Topic: Recon

A listener report suggests that U.S. Special Forces have been operating inside Iran for some time, conducting reconnaissance missions while disguised as locals. The report claims these soldiers are trained in Farsi and grow beards to blend into sparse mountain and desert regions.

The 2001 video game *Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon* is highlighted for its "prediction" of a 2008 conflict in the Republic of Georgia involving Russian ultra-nationalists. The discussion explores the link between Ubisoft, the U.S. Army's *America's Army* game, and the use of video games as training and recruitment tools for children.