CIA's Bin Laden 'Devil Doll' Up For Auction

An 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 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.

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