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Thumbing
through the J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog, Antiwar.com's Administrative
Assistant Anastasia Kellar came across this horrific picture in the
toys section.
Here
is what J.C. Penney's says about this product:
Forward
Command Post
$44.99
Take command of your soldiers from this fully outfitted battlezone.
75-piece set includes one 111/2"H figurine in military combat gear,
toy weapons, American flag, chairs and more. Assembled dimensions; 32x16x32"H.
Plastic. 10 lbs. Ages 5 and up.
This
looks like the sort of toy that Norman Podhoretz or Bill Kristol would
buy for their kids.
I
was a pretty inventive kid. If I had had a younger sister I am confident
I could have converted her Barbie Dream House and saved the $45.
You
may want to tell J.C. Penney's how you feel about this atrocity. Their
corporate office can be reached at 972-431-1000. Personally, I will
be cutting my card in half and sending it with a letter to their corporate
office at 6501 Legacy Drive Plano, TX 75024-3698.
It
is worth noting that, during the Kosovo war, J.C. Penney's added Antiwar.com
to their list of websites blocked on all their corporate computers.
We
have also located similar products at two online toystores, eToys and
KB Toys. Both companies are owned by KB Holdings, 2833 S. Jones Blvd.,
Suite 8, Las Vegas, NV 88102. Phone number 303-228-9000, fax number
303-226-8600.
*We
originally titled this story with a reference to the Hasbro toy "GI
Joe." The image shown and the toy described are not "GI Joe"
toys or made by the Hasbro Toy Company. We apologize for impugning Hasbro
in any way.
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