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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-14-07 07:30 PM
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Saddam dope on a rope to be sold.
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from faux news.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243640,00.html

Connecticut toymaker is hoping to strike a chord with its "Dope on a Rope" doll, a figure depicting former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in his last moments, with a noose around his neck.

This isn’t the first such undertaking for the company. Herobuilders.com also sells dolls depicting other famous personalities and events, such as Michael Jackson’s dangling his child over a balcony in Germany, as well as Usama bin Laden, Kim Jong-Il and Tony Blair.

The Saddam doll depicts the full-bearded ex-leader wearing a white T-shirt with the words “Dope on a Rope” in red letters and a noose around his neck. It sells for $24.95 on the Herobuilders.com site.

Other versions of the deceased dictator include Captured Saddam, Crack Head Saddam and the Butcher of Baghdad.

Cell phone footage of the execution found its way to the Internet last week, and the depictions of the deposed Iraqi dictator's last moments have been blamed for the copycat deaths of children in several countries.

The "Dope on a Rope" doll, along with the other political dolls produced by Herobuilders.com, seem to be geared toward adults.
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