The SUV: A Weapon Of Mass Destruction?

A hard-hitting television campaign being developed takes aim at gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles and says that driving an SUV helps support terrorism.

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November 15, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The ads...are styled as biting parodies of the latest government-supported public service announcements linking illegal drugs to all manner of murder and mayhem.... Person 1: 'I helped hijack an airplane.' Person 2: 'I helped blow up a nightclub.' Person 3: 'I funded a terrorist training camp in a foreign country.' . . . Group: 'And we did it all just by driving our SUVs.'... Super 2: 'The biggest weapon of mass destruction is parked in your driveway.' "

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Revving Up Their Engines Against SUVs

Thursday, November 14, 2002 in The Washington Post

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