The History of the World VII . . . .

[Glohithia]

Young Michael Owen, ambassador to the Incan Nation, entered the office.

"Well, what was the reply to our demand that they return to the agreed upon Vassal status?" Samael asked.

"Non Serviam, Sir" was Owen's reply.

Samael chuckled to himself and thought that was a superbly phrased answer given the situation, the implied meaning not lost on him. That Owen had a future in politics no doubt. "You reminded Mr. Chavez that the Incan nation instigated the original conflict and were bound by a legal treaty, ratified by many of the nations of Terra? You did inform them that we do not seek servitude, that they would go on with life in their traditional ways, with no interference from England. Just as before? But of course you did, their new leader is a madman...or a genius. I suppose we will know soon enough."

"Of course, Sir. Shall I send your brother in?"

Yoth Iria entered, quite excited. "Brother, the training with our allies has been a complete success. I have never seen our troops better trained or more highly motivated. They are soldiers of the true faith. They are completely ready to avenge the dishonor done to our nation by Chavez and his Incans!"

Samael shook his head negatively. "Ah, Brother. That is good, if it comes to war it is better to be prepared. However, I still hold out hope that our appeals to the UN and other nations will have the desired effect. While I rule, war is a last resort. In India, we seem to have the backing of Balaji although we do hear rumors of unrest in the government there. But it is a good start. Our historic allies have given their backing and the Chinese seem willing to stand by us."

"But the Choson have shown their true colors, have they not? They threaten our allies, the Arabs and therefore threaten us. They are in collusion with the Inca. They are aligned against us and to make matters worse they have only the very lamest of excuses for their military buildup on the Arabian border. You saw the same report I did, the only question I have is how they can say that with a straight face! Why do you refuse to see the writing on the wall? The army is ready and more than willing. We cant let the Inca break this treaty and kill hundreds of thousands of English subjects without reprisal. We would be run out of the country, and rightly so. We are here to protect our citizens!" Yoth Iria was almost beside himself.

"I am giving diplomacy a chance, I am still offering Chavez the chance to come to his senses and come back to England's protection. You do your job Yoth Iria, and I will do mine as I see fit. Your job was to sharpen the tool, mine is to use that tool wisely. Let us not fight brother, there may soon be more fighting than I care to see. Peace between us."

"As you wish, brother." But Yoth Iria was thinking something very different. After all, only a fool would let a sharp tool fall into disuse.

[deity]

Wang Yung sat in his office back in Ko Choson city.

He started to draft a few ideas.

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"I would like to propose an initiative to the UN General Assembly where the nations of Terra adopt a resolution to consider the feasibility of an international agreement by which the nuclear-weapon Powers would not hand over control of those weapons to other Powers, and non-nuclear-weapon States would not manufacture such weapons.

I suggest a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as an international treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and to be made available for signature on an ongoing and open basis.

I call upon both nuclear and non-nuclear-weapon States, pending agreement on the prevention of wider dissemination of nuclear weapons, to refrain, as a temporary and voluntary measure, from acts that would lead to further proliferation. This would ban the transfer of nuclear weapons by any nuclear weapon state (NWS) to any non-nuclear-weapon state ."

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The news from the New Republic was so exciting about the founding of the UN and the Choson were, in particular, mentioned in the international reports. He felt proud about this fact. The Choson always prided peace and being magnaminous towards other nations. The Tan-gun legacy worked well for the Choson.

Yung wanted to propose that the North Star be made the first Secretary General of the UN when the forums for dialog are open.

[deity]

The forces of Medina have been massive even before the Arab/Choson 500 year peace treaty was ended. Such was not the case in Koguryo.

Having been systematically attacked before by the Arabs, the Choson are committed to defending against this potential foe. As stated previously, if the Arabs do attack Koguryo the Choson juggernaut will take out Medina.

A pre-emptive strike is not the way of the Choson nor is it sensible miltarily as you can see...

[OzzyKP]

We interrupt tonight's broadcast of Supergirl (超级女声 ) to bring you an Al-Jazeera special report. Secretary of State Yasser Arafat has entered the Congressional Chamber of the Arabian National Palace in Mecca. He will be addressing Sultan Mehmed II, the Congress, and thanks to our cameras, the entire world.

Since the leaked documents were revealed to the world showing clearly the massive Choson invasion force, the world has been waiting for more details of what Arabian intelligence has learned. Secretary Arafat intends to shed light on the matter right now...

...ok, my producer, Afifah, tells me Secretary Arafat has taken the podium. We now take you to Mecca for a live broadcast of Secretary Arafat's full report.

Sultan Mehmed, distinguished gentlemen of the Arabian Congress, and on lookers from the world over, I greet you today with a somber duty. A duty that I am well prepared for, and a duty with grave consequences for the world.

For centuries Arabia and the Choson have maintained an uneasy truce and have matched each other’s military expenditures over the years. While the lack of a warmer, more trusting relationship is unfortunate, the parity between our forces has brought stability to the region. No shots have been fired since medieval times. However that balance has been inexorably altered, and our two nations are rapidly plunging towards war.



For the last 25 years, the Choson nation has undertaken a military build up unprecedented in modern or ancient history. This build up has occurred quietly under the noses of the peace loving nations of Terra and represents a grave threat to world security and stability. As you can see, this chart of military strength shows a clear acceleration of Choson build up dating back to 1558. No army on terra can stand up to their strength right now.

This build up is not only massive in scale, but it is massive in purpose. Arabian intelligence has shown that for many years, every major factory and production center in the Choson peninsula has been devoted to the production of the machines of war. Choson industry has been retooled for one purpose and one purpose alone – war.

The Choson ambassador has pleaded with us the armies' purpose is purely defensive but Arabian intelligence's investigation into the matter has produced conclusive evidence that such claims are bald faced lies and are deliberately misleading, manipulative and moreover - malicious.

The Choson armored divisions have been trained with one aim – the assault and capture of cities. A purely offensive purpose no matter what spin they place on it. As they have no quarrel with the Celts and Arabia is their only other neighbor, there is little doubt as to their purpose and intent.


As we can see from the figures, the Choson have 24 tank divisions here, west of Koguryo, trained exclusively in city assault, just a day’s travel from Medina. These units have little use in a defensive war.



Furthermore, just north of their position we see an additional 8 tanks trained for the destruction of infantry forces. As the defenders of Medina are largely infantry and other related defenders, it is clear these forces are intended for offensive purposes as well. Furthermore, stationed at the same base we find 10 divisions of artillery trained for city assault as well.

Bulgarian agents have confirmed the number and composition of the Choson forces and have contributed to this report.




Another claim of the Choson is that a rogue military commander, Ang Inel, has moved Choson forces into a threatening posture that did not receive official approval from the government. This claim is false as the Choson troops have held the exact same positions for over a decade. Unless the Choson claim to have lost track of the majority of their army for a decade and lost control of a rogue commander in charge of that majority of their army for a decade.


It is the opinion of this government however that incompetence of that scale is simply not possible within the Choson government. The only possible answer is that this is one more deliberate lie to obfuscate the truth. The truth of course is the Choson plans to invade Arabia.

We will not stand by and allow the Choson to continue to threaten our national security with massive armies of destruction. The evidence is overwhelming. The Choson are a danger to the world. We demand they withdraw their forces immediately and talks begin on a strategic dearming to once again reach a level of military parity between our two nations. Only through balance can we find peace.

[Robert]

Official statement from President Balaji of India

The Indian governament is worried about the massive military presence of the Choson armies next to the Arabian borders. India wonders why civilized nations need such a large army in these times of peace and encourages the Choson to disband a large portion of their army and bring it's strength back to the strength of the Arabian force. If the Choson administration does not want to comply to this we fear that a massive weapon buildup in the world may start that can only result in a war that will shakte our world.

President Balaji

[Robert]

Response to the official statement of President Balaji by the leader of the AETH

I was shocked to hear from our president that apparantly our friends and allies for many centuries are suddenly told to obey to the commands of our former enemies, the Arabians.
The AETH insists that the president withdraws his inappropiate suggestion to the Chosons and apologizes to them.
The AETH supports the Choson people in their struggle to defense against centuries of Arabian agression that killed many innocent people in all nations on Terra, including India. Remember how the joint armies of Bulgaria and Arabia have razed Madras in the past.

[Robert]

Results of the polls by the Indian Office of Statistics

After the recent treats of war between the Choson people and the Arabians, the official statement by our president, Balaji, and the reaction of the opposition leader in the parliament, the Indian Office of Statistics (IOS) has held a poll among 20000 Indian civilians. The results of these polls can be found in this report. The results of the poll have a mistake margin of 5%.

1. Do you understand the Arabian reaction on the Choson troops alongside it's border

Yes: 68%
No: 30%
Don't know: 2%

2. If a war breaks out between the Choson and the Arabians, which side do you support most

Arabia: 34%
Choson: 22%
Neither: 40%
Don't know: 4%

3. If a war breaks out between the Choson and the Arabians, should India help either of the sides?

Support the Arabians with militaries: 12%
Support the Arabians politically: 17%
Support the Choson with militaries: 4%
Support the Choson politically: 11%
Stay neutral: 51%
Don't know: 5%

4. To which alliance do you feel attrackted? (multiple answers possible)

Ancient Alliance (Egypt, China, India): 82%
Western Alliance (Egypt, China, Choson, Incans): 32%
Bulgarian/Arabian Alliance: 72%
New Alliance (New Republic, Kusrens, Incans): 8%
Great Alliance (Bulgaria, Arabia, England): 72%
No Alliance: 12%

6. What arguments were important for you to form your opinion? (multiple answers possible)

Razing of Madras by the Bulgarians/Arabians: 16%
Past agression of the Arabians: 12%
Traditional friendship with Egypt, China: 40%
Traditional friendship with Choson: 15%
Recent politics and news: 88%
Peace for Terra: 97%
Peace for India: 99%

[KunojiLym]

Chen Dusheng, Prime Minister of the Republic of China, sighed as he leafed through the latest foreign reports.

"It seems that the whole world is sliding inexorably towards war. And we are woefully ill-equipped to deal with it. Bulgeria has openly admitted generating propaganda in Veliki Preslav, and it is clear that they are now sheltering the same traitors who handed the city over to them. In this light, what is there to do but to bolster our own defences. But I fear that China will come out the loser..."

He looked up as a knock sounded on his door. "Come in."

Hua Guofeng, Foreign Minister, stepped in, tipping his hat slightly as he did so. As usual, he went straight to business. "Mr. Prime Minister, the proposal to support the New Republic in her bid for chairship of the United Nations is ready."

Chen let out a breath. "It will have to do. I still believe that we should nominate one of our own..."

"Sir, you know as well as I do that only the New Republic has enough legitimancy to have a chance to be voted into the position over the eastern superpowers. You are also as aware as I am that sending in additional nominations will only serve to fracture the vote. That gives the Axis virtual carte blanca over the organization."

"I'm sure they don't care either way, Bulgeria and Arabia have both already dismissed the United Nations as a farce even before any sort of Assembly is underway... wait, did you just refer to them as the Axis?"

Hua smiled a little. "My apologies. It is my private term for their alliance. You have to agree that together, they form an axis that wedges through the entire continent, and it is even more so if you take England into account."

"Hmm." Chen drummed his fingers lightly on his desk. "Well, as long as we're clear. It doesn't matter anyway. We need to move into full scale mobilization soon."

"Sir?"

"Inform the other ministers. We will have a Cabinet meeting tomorrow afternoon. The topic shall be-"

"Is it wise, sir?"

Chen looked weary. "Do we have a choice? Either we shore up our defences, or we risk getting rolled over. Remember what happened to the Incans."

"...As you wish. You do realize, though, that Parliament is going to want to know about this."

At this the Prime Minister almost chuckled. "Hua, old chap, given the whole uproar in the streets about Bulgeria, do you really think Parliament is going to stand in the way of mobilization. You have a point, though. We need to prevent popular anger from pushing us into a conflict like the one that overthrew the Tang so long ago."

Hua smiled a little. "So long as you keep that in mind. Be well, Prime Minister."

[Toni]

The foreign minister enters the president cabinet. So what was their reply Mr. Kalfin? Mr. President we didn’t get any reply from the Chinese foreign ministry, but our intel shows that they have started a full mobilization. I’m not surprised to hear this; at least now we and the whole world know that the Chinese are not willing to work with us for a better understanding. Bulgaria has tried again and again to improve its relationships with the Chinese; they even now have no decency to send a reply to our last request. There is nothing more to be done, all they have done is to make things worse.

Our records show the following that Bulgaria has done, in hope of improving our relations:

1. Gifted units to the Chinese during their struggle against the Romans, and by this act helping them not loss a city.
2. Gifted a roman city to the Chinese, when they asked for it after the Bulgarian Roman war.
3. Let Chinese units scout Bulgarian territory
4. No demands were demanded after the Chinese aggression towards the Bulgarians during the Great Western War.
5. They were let to go free from their vassal obligations.
6. Multiple delegations were send to work out some kind of a mutual agreement.
7. A city was returned when its citizens freely decided to join our nation.
8. Twice we have moved our armies away from the border when the Chinese asked for.

In exchange we have received only demands and suspicion.

Call at once general Anton Gergiev!

[deity]

Originally posted by Glohithia

"But the Choson have shown their true colors, have they not? They threaten our allies, the Arabs and therefore threaten us. They are in collusion with the Inca. They are aligned against us and to make matters worse they have only the very lamest of excuses for their military buildup on the Arabian border. You saw the same report I did, the only question I have is how they can say that with a straight face! Why do you refuse to see the writing on the wall? The army is ready and more than willing. We cant let the Inca break this treaty and kill hundreds of thousands of English subjects without reprisal. We would be run out of the country, and rightly so. We are here to protect our citizens!" Yoth Iria was almost beside himself.

Open letter to all nations of Terra

From: Wang Yung

I wish to praise the English and all nations for their magnificent achievements. You have all built fine Wonders and founded great religions. You have settled the far reaches of this planet on a most extraordinarily peaceful basis.

I salute you all.

Our shared technologies see mankind on the brink of space exploration. One day we'll see other planets like our own and they will not be settled by Inca or Kushren or any other nation. They will be settled by human kind working together as free peoples.

I undestand the fears of some nations and our military buildup is undeniably threatening in nature; just as are nuclear weopons.

The latest Wonder to be built by the New Republic, the United Nations, gives all of us a chance to come together to ensure we stay on track in achieving those greatest ideals of human kind.

In addition to my draft proposal regarding the NNPT I wish to propose that all peoples on this planet are emancipated. I look for another nation to help with the drafting of this proposal.

The UN is a beautiful dream that is now reality. Many other resolutions may be agreed to by all participants that further improve all our peoples.

As to our troop buildup, I can only say what was leaked earlier and that is there will be a troop reduction in the vicinity of the Choson Wall. The most aggressive units will be pulled back. A recalcitrant minority in our government has been brought into line and all troop production will cease as the current round of production finishes.

However you must understand that the Choson have stood alone for eons and with historical troop sharing between Bulgaria and Arabia you must view the Arabian reports on the basis that our military, at the time, needed to match the combined strength of those two nations. I'm sure you understand that.

All the same I personally detest our own policy; I ask you to look at our past actions in helping many nations and know that we have never attacked any other nation.

[Robert]

Results of the elections after the murdering of Balaji:

the Lok Sabha (Lower house)

AETH 19 seats
PIF 34 seats
CHK 11 seats
Green Party 12 seats
Labour Party 11 seats
IPF 9 seats
Royal Party 4 seats

New president: Aradhana

[OzzyKP]

TWENTY-SECOND SESSION 1606 AD

India(Gandhi) - CyberShy
Egypt(Ramses) - condor223
New Republic(Ragnar Lodbrok) - Rykoffe
China(Qin Shi Huang) - KunojiLym
Choson(Wang Kong) - Deity
Inca(Huayna Capac) - kbarrett
Kushren(Napoleon Boneparte) - AI
England(Victoria) - Glohithia
Celts(Brennus) - Impaler/AI
Arabs(Saladin) - OzzyKP
Bulgaria(Cyrus II) - Toni


Session 22 Number of Cities (since session 21)

Vikings - 21
Bulgaria - 18
China - 16 (+1)
Choson - 16
Egypt - 15 (+1)
Arabs - 15
Kushren - 13
Celts - 12
India - 11
England - 10 (+1)
Inca - 8


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[OzzyKP]

سيوجه كلمة

"Al-News, Al-the Time"

September 20, 1606 AD
1 Dinar

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TOP STORY
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Arabia Prepares for National Election

Tension has been mounting in the nation as issues of national and international importance has divided the nation. After much debate and a public support for a nationally elected executive, the first Sultan election in Arabian history is set to take place. The Arabian people were indeed the first people on Terra to have a functioning representative form of government as tribal councils remained an integrated part of Arabian national government for centuries. Overtime the Congress has acquired more power for itself, but the executive position has always been hereditary.

The candidates all hail from the splintered cabinet of the late Sultan Mehmed II. In-fighting among the cabinet has graced the pages of tabloids and television news shows for months. Disagreement has mounted over everything from the nuclear arms ban to the Second Anglo-Incan War and to the proposed UN enforced free religion policy.

The four front runners are Intelligence Director, Osama Bin Laden, Department of the Arabian Space, Science, Technology and Education Department (and former Director of the Nuclear Sciences division), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Department of Health Director, Saddam Hussein, and grandson and heir to the late Sultan Mehmed II, Suleiman Kanuni Ozman.

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DOMESTIC NEWS
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Arabia Continues Push Into Space

Sultan Mehmed II has followed in his predecessor’s footsteps by making the exploration of outer space a
priority for Arabia. After the world was awed by mankind’s first steps on the moon, Arabia is pushing further into the solar system. Probes have been sent out to several other planets in the solar system to conduct science experiments and learn more about the solar system around us.

“To truly know Allah, we must shake loose our terrestrial shackles and search for Him,” said Mehmed, in his important speech at Sheba University where he charted out the future of Arabian space exploration.

The newest project is also the most ambitious. To send human colonists to another planet capable of sustaining life. Other nations have announce an intention to follow Arabia’s lead and have begun construction of similar projects. While Arabia still maintains a lead over its rivals, there are many concerns that the superior production capacity of Arabia’s eternal ally, Bulgaria may surpass Arabia in the coming years.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Director of ASSTE, has announced the Bulgarian and Arabian space projects will work side-by-side in cooperation and friendly competition with each other. Which ever project is the first to complete, the ship will allow Bulgarian, English and Arabian colonists on board to share in the bounty.

United Nations Discusses Universal Free Religion

The most contentious issue facing ordinary Arabs is the proposed ban on state supported religion on Terra. All nations would be affected and would be powerless to resist. While a clear majority of Arabs are in opposition to such a move, the discussion has inflamed opinions on both sides. Acts of violence have been reported between supporters and critics of the proposed resolution. Indeed, the debate rages the world over.

Critics contend that this is a blow specifically targeted against Islam, as it is the world’s most widely held belief, and the state religion for the English, Celts, Kushren and Arabs. Others simply contend that this is forced atheism and secularism run amok.

“These events have divided the whole world into two sides. The side of believers and the side of infidels, may God keep you away from them,” said Osama Bin Laden, the leader of the Wahabist Party, and a leading candidate for Sultan, “Every Muslim has to rush to make his religion victorious. The winds of faith have come. The winds of change have come to eradicate oppression from the island of Muhammad, peace be upon him.”

While Bin Laden is the most vocal opposition to the free religion civic among the Sultan candidates, both Ahmadinejad and Suleiman oppose the passage of “free religion” and pledge to vote against it. Baath Party leader, Saddam Hussein has received much criticism for thus far refusing to denounce the policy.

Hussein stated, “it is a contentious issue and one that I intend to further investigate and consider.”
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Choson War Averted – For Now

A dramatic situation that nearly led to a drastic heating up of the long, cold war between Arabia and the Choson has once again cooled. The rapid militarization of the Choson and the placement of a giant army along the Arabian border led to massive alarm in the early days of Mehmed’s administration. After no response from the United Nations, Secretary of State Yasser Arafat took his case to the world directly with a televised report to the Arabian Congress detailing the many hostile maneuvers of the Choson.

It seemed to many, that war was imminent, but after diplomatic pressure the Choson pulled back their forces and switched to more peaceful pursuits. For the time being at least the crisis was averted.

Suleiman has used the successful handling of the crisis to his advantage in the election, commenting on the matter at a recent campaign stop, “The Choson engaged in a game of deadly brinksmanship. However our government held a steady hand and through patient diplomatic effort, a deadly war was avoided. How many of your children would be dead today had the cooler heads of my party, not been in charge?”

Critics however contend that not much was really accomplished except a delaying of war.

“What really did the Sultan accomplish? Instead of massive armies on our border, there are massive armies 10 miles from the border. Are we any safer?” asked Hussein, “The only language the Choson understand is force. We cannot hide behind diplomacy forever.”

Nuclear Weapons Ban Fuels Debate

The first major split in the Arabian cabinet occurred over the United Nations vote to ban nuclear weapons. Sultan Mehmed II abstained from this critical vote, drawing much criticism from both the cabinet and the public.

“Arabia requires a deterrence against foreign powers that seek to do us harm. To stand aside and allow a powerful weapon in our arsenal be banned while a hostile army sat on our border is the height of irresponsibility. As director of the nuclear sciences division I oversaw the first splitting of the atom. To have all that Arabian research cast aside with one vote is shameful.” Blasted ISE (Islamic Society of Engineers) leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Mehmed’s successor, the leader of the Ottoman Party, Suleiman has defended the nuclear weapon vote, vowing to even vote against nuclear weapons in the future, “Nuclear weapons harness the power of Allah Himself, and can cause terrible destruction the likes of which have never been witnessed by human eyes. Humanity has shown itself incapable of responsibly using such power and we must do all we can to avoid these weapons from being available for war.

Polls show 67% of the public favor a repeal of the nuclear weapons ban.

Second Anglo-Incan War

For the second time a border war has been fought between the Incan and the English, and for the second time the English have been victorious. The war was sparked for the same reason as the First Anglo-Incan War: encroachment of disputed territory along the border by Incan forces. Farms were seized by the Incans that resulted in a massive famine in the English city of Cori. This violated the peace agreement put in place after the first war. Threatening ravings of the Incan leader, Hugo Chavez and the build up of troops along the border led to additional alarm. The war was soon over, the English captured the Incan city of Olly, and the border & peace treaty agreed to after the first Anglo-Incan War was once again approved by both sides.

The English have received much criticism the world over for their invasion, however Arab public opinion is solidly behind their Muslim brothers and long time allies. 86% of Arabs in a recent poll supported the English and their actions.

Osama Bin Laden vocalized the feelings of many in a statement released after the start of the war, “When the sword comes down (on the Inca), hypocrisy rears its ugly head. They (world leaders) deplore and they lament for those killers, who have abused the blood, honor and sanctuaries of Muslims. The least that can be said about those people is that they are debauched. They have followed injustice. They supported the butcher over the victim, the oppressor over the innocent child. May Allah show them His wrath and give them what they deserve.

When Allah blessed one of the groups of Islam, vanguards of Islam, they destroyed the Inca. I pray to Allah to elevate their status and bless them. I pray Allah will send us more vanguards to strike down those infidels who oppose Islam and kill our innocent.”

[Robert]

The killing of Balaji

President Balaji sighted in relief.
The mutual defense agreement with Bulgaria had increased the security of India very much. Not only did India only share borders with allies now in the Old World, India also knew that one of the mightiest armies on Terra would come to it's aid if any nation decided to invade India.

The Bulgarians could be sure that there was no dangour to expect from the Indian borders. The Indian diplomatic influence on many western nations of Terra would aid the Bulgarians as well.
The papers were signed in his palace in Rho-Delhi, the Bulgarian responsibles had just left back to Bulgaria. Balaji felt like he had secured the future of India.

War was being conceived on Terra. Mighty powers like Arabia and the Choson increased their armies. The major cause for war seemed to have gone after most troops had been retreated from the borders, but everyone knew that the number of troops did not decrease. It would only be a matter of weeks to move millions of troops back to the borders.

The English-Incan conflict may seem to have been settled again, but every fool knew that the Incan governaments of the future would try to break free again.
What's the future of the Egyptian/Chinese - Bulgarian border conflict? What's the position of the New Republic? Evil tongues claim that The New Republic has supplied the Incans with troops to set them up against the English.

Balaji sighed again. The relief had gone. Terra could explode any day. The Choson may invade Arabia. It seemed to be a sure thing that Bulgaria may come to Arabia's aid at once. The English may take the opportunity to grab more of the Incan lands, or the New Republic may help the Incans to behead the English.

The Chinese will most probably chose the side of the Choson and attack the Bulgarians, both to relief the pressure on their borders and to ensure that the Bulgarians won't be able to destroy the Choson army together with the Arabians.

What did I sign? Balaji suddenly wondered. Will this agreement not pull India in a war it doesn't want to be pulled in? But the agreement was clear. It's a mutual defense pact. If either Bulgaria or India goes to war themselves, there's no reason to come to their aid. It's a solid agreement.

Outside the palace
Many protestors lined up outside the pallace, once again. The religious fundamentalists and the conservatives hated the idea of an alliance between India and Bulgaria. They showed bords with lines like: "The masacre of Madras says 'NO' to Bulgaria" and "India, the province of Bulgaria?". "The Indian Kings of old have been killed again today!"

But the majority of the Indians supported Balaji. The polls showed that his foreign politics were accepted by at least 65% of the Indian population. A modern nation as India could not lean on it's past, only for emotional and patriotical reasons. Not to mention that Bulgaria had been a good friend for centuries already.

"The masacre of Madras may never be forgotten." Balaji thought.

Hours later
The protestors had gone, the streets were empty. The protests against Balaji had grown small. Fewer people showed up every time and they dissapeared quicker everyday.

Balaji left the building. He left the gate of the Palace of Politics, then a man suddenly showed up behind him.
"Praise Krishna!" he said. "Peace be with you!" Balaji replied. A knife was stabbed into Balaji's back before he could finish his line. And again, and again. "India will not bow for the heathens of Bulgaria" Balaji heard, shortly before he died.

The reaction of the Indians
Millions of people lined up again to protest in Rho-Delhi and Krishnai, and many Indian cities on Terra and on Tan. Not to protest against Balaji this time. They mourned and protested against Religious fundamentalism. "OUR president has been murdered" or "Democracy was killed today", was what the boards read.
India mourned the loss of Balaji.
Polls showed that the support for religious fundamentalism and anti-Bulgarian sentiments was shrinking. Suddenly 89% of the Indians supported Balaji's decision to support the Bulgarians. "Suddenly I realised that Krishna won't save us from war if his followers use violence to save India from the Bulgarians" somebody said. Another former AETH supported's reaction was: "Suddenly the Bulgarians don't seem so evil anymore, now I've seen the real face of satan!"

New elections were held, the religious parties lost much support. Aradhana became the new president of India.
War was still breedring on Terra. The Indians had tasted a small piece of war themselves. India had matured once again, through the blood of one of their wisest leaders in history, unfortunately.

[deity]

[ ozzy, you best remove that pic? Says it's stolen from Aerospace! ]