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I write on theinterpretor blog and have been researching an Australian organisation called the IPA (Institute for Public Affairs) which purports to be an educational institute but is actually a propaganda unit funded by big corporations like Phillip Morris,British Tobacco,Exxon,Monsanto and many more companies campaigning for reducing legislative restrictions on tobacco,carbon emission etc. Much like a subversive ALEC. In this research I came up with the following info after an IPA operative Tim Wilson, ran a campaign on Palm Oil using data from a Consumer Alliance for Global Prosperity publication.

Consumer Alliance for Global Prosperity (CAGP) is an “astroturf” front-group formed in August of 2010. They have started a campaign they call "Pulp Wars" which attacks environmental groups and corporations that have agreed to stop sourcing pulp products and palm oil from Indonesia. (See CAGP report titled "Empires of Collusion")
The spokesman for CAGP is Andrew Langer, who is the founder and president of the Institute for Liberty (IFL), one of two listed supporters of CAGP. The other supporter is Frontiers of Freedom, a right wing front group funded by Exxon, the Koch brothers, and Phillip Morris.
Source: New York Times "Odd Alliance: Business Lobby and Tea Party". Mike Mcintire, March 30, 2011

It appears Phillip Morris Exxon and Koch Brothers have recurring links in front groups trying to destabilise NGOs protecting environmental and social values. It totally fits the normal behaviour of Koch backed front groups to push tobacco. I would guess that Phillip Morris would be a likely Cain contributor. These working partnerships between the more grubby corporations go beyond the borders of the USA.
PS. Thank you Source Watch for providing so much data to tease out these links.
Keep up the good work at CMD it is valuable for us all wherever we live.
Best Regards Jim Scott from the interpretor@wordpress.com