The World 2000

[Scott F]

To Russia:
The United States of America is not blind, nor is it oblivious to your plans. If the new Russian government truely wishes to avoid another Cold War, it should consider well the consequences of the military buildup that it is planning.

The United States shall be happy to give the new Russian government as much or as little advice as it wants. Russia's leaders should heed well our first piece of advice. The military buildup your nation is planning will virtually negate any and all economic reforms that are attempted in the coming years. The Russian government's funds should be put to better use, like providing health care and pensions for Russian citizens and for the revamping and reconstruction of the decaying Russian infrastructure.

One more small piece of advice: many elements of the Russian military are as, if not more, corrupt than many others within Russia. Few are the military commanders that are not on the payroll or the Russian mafia. Having the military protect President Putin is most unwise.

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

OOC: I will be gone until July 12th. Brazil will be frozen. I will post activities they will be doing later today.

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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!
The more you know, the more you realize you dont know - Shep

[Jools]

Ibrahim watched as fortified Israeli Tanks turned their turrets from left to right. One Guard, he looked like a Jewish Soldier, got out of his enforcements and started walking straight to the boy, Ibrahim. Ibrahim was too scared to move anywere, he didn't run.

"Beat It Kid, we don't want you to get hit by shrapnel, we already have amnesty international trying to accuse use of war crimes."

"Mr. Soldier, why are you in Baghdad? When will you leave?"

"KID, ol' Saddam is down in Basra shooting SCUD's at his own capital. He's the one that started this mess, he's a raving lunatic, we're here to ensure peace of the Jewish Nation. Now scram"

Young Ibrahim din't understand what was going on. He was too young to hate, too young to understand politics.

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Message broadcasted to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Iraq from Israel

Premier Joolseph spoke
Good Evening people of the middle east. Three Months ago the leaders of your Nations decided that Israel is a threat to their security. The Truth is Israel is just a small Nation, we have little land. Yet somehow, in all this mess, our Blood Brothers - Arabs, people who share a similiar tongue and culture began hating us. Must we all hate? Can we not forgive?
How do you, people of Damascus, think your children are going to live? The city has been wiped off the face of the Earth all because our Eastern Neighbour Saddam decided to have some fun. War is not fun, nor is it great. If this continues our beloved homeland will turn into a dustball. I strongly urge that you stop supporting regional guerillas. Israeli Forces will withdraw until democratic elections will be held in all of our newly acquired lands. All I want is to sit in my house, without ever worrying a SCUD is going to hit it.

The Premier was adressing the people of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. In the last half year Israeli forces ahve been cutting through Arab Fortifications. Last Week they entered Baghdad and almost caught Saddam Hussein, the Man behind a conspiracy which wanted to destroy Israel and one which overthrew three governments.

[Jools]

Mossad Expansion

Israeli Intelligence Agency - Mossad, is now being expanded. Two new brigades have been formed

1.Intelligence Brigade
2.Mechanized-Armoured Brigades
3.Internal Security Police

Heavy Assualt Weapons have been given to Brigade 2. These are Field Brigades, soldiers.

Brigade 3 is a counter intelligence police brigade destroying Foreign spies etc...

[dStryker]

Government Collapses!
The DRSEA government has collapsed, and civil war has erupted throughout the land. Five main factions are vying for power: The loyalist DRSEAan faction, led by Thanom Chatichai; the rebel Vietnamese Republican Party, led by Nguyen Trinh Minh (brother of Nguyen Dinh Van); the rebel Cambodia People's Party, led by Hun Sen; the rebel FUNCINPEC (French acronym for National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia), led by Norodom Ranariddh; and the rebel United Malays National Organization, led by Mahathir bin Muhammad.
Northern and eastern Burma has fractured into Chin, Karen, Kachin, and Shan states, each warring against each other and the others.
The rest of Burma has declared independence from the DRSEA, and has joined with the rebel VRP.

The VRP controls all of Cambodia and Laos east of the Mekong river, and all of Vietnam up to the town of Ben Kangkok in Laos, and the towns of Ky Anh and Tuyen Hoa in Vietnam.
The DRSEAans control all of Thailand north of Prachuap Khiri Khan, and all of Laos and Vietnam not controlled by the VRP.
The CPP controls all of Cambodia north of the Tonle Sap and west of the Mekong River.
FUNCINPEC controls all of Cambodia south of the Tonle Sap and west of the Mekong River.
The United Malays National Organization controls all of Malaysia and Singapore.
The Chin control the state of Chin.
The Karen control the state of Kayah.
The Kachin control the state of Kachin.
The Shan control the state of Shan.
The Burmese VRP control the rest of Burma along with all of Thailand south of Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Vietnam Revolutionary, the only free newspaper!

[Bearcat]

V ARMÉE ENTERS ANDORRA

TOULOUSE (Reuters) - Today after receiving the order from Prime Minsiter Jospin, the V Armée under the command of Colonel Jean Gagnon set out for Andorra. The IV Wing of Armée de l'Air had already scouted out the Andorran countryside for oppostion or obstacles. The V Armée left their jumping off point at 0600 hours headed stragiht for the border. Their primary objective is the cities of El Serrat and Soldeu. Resistance is expected to range from light to none.

POLICE CLOSE IN ON CORSICAN BOMBERS

AJACCIO (Reuters) - Police announced that they are steadily closing in on the culprits responsible for the bombing that 11 people dead last week. The members of a Corsican seperatist movement have left small clues that police are slowly piecing together to find them. In the meantime all travel in and out of Corsica has been halted to keep the culprits on the island.

[Napoleon Bonaparte]

Brazil will accomplish the following while I am away:

1) Privatize production and commerce.
2) Expand Military to 500,000.
3) Rebuild communications.
4) Build ports, schools, and factories.
5) Upgrade older factories.

#2 May take longer then the time I am away.

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Almighty ruler and Resident God!!
The more you know, the more you realize you dont know - Shep

[Bearcat]

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[The Raven]

OOC: Used to be Dark Fox.

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ELECTIONS IN SPAIN

Today in Spain, the election results were released. After a suprisingly high voter turnout and high anticipation over the result it has been learned that the incumbent Popular Party (PP) has recieved a whopping 38% of the vote. PP supporters packed the streets of Madrid waving tiny Spanish flags and yelling party slogans. Cars honked their horns and radio stations played the Royal March. His Majesty, King Juan Carlos I has appointed prominent PP member Roberto Diaz to replace Jose Maria Aznar as Prime Minister. Many people were suprised to learn that the Basque National Party (PNV) captured 4% of the vote breaking away from the "others" category.

OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Popular Party = 38% = 229 seats
Spanish Socialist Workers Party = 35% = 212 seats
United Left = 15% = 91 seats
Convergence and Union = 7% = 43 seats
Basque Nationalist Party = 4% = 25 seats
other = 1% = 6 seats

OFFICIAL PARTY ABBREVIATIONS:

Popular Party (PP)
Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE)
United Left (IU)
Convergence and Union (CiU)
Basque Nationalist Party (PNV)

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[dStryker]

DRSEAans Cancel Elections, Suspend Constitution
With the ensuing civil war going on, the remnants of the DRSEAan government have cancelled elections that were to take place next week, and have suspended the constitution. Martial law and curfews have been instated throughout DRSEAan territory.

Thousands Killed in Civil War
Since the beginning of the civil war a week ago, over 27,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict. A bomb set by FUNCINPEC supporters killed hundreds in Bangkok, as FUNCINPEC rebels fight for the capture of Bangkok, the DRSEAan capital.
In Yangon, bombs are heard almost hourly, as Burmese VRP rebels fight off a DRSEAan invasion into Burma.

Forest Fire in Southern Cambodia
Due to the drought in southern Cambodia, DRSEAan loyalists have started a forest fire, burning hundreds of acres of land. FUNCINPEC rebels retaliated by setting their own fire, trapping DRSEAan loyalists between the two fires.

Shan Rebels Sack Chiang Mai
After DRSEAan troops left Chiang Mai in order to invade Yangon, Shan rebels took advantage of the situation, invading the unguarded city of Chiang Mai, sacking the city, then burning it to the ground. Over 13,000 out of the city's 170,000 people were killed in the sacking and the fires afterward, and over one hundred thousand injured or homeless.
Vietnam Revolutionary, the only free newspaper!

[The Raven]

Spain's view on Andorra:

Prime Minister Diaz had this to say about the Andorran crisis.

quote: We believe that France is doing the right thing. We fully suport the French government and military in their peacekeeping operation

Nothing more has been heard from the Spanish government on the issue.
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[Giancarlo]

To US: We are attempting reforms on a basis more than a military buildup, a military buildup may not come for another 6 years... until our economy is growing at least +6%. Our Police and Military are tackling corruption nonetheless, and the government is attempting to wipe out corruption. I will get the inflation under control in 6-8 months. We are trying to opt out more funds as possible for infrastructure and health care, and for the economy. The Russian Stock bounced +15% this week.

[Bolo]

CNN - Pretoria

quote: Bolo Tarmagin's popular uprising against the corrupt regime of Thando Mbeki has resulted in Tarmagin's rise to leader of all South Africa. He has said that he plans to fix South Africa's problems in the same manner that FDR took America out of the depression. Crime has already been curbed somewhat as the military has been sent out to establish order. As well some modernization programs have been started such as new highways and great access to public transit by expanding the rail and bus links.

[Midshipman]

GC, here's one for you:

Protests In Moscow

Led by a local environmental group, thousands of people pured into Red Square to protest the continuing use of unsafe nuclear plants.
Organized by Greenpeace, these protests included speeches by the survivors of Chernobyl, the nuclear disaster in Ukraine during the 80's.
Demanding that the government "stop these unsafe practices," the group leaders stirred up the crowd into a frenzy. Although there was no violence today, protest leaders said that protests would continue throughout the week.

And for Jools:

"Allahu Ahkubar!"
The Arab ran towards the Wailing Wall was carrying an AK-47 and firing madly into the air. As his feet pounded the ground, several Jewish police officers chased him.
They pulled out their services weapons and began firing at them. Several bullets hit him, and he spun to the ground, his Ak flying through the air.
The officers walked up to him, and he gurgled his last words..
"I am but the first messanger of Allah."
Two civilians were hit by ricochets, but are in stable condition in Ben Guiron Hispital.

[Giancarlo]

OOC: But we said we are closing down unsafe plants and upgrading ones that we need.

Russian News
President Addresses Crowd
President Putin has addressed the crowd saying unsafe plants will be closed anyways, and upgrading the ones that are stable that we need. We are iniating a new energy program that will build new Nuclear plants... but will not put our people at danger. Some people think we are going to keep unsafe Nuclear Plants open, we aren't. We are closing all that are unsafe and will put our people at danger. Nearly 4 Police were injured and 6 were arrested for violent acts despite the President said these unsafe will be closed.

Russian Federation Condemns Israel
The Russian Federal Government has condemned Israel for taking violent actions towards arabs in Syria and other nations. We will not stand for it, and condemn the Israeli Empire. We may impose sanctions for this....
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