First announced in a press conference in April 2003, each card contains the wanted person's name, a picture if available, and the job performed by that individual. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list. The ace of spades is Saddam Hussein, the aces of clubs and hearts are his sons Qusay and Uday respectively, and the ace of diamonds is Saddam's presidential secretary Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti. Such playing cards have been used as far back as the Civil War, Brooks said, again in World War II — Army Air Corps decks printed with the silhouettes of German and Japanese fighter aircraft fetch hundreds of dollars today — and in the Korean War. 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.

Product Description

• Identifies the most wanted terrorists from the Iraqi War

• Pictures of most wanted from Saddam Hussein on down

• First announced in a press conference in April 2003

• Camouflage box and card backs

• Dimensions LxWxH 5.5 x 0.75 x 2.38 inches

• Number of Players 1-10