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Which Secret Scifi Spy Group Could Actually Stop Terrorism?
Every spy agency and intelligence group on Earth claims they're trying to stop terrorism, but it doesn't look like armed subversives are going away any time soon. Maybe we need to bring in some backup from beyond the stars, or beyond the species as we know it? We already told you about some of the greatest secret spy organizations from science fiction, and now it's time for you to decide which ultra-secret-mega-groups, whether extraterrestrial or merely superpowered, should be brought in to crush the terrorists (whoever they are). More » -
#apocalypse
Post-Apocalyptic Videogames that Real-Life Terrorists Play
Here you can see some gorgeous concept art of a post-apocalyptic Washington, DC, recently released by the company making much-anticipated videogame Fallout 3. The art was so cool that it went viral in a way its creators never intended: It started showing up on Al Qaeda message boards as what you might call aspirational imagery. SITE Intelligence Group, a private company working with the US government, found the image on a password-protected board for terrorist wannabes. More » -
#sciencefictionpolitics
Five Ways 9/11 Changed Science Fiction
Cloverfield has everybody talking about the way science fiction is dealing with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but that giant monster movie is hardly the first SF creation to tackle terrorism, high-tech surveillance, and governments run amok in the post-9/11 era. As the United States has cracked down on civil liberties at home, and invaded nations abroad, in the name of national security, a crop of futuristic and fanciful tales have sprung up to satirize and justify "the war on terror." These tales generally deal with one of five crucial post-9/11 themes, which we've enumerated (with examples) for you below. More »
