On May 30, 2008, the Telegraph newspaper ran a misleading story, “SITE red-faced as Islamist ‘Washington ruin‘ image turns out to be from Fallout 3 game,” which incorrectly and falsely described analysis provided by the SITE Intelligence Group.
Discussing a computer-generated image of a destroyed Capitol Building in Washington that was posted to a jihadist forum, the Telegraph claimed, without any basis,
“The SITE Intelligence Group said that the image, showing a ruined Capitol Building in Washington, was created by extremists as part of discussions about the feasibility of nuclear strikes against the US and Britain.”
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Revelation today was for US only, says rep.
Bethesda Softworks has today revealed the Fallout 3 Survival Edition for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it’s currently just for America. Aw Shucks.. The lunchbox is a must have.
Bethesda’s post-nuclear visions for Fallout 3 are apparently so intense that an intelligence services contractor called SITE Intel Group thought that they were images of al Qaeda terrorist fantasies for the fate of Washington.
According to the UK Telegraph, SITE found the Fallout 3 images in a video called “Nuclear Jihad: The Ultimate Terror,” posted on two possibly al Qaeda-affiliated, password-protected websites, where it also gleaned chat logs from users discussing nuclear attacks on the West.
SITE primarily monitors possible terrorist communications, activity and propaganda for government, business and media clients. We’ve contacted them to ask about the mix-up and have not yet received reply. We’ve also contacted Bethesda to see how they feel about their game images possibly being used as propaganda by terrorists, and are awaiting comment.
In an ironic twist by the way, SITE is based in Bethesda, MD.
SITE red-faced as Islamist ‘Washington ruin’ image turns out to be from Fallout 3 game [Telegraph]
SITE Rejects Telegraph’s Inaccurate Claims
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