SD.Net World(RAR!) MK II

[The Yosemite Bear]

Not quite sure which side to take the BR news teams displayed the footage just because it was too good not too.

groups of rough farmhands in pickups, were seen heading into 'Little Sydonia' in Pirate's Bay, for half an hour the sound of gunfire reigned, now the pickups departed in a hurry, body panels riddled with holes, shattered windshields, and blood covered.

It appeared that the local boys had underestimated the Immigrants desire to stay, or the level of fortification and arms skill as well as the number of arms possessed by the community after months of Noctodile attacks.

news blimps covered the best of the battle.
Pick ups with automatic rifles, and improvised incindiaries, vs, snipers on roof tops and out of metal shuttered windows. the scene repeating as a molatov throwing farmhand was shot, his bomb detonating the stockpile in the bed, and then the burning driver fleeing his vehicle. It was a mercy that the high altitude couldn't convey the full sounds or smells of the battle.

Senator Frye expressed outrage over the incident.

[General Deathdealer]

“Crush, could you come in here please?”

“Yes, Sire?” She asked smiling sweetly.

“Could you please call the airport and have them warm up the jet? And also call Lord Montgomery over in Cannisia and ask him if would be all right for us to vacation in his country for a couple of day. King Arik is going to be there and I would like to meet with him and talk about…assistants. He is always finding new ones and I would like to show off you and my other 3 new assistants.”

“Will this be a formal visit, or are we going to have fun?”, she asked expectantly.

“Hopefully, there are a lot of good beached were you can show off your assets.”

“Yea, I’ll go make the calls, and then I have to figure out what I am going to wear.”

“Let Bianca, Kendra, and Torrie know about the trip and tell them to get ready. Oh, and Crush, don’t worry, you will always be my 1st Assistant.”

“As you wish Sire” she said as she literally sprinted out of the office.

“It’s good to be the, well, General.”

As General Sanguinius got things in order he thought to himself "We've got to get Lord Montgomery some good assistants."


2nd Assistant to the General Kendra Wilkinson


3rd Assistant to the General Bianca Beauchamp


4th Assistant to the General Torrie Wilson

[RogueIce]

"The Shinra Republic strongly condemns the aggressive and needless actions of the Sovereign Duchy of Baerne regarding Terra Libertia. While we acknowledge that it would be to the benefit of all if that land could be brought into the international community, we do not feel the way to do so is by slaughtering people simply defending their homes from foreign invaders. The people of Terra Libertia have done nothing to deserve this act of war upon their homelands, and the Shinra Republic calls upon Shroomania and the Fungal Axis to have their ally cease this needless atrocity immediately."

--Statement from the President regarding the Terra Libertia Incident

[General Deathdealer]

The Grand Duchy of Baal supports our ally , the Shinra Republic, in their stance against the invasion of Terra Libertia by the Sovereign Duchy of Baerne. Terra Libertia has conducted absolutely no hostile actions against any other nation and does not deserve to have their lands invaded. The Sovereign Duchy of Baerne's unprovoked hostile actions should be condemned by the world community. Baerne needs to pull its forces out of Libertia immediately to prevent a possible and unwanted escalation of hostilities from the world community.

Statement from General Sanguinius, Noble Leader of the Grand Duchy of Baal.

[Coyote]

Kepler International Airport, Nova Seattlum
"Hey, Wes, what's going on?"
"Nothing much, glad you could come by!" Lord Montgomery said as the two leaders shook hands. "I heard on the way over here that General Sanguinius will be coming by soon as well."
"Excellent!" Arik said as he introduced Miss Jia and Miss Samira.

"We have outstanding beaches, open-air restaurants and bars along the water, you name it," Wes said.
"This place is great," Arik said with a grin as he could already hear music drifting in with the sea breeze as they got away from the noise airport.

"You worried about Baerne's incursion into Libertopia?" Arik asked as they drove. Wes shook his head.
"Not over much. We're not involved, of course, and if things get out of control I'm sure Fungal Axis or OMSK will pull in the reins."

"I certainly hope so," Arik said, "Last thing we need is a needless war."

***

ROYAL CANISSIAN PARLIAMENT TOWERS NEARING COMPLETION

The Royal Canissian Parliament will soon have new digs to meet in, if construction continues on schedule. The Parliament currently meets in a wing of the Palace, but King Arik Coyotus-I thinks that new quarters are preferable, and Foreign Minister Ren Lars agrees.

"It's crowded with the Palace staff, and there's always a question of propriety when the King and the Parliament are in such close, familiar contact. Having us operate seperately will enhance transparency." Other improvements to the arrangement included making Parliament more accessible to the public, whereas Palace security limits the number of visitors that can be on the Royal grounds at any given time.


The King's seaside Palace, where Parliament has been meeting.

Some, however, were not so sure that the move was entirely motivated by desires for efficiency, access, and transparency. Issues were raised with budgetary oversight and Royal spending, such as the recent ruining of a large, multi-person hot tub on the roof of the Palace that was replaced using a military heavy-lift helicopter.

"It was completely clogged with chocolate pudding," said one anonymous tipster, who declined to be identified for this interview. "It was a waste of government money."

Speaking in defense of King Coyotus-I's administration was Trade Minister Rayzha Rumaclin, who insisted that notions of 'wasting' money on the rooftop hot-tub was rediculous.

"His Excellency has given me an... in-depth opportunity to explore the hot tub in question," the Trade Minsiter said, "I assure you, it is a useful device for... therapeutic reasons. The King most definitely didn't waste anything at all. If that hot-tub was worn out, then by all means it should be replaced. For, um, medical purposes." When asked what 'medical purposes' the hot-tub served, the Trade Minsiter stammered and muttered something about "relaxation" and "releasing tension".

Trade Minister Rayzha Rumaclin downplays any notion that the King is a wasteful spender.

The King is currently away in Vulpesia, meeting with Lord Wes Montgomery and, rumor has it, General Sanguinius. While technically billed as a "vacation", the King has in truth been taking his duties as leader more seriously of late, despite spending most of the first months of his rulership in various acts of wanton debauchery. He is supposedly talking with Lord Montgomery about the Libertopian situation, and will probably discuss the situation with General Sanguinius as well, as a fellow member of the MESS alliance.

[DarthShady]

The Shadow Empire is in agreement with Shinra Republic and The Grand Duchy of Baal and the great Emperor Shady suggests to his allies in the FUNGAL AXIS that an immediate decision must be made. We must stop the hostilities before this war spreads. The duchy of Baerne should have consulted it's allies before making such a drastic move, that could endanger us all.

Goddamn Libertopians.

[MKSheppard]

Bear Republic UFO Reporter

A high level unnamed agent within the Shepnukistani Military Industrial Complex braved his life and freedom to bring us these startling photographs of the Shepnukistani's new mind control weapon.


The Perfidious Weapon

We contacted the leading specialist in this field, Doctor John "Feelgood" McHoppins of the Tian Xian UFO Institute -- this is what he said:

"Clearly this is just a casing for the new M12A1 mind control device which when turned on renders people completely suggestible to all sorts of suggestion; you can tell that it's a mind control device because of it's shiny exterior, which allows for optimum efficiency in radiating M-Waves."

In the interests of fairness, we contacted the Shepnukistani Defense Department; this was their reply:

"No Comment." -- SECDEF Slade.

As you can see; this is a grave danger to the minds of freethinking peoples everywhere. We suggest you immediately line your house with aluminum foil to block out the Shepnukistani M-Waves.

[Beowulf]

Remote Viewing?

The recent budget indicates that 50 million ROBs are being spent on what the Peace Department is calling "Remote Viewing". When pressed, Peace Department officials admitted that it was research into the use of psychics to image remote places, allowing surveillance without penetrating airspace.

[General Deathdealer]

Kepler International Airport, Nova Seattlum

"Lord Montgomery, King Arik, a pleasure to meet you both” General Sanguinius said as he stepped off the plane.

"Good to meet you General, I see we both have good taste in assistants"

"Now if we can get Lord Montgomery here convinced that he needs to start hiring some assistants, we will be in good shape, eh your majesty?"

"Exactly, that is what I have been saying to Wes, here. There is nothing
better than a good assistant, or two, or three, or four."

"Gentlemen let me introduce you to my assistants. This is Miss Carano, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Beauchamp, and Miss Wilson."

"A pleasure ladies", King Arik said as he kissed each ones hands.

"Good to meet you", Lord Montgomery said as he nervously shook each ladies hand. "I am sure you will enjoy the beaches here."

"We look forward to it", the ladies said in unison.

"Gentlemen, I have brought several cases of our finest rum along with me for us to enjoy. Shall we all retire to the beach and discuss this unpleasant situation with Baerne and those damn Libertopians." General Sanguinius suggested as he instructed his stewards to get the rum.

[Master_Baerne]

Baernish MinState
File BMS-5

General Communique- SDB to All Concerned Parties
His Grace the Duke wishes to express that the rest of New Earth looks upon the actions the the Sovereign Duchy of Baerne has undertaken for the benefit of all . It is the opinion of His Grace that:

1) His Grace's forces have violated no-one's sovereignty, because there is no Libertopian sovereignty to violate, the entire region having descended from peace and elected government into madness and bloodshed.

2) His Grace has done nothing that harmed the innocent people of Terra Libertia, only those mindlessly violent servants of Libertopian warlords who sought, and seek, to bring chaos, misery, and death to the world.

3) His Grace has, indeed, acted in the best interest of all New Earth by beggining, at great cost to the Baernish people, the institution of order and the rule of law in Terra Libertia.

4) His Grace is of the opinion that, as demonstrated so horribly by the Pezookian Hostage Crisis, and earlier by the presence of advanced arms in the hands of New Gottlander rebels, that the current utter lack of stability and peace in the region serves only to deprive madmen and murderers of their arsenal.

-END COMMUNIQUE-

[Master_Baerne]

Baernish MinState
File BMS-9

His Grace's government is most displeased to report that Baerne Island has been in the grips of a minor civil disturbance for the past few weeks, but that loyalist troops have regained control- err, that government forces have pacified, with minimal loss of life, a group of dissidents who seized control of Ministry of State facilities last week. We'll even give you radio transcripts to prove it.

Baernish MinWar Transcript
File BMWT-1
LT ALVARE, JORGE, Baernish Intelligence to MinWar C&C

Lt. Alvare: (transmission scrambled) -repeat, we have secured the communications center! Find out what they sent, then have it recalled. And remove the time bombs, over!

MinWar C&C: Understood, lieutenant. We'll have MinState send out a message as soon as they patch up the bullet holes in their building, over.

OOC/ Sorry guys, I don't know what came over me. We'll remove all troops, who were acting under false orders, and blow up the base. /OOC

[MKSheppard]

Blackbeard deliveries continue

To date, the following battalions have been delivered:

1 x Battalion = II Kingdom of Pezookia
1 x Battalion = Sovereignity of Shroomania
1 x Battalion = People's Republic of Canissia
1 x Battalion = Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
1 x Battalion = Kingdom of New Patria

UAC is on schedule to deliver the rest of the programmed battalions for this fiscal year, with deliveries programmed for:

1 x Battalion = Duchy of Baerne
1 x Battalion = United Kingdom of Blackadder
1 x Battalion = Red Technocracy
1 x Battalion = Republic of Shepnukistan

This will complete IOC for the Blackbeard system, with virtually all signatories having operational capability.

[MKSheppard]

Shepnukistani DoD Press Conference Transcript

SECDEF SLADE: "We categorically deny any existence of a mind control weapon. Such things are impossible; and anyone who seriously considers them possible is insane."

REPORTER: "Then what was that thing in the photograph released in the UFO Reporter?"

SECDEF SLADE: "That was a pre-production proof test version of our new Super-Lightcase Massive Blast Damage Bomb (SLMBDB); before it was painted and fitted with fins. There is nothing unusual about it. It's already being deployed experimentally to operational bomb wings."

[picture is enclosed]

[Shinn Langley Soryu]

Ashford Times Headlines in Brief

Dept. of Defense Considering Ordering Red Technocracy An-22s
C-130J limitations made apparent during Bear Republic disaster relief efforts, Air Force says

"Lamperouge Blob" Analysis Complete
"Just blubber off a dead whale," Navy scientists say

Countess Euphemia Brainwashed Prior to New Year's Day Bloodbath?
Duke Lelouch suspects Libertopians, Bear Republic conservatives (among others)

Duke Lelouch Criticizes Baerne Forays into Libertopia
"You're going about it all wrong," Duke supposedly says

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? Y / N

[Mr Bean]

"BBC File Photo of Supreme General Alexander of Terra Libertia"


BBC reports

[Beowulf]

Peace Department selects Future Naval Fire Support missile

In a surprise move, the Department of the Navy chose both the POLAR and NATACMS proposals for production. POLAR is going into production as RGM-181, with two variants currently considered. One variant is utilizes DPICM bomblets, the other contains a unitary warhead. Both are sourced from the M30/31 GMLRS rockets currently in use by the Army. NATACMS is currently designed only for cluster munitions, and will be designated RGM-182

Lockmart Corp. officials say they have more advanced designs on the drawing boards, which feature increased range. They say they are designing it to fit with in the standard VLS strike length cells currently in use by the Navy.

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Lowell constellation completed

Satisfied with the performance of the Lowell satellite navigation system, the Peace Department has finished the launch of the remaining satellites in the Lowell constellation. It has also transferred control of the constellation to the newly created Office of Navigation Systems. ONS has released the specifications on how to recieve and decode the signal from the Lowell constellation. Officials say that anyone will be able to obtain the specifications, regardless of nationality.

Experts who have seen the specifications claim that they don't appear to cover all of what the Lowell constellation transmits. They suspect that there is an additional, more precise, military signal available.

[MKSheppard]

ShepNukistani News Network (SNN) Breaking news


File Photograph of Libertopian Pirates


File Photograph of Fast Commerce Ship

Apparrently a well armed group of pirates basing out of Libertopia have boarded and seized the FCS Anal Is Good and are now steaming it towards Terra Libertia; having executed the crew apparently, after the Captain refused to open the Ships' Safe.

We go now to our Nukistani Bureau Chief.....

[Grand Moff Yenchin]

Mangka Daily News

Medical Team Arrives at Omsk

A medical team, consisting of the nation's top doctors, nurses, clinical scientists, immunologists and tropical medicine experts, have arrived at Omsk, Red Technocracy. From there they will meet with experts of the Technocracy to control the recent disease struck on the nation's citizens.

Dr. Jay Chou, of the University of Mangka Wanhua Medical Center, told our reporter that test results and sequences have been sent to the Medical Center beforehand. The labs at the UMWMC are still analyzing the results.

The president has once again mobilized Mangka biomedical companies to provide full support. Accompanying the medical team is a full cargo jet filled with 150 tons of basic vaccines and medical supplies.

[Lonestar]

Refugee Camp Alpha, Zablania

"Here they come, thick as grass and black as thunder!" LTC "R.W." Joy shouted to his men. Dammit, why was he here? He was an air defense guy, but the situation had really gone down the shitter and the airbase security team sent to the Shinra was flown out to help with the evacuation of the last civilians from Zablania.

Or what was left of it. This tiny dusty airstrip surrounded by the last few coalition troops fighting off the kill-bot swarm while the trickle of refugees boarded the Helos and the occasional C-130. They were almost done....

...and so was Zablania, which was more or less a fiery wreck of an island. The kill-bots themselves were covered with soot from the unending aerial bombardment and shelling from offshore naval vessels. This tiny bit was all that was left. After these civilians boarded the quarantine will take effect, with no one leaving or entering the island.

Joy fired his HK 417, and the other rangers/marines/soldiers fired their own weapons. For the most part the small arms did little damage, although the assorted .50 HMGs did a pretty good job of hindering the robots' movement. Two A-6Fs streaked overhead letting loose another load of cluster munitions. They waggled their flaps.

The Radio operator tapped Joy on the shoulder. "The last of the refugees are aboard sir! The evac helos will be landing any minute!"

"Great!" Joy saw Lone Star Republican UH-1Ys heading this way, as well as assorted coalition heavy lift copters.

I can hear the copters coming
They're flying overhead
To carry out the wounded
To carry out the dead

The radio operator tapped him again, and Joy said "What?"

"Sir, Several Shepnukistani Heavy Bombers are enroute for an ARC-Light strike! They say it will be Danger-close."

Joy looked down the line and saw various other coalition officers looking stunned and alarmed. The Texan contingent had arrived later than most, but they'd all heard from the others that to the Shepnukistanis, "danger-close" meant "right on fucking top of you."


"TO THE HELOS!!!!!!!" Joy yelled. He could already see the quick moving specks on the horizon. The servicemen took off for the landing copters, Him and his staff hopped on a Venom with "Old Rock" stenciled on the sides. Two AH-1Zs were firing rockets at the kill-bots, trying to buy time for the stragglers. Once "Old Rock" was filled to over capacity, the Huey started to lift off. Joy saw to his satisfaction that the line was virtually empty, it seems that everyone made it to a helo.

The 2 AH-1Zs pulled off and headed for open water, looking out, Joy could see that all the helos seemed to be moving sluggishly, bloated with too many soldiers. There was a rumble as the first B-1B flew over the lines, and Joy could feel the searing heat as the bombs exploded.

[TimothyC]

NEWS FLASH FROM NEW PATRIA NEWS SERVICE

The FCS Anal Is Good, Has been spotted and is being tracked By New Patrian Orions and Mariners. The FFGs Eponine and Azelma are in route to intercept. More News should be Following shortly....

[Mr Bean]

BBC File Photo Sultan Ibrahim II reviews Libertian Troops on his birthday



"...Since officially claiming nation-wide power street crime in the Capital has dropped to nearly nothing as Sultan Ibrahim keeps his troops busy by patrolling up and down city streets looking for law breakers or simply harrasing Liberatopians out late at night. 14 Crimes now are worthy of the death sentance and all new criminals are speedily given trials the day after arrest then taken directly to a place of execution, normally firing squad for most offenses, but if the prisoner deny his guilt they will instead behead him or in extreme cases stone them to death."
BBC reports

[phongn]

TDF Implacable Intercepts Hijacked Ship

LIBERTOPIA - News reports indicate that a Tonki surface-action group previously escorting a convoy of heavy freighters en-route to Terra Libertia has intercepted a freighter hijacked off the coast of Libertopia. Little information is available but the TMDF surface-action-group is believed to carry helicopters for insertion of naval infantry ...

TIM Opens Negotiations with General Alexander

LIBERTOPIA - Tonkin International Mining has opened up negotiations with General Alexander for mining rights in the so-called 'Mineral Range' of Terra Libertia. TIM sources indicate that they are confident that the improved economic, political and military security that the corporation brings will win the general over ...

[Zor]

Minerva

Slave Industry emerges in Libertopia

-His Majesty's Government, has announced that a disturbing fact has been going on in the Son's of the Faith terrritory of Terra Libertia. Several recon flights by Predator Drones have revield the establishment of Camps chained several camps around old warehouses inland that have been fenced off and surrounded with machine gun posts and streams of trucks carrying scrap, coal and wood and at least one load of people under guard by two technicals armed with machineguns into the facility and crates carrying unknown material being shipped out, with smoke rising from makeshift smokestacks comming out of former skylights. It is generally beleived by Military Intelligence that these facilities are slave labour factories producing arms and munitions for various warlords.

"We have known that human beings were being captured an enslaved in Terra Libertia at least as agricultural workers and prostitution, but we had no idea that they had gone this far!" RZMC Legate Adria Hitachi said to the press "This Goddamn Libertopian warlord and his bunch don't even deserve the Title of Militia, They are horendous Barbarians down to the core!"

Global Summit on Libertopia

Zortropolis: Lieu of recent developments involving Terra Libertia, His Majesty the King has proposed to the International community to hold a global summit in Zortropolis on the issue of this rouge territory. He has also voiced consern on a potential move by Saddamistan, already a rather unpredictable and militiristic state to launch an invasion of the nation. Should a Saddamistani move to take over Terra Libertia sucseed, they would assimilate over fifty million persons and gain access to large quanitities of resources, which, given a government led economic development plan, could give Saddamistan enough of a boost to become the most powerful nation on the planet.

[Mr Bean]

BBC Reports

Peter Greste has been in Terra Libertia for two weeks now and is standing by live in coastal port village of Magalia.

"Thanks you Alister, I've been here in Magalia on invitation from Lord Ramsley ruling council. There the group that manages day to day affairs in the territory that the Lord controls here in Terra Libertia. They have been inviting international reporters here from several nations."

How have you been treated Peter?

"Very well Alister, there are limited flights between Saddamastain and Liberatopia but there are flights, the hardest part was getting permission for us to enter Saddamastain. We had to sign agreements not to post anything about the country without the express permission of their government . We here at the BBC will abide by their wishes. As for how we have been treated I can tell you very well. We were met at the airport here by Roberto Ramsley the cousin of Lord Ramsley and he's been acting as our guide while we were in Lord Ramsley's territory. We've been escorted by what seems like a full platoon of the Son's of the Faith, and we have had government selected tour guides to show us around the industry of this area."

How free were you to come and go, to talk to people?

"While we were free to come and go as we pleased we were very strongly encouraged to visit the many areas that Mr Ramsley told us about and we could not go anywhere without our escort. The times we did leave the hotel for some place other than a pre-arranged function we found it hard to get people to open up to us. It's one thing to talk to a foreign report, it's quite another to talk to one who has half dozen of your own governments well armed soldiers nearby with a government official stand at your side. "

So people were afraid to talk to you?

"Not so much afraid, we never personally saw any acts of violence ourselves, no it was more a strong sense of caution, people were being very cautious about what they said to us and how they said it."

Thank you for your time Peter

"Thank you Alister"

That's Peter Greste reporting live via satellite from the port village of Magalia in Terra Libertia"

[K. A. Pital]

A large humid cyclone coming from the Central Sea hit the Technocracy's shores, making this year's rain season marked by a huge flooding.