Propaganda by Computer.

A new breed of computer games is teaching today's teenagers how to wage war.

Reality of war.

http://www.freewargamer.com/ Boys and young men are programmed to become insensitive killing machines with computer games such as this one.They are taught to consider the "enemy" as inanimate things and not to think of innocent people they are shooting from a distance or bombing.The U.S. army has spent millions on support for military-oriented computer games. Many parents see nothing wrong with this, but try to keep their sons (unsuccessfully) from glimpsing an unclad female. This is perverted morality at its worst.http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1012/p99s01-duts.html

Afghans killed 'in new US attack'

One of the victims of the Nangarhar violence

Nine Afghan civilians have been killed in a bombing raid in Kapisa province, Afghan officials say.

US forces have confirmed carrying out an air strike in the area but say they have no accurate casualty information.

The news comes shortly after US forces were accused of killing 10 civilians during a shoot out on Sunday in Nangarhar province.

Journalists say US troops confiscated their photos and video footage of the aftermath of the violence. http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/04/iraq-war-veterans-protest-americas-army-game/ *

US Army’s computer game recruiting plan takes fire

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Anti-recruitment groups are slamming a US Army deal to sponsor a computer war game channel, charging that real war is no game.

In June, the Army is set to sponsor a channel at the Global Gaming League website, a popular spot for Internet computer game lovers.

“It is part of this campaign for the last 20 years to invade youth culture with militarism,” Project on Youth and Non-military Opportunities co-founder Rick Jahnkow told AFP.

“It affects the way young people think. It affects their world view. That is a very dangerous thing.”

A first-person shooter game based on the army training manual will be a centerpiece of the channel, which will feature other games in the same genre.

The “America’s Army” game was released about five years ago and ranks in the top 10 most popular computer games of its kind, according to McCann World Group vice president Anders Ekman, who is handling the project for the Army.

Play at the channel will be free, but agreeing to “additional contact from the Army” comes with signing up as a player.

The Army’s investment, estimated at two million dollars, is aimed at finding potential soldiers among gamers in the cherished recruiting age range of 17 to 24.

REALITY

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9443

A new article [American soldier shoots Iraqi after sex] gives another tiny glimpse into this murky subject. Evidently a US soldier had sex with an Iraqi teen, became upset, possibly due to shame, and killed the teen. While I would in no way claim that this behavior is common, this is undoubtedly not the only instance of situational homosexuality by troops in Iraq, and probably not the only instance of such sex with an Iraqi. Given that US troops come disproportionately from conservative rural America, where the campaign against homosexuality has been a mainstay of churches for a long time, the shame that apparently led to the tragedy in this case may also occur in other instances.

US Army's game recruiting under fire

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Glenn Chapman in San Francisco | April 23, 2007

ANTI-recruitment groups are slamming a US Army deal to sponsor a computer war game channel, saying that real war is no game.

In June, the Army is set to sponsor a channel at the Global Gaming League website, a popular spot for internet computer game lovers.

"It is part of this campaign for the last 20 years to invade youth culture with militarism," Project on Youth and Non-military Opportunities co-founder Rick Jahnkow said.

"It affects the way young people think. It affects their world view. That is a very dangerous thing."

A first-person shooter game based on the army training manual will be a centrepiece of the channel, which will feature other games in the same genre.

The America's Army game was released about five years ago and ranks in the top 10 most popular computer games of its kind, according to McCann World Group vice president Anders Ekman, who is handling the project for the Army.

Play at the channel will be free, but agreeing to "additional contact from the Army" comes with signing up as a.........