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Captain America vs. The Patriot Act?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-would-superman-do dept.

Nerd_52637 writes "Yesterday, Marvel Comics released the first in its miniseries Civil War, which can only be described as a gutsy comic-book series focusing on the whole debate over homeland security and tighter government controls in the name of public safety. The seven-issue series once again puts superheroes right back in the thick of real-world news, just as DC Comics has Batman battling al-Qaeda in a soon-to-appear comic and Marvel's X-Men continue to explore themes of public intolerance and discrimination. In Civil War, hero is pitted against hero in the choice of whether or not to side with the government, as issues ranging from a Guantanamo-like prison camp for superheroes, embedded reporters and the power of media all play in the mix as Superheroes are ordered to register as human WMDs or be branded fugitives."

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  1. Sounds Familiar by QuantumSpritz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Rising Stars? I swear I've read that plotline before...

  2. Human WMD? by Oldsmobile · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Human WMD?

    Is that what the dirty bomber is?

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  3. According to Geneva Convention they have NO rights by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Without uniforms, they have no rights. Actually, the Geneva Convention allows for a summary trial & execution in cases like this. You personally may want to award them rights, but your your assertion about "no third category" is purely your own invention.

  4. Re:Been there, done that by July+21,+2006 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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