At What Point are we Taking Things Too Far? “Playstation War”


	At What Point are we Taking Things Too Far? “Playstation War”

TedtheTech

7-25-2008 12:35 PM

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playstation, sony, africa, war, business, politics, coltan

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Playstation 2 Component Called Coltan Incites African War in the Congo. Kids in Congo were being sent down mines to die so that kids in Europe and America could kill imaginary aliens in their living rooms.

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