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2016-01-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Activision sued for defamation of Jonas Savimbi

Offending video game clip can be seen here.
The family of slain Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi are suing the makers of the popular video game 'Call of Duty' for representing his character as a 'barbarian'.
A warlord in a poor African country? Seems accurate enough...
Three of Savimbi's children, who live in the Paris region, are seeking one million euros in damages from the French branch of game publisher Activision Blizzard.

Lawyers for both parties describe the case involving defamation over a video character as a first.

The offending clip shows Savimbi, known as the 'Black Cockerel' by his supporters, rallying his troops from the back of a tank as the MPLA advances on them, gunfire rattling all around

Savimbi was the founder and leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which fought a 27-year civil war with the government in Luanda.
He gave it his best shot. Quite difficult to prevail when the entire Western world is against you.
He was killed in battle against MPLA government forces in 2002, paving the way for a peace deal that would bring an end to one of Africa's longest and bloodiest conflicts, which erupted after independence from Portugal in 1975.
Sort of like the 'end of conflict' when Castro assumed leadership following the revolution.
The war left at least half a million people dead and forced some four million civilians to flee their homes in the oil-rich nation.

Posted by badanov 2016-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 forced some four million civilians to flee their homes

How many went to the EU to rape the women?

Posted by AlanC 2016-01-17 08:53|| 2016-01-17 08:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Most were internal movements, Angola is a very big country- area is double of France with just 20 millions now, even less at war time.

We don't have a rape problem from our ex.colonies.
There are ghetto issues but it is mild compared to Europe. Most of our murder rate is related to passion, family/neighbors fights, -i think the murder rate is higher in whites than blacks- than anything to do with gangs.

I still remember a commentary from an Australian tourist in 1980's: "black people seem to be working strong like anyone else"
I have had several black friends in school and college and everyone was like each other.

Here there is nothing of the perverse incentive apartheid system that American journalists and the Left are making in USA.

It should be noted that the Portuguese relationship with Africa went for almost 500 years.
Angola Capital was founded in in 1576 at time as fortress and trading post/market.
When visitors arrived in Lisboa in XVIII century were always admired by the number of blacks and mulatoes.

Posted by Lionel Thoth9784 2016-01-17 10:24|| 2016-01-17 10:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank you for that perspective, Lionel Thoth9784.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-01-17 11:46|| 2016-01-17 11:46|| Front Page Top

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