The whole Final Fantasy VII storyline is very relavent to today.
Wars today such as the one in Iraq, are actually feuled by corporations looking for business opportunities, in this case oil. Corporations like Haliburton which also have connections to people very high in the US government (like Dick Cheney) are really the ones running trout, and they hire PMCs (Private Military Companies) to protect their assets in whatever country the army is attacking. For example, ever heard the term "private military contractor"? Cute term for mercenary. These mercenaries also do not have to abide by the Geneva Convention for war nor are they subject to US Military tribunals.
If the US government wasn't employing these types of people you'd have a draft...Yeah so that's how FFVII is relative today. Anyone else interested in masonic or Illuminati theories can also connect the dots for themselves.