PRAVDA

[t_ras]

are you going to breake it so each of the parts (and the future ones) enters one pravda release or all in next?

[Micha]

The more immediate decision is whether we have to censor it
When they discuss politics one of them sais the Hive intends to attack the CyUni... It is a tricky thing to release while secretly preparing that very war

PS:
Since I´m not native English speaker, I´m not sure about the correctness of the text... I just wiped out the obvious spelling mistakes and added CAPs where appropriate

Perhaps Jamski could sacrifies some minutes of his valuable time () to proveread the text...

[t_ras]

post anly the 1st tree till war

[Vander]

I will break it up into parts. If we get enough other articles, we will be able to get them out at a pretty decent pace. Remember, I want to see some pro- Yang stuff here, too!

[Micha]

TOP STORY
We need to use that in our next PRAVDA:

Extract from Covert Operations Report PUT, 2156
Cairns
garrison: none
support: 1 trance scout skirmisher *disciplined (-)(++)*, 1 former, 2 crawlers (+2 mins, +4 en)
population: 1 TAL, 2 WOR, 1 DOC, 1 TEC
8-10 nut, 10-1 min, 20-1 en
growth HUNGER (4 turns)

We could make a great propaganda event out of it, prove how wrong their "democracy" is, and how they even cannot feed their people, so we need to help them...
Title it: Help for the poor University citizens at Cairns, who suffer from hunger due to their unequal status, abandoned by their government and so on...

[Snowflake]

I can't look at the newly conqured PEACE bases right now. Are any of them in hunger or drone riot? An aritical about that would match our planetary council motion very well. We could say the Hive coastle guards have picked up refugee peace members around that little island. And present some witness testimonies about the horrible unhumantarian actions of the CPU.

We also need an artical describing the "unfortunate" break up of the pact with the CCs.

Also a back artical talking about the set up of the cloudbase academy. We could say things like it was a secret project of the government ever since the break out of the CC PEACE war. Or perhaps present it as a whitepaper by the government ordering preparation of a incoming invasion from the CCs by setting up the cloudbase academy.

I do not believe I have time to write them all. Would somebody be able to do it? If we could get it published before our turn it would match the timing very well. Comrade Vander, will you have time to work on this?

The second part of t-ras' work could be published in the next publication, where we could put in many more war propagandas too.

[Snowflake]

A boat filled with PEACE members were picked up by the Hive Coast Guards at an undisclosed location. They reportedly have been refugees from [base name censored] which was newly conquered by the CPU forces. The writer has had the opportunity to briefly interview a Hive merchant who was on the same boat with the PEACE refugees, who claimed that he had not been eating nor sleeping for the last 72 hours and seemed to be utterly exhausted and stressed. Below is a transcript of the interview.

Where are you from? Why were you in this boat?

I’m from [censored]. I have set up my business of trading between the Hive and PEACE ever since we made contact many years ago. I had to abandon my little shop when the CPU bombs fell like hails from the sky right in front of me.

Did the bombing surprise people?

I think 90 percent were shocked. We are all aware that the CC-PEACE war has been going on and I’ve seen millions of people who fled from the occupied bases. But just prior to the bombing, people were still saying, “Look, I'm sure there is going to be bombing, but don't worry. They have very precise munitions and will just bomb the military targets.” I feel very lucky that I was able to get on this boat. I know many people who didn’t make it to the boat would have already died during the last 72 hours if they were not already dead in the bombing.

Do you know the extent of casualties in your own village?

A friend and neighbor of mine died in the bombing. There are about another 50 or 60 people from the village dead and in another nearby town about 15 people died in a TV station. In all, about 12 to 15 people died in the bombing and the fighting that I knew myself, or were friends of a friend.

I heard some appalling stories. Like after they buried someone, they found their hand two days later, or a wedding ring. I just froze when they told me. I've seen worse things on TV, but when someone tells you exactly what happens, when they describe the details, it is very graphic. An average person will just want to shut it out. I was saddened and overpowered. I tried, possibly unconsciously, to exclude things. I tried not to notice everything in a way.

You mentioned that you’ve seen some refugees fled from already occupied bases. How were things like over there?

I have not been in the occupied bases myself. But from what I heard, things are not good. Patients are driven out of hospitals to make room for CyCons wounded in the fight. Factories are shut down, equipment stripped off to sent to the CPU. People are afraid to go out because they could be arrested and tortured anytime. Many people do not have a place to live, because their houses are destroyed in the war. Some do not even have food. Young boys and girls are sent to “assimilation center”, nobody really knows what have happened to them … I’m not feeling well, I need some water.

The interview was interrupted because the person being interview had suddenly fainted and was carried into an ambulance.

[t_ras]

grate

[t_ras]

Foundation of new Cloud-base academy!

I have the honor to announce in the name of our almighty chairman Voltaire and the honorable council of the hive that our secret project to build an air-fare academy (the cloud base academy) has just been successfully finished!
In this advance facility our pilots and air-equipment engineers will learn and expertise to improve our aviation technologies and skills.
Hiverian pilots will be introduced in to advance flying techniques which will help them get the best out of their air-crafts, both by knowing how to take planes technological capabilities to the limit and by taking their mental and physical capabilities to the limit too, giving them the option of much better performances even with same equipment as the enemy.
Also, as mentioned, our air-fare engineers will be there. They’ll be introduced into the most high technologies for this kind of equipment. Thus helping them developing improved models of air-crafts which will out-stand our enemies technological capabilities.
The final result of the foundation of cloud-base academy will be a giant jump to our air-fleet taking it one step beyond and above all others on planet.

Power and pride to our air-forces and honor to the hive and our mighty chairman!

[t_ras]

I hope it is good anough.
any way it can be a good base if someone wants to upgrade it...

[Vander]

Now these Headlines:

- Recent popularity poll finds the Chairman's popularity at 2.398 x 10^34% power. However, a strange "Tassadar" has risen out of nowhere to 2.389 x 10^33%.

- Comrade Carnegie's new book, How to Win Drones and Influence Empaths is at the top of the "Hive's Most Destributed Books" list; beating out Comrade Palahniuk's Sit- Down- and- Take- It Club

- We are the best faction on the Planet

- CyCon/ PUT recruitment at an all time high. Hive could not care less.

- Breaking headline fails to have story behind it. More at 10



WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CYCON- PEACE WAR?
Note: the views expressed here do not represent those of PRAVDA.

Jilanian, 21: "I don't really care. The battle doesn't happen on our land, so it's not that important."

Karl, 34: "Oh it's important. What has happened to all of those citizens of PEACE that were not able to experience the glory that is the Hive?"

Andi, 54: "I'm just hoping that the CyCon doesn't set their eyes on our land. I don't want any of my grandchildren dying because of an over- aggresive neighbor"

Maximilian, 40: "It's just like the new book, How to Win Drones and Influence Empaths says,'You'll make more friends with honey than with vinegar. The CyCon needs to use honey, not vinegar "

Vander, 19: "As long as they show me some more of the 7 of 9 charicter, I'm happy with the CyCon!"

[Snowflake]

Good work, guys!

In other news:

- Rumors have that Chairman Voltaire and Former Deputy Chairman Jamski have disappeared from the face of Hive after violently fighting in a super secret meeting regarding CC - PUT - PEACE - Drones. The Hive government is currently operating by a former driver.

- The Hive CC pact is ended! An undisclosed sourse claimed the government had obtained information regarding the CC's futurn plan of invading the Hive land. The official has denied this statement. "The ending of the Hive CC pact is an unfortunate event resulting a miscommunicated command by a former driver." An Hive offical stated in a press conference.

[Octavian X]

- Recent xenodoughnut crops have failed, causing widespread panic, as well as the loss of 55 inches from Comrade Octavian's waistline.

[t_ras]

hey! im the guvernament naw!?

as defacto governor of the Hive I announce the opening of the new former museum!

In the museum yung children will learn the history of terraforming and understand its inportance and values.
The museum will honor the names of the gratest and bravest former operators of history (mainly me of course).

A statue of me heroecly removing dangerouse fungus will be place at the center of the museum.

It will be a push to Hives cultural life

PS:

1) IT IS FORMER OPERATOR AND NOT DIVER!!

2) AS GOVERNOR I COMMAND YOU ALL TO TOUCH YOUR NOCE WITH YOUR LITLE RIGHT FINGER AND SAY 3 TIMES "T_RAS IS BEST FORMER OPERATOR ON PLANET!"

[Vander]

Cool. I have enough to publish. Prepare, my friends, for the next PRAVDA comes out within eight hours!