The other day I came across [http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/23/pentagon-fear-good-facts-bad-in-machinima-mix-up/|a June 23, 2006 post] at Joystiq.com that talks about an Al Qeada recruitment video that was presented to the USG by Science Applications International, a firm that gets $7 million bucks to sit around monitoring AQ's myspace page. There are two interesting things about this AQ recruitment video.
1) It's a machinema video--this means it was created using footage from video games and, according to Pentagon official, Dan Devlin, is proof that AQ will take any video game and "modify it and change the game for their needs."
2) The video was actually created by a bored Muslim guy in Holland by lifting cut scenes from the game Battlefield 2 and dialogue from Team America and mashing them together to create a video that anyone with a brain would see as a fan-made fun little statement on America.
This is how COMPLETELY and UTTERLY out of touch the United States government is.
The blind leading the blind, you might say.
Read more about it in that Joystiq post I linked to above or in [http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/285129.html|a May 11, 2006 post] at the [http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/|GamePolitics LJ community].
That's a huge heaping pile of LAFFO. What the USG needs is to start recruiting teenagers for this sort of thing, because it's obvious that the dudes working on this stuff right now wouldn't know an internet in-joke if it humped their leg.
ReplyDelete"Hey, I found an Al-Qaeda recruitment video online!"
"Uh, dude, that's from Ebaum's World."
:D
ReplyDeleteYup.
I just wish there was something we, as citizens, could do about their incompetence (sp?). I've written my senators on several ocassions and all it resulted in was a curt form letter.
"Thanks for your opinion on XYZ issue, here's how I feel: ABC BLAH BLAH BLAH, I'll be sure to keep your interests in mind."
"...And promptly ignore those interests if they conflict with mine..."
I added that last bit.
What an absolutely fucking joke our gummit is. No wonder the world hates us.
ReplyDeleteBTW, how could possibly be jealous of the podcast? I mean, you have the FIVE MINUTE SHOW!
You rock,
Bet
Awww, what a nice thing to say! (About t5MS, not the gummit!)
ReplyDeleteNo, I'd like to do a fun audio podcast like you and Stennie do!
To anyone who doesn't know Bet's podcast go check out HuckleBug.BlogSpot.Com NOW!! It's awesome!!
That reminds me, I've got to edit this week's episode of The 5 Minute Show still. Ugh... I wish I could make some money at this podcasting thing!! >_<
Thanks for stopping by, Bet! You rock, too!!