Latest Facebook App: Al-Qaeda Wars

In all fairness, you'd REALLY have to try in order to get offended by this, it's a bit kak. (Almost complete Mafia Wars clone.) The "Jihad" missions are locked to me at the moment, but this one down the list caught my eye:

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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.

 The article’s author opines that players “may find the depiction of terrorists as highly offensive because they seem to be exclusively of Middle Eastern descent."

Remember kids, it's not ok to portray terrorists of a Middle Eastern organization as Middle Easterners, but it IS ok to virtually blow up landmarks and ostensibly kill civilians.  We must have our priorities!

There was a time when you heard the word "terrorist" and the bad guys in Die Hard came to mind.

I don't think they went far enough. If they want to make some real attention getting stuff they should call Fox terrorist supporters and have gameplay where you get money from them. Then have sections where conservatives fund you to deal with other leaders. Throw in some christianity references too. I'm sure there would be some news story about how it would be the next "Make your children killers" game.

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"Don't Run, You'll Just Die Tired."

Well for one, I completed the training mission without actually knowing what was goin on. I was driving around on a big grey plane with little spurts of grass popping up on the sides of the mission pane.

I think I am done with the game now.

Edit: After playing just a little bit more, the game is almost exactly like Mafia Wars and is not worth the effort to play.

E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma

So Counter-Strike come to Facebook! (Lets be honest that's all it really is, despite what anyone says) I'm off to check it out right now! (As a terrorist, naturally.)

EDIT: Here's the opening paragraph after choosing your side: (click and drag to view, can't seem to get it to show normally.)

You were once part of the CIA's "Operation Cyclone" program to help the Afghan mujahideen defeat the Russians. When you felt the Americans and all there support had turned on you   - you became the enemy and a member of al-Qaeda. They made a monumental miscalculation by leaving you with no support and little appreciation for all you did in the name of "democracy", they let your family be taken prisoner and deserted you.  Now to avenge the loss of your family and friends you will stop at nothing to destroy all those supposed beautiful western beliefs of freedom and capitalisim.

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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.

This was actually made by a Fox news producer. 

They can cross as many lines as they want, it'll just act like an open flame to attract those with strong opinions on the matter. "The newest scourge to the American people: 'Al-Qaeda Wars' !"