Could Barbie dolls be America's secret weapon? "I think every Barbie doll is more harmful than an American missile," says Masoumeh Rahimi, an Iranian toy seller, in an AP story I read today (see below). That's because the "wanton" Barbie is "foreign to Iran's culture," he says. It seems Barbie's wardrobe is too revealing--not to mention her impressive polyethylene cleavage. Iran is introducing "Dara and Sara" in an attempt to reduce the popularity of Barbie and Ken over there. The dolls are described as 8-year-old twins, brother and sister, and Sara comes complete with a headscarf.

Yahoo! News - Iran Unveils Islamic Twin Dolls