6/29/2023 0 Comments Pictures of saddam hussein captureHe quickly contracted Gemaco Playing Card Company to print 1,000 decks for about $4,000 and started selling both the decks, in advance of receiving them from the printer, on eBay, and his own web site. Discovering the following day that the file had vanished from the military web server he became the first eBay seller to offer the artwork file, in PDF, which could be used to reproduce the deck. On that same evening Max Hodges, a Houston-based entrepreneur, found and downloaded a high-resolution artwork file for the deck from a Defense Department web server. Vincent Brooks, deputy director of operations at U.S. The deck of cards was first announced publicly in Iraq on 11 April 2003, in a press conference by Army Brig. The pictures used on the cards came from a number of intelligence agencies, but most were derived from "open sources". The "Most Wanted" names were then assigned to their respective cards by five US Army soldiers, 2LT Hans Mumm, SSG Shawn Mahoney, SGT Andrei Salter, SGT Scott Boehmler, and SPC Joseph Barrios, who were assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The list of "Most Wanted" was the result of a multi-intelligence agency collaboration which included the Defense Intelligence Agency, Central Command, and representatives from all US Service Branch Intelligence entities. 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 card backs feature camouflage reminiscent of that seen on the Desert Camouflage Uniform.Īccording to US Navy Lieutenant commander Jim Brooks, a spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, such playing cards have been used as far back as the American Civil War and 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. This strict correspondence to the order of the most-wanted list was not carried through the entire deck, but sometime later in 2003, the list itself was renumbered to conform (almost) to the deck of cards. 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. The highest-ranking cards, starting with the aces and kings, were used for the people at the top of the most-wanted list. Kevin Holland also spoke about how you could just feel the evil coming off Saddam when you were near him.Each card contains the wanted person's address and, if available, the job performed by that individual. Where is the Glock now? It’s been in the possession of former President George W. In a new interview with Jack Carr, operator Kevin Holland talked about pulling Saddam out of the hole and how he was quickly disarmed of a fully automatic Glock pistol. (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images) Saddam Hussein was captured 19 years ago. In the night hours of December 13, 2003, members of 1st SFOD-D found him hiding in a spider hole with a massive beard. The sites were codenamed “Wolverines 1” and “Wolverine 2.” Again, the “Red Dawn” themes were strong with this one. The Army operators split up into two teams to hit two possible locations holding the evil deposed Iraqi dictator in ad-Dawr, Iraq. On December 13, 2003, members of the elite 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force) supported by traditional Army elements launched the capture mission under the codename “ Operation Red Dawn.” Tuesday marks the 19-year anniversary of the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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