Islamic militants recruit using U.S. video games

Iria · May 8, 2006, 03:53 AM

Source: News.com
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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-Qaida 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.

The games appear on militant Web sites, where youths as young as 7 can play at being troop-killing urban guerillas after registering with the site's sponsors.

Master Shake · May 8, 2006, 11:40 AM

Wasn't it proven that this was a hoax?

May 8, 2006, 03:53 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Islamic militants recruit using U.S. video games Source: News.com __________ 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-Qaida 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. The games appear on militant Web sites, where youths as young as 7 can play at being troop-killing urban guerillas after registering with the site's sponsors.

May 8, 2006, 11:40 AM	#2
Master Shake DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	Wasn't it proven that this was a hoax?