Friday Photo: Bush and Bin Laden action figures
ABID KATIB/Getty Images GAZA CITY, GAZA – JANUARY 10: Palestinian shopkeeper Tareq Abu Dayea stands next to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden action figures in his store. The figures come complete with nylon hair and various scale weapons. These aren’t the first action figures of their type to go on the market, but ...
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GAZA CITY, GAZA - JANUARY 10: Palestinian shopkeeper Tareq Abu Dayea stands next to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden action figures in his store. The figures come complete with nylon hair and various scale weapons.
GAZA CITY, GAZA – JANUARY 10: Palestinian shopkeeper Tareq Abu Dayea stands next to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden action figures in his store. The figures come complete with nylon hair and various scale weapons.
These aren’t the first action figures of their type to go on the market, but at least they’re more tasteful than the Saddam hanging doll on sale in Connecticut.
Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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