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September 19, 2006

New "jihad" video game targets Bush, US Forces, Shi'ite leaders

CNN astutely notes that the game appears to use the engine and many graphics from id Software's 1993 landmark title Doom. It may be a simple coincidence or a matter of the availability of the game platform (or that the game designers in question are writing on 1990's-vintage PCs). But on the other hand, the storyline of the original title and the sequels that followed -- that of a lone fighter taking on the minions of Hell, partly to save humanity, and partly to avenge his fallen comrades -- significantly parallels the jihadist mindset, especially among lone attackers like Mohammed Taheri-azar and Naveed Haq.

In any event, the game is another example -- like pro-jihad rappers -- of attempts to graft jihadist ideology onto pop culture, and by associating itself with something "cool," turning the medium at hand into a vehicle for indoctrination and incitement.

From the SITE Institute (images available at their page): "'Night of Bush Capturing' A Computer Shooting Game from the Global Islamic Media Front"

A first-person perspective computer game called "Night of Bush Capturing," was released to jihadist forums today, Friday, September 15, 2006, by the Global Islamic Media Front, a jihadist mouthpiece, and visual and print media organization. The game, which is a modification of an older game, "Quest for Saddam," features six-levels, culminating in a gun battle with a character representing U.S. President George W. Bush. Each of these stages, given titles such as: "Jihad beginning," "American’s Hell," "Searching for Bush," and "Bush hunted like a rat," contain a Mujahid with several weapons traveling around a U.S. forces’ camp, which is covered with pictures of Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. War nasheeds, jihadist songs, play in the background of each level. Upon completion of the game, "Takbir Allahu Akbar" is shouted.
The Global Islamic Media Front announced recently the game with a video trailer and images of in-game action. According to the advertisement, the game was distributed for "terrorist children".

Posted by Marisol at September 19, 2006 2:36 PM
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Posted by: Avatar [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 2:46 PM

Video games have been popular with American youths for several years.
Kids who play these games for hours on end do well in real life military training if they join the armed services. The game senarios are very similiar to actual situations one may encounter on the battle field.

On one Jet fighter game, the US Airforce praised the game for the closeness to the simulated pilot training actual pilots use. Kids who play this game do well in pilot training.

The games teach quick decision making, develope quick reactions and encourage independent thinking.

THe Islamic games are as much of regular military training as the real thing.

Posted by: exsgtbrown [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 2:49 PM

Video games have been popular with American youths for several years.
Kids who play these games for hours on end do well in real life military training if they join the armed services. The game senarios are very similiar to actual situations one may encounter on the battle field.

On one Jet fighter game, the US Airforce praised the game for the closeness to the simulated pilot training actual pilots use. Kids who play this game do well in pilot training.

The games teach quick decision making, develope quick reactions and encourage independent thinking.

THe Islamic games are as much of regular military training as the real thing.

Posted by: exsgtbrown [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 2:52 PM

How can they target Bush when Bush is a dhimmi?

http://eteraz.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/now-bush-wants-muslim-phallus/

Posted by: eteraz.wordpress.com [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 2:56 PM

According to the advertisement, the game was distributed for "terrorist children".
...............

Ah, yes, Terrorist Children. I'm not sure that Sony and GameBoy have sufficiently marketed to to this group. It's an underserved market!


Posted by: gravenimage [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 2:59 PM

Can you put in a code for 'Allah mode'?

Posted by: JasonG [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 5:16 PM

Plot includes Muslim converts and imminent attacks on US cities:

Source: WorldNetDaily.com

The new al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan is calling for Muslims to leave the U.S. – particularly Washington and New York – in anticipation of a major terror attack to rival Sept. 11, according to an interview by a Pakistani journalist.
Abu Dawood told Hamid Mir, a reporter who has covered al-Qaida and met with Osama bin Laden, the attack is being coordinated by Adnan el-Shukrijumah and suggests it may involve some form of weapon of mass destruction smuggled across the Mexican border.
"Our brothers are ready to attack inside America. We will breach their security again," he is quoted as saying. "There is no timeframe for our attack inside America; we can do it any time."
As WND has previously reported, el-Shukrijumah is a trained nuclear technician and accomplished pilot who has been singled out by bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri to serve as the field commander for the next terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
The terrorist was last seen in Mexico, where, on Nov. 1, 2004, he allegedly hijacked a Piper PA Pawnee cropduster from Ejido Queretaro near Mexicali to transport a nuclear weapon and nuclear equipment into the U.S., according to Paul Williams, a former FBI consultant and author of "The Dunces of Doomsday."
"He is an American and a friend of Muhammad Atta, who led 9/11 attacks five years ago," said Dawood. "We call him 'Jaffer al Tayyar' (Jafer the Pilot); he is very brave and intelligent. (President) Bush is aware that brother Adnan has smuggled deadly materials inside America from the Mexican border. Bush is silent about him, because he doesn’t want to panic his people. Sheikh Osama bin Laden has completed his cycle of warnings. You know, he is man of his words, he is not a politician; he always does what he says. If he said it many times that Americans will see new attacks, they will definitely see new attacks. He is a real mujahid. Americans will not win this war, which they have started against Muslims. Americans are the biggest supporters of the biggest terrorist in the world, which is Israel."

Dawood said he was currently conducting operations in Afghanistan under the leadership of the Taliban. He warned of a series of upcoming suicide bombings there directed against government and coalition forces during Ramadan.
He is also quoted as saying the next attack in America will not be conducted by people like Atta.
"We have a different plan for the next attack," he told Mir. "You will see. Americans will hardly find out any Muslim names, after the next attack. Most of our brothers are living in Western countries, with Jewish and Christian names, with passports of Western countries. This time, someone with the name of Mohamed Atta will not attack inside America, it would be some David, Richard or Peter."
He said there will be another audio message from bin Laden aired within the next two weeks.
Mir reportedly interviewed Dawood Sept. 12 at the tomb of Sultan Mehmud Ghaznawi on the outskirts of Kabul. Dawood and the al-Qaida leaders who accompanied him were clean-shaven and dressed as Western reporters. The al-Qaida commander had contacted Mir by cell phone to arrange the meeting.
"You have witnessed the brutality of the Israelis in the recent 34-day war against Lebanese civilians," said Dawood. "9/11 was a revenge of Palestinian children, killed by the U.S.-made weapons, supplied to Israel. The next attack on America would be a revenge of Lebanese children killed by U.S.-made cluster bombs. Bush and (British Prime Minister Tony) Blair are the Crusaders, and Muslim leaders, like (Pakistani President Pervez) Musharraf and (Afghani President Hamid) Karzai are their collaborators. We will teach a lesson to all of them."
El-Shukrijumah was born in Guyana Aug. 4, 1975 – the firstborn of Gulshair el-Shukrijumah, a 44-year-old radical Muslim cleric, and his 16-year-old wife. In 1985, Gulshair migrated to the United States, where he assumed duties as the imam of the Farouq Mosque in Brooklyn.
The mosque, located at 554 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, has served as a hive for terrorist activities. It has raised millions for the jihad and has served as a recruiting station for al-Qaida. Many of the planners of the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, including blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, were prominent members of this notorious "house of worship."
In 1995, the Shukrijumah family relocated to Miramar, Fla., where Gulshair became the spiritual leader of the radical Masjid al-Hijah Mosque, and where Adnan became friends with Jose Padilla, who planned to detonate a radiological bomb in midtown Manhattan; Mandhai Jokhan, who was convicted of attempting to blow up nuclear power plants in southern Florida; and a group of other home-grown terrorists.
Adnan Shukrijumah attended flight schools in Florida and Norman, Oklahoma, along with Mohammad Atta and the other 9/11 operatives, and he became a highly skilled commercial jet pilot, although he, like Atta and the other terrorists, never applied for a license with the Federal Aviation Commission.
In April 2001, Shukrijumah spent 10 days in Panama, where he reportedly met with al-Qaida officials to assist in the planning of 9/11. He also traveled to Trinidad and Guyana, where virulent al-Qaida cells have been established. The following month, he obtained an associate's degree in computer engineering from Broward Community College.
During this time, he managed to get passports from Guyana, Trinidad, Saudi Arabia, Canada and the United States, according to Williams. He also began to adopt a number of aliases, including Abu Arifi, Jafar al-Tayyar, Jaafar At Yayyar, Ja'far al-Tayar, and Mohammed Sher Mohammed Khan (the name that appeared on his official FBI file). He traveled to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where he met with Ramzi Binalshibh, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and other members of the al-Qaida high command. He also spent considerable time within al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan, where he received training in explosives and special operations.
Following 9/11, el-Shukrijumah was reportedly singled out by bin Laden and al-Zawahiri to spearhead the next great attack on America. One plan was for a nuclear attack that would take place simultaneously in seven U.S. cities, leaving millions dead and the richest and most powerful nation on earth in ashes.
"Muslims should leave America," said Dawood. "We cannot stop our attack just because of the American Muslims; they must realize that American forces are killing innocent Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq; we have the right to respond back, in the same manner, in the enemy's homeland. The American Muslims are like a human shield for our enemy; they must leave New York and Washington."
Mir, the journalist, has reported previously that al-Qaida has smuggled nuclear weapons and uranium into the U.S.
"I am saying that Muslims must leave America, but we can attack America anytime," he said. "Our cycle of warnings has been completed, now we have fresh edicts from some prominent Muslim scholars to destroy our enemy, this is our defending of Jihad; the enemy has entered in our homes and we have the right to enter in their homes, they are killing us, we will kill them."

Posted by: SFOD [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 19, 2006 11:25 PM

"The game features six-levels, culminating in a gun battle with a character representing U.S. President George W. Bush."

There are millions of non-Muslim Western Leftists who would enjoy this game.

Posted by: remote_control [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 20, 2006 12:32 AM

In Computer Video Games as in life most everything has been thought of before.
This is classic.
All that really changes is the technology.
It used to be that to a kid " high tech" was to ring the doorbell and run away.
The old games had some advantages in that they were somewhat predictable in events so that players would be reinforced in following certain sequences.
The newer games do not allow that for the most part but do force more thinking and follow through.
This will all end in crying.

Shinderpal Jandu
www.vintageomputermanuals.com

www.vintagecomputermanuals.com

Posted by: shinderpaljandu [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 20, 2006 7:21 AM

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