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The Pentagon, MMORPGs, and Catching Osama

Posted by timothy on from the thinktank-lip-flapping dept.

MarkRH writes "I know, it looked like a troll to me too. But apparently a Pentagon-funded group, the Highlands Forum, is investigating the possibility of fighting terrorism by postulating that terrorist networks are similar to the online communities found in MMORPGs. By studying interaction within a community like Everquest, the military hopes to find hints on how to crack Al Qaeda." See also the "Uncloaking Terrorist Networks" post of several months back.

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  1. Slashdot truism: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Post anti-MS: Funny, Insightful.
    Post anti-Linux: Offtopic, Troll.

  2. Re:Here's an *idea* by rodgerd · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    For example, see the US government make strides in this direction by Dick Cheney ensuring the US is the only one of more that 100 countries blocking a bid to make drugs more affordable for third world nations.