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March 1st, 2010, 10:05
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In one of those fun, yet uncomfortable, instances where real life and video games (http://www.engadget.com/tag/videogames) interact, Fox News has uncovered a dusty (and old, very old) PlayStation controller (http://www.engadget.com/tag/playstation%2Ccontroller) during a raid of an Afghanistani farmhouse, which doubled up as a munitions depository. Lying there, in among rockets, grenades, plastic explosives and tank shells, was this humble blue-hued PlayStation appendage, which we're told can be rewired (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/25/video-a-brief-history-of-game-console-teardowns/) to act as a remote detonator. Should you question just how seriously the US government is taking this growing tide of console-aided terrorism, below you'll find a press release (seriously, a state-issued press release) detailing the detainment of four men in connection with the illegal transportation of digital cameras and PlayStation 2s (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/sony-playstation-2-just-99-99-starting-tomorrow/) to a "terrorist entity" in Paraguay. If convicted of the most egregious charge, they face 20 years in prison... for contraband consoles. Face, meet palm.Continue reading If you throw away your console, the terrorists have won (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/if-you-throw-away-your-console-the-terrorists-have-won/)
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In one of those fun, yet uncomfortable, instances where real life and video games (http://www.engadget.com/tag/videogames) interact, Fox News has uncovered a dusty (and old, very old) PlayStation controller (http://www.engadget.com/tag/playstation%2Ccontroller) during a raid of an Afghanistani farmhouse, which doubled up as a munitions depository. Lying there, in among rockets, grenades, plastic explosives and tank shells, was this humble blue-hued PlayStation appendage, which we're told can be rewired (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/25/video-a-brief-history-of-game-console-teardowns/) to act as a remote detonator. Should you question just how seriously the US government is taking this growing tide of console-aided terrorism, below you'll find a press release (seriously, a state-issued press release) detailing the detainment of four men in connection with the illegal transportation of digital cameras and PlayStation 2s (http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/31/sony-playstation-2-just-99-99-starting-tomorrow/) to a "terrorist entity" in Paraguay. If convicted of the most egregious charge, they face 20 years in prison... for contraband consoles. Face, meet palm.Continue reading If you throw away your console, the terrorists have won (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/if-you-throw-away-your-console-the-terrorists-have-won/)
If you throw away your console, the terrorists have won (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/01/if-you-throw-away-your-console-the-terrorists-have-won/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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