Relive some old revolutions. People of Chile, Argentina and Peru brng to book their own brand of "neocons." As the nations re-open the past for examination.

Some of those commentators have also co-opted the rhetoric of President Bush, who has tried to create the notion of a phantom, all-purpose "terrorist" who carries out his atrocities for no other apparent reason than he is "evil" and "hates freedom". When dealing with such people, goes the argument, any methods are allowable.

Create a new one for yourself with this intriguing new game.

The work of a shy and reclusive Bulgarian-born writer may seem like a strange source of inspiration for a computer game.

But the writings of Elias Canetti about the nature of power are behind a complex and ambitious game called Republic: The Revolution, which has just gone on sale in the UK.

Republic is a strategy simulation game that puts you in the role of a budding revolutionary, out to overthrow a despotic and corrupt regime.>/tt>

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