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Name of contractor for the government who printed IRAQ Most Wanted Cards

• FAST! Which company is the government contractor who printed the Iraq Most Wanted Identification playing cards. Want to know the name. Contact info earns a $5 tip.

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  Greetings maxhodges! Per your request, I am posting my earlier comments above as an answer. I have also included a link to the article you mentioned. ----- Is it possible that there was no contractor? First, there's the question of number of "real" decks out there: "An official at the Pentagon told Knight Ridder that only a couple of hundred decks had been sent to the combat zone, but that more could be dealt out in a jiffy." Troops dealt an old tool: http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/12/Worldandnation/Troops_dealt_an_old_t.shtml Also: "Lt. Col. David Lapan, a spokesman for the Pentagon, tells The Scoop that it’s “highly unlikely” that any of the cards on eBay were the ones handed out by the Pentagon because, he says, “fewer than 100 decks of cards were printed up.” Buyers gamble on Iraq cards: http://www.msnbc.com/news/898998.asp The first article mentioned above also indicates: "The cards were made by the U.S. military ... [a playing card company executive] who hasn't seen the Iraqi cards other than in a photo said they don't appear to be "real playable cards. They have no rounded corners and look like paper with no lamination." ... The cards were made up by wags at the Defense Intelligence Agency, which is on the hunt for the depicted characters. The Pentagon has not copyrighted the cards, which means that anyone could produce them, a defense official said." http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/12/Worldandnation/Troops_dealt_an_old_t.shtml A CNN article from this morning states: "A real deck of the Most Wanted Iraqis playing cards will be tough to find, however. An initial print run of only "a couple hundred decks" has been sent to Central Command in Qatar for distribution, said Lieutenant Commander Jim Brooks, a spokesperson for the the Defense Intelligence Agency." "The DIA printed that initial run in its own printing facility before the war started, he said, and they were delivered at about the time hostilities started. Should CentCom request a full run of cards, the DIA would go to an outside contractor for printing." Above from "Hot item: 'Most wanted Iraqi' cards": http://money.cnn.com/2003/04/14/pf/saving/iraq_cards/ So, in summary, the small amount of actual decks were printed internally by the military. They did not use a contractor for this first run. I hope this information is helpful. If you would like for me to clarify any part of my answer or further research your question, please let me know before issuing a rating. Thanks and good luck with your cards. leep-ga search strategy used: "playing cards" + made on Google News: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=%22playing+cards%22+made