] hile Pentagon war planners may be gunning for an attack
] on Iraq by mid March, heavily armed soldiers have already
] quietly seized a strategic position: your Easter basket.
] National retailers like Kmart and Walgreens have stocked
] their shelves with baskets in which the traditional
] chocolate rabbit centerpiece has been displaced by
] plastic military action figures and their make-believe
] lethal paraphernalia.

Yes! That's what I want in my Easter basket. Toy soldiers.

The Village Voice: Features: Full Metal Bonnet by Erik Baard