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"I was born on a battlefield. Raised on a battlefield. Gunfire, sirens and screams... they were my lullabies... Hunted like dogs day after day... driven from our ragged shelters... That... was my life. Each morning, I'd wake up... and find a few more of my family or friends dead beside me. I'd stare at the morning sun... and pray to make it through the day. The governments of the world turned a blind eye to our misery. But then... he appeared. My

... Saladin... he took me away from all that..."

-FOXHOUND member Sniper Wolf, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

Metal Gear Solid

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Desert Sunrise

By Pablo N. Naso

Dedicated to:

-My family. They know who they are.

-My friends, for supporting my creativity.

-To all the casualties of the Iraq War; Iraqi and non-Iraqi, American and Non-American.

-To all the victims of the Halabja massacre and victims of Saddam Hussein's regime in general; including Kurds, Shiites, or Non-Iraqis.

-Hideo Kojima, for creating the very first Post-Modernist game ever, and thus helping me create this.

-All the Websites that provided information and help for this, including WorldGuns and others.

-My friends Lance, Bruce, and Daniela, coz' they were the ones that kept me going and flattered me the most...