SDNWorld Redux: Story Thread the First.

[Lonestar]

ADC, Fort Lee

"There they go." Said the ODAAF NCO on the watchfloor. The Shepistani aerial assets were heading South.

"Alright, make the call." said the Watch Officer.


Results: ODN assets in South Sea are informed of incoming. ODAAF goes to war dispersal. Class "A" reservists are called up, bringing the Army in the Field up to 800,000 men. Civil Defense drills continue to be held in major OD cities.

[Raj Ahten]

Indhopal's refugee Agency to Partner with Tian Xia

In a move decried by nationalists, Indhopal's refugee agency announced that it would work with Tian Xia to help resolve the refugee crisis resulting from the Uranium war. The head of the agency, Mark Woobsburg said,

"My mandate is to help all refugees in Frequesue. The best way to do that is to partner with Tian Xia in this case."

The Freedom Party shadow president Gary Reverte criticized the effort saying,
"We have nothing to gain by working with those that caused the refugee crisis in the first place. It's Tian Xia's problem; let them clean it up."

The plan calls for Indhopal to help resettle some 5,000 refugees from the Uranium war inside Indhopal.

There is a huge refugee crisis in Frequesue stemming from the endemic violence on the continent. The refugee agency estimates that the conflict in the CFR alone has forced some 2 million people to flee their homes.

[Karmic Knight]

Phone Conversation Overview

Line One: Hello?
Line Two: Hello, this is Fulcrum, Operation Sandstorm is a go.
Line One: What?
Line Two: Operation Sandstorm is a go.
Line One: Alright, launch Counterstrike -, uh, Three.
Line Two: Three?
Line One: CP - 1021, Pesticide.
Line Two, Operation Pesticide now underway.

-/Two Hours Later, Same Lines/-

Line One: Status?
Line Two: Pesticide is a failure, we lost 412 things.
Line One: Did they Repo the house?
Line Two: Not before we got the TV out.
Line One: Good, keep me informed.
Line Two: Right On That.

[Master_Baerne]

Baernish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Release
FROM: Her Excellency Countess Domizia, Minister for Foreign Affairs
TO: Assorted News Agencies

We are willing to accept refugees in large numbers to aid in our settlement attempts of the Untamed Wilderness.

[Beowulf]

Tian Xia Forces Command
Old Dominion

"We just got word from the OD. War warning."

"Very well. Order the dispersal."

Result: TXA and TXAF forces make for dispersal points.

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Refugee processing
Refugee Camp Alpha
Tian Jiao

"So, Mr Scaglietti. It's been decided to resettle you in Tian Xia. We've setup a charter aircraft to move you, and others like you to Tian Xia. Please go outside and through the blue door."

The Public Security office made a notation in the file: Troublemaker, keep surveillance on.

"Mr. Gotti. It appears that San Dorado will be taking you in. A charter aircraft has been setup to move you and others like you. Please go outside and through the red door."

Result: Refugee resettlement has begun.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Imperial Chronicles

A routine exercise, so it was said. The bombers of the 1st Strategic Bomber Wing flew in the air together with their escorts from the 14th Air Regiment, in their F-15Es. All the available air regiments were up in the air with their respective air tankers in tow. Air defence systems were up, and naval patrols were increased, especially all available ASW capable warships, and submarines. Vigilance was the watch word.

Result: Defensive Posture raised. No army units mobilised but in standard alert status.

[Karmic Knight]

Office of the Syl Shipwrights Society, Syl, The Vineyards

The slow gathering of the parts and munitions of the new Nameless class Guided Missile Cruiser, the cruiser’s new name was painted on the warehouse behind the office, the Anti-Armour the AA would be the thing that put the SSS over the top, it would be their crown achievement, while Thadon built bulkers, the SSS would reign supreme, and get multiple military contracts. First the SSS must build the AA, which the government was holding back on until 2010. This limit infuriated the SSS, as it forced them to slow down production. This was the sentiment within the SSS office.

Unmarked Vinish Jet, En Route to the VEIL Headquarters

After On board the Vinish Jet sat Jon Oliver Jr., Minister of Finance. He was, as usual, annoyed by the secrecy of his own nations government. It had started when King Brandon had stopped using His Majesty’s Jet and started using a normal jet. This fever had spread all though the government like wildfire, until it became a law within the ministries, meant to save money by using any jet. So he sat annoyedly as he sped towards the VEIL headquarters.

[Grand Moff Yenchin]

Mt. Phoenix Command Post, Location Classified

General Peng read the message from Old Dominion twice, took a deep breath and began issuing orders. Air defenses and Homewater Defense were raised to full alert. This left...

"Sir, encrypted message from the Royal Palace. Both Taskforces and Good Mountain are to standby on full alert until further orders."

The tension in the room loosened a bit, then tightened again with everyone realizing the uncertainty they were facing.

Result: Defense stance raised.

[RogueIce]

Stasograd, Crimson Star Republic

President Shinra was talking quietly with Emperor Heraclius and King Arik-I when an aide rushed up and told him about the pending conflict. Rufus simply nodded and replied, "Tell the SECDEF he knows what to do."

As the aide rushed back to a secure telephone, his fellow leaders looked at him curiously. "It looks like Shepistan has decided to attack the Old Dominion, gentlemen."

Arik and Heraclius quickly gestured to their own military aides to come forth at once.

[Master_Baerne]

Baernish Intelligence Service
Internal Report
FROM: His Excellency Count (Censored), BIS Director
TO: Their Excellencies Countesses Domizia and Truman, Ministers for Foreign Affairs and War

Your Excellencies,

Our agents-in-place have determined that the likelihood of a Shepistani attack on the Old Dominion has risen some 70% in the past week, from a "peacetime" high of 28%. We strongly recommend that a message to the FTO be sent, suggesting the removal of our fleet from the area.

Baerne Invictus

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Baernish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Private Communique
FROM: Her Excellency Countess Domizia, Minister for Foreign Affairs
TO: FTO Central Command

Based on reports from the Baernish Intelligence Service, we believe war to be extremely likely in the Shepistan/Old Dominion region. Therefore, we recommend the removal of the FTO Joint Fleet from the area.

[Shinn Langley Soryu]

Ashford Times Headlines in Brief

Arms Deal with Byzantium Reached
Fourteen frigates, licenses for tanks and IFVs acquired

Tian Jiao Arms Deal Falls Apart
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle claimed to still be under development

Langley Navy Draws Up Plans for Joint Exercises with CSR
Decommissioned ships set to be disposed of during exercises

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? Y / N

[The Duchess of Zeon]

Canissian zone of Velaria


The perfect time to strike was during a crisis, and at night. The vampiress stopped local time, engulfed herself at the tent in a bubble. First Lieutenant Mirza was sleeping comfortably in there, the first of her targets, actually an educated woman and medical officer herself--with luck the later would make her capable of understanding that her fate was not a horrible doom. With luck. She did so hate doing this, bringing someone across without guidance.

But it would also establish her gene-line on another planet if she failed to restore Earth; in some sense, that was comforting, because she had always trusted Arik and didn't doubt that he'd do his best by the children she was about to sow for him in these miserable lands. She slipped along through the familiar counter-earth's weapons and removed magazines before climbing up on the bed with the Lieutenant. She was a fine girl of Arab ancestry and more than a little attractive, which made it simultaneously easier and a bit more guilty for her.

Ah, well. The strike was the thing that woke the Lieutenant up. She screamed, but that was useless, and anyway the power to scream was already rapidly fading as the pain tore through her body. The immense quantities of blood from the jugular strike were such that the vampiress could barely keep up with them, though she fed out of a parsimonious desire to never waste--she'd share with her lovers when she returned home, and all three of them would be bloated by the time she was finished, and yet blood would still have to be wasted--and Anahita Mirza knew that she was dead. Her face was being shoved back into the pillows and, unable to see her assailant she could only imagine it another horror of the jungle as she tried to fight in the panic but a part of her grew more and more resigned as weakness came over her.

But the hand was a human one, and that was the most chilling part of all, that is, until the next moment, fading rapidly into unconsciousness and close to death, when Mirza could feel some last insult; spittle perhaps, or something worse, in fairly huge quantities, chilly-cold and almost seeming to writhe as it was shoved into her veins and her heart took to pumping it for want of anything else. She was instantly cold all over, and yet, there was something about it which did provide nutrients to her, as the sticky saliva of the vampiress rapidly hardened into a thin protecting seal over the jugular vein, and she rose up at least and looked down to the Lieutenant, who had lost all ability to move, but remained alive.

"Sleep. Horde your strength, my dear. The morning will come, they will find you and keep you alive. This is how the undying race spreads, planet by planet, star by star. Now you are a part of us... Good luck, Anahita Mirza, and stay well." She settled down against Mirza, who found herself unable to muster the energy to even speak, and terrified of the creature in front of her, certainly unable to sleep. But unconsciousness did come as the pathogen began to take over her body.

Marina left, the bubble ceased to exist, and nobody noticed the attack until the next morning when her tent-mate came back from her duty assignment, expecting Mirza to be up and getting ready for her's. Instead, the blood soaking the covers and mattress and the lack of a pulse quickly convinced everyone she was dead--until an abruptly and utterly terrified corpsman saw her chest rise was a breath.

Within three hours the news had reached Arik in the capitol, back from PeZookia (in real-life in the game), and an hour later news of another victim got through. An eighteen year old local girl who a patrol had found being stoned in a nearby village. But the stoning hadn't hurt her anymore than the jugular strike which had 'killed' her, and with the camp already on extremely high alert from Mirza--even if no details were given except to be prepared to face a 'predator capable of taking down an adult with ease and very stealthy'--the patrolling soldiers recognized enough of the weird to drag the girl off to their vehicle and summon for a doctor.

The base was on orders to never let anyone move around alone that night, so Marina went after her next two targets who happened to share a room. She'd be moving on to another base after that, anyway. Another village girl was struck, too, and this time the terrified villagers threw her at the patrols and asked them to use their Canissian magic to destroy the plague; by the second day, five people had been infected, and too, the emergency bloodwork came back, rich with a rapidly spreading HERV retrovirus and laden with four distinct protist species. And some of the things they were doing in collaboration seemed impossible, even if the mechanism was to be quickly discerned--the protists were keeping the subject alive while the HERV retrovirus took parts of their DNA and its own and mixed it with the DNA of the victim. Cell by cell, they were converting the entire bodies of the infected to a new genetic structure.

It would take three weeks at most, and the worst part was that if they tried to kill the protists and the retrovirus--which their drugs almost certainly wouldn't do, anyway--it would unquestionably kill the patients. The day after, the attacks began again at another base. And as usual, Marina left behind a few more comments about spreading "the undying race"--"planet by planet, star by star."

Above, the Keres meteor shower was in full blossom over the world.

[phongn]

Tonkin Navy Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (TONRIID)

TONRIID was perhaps the top research institute on biological warfare in the Republic of Tonkin, and if it did not develop offensive biological weapons it did maintain extensive research on known and hypothesized bioweapons. After all, several less-than-friendly (or outright unstable) nations had active biowarfare programs of their own. And it would not do to be caught unprepared, though the offensive program set to begin had suddenly been canceled in favor of "something else." What that was, nobody knew, but people had started disappearing.

Even with all their knowledge and all their training, the reports coming out of Veleria from intelligence assets were frightening them. Something completely unknown had come, coinciding with the Keres meteor shower - and mutating its unfortunate hosts into something strange. Already an Air Force 2707 was being dispatched to one of the few airfields that could handle such an airplane, along with tanker support for the high-speed dash needed. If the reports were accurate in any way - samples needed to be taken to competent facilities posthaste and the personnel evacuated. A tent city in Veleria was no place to be.

Tonkin Air Force C-157 Medical Evacuation Transport

Since its introduction, the Tonkin Aerospace Group 2707 remained the fastest in-service airliner in the world. Tonkin-World Airlines flew it on premium routes for the wealthy and well-to-do, for only they could afford to pay for the high fuel and maintenance costs on the swing-wing bird. The Air Force used them, too, as transports for the Board for international visits and for aeromedical evacuation.

It was in the latter capacity that this transport, "Angel of Mercy," was being used, and the crew onboard were frightened. They were all in biowarfare isolation suits, awaiting emergency transport of certain passengers and samples.

[ In short, my spies got word, the national command authorities (me) went 'oh shit' and offered Canassia use of 2707s to get the infected back to somewhere with competent care ... and also try and sneak a sample of the disease ]

[Coyote]

CLASSIFIED/MULTIBIT ENCRYPTED COMMUNIQUE
FROM SEASIDE PALACE, CANISSIA
TO ALL MESS NATIONS:

Article 1: A state of heightened awareness and military readiness is quietly underway in case the Dominion/Shepistan conflict in the Fuckland Islands boils over. The exact nature of the potential threat is unknown, so all forces are readying for potential Shepistani attack.

Be warned that CAPs over Canissia proper are now doubled; and 50% of all other Royal Air Force squadrons are now on 5-minute alert, the remaining squadrons will be on 1-hour alert. Air Defense sites are fully manned and ready.

Naval forces are being prepped for surge, and active sonar sweeps and mine patrols are being conducted near Canissian ports.

Civilian traffic may be randomly re-routed but at this moment no ports are closed and civilian traffic is not being halted.


Article 2: Canissian Disease Control Center (CDCC) reports potential outbreak of unidentified virus or pathogenic agent in Veleria. Canissian and allied troops in the area are being inspected for signs of disease and full CBRN gear is required at all times. Traffic in and out of Veleria is being tightly controlled.

CDCC requests volunteer researchers to join the effort at CDCC code-red danger experimental site on Leeward Isles. Research is potentially a 100% lockdown situation; make this clear to potential volunteers. Of primary interest are virologists, immunologists, and bioweapons researchers.

IMPORTANT: So far it is the opinion of the CDCC that this is a disease and so far there is NO evidence of Japanistani or Shepistani bioweapons at work.

END TRANSMISSION

[Beowulf]

Tian Xia orders new frigate class

The FG-63 class, as it is provisionally know, will replace the existing OHP class ships of the Tian Xia Navy. They will be built by Austal Corp. Due to it's trimaran configuration, it will be able to conduct operations in high sea states. They will mount the combat proven AEGIS weapon system. The contract is for $6 billion over the course of 6 years.

FG-63
3200 tons displacement
trimaran design
LOA — 127.6 m
BOA — 31.6 m
Draft - 4.4m
SPY-1F
48 cell Mk 41 strike length VLS
21 cell RAM (single launcher)
2x Millenium CIWS
57mm gun
2x Mk32 triple torpedo tubes
2x MH-60

cruise speed: 16 knots (4500 nmi)
sprint speed: 36 knots (1500 nmi)

$600 million each

Picture

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96th Fighter Wing
Hainan Air Base
Tian Xia

The briefing room had been filling up of late. The new production F-22s were slowly filtering into the unit. It did fact, now fulfill the TO&E. Most of the pilots had retrained from other fighters, resulting in this being one of the most experienced wings in the Air Force.

"Men, we're deploying to the Old Dominion. Prepositioned supplies await us there. We will likely see combat, and some of us may die, defending another country. We are the thin line. Lt Dahl is here to brief on the exact deployment orders."

[Karmic Knight]

The Earles Estate, the Capital (Earlier This Week) (OOC: This takes place Before the Phone Conversation)

“We must accelerate Operation Sandstorm,” Earles chief lieutenant, Jeremy Wonderly was shouting at Joshua Earles, “The recent Shepistani aggression only works in our favor, the world is busy with the Shepistanis, Bordeaux is busy with the Risca Syndicate, we can fight them, we can kill them, we can beat them.”

“On the other hand, we are only a month or so in, the project is still in here infancy, and we have forty percent of the freedom fighters armed,” Joshua retorted calmly.

“We can give them the guns that were confiscated; you know that, it will cover the other sixty.”

“Yes, but they will be disorganized, an army of rabble will not dethrone Mr. Bordeaux. In fact, this would only act in his favor, it would give him reason to remove me from my position in his ear, and put a puppet here. We must wait it out.”

“I disagree,” Jeremy said, removing a sword from a knight on the wall, that of the knight Marcus Von Earles III, and held it towards Joshua, “You will either order it, or I will.”

“I shall hold back the CA, but that is all, you must order this coup yourself, if you wish to, but I will have no part in its early release.”

“How could I forget, the CA, we can use the loyal CA Militia to help fight.”

“This, is an interesting idea, Jeremy, I believe that it will work. Give the order, we are to begin operation Sandstorm Immediately.”

“I shall sound the alarm, my Kaiser.”


the Capital, the Settlement

Operation Sandstorm was the first of many different plans on how to take the Vinish Wilderness Survey’s Colonial Authority Palace from VWSCA, and install Kaiser Earles as the de facto head of state. The plan started with a series of inconsequential people, armed with hidden side arms, walk up to the gates of the Palace, and shake them, like many protestors and homeless had in the past, the goal of this stage was to wear down the security perimeter outside of the Palace, in order to plant the explosives which started phase two, a set of explosives and grenades placed on strategic points along the walls, and gate, set to detonate in a staggered timeframe. Following the explosions, the AK-47 armed ‘freedom fighters’ storm the compound, assisted by Militia forces in the area, and their sniper assets. The ‘freedom fighters’ met with resistance, including a large amount of pepper spray, in the form of canisters thrown from the upper level. The operation was eventually successful, though the losses were well over predicted limits. This left Operation Sandstorm with only two phases left, the detaining of Governor Bordeaux/the Installing of Kaiser Earles, and the petition to the Vinish King to name the Kaiser head of the Settlement.

[K. A. Pital]

30 km above the sea, north of Shepistan and OD

The T-4 streaked across the vast plain of water.

Moving at Mach 3, this last child of the supersonic anti-naval bomber race was fulfilling recon duties - the CSR was rather interested in the new war.

The necessary altitude and speed gave it an advantage in case some warring party decided to assault the plane.

It shot off several recon drones somewhere between America and Old Dominion, to see more.

[Lonestar]

Bunker underneath the Royal Palace

Lonestar was dozing in the conference room, which was the safest place to catch catnaps while being informed of goings on. The crisis with Shepistan was reaching a boiling point, and the next 24 hours would determine total war or not.

If war came, would the MESS agree to help the OD? He strongly suspected Beowulf, “other Matt”, would provide aide without reservation. Byzantium was showing some reservations, and rightly so, with the CSR and Japanistan on its door step. In his guts he felt the camaraderie between them would pull through, but then, they all had their own countries to look over now.

If war came, would Japanistan get involved? That was the $64,000 question. More so than the CSR, Skimmer remained an enigma wrapped within a riddle. The CSR also raised question marks, but it was felt that Comrade Stas would be unwilling to drag his people into a global conflict.

Lonestar looked down at the draft of his speech. Drafts, rather. One assumed a Shepistani attack, the other…didn’t.

The VTC began to chirp, and the 50 inch Dominion Electric Corporation(DEC) display showed and incoming call from DARPA. Blitzschlag. Sighing, Lonestar picked up the remote and clicked “accept”.

“Lord Fairfax, long may you…”

“What is it doctor?”

“Ah yes. Vell. Ve haf received an interesting message from the Army Center for Disease Control.”

“The ACDC? What’s up?” Lonestar leaned forward. In truth, he already knew…didn’t Night of the Living Dead begin with a meteor shower?

“The CCDC has sent a message to all MESS health agencies that deal with this sort of thing, but there appears to be ‘feral’ infected specimens from the Type M pathogen in the Canissan sphere of influence in Veleria.”

Lonestar rubbed his eyes. Goddamnit… “You lose a couple of test subjects?”

“All test subjects, including recipients of the original pathogen and the 2 modifications, are accounted for. Of course, those infected with the modified pathogens do not last more than 3 weeks.”

“If you are lying…or misremembering..I’ll see that you are hanged until dead Blitzschlag.”

“Of course, but I run a tight ship.”

I know, but I need to go through this rigmarole for appearances sake. Damnit Marina…

“Anything else?”

Blitzschlag paused. “Ja, should we confirm ze findings…”

“We aren’t confirming shit until I’ve spoken to King Arik. Understood?”

“Understood.”

“Dismissed.” Lonestar hung up and stared at the display, fiddled with the phonebook until he reached SEASIDE PALACE, CANISSA.

This conversation is going to suck… he thought, as he pressed down “Call.”

[Zor]

Union Press

RZAF to receive additional Dragons

Parliament Hill, Port Victory-Today, per the New Areonautic Defense Plan laid out by RZAF Air-Legate Alexandria Statoslav to improve national defense, Parliament has announced that Parliament will provide funding for 24 additional ZF-12 Dragon Fightercraft to be delivered over the next few years.

Nygaardsvold Logging bids for Velarian Rights

Nygaardsvold Headquarters, Ingvarsburg, Ingvarsland Province-Recently, dozens of comercially viable trees have been identified along the Dragonsnake River, many of which being well known Velarian Species. This has prompted Zorian Company Nygaardsvold Logging Incorporated to place a bid to set up logging operations in Velaria.

"There is a vast wealth of timber in those forests, the sale and trade of which could be a fine feather in Zoria's cap." Nygaardsvold Logging CEO Franklin Nygaardson "We are more than fine with praticing sustainable forestry in these woods and."

King Leighton calls for an International Conference against Slavocracy

Atlantica Palace-Today, King Leighton-I has declared in a public speech to the leaders of the Civilized World on a need for a conference on Human Rights, and in praticular the Risks of the Astarian Slavocracy.

"Even today in the twenty first century as we enjoy the benefits of this technological age, we are haunted by menaces, from the Brutish Tyrants of Velaria and the likes of Zagor to the grim spectre of a deragned relic of the past in Astarian Slavocracy. Slavocrats, who despise the ideals of Freedom and Equality of Democrats and Socialists. It is time that we, the peoples of the civilized world stood up against the last men on this Green Planet to claim there right to claim Human Beings as chattel to be trodded on."

[Karmic Knight]

Conference Room, the ‘VEIL Headquarters’

Jon Oliver Jr. looked around annoyed, Shrubber always did this, he forced him to sit in a dark conference room, waiting for him to call. JOJ was the fucking Financial Minister; he didn’t have time to be playing games with the maniac who held power over access to the intelligence reports, this in and of itself was not surprising, all JOJ was waiting for was the phone call, “Fucking prick, how can I not slash his budget, and get him to be a respectable member of the government, oh that’s right the King gives him special privilege,” Oliver muttered to himself with contempt. Other ministers most likely didn’t have to deal with this bullshit…

”Saying nasty things about the King, tsk tsk, you really shouldn’t provoke the man who can remove you from office, either of them,” the phone said ominously.

“Hello, Mr. Oliver, how are you,” the King’s voice emanated from a phone next to the main one, “I believe my jarring presence is no longer needed, good night, conspirators.”

”Night, sire,” responded JOJ reflexively.

”Now, on to our business, what can the VEIL do for you, Mister Minister?” asked Shrubber calmly.

“’The VEIL,’ can do its job, keep me informed, send me reports, like a good intelligence organization.”

“Ah, we are only allowed to go to the heads of state, whose personal security contingent decides what is kosher. In other words, that isn’t my job anymore, go me.”

“Well then, I know you are a pragmatic man, what would it take for the, ahem, Risca Syndicate to provide me with information for my Ministry.”

“Haha, now we are talking, what do you run, Financial?”

“Yes,” JOJ said after quickly shaking his head.

“Good, then I believe we could use agents, financial failures, don’t ask why, just supply. That will get you, six months.”

“Six months for pointing people we wouldn’t hire to a different job, is there anything that will get us something in the area of years?”

” Yes, we want your vote on Brandon’s council, Brandon supports us, and we would like to have someone else back us up, oh and don’t tell the candidates we are the VEIL, this is part of a side project.”

“Ah, getting people to embezzle funds for your private Nameless?”

”Not quite, but so long as we have your vote, you will have reports, plus six months if you send us bad accountants.”

“Agreed.”

“As always, Mr. Minister, it is a pleasure doing business with you; I hope you enjoy your ride home.”

”Likewise, shouldn’t you be in Coilerburg.”

“I don’t go to warzones, I go to places, and create warzones.”

“I’m sure there is a difference. Really, I am.”

“Get out.”

“Gladly,” As he said that, he began walking toward the door, once again cursing his current bosses, now including the megalomaniac Roger Shrubber.

The King's voice filled the room as JOJ left, "Oh, and don't worry, I'll tell you what the VEIL wants of you when we enter the Council Chambers."

[Czechmate]

Fort Whitecastle, City of Fielding, Lancashire Province, Tian Jiao

The young Governor had been livid. After graciously allowing the political refugees of his defeated neighbor into his country before arranging with the mother country for their deportation to neutral FTO nations, the entire surge of people had been little more than a ruse. As such, he had declared every refugee guilty of sedition and terrorism until such time as they were proven innocent. Fortunately, his plans to reveal the true terrorists had come to fruition.

Informers within the camp, promised food and riches and eventual deportation to a nice country, had leaked to the guards of each of the three camps the identities of the agitators. Nearly seven hundred of these people had come forth with information, and been removed to a fourth, better fed, more comfortable, still heavily guarded camp for holding away from those who may seek to punish them, where they underwent repeated debriefing and testing to ensure their truthfulness and lack of hostile intent.

Of the remainder, nearly a thousand names had been mentioned at least twice, in some cases three or four times, each informant unknowingly corroborating the story of others. Men of the Duke's Own, the elite guard brigade of the Army, had been despatched into each camp in battallion strength to hunt down and extract these people. They'd driven into the camps in Cougar armored vehicles and requisitioned paddy-wagons from local police departments, checking indentities and rounding up those informed-upon. They'd made repeated daily incursions for more than a week, each time extracting more and more of the socialist spies and terrorists, some nine hundred seventy in all.

Once the operations had subsided, these prisoners were shipped to a new, fifth camp, where they were to be held in harsh, concrete barracks, barely fed, under the guard of two battallions of the Duke's Own Brigade, nearly two thousand men, twice the guard of those in any other camp. They were to be kept their until Tian Xia had arranged aircraft to ship them to work camps in the harsh north of their country, where they were to be held for an indefinate period.

His security chiefs informed him that it was impossible that all of the enemy plants had been captured, and some were still at large within the camps; as such, each refugee was to be checked and rechecked against the informants' list and that compiled by Tian Jiaoan and Tian Xian security agencies. Only those who checked out completely would be taken to airports under guard to be flown to San Dorado or other FTO nations.

However, even this was unlikely to get every last plant. It was the deepest fear of the Governorial Guard that one of the handful who escaped their attempts to capture the plants would attack the Governor himself. As such, he was to travel to the mother country with a handpicked staff of guards and attendants, all confirmed Tian Jiaoan citizens, to deliver to the Emperor his oath of fealty. By the time he returned, the Governor's House would have been transformed into a secure fortress.

No fucking Commie plan was going to get him.

Results:
-Informants blow Operation Judith wide open. nearly all of the PRSF plants are captured and put in even harsher conditions, under even more guns. Several dozen remain at-large within the camps. These few pose the greatest threat.
-Commies fail to remember dictatorships aren't wishy-washy regarding terrorist threats like democracies are.
-Governor Westchester takes a trip to Tian Xia to deliver his oath of fealty to the Huang Di.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Stasograd, Crimson Star Republic

President Shinra was talking quietly with Emperor Heraclius and King Arik-I when an aide rushed up and told him about the pending conflict. Rufus simply nodded and replied, "Tell the SECDEF he knows what to do."

As the aide rushed back to a secure telephone, his fellow leaders looked at him curiously. "It looks like Shepistan has decided to attack the Old Dominion, gentlemen."

Arik and Heraclius quickly gestured to their own military aides to come forth at once.

Basilleus nodded as Heraclius gave his instructions. "It will be done my Lord. The army, Air Defence units, strategic bombing and fighter units and the Navy will be put on high alert. Home Defence Fleet will patrol the seas, and fully augmented ESGs will be formed immediately for submarine and sea lane patrol. 1 ESG of Athens, 1 off Arabia and 1 off Antioch."

Turning to the other two leaders, Heraclius said, "Gentlemen, I don't have to remind you that the presence of Shepistani troops in Imperial Japanistan represents a certain threat to my forces. My forces are on a defensive posture, but I will appreciate some degree of aid in the event the world... goes off the top."

[Raj Ahten]

Indhopal Declares War on Omango and Sabika.

Since Omango and Sabika continued their invasion of Coilerburg despite Indhopal's warning, war was declared on the two nations. Indhopal's government urged the other FTO nations to do likewise.

Indhopal's air force immediately unleashed hell onto Sabika and Omango. Since their opponents had no air force, Indhopal immediately started bombing command and control facilities and front line troops in an effort to slow down the Omangan/Sabikan advance.


An IAF Gripen on a strike mission.


Results of one of the IAF's airstrikes

Meanwhile the 2nd Airborne Regiment was rushed into Coilerburg via transport aircraft. They could be in the fight within a few days.


a transport arrives at a forward airbase inside Coilerburg.

Meanwhile the First and untested Fourth divisions were forming up on Indhopal's northern border, to strike the invaders from behind. It would be quite some time before they were ready to move, however.

[K. A. Pital]

Livorno, AFSR, General Korabelnikov's office

- Are you sure about that? - the General seemed genuinely amused.

- Yeah. They are shipping people around into new camps. Trying to weed out possible agents, I suppose. The riots in the camps ticked off their security service, - noted Rolando, the current Governor of AFSR.

- Very good. Let's get this into the press, - he picked up the phone. - Center will be pleased.

PCIA Head Yuri Andropovsky today spoke with the press.

Issue: the harsh treatment of displaced persons in Westchester



"It has come to our attention that refugees and displaced persons, as a result of conflict between PRSF and Westchester, are being subject to inhuman conditions in Westchester's detainment camps.

What is even more appaling is that Westchester is recruiting spies and informants amidst the poorly-fed, hardly clothed people to exert terrible repressions against political opponents of Westchester's criminal detainment of people.

Not that only, but among the refugees, I assume that many would agree to vouch for CSR citizenship now that they have seen the "gracious" nature of their militant neighbor.

We will see to Westchester's reaction - if it would be our sovereign duty to intervene and prevent basically possible mass murder and harsh treatment of POWs and refugees from happening."

PRAVDA: At a time when facts of brutal treatment of POWs and refugees by Westchester surface, it's ruler once again proves himself a colonial pawn, going on a trip to swear unquestionable loyalty to his colonial Master.

Westchester, the repressive and ugly child of modern-day colonialism - who would even think about colonies in modern times! - continues it's record of brutality.

It was not enough that Westchester and his colonial master massacred fleeing elements of the PRSF military where they could find them.

Now refugees and POWs are subject to brutal detainment in the camps - for already several months in conditions that would make even dogs wonder if death would be the better option - and Westchester's ruler leaves the nation to swear loyalty to his colonialist Emperor.

It is also rumored that Westchester has started a massive naval build-up, most likely using the funds of Tian Xia Empire. It's sinister plans are apparent.

The next question is: who would stand up to the challenge?


Livorno Harbor

Around a hundred Westchester POWs - all that survived the war and still remained in detainment in AFSR - were loaded on an An-124 plane. They did not know their destination - in fact, they were dragged out of a prison complex just recently by CSR military servicemen, who replaced the italian guards.

One of the prisoners cried out in a loud voice.

- Folks, don't sweat. You're flying home as far as I know, - said one of the guards. - There's no longer any reason to keep you here.

[Karmic Knight]

Message to the Former PRSF

The Vinish Ministry of Domestic Affairs would like to know if the former PRSF, current name unknown, would like to collaborate on a tunnel between our countries.

-The VMoDA.