GTA and the French

The Game
With GTA IV the start of the next generation of GTA games just around the corner set in 2002 I was reminded of back in 2002 of Vice City and how cool it was, set in 1986 in Miami Vice style I can't help but remember the Cortez missions, killing a French courier and vending off lines of French gangsters whilst escaping onboard his yacht with the sun literally shining in your eyes.

The Time (2002)
2002, months after 9/11 how we from Europe saw how everybody in the US were eager to get into Iraq to get their revenge, (how times have changed), after trying to gain support from Europe France was one of the countries to refuse, Bush got annoyed and what followed was hundreds of protests from some US citizens (pouring wine down sewers for example.)

GTA Controversy
Apart from being tagged a cop killing game like GTA 3 and San Andreas there was no other controversy issues for the game, unlike GTA 3, the US government attacked the producers planning to ban the game since the city is like New York and there is a small plane in the air port and if you fly it into a high building you will die, godammit is there no justice anymore.

Recent Russian air force flybys

Today eight Russian bombers were intercepted in British air space, the bombers were Tupolev Tu-95's capable of carrying nuclear cruise missiles, the Panavia
Tornado's intercepted them ready to open fire if they crossed over into their airspace, the Tu-95's then turned around ready to head home, this is not the first incident that happened over the last few months another involving a Tu-95 threatening to breach British airspace, another was earlier this year in May
when one was observing a Royal Navy exercise near Scotland.
Also the British and the Russians haven't been getting on, and the British believe that the Russians are simply rattling things daring the Brits to attempt to shoot down scouts in international waters that could very well have them threaten to enter a war between the two nations.
(It would appear Russia is challenging British defence forces. Or the Ruskies could be simply remind the Brits that they are still there).
Maybe?

News report of recent incident



American Incident



A slightly similar incident happened on September 28th in Alaska when a Tu-95, (the US nickname them the Bear) veering very close to the west coast of Alaska. At Elmendorf Air Force Base an F-15 Eagle from the 12th
Fighter Squadron took off to intercept making sure it did not cross the line.