An Iraqi-born artist living here in the states has recently developed a type of online political exhibit that enables people to aim and shoot at him with a paintball gun controlled via the web. The point is to contrast his own setup with the bombing of remote targets in Iraq using coordinates provided by ground troops. Bilal's argument is that it's more like playing a video game than being in combat, and creates a veritable disconnect between the attacker and the attacked.
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