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Right.<\/p>\n<p>Another game in which people are rescued from a burning building is also being pulled, for reasons which escape me.<\/p>\n<p>Micro$oft has said that it will remove the WTC from future versions of Flight Simulator.  Which sounds touching, but is also, sadly, a matter of accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the reference from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucky8ball.com\/weblog\/index.cfm\">Adam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a crummy game, anyway British retailers have stopped carrying Micro$oft Flight Simulator, claiming that terrorists could have honed their flying skills (and building-crashing skills) using the game. 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