Alright, I'm a big fan of Halo 1, and I've read the three books based on the storyline. (got a thing for military science fiction) I've spent most of the day playing Halo 2, and there is ZERO political references. So far it does not portray Humans as aggressors at all. After hours of playing the game the only political reference I could possibly find is in the begining a reference was made to a "Star Wars" style orbital defense grid around Earth, and how there used to be political opposition to it. So that would be a nod to the military benefits and necessity of SDI and where we'd be if we listened to the liberals. And the religious themes of the game are unrelateable to either Islam or Christianity. Also, this isn't another version of Ender's Game.