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[Syria] The NRA's and tobacco industy vision for US children and schools.

Syrian 7 year old..... is that his school in the background? I find this photo forbidding, distrubing and tragic.
Democratic Underground
added Apr 1, 2013 09:18
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Video: Ahmed, the eight-year-old boy on the front line of Syria's civil war

In the video footage, Ahmed is seen lounging against his chair, holding his cigarette with the ease of a chain smoker. His expression is unsmiling and uncaring. His eyes stare blankly, telling the story of his lost youth.
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:54
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[Syria] A seven-year-old boy takes up arms against Assad ($$)

Ahmed’s right hand rests casually on the butt of his AK47; in the fingers of his left hand a cigarette smoulders as he stands before a makeshift rebel barricade in one of Syria’s main cities.
Times Of London (uk)
added Mar 29, 2013 14:34
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Image of 7-year-old Syrian rebel with rifle and cigarette stuns us

The portrait captures so much in just one image: the bravado of boyhood, youthful vulnerability and the sadness of wars forcing children to grow up too soon.Â
msnNOW.com
added Mar 29, 2013 14:28
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[Turkey] Cars, fuel, cigarettes -- black market thriving in Syria

Cigarettes, meanwhile, are plentiful, sourced from the Banns al-Nera sector of the northern city of Aleppo, which has been the theatre of an intense standoff between rebel fighters and regime troops since mid-July, with neither side able to gain the uppe
Zawya.com (ae)
added Dec 27, 2012 10:16
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[Syria] Smoking kills woman in her sleep

An apartment fire in Köflach, Styria, killed a 47-year-old woman. According to a police report, the single woman who had been in early retirment fell asleep while smoking.
Austrian Independent (uk)
added Dec 18, 2012 04:10
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[Turkey] Three Turkish Soldiers Wounded in Clashes on Syrian Border

Three Turkish soldiers were wounded along the Syrian border last night amid clashes between security forces and smugglers in , DoÄŸan news agency reported. The smugglers, who were carrying tea and cigarettes, fired at the soldiers on duty
Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) (tr)
added Oct 15, 2012 08:27
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[Lebanon, Mid-east, Syria] Tobacco control in the Middle East : The Lancet Oncology ($$)

A visit from WHO in the winter of 2010 confirmed that the Syrian ban was indeed being implemented, but the events of the past 18 months or so make it unlikely that this is still the case. Neighbouring Lebanon is in a better position to ...
The Lancet (uk)
added Oct 14, 2012 16:16
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[Kentucky] Wired Pentagon Tobacco Might One Day Stop Syria's Nerve Gas

The answer lies in a close cousin of tobacco. Earlier this month, Darpa gave out a $2.7 million contract to Kentucky Bioprocessing, LLC to get going on this potential pre-treatment, which could be given to troops prior to a deployment into a war zone with
Wired
added Sep 28, 2012 20:38
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Japan Tobacco says facing EU probe over Syria

Japan Tobacco said Wednesday it was being probed by the European Union after a report it broke sanctions by shipping cigarettes to a firm linked to the Syrian regime, but denied any wrongdoing.
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Aug 22, 2012 11:51
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