According to Sky news, Osama
bin Laden "devil doll" created almost a decade ago by the CIA is
going on auction this month.
The agency came up with the idea of the action figurines as a way to scare children away from Bin Laden and counter his influence.
The agency came up with the idea of the action figurines as a way to scare children away from Bin Laden and counter his influence.
The plan, code-named Devil
Eyes, was devised in 2005, when the terror mastermind was still America's most
wanted man.
The 30cm (12in) dolls
featured traditional clothing and had faces painted with dissolving material
that would peel off and show a demon-like red complexion with black marks and
green eyes.
Three dolls are believed to
have been created before the project was abandoned.
One of the figurines is
going under the hammer at Nate D Sanders auction house on 20 November. Online
bidding is already open.
The minimum bidding price
was set at $2,500 (£1,500).
The dolls were created by
the maker of the popular GI Joe toys and a veteran in the business, Donald
Levine, according to The Washington Post, which reported the story last June.
The intended destination of
the toys remains unclear. The Washington Post quoted one source as saying some
dolls had been shipped to Karachi, Pakistan.
Sky news
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