News
Music Star:
"I stopped
World War 3"
TOBY KELLER
assistant News editor
When US General Wesley
Clark ordered British troops
to seize the Pristina Airfield
in Kosovo in 1999, James
Blunt, then an officer in the
British army, considered the
order to "destroy" nearly 200
Russians carefully before he
refused. The current singer
and songwriter most notably
known for his singles "You're
Beautiful" and "Goodbye, My
Lover," faced the possibility of
being court-martialed for not
carrying out the act that he,
along with others, believed
could have led to a major con
flict.
"I was the lead officer with
my troop of men behind us,"
said Blunt in an interview
with BBC. "The soldiers di
rectly behind me were from
the Parachute Regiment, so
they're obviously game for
the fight."
His decision to refuse or
ders stemmed from the un
usual words used by General
Clark and the obvious ramifi
cations had they attacked the
airfield.
British General Sir Mike
Jackson, NATO Supreme
Commander Europe, agreed
with the 25-year-old Blunt
and backed him by saying,
"I'm not going to have my sol
diers be responsible for start
ing World War Three."
A few days after the inci
dent, the Russian forces oc
cupying the airfield ran out of
supplies and agreed to share
the airfield with the British
without devastating conse
quences. These events have
, been largely documented and
ekatnined, but it was only re
cently that James Blunt spoke
about his involvement.
"There are things that you
do along the way that you
know are right, and those that
you absolutely feel are wrong,
that I think it's morally impor
tant to stand up against, and
that sense of moral judgment
is drilled into us as soldiers in
the British army," said Blunt,
who continues enjoying suc
cess as a musician.
Four Loko meets resistance
What people are saying about Four Loko via Twitter, Facebook and various blogs
rymenoceros: Did i just stock up on four lokotoday because it was banned yesterday? Yes, yes i did
heyjeannie: Banning Four Loko only means we have to drink twice as much Two Loko. #lokoislouder
Sam J: RTC, djstephfloss: When The Browns win, I will drink my first 4 Loko.#Goßrowns
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SuperMari64: #truthfullyThe orange flavored 4 loko taste like orange soda.... Who loves orange soda 60 0 1
MissSabrinaSin: They're trying to ban 4 Loko. This means I need a case of it.
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Gordoneats: Just curious, where can I get a 4 Loko? It being all illegal in NY now.
Marvyross: RT@djstephfloss: I might try a 4 Loko today.(get you a nice 20 piece to go wit it and you will b good lol)
jgeant: There's gonna be a run on Four Loko in the next few weeks, people are gonna stock up :Four Loko
banned From New York
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TOBY KELLER
"I don't care if it's heroin in
my cup, it's my cup, so fuck
you."
Lil Wayne's famous words
on his "Behind the Music"
VHI special hold a sentiment
that rings true for an emerg
ing generation of anti-author
ity young adults. Behind the
never-ending battle over the
legalization of marijuana, a
new war has started over the
legality and safety of "Four
Loko," an alcoholic, energy
drink sold by Phusion Proj
ects. Propaganda from both
sides has appeared on almost
every news outlet throughout
the country, with reports of
deaths and entire households
being found with occupants
incapacitated from supposed
use of what has been dubbed
a "black-out in a can."
On Nov. 13, the FDA re
leased a statement notify
ing almost 30 manufacturers
whose products contain a
combination of alcohol and
caffeine that they will be in
vestigating the effects of the
drinks, and will rule on their
legality, stating that it has not
yet approved the use of caf
feine in alcoholic beverages,
therefore, drinks such as
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urs
"Four Loko" cannot be law
fully marketed until it has
been approved by FDA safety
regulations. These compa
nies have 30 days to file any
studies or claims about their
products, of which the FDA
will consider before making a
final ruling.
Phusion Projects, the man
ufacturer of "Four Loko," has
issued a statement saying,
"Consuming caffeine and al
cohol together has been done
safely for years. Our prod
ucts contain less alcohol than
an average rum and cola, less
alcohol and caffeine than an
average Red Bull and vodka,
and are comparable to hav
ing coffee after a meal with a
couple glasses of wine."
Although Four Loko's
made their debut in 2008,
recent reports of hospitaliza
tions and even deaths have
created a hysteria surround
ing the product, only esca
lating it's usage as students
"stock up" and begin waving
the drink's banner around
under the scrutiny of the FDA
and college sanctions like a
rebel flag. Who will win is
hard to say, but it seems like
everyone has something to
say about it.
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