I have to say that it's brilliant. They've got us talking about various people they've caught even though the big fish are all missing. Who cares about Amer al-Saadi? Nobody, plus or minus 2%. The seven of diamonds? That's a good catch!
i think they did it back in WW II... back then it was playing cards with the outlines of airplanes that were flying in the sky, so pilots and soldiers alike would know what the hell planes they were suppose to shot at and which they were not.
Re: Re: Who came up with the deck of cards idea? Fidlerre is correct, but I wish he had waited awhile before letting the cat out of the bag. I so wanted to see how this latest conspiracy would play out.
Re: Re: Re: Who came up with the deck of cards idea? Just because something is clever doesn't make it a conspiracy. The pilot example is kind of interesting, but it's pretty naive not to recognize how the PR machine is working on this one.
PR or not, I'd love to get a deck of those cards. They should sell them (if they don't already). I bet they'd sell extremely well.
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CNN did a little segment on the cards yesterday. Playing cards were printed up during the civil war with military leaders so it goes back atleast that far.
I now own 6 decks of Iraq Most Wanted playing cards. I have no idea why I bought them. Five bucks apiece (limit 3 cases of 12 decks per day) at the US Playing Card Company factory outlet store located at the factory a mile down the road from my house. I usually stop by there once a month or so to get cool cards, and today I broke down and bought these. They are kinda cool to have, though.