[Peace] Action? JC Penney War "Toy" (Unbelievable...) (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:42:44 -0800
From: Alison Bailey <baileya at ilstu.edu>
Subject: JC Penney War "Toy" (Unbelievable...)

>
>Dear Peace & Justice Friends,
>
>If it seems that the world is spiraling into an enormous black hole 
>these days, well then this JC Penney "war toy" goes beyond even what 
>I thought was possible to come out of our greedy and 
>unbridled/violent capitalist system, but take heart and let's not 
>give up this monumental struggle.  PLEASE do contact JC Penney to 
>make them take this "pre-bombed home" off their 
>shelves.                             
>jmk/cjpe/fort collins, co
>
>Why?  JC Penney is offering a very disturbing gift for the kids this 
>year: "Forward Command Post," a "pre-bombed" home complete with a 
>soldier & an American flag to crown it with; all that's missing are 
>dead babies and their maimed refugee family.  JC Penney also offers 
>a "World Peace Keepers Battle Station" to help the innocents better 
>understand how it  is that War Is Peace.  For a photo of this 
>monstrosity, try:
>
><http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.asp?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=05b5baa& 
>amp;RefPa>http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.asp?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID= 
>05b5baa&amp;RefPa
><http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.asp?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=05b5baa& 
>amp;RefPa>http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.asp?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID= 
>05b5baa&amp;RefPa
>
>or go to www.jcpenney.com search in the "Toys" section for: Forward 
>Command Post E-mail them at:
>
><http://www.jcpenneyeservices.com/csrv/emailus.asp>http://www.jcpenne 
>yeservices.com/csrv/emailus.asp
>Re: Item# IH655-0158A.  Please email and/or call J. C. Penney to protest.
>



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