from SLATE:
>The NY [TIMES] business section reports that Hasbro reported a $25 million
>loss yesterday mostly because of its waning Pokemon
>revenue. The story doesn't mention a possible source of the diminution
>fronted by the LA [TIMES]: Pokemon has become a target
>for religious leaders throughout the Arab world "who charge that the game
>promotes theories of evolution, encourages gambling and, at its core, is
>part of a Jewish conspiracy aimed at turning children away from Islam."
>The top religious authority in Saudi Arabia, the paper reports, has issued
>a ban against the toy. The story says that Japanese embassies throughout
>the Middle East have been asked if it's true that "Pokemon" is Japanese
>for "I am a Jew." (Actually, it means "pocket monster.")
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
