Most people had GI Joes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Biker Mice From Mars action figures growing up, but they all needed a common villain. That’s when the CIA developed the Osama Bin Laden toy.

OK, that was a lie.

The REAL reason the CIA decided to make an Osama action figure (kung-fu grip not included), is that they were planning to use the kids’ toy as a sneaky form of subtle propaganda. What wasn’t so subtle, was that he was actually a demon.

Beginning in about 2005, the CIA began secretly developing a ­custom-made Osama bin Laden ­action figure, according to people familiar with the project. The face of the figure was painted with a heat-dissolving material, designed to peel off and reveal a red-faced bin Laden who looked like a demon, with piercing green eyes and black facial markings.

The goal of the short-lived project was simple: spook children and their parents, causing them to turn away from the actual bin Laden.

They eventually never made it out to the market, but it could be hiding… somewhere… under your bed…

Read the full story on the Washington Post.