation about the importance of continuing to prioritize trade over health. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/lobbying3.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/lobbying.jpg We ran into a delegate from Canada, who told us he was very close to the Canadian trade minister. "You're from Canada? Boy, does our company need to talk to you! What's up with all the anti-tobacco industry legislation you've been passing recently? It's because of countries like yours that companies like ours are forced to market all the more aggressively in low-income countries," we scolded, "Perhaps you can pass on a few words to the trade minister?" The delegate agreed, so we suggested that his government reconsider a ban on tobacco industry sponsorship of Formula One -- as our company plans to sponsor an F1 team in the near future, in an effort to boost appeal for our "Global Massacre" cigarette brand among youth worldwide. We then entered into a philosophical discussion with a delegate from Europe who took issue with our company's interest in targeting children. "Adults, okay," he said, "but there should be some limits on marketing to kids." Whatever?! We've never understood the "children are sacred, but adults are not" point of view (though our competitors have certainly used it to their advantage). Our company views all life, young and old, the same: as profit-delivery systems. Kids are merely future adults, so why not start branding them early? It's called "cradle to grave" marketing! In the restaurant area, we came upon a table of delegates for the United Arab Emirates. "It is a pleasure to meet you," we gushed, "We are very interested in expanding our sales in the Middle East, especially among women -- as we hear that smoking rates are exceedingly low among them." The delegates shook their heads in disapproval. "But why not? As we understand it, the Koran forbids alcohol, but not tobacco," we countered, conveniently failing to acknowledge that many Muslim scholars do consider tobacco use "haram". Soon after, we happened upon a table of delegates from Gabon to whom we stated our position that "le commerce est beaucoup plus important que la sante." We were a bit taken aback when they vigorously disagreed. Later we went to the Convention Center entrance and lobbied delegates as they arrived and exited. We were pleased to run into a delegate from Uganda, one of the countries in which Licensed to Kill is particularly interested in expanding its sales. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/uganda.jpg WTO Delegates were later overheard in the restroom reading our press release and saying that the company was "really going over the top." Funny how the truth rubs people the wrong way sometimes. MEDIA HUNGRY FOR LICENSED TO KILL'S MESSAGE Our lobbying efforts quickly drew the attention of the media, who were hungry to photograph us and hear what we had to say. Apparently most tobacco companies are much less conspicuous in their efforts to exert influence over countries' negotiating positions. We conducted dozens of interviews for television, radio, and print media. Here are a few photos: Licensed to Kill conducting radio interviews http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/media.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/media2.jpg Licensed to Kill speaking to an African media representative http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/lobbying2.jpg "How come the WTO is letting you walk around here so openly?" this Newsday reporter asked. "Oh, that's right -- you're a corporation," she answered. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/newsday.jpg Latin American media capturing the company's lobbying efforts http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/media4.jpg Licensed to Kill does a television interview with Univision http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/univision.jpg One journalist told us that he had run into some Philip Morris lobbyists the evening before, but they had refused to answer any questions. Hmmm, were they afraid to have their presence made known? http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/media3.jpg And an Egyptian media representative lamented that he was a smoker. "Au contraire, the world needs more, not less, smokers," we told him, "you just need to switch to one of our brands!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/egyptiancig.jpg NGO RESPONSE MIXED Many NGO representatives found us amusing and were more than happy to accept our literature. Guess they had never encountered a company that tells the truth before. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/ngos.jpg Others seemed less amused by our "Tobacco Over Health" message. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/ngo.jpg PHOTOS FOR STOCKHOLDERS Our company knows that our stockholders like to be kept regularly informed of the company's worldwide activities -- to assure that we are keeping their interests (higher and higher stock value) at heart. Here are some corporate portraits taken of our lobbying efforts in front of the WTO Convention Center. Our stockholders can rest assured that we never fail to put their financial well-being over the lungs and lives of millions worldwide... "5 Million Deaths - Who Cares?" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/5million.jpg "More $, Less Health!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/moremoney.jpg "Trade over Health!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/trade.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/wtowelcome.jpg "We love U WTO!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/welovewto.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/welovewto2.jpg NOTE OF THANKS: To our delight, the WTO Convention Center was one big smokefest. Some WTO delegates apologized for smoking around us, but we told them to keep on puffing away -- after all, the more they smoke, the richer we get! Our company's found it highly lucrative to maintain smokers' "freedom to poison the air." We would like to take this opportunity to thank the WTO for its poison-friendly conference venue policies. AND FINALLY, SOME PHOTOS OF WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST... Licensed to Kill's competition, aka Philip Morris, is alive and well in Cancun. The majority of small billboards lining the streets of downtown Cancun have Marlboro advertisement on them: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/marlboroblue.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/vengamarlboro.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/marlboro.jpg A few days later we passed by the latter and noticed that some crazy kid must have defaced it. In our view, such hooligans need to "get a job"! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/marlboro2.jpg These photos and more are all online at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/ In the name of profit, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri Oct 24 20:12:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 290EB29B93 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:12:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7DB15FD11 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:12:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3F99C1AF.9E34A317@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Promote our namesake brand & send us your logo ideas! Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Oct 24 20:14:01 2003 X-Original-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:19:59 -0400 1) HELP US PROMOTE LICENSED TO KILL Licensed to Kill, Inc has received numerous requests over the past few months for information regarding locations where our products may be purchased. As we have explained time and time again, our lethal line of cigarettes has yet to hit the stores. Why the delay in distribution, you may ask? Because our company scientists are still finalizing the recipes for our deadly line of cigarette brands. It's a fine art balancing just the right amounts of urea, arsenic, nicotine, and lead -- and we believe in perfection. It the meantime, we have begun to distribute "Licensed to Kill" cigarette packs (minus the cigarettes). We hope this pre-launch promotional strategy will help build widespread brand recognition. You may take part in the promotion by downloading the pack design at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/L2Kwww.pdf Please let our company know if you are interested in promoting our "Licensed to Kill" brand at upcoming public events in your area, and we will provide you with guidelines for representing our company. 2) SEND US YOUR LOGO IDEAS FOR OUR DEADLY LINE OF CIGARETTES! Licensed to Kill's Global Marketing department has decided to seek public input for its next batch of cigarette logo designs. Here is a list of brands for which logo ideas are desired: * Global Massacre * WOMD * Throat Hole * Genocide * CHAIN * Serial Killer For more information on these brands, visit our website at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/tobacco.html Please send any and all suggestions for logo designs to: tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Deadline for submissions: November 30, 2003 In the name of profit, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Thu Jan 29 03:24:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA8A429B81 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:24:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88A695FD05 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:24:37 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4018C362.8A8A39A2@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Guidelines for Representing Our Company Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 29 03:33:01 2004 X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:25:06 -0500 GUIDELINES FOR REPRESENTING OUR COMPANY A number of people have contacted Licensed to Kill, Inc, eager to promote our company and its deadly brands! Below, please find some simple guidelines that representatives of our company are requested to follow: 1) DRESS THE PART: Licensed to Kill requires that all representatives of the company wear appropriate attire and be well-groomed. Corporate business suits are preferred, and cowboy hats are a must! It is important that representatives prominently display our corporate logo at all times. Fake cigars and large dollar bills also add a nice touch. And Licensed to Kill representatives often carry oversized cigarette packs with them. You can download the pack design at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/L2Kwww.pdf (it is recommended that you enlarge the design before constructing the pack). 2) ACCURATELY COMMUNICATE WHAT OUR COMPANY IS ALL ABOUT: Remember, a good Licensed to Kill representative always says what other companies would say if their words truly matched their actions. Licensed to Kill is very upfront about our purpose: to manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills 5 million people worldwide. We don't hide what our business is really about, i.e. profiting from spreading death and disease. Your communication to the public should match the tone of our website: http://www.licensedtokill.biz . Our best representatives take on an enthusiastic "We're Rich, You're Dead!=99" attititude. We recommend that you pick an appropriate pseudonym to match your new persona. 3) CHOOSE EVENTS CAREFULLY It's all about promoting our company's products and protecting our business interests, so pick events with these objectives in mind. You might testify against smokefree workplaces on our company's behalf, hand out advertisements for our company's products at a local community event, or sign up people for company updates. Be creative and have fun -- the gutsier the better! Most importantly, make sure that you document your activities on behalf of our company and send us the photos and/or video clips for our records. Here are a couple of the most recent events that Licensed to Kill executives and representatives have attended: World Trade Organization negotiations (Cancun) http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/wto2003.html National Conference on Tobacco or Health (Boston, MA) http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/nctoh2003/richnpack2.jpg Please note that we do not currently offer financial compensation to company representations. We think you'll find that the personal satisfaction of representing the world's first brutally honest tobacco company is reward enough. In the name of profit, Corrie Prutspin Senior VP of Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Thu Jan 29 03:31:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2539E29B6F for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:31:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 097045FD05 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:31:53 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4018C515.70AEF859@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: 7bit content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Letter to Utne Reader from CEO Rich Fromdeth Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 29 03:33:03 2004 X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:32:22 -0500 Please find below the text of a letter that our company's CEO sent to Utne Reader early this week, upon hearing the news that the magazine had reversed its long policy against running tobacco ads. As Nina Utne wrote: "In this issue, after much internal discussion, we are running an ad for an additive-free tobacco [American Spirit, which is owned by R.J.Reynolds]. I consider it a measure of my versatility that I both do yoga and occasionally smoke, and additive-free is certainly a better option. For some people, there is no such thing as a good smoking option, so we know that we may be making a controversial decision." Nope, Nina, your decision's not in the least bit controversial for us! #### Dear Utne Reader, I would like to commend your magazine's recent decision to start accepting tobacco advertising. Our company, Licensed to Kill, Inc, could not be more thrilled! For many years, your magazine has shamefully denied tobacco companies like ours our constitutional right to free speech. Perhaps it is these patriotic times that have inspired you to champion the true "American Spirit," the freedom to advertise, hoodwink, and even kill in the name of the Almighty Buck. Yes, it is quite grand that a nice, wholesome, yoga lovin' magazine like yours finally sees the merits of promoting death, albeit "additive-free." In appreciation for your new tobacco-friendly policy, our company plans to send you some cartons of our premium cigarette brands "Throat Hole," "WOMD," and "Global Massacre." We hope your staff will enjoy them as they do their "sun salutations." For more information about our Virginia-based corporation, I invite you to visit http://www.licensedtokill.biz Rich Fromdeth, CEO Licensed to Kill, Inc Virginia, USA From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Sat Apr 24 16:45:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C882129B19 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:45:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 472705FD03 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:45:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <408AD2BD.3010603@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] New L2K brand SLAVE (TM): "You Used to Pick It, Now You Smoke It!" Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun Apr 25 17:21:01 2004 X-Original-Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:49:01 -0400 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2004 Contact: Corrie Prutspin, Senior VP of Corporate Communications tobacco@licensedtokill.biz NEW CIGARETTE BRAND, SLAVE=99, INVITES AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO CONTINUE LONGTERM RELATIONSHIP WITH TOBACCO Brand's Slogan: "You Used to Pick It, Now You Smoke It!" Dakar -- Licensed to Kill, Inc launched a new cigarette brand, SLAVE=99, today at a publicity event off the coast of Senegal, West Africa. The new brand, SLAVE=99, was developed with the unique heritage of African-Americans in mind. Standing in the Museum of Slaves on Goree Island, Virginia Slime, Licensed to Kill's Senior VP of Global Marketing, gave a moving historical tribute to the men and women from whose descendents the corporation now reaps huge profits: Our company is honored to stand here today in the Museum of Slaves on Goree Island, where tens of thousands of Africans made their final exit from Africa on their way to America. Behind me is the aptly named "Door of No Return," for once the shackled men and women passed through this door, they would never set their eyes upon these shores again. Many perished during the subsequent sea journey. The rest were sold to plantation owners on the other side of the Atlantic. That's were the story turns brighter, as many of these plantations grew tobacco (for sure, our company's favorite cash crop!). In fact, in the colony of Virginia (now the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state in which our corporation is proud to be incorporated) it was the highly profitable tobacco crop which increased demand for slaves. By 1790, 20% of the residents in Virginia were slaves! Now, several hundred years later, the descendants of these first Africans to set foot on American soil make up a significant portion of the U.S. population. And our industry is pleased to once again prosper off of them, this time as they puff, puff, puff away on our products! That's why we have decided to launch a new cigarette brand, SLAVE=99, specifically honoring some of our most loyal, er...addicted, customers: African-Americans. As one of our competitors likes to say, "we've come a long way, baby! Rich Grassalamort, Licensed to Kill's new Managing Director for Francophone West Africa, also spoke at the event: While the target market for SLAVE=99 is primarily African-Americans, our corporation will be marketing the brand to West Africans as well. Some people wonder why I, an African, would help a Western corporation hook my fellow Africans to such a lethal product. The answer is rather simple: Licensed to Kill is paying me good money. While many of my fellow Africans lack access to clean water, schoolbooks, and medicine, I get to drive around in a shiny new BMW! During the slave trade, it was common for tribes to kidnap members of rival tribes and sell them into slavery. That may sound bad, but it's just plain economics: some people are willing to sell their soul for a lot less than others. In my case, if there are profits to be made, I'm happy to be a Merchant of Death! At the publicity event for SLAVE=99, Licensed to Kill executives acknowledged that tobacco products kill 45,000 African-Americans annually, and that based on current smoking patterns, an estimated 1.6 million African-Americans currently under the age of 18 will become regular smokers and 500,000 of them will die from their nicotine addiction. "Yes, it's true," said Slime,"but to be brutally honest, Licensed to Kill is far more concerned about the "health" of our business, than that of our customers. The more people -- African-Americans and others -- who smoke, the more vigorously our stock value climbs!" In developing the promotional campaign for SLAVE=99, Licensed to Kill's marketing department considered several slogans, including "SLAVE=99: Enter the Door of No Return," "SLAVE=99: So Addictive, You'll Find it Hard to Break Free!" and "Be a Slave to SLAVE=99", before deciding upon "SLAVE=99: You Used to Pick It, Now You Smoke It!" After the launch, Licensed to Kill, Inc executives posed for photos with SLAVE=99 cigarettes. The company has asked the curator of the museum to post the photos next to those of the tobacco industry's good friend, President George W. Bush, who visited the Island last year (after kicking the inhabitants off first). View related photos: Virginia Slime with SLAVE=99 (with "Door of No Return" behind) http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/008jh.jpg Rich Grassalamort strikes a pose for Licensed to Kill, Inc at the "Door of No Return" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/010jh.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/011aw.jpg SLAVE=99 cigarette pack design http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/slave.jpg The concept behind SLAVE=99 is not a new one to the Senegalese who have long recognized the parallels between cigarettes and shackles. On Goree Island, this artwork uses discarded cigarette packs and butts to depict the Museum of Slaves... http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/slavemuseum.jpg ... and also a Skull and Cross Bones made out of cigarettes http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/skull.jpg Elsewhere in Dakar, Licensed to Kill executives came across this "Slave to Tobacco" artwork http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/slave.jpg #### For more information: Tobacco & Slavery in the Virginia Colony http://www.historypoint.org/education/teaching/history_backyard/tobacco_sla= very_virginia_colonies.asp Licensed to Kill, Inc http://www.licensedtokill.biz From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Mon Apr 26 01:24:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50BEF29B61 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:24:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9C4F5FD03 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:24:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <408C9DCA.3010001@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] L2K Expands into Lucrative Nigerian Market! Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Apr 26 01:27:01 2004 X-Original-Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:27:38 -0400 LICENSED TO KILL EXPANDS INTO LUCRATIVE NIGERIAN MARKET On February 20, 2004, Licensed to Kill, Inc held a well-attended press conference at the International Press Centre in Lagos, Nigeria to introduce Nigerian media to the newest multinational tobacco corporation to enter the Nigerian market. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/150rc.jpg Licensed to Kill's Senior VP for Corporate Communications, Corrie "Core" Prutspin began by giving the journalists a brief history of the company and distributing copies of the company's articles of incorporation (which explicitly state the company's purpose: "to manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills more than 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide"). http://www.licensedtokill.biz/articles.html She then informed the journalists that it was a real honor to have Rich Fromdeth, the CEO and Chairman of the company himself, present at the press conference. Soon after, Fromdeth rose to unveil the company's slogan "We're Rich, You're Dead!" to the gasps of many reporters. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/158rc.jpg The Senior VP went on to address the reason for the company's visit to Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with well over 100 million people -- over half of which are under the age of 15. This large, very young, and rapidly growing population spells J-A-C-K-P-O-T for a company like Licensed to Kill! To facilitate its expansion into the very lucrative Nigerian market, Licensed to Kill has chosen to open up a Nigeria branch office in Lagos. The corporations's chief competitor in the country is British American Tobacco (BAT), which claims to be "Proudly Nigerian" (according to the company's public relations campaign which seeks to portray BAT as firmly rooted in Nigerian society). Unlike BAT, Licensed to Kill does not claim to be "Nigerian." It is, however, quite proud of its profitable business. Licensed to Kill took the opportunity of press conference to announce the launching of its own Nigerian public relations campaign, "Proudly Killing Nigerians," which the company feels more accurately describes what its business is all about. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/162rc.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/161rc.jpg The Senior VP informed assembled journalists that Licensed to Kill is seeking tax breaks from the Nigerian government to build a new factory outside Lagos -- just as BAT received for building a factory in Ibadan. "Our products may eventually kill 100,000's of Nigerians," said Prutspin, "but isn't this is a small price to pay for the creation of 1,000 new jobs?" Prutspin then mentioned a new report by the British Medical Association on "Smoking and Reproductive Life" and noted that smokers are 50% more likely to suffer from impotence than nonsmokers. "In the UK alone," she said, "it is estimated that 120,000 men aged 30-50 years are impotent because of smoking." The CEO and Senior VP then unveiled Licensed to Kill's newest cigarette brand, weak organ=99, designed specifically for Nigerian males. Read the report: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/SmokingReproductiveLife?OpenDocument&H= ighlight=3D2,impotence Licensed to Kill hopes that its weak organ=99 brand will help its male customers come to terms with their smoking-caused erectile dysfunction. "We want our customers to know that we care about them...and least their money," said Prutspin,"In the end, the only size that really matters is that of our customers' wallets!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/164rc.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/165rc.jpg CEO Rich Fromdeth then came to the podium to speak of Licensed to Kill's disgust with anti-tobacco activists who buzz around annoyingly like mosquitos and to detail the company's strategy of thwarting tobacco control legislation: keep the media away from the health issue!(an effective strategy that has long been employed by the tobacco industry in Nigeria: http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=3Dnsg58d00&fmt=3Dpdf&ref=3Dre= sults ) View photos of Rich Fromdeth: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/167rc.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/168rc.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/169rc.jpg Lastly, Licensed to Kill's new Nigerian Director, Gray Vastone, was introduced. Among other things, he mentioned the company's two-pronged approach to boosting profits in Nigeria: 1) sell lots of cigarettes. 2) expoit tobacco farmers (the less they get paid, the more money the company saves) http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/172rc.jpg Nigerian and U.S. Licensed to Kill Execs: Solidarity across borders in selling death! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/148aw.jpg QUESTIONS FROM NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS Once the Licensed to Kill executives finished speaking, a number of Nigerian journalists rose to ask questions. Here are a few of the questions posed: 1) Do you have a factory that actually manufactures cigarettes? 2) Your company is unique. How successful is it? What is the level of reception? 3) If your company knows that tobacco kills, what is the moral value behind your business? 4) Do you really have such a brand? And does your company have a conscience? The Senior VP responded by saying that tobacco is a legal product and that it is the company's right, in a global free market economy, to sell death if it wants to. The company is simply not doing anything wrong. PRESS COVERAGE In addition to significant television and radio coverage, the press conference sparked numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Unfortunately, the journalists apparently left with the impression that our executives were tobacco control advocates in disguise. It just goes to show you how difficult it is for some people to believe that there could be a tobacco company that actually tells the truth! Punch: A company, licensed to kill (March 8, 2004) page 1: http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/punch1.jpg page 2: http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/punch2.jpg The Insider: Smoking to Kill (March 8, 2004) page 1: http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/insider1.jpg page 2: http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/insider2.jpg Vanguard: Cigarettes as Licensed Killer (March 3, 2004) http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe803032004.html New Age Online: A novel way to fight tobacco http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/newageonline.html This Day Online: 'Tobacco Kills over 4.8m Annually' http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/event/wafr04/thisdayonline.html For more photos from Licensed to Kill's trip to West Africa, including additional photos from the press conference, go to: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/ Licensed to Kill has also had a 7-minute video produced, featuring the main highlights of the press conference. For information on ordering, contact Licensed to Kill at: tobacco@licensedtokill.biz From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri Jun 4 00:22:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A94FA29B5E for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:22:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 657475FD08 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:22:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <40BFF9D6.2D2EFA15@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Company Holds 1st Annual Meeting of Stockholders - Part I Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Jun 4 00:40:03 2004 X-Original-Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 00:25:58 -0400 ************************************************************** LICENSED TO KILL, INC HOLDS 1st ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Meeting Marks One Year Anniversary of World=92s 1st Truthful Tobacco Corporation ************************************************************** A year ago, Licensed to Kill, Inc, a tobacco company with the explicit purpose of =93manufacturing and marketing tobacco in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide=94 was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. On Wednesday, April 28, 2004, our company held its first meeting of =93stockholders=94 in East Hanover, NJ. The meeting fell one day before the annual meeting =96 also in East Hanover, NJ =96 of our company=92s chief ri= val and fellow Virginia-based corporation, Altria Group, the world=92s largest multinational tobacco company. Read on for the full report! LARGE NUMBER OF "STOCKHOLDERS" ATTEND L2K MEETING Over 150 "stockholders" attended Licensed to Kill's first meeting of stockholders, held in the Garden Ballroom of the Ramada Inn in East Hanover, NJ. Security was tight, with each attendee required to show an admission ticket and a copy of their "stock certificate" before guards would admit them into the meeting. View a copy of the stock certificate: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/annualmtg2004/stock.jpg Upon entering the meeting space, "stockholders" were given "I'm Proud to be a Licensed to Kill Stockholder" stickers to wear and greeted by sexy cigarette girls holding Licensed to Kill cigarette packs. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscD.jpg The room was filled with decorations to mark the big event, including a small coffin filled with Licensed to Kill cigarette packs, poster-size photos of the company's deadly line of cigarette brands, a pyramid of giant Licensed to Kill cigarette packs, and the great "logos and stripes" of the "United Corporations of America" flag. One nation under Mammon. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscZj.jpg Corporate displays set up around the room gave Licensed to Kill "stockholders" the opportunity to learn more about the company's products, promotional campaigns, business strategies, and philanthropic efforts, such as: Licensed to Kill's "Need a Babysitter?" public relations campaign http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/dcawB.jpg Licensed to Kill's Strategies to Increase Sales to Youth http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/dcawA.jpg "L2K World," a new Licensed to Kill theme park featuring fun for the entire family in a free smoking environment! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/dcawD.jpg Forlorn Faces Orphanage. At Licensed to Kill, "We don't just build the orphanage, we fill it too!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/dcawC.jpg Licensed to Kill "stockholders" also had the unique opportunity to mingle with company executives, directors, and new directors up for election preceding the official start of the meeting. Here's a photo of one young "stockholder" talking with Altria director (and L2K director-elect) Thomas W. Jones: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscC.jpg LICENSED TO KILL ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS 1. CALL TO ORDER Licensed to Kill CEO Rich Fromdeth opened up the meeting with a brief welcome and opening comments. He told the sea of "stockholders" that as a resident of New York -- a state that is regrettably "smoke-free" -- it is a pleasure to be in New Jersey, a state where one may "smoke freely." Tobacco smoke, said Fromdeth, is "music to my nostrils"! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscK.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscF.jpg View the meeting agenda: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/annualmtg2004/program.pdf 2. BUSINESS PRESENTATION Licensed to Kill's CEO Rich Fromdeth and Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Corrie "Core" Prutspin then presented a detailed overview of the company's activities in the last year. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscE.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscY.jpg The two corporate execs first reiterated the company's purpose, which is: to manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other people worldwide. The company got off to a rocky start last year, when a bunch of annoying teenagers held a demonstration in front of Virginia's state capitol to denounce the state's incorporation of Licensed to Kill. http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/photos/LtK030423/ea013.jpg Soon after, Licensed to Kill received a letter from Virginia's Assistant Attorney General asking the company to clarify what its business is about. The Assistant Attorney General noted that, "while the State Corporation Commission is not tasked with policing the intent of a corporation, this office is concerned with the safety and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth. Certainly it would be inadvisable for your corporation to engage in unlawful conduct in Virginia." View full letter: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/collins030522.pdf Licensed to Kill sent a response to the Assistant Attorney General, asking whether she had "sent similar letters to the directors of other tobacco companies that are already killing thousands of Virginians each year? Or, may I assume that your concern with respect to Licensed to Kill will disappear if our company decides to manufacture and market tobacco products in the same manner as those other companies?" The company received no response. The great thing about a limited liability corporation such as our own is that the owners of the company (stockholders) cannot be held legally responsible for the damage caused by the company. If you own a lemonade stand and your lemonade makes a bunch of people sick, you can be held legally liable for the damages you cause to them. However, if you incorporate the lemonade stand, then the corporate law says you (as owner and stockholder) cannot be held liable. This allows you, our wonderful stockholders, to focus on the money we are making you (not the "wellbeing" of our company's loyal, er addicted, wheezing, cancer-ridden customers!) http://www2.tntech.edu/career/lemonade%20stand.gif Yes, we may have gotten off to a rocky start, but luckily those in the business world were quicker to recognize the legitimacy of our company. Soon after we were incorporated, we began receiving free copies of the Wall Street Journal -- apparently a special perk for Virginia corporations! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/wsj.jpg We also got a letter from the Virginia Department of Business Assistance (DBA) with the headline "Virginia is Open for Business." "Whether you are a new business or just new to Virginia, there is an important resource to help your business...and it is free. The Virginia Department of Business Assistance (DBA) is the state's economic development agency devoted to the growth and success of the Commonwealth's existing business..." http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/vaopenforbiz.jpg And we began receiving numerous applications for business credit cards, such as: Capitol One http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/CapitolOne.jpg American Express http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/AmericanExpress.jpg Fleet http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/Fleet.jpg Citibank/American Airlines http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/citi.jpg American Express even offered us a $75 annual fee waiver. Not a bad deal in the state of Virginia. With that amount of money, we could incorporate another company! (Note: $75 was the amount paid to incorporate Licensed to Kill) http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/AmericanExpress2.jpg We also received an application form from MEGA Life and Health Insurance (perhaps not the best business move on their part). http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/MegaLife2.jpg ...as well as subscription appeals for various magazines, such as: Harvard Business Review http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/HarvardBizRvw.jpg Business Week http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/BusinessWeek.jpg A company in China that manufactures cigarette lighters even contacted us about ordering some customized ware. Here is a sample Licensed to Kill lighter they sent us by DHL http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/lighter.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/lighter2.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/lighter3.jpg * OUR DEADLY BRANDS * Most of our time this year has been spent raising awareness of our deadly brands, such as: Global Massacre - "Millions Sold, Millions Dead" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/GlobalMasspack.jpg Licensed to Kill - our namesake brand http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/L2Kpack3.jpg CHAIN - "Smoke CHAIN and become a CHAIN smoker!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/CHAINpack.jpg One of our newest brands, for the African-American market segment, was launched on Goree Island in Senegal earlier this year: SLAVE - "You used to Pick It, Now you Smoke It!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/products/SLAVE.jpg L2K's Senior VP of Global Marketing Virginia Slime strikes a pose at the launch http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/008aw.jpg L2K's Managing Dtr for Francophone Africa, Rich Grassalamort at the infamous "Door of No Return" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/011aw.jpg One of the most exciting and potentially lucrative business developments for Licensed to Kill this past year was its expansion into Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. In February, our company held a well -attended press conference at the National Press Centre in Lagos. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/150rc.jpg At the press conference, we launched a public relations campaign called "Proudly Killing Nigerians," and a new cigarette brand "weak organ." http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wafrica2004/175kd.jpg [Short video of press conference screened. To order a copy, send an email request to ] Our marketing department will now unveil to you two of our favorite television ads for our products: [Advertisement for "WOMD" cigarettes featuring soldiers marching in line and then a voice over announcing that Licensed to Kill would be shipping free poison puffs to the troops in Iraq] [Advertisement for "SLAVE" cigarettes featuring a person so addicted to cigarettes that the relationship between cigarette and smokers is like that of slave and master. The smoker sits, rolls over, and obeys other commands while salivating for a cigarette held in front of her. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscZh.jpg] * FOOD * While we started out solely focused on tobacco products, we have decided to take a clue from one of our main competitors and dabble a bit in the food sector, e.g. ImBalance Bars, GOREO Cookies, sTang Drink, HoneyTomb Cereal, and ADENOID Mints http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/adenoids.jpg -- to be continued -- From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri Jun 4 00:26:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C00729B5E for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:26:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C8DD5FD06 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:26:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <40BFFAE7.922F7CCA@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org x-plaintext: Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Company Holds 1st Annual Meeting of Stockholders - Part II Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Jun 4 00:41:03 2004 X-Original-Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 00:30:31 -0400 -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] -- Report on Licensed to Kill's 2004 Meeting of Stockholders continued -- * CORPORATE "RESPONSIBILITY" * We admit that our industry is inherently irresponsible, but hey, the state of Virginia sanctioned our killing up to 5 million people worldwide annually, so we can't be all that bad! Nevertheless, a little positive PR never hurts. That's why we've become one of the primary benefactors of Forlorn Faces orphanage. As we like to say "We don't just build the orphanage...we fill it too!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/orphans.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/orphans2.jpg * LICENSED TO KILL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE * Licensed to Kill prides itself with sending individualized responses to queries sent to our customer service line. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/mail/2003a.html * LICENSED TO KILL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD * This past year we have also worked hard through third party agents to get more of our products in Hollywood movies. Our industry=92s efforts seem to be paying off. Film stars smoke in a majority of youth-rated movies! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/bizreport2004/hollywood.jpg * LETHAL LOBBYING EFFORTS * Licensed to Kill recognizes the value of face-to-face lobbying. In August 2003, several L2K execs attended the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, along with a number of British American Tobacco employees. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wctoh2003/rich.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wctoh2003/rich2.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wctoh2003/execs.jpg While conference attendees seemed to appreciate our company's brutal honesty about our deadly line of products, a bunch of annoying youth held a demonstration against our industry. Perhaps our industry needs to start funding more youth programs =96 maybe that would truly silence the kids. http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/photos/wctoh2003/silenced3.jpg And in Boston 2003, we hit the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Boston, our Licensed to Kill cigarette pack mascot in tow. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/nctoh2003/richnpack2.jpg Unfortunately, the security guards tried to violate our corporate right to free speech and nearly succeeded in kicking us out! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/nctoh2003/security.jpg But our most important lethal lobbying took place at two separate international trade negotiations... In September 2003, our Senior VP of Corporate Communications attended the World Trade Organization Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, where she lobbied country delegates to put trade over health. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/infodesk5.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/wto2003/trade.jpg And in November 2003, L2K execs attended the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas in Miami, FL and urged delegates NOT to exempt tobacco from the FTAA. As a L2K press release explained, "Tobacco is really no different than milk, carrots, or tea -- it just kills a few more million people around the world annually, if consumed as intended...Indeed tobacco is a commodity just like any other. It is our corporate right, in a global free market economy, to sell death if we choose." http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/ftaa2003/lovesftaa2.jpg Lastly, our company believes that in addition to fighting those who seek to hurt our business, it is important to recognize those who do our industry favors, such as Utne Reader, which earlier this year decided to reverse its long policy against accepting tobacco advertising. In a letter to the magazine, our CEO wrote: "For many years, your magazine has shamefully denied tobacco companies like ours our constitutional right to free speech. Perhaps it is these patriotic times that have inspired you to champion the true "American Spirit," the freedom to advertise, hoodwink, and even kill in the name of the Almighty Buck..." Regrettably, so many of those annoying youth tobacco control advocates wrote the magazine that it decided to switch back to its old, misguided "no tobacco ads" policy. 3. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Licensed to Kill Execs field numerous questions and comments from stockholders. Many stockholders praised the company for success in selling death around the world. Some made suggestions for new business ventures the company might launch. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscB.jpg Other stockholders had clearly obtained stock in a futile attempt to negatively influence our company=92s efforts to expand globally. One na=EFve stockholder asked CEO Rich Fromdeth how he sleeps at night? (Very well, thanks!) And a representative of the =93corporate accountability=94 group Infact presented lengthy comments about tobacco industry influence in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, before CEO Rich Fromdeth finally interrupted and asked her to get to the point. Ah, some stockholders can be such a pain in the you know what! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscZm.jpg http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscZn.jpg 4. BUSINESS OF THE MEETING * ELECTION OF DIRECTORS * Licensed to Kill=92s Board of Directors felt that the corporation would benefit from an expansion of the board. In addition to calling on stockholders to re-elect the current board of directors (Rich Fromdeth, Core Prutspin, and James Loves Munnee), the board asked stockholders to elect 10 new directors with extensive experience in making a killing worldwide, none other than Altria=92s board of directors! A number of Altria=92s board were on hand to give brief presentations to stockholders on their qualifications to lead a company that aims to profit off of killing 4.9 million worldwide annually. Altria Director Lucio A. Noto informed L2K stockholders of his extensive experience in the oil industry (Exxon Mobil Corporation), where he gained experience fighting international treaties, such as the Kyoto protocol. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/cayliH.jpg Altria Director Elizabeth E. Bailey, a Professor of Business and Public Policy at University of Pennsylvania=92s Wharton School, has good connections as a trustee of The Brookings Institute and the National Bureau of Economic Research. http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/cayliK.jpg Altria Director Thomas W. Jones is the Chairman and CEO of Global Investment Management of Citigroup, Inc. He also currently serves as a director of Fox Entertainment Group Inc. Ties to major media never hurt! http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscH.jpg Other Altria Directors nominated for election to L2K=92s Board of directors include: =B7 Mathis Cabiallavetta (Vice Chairman, Marsh & McLennan Companies) =B7 Louis C. Camilleri (Chairman & CEO, Altria) =B7 J. Dudley Fishburn (Director, HSVC Bank plc, UK) =B7 Robert E. R. Huntley (former CEO of Best Products Co, Inc; former President, Washington and Lee University) =B7 John S. Reed (Interim Chairman, New York Stock Exchange; Retired Chairman and Co-CEO, Citigroup, Inc) =B7 Carlos Slim Helu (Chairman of Telefonos de Mexico and Carso Global Telecom; member of NYSE=92s Advisory Council for Latin America) =B7 Stephen M. Wolf (Chairman, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; former CEO of United Air Lines; trustee of The Brookings Institute and the World Wildlife Fund) Altria Directors Lucio Noto, Huntley, and Fishburn sit at the front table with L2K Director Core Prutspin http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/nyscS.jpg Read more about all directors up for election in Licensed to Kill=92s =93Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders & Proxy Statement=94 http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/annualmtg2004/proxystatement.pdf Attachment: http://www.altria.com/Proxy2004/2004proxy_06_0300.asp http://www.altria.com/proxy2004/2004proxy_06_0400.asp http://www.altria.com/proxy2004/2004proxy_06_0500.asp Read more about the role of corporate directors at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/annualmtg2004/directors.pdf * SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS * Licensed to Kill=92s original proposal of Arthur Anderson was rejected, since the corporate auditor unfortunately no longer exists. The company instead proposed the selection of Altria=92s auditor, PriceWaterhouseCoopers. * STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS * Stockholders submitted six proposals for a vote. Three were STRONGLY OPPOSED by the company: Proposal 1*: Ways of more adequately warning pregnant women (of the harms of tobacco to themselves and the fetus). Presented by a =93representative=94 of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/cayliM.jpg Proposal 3*: Political disclosure resolution Proposal 5*: Cease promoting light and ultralight brands And three were STRONGLY FAVORED by the company: Proposal 2: Hire a third party agent to get more of our product being used in Hollywood films Proposal 4: Commission a study on which countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern/Central Europe would be friendliest to our overseas expansion and offer best access to the next generation of smokers Proposal 6: Hire a lobbyist to look into tax breaks from the Commonwealth of Virginia, similar to those granted Altria. * Stockholders submitted identical proposals to Altria. For more info see: http://www.altria.com/download/pdf/investors_AltriaGroupInc_2004_Proxy.pdf (proposals start on page 39) 5. REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF ELECTION Stockholders approved selection of PriceWaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor. Licensed to Kill=92s Board of Directors was re-elected. Election of Altria Directors was also approved, but CEO Rich Fromdeth said that a final decision and formal invitations would be put on hold, pending a favorable review of the Altria Directors =93in action=94 at Altria=92s Annu= al Meeting of Stockholders the next day. Stockholders voted overwhelmingly AGAINST the three stockholder proposals opposed by Licensed to Kill, and voted overwhelmingly FOR the three stockholder proposals favored by the corporation. ROWDY YOUTH GET THROWN OUT OF MEETING BY SECURITY GUARDS At several points during the meeting, young =93stockholders=94 became disruptive, publicly disagreeing with CEO Rich Fromdeth and shouting hostile chants. Luckily, Licensed to Kill security guards were on hand to physically remove the rowdy youth from the premises! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LICENSED TO KILL! The meeting ended with an acknowledgement of the corporation's one year anniversary and closing comments by CEO Rich Fromdeth regarding the importance of putting =93profits over people.=94 READ LICENSED TO KILL=92S 2003 ANNUAL REPORT The Licensed to Kill Inc 2003 Annual Report can be downloaded at: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/annualmtg2004/report.pdf Appendix A: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/nigeria2004.html Appendix B: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/events/wto2003.html http://www.licensedtokill.biz/media/pr031117.html Appendix C: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/mail/2003a.html Other supplements: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/tobacco.html http://www.licensedtokill.biz/articles.pdf http://www.licensedtokill.biz/collins030522.pdf http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/licensed-to-kill/2004q1/000010.html To order a hardcopy of the report, send an email request to MISCELLANEOUS View more photos from Licensed to Kill=92s 2004 Meeting of Stockholders: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/annualmtg2004/ For more information about Licensed to Kill: http://www.licensedtokill.biz -- From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri Jun 4 00:28:15 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from milan.essential.org (milan.essential.org [65.222.222.35]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCEC529B5E for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:28:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from licensedtokill.biz (joshua.essential.org [65.222.222.241]) by milan.essential.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB3B15FD06 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2004 00:28:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <40BFFB4F.FF70BF2D@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD473 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] L2K Invites Altria CEO to Become an L2K Director! Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Jun 4 00:41:06 2004 X-Original-Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 00:32:15 -0400 LICENSED TO KILL INVITES ALTRIA CEO TO BECOME AN L2K DIRECTOR! On April 29, 2004, Licensed to Kill=92s Senior VP of Corporate Communications attended Altria=92s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in East Hanover, NJ. The format of the meeting was almost identical to that of the Licensed to Kill Annual Meeting of Stockholders held the day before (also in East Hanover, NJ). Core Prutspin was the last person allowed to speak during the =93Question & Answer=94 period. While speaking, she held up the logo of our deadly company. Here is a transcription of her comments: Good morning Mr. Camilleri (Louis). I greet you today as a fellow tobacco executive. My name is Core Prutspin and I am the Secretary and a Director of Licensed to Kill, Inc. As you know, Licensed to Kill is a real company, incorporated in the state of Virginia last year. The purpose of the company, as explicitly stated in our articles of incorporation is: to manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other people worldwide. Our company slogan is =93We=92re Rich, You=92re Dead!=94 Yesterday, our company also held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in East Hanover, NJ. Our company would like to expand its board of directors and is looking for people with experience in making a killing around the world. Who better than the directors of Altria? Yesterday, our stockholders voted to elect Altria=92s directors to our board, pending a favorable response from them. So my question to you is, as chairman of the board of directors of Altria, will you accept our invitation to join the board of our company Licensed to Kill? CAMILLERI=92S RESPONSE: You were here last year and said the same thing. Your comments are in "poor taste." [Truth: Prutspin was at the Altria meeting last year, but it was Virginia Slime who represented L2K and posed a question of Camilleri, different from the one posed this year. Read more at: http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/licensed-to-kill/2003q2/000005.html.] Eight of Altria=92s Directors were present at the Meeting and heard the L2K executive=92s comments, but none came up afterwards to formally accept the invitation to join Licensed to Kill=92s Board of Directors. We are puzzled at their hesitancy to accept our invitation. After all, what we would like them to do for our company is nothing different than they are already doing for Altria. Then again, their company has always been adverse to telling the full truth about their deadly business. Perhaps our company=92s brutal honesty has given the Altria Directors second thoughts about becoming "partners in crime"? From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Mon Jul 19 20:10:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from hc01.futurequest.net (hc01.futurequest.net [69.5.8.2]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5624629B57 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:10:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 8953 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2004 00:10:28 -0000 Received: from essentialinformation.org (essentialinformation.org [69.5.11.56]) by hc01.futurequest.net ([69.5.8.2]); 20 Jul 2004 00:10:28 -0000 Received: from 65.222.222.241 ([65.222.222.241]) by essentialinformation.org ([69.5.11.56]) with ESMTP via TCP; 20 Jul 2004 00:10:28 -0000 Message-ID: <40FC8D06.40702@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040616 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Rich Fromdeth commends Twin Cities council members Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Jul 19 20:32:01 2004 X-Original-Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:09:58 -0700 Commentary: =91Tobacco firm=92 thanks council PULSE of the Twin Cities News http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=3D1203 Wednesday, 14 July 2004 by Rich Fromdeth Licensed to Kill, Inc., a tobacco company incorporated in Virginia, commends certain Twin City politicians =97 Minneapolis council members Lisa Goodman, Sandy Colvin-Roy, Barret Lane, Barbara Johnson and Paul Ostrow with St. Paul council members Pat Harris, Dan Bostrom, and Debbie Montgomery =97 for stalling and questioning efforts to banish tobacco smoke pollution from all workplaces. It is heartening to know there are leaders still willing to delay and compromise when it comes to public health. Our company also supports St. Paul Mayor Kelly and Minneapolis Mayor Ryback in vetoing any =93anti-indoor air pollution=94 legislation reaching their desks. Some say such laws are inevitable. We say, =93What=92s the rus= h?=94 The Twin Cities remain a critical mid-west haven for tobacco smoke. With increasing numbers of states and municipalities from coast to coast =97 from San Francisco to New York =97 going =93smoke-free,=94 it=92s wonderful= to live (and die) in a state where one can still =93smoke free-ly.=94 Yes, in = a country increasingly hostile t tobacco smoke pollution, Minneapolis and St. Paul are a fresh breath of dirty air. If workers or patrons have problems with our Class A (the best) carcinogens in the air, the solution is simple: don=92t breathe. Our research indicates it is possible to chow down, guzzle drinks and not breathe far longer than commonly thought. Many of our own best customers have stopped breathing all together. Honestly, who really cares if tobacco smoke pollution kills a few bartenders and service staff? We=92re glad the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul don=92t find the issue urgent. As long as they keep dawdling, our industry foresees continued demand. By why stick with the status quo, when we could reverse the =93clean air=94 ordinances already in place? It is high time to mandate a return to the smoke-filled legislator offices, theaters, and schools of yesteryear. After all, why should politicians and teachers be considered any more sacred than an immigrant dishwasher in a restaurant? Granted, some lives are worth more than others. For example, our industry has a stake in the health of industry-friendly politicians, and groups like Hospitality Minnesota, the MN Licensed Beverage Association, and both cities=92 Chambers of Commerce. A tobacco-friendly politician or lobbyist does us no good if they=92re six feet under! It=92s especially great how the =93hospitality=94 industry has gone to bat = for Big Tobacco. The information and money we funneled to them over the years has certainly paid off =97 so much so that they=92ve completely falle= n hook, line, and sinker for our claims that banning cigarette emissions in bars and restaurants would bring their business to an immediate halt. (We=92re relieved their travel and visitor specialists don=92t travel or visit enough to know that restaurants and bars are alive and thriving in other smoke-free cities, states, and entire countries). So our company urges Twin City leaders not to be swayed by emotional appeals. Yes, many of our customers =97 and workers in places they patronize =97 lie dying in intensive care, lungs ridden with cancer, or bodies paralyzed by strokes. But that=92s the beauty of the tobacco business: people actually pay us to kill them and innocent bystanders. Bad air means good business for us. The more workplaces where people can smoke, the more cigarettes sold, the more money we make! Profits, not public health, always are paramount. If you disagree, be glad that there is no industry with a vested interest in spreading salmonella. Consider what sanitary regulations would be like... * Rich Fromdeth is the Chairman and CEO of Licensed to Kill, incorporated in 2003. Their web site states, =93We=92re just like other tobacco companies in the business, excep= t we tell the truth about our deadly products. Our slogan: =91We=92re Rich, You=92re Dead!=92=94 * From awhite@essentialinformation.org Thu Oct 14 22:26:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from questmail.futurequest.net (questmail.futurequest.net [69.5.6.251]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 14C7229B47 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:26:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 29569 invoked by uid 12315); 15 Oct 2004 02:26:17 -0000 Received: from 65.222.222.241 (SquirrelMail authenticated user awhite@essentialinformation.org); by QuestMail.FutureQuest.net with HTTP; Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:26:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3324.65.222.222.241.1097807177.squirrel@65.222.222.241> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3 X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] CEO Rich Fromdeth Lauds Western Michigan University Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Oct 14 22:30:01 2004 X-Original-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:26:17 -0400 (EDT) Philip Morris USA was recently named Western Michigan University's 2003-04 "Employer of the Year." The company is scheduled to receive the honor on October 21, 2004. For more information, go to: http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2004/10/020.html Today, Licensed to Kill CEO Rich Fromdeth sent a letter to WMU's President, lauding the university for its exemplary support of the tobacco industry and offering our company's services in the future. #### October 14, 2004 Judi Bailey, President Western Michigan University 1903 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Dear President Bailey The tobacco industry was most pleased to hear that one of our own had been named Western Michigan University=92s 2003-04 =93Employer of the Year.= =94 It bodes fabulously well for our industry=92s campus recruiting efforts in Michigan and beyond, not to mention efforts by tobacco companies such as our own to convince the public, media, lawmakers, and jurors that we are not merchants of death, rather saintly corporate citizens. As you may or may not know, Licensed to Kill, Inc was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia last year. The purpose of our corporation, as stated in our articles of incorporation, is to =93manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide.=94 For more information about our brutally honest company, go to http://www.licensedtokill.biz It is getting harder and harder these days to recruit people to work for our industry. On many college campuses, tobacco company representatives have been made most unwelcome by rowdy students, indignant faculty, and moral-minded administrators. It=92s refreshing to hear that that=92s not th= e case at Western Michigan University! It takes a special kind of person to work for the tobacco industry. Some of the qualities we look for in prospective employees include: a disregard for human life; a passion for targeting the young, the poor, the black, and the stupid; the ability to rationalize the work, as in =93If I didn=92t do it, someone else would=94; the propensity to miss the forest for the trees, as in =93Lung cancer may have killed over 70,000 women last year, but what a pro-woman company Philip Morris for helping out with employees=92 daycare costs!=94; and a burning desire to make lots of money. That a whopping 30 Western Michigan University alumni are employed by Philip Morris indicates that your university must be doing something right! From the bottom of my heart, er, wallet, I thank you for so clearly recognizing that a job pushing cigarettes is really no different than a job as a nurse, a teacher, a park ranger, or a human rights advocate. Granted, our industry may kill more people than we employ, but hey, a company=92s gotta do what a company=92s gotta do! I look forward to scheduling a meeting with you and the esteemed staff of Western Michigan University=92s Career and Student Employment Services to explore how Licensed to Kill, Inc could support your student employment programs. Perhaps a generous contribution to a new office building in exchange for naming rights, e.g. the =93Licensed to Kill Career Center=94? A summer internship program for business students interested in gaining real-world experience in how to make a killing? A lecture series highlighting the lucrative job opportunities available for students who adhere to the important ethic of =93profits over people=94= ? Our company=92s only concern is your university=92s smoke-free policy, whic= h reaks of a double standard. If you want more alumni to work for the tobacco industry, you shouldn=92t banish the carcinogenic byproduct of their main source of income! In conclusion, our company looks forward to the day when our partnership with your university bears fruit and we too have the honor of being named WMU=92s Employer of the Year. In the name of profit, Rich Fromdeth, CEO Licensed to Kill, Inc From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Wed Feb 2 14:45:23 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from scooter.futurequest.net (scooter.futurequest.net [69.5.23.3]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 423B129B19 for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:45:23 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 26370 invoked from network); 2 Feb 2005 19:45:22 -0000 Received: from essentialinformation.org (essentialinformation.org [69.5.11.56]) by scooter.futurequest.net ([69.5.23.3]); 02 Feb 2005 19:45:22 -0000 Received: from 65.222.222.241 ([65.222.222.241]) by essentialinformation.org ([69.5.11.56]) with ESMTP via TCP; 02 Feb 2005 19:45:22 -0000 Message-ID: <42012DD1.6010406@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Sad news: Flagstaff votes 7-0 to go smokefree Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Feb 2 14:48:01 2005 X-Original-Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:45:21 -0500 Our company is deeply saddened by the tragic news that Flagstaff City Council members voted 7-0 last night in favor of a 100% smokefree workplace ordinance. Such news makes our company question what this country is coming to and long nostalgicly for the good ole days when workers and smoke wafted freely together from sea to shining sea. Please find below the text of a letter that our company's CEO sent to Flagstaff City Council Members on Monday. Unfortunately, the letter went unheeded (all we got was a lousy email form letter in response). In the name of wealth over health, Cora Prutspin Senior VP, Corporate Communications Licensed to Kill, Inc Our motto: We're Rich, You're Dead!=99 http://www.licensedtokill.biz #### January 31, 2005 Dear Flagstaff City Council Members: I am writing with regards to the smokefree workplace ordinance that will come up for a final vote tomorrow. I presume that you have been receiving considerable mail in support of the ordinance. As CEO and Chairman of a tobacco company, however, I strongly urge you to maintain the status quo. Flagstaff remains a critical southwest haven for tobacco smoke. As entire states across the country pass 100% smokefree workplace laws like dominoes =96 California, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island =96 with several more in line to fall soon, our industry is rightly concerned about our future. Even big cities in the Midwest, like Minneapolis, have banished the carcinogenic plumes of our industry=92s poison puffs. It is said that Flagstaff has the cleanest air (outdoor air, that is) of any city in the U.S.. Luckily the same cannot be said of the city=92s indoor air. Yes, in a country increasingly hostile to tobacco smoke pollution, Flagstaff is a fresh breath of dirty indoor air! While tourists from the West and East coasts might increasingly find smoky Flagstaff a bit of anachronism, the local tourism bureau could surely create a catchy slogan that extols the historical value of breathing in carcinogens. =93Come stink up your cloths and blacken your lungs in Flagstaff, just like people used to in the olden days across America!=94 Now, if some workers or patrons happen to have problems with our Class A (the deadliest!) carcinogens, the solution is simple: don=92t breathe. Our research indicates it is possible to chow down, guzzle drinks and not breathe far longer than commonly thought. In fact, many of our own best customers have stopped breathing all together. Honestly, who really cares if tobacco smoke pollution kills a few bartenders and service staff? I certainly hope that you, the esteemed members of the Flagstaff City Council, don=92t find the issue particularly urgent. Yes, many of our customers =97 and workers in places they patronize =97 lie dying in intensive care, lungs ridden with cancer, bodies paralyzed by strokes. But that=92s the beauty of the tobacco business: people actually pay us to kill them /and/ innocent bystanders! So please do not to be swayed by the emotional appeals of those who fail to put wealth above health. Bad air means good business for us. The more workplaces where people can smoke, the more cigarettes sold, the more money we make. In particular, it is critical to maintain the ideal breeding environment, smoky bars, for a new generation of young smokers, such as Northern Arizona University college students. Ahh, the plumes of smoke that these young=92uns exhale have always been music to my nostrils =96 a tantalizing toxic reminder of the lifetime of profits we=92ll be reaping from them. It all starts with that first puff=85cough=85and then another pu= ff. I must admit that I have never been to Flagstaff myself, but I promise to hold my company=92s board meeting in your tobacco-friendly city if you continue to put the health of our industry over that of your local bar and restaurant staff. Yes, if you keep things just as they are, maybe Flagstaff =96 the Gateway to the Grand Canyon =96 may one day also be known as the Gateway to Emphysema! Sincerely, Rich Fromdeth Chairman and CEO, Licensed to Kill, Inc P.S. Licensed to Kill, Inc is a real corporation, incorporated in the state of Virginia in 2003. As our articles of incorporation explicitly state, the purpose of our company is to =93manufacture and market tobacco products in a way that each year kills over 400,000 Americans and 4.5 million other persons worldwide.=94 We=92re just like other tobacco companies in the business, except we tell the truth about our deadly products. Our slogan: =93We=92re Rich, You=92re Dead!=94 For more informati= on about Licensed to Kill, go to: www.licensedtokill.biz LOUSY EMAIL RESPONSE: Thank you for contacting the Flagstaff City Council. We value citizen input and review all of the correspondence that is sent to us. However, depending on the nature of your e-mail, you may or may not receive an additional response. If your issue pertains to an item on the City Council agenda, it will be included as part of the record which we will use to make our decision. If your concern requests additional follow-up or information, we will respond more fully in the future. Whether or not your e-mail requires a response, please know that your input is very important and we appreciate your taking the time to let us know your thoughts. From tobacco@licensedtokill.biz Fri Jun 10 16:26:02 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Received: from samson.futurequest.net (samson.futurequest.net [69.5.27.3]) by lists.essential.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6446329B5D for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:26:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 6223 invoked from network); 10 Jun 2005 20:26:00 -0000 Received: from licensedtokill.biz (licensedtokill.biz [69.5.20.107]) by samson.futurequest.net ([69.5.27.3]); 10 Jun 2005 20:26:00 -0000 Received: from 65.222.222.241 ([65.222.222.241]) by licensedtokill.biz ([69.5.20.107]) with ESMTP via TCP; 10 Jun 2005 20:26:00 -0000 Message-ID: <42A9F756.9000400@licensedtokill.biz> From: "Licensed to Kill, Inc" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Subject: [Licensed-to-Kill] Company Calls for 'More Smoke, Less Health' in Nation's Capitol Sender: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org Errors-To: licensed-to-kill-admin@lists.essential.org X-BeenThere: licensed-to-kill@lists.essential.org Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Company press releases, event announcements, and statements List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri Jun 10 16:30:01 2005 X-Original-Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:25:58 -0400 Last night, a town hall forum was held in the nation's capitol to inform City Councilmember Jim Graham's position on smokefree workplace legislation. Licensed to Kill was there to send a strong message to Graham, who has been waffling on the issue for years, that it's high time he stood up for 'More Smoke, Less Health!' Before the event, Licensed to Kill executives distributed press releases to forum attendees, including Graham's aides, as they entered the Lincoln Theater. See below for the text of the press release or click on: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/media/pr050609.pdf The Licensed to Kill execs also carried signs saying "More Smoke, Less Health!" and "Keep DC Smoke-Full!" http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/dc/moresmoke.JPG http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/dc/smokefull.JPG While many people wearing "I'd Love a Smokefree DC!" stickers were perturbed by Licensed to Kill's views, the company's pro-pollution stance was readily embraced by several supporters of the group "Ban the Ban," which has been admirably championing the right of restaurants and bars to maintain toxic workplace environments. One "Ban the Ban" fan of our company posed with Licensed to Kill execs, expressing agreement with the sentiments on our sign: http://www.licensedtokill.biz/photos/dc/moresmoke2.JPG Unfortunately, after over an hour and half of testimony and Q & A, Councilmember Graham surprised the audience by declaring his support for a comprehensive smokefree workplace law. "What it comes down to is that this is a health issue," he said. "The evidence is clear that secondhand smoke makes people sick, and in many cases people die as a result. So whatever we're going to do has to be mandated, it has to be informed by that essential piece of information." Licensed to Kill is outraged that Councilmember Graham has gone to the "dark side" -- joining the regrettably growing ranks of politicians who put the health of people above the health of the tobacco industry. Following the close of the forum, Licensed to Kill approached Graham to express our company's great disappointment with his decision. We encouraged him to read our press release and reconsider his position, but he said he had already received a copy. ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2005 CONTACT: Cora Prutspin, Senior VP of Corporate Communications tobacco@licensedtokill.biz TOBACCO COMPANY TO DC COUNCILMEMBER GRAHAM: STOP SPREAD OF CLEAN INDOOR AIR INTO NATION=92S CAPITOL! Licensed to Kill Calls for 'More Smoke, Less Health!' WASHINGTON, DC =96 Executives of the Virginia-based tobacco company Licensed to Kill, Inc are in the nation's capitol today to lobby DC city council member Jim Graham against supporting smokefree workplace legislation. Graham (Ward 1), who has not yet made up is mind how he will vote, is holding a town hall forum on the legislation at the Lincoln Theater this evening. "We presume that Mr. Graham has been receiving considerable mail in support of the legislation," said Licensed to Kill=92s Chairman and CEO Rich Fromdeth, "but if he cares at all about the health of the tobacco industry, he will take a sta