PRAVDA: Indhopal diplomats "kicked out" of the Red Technocracy, full trade and travel embargo of Indhopal enacted, with instant No-Fly Zone for Indhopali aircraft
The Economic Warfare Commitee, a newly created structure, authorized punitive economic sanctions against Indhopal the next day after Tonkin has been kicked out.
- We know that ProTec and Indhopal are pretty much one and the same; much like Tonkin, only they maintain a ruse of being a nation while in fact it's a monopoly corporation controlling the entire island.
- We are not fooled; at the orders of Generalisse Anna, Indhopal ships and aircraft are put out of friendly target registers, No Fly Zones are in effect and full trade embargo is enacted, as well as a full diplomatic breakoff.
- Sounds severe? We warned you.
Indhopal personnel leaving the Omsk embassy
Lì ci sono chiese, macerie, moschee e questure, lì frontiere, prezzi inaccessibile e freddure
Lì paludi, minacce, cecchini coi fucili, documenti, file notturne e clandestini
Qui incontri, lotte, passi sincronizzati, colori, capannelli non autorizzati,
Uccelli migratori, reti, informazioni, piazze di Tutti i like pazze di passioni...
...La tranquillità è importante ma la libertà è tutto!
Currently of the two "Mole Vehicles" built in 2009 one is currently on loan to FUN (to be exact new Gottland), the other one is currently down for "refurbishing" (Minas Morgûl/Morgil technitions are going over the original "Mole" in trying to determine an export version (and trying to trim some of the fat off the original construction) However, I thought I already said I would let Constantinopal have the blueprints. <the parts to the second one will probably be getting shipped to Stas or Shroom for a through dissection/reverse engineering.>
The scariest folk song lyrics are "My Boy Grew up to be just like me" from cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin
The TPS 737 came in for a landing in the dead of night. Several unmarked trucks came up towards the plane, and a tall man in a duster exited the plane.
"Mr. Klein." The man said.
"Mr. McCarthy."
"El Presidente sends his regards, and would like to remind you that it's on your people to get this stuff into Neverhood."
"Shouldn't be too difficult. They mule transportable?"
"Should be."
The disassembled ZPU-4's were being disembarked. "Ammo?"
"Next plane. Courtesey of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense." McCarthy smiled.
The Battalion DoD confirms that 90 F-35Cs will be procured. A department of Navy spokeswoman confirmed that 90 F-35Cs will be assembled at the same North Texas facility the F-35Bs will be. They will be added to the CAGs, and the Super Hornets will be formed into new attack wings for the air force.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel DRILLING DEEP DOWN
Harry Stamper, Shroomania's foremost deepcore driller and head of MacMillan's Bunker Builders.
The MacMillan Multicorporation, noted for its cooperation with the Shroomanian government and the FUCED in constructing fallout shelters and bunkers throughout the FUN, has entered a $500 million contract with the Bear Republic. The Bear Republic will deliver tunnel-digging equipment to the MacMillan Multicorporation, a move that is expected to bolster the corporation's already formidable earth-moving assets.
Harry Stamper, Shroomania's foremost deepcore driller and a renowned consultant for Zoria's Royal Aerospace Research, had this to say on the purchase of the Mole Machines: "I have been drilling holes in the earth for thirty years. And I have never, *never* missed a depth that I have aimed for. And by God, I am not gonna miss this one. I will make 800 feet."
Harry Stamper is currently digging holes in Shroomania - for the Bunker Builders.
The Sovereignty of Shroomania has one of the most extensive civilian shelter network, a combination of government-owned and private bunkers and fallout shelters that is on par of that of the Red Technocracy's and Canissia's.
"DO YOU WORSHIP HOMOSEXUALS?" - Curtis Saxton (source) shroom is a lovely boy and i wont hear a bad word against him - LUSY-CHAN! Shit! Man, I didn't think of that! It took Shroom to properly interpret the screams of dying people - PeZook Shroom, I read out the stuff you write about us. You are an endless supply of morale down here. :p - an OWS street medic Pink Sugar Heart Attack!
Parliament increases Ministry of Defense budget
The Qudlivun Free State Parliament has approved a permanent 1% of GDP increase in the Ministry of Defense to account for several new ships as well as maintenance costs for future fixed defense systems. The increase is estimated to be worth the equivalent of $65 million USD per year and will be effective starting FY2011. The majority of the Ministry of Defense's major equipment purchases have been funded with special appropriations bills.
MSDF Commander to meet with Prime Minister, Grand Duke
Rear Admiral Tangaroa is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister and Grand Duke of the Qudlivun Free State concerning his request to purchase additional ships. The meeting is intended to allow the Rear Admiral to justify the additional expenses in light of the huge drain of the Freyr-class Frigates and the recent acquisition of four Halifax-class Frigates. Aide's to both the Prime Minister and the Grand Duke expect little opposition to the plan but are concerned about the MSDF's reasoning as well as the added expense of the ship purchases while other defense needs remain unfulfilled.
“There are two kinds of people in the world: the kind who think it’s perfectly reasonable to strip-search a 13-year-old girl suspected of bringing ibuprofen to school, and the kind who think those people should be kept as far away from children as possible … Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between drug warriors and child molesters.” - Jacob Sullum[/size][/align]
[OOC: I would not want to be a Shepnukistani in the Neverhood right now.]
LIVE on ShroomSatTV The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel NIGHTMARE NEVERHOOD
Angry Neverhoodies storm a Shepnukistani facility.
Anarchy reigns supreme in the streets of Neverhood as civilians are caught in an unsung war between the occupation forces of Shepnukistan and the resistance movement of King Hoborg.
Unprecedented in this already critical situation is the formation of a new movement to join those already established in sending the Shepnukistanis home.
The Neverhood Insurrection of National Jihadi-Anarchists.
The NINJAs, formed by disenfranchised Muslim youths led by radical clerics, have pledged their allegiance to King Hoborg's resistance. The NINJA was originally an organization opposed to the nation's Jewish majority, but with the Shepnukistanis occupation of Neverhood, both sides have deemed it fit to unite against a common enemy.
The Protectors of Zion, the new allies of NINJA.
The Protectors of Zion, or 'Zionists' as they call themselves, have accepted the NINJAs and have combined both of their forces - decrying an 'ultimate holy war' against what they call the 'infidel scum'.
Zionists and NINJAs take to the streets, bearing arms ranging from rocks to rocket launchers.
The synagogues and the mosques and, ultimately, the streets, are filling up with Neverhoodies of all races and religions, crying 'Allahu Ackbar Assholes' and 'Mazel Tov Motherfucker!'
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"DO YOU WORSHIP HOMOSEXUALS?" - Curtis Saxton (source) shroom is a lovely boy and i wont hear a bad word against him - LUSY-CHAN! Shit! Man, I didn't think of that! It took Shroom to properly interpret the screams of dying people - PeZook Shroom, I read out the stuff you write about us. You are an endless supply of morale down here. :p - an OWS street medic Pink Sugar Heart Attack!
Due to the recent tensions between the MESS and the UAR and the Duchy's close proximity to Saddamistan, the Ministry of Defense announced today that orders have been placed with the Tycho Aviation Corporation and the Rafen Aviation Corporation to produce a total of 22 F/A-18E Super Hornets. This will bring the Duchy's Air Force up to a full squadron of 32 aircraft in strength.
"These aircraft will increase the Duchy's capability to defend itself in the event of conflict with other nations. We just hope that they will never need to be used in such a role."
"Don't fuck with The Mess. Unless you've been there, done that, and have the t-shirt, shut your cakehole." - Me
"By the Blood of Sanguinius" - Blood Angels Battlecry
"The enemies of the Emperor fear many things. They fear discovery, defeat, despair and death. Yet there is one thing they fear above all others. They fear the wrath of the Space Marines." - Anonymous
"This can't be good" - Sherriff Jack Carter
LIVE on ShroomSatTV The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel RAMSLEY'S REVENGE
Lord Ramsley releases a white bird of peace.
In Magalia, the devotees of Lord Ramsley celebrate with a holy mass wherein the Lord addressed the faithful with a calling to peace.
"My children, let us now reconsecrate our lands with peace, so that our brothers and sisters from Byzantine and the Red Technocracy may see fit to set sail for a pilgrimage to our holy shrines once more. No longer will our sites be stained with blood. Those who have betrayed our Lord God Almighty, those who among us have fallen with the heathens who now ship their weapons to Alexander, must be made to repent for their sins."
Those of Lord Ramsley's officers who were allegedly colluding with the Shepnukistanis in the recent arms shipments were beaten with sticks.
A man deemed by Lord Ramsley as a traitor is beaten with a stick.
"DO YOU WORSHIP HOMOSEXUALS?" - Curtis Saxton (source) shroom is a lovely boy and i wont hear a bad word against him - LUSY-CHAN! Shit! Man, I didn't think of that! It took Shroom to properly interpret the screams of dying people - PeZook Shroom, I read out the stuff you write about us. You are an endless supply of morale down here. :p - an OWS street medic Pink Sugar Heart Attack!
The Yosemite Bear wrote:
The Republic is willing to ship details for the construction of new "Mole" class vehicles to Canissa, Shroomania, Blackadder, Byzantium, and the Technocracy. (Byzantium is getting a nod because of their help with the super collider project, and because they claim overwhelming need) The others appear to be capable of handling such orders for export if they wish to.
The Canissian Trade Ministry, in coordination with the Ministry of Infrastructure, will put in a bid for a Mole.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around! If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!! Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Master_Baerne wrote:When the Duke read of Shepnukistan's explanation in his morning briefing, he laughed long and hard.
"Oh, he shouldn't have done that. No, comparing Neverhood to Tibet was not smart, not at all."
[OOC] that was the explanation given by a Nukistani Briefer, in a Private presidental briefing, which you dont' know jack about unless you have bugs in my desk.
OOC/ Oops. It's not there anymore, mkay? /OOC
Conversion Table:
2000 Mockingbirds = 2 Kilomockingbirds
Basic Unit of Laryngitis = 1 Hoarsepower
453.6 Graham Crackers = 1 Pound Cake
1 Kilogram of Falling Figs - 1 Fig Newton
Time Between Slipping on a Banana Peel and Smacking the Pavement = 1 Bananosecond
Half of a Large Intestine = 1 Semicolon
The Ministry of the Interior announced today the plans to build a new oil refinery on the coast east of Sacrificius. It will take about 3 years to get the plant built and up and running and is estimated to cost around $1.5 Billion. The government plans to pay $500 Million over the next 3 years for the construction.
"We feel that this will greatly improve the economy of the Duchy. Everyone knows that oil isn't worth a lot. Refined petrochemicals is where the money is at, and this new plant will help us get at this money."
"Don't fuck with The Mess. Unless you've been there, done that, and have the t-shirt, shut your cakehole." - Me
"By the Blood of Sanguinius" - Blood Angels Battlecry
"The enemies of the Emperor fear many things. They fear discovery, defeat, despair and death. Yet there is one thing they fear above all others. They fear the wrath of the Space Marines." - Anonymous
"This can't be good" - Sherriff Jack Carter
The Defence Ministry has announced today that PeZookia will sell to Byzantium the license to produce and modify the Loara turret and fire control systems. This sale, for a sum of 150 million dollars, comes hot on the heels of introduction of the product.
"We hope this deal will bolster our domestic defence industry ; The guns and many radar parts are still going to be made domestically, with Byzantium handling the heavy manufacture, system integration and mating of the turret to their own chassis."
Some critics of the move claim this is a way to close the budget, strained by a recent wave of massive military purchases.
JULY 20TH 1969 - The day the entire world was looking up
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. - NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
[OOC: I guess Stas is ignoring me now, so I'll move on! ]
King Arik Coyotus-I was back on the zeppelin Royal/Z-001, and in the air. He'd been keeping a close watch on the events of the world, even while unable to directly affect things. He'd approved the purchase of a Bear Republic Mole machine, and was in contact with the people on the ground in the Neverhood. His original, short burst transmission tot King Hoborg had resulted in a Canissian plane doing a flyover, and when it wasn't shot down-- which in truth he'd expected-- he moved into the next phase of operations.
The King was fortunate in that the MESS had almost immediately, and independently, backed him.
"Dodged a bullet, in a way," Samira said as they lounged in the zepp's hot tub. Zeppeleins are just fucking awesome, Arik thought. "If you'd forged ahead on the Neverhood after all the trouble you'd given our compatriots on the Libertopia situation..." she said with a warning smile.
"I had a response for that," Arik said, sipping at the champagne. "Unlike the Libertians, the people of the Neverhood were peaceful, content, and largely tolerant. In other words, a good risk. They never tried to assassinate world leaders or stir piracy."
"Part of the 'picking and choosing battles carefully'?" his Assistant asked.
"Indeed," Arik said, "It makes sense; not only has the Neverhood been largely stable until Shep bit off more'n he could chew. it is also similar in culture to Canissia and it is a close neighbor."
Now they were on their way to Byzantium-- hopefully, a partner in Arik's plan to help the Neverhoodniks secure independence.
And for that, he was going to be instrumental in leading the MESS effort in the region...
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around! If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!! Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Why it was taking the Bears so long to make a commitment to the Confrence in the Shadow Empire was quite clear as soon as the image on the Screen split in two. Not only was Emporer Colin there, but the other Image showed the Two Hundred members of the Senate.
Colin hoped that the rest of FUN wasn't insulted, but he had to include the Senate in on any foriegn policy matters or face a threat of No Confidence, and he really didn't want Senator Frye's Dominate "Traditionalist Party" cut loose on the beaches of Sareavo. (explaining the sex scandles that would ensue would be a very bad thing.)
Greetings: right now, our normal principals of free trade, are being put to the test. While the Republic is a major air transportation power, we are a deminished sea power. incidents of the last year show that we need more force projection in the Central Seas.
In this as Well, I would like to appologize to my colleges in the Senate. We are currently paying UAR for past actions of espionage against them. I over reacted when I demanded that they cease all intellegence actions in Shepnukistan.
Senator Frye: The Senate accepts your appology Emporer, and offers the and of friendship to the rest of the FUN, even though we were so long against it.
Seantor Kelly: We have a number of basics but here are our most important and first concerns.
1. It is now clear that the Republic needs to be able to project power into the central seas. Though we of the Republic's Natrualists are against the militarizeation because of waste, We now realize it's sometimes needed. The Republic needs a stronger Grand Fleet.
2. due to fears relating to the UAR and other groups has increased the demand for two coustom vehicles that were constructed against the vote of our Naturalist principals. As much as I hate it, we will be needing to produce more of these vehicles in future, and we currently do not have a shop deticated to the production of them.
3. Mercinaries and intellegence: more then others we we're taken by suprise at the actions of a group of Rogue Mercinaries operating Out of Alexandria in Libertopia. It is clear that intellegence services need to co-operate in order to keep the bloodshed to a minimum.
*Colin winced looking at the Cameraman's mistake, sure Senator Kelly was a former "Actress", who got into politics to focus on the plight of poor defenseles animals. She was also better known for appearing nude in ads promoting animal rights, So it was understandable and unforgivable that while the senator was talking the cameras were not focussed on her face.*
Senator Frye: As the great man for whom our recently destroyed airship base stated "Those who would preserve peace, must prepare for War." (Frye's words were drowned out by boisterous chants from the "Daneguild" party (Vikings with a political ambition, and spin doctors)
Colin: We're all here to help, and besides I've got the 2011 budget here, with the full incentive package for the Shadow Empire.
The scariest folk song lyrics are "My Boy Grew up to be just like me" from cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin
TO: His Majesty King Blackadder the VI of Blackadder
FROM: His Grace Duke James' Ministers for War and Finance
Your Majesty, assuming any remain, we would like to purchase between two and four Halifax-class frigates.
Conversion Table:
2000 Mockingbirds = 2 Kilomockingbirds
Basic Unit of Laryngitis = 1 Hoarsepower
453.6 Graham Crackers = 1 Pound Cake
1 Kilogram of Falling Figs - 1 Fig Newton
Time Between Slipping on a Banana Peel and Smacking the Pavement = 1 Bananosecond
Half of a Large Intestine = 1 Semicolon
The Yosemite Bear wrote:
1. It is now clear that the Republic needs to be able to project power into the central seas. Though we of the Republic's Natrualists are against the militarizeation because of waste, We now realize it's sometimes needed. The Republic needs a stronger Grand Fleet.
High Lord Bönne suddenly began to listen a bit more carefully. "project power into the central seas"? New Gottland is almost in the central seas. A bit to the east, sure, but still near enought to project power there but not close enough to get a nuke in the head.
"Hey, Emperor Colin dude, you can rent a naval base from me, a Canissian and Shroomian Naval Detachment is already here. The more the merrier you know".
The tall, graceful man had carefully checked his movements and was unconcerned with the crowd around him. He was something of a 'pretty boy', and had learned to revel in that. He was of no discernable ethnic background, being of a confusing multitude of Asia, African, Slavic and other bloodlines-- terms that were technically meaningless on Nova Terra, but were used in subconscious gesture. He enjoyed the flirts of various women of a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and sometimes noticed appreciative looks from males as well. He smiled back, all the while keepng his true interests hidden.
A younger, less experienced operative would have been nervous. Not so Lukin Grey. While easily past 30 he still looked as youthful and vigorous-- and innocent-- as a youngling in his early twenties. It was another blessing which he used to his advantage. Awkward, stumbling, clumsy post-adolescent movements and gestures, gawking at girls, putting on airs or looking lost and confused, Lukin actually was scanning the crowd of new arrivals intently.
He was looking for agents, of course, either of the local Canissian enforcers or pro-Shepnukistan puppet forces. Either were a distinct possibility, and Lukin was one of the careful, paranoid ones who felt that the recent diplomatic flare up between the MESS and Shepnukistan was probably staged-- in truth, the two were probably closely coordinating security arrangements. But even if the rhetorical conflict, now fading, was real, it paid to be careful.
His real interest, however, was not agents but rather companions that those agents would be here for. Namely, Commander Jackson Blackpelt and the rest of their band: the Revolutionary United Front, or RUF, a nickname Blackpelt found amusing. "So innocent a playful a thing it sounds like," he justified the title, "In the newsies, it will elicit sympathy." And so it had.
Bleckpelt led the RUF after its founder, Kanine Bonesteel had retired from leadership as years and age caught up with her. Kanine Bonesteel, a red-haired firebrand of a woman, was one of the leaders of the 'Original Prisoners', a band of anti-OMSK activists and martyrs that had first been put into the quiet band of Gulags tucked away in the inhospitable swamps and forests that surrounded the nuclear testing sites. Kanine Bonesteel-- ugly, but a brilliant political revolutionary-- She'd pressed her luck long past her prime and her aspiring protege, Blackpelt, was the ideal replacement.
Bonesteel's grand-daughter, however, also carried on the fight, as the RUF's political commissar and analyst.. and as Blackpelt's woman, another seal in the alliance between the two leaders. In fact, it was durng one of Lukin's surreptitious scans of the crowd that he saw the red hair and rakish black beret of Kelah Bonesteel first, before Blackpelt appeared moments later as a gawky refugee. Lukin crushed a soda can with his left hand-- the signal that all was clear-- and waited by a magazine stand for his comrades to show up.
"Is everyone here?" hissed Kelah from behind, causing Lukin to wrinkle his nose in annoyance. Her hardass performance was great for the newbies, but he had been with the movement for well over a decade and a half-- even if only the last 2-3 years had truly been vivid in his recollection.
"You're the last," he replied, looking at both of them as Blackpelt joined them, "No trouble?"
"None," Blackpelt growled, looking nonchalant through the selections, "Mother is dead."
Lukin hesitated for a split second. Mother. Mother is dead, he'd said, which meant that the matriarch Kanine Bonesteel was now in whatever afterlife she believed in, if any.
"Dead," he muttered, masking his inner heartbreak, "or deceased?"
"Dead," replied Blackpelt, his monotone displaying more emotion than any outburst. Kelah's reaction was hidden behind her dark glasses.
'Deceased' meant a natural death. 'Dead' meant that Kanine Bonesteel had met death at the hands of one of them, probably at her own request, since she was too old and frail to journey with them-- and to be left behind to be tortured was to leave behind too much.
"Save the tears," Kelah snapped, "What is the status so far?" Lukin licked his lips and guessed that it may well have been Kelah herself who had killed her own kin.
"With the three of us, we now have all fifty of the travelers here," Lukin reported, "I've scouted this area with the first wave of protesters and rioters and I believe we can use this as a jumping of point for wherever we want to go."
"Security?" Blackpelt asked detatchedly.
"I've seen no Nukistani security or their Kapos, and Canissian security is concerned only with keeping the peace," Lukin replied, ignoring the malevolent prescence of Kelah. "I've not seen any major military prescence, only regular police."
"No military?" Kelah asked, glaring at the young man over her glasses.
"They have some military police and admin staff here," Lukin replied respectfully, mostly out of his reverence for Blackpelt than any feelings of loyalty for Kelah, "And the Nahal, a military engineer unit specifically geared towards reconstruction efforts. There is a battalion at most, around 1,000 soldiers total."
Blackpelt sighed and shared one of those almost telepathic moments with his mate and co-commander, Kelah.
"It will do," he said, and the three of them moved off to meet with the rest of their comrades.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around! If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!! Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
The NPA Tejas fighter is now available for purchase with delivery being taken in the mid to late 2012 time period. There are but 80 airframes available for delivery before the end of 2012 so buy now!
"I believe in the future. It is wonderful because it stands on what has been achieved." - Sergei Korolev
Another product of the LRI-X program now in advanced stages of development, the AALM missile will complement this new heavy interceptor. Utilizing an advanced rocket-ramjet propulsion system already validated in the FMRAAM, this new weapons system will greatly improve the ability of the IRT to defend its shores against any potential array of hostile threats by engaging enemy targets at greater ranges and higher speeds.
Intended to use a multimode guidance and sensor system, this missile will be capable of engaging all threats.
[OOC: This is a signature-reduced ASALM, intended for the F-111J force but also carried by F-114 and F-116 aircraft.]
Somewhere in West Neverhood...
"What a mess this is. Full, state-sponsored insurgencies, symbolic trade blackouts, all sorts of crap. How's anyone supposed to make an honest buck? " the man asked himself. A negotiator for TIM: the company had signed the deals for surveying the land before the damn place had exploded into a full-blown insurrectionist campaign. And a whole of pressure was coming down off the "international community" over it.
Feh. "Peaceful, dedicated to knowledge, environmental-friendly." That's what the fracking press was call it around the world. "Free press" indeed - they were taking their marching orders from the Reds and the MESS and spewing their nonsense across the world. Neverhood? A feudalistic theocracy, more like it, dedicated to reading and studying "scripture" instead of more useful things. Environmentally friendly because the place was so poor that it couldn't afford anything that might possibly harm it and the leadership enjoying their exalted status on top.
I have to negotiate with these people, he thought. But ... well, the UAR wouldn't like it, but the balance sheet had its own demands. He would meet with the so-called "government" in West Neverhood and attempt to secure mineral rights from both parties - the UAR and WN. He'll even offer to ensure high standards of pay, benefits --- things grossly out of line with the local economy. If he could get West Neverhood to agree, well ... then TIM would profit nicely.
The only issue remaining would be all those other insane insurrectionists who'd probably want to kick out any foreigners, no matter what. Well, that's what ProTec was for ...
The actions by the UAR and it's constituent nation Shepnukistan constitute an illegal annexation of a former OMSK territory with an acting government which voluntarily ceased it's entier territory to OMSK. When it applied for MESS membership after the OMSK downfall, Shepnukistan not only did not remove the military bases, but staged an open occupation of Neverhood.
It is an clear war of agression, and it is a war crime itself, but already it seems to be tainted by yet more war crimes.
We strongly condemn those actions.
Any and all aid to the people of Neverhood shall be done to help them re-gain the right of choice.
Lì ci sono chiese, macerie, moschee e questure, lì frontiere, prezzi inaccessibile e freddure
Lì paludi, minacce, cecchini coi fucili, documenti, file notturne e clandestini
Qui incontri, lotte, passi sincronizzati, colori, capannelli non autorizzati,
Uccelli migratori, reti, informazioni, piazze di Tutti i like pazze di passioni...
...La tranquillità è importante ma la libertà è tutto!
The mini-submersible rose from the depths and beached near the sewer tunnels. The mini-submersible bore no markings and was covered in rust. Men came out form the sewer tunnels.
"With complements, of your unknown benefactor," the pilot of the submersible shook the hand of the leader of the resistance that came out to meet him.
"You have my thanks," said the leader.
The resistance quickly boarded the submersible and took out the caches of weapons, of which included some Igla anti-air missiles, RPG-29 and AK-47s.
STGOD: Byzantine Empire Your spirit, diseased as it is, refuses to allow you to give up, no matter what threats you face... and whatever wreckage you leave behind you.
Kreia
The situation in Neverhood was highly volatile; even more so than Libertopia! ProTec needed to know exactly what the hell was going on. Small covert teams were sent out to find out what was what. Were there concentration camps? Just what were the Rebels up too? ProTec's analysts thought the rebel groups were likely vastly overplaying what was happening on the ground. However there were indications that there might be Shadowy Pro Shepnukistani militias running around, and they might be responsible for some of the atrocities. Though ProTec's survey team reported NINJA and the other groups were burning down government offices and executing "collaborators." The situation had gotten very ugly, very quickly and it required the utmost care.
Besides trying to acquire information, ProTec acted fast to protect its clients. Some 600 contractors were flown into the country to guard Tonkin facilities and government offices. The Ground attack squadron along with several helicopters were also airlifted into the area in case they were needed. Some of the contractors also immediately deployed to PAP and defense force bases to render assistance to them and keep an eye on them
In a very public press conference, ProTec spokesman said they were going to get to the bottom of what was happening in Neverhood. Until the facts were determined, ProTec would act solely to protect innocent life and safeguard public infrastructure.
The government of Indhopal also decried the severing of relations with the Red Technocracy. Some MP's characterized the Red Technocracy as a meddler who couldn't make up their regarding libertopia. For its part, ProTec noted that the nation that they were supporting, Alexandria, was the only part of Libertopia that was still stable. Engagement with the Libertopian leaders was the answer. The spokesman also said protec's recrd in Libertopia was clear. They were the ones who had portected refugees, whisked foreign citizens from the Diocese when things got tough and made aid group's work possible by guarding their convoys at no profit.
"It would be hard to find a group[ who has worked harder to stabilize Libertopia,"
he was quoted as saying.
"Allau Ackbar!" and "Mazel Tov!" rang from the streets as the hostile mobs began to rampage through the neighborhoods of Obergsville, a small (by global standards), but prosperous city in East Neverhood.
Anyone who showed symbols of support of the Nukistani government was dragged into the streets and beaten to death by ululating moslems and zionists. However, the NINJAs had badly underestimated the level of support for this action amongst Obergsville's population.
Several months ago, Obergsville had voted 75% to 25% for the union with Shepnukistan, as the people there had benefitted heavily from the Nukistani military convoys that transhipped through the city.
It was not long before the local paramilitaries began to respond with at first, light scattered gunfire, which quickly intensified into heavy gunfire as more automatic weapons were brought into play, assisted by random shots from civilian houses, felling many Jihado-Zionists with headshots.
For nearly an hour, the battle in Obergsville raged back and forth, until the timely arrival of several armored cars in the colors of the PAP, but with their PAP insignas crudely painted over and replaced with those of a paramilitary group that the PAP had disbanded and used as cadres.
With their heavy automatic cannons, the Armored cars began to rip into the Jihado-Zionists' ranks; and by noon, Obergsville was back in the hands of pro-Nukistani government forces.
The remaining Jihado-Zionist survivors from the battle were then rounded up; and executions began with the paramilitaries jeering at them.
However before the executions could be finished; a still-cohesive PAP unit and it's PRO-TEC advisors arrived on the scene, and began to assert order.
PAP and PRO-TEC forces restore order and round up the Jihado-Zionist survivors for deportation
Neverhood Construction and Production Corps Order #2
All NINJA survivors are to be deported as soon as possible to Libertopia as punishment for their crimes against the Nukistani people.
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OOC: This is what happens to NINJAs when they attack the main cities in East Neverhood; they just don't have enough popular support to hold the city; the real problem comes from the breakdown in law and order and cohesiveness of the PAP units; which a great many were former paramilitaries and stuff; before their units were disbanded and used as cadres for the PAP.
You think they're gonna stand around while NINJAs rampage through their cities, killing their friends and neighbors? Hell no. So they'll rip the PAP insigna off, and go to being their own paramilitary law and order force again.
Great Job, Shroom, you just set back the stability of Neverhood by a long time, and seriously radicalized the East Neverhoodians, while also causing severe breakdowns in the PAP -- you're lucky that PRO-TEC had been in country long enough to train a few PAP units to minimal standards to restore the order...otherwise, all the NINJAs and anyone who looked like they supported them would have been lynched.
I'd imagine that you probably caused the deaths of quite a lot of people, as ethnic cleansing really DID take off in the aftermath of the NINJA raids; before still-cohesive PAP forces led by PRO-TEC could restore order.
"If scientists and inventors who develop disease cures and useful technologies don't get lifetime royalties, I'd like to know what fucking rationale you have for some guy getting lifetime royalties for writing an episode of Full House." - Mike Wong
"The present air situation in the Pacific is entirely the result of fighting a fifth rate air power." - U.S. Navy Memo - 24 July 1944
The Starbooster vehicle is a reusable microsat launcher. This spotting of vehicles being moved to the Atlantis space launch complex indicates that Lockmart Corp. is nearly ready to begin all-up tests of the system. Released material shows that the first test will have a payload constructed by Forbidden City University's aerospace engineering department.
"preemptive killing of cops might not be such a bad idea from a personal saftey[sic] standpoint..." --Keevan Colton
"There's a word for bias you can't see: Yours." -- William Saletan
The fighting in Obergsvile had not been Isolated. ProTec teams had found many towns in chaos. In some, all western rebels had been executed before ProTec teams had gotten there. Near the border some towns had been completely taken over by NINJA and the ProTec convoys had to turn back under intense fire. ProTec investigative experts took statments and gathered evidence from possile masssacre sites from both sides.
Now at least ProTec knew which units of the PAP were heavily infiltrated by militias. Luckily, some had acted in a proffesional manner. ProTec would have a lot of work ahead. They would have to take it slow, concentrating on quality rather than on sheer numbers
The rebel offensive had mostly simmered out, though skirmishes continued and the conflict could flare up again at any time. The Tonkinite mining company personnel had kept their heads down, though ProTec advised them not to resume operations until more was known.
Meanwhile individual agents were just getting into the West, to hear what the people there had to say about posible massacres and the like.
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- PeZook
