SD.Net World(RAR!) MK III

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Byzantium Airlines makes inquiries on the A321 and A340. Is open to MESS B777-200 and B737-900 bids

Byzantium Airlines is seeking to replace or complement its existing fleet of Il-96 aircraft with BAM A321 and A340-200 aircraft. Comparable Boeing aircraft such as the B737-900 and B777-200 are also being considered.

[K. A. Pital]

Red Blacklist Released


The Supreme Council today authorized the issue of Red Blacklist.

The Red List bans all imports or exports regarding the nations of

- Saddamistan
- Shepnukistan
- Libertian factions: Sultanate, Diocese and Alexandria

All MESS and FUN nations are free to trade with the Red Technocracy.

Under our obligations to Byzantium, the supply of parts to it's airfleet, until it is retired or replaced, shall not cease.

However, the Supreme Council press release stressed that selling any military hardware to MESS or UAR-affiliated nations is explicitly prohibited.

The Blacklist also stops any transfer of citizens and all diplomatic contacts.

Shepnukistan embassy in Omsk is closed


All diplomats have been expunged as per the Blacklist rules.

PRAVDA: The Red Blacklist - what are the goals?

- We have no intention to support regimes that openly back totalitarian agressors. We have no intention to maintain any contact with regimes that covertly back totalitarian agressors. We have no intention to have any contact or trade with their subsidiary regimes either.

Ultimatum to Saddamistan: suspended?


The Supreme Council authorized withdrawing the ultimatum to Saddamistan 160-155.

- There's too much anxiety and no clear support of a strong response to Saddam. For that reason, for the time being, we will suspend our demands.

[K. A. Pital]

PRAVDA: Today, the coup de grace for the the OMSK was delivered by the Red Technocracy's Supreme Council


- Upon reconsidering all circumstances, - spoke the Secretary General with the Generalisse at his side. - We have decided that it would be best to leave the OMSK now and immediately.

- From now on, the great alliance that unified us for the great tasks of space exploration and the peace and security of mankind, will no longer see us as it's member.

- The United Kingdom of Blackadder can try to maintain it as the sole remaining Security Council power, and authorize new SC members, or rule the alliance alone.

- The Red Technocracy will instead seek to join the FUN, where nations trust each other and are truly dedicated to peace.

- One of our brotherly socialist nations already is in the FUN, so we shall follow them if the FUN nations accept our humble entry.

Petition to join the FUN sent out to FUN nations

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Ecumenical Patriarch departs for Red Technocracy to meet with the Red Patriarch and to talk with the General Secretary

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople departed this morning for the Red Technocracy to meet with the Red Patriarch and the General Secretary. The official statement was that the Patriarch wanted to speak with the Red Patriarch with regard to Patriarch Ramsley who has seen fit to betray the United Orthodox Church. Also, the Ecumenical Patriarch bears a letter for the General Secretary from the Byzantine Emperor. The contents are unknown.

[RogueIce]

"The problem is, brinkmanship and power plays only work against rational people who fear having something to lose. Shep and Skim, 'scuse me, "Saddam the Great" aren't rational. They really don't see the difference between a grenade and a nuclear strike-- it's just a bigger, more effective boom.

"Will your people want to become Hiroshima Shadow Puppets for Libertopia? They haven't shown much propensity to deal with this on their own. Precedent is important, I don't deny, but so too is knowing when to pick & choose battles worth fighting for. If we go nose to nose on this and win, even in the best circumstances, what's the prize? We get to keep a divided, hair-trigger swarm of militias at each others' throats on Libertopia for another... maybe 24 hours until we face another meltdown?

"Phongn and Raj have actual interests there. Let them deal with it if it means that much to 'em."

"Are you saying you're out?" Rufus asked. Arik shrugged.
"You already know the answer to that--my involvement in this is not Libertopia, it is just nothing but MESS solidarity. Libertopia is not worth fighting over-- they're just not, they're thankless cretins who'll repay us with another goddamn terrorist assassination attempt. I'm just saying that as a MESS member, hell, as a friend, these guys are not where we want to hang our credibility. Because it also sets th eprecedent that we'll stick up for any tinpot asswipe so long as he pokes Shep or Skim in the eye. Let's concentrate on defending real friends with sense-- Byzantium. Shroomania. Stas, even.

"I'll go along to get along if you're all really hellbound to do it, but I want some battlegroups up here on my north coast to help me push back the certain invasion Shep'll be landing on my shores. After he turns half my people into charcoal."

"So what then? We allow nations to ethnicly cleanse those they don't like so long as someone big and scary enough wants to do it? Or do we only protect those from lands run by people we happen to like?"

Rufus shook his head. "Look, we all know what happens if the UAR gets their way: mass slaughter. Genocide. Or at least their absolute best attempts in that regard. What message do we send by saying 'oh sorry, the UAR is big and bad so we're just going to let them slaughter innocents who happened to be born in the wrong place'?"

"As for seizing airfields I think it's a bad idea. We're going to stop internationally condemned arms shipments by invasion? We can preposition forces and declare them to be standing ready, in case any TL nation gets aggressive, but I don't think a troop landing will solve anything."

"On that note, Byzantium is now a member, and I welcome him to our discussions." Rufus signaled to a tech, and the image of the Emperor appeared on all of their screens. "It is my hope that he can work within the Orthadox church to reach a solution with Ramsley. In the meantime, our diplomats in Alexandria are working on something too. If you'll all refer to the document I am sending you..."

((OOC: Check the Mess and/or PMs.))

[PeZook]

King Paul awakened from drug-induced coma ; Comments on world affairs

(OOC: I'm still not able to post often, but shit...this crap demanded comment )

In a shocking statement today, the Royal Office has released information that King Paul has been awakened from a deliberately induced coma after the medical staff in charge of the King's health decided there was no danger of damage to the brain.

Immediately after he regained his faculties, the King is said to have demanded a large serving of strawberry jell-o and reports on world affairs. Doctors were reluctant to allow a security briefing in the hospital, however the King would not hear otherwise.

Upon catching up to world affairs, the following statement was released by the Royal Office:

"It is with utmost sadness that I witness the break-down of the Libertian conference ; What he witnesses during those days was a genuine feeling of global co-operation worthy of the best Atlantean tradition. The breakdown of these talks mean, however, that no sufficient will for helping the Libertian people exists in the international community. Because of this, I have issued a royal decree stating the II Republic shall disengage completely from all Libertian affairs. All we could offer to the matter were reason and diplomatic efforts ; These have failed."

"Other concerns are equally grave, however. Saddamistan harbors biological weapons and has formed the United Atomic Republic ; The OMSK broke down, and this heralds the end of an era for Nova Terra."

"Let it be known that PeZookia supports any international resolution which aims to disarm Saddamistan of biological weapons. We would prefer this be done peacefully ; Saddamistan must surely understand they already possess the capability to destroy any nation they go to war with ; It is completely unnecessary to threaten the extinction of humanity. However, a military option must be considered at this time, seeing that Saddamistan is not a reasonable partner for discourse."

The King's condition is decribed as serious, and it is unlikely he will be released from St. Basil's hospital any time soon.

The Royal Office has also released a statement claiming they support the acceptance of the Red Technocracy into the FUN.

[Shroom Man 777]

Farbanti, Shroomania

Even in the darkest of nights, morning will always come.

The Prime Minister smiled. Weakly, perhaps, but it was still a smile. King Paul was awake, and his brain was alright. That was excellent news, magnificent! The man had a magnificent brain, and it would've been a shame to have lost it. Leading the FUN side by side with a vegetable would've been a fate worse than that which had befallen the OMSK...

"Welcome back, Paul," the Prime Minister said. Not to Paul, but to the cameras and the journos and the assembled peoples in the conference room.

"And I would like to welcome Secretary General Stanislav and the Red Technocracy to the Fungal Union of Nations," he concluded his speech, and hoped to hell that this was all the beginning of something positive, for a change. Stas was a good man, and the Red Technocracy was a great nation - but while they were not as adventuristic as some nations, they were still pretty ambitious.

Let's just hope that ambition brings the FUN up above this whole mess, and not down into the hell Saddamistan and Shepnukistan was dragging everyone kicking and screaming into...

Such interesting times.

[RogueIce]

President Shinra took a quick break from all of his troubles to send a personal word to King Paul, expressing his sincere and utmost relief that he was recovering, and wishing him all the best to return to full health as soon as possible.

((OOC: Don't worry Lonestar, I love you too. I made similar statements at the start of our teleconference, I swear. ))

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Government is reassured on Byzantium Airlines purchase of aircraft

The Government was reassured by the Secretary General of Red Technocracy that the orders and supplies of parts for the Il-96 will continue.
Speaking in response, Byzantium Airlines spokesman stated he was glad that the fleet will continue to receive parts. However, Byzantium Airlines will still consider purchasing new aircraft to expand its service across FUN and MESS. It is also looking to purchase smaller aircraft such as 737-900s and A321s to service smaller Duchies which it has avoided servicing due to fear of lack of traffic. "Load factors are an issue and we seek to maximise the utility of the aircraft. Purchase of A340s are being considered to expand service throughout the larger members of FUN and MESS," said the spokesman.

[Shroom Man 777]

The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
WITNESS WAYS


Jenova's Witnesses missionaries preaching to a Shroomanian crowd.

An obscure religion from the Republic of Shinra is making headway in the FUN and former-OMSK nations after the recent international crisis caused by the breakdown of the OMSK Pact.

Jenova's Witnesses, as they call themselves, espouse the return of their deity, called 'Mother', while preaching the tenants of their prophet, the 'One-Winged Angel'.

They have gained many followers in the Fungal nations, and are particularly popular with the young adults, teenagers and children. Forests, lakes, and secluded areas are being used with increasing frequency for the Jenova's Witnesses' religious rituals.


At night, Jenova's Witnesses perform a mass baptism in a Shroomanian forest.

[MKSheppard]

Blackbeard Deliveries to Continue

Despite the splintering of OMSK, growing MESS/UAR tensions, and it's blacklisting by the Red Technocracy, Shepnukistan is still committed to the Blackbeard missile complex; as a method of ensuing international peace and stability; with 75% of all missile acquistion costs being borne by Shepnukistan, as before.

UAC is still on track to deliver the following by the end of the year:

2 x Battalions (Red Technocracy); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (UKB); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Shroomania); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Canissia); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Pezookia); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Zor); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (New Patria); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Duchy of Langley); 192 missiles
2 x Battalions (Shepnukistan) ; 192 missiles

For a total of 18 Battalions and 1,728 missiles.

While the original Blackbeard program is in no danger of premature termination, the continuing follow-ons utilizing the intensive capital complex built for the original program are in danger of cancellation; so far only a solid order for two battalions of Airbeards has been placed by Shroomania; with 75% of the acquistion costs being borne by Shepnukistan.

[OOC: Battalion Options Are:

Light Air Defense Battalion (3 x Airbeard Batteries; 24 Launchers, 96 ready to fire rounds)
or
Heavy Air Defense Battalion (6 x Airbeard Batteries; 48 Launchers, 192 ready to fire rounds)]

[Shroom Man 777]

The Mushroom Military Messenger
BANKING ON BLACKBEARD


General Buck Turgidson.

General Buck Turgidson of the Mushroom Military has announced that Shroomania will double its order of Airbeards (including ER versions), which are vital for Shroomania's Heavy Air Defense Battalions, and that the Mushroom Military will continue to fund the development of the ASAT/ABM Spacebeards as well.

The Blackbeard Program is an international defense system initiative spearheaded by the Shepnukistani government, with the stated purpose of bolstering global security and stability through the equal distribution of conventional defense systems - a process allegedly designed to discourage conflicts between nations.

Shroomania is a major contributor to the Blackbeard Program, with Blackbeard ballistic tests being conducted in the Stonehenge facility's giant-gun shooting range.

The General has also stated, jokingly, that Shroomania "is perfectly willing to acquire any Blackbeards that some nations might refuse to accept from Shepnukistan."

The Mushroom Military has refused to comment on the General's last statement.

[The Yosemite Bear]

Siege of Hadrian: Day 2

"muhurg" Dr. Oliver woke up, to the lights and presence in the room. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Midnight, we've got bad news"
"Ok, let's he- "That's a Technocracy Dragon!"- suddenly she was very, very awake.
"I guess even three generations removed we can't take the Lonestar cowgirl out of you Beth."
Dr. Oliver shot the guest a nasty look. "ok, that rifle costs more then one of Alexander's troops make in a year. no way simple bandits have somehting like that."
"It gets worse, there's a lot more of them, and they've got decent equipment. Surface to air missiles, mortars, they've got them mounted on pick-ups like proper "Technicals" but these puppies came from a major country not cobbled together in Alexandria. The locals in these hills have been pouring in here ever since the Sniper incident. We've got an Airship on it's way. IF we can just hold out a little bit, and that ship get here before they get their SAM and AAA up we'll be fine."
"Well I guess there's no rest for us wicked, and don't tell anyone my first name ok, BN."
"You know I hate being called "Big Nurse" Beth, it reminds me of that movie where they tortured that guy until he was insane. Ok, Dr. Oliver, I won't call you by your first name you won't call me by my informal title"
"No problem, Nurse Haller, Damn and C.I.D. Benson was getting to such a good start trying to track down that killer of prostitutes over in Rural Blackadder."

[TimothyC]

New Patria Hereby purchases 2 Heavy Airbeard Batteries, and 3 Light Airbeard Batteries.

[DarthShady]

Location: Shadow Empire, Imperial Beach Resort, Temporary Command center

The emperor was going over the latest world news with a smile on his face. "This is great news, our socialist brothers and sisters have joined us. The FUN grows in power."- he thought to himself. "Lets hope our good luck continues."

"Elena i want you to contact Shroom, there is something i wish to discuss with him."- the emperor said with an authoritative voice."Yes my lord"- she replied with a hint of a smile on her face, "Anything else?". "No, that is all"- he said and went back to his work.

[Master_Baerne]

His Grace the Duke extends his congratulations to Kin Paul of Pezookia regarding his recent recovery, and to the Red Technocracy for their decision to join the FUN.

The Minister of War announced that, given current tension levels, it would be wise to put the Baernish armed forces on a state of alert.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Red Patriarch and Ecumenical Patriarch issue joint statement condemning Patriarch Ramsley for collaborating with Shepnukistan

The Red Patriarch and the Ecumenical Patriarch jointly condemned the Patriarch Ramsley for collaborating with Shepnukistan and receiving arms, in a clear and blatant defiance of the edicts of the Byzantine Emperor and attempting to persecute a war against the Sultanate. "We regret that our brother has gone astray and dared to go on such a path. We demand that Ramsley make amends and reject the aid from Shepnukistan and return the vehicles and weapons originally from Shepnukistan and Red Technocracy at once! We will not tolerate betrayal of such magnitude!" thundered the Red Patriarch. The Red Patriarch is understandably feeling betrayed by the actions of the Patriarch Ramsley.

Adding the the chorus of condemnation, the Ecumenical Patriarch, the first among equals, said, "To Patriarch Ramsley, your recent actions and your unholy alliance with known witless warmongers are intolerable. Such betrayal of the Mother Church will not go unnoticed. Either you comply, or we will be forced to enact the Emperor's edict to declare you anathema. You have a week to comply, or we will carry out the threat!." It is believed that the recent denouncements sent shockwaves throughout the Diocese with many in the Diocese questioning their political leadership's actions. No response from Patriarch Ramsley could be obtained.



Red Technocracy Secretary General assures Byzantium that they will complete the orders of military aircraft.

In a shift, the Secretary General replied to the Emperor's letter and assured the Byzantine Emperor that the orders, including Tu-160 and Mi-28s, made will be completed as requested. "We are keen to maintain our good relations between our peoples despite being in two separate alliances." Relations were briefly testy but that has now been put aside as a misunderstanding between the two nations. "Collaboration and Trade will continue as always," assures the Secretary General.

Byzantium and Bear Republic agree to jointly research Saffron

In a further expansion of the research collaboration with the Bear Republic, Byzantium agreed to a deal where both nations would trade Saffron and Volcanic soil and also jointly research the medicinal uses of Saffron together. The research will be conducted at Hippocratic Biomedicals Inc. and the Biomedical Institute and at their Bear Republic counterparts.

[Shroom Man 777]

SOFIA
Shroomanian Office - Fungal Intelligence Agency

Agent Jak Easly walked down the corridors of the FUN's largest and mightiest organ of intelligence - the FIA. There, he spotted a conglomeration of various peoples who were gazing down on the floor, at the new FIA logo that was emblazoned in the marble tiles.

What the hell?

Easly did not know that Director John Baylor was a huge fan of Batman.

That dick.

He entered the secure lift, keyed in and got scanned by the biometrics reader. He was approved, and so he punched the button that would take him to the Director's office.

He entered the Director's office.

"Easly. How do you like the FIA's new logo? Pretty... batty, huh?"

You dick.

"Yes sir," Easly nodded and smiled slightly.

"How was your trip to the Neverhood?"

"It was fun. The rabbis were surprisingly hospitable, the kosher foods were great, and staying at the synagogue was surprisingly... fine."

"Good, good."

"I got what you asked for. Disgruntled Zorians at the RAR, Neverhoods questioning the kosherity of nuclear weaponry, and Nukistanis too eager to fall for gay dockyard workers -"

"Hah!"

" - it was too easy. Of course, I suspect the information is already available to the Red Technocrats, being their... former OMSK allies."

"Well, let's just see what you have."

"I couldn't get everything, the encryption, you see... but still, I got the gist of it. Here:

Because you're such a nice guy; here's a cribbed page from my OOB; perhaps Shroomanian spooks got it via trapping a Nukistani DoD official into a honey trap with GAY DOCKYARD WORKERS.

Here it is with some information obscured; from your guy not being able to xerox every page, losses, failure to decrypt etc. Got to retain SOME Secrecy...

Mark One -- 12 kiloton "Little Boy" Type Bomb. Forty produced; [DELETED] each bomb requiring 70 kg of fissile material. In service for only short time, formed original Shepnukistani deterrent. Withdrawn and fissile material reused in later bombs. Final overall consumption of [DELETED] for this program, from losses during recycling process.

Mark Two -- Proposed Fat Man Type Bomb. Cancelled due to little availability of plutonium.

Mark Three -- 7 Megaton Cryogenic thermonuclear device; subject of first nuclear test by Shepnukistan. Weighed 20 tons. 25 produced, with each bomb requiring [DELETED]. Withdrawn when solid TN devices became available. Final overall consumption of [DELETED] for this program.

Mark Four -- 10 Megaton Solid Themonuclear Device. Vastly improved version of Mark Three. Weighs about 18 tons. [DELETED]. Still in service with SAC as a stockpile device. No longer primary striking device; used for second wave attacks. Can only be carried internally in forward bomb bay of B-1 type aircraft.

Mark Five -- 10-20 kiloton Ground Penetrating Gun-Type Bomb, similar to @'s MK 8. Penetration capability of 30-40 ft in Sand, 45-60 ft in Loamy soil, and 85-100 ft in clay-like soils. 3,280 lb weight. Can be carried externally by any aircraft, and internally by B-1s. 50 produced, [DELETED]. Being retired from SAC service, with introduction of much more powerful weapons capable of destroying underground bunkers by sheer power; so far, 40 have been recycled [DELETED].

Mark Six - 500 kiloton Implosion Bomb; similar to @'s MK 18 SOB. 8,600 lb weight. Can only be carried internally on B-1s; very similar in size and shape to FAT MAN. [ DELETED] Largest pure fission device available to SAC. Largely regarded as a dead end, and is likely to be retired.

Mark Seven - 50 MT Thermonuclear Bomb; similar to TSAR BOMBA. 27,000 kg weight. Can only be carried by B-1s. Primary device of SAC for destruction of large industrial areas. [DELETED] 1-- produced (NOTE: Number on this copy was illegible, believed in triple digits); with production continuing; [DELETED]. First device used a very large U235 Tamper, which was deleted on the production models to save on fissile material.

Mark Eight - 40 kt fission/fusion with Oralloy Implosion Primary.. Utilized on SRAM-OMSK which weighs approximately [DELETED] and has a range of 17.5 to 50 miles, depending on flight profile at a top speed of Mach 2. 80 built, and supplied to OMSK Pact States, for total consumption of [DELETED] HEU per bomb.

Mark Nine - 100 kt fission/fusion with Oralloy Implosion Primary. Utilized on SRAM-B; which weighs [DELETED] depending on flight profile at a top speed of Mach 3.2+. Primary Striking weapon of SAC; rapidly replacing even the Mark Sevens. Requires [DELETED].

Mobile Applications

Mark Ten -- 10 kiloton fission/fusion weapon, with Plutonium Implosion Primary. Utilized in slightly stretched nuclear variant of SM-2 (RIM-190 SM-5) for fleet air defense; and for special nuclear tipped Blackbeard SSMs and Land attack missiles, along with nuclear depth charges carried by SH-60 ASW helos. [DELETED].

[DELETED] megatons total deliverable.

(Shroomanian Spy Agency Note; using awesome PDF extraction techniques, we discovered that even though the megatonnage was blanked out with a black box; most of the underlying text was still there; using advanced language recognition algorithims, we estimate with 75% accuracy that it is a four digit number.)

"As they say in Nukistan, nukey-nukey."

"Nukey-nukey."

[Coyote]

"So what then? We allow nations to ethnicly cleanse those they don't like so long as someone big and scary enough wants to do it? Or do we only protect those from lands run by people we happen to like?"

Rufus shook his head. "Look, we all know what happens if the UAR gets their way: mass slaughter. Genocide. Or at least their absolute best attempts in that regard. What message do we send by saying 'oh sorry, the UAR is big and bad so we're just going to let them slaughter innocents who happened to be born in the wrong place'?"

"Look at who we're dealing with," Arik said, "Seriously. For Shep, nukes are not 'special' weapons, to be held back as a last resort. They're just bigger bombs, and there's nothing wrong with them. He will use them. If we are absolutely determined to go through with this, then the best thing we can do is first-strike Saddamistan and Shepnukistan and try to remove them from the equation as much as possible."

[Raj Ahten]

There had been much and heated debate about how to respond to the world's crisis in Indhopal. A decision was finally reached. Diplomats would attempt to get meetings with Shepnukistan and Sadaamistan and ask what their intentions were in a very direct manner. They also wanted to ask about what they wanted to see happen in Libertopia. The Dilpomats would meet in person, at a venue of the country's chosing.

[DarthShady]

[[ENCRYPTED TRANSMISSION]]

TO:All FUN Leaders
FROM: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Shady

Due to the recent growth of the FUN, with the addition of the The Bear Republic of Californication and now the Red Technocracy, and also recent events in the world i believe we should have a FUN conference. A meeting of all leaders so that we may discuss recent events and internal FUN politics. There is also a very important matter that we must discuss.

I would be happy to host this conference at the imperial beach resort, near the capitol. Security is not an issue because the resort is guarded by the Imperial Death Guard and Baernish troops. If some of you are unable to be there in person, then a video link shall be sufficient. You all now the situation in which the world finds it self, there are important things to discuss.

I look forward to seeing you here



[[END TRANSMISSION]]

[Shroom Man 777]

TO: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Shady
FROM: Prime Minister Shroom the 777th

Should this meeting pull through, I will attend it personally.

Among the agendas to be discussed will be the creation and election of a Security Council.

Sincerely,
Shroom the 777th

[DarthShady]

TO: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Shady
FROM: Prime Minister Shroom the 777th

Should this meeting pull through, I will attend it personally.

Among the agendas to be discussed will be the creation and election of a Security Council.

Sincerely,
Shroom the 777th

TO:Prime Minister Shroom the 777th
FROM:His Imperial Majesty Emperor Shady

The formation of the FUN Security Council is one of the most important topics of this conference. I believe it is necessary for as an alliance.

Sincerely,
Emperor Shady I

[Vohu Manah]

[[ENCRYPTED TRANSMISSION]]

TO:His Imperial Majesty Emperor Shady
FROM: Prime Minister Armaiti Mazda, Qudlivun Free State

On behalf of His Grace, Grand Duke Vohu Manah of the Qudlivun Free State, and my government we look forward to the proposed FUN conference. Given the current state of affairs in the world we will be requesting to participate via a video link.

[[END TRANSMISSION]]

[K. A. Pital]

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!



Gigantic demonstrations commemorate the entry of our nation into the FUN.

The Secretary General departed for the FUN Conference in the Shadow Empire.