Originally Posted by The_Heretic

Today Jon Stewart [and no one else] reported on a congressional hearing to crack down on an virtual world website allowing users to create their own avatars because...

wait for it,

Al-Qaeda might use these websites and avatar generating software to scout around virtual world conferences and hangouts for new recruits. And the expert witness testifying before congress has her own avatar and username of Galacticacookie- as if the committee members cares [which they apparently did].

Gawd! No wonder al-Qaeda's still going on strong. Our congress is worried about a terrorist attack via World of Warcraft!