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"Now on sale in Lebanon, "Special Force" pits a guerrilla armed with a knife, a
pistol, hand grenades and a Kalashnikov assault rifle against Israeli soldiers operating from
fortified positions in southern Lebanon protected by land mines, a Merkava tank and an Apache
helicopter." [AP/News Tribune]
http://www.newstribune.com/stories/052503/wor_0525030903.asp
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America's Army, Meet Special Force... The Terrorists' Action Game
"Meet Special Force, a game allegedly produced by the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. The
game's designers seek to 'correct' the influence of western gaming concepts on the Middle
East." [Ars Technica]
http://www.arstechnica.com/archive/news/1062703467.html
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Video Game Mounts Simulated Attacks Against Israeli Targets
"The hottest video game for the teenagers of Beirut's southern Shiite neighborhoods is
'Special Force,' a creation of Hezbollah, the strongly anti-Israel militant organization that is on
the United States' terror list." [New York Times] [Registration required.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/international/middleeast/18VIDE.html
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War Games Becoming All Too Real
"Each stage of the game was inspired by actual Hezbollah operations. Everything is based on
real-life battles that took place before Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000 -- even
down to the number of Israeli soldiers that players face." [Sunday Herald]
http://www.sundayherald.com/31960
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Computer Games Used as Recruiting Tool
"When Hezbollah's Special Force became available in stores in the Middle East in February, the
group joined the United States Army and the West Virginia-based National Alliance among the growing
ranks of organizations now using games to spread political messages and recruit new members."
[Christian Science Monitor]
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/CSM/Game_recruiting_csm_030407.html
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Wikipedia: Special Force
Short encyclopedia article on the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Force
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Trouble in the Holy Land: Hezbollah's New Computer Game
"The terrorist group Hezbollah, backed by Iran and based in southern Lebanon, has begun
marketing a computer game simulating attacks on Israeli soldiers and allowing target practice using
Israeli officials such as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon." [WorldNetDaily]
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31323
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Hizbollah Computer Game Recalls Israeli Battles
"Hizbollah's Internet center created the game, Special Force, in commemoration of the battles
of the Shi'ite Muslim group whose attacks helped force Israeli troops out of Lebanon."
[Reuters]
http://www.ds-osac.org/print.cfm?KEY=7E4457414B56&type=2B170C1E0A3A0F162820
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Special Force
Game placing players in different stages of Hizballah operations against Israeli soldiers in
Lebanon. Official site with screenshots, information and demonstration download.
http://www.specialforce.net/english/indexeng.htm
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