Video Game Mounts Simulated Attacks Against Israeli Targets - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/international/middleeast/18VIDE.html "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.]
Trouble in the Holy Land: Hezbollah's New Computer Game - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31323 "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]
News Tribune - http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2003/05/25/export16774.txt Game overview focusing on the political climate surrounding the game's release.
War Games Becoming All Too Real - http://www.sundayherald.com/31960 "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]
America's Army, Meet Special Force... The Terrorists' Action Game - http://www.arstechnica.com/archive/news/1062703467.html "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]
Wikipedia: Special Force - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Force Short encyclopedia article on the game.
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