Slow News Day:

[gunug]

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THE bomb hit the ABC's headquarters, destroying everything except one digital transmission tower. The force of the blast left Aunty's site a cratered mess. Just weeks before, a group of terrorists flew a helicopter into the Nissan building, creating an inferno that left two dead. Then a group of armed militants forced their way into an American Apparel clothing store and shot several customers before planting a bomb outside a Reebok store.
feat.

This terror campaign, which has been waged during the past six months, has left a trail of dead and injured, and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars' damage. The terrorists belong to a militant group bent on overthrowing the government. But they will never be arrested or charged for their crimes because they have committed them away from the reach of the world's law enforcement agencies, in the virtual world known as Second Life.

This article seems to mostly have thrown in WOW for shock value because it isn't talked about much!  There is another "brief" at the Inquirer:

http://theinquirer.net/?article=41361


http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...7-28737,00.html

[Gregg]

QUOTE(gunug @ Aug 1 2007, 12:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This article seems to mostly have thrown in WOW for shock value because it isn't talked about much!  There is another "brief" at the Inquirer:

Well, considering the source...

Next up, a virtual FBI.

[Paddy]

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Kevin Zuccato, head of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre in Canberra, says terrorists can gain training in games such as World of Warcraft in a simulated environment, using weapons that are identical to real-world armaments.

I don't suppose dear Kevin has actually looked at the list of weapons in WoW now, has he? Just which century/reality would he have in mind?

• Axe
• Bow
• Crossbow
• Dagger
• Fishing Pole
• Fist Weapon
• Gun
• Mace
• Miscellaneous
• Polearm
• Spear
• Staff
• Sword
• Thrown
• Two-Hand Axe
• Two-Hand Mace
• Two-Hand Sword
• Wand

Ya gotta watch out for those jihadists with fishing poles! And wands...now those are really scary.

And just in case you're wondering, the list of guns includes the following:

• Daryl's Rifle
• Deadly Blunderbuss
• Old Blunderbuss
• Ornate Blunderbuss
• Rough Boomstick
• Rust-Covered Blunderbuss
• Silver-plated Shotgun
• Solid Blunderbuss

Ooh yeah...real terrorist gear here.

Credibility, now there's a concept....

[tacit]

QUOTE(Paddy @ Aug 2 2007, 04:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don't suppose dear Kevin has actually looked at the list of weapons in WoW now, has he? Just which century/reality would he have in mind?

Now, I suppose if the terrorists wanted to train to slay the dragon Onyxia with the sword called Thunderfury, World of Warcraft would be the place to do it. But if they wanted to train to, y'know, attack real people with, y'know, real weapons, then probably not so much.