Iraq's Information Minister immortalised

Iraq's former information minister has joined the ranks of Saddam and Osama bin Laden, becoming the latest in a US toy maker's line of "villain action figures".

Dubbed the Iraqi Dis-Information Minister, the US$25 ($45) figurine of Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf stands about 30cm-tall and wears fatigues and a beret.

Also on offer is a US$36 talking version, which exclaims, "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!" and "No, I am not scared, and neither should you be!"

Sahhaf has not been heard from since April 9.