The (failed) VIP group (Gamescom, again)

[stealth_nsk]

So, if you're losing your original capital somewhere in the game and never being able to capture it back, you can't win?

It wasn't clearly stated, but there's a possibility.

Some people still believe in Santa.
Saddam had a whole lot of weapons of mass destruction.
I could go on...

In Russia propaganda works in opposite direction, so I'd say "Some people believe Saddam was white and fluffy"

Regarding the AI. I've played with AI theory for some time, especially with game AI. And what I heard makes me think AI will be at least better than in Civ 4.