Some anti-war organizations are pushing for a boycott of war-related products this holiday season. Giving such toys at Christmas – a holiday celebrating peace and goodwill – sends the wrong message to children, they said.
"In light of all the violence in the world, the idea (of giving such a toy) is disgusting," said Claire Droney, a spokeswoman for Code Pink, an anti-war group that protests war-toy sales.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041205/news_1n5wartoys.html
CODE PINK ACTION Campaign 2004
In pig snouts, protestors at the Republican National Convention root around in money outside the Hilton Hotel, where Halliburton, the defense contractor, was holding a breakfast for the Texas delegation.
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