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Islamic Militants Modify US Video Games For Propaganda Edit

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Islamic Militants Modify US Video Games For Propaganda
 Published: May 9, 06
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The makers of combat video games have unwittingly become part of a global propaganda campaign by Islamic militants to exhort Muslim youths to take up arms against the United States, officials said on Thursday.
Tech-savvy militants from al Qaeda and other groups have modified video war games so that U.S. troops play the role of bad guys in running gunfights against heavily armed Islamic radical heroes, Defense Department official and contractors told Congress. (REUTERS)

 References:  news.yahoo, news.agendainc

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rocketranger on Mar 5, 07  0 Trends   2,582 Comments
60 Min ran piece about Radical Islam gets its "recruits" from the Internet & this Feeds that Plan. Story ran on 3-4-07 60 MIN CBS TV story. Must see for ALL TH readers. Yes very doable.
rocketranger on Mar 5, 07  0 Trends   2,582 Comments 0


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Islamic Militants Modify US Video Games For Propaganda