New Al Qaeda X-Box Game

June 2, 2009

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*corrected since MS didn’t sanction or endorse it*
Tom Joscelyn of the Long War Journal and Weekly Standard writes
here about a Microsoft X-Box game which “stars” a committed Al Qaeda terrorist. Geez, when we’re not showing Gitmo detainees satellite TV featuring the west hating Al Jazeera, they’re giving them a second career at designing and starring in games.
He lays out who provided the inspiration for the game.

One of the more popular former detainees is Moazzam Begg, who regularly appears in anti-American documentaries on television and writes columns about the supposed horrors of America’s detention policies. Begg is a big hit with the global left. Now, seeking to capitalize on his post-Gitmo fame, Begg is upping the ante by trying to win even more hearts and minds with an Xbox videogame.
Begg’s propaganda efforts will now include a disgusting video game in which Begg, who once admitted he was a committed al Qaeda fighter, gets to target “mercenaries” — in reality, stand-ins for American servicemen. One wonders if leftist organizations, such as Amnesty International which has supported Begg in the past, will support his latest endeavor.

In another story here about the game:

Rendition: Guantanamo lets players control a detainee trying to shoot his way out, meaning the game’s creators needed to know the layout of the prison. Begg has been consulting on the project, under development
for more than a year and already drawing fierce criticim [sic].

That story above also says the former al qaeda terrorist is a human rights activist now. Sure.
You know, maybe I should just forget about using microsoft’s new “find” engine. Screw ’em.

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