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A Gaming War Between Islam and the West?
The Washington Post has up an article looking at a burgeoning venue for political expression: gaming. Between 'The Quest for Bush', Counter-Strike mods, and more serious titles with a political slant, the political arena is quickly claiming gamers for their own. It's not just politics either; there are some excellent titles being released that attempt some truly insightful social commentary. From the article: "'UnderAsh,' released by Afkar Media in 2002, views the first intifada from the eyes of Ahmad, a Palestinian teenager resisting the Israeli occupation. Last year a sequel was released. A teaser to 'UnderSiege,' which tells the stories of five Palestinian families during the second intifada, shows a Palestinian teenager being shot on the street; an Israeli soldier appears to pound him with a concrete block seconds later. 'Our games are not propaganda,' Kasmiya says. 'Our games are a reflection of our history -- past or present. The fact is, most movies, most TV shows, most video games put Muslims in a bad light, so we have to try to tell our side of the story.'" Commentary from GamePolitics is also available.
Is it a Halal beef sausage wrapped in Turkey Bacon? Remember that cooking evaporates all the alcohol.
What sound do people on rollercoasters make? Hint: it's not Xbox 360.
You seem to forget that the palestinian "motto" is "Death to Israel." Palestinians as a whole want to wipe Israel off the map and make no secret of it. Many arab nations/leaders believe that the Palestinians are destined to overthrow and destroy all of Israel and kill all of its inhabitants.
Israel just wants to be left alone.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will leave everybody blind and toothless.
Occam's razor is the blind faith in the natural selection of least resistance and in universal oversimplification. -- EF
"In case the history of the last century escapes you, there once was a sovereign nation called Palestine" Earth to BeeBeard, there never was a nation called palestine. The was the transjordan and palestine area which was part of the ottoman empire.
Liar. Israel is the largest employer of Palestinians in the middle east.
If some Israelis express a desire to ban all Palestinians from Israeli soil, it is probably because of the civilian-garbed suicide bombers. Remove the bombers from the picture, and Israelis will want their labor pool back.
Did you know that the reason why Palestinians hate the checkpoints is because they interfere with their going to and from their jobs in Israel?
FATMOUSE + YOU = FATMOUSE
"Of course wanting to slaughter your enemies because they have been beating the ever living shit out of you for decades now has nothing to do with it. Nothing at all."
Can you back up your emphatic claim with support from an unbiased source?
Where were you when the voynix came?