Grammatron
26th November 2003, 12:50 PM
From the article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3241202.stm)
Israeli customs have confiscated a cargo of 450 singing, dancing Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein dolls.
The battery-powered figures were seized by customs officials, who said they had the potential to incite.
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The Customs Authority said the dolls were confiscated under a law banning incitement.
"The law doesn't exactly say that you cannot own a Bin Laden doll, but neither he nor Saddam Hussein are exactly good educational role models," said spokeswoman Idit Lev-Zerahiya.
I think that's an exercise in counter-productivity, before no one probably heard of those dolls, now everyone will want one.
This also borderlines censorship, because how much trouble can a Sadam doll really cause?
Israeli customs have confiscated a cargo of 450 singing, dancing Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein dolls.
The battery-powered figures were seized by customs officials, who said they had the potential to incite.
<snip>
The Customs Authority said the dolls were confiscated under a law banning incitement.
"The law doesn't exactly say that you cannot own a Bin Laden doll, but neither he nor Saddam Hussein are exactly good educational role models," said spokeswoman Idit Lev-Zerahiya.
I think that's an exercise in counter-productivity, before no one probably heard of those dolls, now everyone will want one.
This also borderlines censorship, because how much trouble can a Sadam doll really cause?