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In other news, a mass-produced model of lasgun based off of the Zablonian design has hit the arms market. The design seems to have been modified to incorporate features that are characteristic of Lincolnian arms. However, while the black market has been receiving these new firearms in steady supply, demand seems to be keeping the price prohibitively expensive for poor nations and insurgent groups.
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Stas Bush wrote:We are happy to inform you that this island is the sovereign territory of Lincolnian Union. You can see it on the nations map ;)
The only island I see southwest of Zablania is the Qudlivun Freestate, which as far as I know is not Lincolnian territory, unless they failed to inform the Lincolnian foreign ministry when petitioning for entry into the Union.
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Civil War Man wrote:The only island I see southwest of Zablania is the Qudlivun Freestate, which as far as I know is not Lincolnian territory
I beg your pardon for mis-identification and misunderstanding of Zablania's government inquiry. ;)
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The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
OPERATION SYNDROMIAN STRIKE

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At dawn today, Shroomanian peacekeepers initiated operations against insurgent-held territory in inner Syndromia. The target was the stronghold of a warlord identified as a former colonel of the Syndromian military.

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The colonel is believed to be amongst those who ordered the gas-attacks on the Kingdom of Zoria and is amongst those wanted by the APCS for warcrimes.

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The Shroomanian peacekeepers faced heavy resistance, battling against the ex-Syndromian soldiers of the insurgency, but succeeded in capturing not only the warlord's territory, but also the warlord himself. This is expected to be a heavy blow against anti-establishment forces in the entire region, and a major boon for Allied forces.

Shroomanian peacekeepers found large stockpiles and caches of weaponry in the stronghold, thought to be the armaments unaccounted for in captured Syndromian armories.

Moreover, the stronghold also doubled as drug-farm cultivated by forced labor. The slave-workers were found to be men, women and children kidnapped from all over Syndromia.

Amongst them were the missing crew of the RTS Gdynia.
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Stas Bush wrote:Ah. I just thought the L.U.N. stands for unaligned, mirroring the NAM in the real world - meaning LUN members do not enter other pacts. I will await clarification from LUN as to how the treaty status of Vanaheim should be displayed on the map.
((The Duchy is primarily a part of the LUN, and will conduct operations under the auspices of the LUN. However, given similar leanings in the governments of itself and Shroomania, it's attached itself to the FA in order to benefit from this. LUN first, FA second.))

The Duchy of Vanaheim expresses it's hopes that with the information supplied by King Tithonus, the riots that have plagued the nation and wounded a number of Vanaheim soldiers will subside. It applauds the decision of the Technocracy not to prosecute the King due to his apparent innocence in the affair.

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The Duchy also expresses it's concern over the actions of both the Mankan Republic and the Shadow Empire and will be sending a representative to the Axis Conference regarding the matter.

We would also extend a helping hand to the nearby nation of Zalbania, to help it in refining the plentiful oil reserves the country holds.

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In local news, the VNS Viscount fired it's fist shots today, engaging a piratical speedboat in the straits that was heading for merchant shipping. Considering the short range of the vessel, both the Viscount and the Vigilant have begun patrolling the straits in order to either discourage further pirate raids and preferably, find where this vessel came from.
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The Wise High Lord of Strumpegård has decided to begin training of a Marine Company to spearhead any future peacekeeping missions New Gottland may participate in. Second Company, 1st Battalion has been chosen to receive additional training to become the new Marine Company.
A few old landing crafts has purchased from a private collector and issued The Coastal Guard.


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The new Marine Company training amphibious landings.

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Vanas wrote:((The Duchy is primarily a part of the LUN, and will conduct operations under the auspices of the LUN. However, given similar leanings in the governments of itself and Shroomania, it's attached itself to the FA in order to benefit from this. LUN first, FA second.))

The Duchy also expresses it's concern over the actions of both the Mankan Republic and the Shadow Empire and will be sending a representative to the Axis Conference regarding the matter.
Nonetheless, the Sovereignty of Shroomania respects the Grand Duchy of Vanaheim as a full member of the FUNGAL AXIS and stands by the Duchy as well as the friendly nations of the LUN.

The Sovereignty of Shroomania would also like to hear the opinions of other FUNGAL AXIS nations on the matter of the fellow FUNGAL AXIS member-state, the Shadow Empire in regards to the Shadow Empire's recent acts in the Republic of Mangka.

The FUNGAL AXIS:

Shroomania (me)
Glorious People's Republican Democracy of Blasitification (Losonti Tokash)
Kingdom of Republicburgstatesville (NeoGoomba)
Kingdom of Triolia (Triol)
The Vortex Empire (The Vortex Empire)
Grand Duchy of Vanaheim (Vanas)
The Shadow Empire (Darth Shady)
Rail Republic of Caniba (Redleader34)
Republic of One (Zablorg)
New Gottland (Decue)
Republic of Vulpesia (WesFox13)
Decue wrote:New Gottland supports Shadow Empires effort for a peaceful and terrorist free world. We believe a forceful disarment is necessary if the Republic of Mangka wishes to continue its biological weapons program.
[EDIT: Ah, the Duchy has issued a statement. Okay.]
Vanas wrote:[The Grand Duchy of Vanaheim] also expresses it's concern over the actions of both the Mankan Republic and the Shadow Empire and will be sending a representative to the Axis Conference regarding the matter.
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The new Marine Company training amphibious landings.
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The Red Technocracy has allocated a total of 10 billion roubles (the r/dollar course is 1.4) in aid to Syndromia.
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The situation in the Red Sector has been stabilizing steadily. However, it's a long way to disengagement.

The investment volume is far larger than the Red Zone's own GDP, even prior to the conflict (it's ~20% of Syndromia's pre-war GDP). The people have been glad at the newfound stability.

However, to ensure the safe transfer of funds and prevent stealing, the Provisional Authority of the Red Zone has been forced to take over much of the Red Zone's economy, including price and distribution controls over some very basic goods. Most of this overtaking was done to save the Zone from a yet worse economical collapse, since even the availability of electricity and basic water have been declining due to the damage to industrial plants during the war. Concerned with restoration of roads, the Techocracy did not fully anticipate the breakdown of energy and water facilities, and thus has been forced to take over the energy and water producing infrastructure in order to save any remaining operable machinery and repair and restart some crucial plants.

This has caused protest rallies in some regions of Syndromia, since it is perceived as if the Techocracy wants to turn the Red Zone into a satellite state or worse yet, annex it entirely.

The Techocracy publicly assures the APCS nations that it harbors no such intentions. It also has started the voting process on municipal governments in the Red Zone, willing to create a network of elected local governments that would control Syndromia's cities and rural areas, and possibly make way to total pacification of the insurgent activity.

...in other news:
MOLOT (Hammer - the Techocracy's capital daily newspaper)
The construction of the Shroomania-Techocracy Friendship Tower is proceeding well
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The unprecended pace of construction allows us to estimate that over the past 2 month, a large part of foundation of the great tower (projected height: 380m) has been assembled. It will take around a year to complete with the most rapid methods of concrete laying, and it will have to be stabilized by stressed metal wire, like most similar superstructures of that size and height are.
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The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
MUSHROOM MULTIPLICITY

The Shroomanian Survey Society would like to announce that the latest national census has pegged Shroomania's population to be that of 38,000,000.
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[img=left]http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/h/i/himmelwerft/OMSKpact.jpg[/img]OMSK Pact has decided, by the votes of the Techocracy and the United Kingdom of Blackladder - both members in good standing - that the Republic pf Vulpesia is hereby officially accepted into the O.M.S.K., and granted member status. Herein we inform it's government (and any following applicants to the O.M.S.K.) about the Pact's nature.

The O.M.S.K. offers your nation superb military protection as it's power is great enough to be ready to defend even from the most powerful alliances of SD Nations, but in exchange it requires complete military dedication as a member to the war effort done under the O.M.S.K. Should any state of the O.M.S.K. be attacked, all other members should immediately declare war on the attacker and commit all of it's possible military, and if needed - convert all possible economic - resources to the task of defeating the enemy.

The O.M.S.K's strength is in the complete and utter dedication of each member to common defense, derived from the fraternal brotherhood of nations, expressed in it's name, Organization for Military Support of Kindred

Because of this principle, the O.M.S.K. does not have observer members, only fully dedicated members (but it does have international observer parties from other nations present at conferences).

OMSK Pact Motto - "Not even one small bit of foreign land we need, but we shall not yield even one small inch of ours"

P.S. A few more notes: having an army (even a formal one, with 1 serving person) is required, however, having own war industry is not - arms and weapons, including ships, machinery, and aviation can be bought from either OMSK Pact members or elsewhere). This rule is aimed at easing the military burden of small nations and making the OMSK Pact a really beneficial community for the smallest nations which seek defense and help from the big powerful alliance of O.M.S.K. ;)
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[OOC]Prepare for much info you probably don't want or need :D. This is my nation declaration, I should have an island drawn up soon but for those trying to envision it this is basically a 500k SqKm version of Howard County MD instead of the actual 658 SqKm [/OOC]

Nation: Wilkonia

Government:

Executive:
Constitutional Monarchy, however the monarch retains and wields power much in the form of the late 18th century and early 19th century. Parliament wields the power of the purse and the right to request a royal audience (as well as authority over all nobles not of the immediate royal house) however direct control of the military remains with the King/Queen and he/she retains sole authority as head of State and Government. The Royal house itself consists, by law, of the ruling Monarch and spouse along with all children of the spouse and monarch only (children of a previous marriage or royal bastards while retaining whatever noble titles they may hold do fall under the power of Parliament and are not of the royal house). Ascension to the throne lies with the eldest born child, regardless of gender, upon their marriage. If the eldest child is not married when the monarch dies a regent shall be elected by Parliament until such time as the heir shall marry. Within five years of obtaining their majority if the eldest child, for whom the throne is held, should still not be wed the line of succession shall pass to the next heir in the line of succession.

Legislative:
Parliament, aside from duties in regards to succession, holds sole power to originate laws (the Monarch may sign or veto but not create) and raise concurrent funds. The land holdings of the Royal House and its income are considered state property. However, they remain in control of the Family and thus are beyond the regulation of Parliament. The Parliament itself consists of one house with members both elected and appointed by virtue of title. Any bearer of a life-title of high order or a royal title, aside from the royal family, sits permanently in Parliament unless recalled by the Monarch or condemned by a court of peers to be stripped of said title. These titles are greater than a private title, a private title of high order, and a life title. The parliament elects from among its membership heads of all the executive departments, subject to the veto of the Monarch, as well as a chief minister who presides over Parliament and serves as chief advocate to the Court. They also hold sole power of judicial appointment though not of military appointment. The exception lies with members of the Royal Court of Appeals who are appointed by the Monarch without control of Parliament.

Judiciary:
The Judiciary is founded upon the principals of common law (as brought along within my personal household) and is served by three levels of ascending courts. The first is tribunal of fact only, the second of law only, and the third a national court of appeal for both fact and law. All residents, not just citizens, retain the right to trial, but not trial by jury. Thus most cases are handled as an audience with county-level justices of the peace who are appointed by the county council therein. Appeal would be to the court of fact then to the court of law and then to the national court. In cases where petition is granted by the Court of the District (Court of fact) the case may first be heard by them, also in all cases whereby the maximum sentence is death or life imprisonment shall always begin in the Court of the Royal District. Any appeal to the next court, the Court of Appeals for the District shall be on the basis of the law argued and applied alone. Final appeal to the Royal Court of Appeals, whose members by virtue of judgeship hold royal title, shall be free to review both fact and law under dispute.

In all cases involving citizenry of the nation appeal may be made directly to the Monarch and he or she may, by law, grant an audience to judge the case. All such decisions are final and may not be appealed save that any sentence of death must go immediately before the Royal Court of Appeals.

International Relations
Wilkonia is a member of the Old Boys Network though its alliegance is principally to the MESS, of which details will likely be forthcoming. Though the existence of the MESS is known details of how it arose are not.


Economy:

Resources and Sectors:
GDP is roughly 750Bn (USD) principally centered on pharmaceuticals, heavy manufacturing/mining, agriculture and fishing, financial services, and general retail services in descending order of percent of GDP. The island is home to the largest silver deposits yet discovered and has lesser, but still notable, holdings of coal, bauxite, iron, copper, and zinc. Oil is not readily available on shore though offshore drilling has produced enough to supply the naval trade and defense needs of the island with more being brought online currently.

Power and Transportation:
Electric power remains principally coal-fired however planning has restricted plants to limited points on the island and has imposed strict emissions curbs. As such electricity is not readily present in rural Wilkonia while being still subdued in the cities and decently sized towns due to cost and market factors. Nuclear power is not widely available hwoever there is one existing nuclear station serving near the Fulton/Rocky Gap area with two more under construction. Long-term plans call for a total elimination of coal-fired plants to be supplanted by nuclear.

Transportation remains largely by rail with relatively level gradients outside of the central highlands and certain costal bluffs regions. Intra-city transit is heavily reliant upon above ground light-rail and trolleys with inter-urban rail lines run by multiple companies. Private automobiles remain a viable but not all too common commodity mostly for the upper-middle and upper class. Lack of readily available petroleum products (or cheap enough electricity to make alternatives viable) has restricted wider adoption.

Principal roadways, however, are fully paved and animal transport is reliable for short distance personal transit and freight. Commercial and industrial long distance is handled almost exclusively by ship and rail while medium and short distance is the province of inter-urban and intra-urban short line railroads of which there are 27 operating in the nation (to go with 3 national rail companies).

Government and Taxes:
The National Budget dedicates roughly 10% of the GDP to military expenditures with a total national budget encompassing roughly 17% of GDP (taxes on individual and corporate income amount to 85% of all tax dollars). The tax system is a progressive model with an absolute income floor based upon regional cost of living for individual and family incomes. The national government designates 22 administrative zones (commonly referred to as Districts) for tax and governance purposes. Within the given districts the National Revenue Service annually calculates the cost of living average for the district both for individuals and families. This value serves as the boundary point for the 0% rate, that is all income up to the cost of living mark is tax-free. Thereafter the tax rate increases at 5% per 10,000USD annual, that is earnings between 0 and 10,000 over the COL are taxed at 5%, those from 10-20k are taxed at 10%, and so forth. This continues until 40k-50k over COL (taxed at 25%) after which the rate increases by 5%for every 5,000 over the COL thus 50k-55k is taxed at 30%, 55k-60k at 35% and so forth until the rate reaches 75% where it is finally capped (this is for incomes of 100k over COL and upwards).

There are no exemptions or credits in the system excepting the minimum cost of living floor based on family size (The NRS calculates cost of living floors for individuals and families from 2-7 members which serves as the maximum floor). While there is no exception for charitable contributions in annual income there is in the estate tax system. As there is at 95% estate tax on all wealth passed to descendants above 100K this in turn has lead to massive grants upon death.

Corporate taxes are structured similar to individual incomes however there is no COL floor but rather the tax rate does not climb faster after the 25% rate and the rate caps at 60%. For private companies they are taxed as individuals thus leading to greater incorporation rates and thus greater national monitoring (as all publicly traded companies must divulge annually the state of all financial assets and liabilities as well as compensation figures for all board and executive members).


Military:

The Armed Forces of Wilkonia are divided into two broad categories and three branches of service. The major division is into Royal and National Forces. The Royal Forces are under the direct and immediate control of the Monarch. They swear an oath of personal loyalty and serve as the detachments charged with guarding the Royal Presence wherever he or she may travel. They consist of a naval, air and land branch number in total roughly 10,000 members of the 395,000 total armed forces of Wilkonia. The remaining forces are divided amongst the Army (215,000 personnel) Air Force (65,000 personnel) and Navy (110,000 personnel including one brigade of Marines comprising 7,000 total members). The Navy itself consists of 10 Columbia-class (Virginia-class) nuclear submarines, 30 Friaxis-class (Burke) Destroyers, 13 Patuxent-class (Ticonderoga) Cruisers, 6 Patapsco-class (Kirov) Nuclear Cruisers, and 3 Andreneas-class (Nimitz) Nuclear Carriers.

The forces themselves are divided into 2 active patrol groups (1 CVN, 2 CGNs, 3 CGs, and 3 DDGs) the remaining DDGs are typically formed into a surface action group with 1 CG while the SSNs serve on independent patrol. At most times a full patrol group is in port undergoing refit and repairs. The Naval Air Force consists of 4 full carrier wings (2 aboard ship, 2 training at home) of 48 birds comprising Wilkonian variants of the F-14D, the S-3, the EA-6B, and the E-2C (typical wing comprises 36 F-14Ds, 3 S-3s, 3 E-2Cs and 6 EA-6Bs). This accounts for 192 of all jets available currently. The Air Force holds all remaining 108 and is slated for all future production increases until it reaches total parity with the Naval Arm. It consists of 36 F-22 variants, 24 F-16 variants, 24 B-1B variants, 12 F-15 variants, and 12 B-52s. Future production runs are expected principally to increase F-22 and F-16 variants with F-15s being retired and additional B-1Bs slated. Final budget for the last fiscal year was 76.2 Bn.


Future Notes:

Military: The Armed Forces currently comprise roughly 1.3% of the populace. Plans exist to expand total force levels to 2.5% of the populace in concordance with annual GDP growth currently at 5.3%. This process is expected to take roughly 10 years resulting in total force strength of 800k out of a population base of 35 million. The costs of this force would rise to roughly 126Bn out of an anticipated GDP of roughly 1.63 Trillion (dropping to 7.7% of GDP against 10% currently). Principal increases will be in land and air forces (no new naval expenditures aside from replacements are expected under this proposal). As existing fund comprising 32.6Bn directly tied to all sales of silver is held separately for emergency war-funding and is not budgeted for any given year and may not be accessed except by royal decree in times of war.

Transportation: The existence of a rail line covering the entire northern (and rockiest) coast serves to link the production centers of Elkridge, Ellicott City and Mt Airy combined with the southern line linking Laurel , the Naval Base at Fulton/Rocky Gap and onward to Mt Airy serves East-West Transportation effectively. A single North-South line on the East Coast from Elkridge to Laurel serves costal and military traffic while the mid-distance line to the capital at Columbia serves all traffic. Construction is underway for a North-South link from Ellicott City through Columbia to Laurel and an East-West line from the terminus of Jessup-Columbia line through Glenelg eventually joining the Laurel-Mt Airy line North-West of Rocky Gap Naval Base and Fulton Naval Air Station.
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Communiques by Republican government

The Mang attack

The King has been hastily recalled today to attend a special session of the Parliament at 2300 hours local time.

The session concerned itself with the Shadow Empire's attack against the Republic Of Mang. In light of this attack, the King expressed concern about unilateral action of Emperor Shady, working on rumors and allegations.

The King feels that while bio-weapon research is aprehensible and threatens to destabilize the world at large, there was little evidence of such activities. Therefore, the Republic issued a strong message of condemnation to the Shadow Empire, urging it to consult covert operations with members of the Fungal Axis in the future.

Rescue of the crew of RTS "Gdynia"

The King was overjoyed to hear about the succesful rescue of the Gdynia's crew. He urged the Parliament to pass a special resolution thanking members of the Shroomian military who risked their lives in order to recover the hostages. As a token of appreciation, the King immediately offered to open talks to incorporate the FUNGAL AXIS in the air-and-sea defence network concept. A military advisor team has been formed to travel to Shroomania and deliver test and training results, so as to facilitate talks on the nature of this new system.

The Foreign Ministry also kindly requests that Shroomanian soldiers who participated directly in the rescue operation be given three days leave,so that they can travel to the Republic and meet with the sailor's families on government expense.

The Gdynia's crew shall arrive shortly in the Capital. Their families await their return eagerly.

Clarification on the charter of the League of Unaligned Nations

The Republic's foreign ministry has the following message to all LUN members:

"While the original purpose of the pact was to facilitate a mutual defence of small nations of SD.net World, it has grown far beyond that. However, it remains a pact of commerce and mutual aid, and as such does not prevent or forbid in any way for any member state to enter other alliances as they see fit, as long as they are generally friendly towards the LUN."

Negotiations on the purchase of Fast Commerce Ships

Director of the National Shipyards was fired yesterday, as it turns out he was misrepresenting the status of the Fast Commerce Ship project. The ships, as was found out, are troubled by technical problems - the result of relative inexperience of Republican shipyard workers. The problems relate mostly to the new steam turbine powering these ships - an ingenious design which increases speed while saving diesel fuel.

The new director has made a decision to abandon the domestic design altogether, and has opened a bid for delivery of steam turbines, so that
the Fast Commerce Ships can finally aid the world community at trade.

Emergency LUN and LEGS conference on the status of the Mang bioweapons research

While attending the conference, Republican officials have expressed concerns at alleged bioweapons research conducted by the republic of Mang. They feel, however, that military action is uncalled for, especially in light of allied commitments in Syndromia. As a preventive measure, the Republic suggests all involved countries institute blockades of Mang shipping and tourism, untill such time when the rumors can be confirmed or rejected.

Military

Since Shroomania expressed interest in joining the air-and-sea defence system project, Republican military has asked Zorian companies to device a command and control system able to co-operate with Zorian AASMs and facilitate co-ordination between LUN and FUNGAL AXIS nation states. The Republic still awaits for other LUN members to evaluate the proposed defensive doctrine, however.

Economy

The Ministry of Trade has expressed great interest in Barne Island's tin deposits. Tin is an important resource for the Republic's developing electronics industry, and therefore is in high demand.

The Ministry therefore extends the following offer to the honorable Duke Of Baerne: membership in the LUN and deliveries of native silver in exchange for shipments of processed tin ready for industrial application.

The Ministry hopes, of course, that other LUN member-nations do not object to this offer, as they shall also be granted access to Baerne's tin supplies by virtue of their membership in the LUN.

News from Syndromia

Situation in the southern part of Syndromia remains unstable. While the LUN military contingent manages to keep the peace so far, various guerilla groups have managed to effectively disrupt any reconstruction efforts. Therefore, the Republic moves for the APCS to consider creating a domestic security force earlier than anticipated.

Republican intelligence suspects, though, that other national entities stand behind the sudden chaos on the island. The Foreign Ministry has refused to speculate on the matter, though, as evidence remains sketchy at best, best clues pointing to unaligned anarchist groups and warlords operating from Voluntaryist Libertopia.

As for the eventual fate of Syndromia, the Republic maintains that it should gain independence in the future. Long-term occupation of the island would not be beneficial to international order. However, the new republic should, in the King's opinion, be allowed to possess a modest military, capable of enforcing order and defending the coast. This is despite our earlier statements on the future of the island.

In other news, recent police actions inside the Republic have uncovered evidence of large-scale human trading operation, with Syndromian women being lured to the Republic and other countried by "organizers" promising them citizenship under the Student Immigration Act, and then being forced into prositution. The King is most concerned by this development, fearing that Syndromian youth is being systematically destroyed by the conflict.

Therefore, the Republic shall commit its only other division to the peacekeeping effort, and that additional funds shall be redirected to Syndromia. Despite the strain on Republican treasure, the King feels that the II Republic is, in part,responsible for plight of ordinary Syndromians.
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[@ PeZook: wait, so Shroom's military guys just blasted some warlord in Syndromia and released the lost ship crew from slavery? :shock: I must now admit that this thread is entering new levels of awesome very fast.]

The Techocracy Supreme Council expresses relief that the sailors of "Gdyia" have been saved and delivered home; and gratitude to the Shroomanian military which is currently keeping peace in the most violent and troublesome regions of Syndromia, and particulary for this commendable action.
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RESOURCE BLASTIFICATION

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Shroomanian prospectors have submitted their findings from a recent resource-survey in the Glorious People's Republican Democracy of Blasitification.

Though the postapocalyptic Blastified lands are harsh and polluted by some ancient calamity, underneath the red earth, prodigious amounts of heavy metals have been detected along with fossil fuel reserves.

The surveyors have also expressed interest in reusing the ancient and abandoned factories, or using the debris as scrap metal.

[OOC: Yeah, Stas. I posted military action a bit upwards :D]
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Stas Bush wrote:[@ PeZook: wait, so Shroom's military guys just blasted some warlord in Syndromia and released the lost ship crew from slavery? :shock: I must now admit that this thread is entering new levels of awesome very fast.]

The Techocracy Supreme Council expresses relief that the sailors of "Gdyia" have been saved and delivered home; and gratitude to the Shroomanian military which is currently keeping peace in the most violent and troublesome regions of Syndromia, and particulary for this commendable action.
[OOC: Well, I had planned for the crew to be used as bargaining chips by a terrorist group who would demand release of Brant, but this works, too :)]

The Ministry Of Trade has released the following economic information about the II Republic:

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Current GDP growth: 2.5%
Unemployment: 12%
Percentage of higher education: 8%
Average wage: 1100 dollars a month
Inflation: 4.1%
Population below poverty line: 17%
Total population: 4 995 342 according to a latest census.
Population growth (yearly): 0,05%. Recent drop due to student emigration.
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OPERATION SYNDROMIAN STRIKE

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Following the highly successful raid and capture of a Syndromian warlord, the soldiers who participated in the rescue operation enjoy a well-earned leave, embarking on a ship en route to the II Republic where they will travel to meet the sailor's families and receive awards from both Shroomania and the II Republic.

The occupation of Syndromia has been a time of great difficulty for both Shroomania and the II Republic and the successful raid has served as a respite for all Allied nations from the constant news of insurgent attacks. The capture of the warlord and the defeat of his forces has led to a lull in guerrilla activity that the Shroomanian peacekeepers are exploiting for their reconstruction efforts.
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The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
OPERATION SYNDROMIAN STRIKE

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The Vanaheim Foreign Minister arrives in Shroomania ahead of the FA conference ((Considering that if it happens later today I'll likely be offline.)). In his absence, the Prime Minister released a statement from the parliament over the Republic of Mangka's alleged bioweapons, condemning the possibility of these weapons being creating and supporting the II Republic's call for sanctions. He continued, saying it would be imprudent to speak further on the situations regarding the Shadow Empire until after the conference.

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@ Zixinus Ace Combat, mang

The Shroomanian government would also like to congratulate the Sentinel for its outstanding work in the field of journalism - bringing reliable, fair and balanced news to people around the world.

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[OOC: We need to know if Mangka has or hasn't biological weapons, mangs!]
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Vanas wrote: The VNS Vanguard has reported the discovery of a pirate base on the southern tip of Syndromia. It is presently waiting approximately 50miles from the base for the Viscount to arrive with a transport in order to excise this cancer from the LUN sector, most likely via the landing of a marine force.
The II Republic has received permission from APCS to direct both its frigates to support the attack. APCS command has also ordered the attack be delayed untill UAV data can recointer the base, to ensure no unnecessary civilian casualties.

A helicopter carrying a platoon of elite GROM commandoes is also en route from Syndromian mainland to provide additional support.

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((OOC: For clarification on the Alliances: the OBN is now the MESS and includes all Mess members, except Mr Bean. T.M.C.K. of St. George is not a member of the MESS, however the Shinra Republic is. Stas says he'll update the maps tomorrow.))

((OOC: Further, on the matter of clandestine operations, unless you want everybody to know it was you in-universe, I'd suggest releasing it as an "In international news..." type segment. That way, the OOU players know who did what, but IU you still have plasuable deniability.))

The Shinra Republic condemns the actions of the Shadow Empire in its blatent acts of agression against a fellow member of the MESS. The President would also remind the nations of the world that rumors are not a free pass to unilateral agression against soverign states, and would remind all that the MESS is, among other things, an alliance for mutual protection, of which the Republic of Mangka is a part.

In other news, the Shinra Republic Navy has issued a press release stating that a carrier battlegroup has begun exercises in international waters some 65 miles off the Northeast coast of the Republic. They hasten to add that any proximity this OP AREA may have to the Shadow Empire is purely coincidental.

Further, the President of the Shinra Republic again sends out a call to the nations of the world to hold a Conference on the Law of the Seas. The President would recommend also that work be placed into finding a neutral island for the conference, and other future international conferences, to be held.

((OOC: Hm, with the new scale, I had to change the location of the OP AREA. Can't have a CVBG doing exercises in the middle of land, now can we? :D ))
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