NewsHour Extra Story: U.S. Forces Capture Eight Iraqis Pictured on "Most Wanted" Playing Cards,
4/21/03
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june03/captured_4-21.html

1). How many Iraqi officials from the "most wanted" list have been captured so far?

2). How are the "most wanted" cards organized?

3). What card is Saddam Hussein? Why?

4). List and explain the ways in which the military has used similar playing cards in the past?

Discussion Questions

1). Does this use of cards trivialize the U.S. mission in Iraq? Why or why not?

2). Why might this method be effective in searching for members of the Saddam Hussein regime? Explain.