article said:Saudi Arabia's education minister has apologised for the production of a school textbook in which the Star Wars character Yoda is seen superimposed on a photograph of the late King Faisal.
Ahmed al-Issa said a committee was looking into the "unintended mistake".
The image, which shows the diminutive Jedi Master sitting beside King Faisal as he signs the UN Charter in 1945, was created by the Saudi artist Shaweesh.
He told the BBC it was not yet clear how it had ended up in the textbook.
However, he stressed that he had meant no offence to the king, who helped transform Saudi Arabia into a modern state and an actor on the world stage.
Damn! So much for my "Heads will roll! And we mean that literally!" post...Some Saudi textbook editor is going to be beheaded over this one. ;(
The editor who left that in is really sticking his neck out!Damn! So much for my "Heads will roll! And we mean that literally!" post...
It wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out that he's currently pulling his head and neck down as far into a thick cowl as he can, under a hood, while he stands in line among dozens of refugees of similar ethnic background seeking visas at a European embassy in some neighboring country, desperately trying to look as inconspicuous as any human possibly can... (Unless of course he's actually a member of the extremely extensive Royal Family, in which case he's no doubt lounging poolside behind an oversized pair of designer sunglasses somewhere at a small, extremely exclusive resort on the Riviera, sipping champagne while a couple of gorgeous babes massage his care-knotted shoulders, until this little misunderstanding blows over...)The editor who left that in is really sticking his neck out!