Videogame Character Threatens National Security?

Watchful Babbler writes "Apparently, 'the lead item on the government's daily threat matrix one day last April' was clear and definite: a reclusive millionaire had formed a terrorist group with the intent of launching chemical weapons attacks on Western cities. The White House was notified and the Director of the FBI briefed as the government raced to find information. But then, according to USNews.com, a White House staffer decided to Google for information on suspected threat Don Emilio Fulci and found him -- in a video game - Sega's action title Headhunter. No word on exactly which sources and methods came up with this gem, but word in the E Ring is that Fulci had issued the cryptic warning, 'You have no chance to survive make your time'."

Comments

More like government chose stupid

[mozumder]

It's not like the White House cares for any sort of accuracy... It's a steamroller for ineptitude.

From How Bush Chose Stupidity:

"The most obvious expression of Bush's choice of ignorance is that, at the age of 57, he knows nothing about policy or history."

"A second, more damning aspect of Bush's mind-set is that he doesn't want to know anything in detail, however important."

"Closely related to this aggressive ignorance is a third feature of Bush's mentality: laziness."

"A fourth and final quality of Bush's mind is that it does not think. The president can't tolerate debate about issues. Offered an option, he makes up his mind quickly and never reconsiders."

I'm surprised the White House isn't requesting $100 billion to fight this new threat to our national security. After all, if we can COMPLETELY make up a fear like potential weapons-of-mass-destruction....

Re:competence

[Doc Ruby]

What tone, spite of an anonymous crap spewer undermining even the mild investigation of the 9/11 committee? Why does that offend you? And where's that "everyone who doesn't agree with me is a terrorist" that surprised you? Where I compared an anonymous manipulator of lies to their terrorist ilk, with the same modus operandi? They both dump venom into the media, designed to disrupt the civilized process of truth and security, and hardly comprise "everyone who doesn't agree with me". Nor did I call the poster a terrorist, but rather compared them to a terrorist programmer.

There's nothing ridiculous about today's catastrophic state of affairs. Marginal terrorists have tipped our incompetent criminal government into taking us all down a doomed path. Moronic partisans anonymously snipe at even the broken system's feeble mockups of justice. And righteously angry criticism of their collective guilt offends people who exagerrate fine points into meaningless strawman gibberish. Pay attention - it's your country that's collapsing under its weight of incompetence, taking us all along for the ride down.

Re:Almost unbelievable...

[cheezedawg]

Um, my evidence that it is a rumor is that its in the "Washington Whispers" rumor column in US News. I thought that was obvious.