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Petition Urges 'War of the Worlds' Boycott

Wed, Jun 29, 2005, 11:06 AM PT LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Some concerned citizens have drawn up a petition to urge the moviegoing public to boycott Tom Cruise's "War of the Worlds," which opens Wednesday, June 29.

The petition -- found at www.petitiononline.com/Tomkat

Responsible comments that support the appropriate medical treatment of children and adults include:

"Tom Cruise needs medication"

By The Montana Standard Staff - 07/07/2005

"Washington Monthly's Kevin Drum has had enough of Tom Cruise's wackadoodle public behavior and Scientology-inspired obnoxiousness."

"Tom Cruise's Dangerous Clown Show"

By Kevin Drum in the Washington Monthly - June 29, 2005

"....Here's the latest on Scientology from Tom Cruise: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise not only battles creatures from outer space in his latest film "War of the Worlds", he also believes aliens exist, he told a German newspaper on Wednesday."

APA Responds to Tom Cruise’s Today Show Interview

Arlington, Va. - June 27, 2005 - The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the following statement in

response to Tom Cruise’s anti-psychiatry remarks. "While the APA respects the right of individuals to

express their own points of view, science has proven that mental illnesses are real medical conditions that

affect millions of Americans."

“It is irresponsible for Mr. Cruise to use his movie publicity tour to promote his own ideological views

and deter people with mental illness from getting the care they need,” said APA President Dr. Steven S.

Sharfstein.

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