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| STEPHANIE OGILVIE Roanoke Times & World News June 18, 2003 Summary: Need help with PR? If you are looking for a great PR firm, you've found one. Walker Sands is a leading Chicago PR firm with a strong track record that makes it one of top national PR agencies.. "Go Fish" will never be the same. The latest battle on the political home front seems to be playing itself out on . . . playing cards. From the Pentagon's well-publicized "Deck of Death" to the war profiteer and chickenhawk cards, these decks should appeal to all political jokers (and challenge their best poker faces). Iraq's "Most Wanted" greatusaflags.com $5.95 Often referred to as the "Deck of Death" (which inspired all the decks that follow), this is the same 55-card deck given to soldiers featuring Iraq's 52 most-wanted leaders. The virtual solitaire version is available at virtualsined.com. Deck of Republican Chickenhawks chickenhawkcards.com $14.95 Depicts 54 "war-mongering Republican officials, congressmen, politicians, and pundits who avoided military service through connections, deferments or other excuses," says the site. Includes George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. Deck of Democratic Weasels newsmax.com $14.95 Features 54 of what newsmax.com considers the "worst leaders and celebrities who opposed America," all wearing the beret of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard. Includes Michael Moore, Jimmy Carter, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Jacques Chirac and Kofi Annan. Know Your War Profiteers Card Deck warprofiteers.com $10 donation The Ruckus Society's deck "exposes some of the real war criminals in the US's endless War of Terror" who "stack the deck against democracy in the rigged game of global power." The society aims to expose the links among corporations, institutions and government officials that "profit from endless war." For every $10 donation to the society, you can choose to receive a deck of cards as a premium. The deck is also downloadable, and each card on the site includes some lengthy background about each profiteer. "America's Most Unwanted" thanxfornothing.com $12.95 The site salutes the U.S. armed forces "who liberated the long-suffering Iraqi people and allowed the American Dream to live another day here at home." To the celebrities, media personalities and politicians who disagree, the site shouts, "THANKS FOR NOTHING!" Includes the Dixie Chicks, Hans Blix, Phil Donahue and Hillary Clinton. Other decks include: Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards of Looted Museum Art from Iraq's Museum of Antiquities: wantedartifacts.com GOP Most Wanted Playing Cards: internetweekly.org Greenpeace's "Most Wanted" Nuclear Playing Cards: greenpeace.org Copyright © June 18, 2003. Roanoke Times & World News.
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