Ghost Recon: Prophecy vs. unlucky coincidence
In 2001 Tom Clancy put his name to an incredible tactical squad-based first-person shooter called Ghost Recon, a franchise that contains almost prophetic parallels with current events.
In the original Ghost Recon game, set in 2008, Russia is taken over by ultra-nationalists who want to rebuild the might of the former Soviet Union by re-acquiring several Eastern European states. The reasoning for the Russian spread in the game could just be to regain the former territory of the Soviet Union or to do as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Telegraph when he said he would “protect the lives and dignity of Russian citizens wherever they are located.“ Even more coincidental, the game opens in the former-Soviet state of Georgia. While the spread of the Russian sphere of influence is incredibly quick, it is still unsettling at how close it is to real events.
Near the beginning of the Summer 2008 Olympics, Russia invaded Georgia, claiming they were provoked because a region of Georgia, South Ossetia, wants to separate from Georgia. The Georgian government ordered a major offensive on the region. Telegraph reports that separatist leaders say that the Georgian shelling of Tskhinvali, South Ossetian capital, killed over one thousand people. They have also quoted Medvedev as saying “We won’t allow the death of our compatriots to go unpunished.“
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to the same article, made claims that the Georgian government committed ethnic cleansing in the region. While Georgia has been asking the West for assistance in removing Russian troops, Lavrov has also asked the West to come to the right conclusions on this military act. This act is one that threatens to drag more nations into the mix. This may be a catalyst for something bigger and much uglier or it could be resolved quickly. However it all depends on the actions of the powers that be.
Read [Overclockers Club] Also Read [Telegraph]
Photo from Georgia borrowed from USA Today.
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I think this is a coincidence, albeit a very cool one. At no point in the game or in any adaptation is there an explanation from a viewpoint at that period in time that gives a reason for today’s events, or proof leading up to it. It just goes to show that simulations do tends to occur in reality, eventually.
on August 21, 2008 at 04:04 PM - LINK