forbidden games
Posted by hakawi on December 6, 2006
As though the Middle East needs more violence!! Reuters reports that “a video game where the player controls a suicide bomber in a crowded street has gone on display in Israel.” The game is called the Suicider [watch the game and others at this link]. Among the other games was a Syrian-made game showing Palestinian gunmen shooting at IDF soldiers, and plotting to kidnap Bush. Some of these games, according to Reuters are created by major gaming companies, and others by individual designers. The games are on display now at an expo appropriately called Forbidden Games.
Hmm…. who exactly is teaching whom what?
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[...] As though the Middle East needs more violence; a video game where the player controls a suicide bomber in a crowded street has gone on display in Israel. Among the other games was a Syrian-made game showing Palestinian gunmen shooting at IDF soldiers, and plotting to kidnap Bush. Some of these games are created by major gaming companies, and others by individual designers. “Who exactly is teaching whom what?” Dr. Marlyn Tadros wonders! Haitham Sabbah [...]
hakawi said
Thanks, Haitham.