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Canada sends its condolences to those lost in the blast.
Ranponian, Abessinienreich, -The Alpine Confederation-, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos, Deccea
Provisional Command Council Unveils Constitution,
Referendums Coming Soon
Presidential Palace, Baghdad, Provisional Iraq-Jordan-Kuwait
July, 2023
In the months since the formation of the Provisional Command Council, much had happened. The Presidium had turned into a streamline joint leadership body, effectively coordinating the policy and conduct of three governments towards unification. The rest of the PCC had pooled its efforts and expertise towards designing a new constitution. Later in the process, Kuwait had joined the proceedings but had proved mostly amenable to the existing progress. Iraqi Prime Minister Zahir Khalil had shown himself to be the dominant influence in the PCC as Presidium Chairman and had gained the support of like-minded councilmen, primarily Jordanian King Abdullah III and Jordanian Senator Omar Razzaz. The Khalilist camp generally controlled the PCC but it wasn't without opposition. The Khalilists were partial to a federal system but a serious Jordanian and Iraqi Shia camp supported a more confederal system resembling the European Union. Prior to the arrival of Kuwait some sought to revive the county as a Hashemite kingdom but the lack of support from King Abudallah killed such ideas. On some matters the secular and federal Khalilists were forced to compromise but their larger influence shines through in the constitution itself.
Now, the PCCs work was possibly complete. They have released for public consumption and ultimately voting, the Constitution of the Arab Federal States. It will have to be ratified by the legislatures of each constituent state, which would initiate a three month integration period for elections and a transfer of power. The constitution takes significant cues from the US constitution as well as the model of the SGRI, but includes its own systems unique to the constituent states. The constitution describes itself as a Federal Presidential Republic. The nations government would be divided into three layers: Federal, State, and Governorate. The federal government will be composed of an Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branch. A fourth level to each of these is the continued existence of the Kurdistan Autonomous Republic. A constitutional summary is below:
[spoiler=Executive Branch- President of the Federacy:]
The Executive Branch is composed of the office of President, the Presidents Executive Council, and the federal bureaucratic apparatus. The President will be the head of state and government, commander-in-chief, and the executor of the legislatures will. The President will also have the power of executive orders equal to the legislatures laws which can be overturned by the legislature. The President will serve six year terms and a private citizen can be elected to the office twice. The President will have a Vice-President who will act as the Chairman of the legislature, a tie breaker and ceremonial leader.
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[spoiler=Legislative Branch- Arab National Congress:]
The ANC will be the supreme legislative body of the AFS, responsible for making laws at the national level. It will be a bicameral legislature composed of the Senate and Peoples Assembly. The Peoples Assembly will have one representative from each Governorate, appointed to six year terms by the Governor of each. The Peoples Assembly will be democratically elected to three year terms at the governorate level by popular vote. They will pursue the party list multi-seat district system to maximize representation. Bills will be required to pass in both houses by simple majority to become law. Bills will be sent to the President for approval or veto, which can be overridden by a 3/5s vote from both houses.
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[spoiler=Judicial Branch- Supreme Arab Court:]
The Supreme Arab Court will be the chief judicial power of the AFS. Its role will be to interpret the law and will act as the supreme law of the AFS. The court will be composed of 12 members. Once appointed, they will serve twenty year terms or until resignation or death. Justices will be appointed by the President of the Federacy and approved by the ANC. The court system will be three tiered, with Governorate Courts holding original jurisdiction on state level law. In the middle will be State level appellate courts which will feed into the Supreme court. For civil, family, and marriage cases, separate courts will exist to administer muslim law. Such courts will be employed only at the request of the defendant and are not required. Secular courts will be available for the same cases.
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[spoiler=State Government:]
Each constituent state of the AFS will be permitted to retain and determine their own form of government. The only requirement on government structure is each state will have an independent, democratic legislature. Besides that, necessary amendments must be passed to effectively integrate the state under the federal government. This means integrating military forces, dissolving foreign agreements, nullifying conflicting laws, and integrating government services. States will be allowed to pass their own laws so long as they do not conflict with federal laws. Each state will operate a wing of the Arab National Guard, the military reserve force. These National Guard forces will fill the role of reserves, emergency response, and security forces for each state. They can be called to federal service or placed under federal command at any time by the President of the Federacy.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Governorate Government:]
The relationships of states to governorates will vary from state to state, but they will generally act as a form of reduced local authority. They will function similarly to counties in America and give discretionary authority to smaller towns and cities under their jursidiction. The main power of the Governorates comes from their representation in the Peoples Assembly, which gives the federal government a fairly accurate understanding of local needs considering few Governorates are any larger than a million or so citizens.
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[spoiler=Kurdistan Autonomous Republic]
The KAR will remain relatively unscathed throughout the unification process and under the new constitution. It will retain self government and negotiated immunity to certain federal laws. The new military will remain barred from operating in Kurdish territory, and the Peshmerga will remain responsible for security and military matters. The KAR will still not be allowed its own foreign affairs and will still be required to pay federal taxes. The governorates composing the KAR will remain and the KAR will hold its representation in the Congress.
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Rutannia, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Federated Arab Emirates, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, Aynrandsitan, Abessinienreich, -The Alpine Confederation-, Deccea
| Traditions or Concerning Trends? |
| 12th of June, 2023: Pretoria, South Afrika |
| Within the newsroom of the Transvaal News Network, TNN, which is the successor of the former South Afrikan Persian National News Network. Many journalists and news anchors are looking over the images and statements, sent to them by journalists that had permission to follow the troops on the 11th of June in Francistown. One in particular was of Aleksander De Vos with his neck gaiter covering his face, the black SS bolts being the prominent subject of the photo. News anchor, Farah Hosseini, has never truly believed the rumors and the subjects of the South Afrikan Military using the symbols of the fallen Volkist regime of the Second World War. Looking at these photos and of the second eldest prince no less, she could not deny them any further and the thought almost brought tears to her eyes. She was born of Iranian citizens that came to South Afrika and made a living for themselves, and now she is beginning to question everything she knew of a nation she has come to love. Steeling herself, she looks to her fellow news anchor and nods her head as the cameras start to roll and the feed goes live for all viewing in South Afrika and the world to see, with the first image on the screen being of Aleksander in his full gear with the mask covering his face and the SS bolts are clear to see. |
[list]| Newsanchor, Farah Hosseini: | The image before you today, was taken just yesterday before the initial attack to drive insurgent forces from Francistown. The image shows a RSADF soldier, in full combat gear with weapon in hand, but the most concerning factor to some is the infamous symbol of the defunct Volkist Germany military faction known as the Waffen SS, the two lightning bolts being synonymous with said group. What may be more shocking, is that this is no ordinary soldier bearing these symbols on his mask, but the second eldest son of the Emperor, Prince Aleksander De Vos. I wish I could tell you, that this is the only instance of these symbols being used, but unfortunately it is not. Many other soldiers have said symbols indoctrinated into their unit patches and even decorations on their vehicles. The most popular of which being that of the 2nd and 3rd SS Divisions, Das Reich and Totenkopf respectively. When one of our journalists, permitted to follow the actions of the military troops into Francistown, asked one of the soldiers why they use such infamous symbols, which are outright banned in many countries, the soldier gave her a one word answer to start the discussion, Fear, is how he answered. Going along with the subject, the soldier told our journalist that there is very much a method to using these symbols, the soldier stated, Most of the world of todays age knows what the SS did and who they were, from the camps to the frontlines of battlefields they made monsters of themselves. That is why we use these symbols and have used them since the end of the Second World War, unlike the Americans we do not win hearts and minds, because that is not our priority. Our priority is to win the battle and crush the enem, not care and babysit the populace that gets in our way. Fear is our weapon, and these symbols give us even more of the fear we need, because it shows we are willing to do horrible things, monstrous things, to keep our nation strong. All my years being a news reporter, I have never seen anything like this. Soldiers who are proud to carry such Barbaric symbols on their uniforms as a badge of honor, or have used them for so long that the very history of those symbols is appealing to them.[/list]
| Taking a moment to compose herself, Farah looks at the notes and other things that journalists from the combat zone have sent to them. |
[list]| Newsanchor, Farah Hosseini: | War is brutal, that much is clear. However, I am beginning to question if this conflict was one that many of these soldiers have been waiting for. Even though many of them are young, these soldiers grew up listening to stories from their fathers or even grandfathers of times in Vietnam or the Botswana Bush War. Now that they themselves are able to finally go to war, they do not squander the opportunity to make themselves into monsters that the enemy will fear. My fear is that there will be no answers to why they do this, my fear is that these symbols will not only become more normalized amongst the troops but potentially amongst our very populace. Should any viewers be watching this from the international community, ask these questions. Because I believe a change needs to be made. Thank you all for watching, and we will approach this subject once more following the results of the actions in Francistown.[/list]
| The program then cuts to commercials before going off the air entirely. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Rutannia, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Federated Arab Emirates, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, Abessinienreich, -The Alpine Confederation-, Deccea
[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DES FORCES ARMÉES[/pre][/list]
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MINISTRY OF THE ARMED FORCES: FRANCE SELLS MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND SHIPBUILDING PERMITS (Ranponian & Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos)
[sub]VTH REPUBLIC | PARIS, 2023 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF SÈCURITÈ, MINISTÈRE DES FORCES ARMÉES - | The Vth Republic has approved a deal with the Kingdom of Spain to sell 420 EBRC Jaguar Armoured Fighting Vehicles to the Spanish Armed Forces. The deal is worth approximately $496 million USD or 420 million EUR. Meanwhile permits have also been approved by the French Government to allow the Royal Thai Navy to utilize Thales and Naval Group in order to design and construct new and more modern naval vessels with the agreement that France may also choose to utilize those same designs in the future. | [/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LA MACRON![/pre][/list][/list]
[spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐍
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Bayern Kahla, Pontianus, Cascadla, Crazybloxian Empire, Ranponian, Somerania, Arab Federal States, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos, Deccea
BLOWN UP SHIPS TO BE FIXED IN SPAIN, INVESTIGATION OF FLEET ATTACK IS NOW ONGOING
A. SHIPS DAMAGED IN THE ATTACK AND REPAIRS FOR SAID SHIPS
On July 1, 2023 the Royal Thai Navy's first fleet was under an extreme cyber attack which resulted in damage of 2 of the warships of the Thai navy and the brutal sinking of 2 other ships. When the rest of the first fleet sailed back to the Bangkok port and arrived on the 2nd of July. When the navy officials assessed the damage of the aircraft carrier Chakri Naruebet, they said that it could be repaired and rebuilt which will be done Bazan in Ferrol Spain where the ship was actually built. Next, a few hours ago the navy released a damage assessment of the frigate Bhumibol Adulyadej. The damage assessment stated that the ship could not be rebuilt due to extreme damage and when examined, they found out that the bottom of the ship was heavily bent and damaged and also they found out that the engine was burn out and destroyed. And when examining the ship they found an undetonated BOMB. The Bhumibol Adulyadej will be scrapped by next year.
Now, the kind Spanish have allowed us to rebuild the heavily damaged aircraft carrier Chakri Nearuebt which was damaged during the attack. The aircraft carrier will be delivered to the Navantia shipbuilders in Ferrol, Spain by July 28, 2023 for repairs and overhauls.
B. INVESTIGATION OF CYBER ATTACK ON FIRST FLEET
When the Thai navy and government heard about the incident, they were enraged. The Commander in Chief of Royal Thai navy, Admiral Chatchai Sriworakan, stated this:
"We will hunt down whoever did this to our precious navy, we will for sure find them. The person who started this cyber attack will pay dearly for this violent crime. This is our way of vengeance for the 456 sailors lost in the attack that day, and if the sailors who have passed on during the attack see this, don't worry the person who did this attack will be brought to justice!"
The investigation of this attack was considered as a first priority and the investigators came to the conclusion that the attack was an INSIDE JOB as there was only one way someone could smuggle the bombs onboard, and the bombs found were remote bombs which could be detonated with the flick of a switch. But there is only one way to be sure, to find the wreck and remains of the ships which could not be found as they literally ripped apart.
[spoiler=[sub]𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zendasai[/spoiler]
Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Arab Federal States, Deccea
Chaos and Peacemaking From Within - Part 1
On a surprisingly cool Wednesday evening on the 1st of July 2023, Majority Leader Anetta Komarudin stepped out of a black SUV outside the Abdul Kadir Complex, which was and is the primary residence of the Prime Minister. She was flanked by two RAID officers dressed in heavy grey coats with the RAID insignia emblazoned on the upper left of their chest as she went inside through the main door. Most of the lights were off in the main hallway except for two lamps placed right below the gold-bordered paintings of Abul Kadir, Indonesian politician and one of the men who led the anti-Dutch resistance, and Puan Maharani, regarded as Indonesia's most popular leader. The room gave a creepy feel to its occupants, mainly because none of the room doors had been closed, leaving multiple gaping black holes dotted along the hallway's side. Anetta Komarudin glanced around before walking forward, her bright, almost neon, yellow high heels tapping loudly on the marble floor. She made her way to the staircase at the end of the hallway, where she beckoned to the two RAID officers to halt while she spoke to the Prime Minister upstairs. The officers halted, and the Majority Leader climbed the round staircase to the office of the Prime Minister.
As Prime Minister Puan Maharani sat in her study with a large wall-sized window to her back reviewing the news for the day, a loud rap echoed from her open door. The Majority Leader stood there, scanning the room as if the Prime Minister was doing shady stuff. Puan Maharani beckoned her in.
[sub]|PUAN MAHARANI, P.M|:[/sub] [sub]"Madam Komarudin. I wasn't expecting you at this late an hour. Do have a seat."[/sub]
[sub]|ANETTA KOMARUDIN, M.L|:[/sub] [sub]"Madam Prime Minister. I certainly didn't want to bother you at this late an hour, so let's skip the small talk and get right to business, shall we?"[/sub]
The Prime Minister only nodded in response, placing down her papers and looking at the Majority Leader intently.
[sub]|ANETTA KOMARUDIN, M.L|:[/sub] [sub]"Madam Prime Minister, it has come to my notice, and to the notice of certain others in the government, that there is an imbalance in leadership. I believe that the office of the Prime Minister has been - do forgive me for the term, Madam - abused under your leadership."[/sub]
The Prime Minister's left eyebrow would raise, her eyes narrowed. Being naturally investigative, she sensed something - foul play perhaps - going on.
[sub]|ANETTA KOMARUDIN, M.L|:[/sub] [sub]"That is why, Madam Prime Minister, that I have just submitted a piece of legislation that will, how do I say this, balance things out. This piece of legislation, titled the Chancellery Act, will abolish the Prime Minister-Majority Leader system of government. This system will make a Chancellor the head of state, with a Vice Chancellor as second in command. The Chancellor will be given specia - well, stronger - powers than the Prime Minister's position right now. This will allow for a stronger leader. A better leader. A leader who fights. Madam Prime Minister, if this legislation is passed, the Parliament will hold a vote on who will become Chancellor and Vice Chancellor. It's getting late, Madam, so I'll be going. I hope you consider this offer. Good night."[/sub]
The Prime Minister would stare at an empty spot in the room, blankly. Her thoughts were swirling, her conscience already knowing it could be a ploy to unseat her from the office. But she shook her head, realizing she was getting power-hungry. She knew it was for the good of the nation. Of the world. She grabbed a memo, and began writing her message of approval of the proposed Chancellery Act.
[spoiler=[sub]𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zendasai[/spoiler]
Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos, Deccea
[list][list][list][pre]THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDONESIA
PEMERINTAH NASIONAL INDONESIA
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CHANCELLERY ACT PASSED BY THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT, STARTING A REORGANIZATION OF THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT [/list]
[sub]During an unusually silent National Parliamentary assembly, the Chancellery Act of 2023 was carried 81-9. After the vote was made public, many Members of Parliament, Progress Party, and United Conservative Party members alike where hushed, as if silenced by a hidden force. The right-leaning and now the largest portion of the UCP, led by Anetta Komarudin, celebrated at the passing of the Chancellery Act, claiming the resolution will 'bring the change we need, not the change others need'. The Chancellery Elections will be held in late July, between Puan Maharani, Anetta Komarudin, Prabowo Subianto, Joko Widodo, and Marina al Anshori. The Chancellery Act reorganizes the government in a way that makes a Chancellor the head of state, a Vice Chancellor the second in command, with a Parliament as its legislature. The Act also gives stronger powers to the Chancellor, a position currently held by Puan Maharani. While most welcome the change, skeptics claim the warm welcome given to the Chancellery Act was only a carryover of the joy people felt when lockdowns were lifted last December. In the words of John Wyden, former Majority Leader turned citizen, 'may the best candidate win'. [/sub]
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[spoiler=[sub]𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zendasai[/spoiler]
Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Cascadla, Crazybloxian Empire, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos, Deccea
[sub]Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kinshasa, Bantu People's Republic of Zaire[/sub]
Alzarikstan-Sossani FOSTER NEW ECONOMIC & SECURITY PARTNERSHIP; Alzarikstan-The Galla Form the Collective Defense Alliance of Afrika (CDAA)
President Denis Sassou Nguesso from the "Den", which refers to the Office of the Presidency within the Sovereign House of the People (Presidential Office) as the President is known as the "Lion of Zaire", would announce two monumental agreements that catapults the position of Zaire within the security and economic health and conditions of Sub-Sahara Afrika.
From President Nguesso's announcement, Alzarikstan and Sossani have embarked on a new form of economic and security partnerships to bring stability and prosperity to the Sub-Sahara. As part of the 15 page document that highlights the new relationship, the main points of agreement pertain to the following:
[list][pre]Construction of major railways and road connections between Zaire and Sossani
Zaire and Sossani go into a protective alliance, where Zaire protects Sossani from outside foreign threats should such arise
Zaire and Sossani trade establishment
Zairean companies helping Sossani gain larger access to it's resources
Sossani introducing Zaire to it's technology[/pre][/list]
President Nguesso highlighted that the new friendship between Zaire and Sossani will surely bring security and prosperity to both peoples but more importantly gradually transform the shared borders into one of modernity, profit, and stability while increasing the usage of Zaire's strategic ports.
FORMATION OF THE COLLECTIVE DEFENSE ALLIANCE OF AFRIKA (CDAA)
The second announcement from President Nguesso was one of a monumental event as Zaire was taking the initiative to highlight the dearth of collective security within Afrika. In what was coined as the Collective Defense Alliance of Afrika, or CDAA for short, President Nguesso confirmed that both the Bantu People's Republik of Alzarikstan and the Empire of The Galla have embarked on collective defense as a foundation for coordinated, combined, and effective security for continental Afrika. For the CDAA, the founding principles and policies include:
[list][pre]Joint training - biannual
Mutual defense
Joint counterterrorism/counterinsurgency operations -
Intelligence sharing
Joint AFRIKOM Command for easier logistics and coordination
Anti-Poaching Operations[/pre][/list]
With the formation of the CDAA, entry into the organization must come from unanimous voting between the CDAA member-states. President Nguesso declared that "As Europe and the West have NATO, Southeast Asia has the Trident Alliance, and Eurasia has the OSS, Afrika must have the CDAA for common defense, common prosperity, and collective survival."
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Rutannia, The Confederate Prussian Empire, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Pontianus, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos, Deccea
[sub]Ministry of Education
Kinshasa, Bantu People's Republik of Zaire[/sub]
ZAIRE WELCOMES ENERGY EXPERTS, SPECIALISTS, & TEACHERS FROM IRAN
In an effort on working to harness the full energy potential of Zaire, which has been blessed by God with extensive energy resources ranging from crude oil and natural gas to hydropower, nuclear, hydrothermal, solar, and geothermal. Understanding the underdeveloped energy industries and markets within Zaire, Kinshasa fully welcomed energy experts, specialists, and teachers from Paseo to come to Zaire and teach students in addition to train and guide government and private sector entities through subjects including the following areas:
[list][pre]Classical Mechanics (Mechanics, Mechanical Work, Thermodynamics)
Chemistry
Biology (Bioenergetics & Food energy)
Earth Sciences
Relatvity[/pre][/list]
Within these subjects, Zaire will be able to truly understand its geographical layout and the best means to harness its energy resources to become a major producer of fossil fuels & alternative sources of energy for the continent of Afrika and potentially global consumer markets.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Victoria Harbor, Philanialle, Pontianus, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Deccea
Sossani Do you want some railways
Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
PHILIPPINES OFFERS 1000 DIVERS FREE OF CHARGE TO ASSIST IN FINDING SHIP WRECKAGE
The Filipino government recently took notice of the attacks on the ships of the Thai navy. In light of this, the Philippines is offering assistance in locating the wreckage of the ships.
2 civillian diving companies have been contracted by the Filipino government to help find the ruins if the help is accepted by Thailand.
Cascadla, Somerania, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Adriatic Republic Of Delos Santos
Hey Crazybloxian Empire, I have awoken. Thanks for umm, messing around with my hibernation chamber. I think we can get back to writing newspapers, eh?
*Calls out for Paramountica*
Oh and wheres Erarwati?
Cascadla, Crazybloxian Empire
Simp.
Cascadla
Dude. When did you enter your sleep chamber? But still its nice you woke up! And by the way, Erarwati CTEd.. Its a long story. Could you work on one of your news issues yet again? Our regions been hungry for those.
Col Times
*runs to my visibly run-down newspaper office*
*Sees a new alliance forming in Afrika called the CDAA*
I pray this one actually works this time around, seriously, I honestly hope it does.
Cascadla
I have completed my first factbook https://www.nationstates.net/nation=deccea/detail=factbook/id=main
Victoria Harbor, Cascadla, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais
Thank you for the offer, we graciously accept this and look forward to further finding out what happened.
Cascadla, Col Times, Deccea
Beautiful!
Cascadla, Deccea
Post self-deleted by Deccea.
Thank you!, i credited you at the bottom of the factbook
Metropolitan Francais
Looking great!
Cascadla, Deccea
Enjoy, it will be added to:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1525099
Rutannia, Cascadla, Ranponian, -The Alpine Confederation-, Deccea
| Looking at Gaddafi she would smile after a moment. |
[list][ Prime Minister Kobrina Nouri ]: "Yes. The Arab League...an interesting creation these days. In terms of MECO, Mr Gaddafi...I consider Libya a civilised 21st century country, and what is MECO if not the epitome, the symbol of the 21st century? The EU was made in the 1950s and survived ever since. MECO was made in the 21st century, as a creation that would protect and enable countries of the Middle East and North Africa, for that matter, to become on the same level as the West, as those in Asia. We all have potential, and MECO allows us to bring that potential."
-The Alpine Confederation-, Deccea
| Colonel Gaddafi | "I see....Well let's say Libya joins MECO hypothetically. What exactly would we gain and what would we lose?"
Paseo, Deccea
Looks good 💯
-The Alpine Confederation-, Deccea
Thank you!
-The Alpine Confederation-
[list][sub](READ DISPATCH FOR BEST AFFECT!)[/sub]
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1521828
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST | HOMEPAGE
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
[sub]News / Geopolitics | Largescale partnerships to be enacted with multiple African nations[/sub]
[sub] China aims to 'enhance security bonds' with Egypt, Sudan, and Galla and contribute to the 'development of success' in the African continent
Partnerships announced following SGRI attack on Egypt, Sudanese withdrawal from SGRI Red Sea partnership, and sudden collapse of omnipresent SGRI regime[/sub]
[list][sub]P Ranakrayhnan
Published: 1:00pm, 30 Jun, 2023[/sub]
[sub]BEIJING Set to depart for a diplomatic visit to Cairo, Khartoum, and Addis Ababa next week, President Xi Jinping has announced the implementation of far-ranging bilateral partnerships between Egypt, Sudan, Galla, Zaire, and China.[/sub]
[sub]Despite China's long history of transactional diplomacy with the African continent, Xi's partnerships entitle a deeper revolution in Sino-African relations, based on future-tech & sustainability, cultural linkage, defense cooperation, political cooperation, and the filling of the void left by the collapse of the so omnipresent SGRI.[/sub]
Egypt:
[sub]Titled the Joint Comprehensive Agreement for Cooperation (JCAC-Egypt), the first partnership announced by President Xi regards Egypt, which only months ago faced the ruthless imperialism of the SGRI square on. Sustaining significant military losses, and endangered by water insecurity, Egypt is more desperate than ever for assistance in these categories.[/sub]
[sub]According to the brief released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailing Xi's announcement, the Sino-Egyptian partnership will provide for a wide range of bilateral ventures between China and Egypt, centered on defense, economics and sustainability.[/sub]
[sub]Under the JCAC-Egypt, substantial funding and assistance will be allocated to the revitalization and enhancement of Egyptian military and defense capabilities, particularly the reconstruction of military infrastructure across Egypt destroyed by SGRI strikes. Additionally, the JCAC-Egypt calls for naval cooperation between China and Egypt.[/sub]
[sub]The partnership also promotes Chinese direct and indirect investment into energy and water sustainability, as tensions over the (Gallan) Grand Renaissance Dam remain heightened between Egypt, Sudan, and the Galla. Not officially listed in the JCAC-Egypt, but likely to be announced over the coming months, is a planned Chinese assisted construction of a desalinization and environmental research facility in Egypt's Red Sea. Though far-off, the future evolution of desalinization and water transportation in Egypt is a potential solution to many of Egypt's concerns over the Grand Renascence Dam.[/sub]
[sub]China and Egypt will further continue cooperation aimed at space under the partnership. The JCAC-Egypt formulates a set amount of direct funding in Egyptian rocket technology, a key venture between China and Egypt that has become increasingly important since the late 2010s. For Egypt, the partnership also pledges the acceptance of two Egyptian astronauts to partake in the expansion of the Chinese Modular Space Station, set to become fully functioning by December.[/sub]
[sub]The public brief also stipulates Egypt's allowance for the further introduction of Huawei in the advancement of high bandwidth 5G internet access. Though Huawei and other Chinese providers have already played a large role in 5G implementation in Egypt, the effort has largely been focused only on new-era Memphis and Cairo. Under the JCAC-Egypt, Huawei and other Chinese 5G telecommunications companies would be granted further rights to implementation in lesser-developed portions of Egypt. This comes despite all-out bans of Huawei 5G from hostile countries such as Australia, Canada, and Japan, who cite unproven and discredited [by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology] allegations of so-called 'snoop-ware'.[/sub]
Sudan:
[sub]Secondly mentioned by President Xi and closely detailed in the Foreign Ministry's public brief, China and Sudan have enacted the Sudo-Sino Red Sea Defensive Agreement (SSRSDA).[/sub]
[sub]According to Sudanese officials, the agreement was initially discussed following the Sudanese withdrawal from the Sudo-Russian Red Sea Security Co-operation, following what was described as the "SGRI's completely unnecessary and damaging hostile strikes on The Arab Republic of Egypt".[/sub]
[sub]The agreement has since been finalized. According to a release from Sudan and the public brief released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the agreement provides for a permanent PLA naval presence in the Red Sea to cooperate with the Sudanese Navy in ensuring freedom of navigation, enforced peace and protection of Sudanese interests. The agreement will differ from that of the former SGRI, in that Chinese naval assets will not pursue strictly Chinese interests in the Red Sea. Unlike the former SGRI's omnipresent approach to Sudan, China's approach would be a 'slim but strong' backing to Sudan, and more broadly, African sovereignty and peace.[/sub]
[sub]Though not included in a formal agreement, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan, Li Lianhe, has promised China will continue to be a 'strong advocate for sustainable solutions' to the challenges presented by the construction of the (Gallan) Grand Renaissance Dam. Ambassador Li Lianhe has also implied a future Chinese initiative will be launched to promote sustainable water practices in Sudan. Sudan has also affirmed the presence of Chinese companies in Sudan will be encouraged, with safeguards in place to ensure fair practice.[/sub]
Galla:
[sub]Lastly mentioned by President Xi and detailed further in the public brief, the Galla and China have initiated a Joint Comprehensive Dialogue for Cooperation (JCDC-Galla). While only a dialogue, the agreement stipulates very comprehensive ventures between China and the Galla.[/sub]
[sub]Firstly, the JCDC-Galla provides for a joint council between the Galla, China, and the African Union for the purpose of reaching a conclusive agreement on the implementation of a Chinese supported pan-African digital currency. Seen as a far reach to skeptics in the West, the implementation of such a digital currency is not at all out of reach. According to a report conducted by the Future Africa Conclusive Studies Agency, a Chinese Research Agency, the African continent is more better suited than anywhere in the world for a widely used digital currency. Additionally, the agency came to the conclusion the best suited country to assist in this venture is China.[/sub]
[sub]A pan-African digital currency has the potential to replace physical cash transactions and the potential to reduce Africa's reliance on unstable currencies and neocolonial currencies tied to or controlled by the United States, France, and others. Additionally, regulation of transactions could be accomplished much easier via transactional monitoring of the digital currency. The success and credibility of such a currency could be guaranteed by Chinese support.[/sub]
[sub]Beyond the joint council between the Galla, China, and the African Union, the JCDC-Galla provides a pretext for closer economic ties between China and the Galla, including the initiation of negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement. As a developing economy, the Galla's GDP totaled USD$215.2 billion in 2022, growing almost ten percent from the same period in 2021. Trade between China and the Galla have also increased, and the country has been designated as a strategic entry point for China's economic presence on the African continent.[/sub]
[sub]The final major condition listed in the JCDC-Galla grants China the rights for the construction of a PLA Naval-Air base in an unspecified region of Gallan Kenya. Though undetailed in its announcement, prior documents released by the PLA conclude a naval-air base on the Somali-Kenyan coast could significantly expand China's ability to project naval assets throughout the Indian Ocean, and assist in Red Sea activities. It is estimated China could sustain a maximum of roughly 5,000 troops in the Galla if such a base was to be constructed.[/sub]
[sub]Beyond just basing rights, the JCDC concludes closer defense relations between the Galla and China should be pursued, to support the interests of Galla, China, and the African continent.[/sub]
The Big Picture:
[sub]Xi's outreach to the African continent is notably timed in the scope of recent geopolitical developments. In early April, the SGRI launched an all-out attack on the sovereign Arab Republic of Egypt resulting in thousands of deaths and Egyptian military infrastructure and capability in shambles. China vehemently condemned the attack, however the late Putin defended the illicit violation of international law and assault on Egyptian sovereignty by constructing a baseless claim that Egypt, under President Sisi, was directly responsible for unrelated terror attacks across the world and in the SGRI's El Jadida colony. In a twist of hypocrisy, Putin, who before his death had overseen the killing of hundreds of thousands of Central Asians, Ukrainians, Novo-Rossiyans, Afghans, and other innocents subjected to SGRI imperialism, directly blamed President Sisi for having 'overseen the death of over 200 people', a claim that has no factual basis.[/sub]
[sub]Following the SGRI attacks on Egypt, Sudan, a fellow African and Arab country expressed concern. Previously mentioned, in mid April, having weighed its options, Sudan withdrew from the SRRSSC, short for the Sudo-Russian Red Sea Security Co-operation.[/sub]
[sub]In early May, Tsar Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin passed, and with the collapse of the omnipresent regime, the SGRI splintered. The absence of the dominating force of Russia left a power vacuum in Africa and an open gateway to non-exploitive cooperation and prosperity with China. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian regarded it as "Putin and the SGRI's parting gift", and clearly it was.[/sub]
[sub]Coupled with ongoing European imperialist interventions in Chad and the Spanish invasion of Morocco, it has become clear the African continent is more isolated than ever, and lacks a defense from outright re-colonization or exploitation. There is, however, one clear partner left for Africa, one that has never and will never exploit Africa. President Xi Jinping has lent China's hand of aid, and Africa has gladly reached back.[/sub]
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Treason!!! Loyalty to the your state is required!
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In the Heart of Africa
Today the Roman banks and the Zairean government celebrate the approval of a loan of $21 billion for the development of the Energy sector in the African nation. The Roman government is particulary happy with this agreement proving that different from other countries that seeks to exploit Africa, Rome looks for a joint development as equal partners.
The money lent for the Zairean government will be mainly used for the rehabilitation of the Inga I and Inga II dams, that currently uses only 30% of it installed capacity due the lack of modernization and maintenance. Along this the money shall also be used to improve the waterways of Zaire, vital for the local economy linking the main economic zones of the country.
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President Denis Nguesso thanks the people of Rome for their generosity and commitment to Zairean growth and development.
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GERMANY CONSIDERS ANOTHER REFERENDUM OVER THE FUTURE OF TARFAYA AS GERMAN SPECIAL LANDER
TARFAYA - Its 6AM in Tarfaya, and the German flag raises under the sound of "Einigkeit, Recht und Freiheit". This has been the case for more than 5 years now since the transfer of sovereignty by Morcocco.
The context of such transfer had more darker reasons than a real will of the people of Tarfaya to join Germany. These were times of geopolitical tensions with the ex-SGRI. Scheffner believed, at the time, the necessity to keep a check on the SGRI possession of El-Jadida. And in this game, Tarfaya became the checking point.
But with the fall of one of the largest empires of the modern world, the Governor of Tarfaya, Karl Zimmer, questioned the pertinence of the Special Lander of Tarfaya (SLT). In an interview in 2021, Scheffner declared that the question of the "independence of Tarfaya is not yet in question but we believe this would be a transfer back to Morocco if possible". But this is now more complicated with the Spanish presence.
Would Germany willingly surrender Tarfaya to Spanish colonialism ? Experts point that the possibility is very high although Spain made no suggestions to actively take it.
The German presence has yet intensified during the last three years with some politicians of Tarfaya becoming prominent Counselors at the City Council and Landrat. German has now become a second language and everything is now translated in German. The city alsos saw a huge increase in investments and infrastructure reform. Working hours also increased and a sense of discipline and order firmly installed. Tarfaya became in five years a sort of "UFO" of Moroccan culture although some believe "Scheffneritarianism" is to blame.
Nevetheless, M.Zimmer said he would accept the referendum proposal for the people of Tarfaya to decide. In the end, they "will know best" he says.
Closer to home a bigger island, and a bigger city awaits its time.....
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...I forgot about the German colony!
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President Denis Nguesso Nationalizes Zairean Mineral Resources; Constructs SOEs to Manage & Operate Mines; Implements "Strategic Price Increase"
[sub]JUNE 2023[/sub]
From the Executive Office of the Presidency, President Nguesso has signed an Executive Memorandum for the Nationalization of Zairean Mineral Resources, indicating that all mineral resources mined have come under the direct control of the Zairean government; however, President Nguesso implemented a little twist to his nationalization. Zairean mineral resource deposits will be governed, managed, overseen, and operated by State-Owned Enterprises to ensure necessary capitalistic opportunities and economic growth and to avoid a growth of statist gridlock that could stifle Zairean projected economic growth.
Through the National Zairean Mineral Resources Corporation (NZMRC), strategically vital mineral resources such as cobalt and coltan have come under the new law. In making a statement, President Nguesso highlighted in the new rule that the prices of cobalt and coltan will be increased by 15% for countries that are not interested nor willing to contribute in aiding Zaire's development; those that are interested and actively aiding Zaire's development, the NZMRC will provide a 10% discount onto cobalt and coltan prices. As Zaire possesses between 70-80% of global cobalt deposits and 80% of global coltan deposits, President Nguesso has determined the time has come to harness the wealth and power that comes with the possession of over $24 trillion worth of natural resources and major resources needed for continual technological development.
President Nguesso gave the following statement:
[list][sub]"Zaire will not allow itself to continued to be exploited for the benefit of the world while simultaneously allowing ourselves to regress and deteriorate. We will not allow ourselves to be pimped anymore. Those who are friends with Zaire should see no problem with this new policy but those only seek to cheat the work and sweat of the Zairean worker. This is unacceptable and I will not stand for it no longer."[/sub][/list]
The new executive memorandum has been officially signed into law with the prices of coltan and cobalt being immediately changed. A government list of foreign countries has been constructed to determine who would receive the 15% penalty or 10% discount.
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Is there a separate list for foreign countries who have not given an opinion on the matter? Alzarikstan
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an opinion on what? If said opinion is that you do not care for the development and enrichment of Zaire while attempting to retrieve the natural resources you need to continue your technological development, then clearly you will receive the 15% penalty. That part is non-negotiable. If you have no opinion on whether or not Zaireans should develop and be enriched, then that means through your no opinion, you are complicit with their current state of poverty so long that you continue to be able to exploit said necessary resources for your technological development. Ergo, your stance is against Zairean development and enrichment rather than mutual development and empowerment.
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The IC opinion of China is that it hasn't completed an agreement with Zaire, and that there has been no formal contact regarding anything. As you obviously understand, and what I assume is the reason you posted this RP, China is the largest consumer of Zairean cobalt, thus a warning or request to China would have been, and still could be beneficial...We should come to an agreement regardless lol
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Kinshasa is open to hearing out an agreement.
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August 2023[/list]
[list][list]Popular Mobilization Forces: Who Are Southern Iraqs Rebels Turned Security Forces?
Written By Muntadhar al-Zaidi[/list][/list]
[list]| BASRA As Prime Minister Zahir Khalil brings Iraq closer and closer to unification with Kuwait and Jordan, tensions between Baghdad and Iraqs Shia tribes have been mounting. Much of the talk surrounding it has related to the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella security organization under the Ministry of Interior. But who are the PMF? What do they stand to gain or lose with unification? And what's their relation to Iraqs Shia tribes?
In 2018, the Democratic Council of Iraq initiated the Iraqi Civil War. Army defectors and rebels marched on Baghdad and later initiated the 2nd Republic. In the years of fighting to come, a multitude of militias, security forces, and rebel groups would form. Many would be government-allied and help put down the forces of the old regime. At the end of the war, many like the Arab Guard would disarm and transition to peaceful political operations. However, in southern Iraq, the majority-Shia tribes would organize their own militias to assert control in the absence of a stable government. When President al-Shaer tried to return government control to the South, the militias proved un-amenable. They viewed the new government as too liberal and were uncomfortable sharing power with the Sunnis. No solution could be found and by early 2021, the only parts of Iraq not under government control were in the South.
For two more years, the government would combat these militias. This stage of the civil war would produce battles like the three-month Siege of Basra, Nasiriyah Campaign, and the Battle of Diwaniyah. By the summer of 2022, both sides were at a stalemate. Baghdad lacked the energy to win, and the tribes lacked the suicidality to lose. So with the Basra Accords, the insurgency ended. The militias would be organized as the Popular Mobilization Forces, and placed under the Ministry of Interior. The PMF would be given policing and security responsibilities. This allowed the tribes to retain some degree of influence, and let Baghdad bring peace.
But who composes these forces? The PMF is dominated by the militias of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq. The SICI is a Shia tribal and religious council and political party, and the dominant Islamic political group in Iraq. Their armed wing, the Badr Brigades, is about half of current PMF forces. Interior Ministry documents show the Badr Brigades as having 30,000 men. The SICIs leader is Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, a longtime critic of Baghdad. And while the government retains theoretical control of the Brigades, it is commonly held that they are much more loyal to Hamoudi and the whims of the Supreme Council. This has emboldened Hamoudi to become increasingly vocal in his opposition to PM Khalil and unification. One of Hamoudis closest allies is Qais Khazali. Khazali. Khazali is infamous for his violence during the Civil War, having operated sectarian death squads and engaging in smuggling and racketeering. Khazali has been criticized by Shiite peers for his suggestion that the terrorism of the Sunni ISF is a good thing. Still, he remains in the good graces of Hamoudi and this keeps him in the game. His forces are the Khazali Network, with an official count of 15,000 men. Despite that, it is believed that Khazali runs underground networks of smugglers and other criminal groups that fund Khazali personally.
The second-largest group in the PMF is the Mahdi Army. The Mahdi Army is largely loyal to cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr. Sadr is a part of the Supreme Council, but his religious influence lets him operate independently of the wishes of Hamoudi. The Sadr name is revered in Iraq, so much so that the former Saddam City district of Baghdad was renamed Sadr City after the US invasion. Sadrs father was a longstanding opponent of Saddam and Arab nationalism, which has made him a political enemy of PM Khalil and the Arab National Union. Government documents place the Mahdi Army at 20,000 troops.
Operating in the middle ground between Hamoudi and the government is Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Sistani is a revered figure in Shia Islam and known for his moderacy. During the war Sistani functioned as a middle ground between the tribes and Baghdad, mediating the peace talks that produced the Basra Accords. This same moderacy has caused Sistanis influence to wane in light of unification talks. Despite this, Sistani is still highly regarded and respected. He does not have the loyalty of any one militia but remains a relevant figure in the Supreme Council and Shia politics.
This group of men are the unofficial leaders of the PMF and the most important influencers of Shia Iraq. Their opposition to the government and unification is motivated by the idea that unification would end their already weakened influence. This idea is not unfounded though. The demographics of Kuwait and Jordan are such that Shia Islam would cease to be a majority in Iraq, reduced to the equal of Sunni Islam in the new Arab state. Such a state would also be more centralized and empowered to dissolve the PMF, perhaps permanently killing Shiite influence in Iraq. To Hamoudi and his compatriots, unification would be the final nail in the coffin for traditionalist and tribal Iraq. The very same traditional tribalism that gives them socio-political power. So they face a dangerous question: fight for scraps of influence in a new Arab state or risk war and fight to keep the influence they have now? With ratification of the new constitution on the horizon, the PMFs time to answer that question is running dangerously short. |
Muntadhar al-Zaidi is the Chief Political Correspondent for the Karbala Globe. He has a degree in political science from the University of Beirut.[/list]
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-July 2023
| CAR CRASH CAUSES INCREASING RELIGIOUS TENSION |
Yesterday at 4 am the Police got a call about a car crash that had occurred on a small mountain road, an Ambulance was rushed to the location. However due to the remote location of the crash it took 1 hour for the ambulance to arrive. The victims where quickly escorted to the hospital but sadly none of them made it. The people whom the car crash had killed were a prominent Imam Jalaal bin Burhaan and a Hindu family of three. A total of four people had Succumbed in the accident. Some Muslims and Hindus now claim that this wasn't an accident and blame each other for the tragedy. A grandparent of the Hindu family says quote: "It was dark, slippery and foggy yesterday, it would've been really hard to see, let alone drive on a highway. Therefore i strongly believe this was an accident, this was a horrible tragedy and my family would've never hurt anyone intentionally, they were just on their way home from the airport. I am sorry about Jalaal bin Burhaan's death but believe me, this was an accident."
Jalaal bin Burhaan's brother had similar claims in a interview we had with him, he said quote: "This was truly a horrible accident, my deepest apologies to the Family that perished in the crash. Jalaal was a very good and kind person, he would never of killed anyone, this was most definitely was an accident."
Sadly this hasn't stopped the two sides from blaming eachother, three people have already been arrested for hate crimes such as throwing rocks at Hindus and vandalizing mosques.
Prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin issued the following statement:
"This was truly a tragedy, my deepest sorrow goes out to the victims families, however this was clearly as shown by all the evidence an accident. We live in a country of many different religions, cultures and languages but we are all citizens of one country. If Malaya is to continue to grow and prosper we can't blame eachother for everything. In honor of the people that passed away in the accident, i will start a new project renovating the smaller roads of this country."
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Melokuhle-Ajala Mining & Extraction Corporation Formed Toward Tantalum & Niobium; Mining & Military Partnerships Formed With Paseo & Rutannia
[sub]JULY 2023[/sub]
Amid recent shakeups within Zaire allowing for more opportunity for domestic enterprise, ingenuity, and innovation, a new company named the Melokuhle-Ajala Mining & Extraction Corporation successfully registered through the Ministry of the Economy and was approved for operations primarily involving tantalum and niobium mines. With extensive training and equipment provided by the Swiss in addition to trainings and investments from other foreign entities, Melokuhle-Ajala Mining & Extraction Corporation looks to provide adequate, secure, and stable supply of tantalum and niobium not only to the Zaire first and foremost but also the global economy. With the main tantalum and niobium mines being located in the Western Province of Rwanda, Lambaréné in Gabon, and near Bukavu and Goma in Zaire proper, Melokuhle-Ajala Mining & Extraction Corporation will look to establish particular offices and operation offices in those particular 4 areas while headquarters will be established in the business district of Kinshasa.
With new partnerships with the Empire of Paseo and the Kingdom of Rutannia, Melokuhle-Ajala Mining & Extraction Corporation is confident that operations and procedures will a success as the N'Guesso Administration is looking to promote Zairean Self-Determination and the potential of its working class. With new property rights recently implemented, there are glimpses of market-based economic liberalism with a hint of State oversight being formed to steer away from bad economic planning, accountability, and artificial monopolies to protect competition and to grow a competitive market. In addition to the enlarging mining capabilities and capacity of Zaire, President N'Guesso has signed a trilateral agreement with Paseo and Rutannia that signals both Iranian and Korean support for the establishment of a Zairean National Military Industrial Complex in Kinshasa that will be geared toward domestic production over time of Zairean military equipment and weapon systems. As all the necessary metals for military development are found in Zaire, President N'Guesso has decided that part of the economic growth of Zaire entails military development and modernization programs, especially with technology that possess dual-usage qualities.
With the assistance with Iran and Korea, President N'Guesso has allocated a significant plot of land directly outside Kinshasa to construct the National Security Bureau for Defense & Intelligence to become the central hub for defense similar to that of the Pentagon in the United States or the National Defense Management Center in Russia. The NSB will operate under the auspice of the Ministry of Defense and a facility for integrated cooperation with the Ministry of State Security and local law enforcement.
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New Factbook !
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1514598
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U>U
Well, I'll be done with school forever in three months.
I have no idea what I'm going to do afterward, but that's fine. At least I might actually have time to do some of this stuff again.
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BAUSC!
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[list]July 2023
[sup]Tokyo & Moscow[/sup][/list]
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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1525661
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[pre]|Kyrgyz Tradition Outlawed|Кыргыз салты мыйзамдан тышкары|Кыргызские традиции вне закона|
|June 2023|
|Ak-Bulun, Ak-Suu District, Issyk-Kul Viloyat|[/pre]
The Kyrgyz are remote hardy people living in the mountains of Central Asia known for their traditions one tradition has been frequently showcased by the world as a way to call all people of Central Asia savages. The act of Bride kidnapping has steadily been growing in the Kygryz Viloyats not only in the rural regions, but also in the cities such as Bishkek and Osh which was once uncommon. The government conducted a recent survey and found 50% of all marriages in Kyrgyz Viloyats are from the Bridal kidnapping practice. President Polaikov expressed his utter disdain for the barbaric practice occurring to the women of Kyrgyz women saying in a recent interview Are we not modern people? This practice is barbaric and should have ended during the times of the mongols. I trust the Kygryz men to learn from the mistakes of their fathers and end this barbaric practice. after this interview President Polaikov created a 200 manned Government task force called the AKK the Womens Protection Force in order to form cases and stop bridal kidnappings as they happen and once theyre reported which Kyrgyz Police fail to do.
|Shooting of the Nazarov brothers - Бир тууган Назаровдорду атуу|
2 Task Force officers would be patrolling the rural community of Ak-Bulun in the Issyk-kul viloyat. The two Officers would be armed with Makarov handguns. To their shock while driving near the well of a village and van pulled up next to a young woman and 6 men jumped out of the van and attempted to snatch the women who began screaming and fighting. The two Officers would attempt to apprehend the kidnappers, but once the kidnappers flashed a weapon the Officers opened fire and the 2 Nazarov brothers the orchestrators of the kidnapping and one of them being the groom. The other men quickly fled, but not fast enough for their car to be tracked. Leading to the arrest of 6 men with 4 being the kidnappers and 2 other men of the Nazarov family said to be heavily involved in the act. This sparked anger in rural Kyrgyz viloyats many wondered if their marriages would be nullified.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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The Kyrgyz need to fight back
Ranponian
Confidential: German- Egyptian Deal Confirmed
This week, representatives from the Egyptian military industry and the German arms industry would meet up in Memphis to discuss a proposal to create an Egyptian variant of the Leopard. The tank is to be called the 2A7-EY, the EY standing for Egypt, and the 2AV standing for the Leonard 2 tank variant it will be based upon. The manufacturer will be the state-owned Kader Factory For Developed Industries, based in Memphis. The deal is to begin with the sale of a first batch of Leonard 2A7 tanks, and then move on to production rights and eventually the tank being produced in Egypt. This is expected to be a big upgrade to the Egyptian military, and also a well needed boost to the Egyptian arms industry to move on to other aspects of the army. President Sisi or the Egyptian high ranking officials have not said anything about this, and it is confidential for now.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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SPANISH RUSSIAN MILITARY DEAL, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
JULY 2023
The Spanish and Russian Ministries of Defense have concluded a 620 Million USD deal for the transfer of 8,200 Infantry based Radar Units (Fara-VR &Credo-M1) to the Spanish Military over the next two years, to give Spain increased Battlefield surveillance abilities. Besides being able to track projectiles from mortars and larger caliber artillery, these installations are capable of detecting Troops and Vehicles over four kilometers away, giving an extreme advantage against lower rated militaries, especially in rural areas. The Fara-VR specifically can be utilized in such a way that it automatically transfers data on targets to an infantry based weapon (Grenade launcher or Machine Gun) and as such creates a form of automated turret which is useful when combined with combat identification markers on friendly troops. This would move soldiers out of the firing line and instead leave tasks such as suppressing fire to semi-independent system.
Coming after a historic low in relations between the SGRI and Spain, it indicates that Spain is indeed warming to Russia quite rapidly as the potential threat it poses melts away.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Pontianus, Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Deccea
I'm planning a huge military and defense expo, its called EDEX and also happens irl, so if you want to participate dm or tg me the military things you want showcased, I'll be doing a section for each country in the rp.
Nevbrejnovitz, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Somerania, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Deccea
THE OCCUPATIONAL MILLIONAIRES - MOROCCAN COLLABORATORS BREED OUTRAGE FROM THEIR CORRUPTION AND COOPERATION WITH SPAIN
JULY 2023
https://youtu.be/ewRjZoRtu0Y
With its overseas Military rife with monetary corruption, it was not long before collaborators from Morocco jumped on the back of the money train, CEOs and former Business owners selling out to Spain in return for money and administrative incentives. A blind eye to Child labor? If you support Spain, consider it done. Want to rob your rivals? Throw a few hundreds our way, we wont see anything we promise. Unlike Spanish Guinea which has its own commission to combat such corruption, Morocco is so vast that it is administratively impossible to do so outside of the larger corporations. As a result outside of the large urban centers financial law and order is more so on paper than in reality. Spanish Patrols are seen more as mercenaries working for whoever is the richest in whatever Village or town they are passing through. Outrage in Spain was started as a result of a televised example of this in the 12,000 strong town of El Menzel where the local Farming Giant, flanked by Spanish Soldiers was recorded burning down a small farm which refused to join his monopoly. Their reward for such cooperation? Cost free stays with free meals and of course paid prostitutes' at the local Hotel whenever they visit. Why was nothing done about this? The Command structure of the particular Company in question was itself taking advantage of such perks.
Why is this alarming? El Menzel is a mere 45km from Fes, where law and order along with military corruption is considered acceptable. It seems not only does Spain possess zones of control, outside of which it is likely that rebels exist (and as such is less safe) but also zones of law and order, outside of which the law is a mere fluid formality which is bent with the show of a few hundred euros. Foreign Companies are given the time of day out of necessity rather than because the law states they should, after all if foreign firms are targeted it would bring more awareness about how much money is truly passing through the hands of hard working Moroccans to the few corrupt Moroccans and their Spanish cronies. The situation has born vast quantities of memes and jokes on Moroccan social media, one of which is a play on Caesars "I came, I saw, I conquered". The play shows a Spanish Soldier with his right arm around a Moroccan Prostitute and his left holding a bundle of money while a Moroccan businessman rubs his hands together in the background, the Soldier proclaiming : "I Came, Got laid, Got Paid"
The whole situation is descriptive of how outside of Guinea, Spain has little to no say on how its Colonies are run and will most likely never have such authority as the Colonial Army has surpassed the Regular Army in both size and influence, and most importantly finances. Not even the Central Government with its Secret Police and Military Police can exert the influence needed to change the situation. Mostly because the Secret Police itself is guilty of organizing black market activities in northern Morocco, the only part of Morocco formally annexed as part of Spain. As of yet all this has done is created a funnel for black market activities into Spain, which include Arms, cheaper Consumer Goods, Jewelry and sadly Moroccan Women. Already Black Market operations from Morocco to Spain have been estimated at over 2.1 billion USD.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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it be like that when you finish school
Ranponian
Back.
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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1490695
Anti-Poaching Executive Memorandum Signed Into Law
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1525913
Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States, Deccea
Military factbook is done!
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1525394
Cascadla, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-, Arab Federal States
Post self-deleted by Mesuvia.
Zaire GDP: $99.210 billion
Defense Budget: $2,973,600,000 (billion)
Strategic Missile Budget: $297,360,000 (million)
Arab Federal States, Deccea
yeah its my bad i mixed up millions and billions
Deccea
I have successfully regained internet on my PC
Victoria Harbor, Cascadla, Somerania, Deccea
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La Plata's presidential elections
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Paseo, Cascadla, Vancouver Straits, Deccea
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Cascadla, Somerania, Deccea
Post self-deleted by Tejikstan.
Hello
If you want to RP here then read the prologue Q&A and basic law first
Deccea
[list]2023년 08월/August 2023
[list]
[sup]대조선국[/sup]
KINGDOM OF KOREA[list]
[sub]Gyeongbokgung Palace[/sub][/list]
| [sub]A sleepy man would wander into the kitchen area of the private residence at the Palace, the man in question was former King Yi Tae-hoon, as he made his way over to the coffee machine his eldest son would look up from his newspaper looking to his father. Noticing the sleepy state of his elder he'd gentle pip up and ask.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Yi Jin: "Not sleeping well father?"[/sub][/list]
| [sub]A short, sharp glare would be returned to the Prince by his father as he stirred his coffee slowly and methodically, before flinging the teaspoon into the sink.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Yi Tae-hoon: "No. I keep having a visitor at night."[/sub][/list]
| [sub]The reigning King, Yi Ki-jung, would enter the room with a cup of coffee, looking fairly relaxed he'd walk past his father with a slight grimmace on his face.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Yi Ki-jung: "I don't need to know about your night time habits with either mother or Byun thanks."[/sub]
[sub]Yi Tae-hoon: "I mean in my dreams. I keep being visited by Minnie in my dreams."[/sub][/list]
| [sub]The pair would look to their father, as would his wife Kim Mi-Kyung, clearly very curious about these visitations. The death of Lin Min-jung had greatly affected Tae-hoon, the pair were very close and had bonded strongly in the early days of the monarchy, it had barely been two months since she had passed away. The three of them would move in closer, almost surrounding the man.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Mi-kyung: "And what has she been doing in these visits? Did she say anything?"[/sub][/list]
| [sub]Gently pursing his lips as he sipped his coffee, he'd sigh slightly.[/sub] |[list]
[sub]Yi Tae-hoon: "She uh, she keeps telling me I've gone too far. I- I've lost sight of who I was, and what it means to be a royal in Korea. I- I think we've gone too far."[/sub][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Paseo, Pontianus, Alzarikstan, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, Deccea
Isak Ottosson Forms the Swedish National Identity Party
17th July, 2023
In a shocking set of events, the Speaker of the Riksdag Isak Ottosson has resigned from the Swedish European Party and has formed a new party. This is an unprecedented case in Sweden with the ability for politicians to cross the aisle only being around for 30 years. After weeks of bickering in the judicial branch the decision was finally made that allowed Isak to still be Speaker of the Riksdag under a different party then the Prime Minister without having a minority government.
The Svenskt nationellt identitetsparti, or Swedish National Identity Party, was founded by Isak Ottosson, Leo Edlund, and Johannes Lindbergh over their several differences in views of Supraethnopluralism with Gustav Holm. Differences over their views on the LGBT Movement, other far-right groups such as the Nordic Resistance Movement, and foreign policy with countries like the Provisional Government of Russia, were too much and they chose to leave the SEP. Just like the SEP, the SNI is a loose coalition that often varies wildly between the factions within.
The SNI is mainly split into three factions, the Old Guard, the Nationalists, and the Esoterics. The main thing that holds these three together is their belief that the Holmists in the SEP aren't going far enough and have been softened. The Old Guard is primarily made up of people who followed Holm before he won the 2020 Snap Election. They follow the form of Holmism that is much more similar to the time when it was just a variation of Identitarianism called Swedish Identitarianism. They claim that they want to "preserve the traditional family unit, protect the national culture of Sweden, and have Sweden remain a Vanguard against Russian aggression."
The Nationalists are mainly made up of various members of other far-right groups that have chosen to work with the SNI. These groups include the Swedish Resistance Movement and the NRM in general, the Fria nationalister, the Party of the Swedes, and the New Swedish Movement. They mainly are Neo-Nazis, with only some following a Neo-Nazified version of Holmism. The Esoterics are a small group even compared to the Nationalists. They are mainly made up of people who are too extreme and Esoteric to fit with the other groups. They hold a large range of views but some common threads they have are combining spirituality with Fascism or Holmism, often having Neo-paganism and/or Conspiracy Theories play a large part in their views, and that they are Ultranationalist and very Reactionary.
Even though they haven't been in an election yet, it's clear that this party will be very popular. The growing divide between the wide range of views within Holmism and them getting a large amount of far-right groups to join them means that they already have a large base of support. Another big factor is the fact that Holm and Ottosson have both been growing rather large personality cults around themselves. It seems that we are are heading towards a Battle of the Gods between the two men. Only time will tell what will happen after that Æsir-Vanir War of the Modern Age occurs.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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[sub]Undisclosed Location, Zaire River (Congo River)
Bantu People's Republik of Zaire[/sub]
The Making of a Continental Afrikan Power: Part 2
The sounds of Cape Shovelers ducks and Greater Flamingos splashing in the calm waters was exceptionally calming. The vibrant green of the Zairean tropics and lush vegetation granted a sense of nirvana to N'Guesso, who would be gracefully walking down a trail that was near one of his private residences. Wearing light military camouflage fatigues and a straw hat, President N'Guesso would walk with his hands behind his back as the sun would attempt to stretch its fingers through the thick tree branches and leaves; however, N'Guesso would not be alone. Accompanying the President would be National Security Advisor Paul Kagame, Commander of the NCDP Leonard Ngendakumana, and General Bibaye Itandas. All walking slowly and embracing the nature around them, the gentlemen would have small chatter along with belly rumbling laughter that occasionally startled nearby Black Storks.
DENIS N'GUESSO, [sup]President of Zaire[/sup]:
[list][sub]"Look Kagame, I know that you are rather disappointed with my decision not to move forward with Chad; however, let us look at the situation here. Paris was more than willing and ready to deploy any and all firepower to kill as many of the people we would have sent to seek Southern Chad. I get it that we should not allow for conventional power of foreigners to deter our drive and destiny to be the leader of this continent but we have to be strategic honestly in observing our options and the probability of success here."[/sub][/list]
PAUL KAGAME, [sup]National Security Advisor[/sup]:
[list][sub]"Your Excellency, I understand this but we have to demonstrate the new prowess and force of the Republik of Zaire or otherwise, we will continue to be overlooked and not taken seriously. Yes I understand French capabilities, their unilateral aggressions, and their desires to hold onto former French colonial possessions in Afrika BUT Zaire needs to make a statement sooner or later. We cannot continue to just sit idly. We have secured particular, strategic and very important international partners and allies that support the vision and goals of Zaire, even if that were to include expansion of our borders. We both know that the current borders of Afrika are extremely artificial and do not reflect the true realities of the Motherland."[/sub][/list]
DENIS N'GUESSO, [sup]President of Zaire[/sup]:
[list][sub]"Yes Kagame you are correct about the borders. They do not truly reflect the true boundaries and 'borders' of Afrika but picking a fight with the French within the first few months of my administration is not part of my agenda and it will not be. They just recently approved a $5 billion loan to be given to us for our pharmaceutical and health industries and facilities. I have spoken with Macron in private and I will say that his proposal for Zaire to rather look elsewhere and his support for said changing of strategic priorities is very favorable to the cause of our Republik."[/sub][/list]
Stopping in his tracks, President N'Guesso would look toward the Zaire River and see a family of Bonobo Chimpanzees playing along the bank of the Zaire River. Looking in awe, President N'Guesso would smile and point to the chimpanzees as the baby chimp would jump onto the father's back as he was running his fingers across the stream. After looking for a few more moments, the group would continue forward.
DENIS N'GUESSO, [sup]President of Zaire[/sup]:
[list][sub]"As I was saying. We have a major opportunity ahead of us if we are to play our cards right and solidify ourselves as the true power of Afrika. Kagame, you will like this plan and because of your experiences, I am putting you in charge of the overall strategic and tactical planning of the operations. You will work very closely with Commander of the NCDP Leonard Ngendakumana and General of the Army Bibaye Itandas. I will not accept anything less than full success. As I am sure that you are wondering what I am referring to, let us go to these huts I have over here to get out of the sun and speak further in detail."[/sub][/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, Aynrandsitan, -The Alpine Confederation-
July 2023
| INCREASING NUMBER OF TERRORIST ATTACKS |
The terrorist group known as Jemaah Islamiyah closely linked with Al-Qaida has had a fairly large presence in south east Asia since it's inception sometime around 1969, however recently attacks have occurred more frequently and they have been more violent, for example the recent bombing of Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple where 5 people were killed and 21 people were hospitalized with severe injuries.
The government has yet to found out what is causing the increase of attacks but they are currently launching a full scale investigation. A few theories have emerged such as with the recent car accident where a popular Imam had been killed, this had caused major outrage among some extremist groups whom had went so far as to stone Hindus to death, the theory suggests that the Jemaah Islamiyah had heard of the accident and wanted to have "revenge" for the Imam, this theory is backed up by that almost all of the attacks have been targeted against Hindus and that the attacks had increased around the time of the Imams death
Another theory suggests that with the recent implementation of looser religious laws against non muslims the Jemaah Islamiyah had been angered and wanted to show their discontent for the government and their ways of ruling Malaya, as evidenced by the attacks mostly having occurred in states with the freest religious laws. However this does not explain why Hindus have mostly been targeted and not Buddhists or Christians.
This is still a big mystery but with the full scale investigation and increased funding to the police the situation should soon be under control. The following is a statement issued by Prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin: "We are all brothers and sisters of Malaya, we all have the right to practice our religion in peace and without having to worry about being killed. These terrorists are a disgrace to Islam and they slander our reputation, therefore i will do everything in my power to stop these horrible warmongering terrorists! .
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[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Cascadla, Ranponian, Somerania, Metropolitan Francais, -The Alpine Confederation-
Hello everyone! I'm here to deliver this week's edition of the League's Chronicle
Read here and upvote if you enjoyed:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1525622
Cascadla, Ranponian, The Galla, Metropolitan Francais, Deccea
Post self-deleted by Alzarikstan.
[list][pre] JULY 27th YEAR[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre] বেঙ্গলকে বিজয় [/pre][sub][pre] Victory to Bengal! [/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]The assassination[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre]________________[/pre]
https://youtu.be/UWG1anEqaOE
[pre]It was 1:32 AM in Bangladesh, the motorcade of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina had just exited the city of Dhaka, they are headed to Purbachal to visit the construction effort, halfway through the road they were the labAid corporate office (yes, it's an IRL location), it was closed today, in it's parking lot, there were three Toyota Hiluxes on the parking lot while the motorcade was composed of six Mercedes-Benz G Wagons, the G-Wagons were obviously armoured since they were one of the state cars of Bangladesh.
In the Toyota Hiluxes were Chadian and Rohingya terrorists from the ISF and ARSA, there were 4 Chadians and 8 Rohingyas, the Chadians were all placed in one car and the names of the Chadians were Ahmat Abdoulaye, Mahamat Abakar, Moussa Adoum and the ISF marksman Brahim Ousmane, they were the first to get out from the parking spot, cross the bridge and cross the bridge, while crossing the bridge Brahim pulled out his Ishapore 2A1 and shot five times at the wheels of the front vehicle, two of it's front wheels had quickly punctured as the second vehicle of the motorcade had crashed into the first one which had spun out due to the tires being punctured, the last four had swiftly moved away from the crashed cars and had quickly headed towards Purbachal, the Prime Minister's safety was their main priority.
The three Toyota Hiluxes moved quickly onto the highway, Brahim had reloaded his rifle and proceeded to fire another 5 shots at wheels of the vehicle that was originally in the back, one of it's wheels had punctured thus considerably slowing it down, all three Toyota Hiluxes moved past the vehicles with the punctured tires because their main priority was the prime minister, while chasing the prime minister's motorcade the bodyguards in the vehicles had fired back with assault rifle fire clearly coming from an AKM derivative, the bullets had slightly scraped the front of the Chadian Toyota Hilux while Ahmat Abdoulaye who was sitting next to the driver Mahamat Abakar had fired back a spray with his AKM while the vehicle with the one punctured tire was sprayed heavily with AKM fire by the Toyota Hilux on the back killing it's driver and the bodyguard beside him also causing the vehicle to swerve and crash probably killing the rest of the occupants inside to die.
On the front with the Chadian Toyota Hilux both Moussa Adoum and Mahamat Abakar sprayed the two vehicles, one having it's two tires on the back puncture and one of it's occupants being killed causing this one to be sent into a swirl and also crashing, now the only G-Wagon remaining on the highway was prime minister's vehicle, both Moussa Adoum and Mahamat Abakar had reloaded their AKMs while the middle Toyota Hilux had caught up to them, with an extreme amount of gunfire from the four AKMs from the two Hiluxes the prime minister's vehicle was also sent into a swirl while it's back occupant which was the prime minister herself shot and killed.
Despite being slightly damaged all three Toyota Hiluxes would move fast down the highway to escape the scene while Bangladeshi police arrived to find the dead body of the prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
A five day funeral would be held for her in which millions of Bangladeshis would mourn while the Bangladeshi Jatiya Sangsad had decided upon the chief adviser of the 90-day caretaker government which will take care of the nation while elections will be held, the chief adviser was chief justice of Bangladesh Syed Mahmud Hossain.
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Free as Always! Detailed, Creative, Storytelling![/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Vancouver Straits / Peking Zhongguo
Victoria Harbor[/spoiler]
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[list]CTRB News [pre]
July 2023[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]Una Identidad, una Nación, un Presidente [/pre][sub][pre]One Identity, One Nation, One President[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list]NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED: NATIONAL HERO ELECTED[/list][/list]
[list]|BUENOS AIRES Today a new President was elected! Indeed, those elections were surely the most important for our nation since the foundation of La Plata. Not only we have elected a new president, different from Mr. Mandrake, but we have elected a war hero, a national example of frugality, courage and resilience. Our new President is Mr. Alberto Starris, a platino citizen, Italian-descent and known military hero who fought against rebels, terrorism and conspirators. He was one of the targets in the recent coup-attempt by the Conspiracy, led by Director Parrilli of the SIDE. After surviving and receiving treatments at a military hospital and months of rehabilitation, he was present at the reappearance of President Mandrake and supported him in the process of restoring security and democratic process following the curfew and martial law imposed by General Menanteau.
The nation decided to choose a widely popular figure to become its new president. Indeed, the task will be huge to restore faith in the government. What we can be sure of is that Mr. Starris seems to have the charism to succeed to the most influential president in South America, Mr. Mandrake. Nevertheless, we can be sure Mandrake wont be too far and will surely give advices to the new President.
It is important to underline that the foreign candidates that rose the nations attention really made good numbers, with Nafran Ebadi and Manuel Entrecanales, an Iranian-born and a Spanish-born respectively, getting nearly equal support among the population. What really brought the victory to Mr. Starris is the unconditional support of the Italian-descent population and his center political position, being both liberal and conservative, modern and traditional. People from both end of the political scale saw in him a candidate that can reunify the nation and mend its scars.
During the ceremony that officialised Alberto Starris as our new President, Mr. Mandrake gave a uniquely sentimental speech where he talked about the sacrifices of Platinos and Platinas for La Plata to be how it is today, including his passed wife, former Vice-President Michelle Mandrake. He also spoke about the challenges to come and the opportunities to take. He ended his speech, with a paternal tone, by saying how proud he was of everyone around him and that he had faith that his successors will continue his legacy and make La Plata greater than ever.
President Starris, being now a former military, gave a very concise speech where he outlined the importance to remember the past and plan the future. He declared that the important challenges from the past and the projects begun before him will continue. He also declared that La Plata will be more important within DOSA and within NATO. He also said that La Plata holds a potential and power to be fully recognized as a regional power with international ambitions. Respect will be earned and the policies of La Plata, including protecting its interests and its citizens abroad, will be applied. The world order has to be more stable and aggressive behavior from nations towards the weaker States has to end. He also said that security and fight against terrorism and conspiracies, both here and abroad, will be of the utmost importance. He ended by proposing to both Chambers to vote on a proposition of his.
Indeed, President Starris proposed Nafran Ebadi as a candidate to become Vice-President, without any party affiliation. He also gave honorary citizenship to Mrs. Ebadi for her selfless actions and donations to the poor, both here and in Africa. President Starris said that he believes she makes an exemplary citizen and that her experience and will to change things would be a necessary drive for La Plata. His proposition is legal per the Constitution and the Peoples Chamber can vote to elect an appointed candidate if they desire.
The second proposition was to the Corporative Chamber. Indeed, President Mandrake made the same offer to the representatives of the Corporative Chambers but with Manuel Entrecanales. President Starris would give honorary citizenship to Mr. Entrecanales if the Chamber decides to vote him as Minister of Corporations. According to the president, this candidate is perfect, as he would represent many ideological tenants, being both a conservative, a businessman and an eco-friendly industrialist. Mr. Entrecanales would represent well the interests of the Corporations, but also of the nation by protecting its environment. Having him as Minister of Corporations, according to the President, would be a perfect drive to the Horizonte 2030 proposed by President Mandrake few years ago. Mr. Starris also offered other candidates for the Chamber to choose if they decide to not elect Mr Entrecanales.
Finally, to replace himself as General Citizen recruiter, Mr. Starris appointed Ricardo Martínez Menanteau to this position. Indeed, Mr. Starris said that Menanteau proved his leadership and desire to protect the nations interests. The curfew and martial law imposed by Menanteau and the return of democracy with the return of President Mandrake proved that he can be trusted as a leader among the military but also as a good avatar of the citizen service.
The elections are now mostly over, with the President elected and the Peoples Chamber and the Corporative Chambers both elected too. Indeed, in the Peoples Chamber, the Partido Justicialista lost its majority, whilst retaining the plurality of seat, to the Partido Democrata Cristiano and Unión Demócrata Independiente that offer more centre-right or right wings alternatives from the 30 years of Peronism and Mandrakism. This shows that the nation is a lot more plural and that policies should reflect more a return of tradition and conservative values, both economical and social. For the Corporative Chamber, the representatives were chosen by Corporation, without party affiliation following Mandrakes reform before starting the elections.
Now a question remains: what will be the first action of this totally renewed government? |[/list]
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[list][sub]Correspondence from the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China[/sub]
[list][sub] 中华人民共和国国防部 [/sub]
[sub]From: Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense [/sub]
[sub]Recipient: ONLY central leadership of Er Rachidia & Figuig; Democratic Way of Morocco [/sub]
[sub]On the subject of: Covert support, prior correspondence[/sub]
[sub]Your Authority,
Regarding prior direct dialogue between our two entities under the presence of no third power, the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China has directed the authorization of covert and direct fiscal assistance and the sale of arms to the Democratic Way of Morocco. [/sub]
[sub]In question of fiscal assistance, between USD$100-400 million has been authorized for covert transfer, and USD$0-10 million for internationally recognized humanitarian aid.[/sub]
[sub]Should this authorization be confirmed by your leadership, a transfer of aid in question could occur as early as 4 September 2023.[/sub]
[sub]Officially,
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Khartoum, The Republic of Sudan
June, 2023 - NANAS And SPSA Established By Parliament
With a growing and ever rapidly developing economy at the hands of industry and human services with production and consumerism at an all time high, it had appeared that the waste producing economy had taken a roll on the Sudanese embodiment. Though rarely spoken of, the City Of Khartoum along with other upcoming and growing Sudanese cities like Port Sudan, Atbarah, El-Obied, And Nayala have found themselves with a major environmental crisis. Garbage and him waste. The cities of Sudan are littered with garbage and consumer waste, some like plastic bags find themselves floating among the grid locked traffic and into the Nile, other find themselves burning in ditches by the side of the road. Or even just littered by houses and businesses and roads. These cities were dirty and no one has bothered to clean or look after their communities as they were juggling between the responsibilities of family and work. Other than the cities there had been reported littering in touristy main areas including national parks and safari tours, as well as historic sites such as the Ancient cities of Kush, The Nubian Pyramids, or sites of Ottoman and British colonial era. Other environmental threats have been exhibited from some companies and factories attempting to dump waste onto public spaces such as reservations and even water streams. These series of complete desecration of the Sudanese environment had produced outrage and anger amidst Sudanese environmentalist and preservationists groups that have started a wide spread growing movement leading up to Kiir's government. The movement had called on stricter environmental regulations for the preservation of the environment, the creation of more wildlife reservations and actively fighting for the preservation of living species native to Sudan including those of endangered species.
Their calls have been answered with Prime Minister Salva Kiir placing an official petition to the Sudanese Parliament for the creation of two government agencies with the task of combating sudan's environmental threats. And saw following The petition by Prime Minister Kiir and the Liberal Party, Parliament had officially passed and established The National Agency for Nature Administrative Sanctuary (NANAS) and the Sudan Public Sanitary Agency (SPSA) with a vote of 124 to 53 in the Assembly and 42 to 22 votes in the Council. Both NANAS and SPSA have been entrusted under the Interior Ministry which will oversee both agencies achieve their assigned goals.
National Agency for Nature Administrative Sanctuary (NANAS)
The National Agency for Nature Administrative Sanctuary or NANAS for short had been established with the aim that the agency will as the name suggest administrate the natural sanctuaries of the country such as animal sanctuaries, animal reservations, national and state parks, wildlife parks, and all other sanctuaries uncorrupted by human manifestation. Such spaces have been designated as Public Spaces meaning that no individual or group can exploit, or use the spaces to their advantage. The NANAS had also been granted the ability to establish new environmental sanctuaries as well as fine and bring violators of the agency sanctuaries to justice, the Agency had also be tasked with designating strict anti-poaching laws and protecting all the native species of Sudan small and large. Companies and private business protested as now it required them to fill more bureaucratic paper work regarding the use of the nation's public spaces, the largest of which being entire sections of the Nile River that had been put under the offical protection of the NANAS. Sudan is strengthening its government under Kiir as he promised the working class that a government of the people stands behind the people and their happiness and not money and its value.
Sudanese Public Sanitary Agency (SPSA)
The Sudanese Public Sanitary Agency or SPSA for short, also just known as PSA, however confused for Public Service Announcement, is another established agency this time given the task of prioritizing the happiness and health of the Sudanese population. That includes the sanitary conditions of the public. The main job of the Agency is to insure the proper sanitation of the public and public spaces. This includes the health and well being of both citizens and foreigners a like. The SPSA had been insured with creating cleaning and sanitation program with their first as biggest one being the cleaning of Khartoum from trash as well as creating government mandated garbage disposal facilities. Tho the garbage collecting industry had been controlled by the Private sector mostly, the SPSA had become the public sector of the industry to provide sanitation and health to vulnerable communities and families. The SPSA had also been set to carry out sanitation programs throughout the country including in refugee camps mostly of which are in Darfur for the victims of the war in Chad. The Agency had also prepared many tough guidelines and regulations against the private sector and individuals by issuing heavy fines or punishments for unlawful garbage disposal and negligence of the state of the environment of which they own. The SPSA had also introduced a voluntarily section of the Agency too rewarding citizens for paying their time for helping sanitize and clean their cities and communities.
Both the NANAS and SPSA have been created with the hope that Sudan would start heading towards a more green and energy efficient and a better waste management society. These environmental movements have already seen great successes in the south that had introduced earlier and various health and sanitation programs that have produced positive results for the south which had once again been put as the pedestal of Sudanese Progressivism.
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The economy factbook is done! https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1526323
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| THE ISF IN MALAYA |
The recent increase of terrorist attacks was thought to have been caused by Jemaah Islamiyah, but new evidence now points to that the Islamic Salvation Front (ISF) was behind the attacks. This chocking revelation means that the ISF have established a branch in south east Asia
The discovery was made after the recent bombing of Kampung Koh temple were 6 people had died and 33 had been Hospitalized, soon after the attack the Police had arrived only to find rubble and the letters "جبهة الإنقاذ الإسلامية" that had been spray painted on one of the walls, the words translate to "Islamic Salvation Front". A theory has emerged that suggests that a partnership between the JI and the ISF has been formed as evidenced by the large increase of attacks and why the ISF chose Malaya, this partership would significantly strengthen both groups and make them even harder to take down.
The Prime minister of Malaya suggests a partnership with nations whom want to stop terrorist groups such as the JI or the ISF. This organisation nicknamed the Anti Terrorist Organisation or ATO for short will protect nations from terrorist attacks and try to disband groups like the ISF.
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| THE LAST DAYS OF TSARINA |
[sub]Early May, 2023[/sub]
| Sitting in the grand living room of the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow was the newly widowed Tsarina of SGRI, Leila Putin. Her late husband and the Tsar, Vladimir Putin passed away unexpecadtly on the 4th of May, leading not only to the break up of the SGRI and a power hole but also to a heartbreak of Tsarina's heart. Their two twins, both now six, were with their nannies playing in the gardens to keep them busy. The Tsarina, though, was heartbroken and sorrowed. Wearing a long black dress, with a black veil over her face she resembled as book character, deep in sorrow. To her the breakup of the SGRI did not make sense, but she feared what could come after her husband.
Was she to secure the throne for her children? Was Russia going to undergo a major change? Where will she and the Dynasty end up in? All of those questions bottled up in her mind as she sat silently, looking at the clocks going by drinking red wine. Her state media, the Golden TV were running, her charities operating but she felt an immense fear coming around her about what will happen next in this situation. Suddenly, her personal aid Natasha would come in after knocking. |
[list][ Natasha Vlodivoska ]: "I'm sorry to disturb you, Your Majesty. But you have a visitor, urgent to see you."[/list]
[list][ Tsarina Leila Putin ]: "Let them in, Natasha. And tell the nannies to bring the kids inside."[/list]
| Nodding, Natasha would leave off as the Tsarina stood up to see who was visiting her in times of sorrow. |
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[pre]MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
KINSHASA, BANTU PEOPLE'S REPUBLIK OF ZAIRE[/pre]
JOINT Rutannia-Paseo $4 BILLION INVESTMENT INITIATIVE INTO ZAIREAN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION
The Kingdom of Korea and the Empire of Iran have both agreed to invest a total of $4 billion toward Zairean agricultural production and development via modernizing agricultural practices, effective training, and further expansion of manufacturing of agricultural vehicles and propeller planes needed to work and oversee vast Zairean fertile regions. The $4 billion will go toward studying, implementing, and operating modernized infrastructure such as drip irrigation and proper crop rotations. If Zaireans farmers can raise their yields to even two tons of grain per acre using existing technologya fourfold increase and still a tall ordersome experts believe they could not only better feed themselves but actually export food, earning much needed cash and helping to feed the world as well. With already implemented agricultural reforms, including the diminishing of pesticides to ensure only natural practices of agriculture are practiced for public health reasons, the $4 billion investments provides Zaire with further opportunity to address and solve lingering problems:
[list][pre]1. Lack of adequate local financing to fund operations
2. Access to seed varieties and fertilizer for some crops that could help reduce costs
3. Poor infrastructure to improve access to reliable power, irrigation methods, transportation to markets
4. archaic and investor unfriendly land ownership laws[/pre][/list]
With this President N'Guesso signed a memorandum to be put into law to transform property rights and land ownership to allow farmers and businessmen/women as well as average Zaireans the opportunities to own land for their own commercial, residential, industrial, and agricultural purposes, both public and private. With changing property and land ownership laws in addition to billions of dollars already invested in infrastructure, including energy and transportation infrastructure, the future of Zairean agriculture looks very promising. A component of the $4 billion will be directed to acquiring, researching, and properly handling varieties of seeds found across Zaire as well as imported for the purpose of proper domestication. Another component of the $4 billion will go toward fertilizer manufacturing, proper storage facilities, and the development of the National Zairean Agricultural Conglomerate to properly manage this growing industry effectively and responsibly.
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HARD TIMES COME NO MORE - SPANISH GUINEA'S COLONIAL COMMISION REFORMS FARMING SECTOR
https://youtu.be/mRv501x6WP0
AUGUST 2023
The Agricultural Sector of Spanish Guinea, accounting for over 55% of the total GDP and involving 70% of the Population is the most important industry that the colony has, but sadly had been plagued by forced production changes and extremely low prices alongside corruption dictating prices. This resulted in an extremely low yield as Farmers lacked the required tools and chemicals to improve productivity, and led to increased malnutrition among the farming population. The Colonial Commission today scrapped all remaining farming laws in the Books from the old Regime, implementing a new and interim roster of laws to hold over in the mean time. Included in the change were price dictations of minimum prices to be paid for farming goods, which have increased the price received from such goods in the country by 136%, but notably still 30% below prices paid for the same goods in Spain (This is to ensure their goods are still profitable and competitive in Spain).
Further, the Colonial Commission has opted to purchase 12,000 Tractors over the next three years from Belarus's famous Minsk Tractor Plant, the reason being that they are less filled with technological items and more easy to fix and operate in a rural environment with little to no tools needed. These Tractors shall be distributed in loans to larger farms, with training to be provided so that farmers are aware of the proper practices and use. The loan of the tractor symbolizes that it shall help their productivity, but that they will need to repay it in order to remain independent, this will teach greater financial responsibility.
Wells for Water shall be constructed by the Engineer Corps of the 3rd Infantry Corps, currently stationed in the Country. This will provide constant access to both safe drinking water, and more efficient access to water for farming. Courses on sustainable use of such water sources is to be taught by a special commission set up to dispatch educational aids to rural population centers where any questions can be asked and more efficient operations are shared. For those localities lacking a constant Electrical supply, they shall be connected to the existing and growing network to provide them with clean and extremely cheap energy (Energy is subsidized so that all can afford, it consists of only a few cents per Kw/H).
Despite such a huge portion of the population working in the Agricultural sector and such a large amount of its land used for Agricultural purposes, Spanish Guinea until now has imported 65% of its food needs. This is due to the systemic corruption of the old regime and terrible performance per acre (one of the lowest in Africa thanks to a lack of investment in farming ventures). With financial support from the Spanish Colonial Commission, Farmers will now have constant vocal and financial support for new strains of seeds and tools, plus for the creation of cooperatives. For the forestry sector, a large part of the Colonies Agricultural Sector, the Commission shall run a monitored and regulated replanting programmed to ensure environmental security and long life for its products. This is an important development as under the old Regime much Primary Rainforest was allowed to turn into Scrubland.
Finally, and perhaps negatively for foreign Farming firms, the Commission dictated to local markets that goods from Guinea must be purchased before Goods from other Countries, as if that were not the case then cheap goods from neighboring countries could flood into the Country. To combat such a flood Border Officers have been reinforced with an additional 3,000 local personnel and special Spanish Colonial Workers shall combat smuggling in local markets where possible.
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| Decades Throughout - 1950s - SOCIALISTIC STATE AND MONARCHICAL DICTATORSHIP |
| 1950s! A time of transformation, working class betterment and industrialisation! The 1950s saw one of the quickest and largest industrial revolutions in the world in Iran, it saw the rise and sudden fall of democracy, it saw the rise of a Golden Lady and the beginning of Empress Farah. We will split the decade into two halves, 1950 to 1955 and 1955 to 1959. Two very distinctive parts linked by industrialisation. The 1950s was the decade of mass changes in the workforce and in the economic landscape of Iran. Only two years prior to 1950, democracy returned to Iran under Isa Askamita, the Golden Lady.
The Golden Lady was Prime Minister between 1948 and 1955, becoming one of the most popular Iranian state figures and one of the most influential in Iranian history. In 1949, the Workers Constitution was passed. A groundbreaking legislature that bettered the working class for decades and began rapid industrialisation of the state. The constitution entailed that all workers are equal to their superiors and should be treated that way. The constitution also introduced an 8 work day, healthcare coverage ( which later turned to Family Insurance ), free higher education coverage, benefit for them and their families, unemployment coverage, a state pension, a pension scheme, maternity and 4 weeks of holiday at the very minimum throughout the year. Soon enough, the government imposed nursery building near industrial areas which promoted women into work like never before, leisure areas began to appear around industrial areas, cafeterias and a hot meal were mandatory in workplaces for anyone who was working for more than eight hours. Furthermore, Iranian healthcare was formed when in 1950 the Healthcare Act passed. Healthcare was now completely free and accessible to all in Iran. Family Insurance was established and people in masses were encouraged to sign onto it, as that would not only cover their healthcare but also allow them to gain a free holiday around the world, allow them to have some pocket money for the future and allowed them to have special schemes such as for cars, houses and such. The Family Insurance became mandatory by 1954. Dentists and Opticians became free, medicine for all below 15 and above 82 became free. The Workers Constitution is given much credit for mass industralisation and betterment of the working classes in Iran during the 1950s, a decade which began one of the largest industrial revolutions in the world.
As the constitution guaranteed and enforced workers rights and wants, the Iranian state entered a unprecedented industrialisation which would last from 1950 to 1963 as the first wave, second wave was to follow between 1964 to 1979 and the third wave occurred between 1985 to 1998. The industrialisation began on mass, manufacturing and automobile factories sprung up all over Iran, especially the Central-East. The workforce was no longer dominated by men, in fact by 1958, workforce in the heavy and light industry was in 48% made up of women. As so, women's position began to rapidly change in the 1950s overall, especially those in the middle class and in bigger cities and towns.
The culture of fashion changed rapidly, and Queen Soraya was the new celebrity Queen. With origins in Germany, the Queen brought over the German influences of fashion and Iranian views towards clothing changed. By 1954, women in bigger cities began to wear knee length dresses, in all colours, with their hair beautiful done up. It was during the 1950s that the Retail, Clothing, Cosmetics and Hairdressing industries began to spring up all around the country. But men also took larger care of fashion, with short sleeved shirts in different colours and shorts or trousers becoming exceptionally popular. The youth especially began to take on newer clothing styles, and it was shown through cafes and restaurants opening up all around. By late 1950s, public swimming pools started to gain exceptional popularity amongst Iranians despite the conservative and religious growing outrage.
In the meantime, the Iranian Middle Class formed itself, and the 1950s culture of Iran found its place in Television. By end of the 1950s, Television was the second most used medium amongst Iranians and the Iranian government promoted, encouraged the use and purchase of Televisions. Television itself revolutionised Iran in the 1950s, not only culturally but also economically. As the industrial revolution took off, and the middle class appeared, consumerism began to rise very quickly. The Iranian National Song Contest was filmed for the first time in 1951, and since then Iranian pop-culture began to form itself through Television, which became a national sensation.
But as this was going on a political war was going on in the country. A war between Askamita, the Shah, Mossadegh and the Clergies. With the sudden changes becoming too apparent and influential, the Islamic and Zoroastrian clergies began their revolts against Askamita, calling for her downfall and eradication of the Socialist Movement. But it was due to this confrontation that both clergies began their own downfall. Askamita banned all religious schools from operating creating large protests, especially in the Persian Gulf States and she too put them down harshly. Furthermore, Askamita created the Secular Brigades, which in the 1950s were intended to eradicate any religious revolts, protests or attacks against the government, and it worked. The clergy began to fall, as the youth found themselves more attracted to Askamita. In the meantime, Askamita was at war with the Shah who's powers she was able to curb, and the Shah began to look towards a new ally, Mossadegh who despised Askamita and her socialistic views.
But before any confrontation was able to happen between Mossadegh and Askamita, in 1955 a national tragedy struck Iran. Both the Shah and Askamita were assassinated and the Socialistic era of Iran was to end forever. Due to their assassination, the country found itself under serious threat of revolts and coups. Only two years before, in 1953, the Shah divorced Queen Soraya and the next year married Empress Farah. Widowed and with a one year old child, Empress Farah was advised to take the power immediately, and so she did. After two months of a vacant throne, the Empress claimed the throne for her son until he grows old enough as she took over as the Empress consort of Iran.
This is when the second part of the 1950s started. Many historians agree that the young Empress, until at least 1963 was led primarily by her advisers. That resulted in the return of a monarchical autocracy, and restoration of stability. However, the new Empress did not hinder or stop the industrialisation of the country. In fact, she sped up it up. Her efforts mostly began to concertate in a creation of a completely new foreign policy which to this day is ongoing. Suddenly, by 1957, companies from all around the world began to set up in Iran, Iranians were now exposed to more Western goods and to larger employment. The industrial revolution sped up and the Empress made sure not to censor those that should not be censored.
However, Mossadegh was banished from the country and the Secular Brigades had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Empress, who now had a 110,000 men and women army under her command. In order to appease the military, the Empress allowed larger military power in the country by accepting Generals into the government and as her advisers. But like Askamita, the Empress feared the clergy and began their repression, whilst the youth and the working classes continued to be taken care of. It was a fine balance between repression and gifts that fundementally allowed the Empress to lead in such way for a good amount of time. Artists and the press, however, were not censored and instead the new medium Television allowed the government to create its own state owned television which became very popular especially amongst the working classes.
Empress Farah began to become a fashion symbol amongst Iranians, with her fashion combining Western and Iranian styles. Suddenly, the Empress also began to appear in western media which turned attention to Iran itself. A mentality began to change amongst Iranians, and the large Propaganda of Success and Thought began, something that would creep into the 1960s and cause a real stir. The late 1950s also saw a rise in the upper classes of Iran, with many starting to adapt to the new situation. However, some socialistic reforms were taken out by the new government, such as the factory councils and the communist party was outlawed and banned.
Overall, the 1950s in Iran placed fundments for events of the next decades. Industrialisation on mass scale began and by mid 50s sped up. The working class started to rise in comfort, the middle class appeared and the upper classes began to settle in. However, democracy was destroyed by mid 1950s, the Iranian Islamic and Zoroastrian clergies began their rapid downfall and Mossadegh was banished from the country. Television began to play a large role, clothing and fashion began to see transformation and women's position solidified through female strong leaders. Iran was on a new path, a path that led it into the 1960s as a very different country than the one at the start of the 1950s. |
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The Emperor Amedeo sends his personal congratulations for the newly elected President Alberto Starris. The Roman government was covertly cheering for the election of Starris, pointing it as a continuity of the strong Roman-Platinean relations. Communities of citizens with Platinean ancestry, as also Italians, celebrates across the Empire.
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| Decades Throughout - 1960s |
| 1960s! A time of the Sexual Revolution, Rise of the Working Masses and creation of a cult! The 1960s were the time of awakening for the Iranian youth, a cultural revolution swept the country, the working classes wealth tripled and Empress Farah became a cult personality. However, at the same time another war with the Arab nations occurred which led to a new way of leading the Persian Gulf States, one which would in the 1970s and 1980s bite back severely. The 1960s were also a time of women in Iranian politics. Empress Farah, Princess Ashraf, Sabina Fesri, Marjiam al-Asfin and Princess Shams, all of which were voted as the most influential figures of that decade.
The early 1960s saw a war with the Arab nations, a war that give a shake to Iran and it's establishment. Suddenly, it became clear that Iran is not safe and will never be safe from outside threats. It was that war that led Iran into the largest militarisation of the country in history. Iran invested, in today's money, around $950 Billion into its militarisation throughout the whole decade, something that has never occurred since. Iran suddenly grew into a military power during the decade and the Empress made sure the world would know that, as Iranian foreign policy also changed drastically. Suddenly, the Empress became the major tool in diplomacy, a very useful one. Iran shown itself to the world, and opened its doors completely attracting the West and keeping the Soviet Union happy.
In the meantime, Iranian working classes enriched on the industrial revolution. The rapid growth of businesses around the country, investments from other countries and entrance of foreign companies onto the Iranian market brought employment and consumerism that was never seen before in Iran. Consumerism that led to larger demand and the cycle continued. By 1965, the working class Iranians suddenly afforded cars, televisions and to buy their own houses, which millions did in a wave of new money and new opportunities. Being working class was profitable now. People travelled around the country and the world for holidays, television from a luxury turned into a necessity along with fridges and cookers. Cars were also no longer a upper class dream. Higher Education rate amongst the working class youth went up to levels never seen before, and the working classes were given the respect the communist states at the time wanted to offer.
In the Persian Gulf States, just after the war, Empress Farah established a new governing system. The three states were unified into one and Marjiam al-Asfin took over as the President of Persian Gulf State. al-Asfin was a highly educated devout Sunni Muslim who opposed the UAR at the time and Nasser. She was one of the major founders of the Arab Youth Organisation, the first and largest political movement in the Persian Gulf states. al-Asfin reformed the Persian Gulf State into her own vision of a Islamic state. Sharia Law courts were left in tact - which would later prove to be the main core of her downfall -, Muslim women were expected to cover up, education and healthcare were completely nationalised and so were the workforce areas. al-Asfin was a very popular leader, but she began to become a problem for Tehran in 1964. When the Empress began a religious purge, destruction of religious courts and laws in Iran, and mass arrest of religious opposition, al-Asfin provided a safe space for all Islamic opposition, adding to that al-Asfin vowed to protect the Persian Gulf State from the ongoing Sexual Revolution. In 1965, the Empress sent in the military after al-Asfin denied to to release the Islamic opposition and to remove the Sharia Law. al-Asfin escaped Doha into the unknown just before the military took over Qatar. Tehran restored order in the State and in 1967 the State was dissolved back into three separate states. However, al-Asfin became the most wanted person in Iran until 1984. From 1967 on wards Iranians were targeted by her terrorist organisation the Sunni Liberation Front. al-Asfin rise was as quick as was her downfall.
In the meantime, another political opponent revealed herself. Sabina Fesri. Fesri benefited from everything introduced by previous governments. She graduated a Career School and became a Garden Architect. However, when in 1959 the Empress ordered the put down of the Mashhad Workers revolts against the return of autocracy, Fesri's husband was killed and Fesri took up in arms. Over-night, Fesri became the Mashhad most known woman when she marched at the head of the 200,000 Workers March. Her speech was something completely new and a wind of freshness. In 1960, Fesri created her own party the Socialist Movement of Iran which wanted to make Iran a People's Republic, closely connected to the Soviet Union. By 1961, the movement grew so big that Fesri became a threat, a threat that was calling for the abolishment of the monarchy. Fesri was targeted by the SAVAK and escaped to the Soviet Union from which she continued her struggle against the Empress and the establishment. Her speeches were transmitted to Iran through the right radio channels and Fesri became a popular figure in the Soviet Union, appearing in magazines and talking to Western media.
She became a growing problem, and with the sexual revolution taking a new turn by 1965, the Empress was forced to allow her return and what came with it, the return of democracy. Fesri returned to Iran in 1966, and like a working class hero was beloved. The same year she won the election and became the Prime Minister. Introducing some social reforms, Fesri began her legislative attack against the Empress, trying to curb her power. In late 1967 she proposed a referendum to decide as to whether the people wanted a monarchy or not, the referendum never went through and in early 1968 Fesri tried her coup with General Avias. The 68'Coup failed, the General was executed but Fesri managed to escape to Moscow in which she had contacts. From a national working class hero, Fesri destroyed her own legacy by such a coup. Historians agree that Fesri's 68'Coup not only destroyed her image but it also changed the way Iranians looked at democracy.
The clergy also found itself under complete attack from the Empress. The Sexual Revolution caught them by surprise. The reaction of the Islamic and Zoroastrian clergy to the cultural changes was drastic and desperate, trying to cling onto conservative and religious values, more and more platforms were removed from them. Secular Brigades were used to target any sort of clerics that stood against the Monarchy and the changes openly. Ayatollahs and Moabadans, including Ayatollah Khomeini, were banished or executed. Those that remained tended to be bribed through money and power. Mass arrests occurred in 1964/65 when the Religious Purge occurred. The Islamic clergy by the end of the 1960s found itself broken into two halves, the silent and the extreme. The Zoroastrian Clergy was at its last breath, which would finally be killed off in the 1970s. The clergy suffered immensely during the 1960s, and their power was never to return to the same levels as before until very recently.
The 1940s, were about being devout and proper, 1950s were about being successful and patriotic but Sexual Revolution was a cultural revolution that really formed today's Iran liberal and open way of living and being. Princess Shams was a young prominent member of the Royal Dynasty. Many historians state that unlike other members of the Dynasty, Princess Shams was always closest to the people and had a great nose for change in the air. In 1962, the Princess was photographed on a beach kissing with a black man from Africa, later it was announced by her in an interview that it was actually her lover. The news sent shock waves throughout the country, but the Princess did not stop there. Her style for a long time now was one that was copied by young women and men, her free spirit was also beloved and with the sudden rise in consumerism and wealth, the country was hit. The Sexual Revolution began. The Princess was everywhere, in magazines, talk shows and billboards. Suddenly, fashion changed drastically throughout the 1960s. Short tight clothing was in fashion, with bold colours, for both men and women. Cafes of the 1950s transformed into Dance Halls, that later transformed into nightclubs. The youth became liberated and began to do what they want, the Empress used that. Drugs were legalised, abortion was legalised, homosexuality suddenly became apparent and accepted, homosexual marriage was accepted and legalised, women played an incredibly important role in society. Iranian cultural scene changed, music became active and energetic, filled with desire for dancing and fun. There was no boundaries anymore. The mindset of two generations were completely changed, and that led to how Iran is now. Sexual Revolution made Iran into the most liberal and open society of that time. The Empress, moving with the trends became a fashion and cultural icon around the world. Iran and the Empress became a symbol of liberation and freedom to the youth around the world. However, Princess Shams herself dissapeared from public life and saw her return in the mid 1980s after she denounced her royal titles. The woman that started a revolution that made the current society today says "...I had no idea that one photo would change a whole society, a whole generation..."
The 1960s in Iran are refereed to as the Golden Age. The working class became wealthy and prominent. The Sexual Revolution allowed a new liberated and free spirit to enter the youth and the country. Clothing and culture changed drastically, forming itself in the Iranian way with Western influences dissolving into the past. Everyone was living a summer holiday, as one of the historians refers to the 1960s in Iran. But it was the 1970s that brought wealth to all Iranians, and created the current democratic state of the country. |
[spoiler=1970s Coming Soon!]
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTED CANDIDATES ARE OFFICIALLY ELECTED
[list][list]July 2023[/list]
After the elections that elected Mr. Starris as the new president of La Plata, a new internal election occurred within the Chambers of the government. Indeed, Nafran Ebadi was elected with a clear majority among the different parties of the Peoples Chamber to become a new non-partisan Vice-President. She is seen as a way to reunify the nation through policies from the whole political scale and her multiple projects for La Plata have yet to be fully unveiled.
Moreover, in the Corporative Chamber, Manuel Entrecanales, the favored candidate of the President, was elected with a support of 80% of the voices. Mr. Entrecanales is expected to kick-start the Platino economic revival, attract investments and continue the green shifting of the national economy.
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[list]AL-AHRAM NEWS | أالأهرام[pre]
AUGUST 2023[/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم[/pre][sub][pre]In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list]MAADI-AK12 ANNOUNCED[/list][/list]
[list]| AL DIMAHSQ Since the dissolution of the SGRI and Putin's death, Egyptian tensions with Russia have decreased significantly, and with that more negotiations. The Maadi Arms Company has made a fruitful deal with the Kalashnikov company to gain production rights for the AK-12, to be locally produced in Egypt. This is a huge boost to the Egyptian small arms industry, especially since they mostly focused on producing ammunition in the past. Many people have dubbed it as the sequel to the Maadi-AK47, which was very similar to the deal made now, except with the AK-12's predecessor. Production is expected to start this year, as the AK-12 becomes the standard assault rifle of the Egyptian Army.|[/list]
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| TWO NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AMIDST GROWING RELIGIOUS POLITICS |
[sub]August, 2023[/sub]
| The most recent polls have shown a rise in the Islamic Democrats and Zoroastrian Centre, the two religiously motivated parties of Iran. In the most recent poll for Pars Times, Zoroastrian Centre has 13.1% and Islamic Democrats 11.5%. This has been the first time since the 1980s that Zoroastrian Centre reached such numbers and the first time in history that Islamic Democrats have reached that number. The rise in the polls for ID and ZC comes due to the reignition of religious and ethnic differences by the Empress and Reza Pahlavi during their campaign. As they rise, Left United and Liberation Freedom Movement have seen major downfalls, with LFM having yet another internal leadership contest, fourth this year. Many experts that LFM will not survive until the end of 2023, and that Left United might take it's spot as the ethnic representation party of Iran.
In the meantime, Reza Pahlavi formerly known as Prince Reza Diba has given up his royal titles and privileges - this is the second time in Iranian history that a royal has done that, with Shams Diba being the first - and has changed his surname to Pahlavi. Many experts suggest that Reza Pahlavi done so to be involved in politics as since 1988, Royals are forbidden by law to create parties or be actively part of the political process. Only a day later, Reza Pahlavi announced the creation of the Purity and Light Movement ( PLM ) that based on it's brief statement advocates for "...the creation of a Zoroastrian Led Theocratic State that will shine new light upon the people of Iran, and the Middle East..." Reza Pahlavi already shown that he is charismatic and very determined during his monarchical campaign. His new party was incorporated into the poll, and already gained 6%, which shows a basis.
In contrast, Afsaneh Fesri, the grand-daughter of Sabina Fesri, has created her own movement in Mashhad. Sabina Fesri is the infamous Socialist Mother of Iran to her supporters and the Socialist Evil to her opposers. Asfaneh is a 30 year old Economist from Mashhad. She has created her own party with over 1,000 members already, the People's Voice Alliance ( PVA ) which based on the conference of Asfaneh Fesri, advocates for "...the creation of a new Iranian-socialistic order, which will lead to the repair of the Iranian working classes and to the spread of Iranian-Socialism, Fesrisim, into the Middle East..." Asfaneh Fesri's party was also included in the poll, and gained 4.5% of votes. Experts predict that with Left United moving into the spot of an ethnic party and Iranian Rose Movement dying out, People's Voice Alliance might become the left party of Iran.
Both parties, however, seem to have very questionable attituded towards the Monarchy which according to experts might send a shiver. "...the situation in Russia and the treatment of the Putin Dynasty has already brought fear into the eyes of the establishment...two new parties that want to fundamentally change the country with no space for the Monarchy, brings further fear..." The two new parties and leaders are the polar opposites of each other, but they already bring a new wind into Iranian politics and pose a big challenge to the status quo of Iranian politics. |
[spoiler="Both PLM and PVA want to fundamentally change the country and the Middle East...their creation is a big threat to the status quo of not only Iran but also the Middle East..."]
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Kourosh Panagoulias World Tour Part 1.A
اوت ٢٠٢٣ Aug 2023
Los Angeles - Dubai - Teheran
As Kourosh Panagoulias was visiting his family in LA, he got the urge to head back to Iran to visit his family in Teheran. He got out his trusty vlogging camera and began recording, firstly he recorded his story about how his parents met in Germany from Greece and Iran and moved to LA for more opportunities and finally told his viewers that he'd film anything fun and important. Panagoulias bought tickets to Teheran from LA two days out and got ready and headed out. He Ubered to the airport and landed in Dubai for a 10 hr layover, which allowed him to eat lunch at the Burj Al-Arab and do some shopping in which he had shipped back to LA. He then got back to the airport and landed in Teheran a couple hrs later. Panagoulias stopped off and headed to the Bāzār e Bozorg for dinner, then on to his cousin's house in Zafaraniyeh. He spent the night after having yet another meal and stayed up late just talking away and giving his piblings (aunts and uncles, collective term) American products that they were having a hard time getting. The next day, he got up to go visit Sadabad palace and its grounds, he also would go up the Tabiat and take in the views. For lunch he went to Abo Atash and got a fusion Franco-Persian dish. His afternoon and early evening were spent making the Saturday dinner for his cousins. Around 20:00 was the start of the dinner which lasted to midnight. He then went off to bed early for his Caspian Sea trip. Panagoulias also began to think of his next country to visit since he had the means to be out of town for months on end. He thought 'why not head east still?' and began to put Central Asia in mind.
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[sub]MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
KINSHASA, BANTU PEOPLE'S REPUBLIK OF ZAIRE[/sub]
ZAIREAN-ISRAELI PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPED
Through extensive collaboration and communication, Zaire and the State of Israel have come together in friendship after coming to agree on a list of new terms of agreement that will allow for both Israel and Zaire to move forward in prosperity. The main terms include the following:
[list][pre]Introducing Israeli companies and businesses to Zaire
Educational/academic programs through student exchange and cultural exchange initiatives
Israeli investments into Zaire
Israeli Arms Sales Agreement with Zaire
Zaire increases cobalt, coltan, niobium, gold, and manganese to Israel
Zaire and Israel fostered reduced bilateral trade restrictions to make trade more fluid and less restrictive
Expanded tourism[/pre][/list]
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| Decades Throughout - 1970s |
| 1970s! The Socialist government has just fallen after a failed coup, Sabina Fesri escapes to the Soviet Union where she'll reside for the next sixteen years, and in the meantime Iran enters it's biggest and most notable economic growth period that goes hand-in-hand with a patriotic and nationalistic revolution that sweeps the country. Elysia Benin is the new Prime Minister, coming from the ultra-right Iranian Unification Movement the country finds itself under a growing nationalistic and patriotic trend. The 1970s symbolise wealth, nationalism, and Farahism, with Empress Farah becoming the symbol of Iran around the world.
In 1971, Googoosh wins the Iranian National Song Contest with her Iranian song Talagh. The country suddenly is swept by the reemergence of Iranian music and culture to an extent never seen before. Iranians begin to ditch Western culture, western clothing becomes passe, western music doesn't do the trick anymore, western films are low in demand and Iranian Pop Culture, that would form today's Iranian Pop Culture emerges. Nightclub life starts to be formed around the Arab and ethnic communities in opposition to a Pop Culture that suddenly has become dominated by Persians. Iranian Clothing, Cosmetic and Luxurious Goods companies see their emergence and establishment such as Shantar Cosmetics that is now one of the leading Cosmetic and Clothing empires in the world. Iranian fashion designers and clothing retailers realise that Iranian fashion has to be different. Bold colours, short cuts, tight slim fits and opulent looks become the ultimate thing.
By the mid 1970s coming to Iran was like coming to a different world. It was also during this time that homosexual marriage was regulated, welfare state evolved, and the idea of Iranian superiority became ingrained into people's minds. Festivals become the major events for Iranians across all ages and parts of the country. English and foreign-language songs barely make it into radios and sales of foreign singers drop all-time low in Iran with many dissapearing from Iranian music charts. Stars like Googoosh and Pouran become the big ones. Opulence becomes the word of the decade and mass purchase of housing occurs, supported and offered by the government. Suddenly, owning your own house, a car, a holiday house outside the city and a opulent life become a hit.
Elysia Benin during the early-mid 1970s becomes one of the most popular people in Iran, and her ratings as Prime Minister are all time high. Bold, Pragmatic and Caring, Elysia Benin becomes the voice of the people. The mass sell out of houses to people, large economic reforms aimed at easing up business ownership sees a skyrocket in business start ups between 1973 and 1979. Foreign investors are flooding to Iran as the Iranian society solidifies itself as very consumerist and demand on all sorts of products is exceptionally high. During the 1970s, the Iranian economy found itself under the second wave of mass industrialisation, which was heavily influenced by the rapid change in culture. Iranian industries during the 1960s and 50s barely competed with foreigners, suddenly skyrocketed as their products were heavily in demand in Iran, and later on around the world. Iran began to export on a mass scale by mid 1970s. The Iranian automobile industry, manufacturing industry, technology, appliances, luxurious goods, clothing, retail, food and chemical industries solidify themselves.
High standard of living for millions becomes a norm, but non-Persian ethnicity's suffer the most during the 1970s. Marginalised, they're pushed into protests and riots that end brutally and with brute force. The Persian Gulf States, apart from Bahrain, elect very anti-Tehran governments with Qatar electing the religiously motivated Arab Youth Organisation and UAE electing socialistic Workers' Party. Arab youth in particular feeling left-out from the cultural life of Iran create their own nightlife, the nightclubs which during the 1980s were enter mainstream and revolutionise the culture. But for now, it's their way of dealing with being marginalised. Their own music is played there and their own being is celebrated. However it isn't until the 1980s that ethnic groups truly take up in arms against the regime.
In the meantime, the 1970s the creation of Iranian military projects on a scale never seen before. Feeling too dependent on foreign aid, Iran begins constructing its own military equipment that by the mid-late 1970s becomes of the most decent in the world and adapted specifically to the Middle Eastern theatre. But what comes with mass militiarisation is the formalisation of Farahism into mainstream, an ideology led by Empress Farah and Elysia Benin. It's motto in terms of foreign policy remains the same to this day, "Charm and Enforce". During the 1970s, Iran becomes one of the middle powers of the world through its economic, political and cultural presence. Empress Farah uses the Dynasty and her own personal charisma and charm to keep both the West and the East on Iranian side against the Arabs and for the longer future. In the meantime, Iranian presence is enforced through continuous militarisation and economic growth. Empress Farah becomes the walking symbol of Iran, something that each following leader will be looked upon as. Empress Farah becomes the Mother of Iranians, and becomes a worldwide icon along with the Iranian Pahlavi Dynasty. PR, Image and Charm become the most important weapons for the Iranian foreign policy.
However, in 1974 Arabia invades the Iranian Persian Gulf States and despite the successful diplomatic measures used, and Arabia removing its forces, Elysia Benin leaves office after just winning the elections with the largest public support ever recorded. She leaves off to Germany where she becomes a lecturer on Middle East politics in Frankfurt and doesn't return until 2007. Her Foreign Minister takes over but loses the elections in 1976 to a new fresh face of change. In the meantime, the future heir to the throne, Reza Pahlavi, marries a Brit, Joanna Willsmith and in 1976 the couple escape to France, creating the biggest scandal of the Monarchy at the time, a scandal that brings the monarchy almost down and makes Princess Farahnaz the heir. Reza Pahlavi gives up all his titles and Empress Farah marries a South Afrikan ex-Chancellor. The Monarchy found a hard time regaining their light after Reza Pahlavi escape and never was able to regain such popularity and light in the years to come.
In 1976, Shams Pahlavi wins the elections. Returning to public eye in mid 1970s, the ex-Princess gives up all her titles and forms the party New Iran. During her rule, Iran took a much more neo-liberal approach to economy similar to that seen during the 1980s under Thatcher and Reagan. The Welfare State that was built up began to be underfunded, business ownership skyrocketed and taxes were lowered incredibly, foreign investments continued to flood but there was no protection for Iranian based companies that formed during the previous years, social liberties were excessively pushed making Iranian at one point the most liberal nation on earth. However, all of that was leading up to a crisis of the 1980s that Shams Pahlavi would not have to deal with and instead, her sister would.
The 1970s are a story of wealth and nationalism that swept the country during its early and mid years. Iranian Pop Culture emerged, Iranian companies began to dominate, Iranian economic and military growth became very apparent and quick, Iranian foreign presence became large but, the late years of 1970s were a lead up to a crisis that would shake the Iranian society for years to come. A political, economic and monarchy crisis that made the 1980s a decade of rebels. The 1970s created a whole new type of culture and mindset in the world, but it was also an end to a certain era in Iranian history, era of stability. |
[spoiler=Next up, the 1980s!]
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| THE ISF AND JI TAKES CONTROL OVER NORTH EASTERN MALAYA PART ONE |
The states of Kelantan, Terrenganu and Pahang have been captured by the ISF, a suprise attack was launched earlier this evening at 8.20 PM were several divisions of terrorist troops marched on Kelantan capturing the important cities of Tumpat, Pasir Mas and Tanah Mera. The combined troops of the ISF and the JI where easily able to capture these cities with little to no resistance and continued occupying cities along the Kelantan river. The Malyan army was woefully unprepared for this situation.
9.20 PM, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AROUND THE KELANTAN RIVER A rustling noise is heard from the nearby bushes, a confused soldier approaches the strange noise to investigate, suddenly without warning he was surrounded by enemy troops clad in black. Gun shots were heard all around the startled solider as he tries to flee into the surrounding jungle. He hears shots being fired in the distance and his friends screaming for their life. He reaches the river bank and jumps into the water, suddenly everything becomes quiet, even the once so lively jungle had turned silent, the only thing the Soldier heard was the river splashing. Behind him he hears the sound of footsteps and loud shouting in Arabic, he understands the words: "I saw one flee this way into the river, what a coward, abandoning his friends just to die alone. He quickly dives into the river however it was too late. The soldier hears shots being fired into the water before feeling a sharp pain in his leg and then everything turned black.
The Millitary base at the Kelantan river had been captured by the ISF and JI, all but six soldiers survived this violent attack. With this crushing defeat the ISF and Ji had wiped out the entirety of the Malayan third division which had been placed in Kelantan to protect against terrorist groups. The ISF and JI had now complete control over the province of Kelantan. Knowing that they didn't have much time before the Malayan army had mobilized they reorganized their forces and sent the ISF's army to occupy Pahang and the JI's troops were sent to Terrenganu. Meanwhile the leader of the Malayan branch of the ISF stayed in Pasir Mas to recruit civilians for the army and to prepare their defenses.
Prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin sits at his desk rhythmically tapping his fingers against the wooden desk. He looks at his clock: "10.15 pm". Muhyiddin was supposed to meet with the general of the Malayan army fifteen minutes ago, he starts to look around his office, glancing at the Malayan flag before quickly switching his gaze towards the door, a man enters dressed in a green millitary uniform sporting many different kinds of medals, Muhyiddin looks relived as the man approaches him. Prime minister Muhyiddin: "General Tan Sri Datuk Zamrose Mohd Zain, be honest with me, how bad is it?" General Tan Sri Datuk: Well the ISF and JI have captured the entirety of Kelantan and are currently occupying Pahang and Terrenganu, they have completely wiped out the third division and all of our troops are either here in Kuala Lumpur or up in the central mountains. It will take hours for us to reach them and even if we do they might o've been overrun already. I am sorry sir, we were simply just not prepared for this, there were no signs that a full blown war would brake out We must act quickly and we must act now." A long pause occurs while the Prime minister thinks about the situation. Prime minister Muhyiddin: Hmmm... yes, i have a plan General, how about if we meet them with our army that is located here in Kuala Lumpur at Gua Musang, we have better weapons and there the Mountainous terrain will be to our advantage, meanwhile we could try to contact the troops up in the mountains to attack from behind, if they arrive on time we should be able to win this battle and recapture Kelentan. General Tan Sri Datuk: Yes sir, that could actually work, i'll contact our troops and inform the officers of our plans.
TO BE CONTINUED
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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES[/pre][/list]
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FOREIGN MINISTRY: FRANCE CONGRATULATES NEW PLATINAN GOVERNMENT (Nevbrejnovitz)
[sub]VTH REPUBLIC | PARIS, 2023 [/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF DIPLOMACY, MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES - | The French Government has reached out through diplomatic channels to congratulate the newly elected Platinan Government of La Plata (Nevbrejnovitz). President Emmanuel Macron has personally expressed his congratulatory remarks towards President Starris on a deserving election victory. The French Ambassador to La Plata, monsieur Frederic Baleine du Laurens has been instructed to request an audience with President Starris and present his letter of credence or diplomatic credentials. It is hoped that La Plata and France can build a much stronger and closer partnership in the near future, not just as NATO allies but as global partners as well. | [/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LA MACRON![/pre][/list][/list]
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Nevbrejnovitz, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Pontianus, Cascadla, Ranponian, Nileia, Somerania, Deccea
Official Dispatch - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Imperial Federation of Rome officially condenms the Zairean military invasion of Terravia. The Imperial government calls for both sides to seek the peaceful solution for their conflicts. The Imperial Federation also calls for the European Union Commission to apply sanctions against Zaire until the end of the conflict.
Cascadla, Metropolitan Francais, Deccea
Whos the best nation
The Arabic League, Deccea
I am clearly
Allahu Akbar!
Mesuvia, Deccea
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.