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Off Topic » in reply to re: Frederick Seitz

My understanding...

alcaray — 11/20/2007 6:57:15 AM (archived)

...is that he directed a large amount of tobacco-funded medical research, and none of it showed how harmful tobacco is. Is that not true?

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The whole thread (14 posts)

Could the US become a major oil exporter? - gbaikie - 11/15/2007 12:15:33 PM
- Moved from space (n/t) - Raoul moderating - 11/20/2007 9:14:07 AM
- Frederick Seitz the tobacco lobby's pet physicist? Good grief! (n/t) - alcaray - 11/20/2007 3:11:17 AM
  - re: Frederick Seitz - TB - 11/20/2007 6:19:30 AM
    - My understanding... - alcaray - 11/20/2007 6:57:15 AM
      - Where did you get your information? - TB - 11/20/2007 4:27:31 PM
        
        It came from memory, but I can look some up for you if you want? - alcaray - 11/20/2007 9:55:18 PM
        
        True or not - TB - 11/20/2007 11:05:10 PM
        
        My memory is back from the tobacco denialist days... - alcaray - 11/21/2007 12:50:54 AM
    - alcaray's poor judgement in all matters is the commonplace (n/t) - gbaikie - 11/20/2007 6:53:53 AM
- I'm not sure which topic you're tackling. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/18/2007 11:31:30 PM
  - re: I'm not sure which topic you're tackling. - gbaikie - 11/19/2007 1:49:27 AM
  - Me either. - TB - 11/18/2007 11:53:23 PM
    - re: Me either. - gbaikie - 11/19/2007 1:57:42 AM

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