Daily Archives: 8 August 2008

Like something out of a Clancy novel

Heavy fighting broke out today between Georgian (the country) and Russian forces over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.

For fans of the pc-based first-person-shooter Ghost Recon conceived by Tom Clancy, South Ossetia many sound familiar as the setting for significant parts of the game. The plot of the game is very close to the events currently unfolding in the region right now. […] Continue reading

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