2010.54.1790

The United Nations of Weasels
2003
24.00 in HIGH x 17.00 in WIDE
(60.96 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.1790


Top of poster has the text: " The United Nations / of Weasels". This text is flanked on either side by a drawing of a weasel. Just above this text is symbol of the United Nations. Below the poster has a grid of images of satirical playing cards with the photos and quotes from various famous people. The grid is seven cards high and eight wide.The first and last card are the same and have the crest of the united nations flanked by two weasels with the text: "The United Nations / of Weasels / NewsMax.com". The cards are arranged in order from ace at the top through 2 at the bottom with a joker at each end. The joker at the top is Jimmy Carter and the joker at the bottom is Jesse Jackson. The bottom edge has the text: "Brought to you by NewsMax.com". This poster and deck of cards is an homage to the Pentagon?s "Iraqi Most Wanted" playing cards (also known as the "Deck of Death"), originally produced to help military personnel identify targeted war criminals. This version is a conservative attack on politicians and civilians deemed to be unpatriotic. The derogatory term "weasels" comes from"axis of weasels", used for certain European states that did not support the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. That term was derived from George Bush's 2002 expression "Axis of Evil" decrying Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. [LMC]
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