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  Thursday  November 8  2001    10: 15 AM

Enduring Freedom Picture Cards
A NEW SERIES DOCUMENTING AMERICA'S GREATEST CHALLENGE

This high-gloss 90-card set contains biographical information on the civilian and military leaders entrusted to guide us through this fight, statistical data and photos of military hardware.

Kids need to understand that the President (and his team) will keep them safe and that evil-doers will be punished. Our cards deliver the details in a medium with which they are familiar and comfortable.

Each pack contains 7 premium quality trading cards and 1 sticker featuring flags and patriotic designs.
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I first saw this mentioned at MetaFilter a couple of days ago. Craig, at Booknotes, linked to it this morning.

When I first saw it I thought I was looking a piece of satire. Sick satire, but satire. It took me a couple of minutes to realize the this was real. "Kids need to understand that the President (and his team) will keep them safe and that evil-doers will be punished." This goes beyond sick. This is obscene. My reaction was the same as Craig's.

I think I'm going to be sick.

What are we teaching our children here?