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Gamestop video game retailers can no longer sell a game that would have allowed them to play as Taliban forces. Apparently, they might have realized that one religious zealot with a thirst for violence is the same as any other. From Kotaku:
As all stores located on Army and Air Force bases will no longer be allowed to sell Electronic Arts' upcoming military shooter Medal of Honor because an aspect of the game includes playable Taliban characters.Our hive mind brain is an odd animal. Murder and mayhem in the real world? Fine. Fictional representations of murder and mayhem? Fine. Fictional representations of murder and mayhem from the perspective of the OTHER guy? Sheer insolence.The Army and Air Force Exchange Services has confirmed to Kotaku that they requested the game pulled from the 49 GameStop's located on bases in the continent U.S. The ban, an AAFES representative told Kotaku, also extends to all military PXs worldwide.
In an email to employees, GameStop says the decision was made "out of respect for our past and present men and women in uniform."