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  Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Troops often play cards to pass the time, and seeing the names, faces and titles of the wanted Iraqis during their games will help soldiers and Marines in case they run into the wanted individuals in the field, Brooks said.
The deck of cards was first announced publicly in Iraq on April 11th 2003, in a press conference by Army Brig.
The deck of cards spawned many imitations and parodies, such as decks featuring members of the Bush administration and the Republican Party [5], as well as prominent liberals and members of the Democratic Party [6].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Most-wanted_Iraqi_playing_cards   (1497 words)

  
 History of the decks Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The US Playing Card Co., the manufacturer producing an 'authentic' set of the military version of the playing cards, used two of their own distinctive cards, trademarking those cards after the military 'borrowed' the template.
The commander/troop cards were definitely not going to hold up in the sand and hot weather with the body sweat soaking through their clothes.
When you buy the playing cards that some of the troops are buying, there are two U.S. card manufacturers and one foreign card manufacturer (who wants to remain anonymous, who I am familiar with) that made casino quality cards and they all have a distinctive mark on the jokers.
www.iraqimostwantedplayingcards.com /Historyofthedecks.html   (2529 words)

  
 FAQ for Playing-Cards mailing list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Transformation cards made their first appearance soon after 1800 and have been sporadically popular ever since; their aim is to `transform' and ordinary pip card into a picture by means of incorporating the pips in their standard positions in a larger overall design.
When card players see writing about Tarot using the terms "major arcana" and "pentacles" in place of trumps and coins they tend to assume that the writer comes from the occult tradition, and is probably more interested in divination than in playing card games.
Italian cards were originally made with the back folded over and stuck down to form a border on the face of the card to protect its edges (cards were always made by pasting several layers of paper together, and tended to fall apart with use).
www.cs.man.ac.uk /playing-cards/faq.html   (6989 words)

  
 The United States Playing Card Company
Only three years later (1894), the playing card business had grown to such proportions that it was separated from the Printing Company, becoming The United States Playing Card Company.
When these cards were moistened, they peeled apart to reveal sections of a map indicating precise escape routes.
The United States Playing Card Company was acquired by a series of new owners: Diamond International in 1969, Jessup and Lamont in 1982, Frontenac in 1989.
www.usplayingcard.com /history.html   (1050 words)

  
 Playing Cards Publishers and Manufacturers
I believe their first deck of playing cards was the "ArtDeck", which is now known as "Modern European Masters" since the expansion of the ArtDeck line to include other cultures, such as Mexican and African.
The art of making playing cards has been passed along to each generation, from the craftmanship of card painting to the skilled use of the most modern technology available in the manufacture of playing cards.
Y and B's line of optical illusion materials, including their playing cards, are sold through http://www.sandlotscience.com/.
www.guntheranderson.com /cards/manuf.htm   (3245 words)

  
 Playing Card Gallery
These cards feature caricatures of Richard Nixon as the King, Pat Nixon as the Queen, Spiro Agnew as the Jack, and Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace as the Jokers.
The court cards are cartoons of the leading Industrialists, Politicians, Members of the Judiciary and Church.
The object was to use an eighteen line verse to select 14 cards and decode the verses to find a familiar phrase then as a tiebreaker, construct an apt verse of 25 words or fewer, using the words spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds.
www.chester.clara.net /cards   (2170 words)

  
 Quality4u   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Although Kem is an expensive card to purchase, they are the least expensive on a per play basis.
Stardeck: Information about a unique deck of cards made up of five suits -- the usual hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs, plus the "star" suit, which is both red and fl.
Somerville of Edinburgh: A comprehensive dealer in modern playing cards and Tarot cards with an inventory of around 2,000 different packs, available by mail order to collectors and card players throughout the world.
todmar.net /quality4u/playing-card-company-info.htm   (455 words)

  
 Card Playing 2000 List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
White card box with flap lid, blue lettering in ornate floral design with floral freaze on front, matching playing card stuck down to rear.
Full pack of 36 white playing cards, each with farm animal dressed in human clothes on front, brown collage farm animals as playing card backs with rounded corners.
White paper covered card box with pale blue slide lid, blue and white lettering with arts and crafts banner and design around edges, 2 blue and green playing cards stuck to sides matching decks, compartments inside.
www.deightons.com /pages/Puzzles2005List.html   (20205 words)

  
 playing card publishers
In addition, there's a stipulation in the contract that the US Playing Card Company and its 510 employees will remain in town.
It took 400 years after the first playing cards were used in Europe (circa 1450 A.D.) for the first "double ended" court cards to appear.
Created to avoid re-arranging the cards with the "heads up" - and giving away your hand to other players, who could tell that you held court cards.
www.dotpattern.com /gamecard/jokers/cardmakers/cardmakers.html   (408 words)

  
 Card Decks Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Tannen's marked decks are genuine U.S. Playing Card decks that have been opened, marked by hand, and resealed with a duplicate U.S. Playing Card stamp, cellophane wrap, and a white...
If two cards of the same rank are played in a trick it is "spoiled" and not counted for either side.
Playing Card Deck Predicted Al Gore's Endorsement of Howard Dean The Dean Deck predicted former Vice President Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean for President months ago.
www.decksguides.info /card-decks   (1915 words)

  
 Casino Poker Playing Cards
Dedicated Exclusively to Manufacturing Playing Cards Since 1970....
We start with the highest grade of white card stock, distinctive fiber content and memory.
Classic linen finish playing cards, finely coated for a rich texture with resiliency and snap.
www.aces.cc   (38 words)

  
 Pocket Calendar Promopeddler.com, Online On Time, Promotional Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
English - Calendar card for wallet and pocket.
Executive desk calendar pad with business card pocket, 17" x 22".
Pocket card with tip table on one side, your copy on other side with calendar.
www.promopeddler.com /catalog/index.php/cPath/83_267   (291 words)

  
 Playing card co   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Old Bridge Playing Card Co., Inc. (OBPC) presents the fastest, most visible, long distance playing cards ever made for the general playing card public.
I was sent two decks of the new KEM Arrow bridge size playing cards.
These are the cards manufactured by the new United States Playing Card Co....
2916.se0zjz.info   (744 words)

  
 ClickOnDetroit.com - News - Card Makers Producing 'Most-Wanted' Decks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Now Texas-based Liberty Playing Card Co. is manufacturing the cards for wider distribution.
Meanwhile, Ohio-based United States Playing Card Co. plans to produce at least 100,000 decks for its own version of the cards.
The company said it has no problem with the government's use of the image, but said it has sent at least a dozen letters warning competitors that it owns the "joker" symbol and they shouldn't use it.
www.clickondetroit.com /news/2152816/detail.html   (409 words)

  
 The Sylvan Lane Shoppe Patriotic Collectibles
Complete Deck of Playing Cards, just like the ones the Defense Dept. had made for the troops to identify Iraq's Most Wanted!
Saddam Hussein as the Ace of Spades, Rupert Murdock of Fox News is Ace of Hearts, Arnold Schwarzenegger is King of Hearts, Britney Spears is Queen of Hearts "The Sweetheart Picture", President Bush is the Ace of Diamonds, Donald Rumsfeld is King of Diamonds.
Inside hang tag is red, white and blue flag design, "Proud to be American", and "Portions of the proceeds to benefit: The New York Fire 9-11 Relief Fund WTC Police Disaster Relief Fund".
www.sylvanlaneshoppe.com /patriotic_collectibles.htm   (413 words)

  
 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News: Arlington, Texas, Card Plant Meets Demand for Decks of Iraqi 'Wanted'.@ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Apr. 23--ARLINGTON, Texas--Employees at Liberty Playing Card Co. said their print shop work has taken on special meaning as the small plant has begun printing cards with the names and mug shots of wanted Iraqi leaders.
The company is shipping the cards to the American Embassy in Kuwait, which has ordered 7,000 decks, company and embassy officials said.
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:100503136&refid=ink_tptd_np   (201 words)

  
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We are the manufacturer of the Liberty Brand "Iraqi Most Wanted" Playing Cards.
We also excel in serving small to medium casinos, where the personal service is important.
Send mail to sales@libertycards.cc with questions or comments about this web site.
www.libertycards.cc   (103 words)

  
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