Home > Views > Blogs > Figure Painting > U.S. Troops Get Culture Cards
EMAIL
PRINT
RSS
SHARE
TEXT SIZE:
SHARE
Send a copy to me

Separate multiple email addresses (max 20) with commas.

0/1500

Main
Cashing in on a Caravaggio   Is There a Correlation Between a Uni...
Oct 4 2007 10:09AM EDT

U.S. Troops Get Culture Cards

U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are being dealt a new hand: The Wall Street Journal reports today that in the coming months, they'll receive packs of playing cards that feature monuments, ancient archaeological sites, and instructive text — "This site has survived for centuries. Will it and others survive you?" and "How would you feel if someone destroyed [the Statue of Liberty's] torch?". The hope is that they'll aid in what Matthew Bogdanos has referred to as the "preservation of the heritage of humanity."

The cards are, of course, reminiscent of the decks depicting Saddam and his cohorts. The latter became hot lots on eBay in 2003, and spawned spin offs ranging from "The Deck of Weasels," identifying opponents of Operation Iraqi Freedom to "The Deck of Republican Chicken Hawks," outing Republicans who support the war but have previously skirted military service.

Maybe the new deck will inspire a "Deck of Looted Antiquities"? A "Deck of Shady Antiquities Dealers"?


Loading...

Add Your Comment

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)
Add a comment

Recent Blog Posts

Archive

Previous
Dec
2008
Next


Also in Portfolio.com
Most Read
Most Emailed
Recently Commented