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The first Polymer Notes to go into circulation by November 1st

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The new Polymer notes will come into circulation by November 1st.

BETHLEHEM, LUZIYCA - Today, the Central Bank of Luziyca has issued an announcement, via its Twitter Account, its official website and ads. It is to announce the first polymer notes, which will eventually replace the "Moments of History" series used within Luziyca for the past five years.

These new polymer notes are to modernize the currency. However, with counterfeiting and money laundering a serious issue, it is announced that effective December 24th, the 1,000 lira note will cease its production run, as well as the 500 lira notes. It will be a new series of notes, but designs have not been revealed yet. It is expected that Kofeiya and Nyanasherva might continue with the Presidential Series (Kofeiya), and the Culture of Nyanasherva series (Nyanasherva) for the time being, but the last 1,000 lira note will be produced for Luziycans on Christmas Eve.

The 500 lira notes will also be retired, meaning that effective November 1st, polymer 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 liras are to be made. The 100 liras will also be multicolored instead of the red which caused it to be underused. The 1 and 2 liras will be no longer made after Feb. 25, 2013, and won't be included in the new series. Since the introduction of the 1 lira coin in 1986, and the 2 lira coin in 1998, both have overtook their note equivalents respectively. The 1,000 and 500 liras will also be removed.

As per the Currency Act, 1921, these banknotes will continue to be legal, meaning it might pop up in a transaction 25 years from now. However, by June 1, 2013, the four retired notes with Luziycan design MUST be returned. If a lira of those denominations gets in the area, they are to be immediately checked, and disposed of if it has contamination or is so worn and torn.

Thus, within a few weeks, the lira will be seeing a new dawn, a more secure lira that will in the long run, increase its value.

This is very good.

OOC: It is, but you do realize it is over a year old.

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Shjoraski visits Nantai, gives scathing speech regarding Namorese claims

Breuvi Shjoraski shaking hands with President Kung Alicia of the Republic of Nantai

KENYEN, NANTAI - Today, Breuvi Shjoraski flew in from Bethlehem to visit Nantai, to give a speech and visit this republic after Alicia Wolf made a speech condemning Luziycan "occupation" over Nantai. Greeted with massive crowds in Kenyen, he proceeded to make a speech in front of the residence of the President of the Republic of Nantai, condemning the claims of Alicia Wolf. In his speech, he restated the past, apologized on behalf of the Luziycan government in regards to the program of civilizing the Namorese from 1901 to 1928, and condemned Wolf's demands. This speech was over 10 minutes long, and many insiders say that this trip to Nantai was done because of Wolf's speech regarding Namor's claims, of which they have no legitimate claim whatsoever, to the region.

"Citizens," he began, "116 years ago, we have taken Nantai from the Namorese after a revolt, as well as Oteki. We have kept Nantai, to try in vain, to civilize the native Namorese and assimilate them into Luziycan society and culture. However, they did not support it; they wanted to keep their culture, and when a Namorese man took control over the block that comprised of these improvement districts, he ended it. He helped defeat Namophobia in Nantai, and helped give Nantai autonomy in Luziyca, even when many feared it will fall to the Namorese."

He then stated, "We have prospered and thrived, and Nantai has now been improved, economically and politically. 63 years ago, it was agricultural, today it is a modern hub. This region may have been occupied in 1996, but you lads fought bravely and hard. After 116 years of our control over Nantai, they may be Namorese in language and culture, but they are still against the government of Namor, who will certainly oppress the people in Nantai. The Treaty of Tatra may have changed their life, but it is for the better: the Namorese there are more open and have greater freedom of speech."

"However," he continued, "the discrimination against the Namorese from 1901 to 1928, was completely unacceptable, and for that, we acknowledge our treatment and we sincerely apologize for any discrimination that the Namorese within Nantai have suffered." But the speech took a turn as he condemned Wolf's claims over Nantai: "The Republic of Nantai is not part of Namor since 1897. While we still morally support Otekian independence on the factual basis of Namor's human rights violations of Otekians, we do not actively claim it as part of Luziyca, nor, since a while ago, actively support sovereignty. Namor's claims that we violate human rights against the Namorese in Nantai, to use the most respectful language, is utterly idiotic, and is the brainchild of the imbecile that is Yunglang Antelope back in 1950. The fact that the Namorese in Namor still believe those lies, is sickening. We do not want war, but the people know that they don't want to have to have their human rights violated, and to lose their rights."

After that, President Kung Alicia of Nantai declared the creation of the "Truth and Reconciliation Commission" to investigate the discrimination of Namorese from 1901-1928, and to give compensation to survivors of the residential schools. It is estimated that by 2018, when the findings are to be released, the compensation as a whole will cost a billion lira, and at that point, they will be distributed to either survivors or their heirs (if the survivors applied for compensation but died). By 2018, the youngest would be 90, and the oldest would be 117.

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GALLUP POLL

Since results were first measured in 1968 (when Gallup was founded), it has noticed that in regards to this question, there was mediocre amounts of opposition in 1968, but in 1970, it jumped to 91.8% opposing joining Namor, before it declined to 59.80% in 1993, before after the Namo-Luziycan War, it jumped to 94.7% and declined to 82.9% opposing in 2008, before it began rising again. The sample is 5,000 people, although they are not the same individuals. Unsurprisingly, most of them came from Nantai.

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RNIF banned in Atusiyah, all pied-noirs ordered to wear burkas and are 'vogelfrei'

Local Muslim beating innocent pied-noirs in Al-Jazirah

AL-JAZIRAH, ATUSIYAH - A few days ago, the Supreme Court of the 'Province'' of Atusiyah banned the Ruridovan National Independence Front after a fraudulent trial, and not only issued an arrest warrant for the leaders, but required all pied-noirs, whether they support the RNIF or oppose it to wear burkas, whether they are male or female, and were all deemed 'vogelfrei', therefore enabling the local savages to murder, rape, torture and maim, as well as deny the pied-noirs a god-given right to education, and all of their basic human rights.

Governor al-Keib has said in an exclusive interview with The Constitution, "For far too long, the pied-noirs have subjugated the Muslims, and after these riots instigated by the RNIF and the pied-noirs as a whole, we are going to punish the pied-noirs for starting the riots and ban the RNIF since every pied-noir supports it. Our goal is to either send the pied-noirs back to Gaulois, Tourolingua or Andalvarria, and in the name of Allah, we will force them back. This is a Muslim land, and we want to make Atusiyah entirely a Muslim province."

Since the banning of the RNIF in Atusiyah, police officers gave burkas to every pied-noir, and a campaign has been started by the order of the Government of Atusiyah to rape pied-noir women, to kill the pied-noir men, to maim the children, and to torture all the pied-noirs. Since the imposition of it, churches have been forcibly occupied by Muslims and being transformed into mosques, either by direct action by Muslims or by eminent domain used against the churches in Atusiyah. Businesses owned by pied-noirs were forced to shut down by the order of the government, except several, which all have been looted and then destroyed by the savages.

A pied-noir, who requested his name not be revealed said, "Since the government of Atusiyah imposed a burka requirement, and allowed the sand niggers to abuse and torture us, I am worried of going out, fearing that if I go, an angry mob of those sand niggers will beat me up."

The editors at The Constitution, fully admitting that they are not racist, sympathize with the plight of the pied-noirs, and support all their efforts to resist discrimination against them by the Muslims, but there is still hope: the RNIF will appeal the ban, of which many pied-noirs have been turning to support after the Supreme Court authorized the discrimination of the pied-noirs by the Muslim savages, on the grounds that they were not represented.

So far, 683 pied-noirs have been raped, tortured, murdered and/or maimed by the Muslims living in Atusiyah, and unless if the RNIF is legalized and/or Atusiyah is given back to Tourolingua, Andalvarria, and Gaulois, the death toll will be expected to rise, and it might be possible for Clareism to regain support in Atusiyah, and result in an Atusiyah where the savages get their just desert by the civilized pied-noirs.

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The RML denies the bits about rape, education denial, burqa-wearing, murder, and so forth, and declares that the trial was legal according to the provincial constitution, citing a clause in which it says that the government of the province can take action to prevent the subversion and overthrow of the government and basic rights. Al-Keib accuses the newspaper of fabricating the interview.

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Marijuana to be legalized in Inleda and West Geadland

Riksdag approved the law legalizing marijuana 174-59 for legalization

JERUSALEM, INLEDA - Today, the Chief Executive of the Republic of Inleda has signed a new law to take effect on Jan. 1, 2014: marijuana will be legalized for consumption but regulated by the government, joining with West Geadland which signed a similar law a week ago. Unlike in the latter, where it will be sold at Alko, the Swedes will start their own monopoly, "Hampa" to sell marijuana. It will have a 10% tax, and will be seen as a start of the spread of legalizing drugs.

Since the 1890s, we have been fighting a war on drugs. Until the 1930s, only wine was legal: cigars, beer, all kinds of drugs were banned. But to boost morale, the free government in the East allowed states to create their own alcoholic monopolies which can also sell cigarettes if allowed. However, in 1984, a law was passed declaring a war on drugs, and giving Arazei, Nantai, Inleda and West Geadland an opt-out. That means that those four constituent republics are allowed to legalize pot, but the rest of Luziyca cannot legalize cannabis without the federal government permitting them to.

Today, Inleda joins West Geadland in being the first place to legalize marijuana in this free nation. The first Hampa will open on Jan. 1, 2014, at midnight, while the West Geadish Alko is remodeling some of their stores so marijuana can be sold. And despite support from many citizens within those two regions and some within the rest of the country, it is a bad thing. Why, you ask?

Marijuana kills 450 people a year, mainly due to their addiction to the drug. Alongside the side effects of euphoria, dryness of the mouth, decrease in neurological abilities, and decrease of concentration, it is also toxic to the human body, and a sample of 50 prisoners arrested for smoking marijuana from 1993 to 1996 showed that those who smoked marijuana are more likely to support ideologies that threaten our national security, mainly communism, in which they advocate Stalinist repression, stagnating economy, socialized medicine, and equal wages. Out of the 450 deaths, it does not count the rising number of people who are dying for a new type of pot: synthetic marijuana, of which 600 died in 2012, and around 750 are predicted to have died in 2013 for smoking synthetic marijuana.

Considering that marijuana will be legalized in those two regions, a teacher, Diana Anderson said that, "Considering that marijuana is going to be legalized, I am a bit worried that my Grade 8 students will try pot and get hooked to it. Since I fear they will cut funding off to teach the students the harmful effects of marijuana, it will mean that pot is all acceptable."

However, the Secretary of the Department of Education, Axel Sanker in Inleda said that "we will continue teaching schoolchildren the harmful effects of all drugs, including marijuana."

But it is a concern. What if they remove marijuana from the list of drugs that cause harmful effects because it is legal, despite evidence to the contrary? Then clearly, more students will see smoking pot as acceptable, and result in more deaths.

As such, what the federal government should do is state firmly that marijuana is not acceptable, and revoke the exceptions to the constituent republics, so to reduce deaths by smoking pot, and impose zero-tolerance policies there.

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Sporting champions of Esquarium: falling into the pages of history?

The beloved Patriots lose 1-6 to the Coyotes in the final match in Kingsing

KINGSING, UNOLIA - Today, in the critical match against Ainin, the Patriots have suffered their first loss on the global stage: a humiliating 1-6 defeat to the Coyotes. The Patriots were Esquarium's golden child during the inaugural Chaska i Esquarium held last year, not losing a single match and bringing home our first title. We still clinched the quarter-finals, but we made it all the way last year.

Despite our make-and-break situation last year, we persevered, ensuring that we won our title. The Patriots thus were now expected to live up to their performance a few months ago, and thus, Luziycan fans were horrified when our lads lost to Ainin, falling into second. Our only goal was 12 minutes in, when Samara Kosnoy kicked a ball into the net. We then were on the losing end for the rest of the match, despite a tie and an attempt to score the goal, we just could not.

Hope Cook said, "It is a realization that the Patriots can no longer rest on their laurels: that from here on out, we have no choice but to win, or we are returning home."

In Luziyca, some angry fans rioted, damaging a bar, and a police station in Gijirokastra, a cinema in Semprihevosk, and damaged the FC Moglinov Stadium beyond repair in the capital of the bankrupt state of Moglinov. Around 150 arrests have been made, and President Breuvi Shjoraski is urging the locals to "support our team responsibly."

Luckily, we have not been eliminated, unlike the nation that occupies and exploits Oteki to the east, which luckily will be sent home. Our next match will be this Thursday in Roosmore against Vyvland, and we wish our lads luck in this match. We pray that we will win a second title in the Chaska i Esquarium, or at least, get into the top three.

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PERKELE! PERKELE! PERKELE! PERKELE! PERKELE!

The end of the road for the Patriots for the Chaska

ROOSEVORT, UNOLIA - Our lads lost to the satanic Vyvlander team 1-4 yesterday. Our only goal was 11 minutes in the first half by Sahoya, before we got hammered by the red-haired demons from hell. After our loss to that team, the embassy of Vyvland in Bethlehem had saw a storm of protests condemning the Vyvlander victory. In some places, there have been riots, but for residents in Sudalto, it was simply terrifying to see the country that reunited three decades ago defeat the Luziycan team.

Tied 1-1 at the end of the first half, the Devils scored three more goals, thereby removing FC Semrov from the running of the Chaska i Esquarium and thus, ensuring we will not win twice in a row.

After our loss, riots have broken out in Sudalto, with sixteen people aged 16 to 29, led by Private Paulstone Jennings (aged 28) attempting to take over Syfsdop by car, causing the Luziycan military police to shut down the tunnel to Syfsdop after Vyvland closed their bridge. Paulstone Jennings is currently awaiting trial by a military tribunal, and would likely be given a dishonorable discharge. 41 people have been arrested in Sudalto. Damage was also made to the Nicena School, with a broken window costing 30 lira.

Elsewhere, protests outside the embassy of Vyvland were dispersed by police, and 15 arrests were made for damage to the embassy, mainly by throwing eggs at it, but a few threw rocks, causing Д2,000 worth of damage. Elsewhere, the police kept order with the Square of Nations in Gijirokastra having peaceful protests against the victory without any damage, but it was still stressful.

Dag Hammerskjold, former Commander of LAFB Sudalto from 1975 to 1992, and Mayor of Sudalto from 1992 to 1996 said, "Our loss to Vyvland is a bit of a concern: with Vyvland closing the bridge to Sudalto, and a movement of youths demanding to take over Syfsdop and incorporate it into Sudalto, it is a bit worrying for the future of this base because Vyvland may take it over, and then we may end up being deported out of the land which many of us now have lived for generations."

President Breuvi Shjoraski condemned the actions of Private Paulstone, and his gang and said, "Just because we lost to Vyvland doesn't give us the right to riot and take revenge: we had to shut down the tunnel to prevent Paulstone from causing un-needed aggression against Vyvland."

What is certain is that we are no longer in the Chaska and must wait until the third Chaska i Esquarium before we redeem ourselves. May our lads win next time, and may we conquer every other team!

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Shjoraski to endorse the Triumvirate Alliance, plans to join as observer

Breuvi Shjoraski to support the Triumvirate Alliance

BETHLEHEM, LUZIYCA - Today, Breuvi Shjoraski has announced that he will endorse the Triumvirate Alliance between Everia, Koyro, and Unolia. Despite the fact that the former two are deemed communist countries, and one in particular, Koyro, being deemed a rogue state, Shjoraski deemed the "triumvirate alliance necessary for regional stability." The recent decision to support the alliance has surprised many, including some Whig backbenchers, who opposed the decision to support the alliance due to the fact that Koyro and Everia are communistic nations.

Shjoraski said, "We announce that the Triumvirate Alliance is necessary for regional stability, against communism. While we may be in detente with Namor, it is still necessary to fight the red threat, both at home and abroad. For example, we are sending some drones to spur an attempt to liberate Wisconsin. This alliance will play a key role in containing the red threat, and ultimately shall strangle communism to its death." When faced with questions whether Luziyca will express in an interest in joining, Shjoraski replied, "We have plans to join as an observer, like our trusted ally in the East, Quebec. If the alliance proves effective in ending communism, we may be a full member in the near future. But not right now."

However, a Senator from the Christian Luziycan Party, Adam Radov from the state of Tungista criticized the hypocrisy in his statements, saying, "While the President supports the Triumvirate Alliance to neutralize communism from Namor, remember that two of the three nations are not democratic: as a matter of fact, those two; Koyro and Everia, practice a form of communism. In particular, Koyro had committed terrorism against our embassy in Namo, and now, we want to ally with the communists? That is not a particularly good move, and if he is serious in this, we may become communist in the future!"

The Leader of the Opposition, Sera Svensson, who is in charge of the Liberal Party opposes the Triumvirate Alliance, although it is more on the human rights grounds than politically.

More on Page B1.

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Operation Korrigering declassified

The CIA confirms they have installed Erman Sanker

SUDALTO, SYFMION - Earlier yesterday, the Central Intelligence Agency declassified thousands of files dating from 1935 to 1954. The latest to be declassified is Operation Korrigering, which was the CIA coup d'etat against Admiral Jeuves, who ruled as a dictator of South Vyvland from 1935 to 1954. Organized in close co-operation with the Luziycan Armed Forces and the CIA, and led by Director-General William Abelhart and General Dag Hammarskjöld, it was planned to be revealed by 2053.

However, Jiao Karov announced to release Operation Korrigering, due to the "overwhelming demand by Vyvlanders and Luziycans alike" for the release and confirmation that the CIA installed President Erman Sanker, who introduced democracy to Vyvland in 1958, and ruled until he was murdered by communists in 1980 while campaigning for the presidency of South Vyvland.

The coup required to kill key people, notably Admiral Jeuves, and to install Luziycan agents in place, while Sanker would be put as Master President. However, the intent was to transition South Vyvland into a presidential republic under a unitary state, under the Luziycan model. To that end, it had to garner local support and give rights to the Swedes, and have a constitution. However, it is also revealed that the Luziycans wrote the 1958 constitution of South Vyvland.

Even the execution, as the files show, was organized by the CIA. The process, the files also said, took three to six years, and that the assassination of Ianek Vrumeer was also part of this operation.

Thus, we hope that everyone would be enlightened by the new source of information.

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The messenger of the values of a better and just world, Jarrod Thuman has expired

Jarrod Thuman, the savior of the Unolian people has
entered heaven at the age of 38

CITY OF UNOLIA, UNOLIA - Today, at the age of 38, Jarrod Thuman has departed this sacred Earth and ascends to sit besides Jesus Christ as God's right hand man. Born on November 9th, 1984, he fought to give the people God's righteous gift: liberty. He led the Yellow Army in the Civil War, and with his hard work and some help by the freest nation in Esquarium, he sent the monarch of Unolia to Roubao, where the illegitimate King ruled as a monarch-in-name before it became a Namorese neocolony. Thuman then began the progress to make Unolia a modern capitalist nation, and in these eighteen years, he did God's work of spreading liberty and modernizing Unolia.

With the Jahistic ideology and Christianity on his side, he sought to create a Libertarian State. Despite our support for Nathan Daniels, we allowed the will of the people of Unolia to determine the change of chapter of history, and they decided on Thuman to lead their country to liberty, capitalism and democracy. He had the appeal of a pop star, the influence of Jesus Christ, and the power of Admiral Jeuves. The early years were a dictatorship, but they were necessary to liberate the Unolians from collapsing back into the communist dictatorship they had endured since time immemorial. In 18 years, they have gone from a third-world country to one of the most developed nations in the region, in what took us centuries to achieve. Unolia is the ultimate proof that capitalism, democracy and liberty work together, and it is all thanks to Jarrod Thuman, who is justly seen by many as a messenger of the global aspects of a better and just world.

Weng Duhan, rumored successor by many people interested in Jahisticism presided over the announcement of the death of this great messenger as he said, "People of Unolia and all Revolutionaries world wide, it is our unfortunate duty to report that the Chairman of the National Committee of the Jahistic Party of Unolia, the Chairman of the Jahistic Defense Commission, the President of the Jahistic Republic of Unolia, and the Chairman of the Great Triumvirate Alliance, Jarrod Thuman, has passed on at the young age of thirty-eight from complications of a sort of infection. Jarrod Thuman was hailed a Great Revolutionary who did everything he could to improve the lives of the Jahistic Republic and the Jahistic movement. He led our people from the chains of Monarchic rule and into the future. He was a positive person and it is my honor to say that I worked close with him. The Standing Committee will be ruling by committee in the interim until the Party can gather for a meeting to determine where we should go from here. We are currently planning a period of mourning and we will respect his wishes to be cremated in the long run. All flags will be flown as half staff, with the exception of the Pan-Esquarian flag. The Standing Committee has declared a thirty day State of Emergency nationwide and the Jahistic Liberation Forces Military Police will be playing an active role. We are all in mourning, but we must be sensible in our mourning. The Chairman would've wanted calm and peace. Now I will push it onto the Premier, Andrea Tugstein."

Andrea then proceeded to say these succinct words, "I am just here to say that in the light of the developments, I intend on dissolving the Assembly of the People and opening elections once mourning is over. It is a shame that we were only able to get two out of five years completed of our terms, but we feel it is a respectful and sensible thing to do in this situation."

Insiders suggest that the recent severing of ties with Luziyca was not done on Thuman's orders, due to the fact that he likely had been suffering tuberculosis for the past few months, and that either Weng Duhan or Andrea Tugstein done the severing of ties when they joined the Triumvirate.

President Breuvi Shjoraski said that "Jarrod Thuman was a good friend of the people of Luziyca, and that I plan to attend his funeral." Sera Svensson, leader of the Opposition has also said, "I may not support their ideology, but it is difficult to imagine that in 18 years, Unolia had improved significantly in all achievements of life. It is sad that he had to die." So far, those two, plus Vonora Khendalor, leader of the Christian Luziycan Party, Arnold Khosedov of the National Luziycan Party, and Stephan V, Bishop of Bethlehem and Pope of the Lutheran Catholic Church are going to attend his funeral.

There are already calls at St. Anthony's Basilica in Bethlehem demanding that Jarrod Thuman be beatified ahead of the five year wait, and the church administration has announced that he will be allowed to bypass the five year wait, meaning that he will likely be beatified sometime in 2014. If Thuman gets canonized, he will become Patron Saint of Unolia, one of the more recent patron saints.

However, no matter if he gets forgotten by the Church, everyone knows that he has ascended to heaven, and now watches over the affairs of Earth, hoping that a person in Koyro, or Everia will rise up and install a Jahistic regime, so those nations will become free and democratic under the Jahistic model of governance. He now sits upon the right hand of God, and it is possible that Jarrod Thuman may actually be a reincarnation of Jesus himself.

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After Chikmurdof captured by Namorese authorities, new head of the Knights of St. Luther to announce a stance of 'moderation'

Commander Mikhail Shumev as he looked like in 2013 during the unrest

FRONTIERSBURG, UPPER YORK - After Breuvi Chikmurdoff committed suicide after being caught by the Namorese forces, the second-in-command, Mikhail Shumev, grandson of the second President of the Second Republic of Oteki, Jason Shumev has assumed control over the Knights of Saint Luther. Born in 1982 in Frontiersburg, he is the first head of the organization to be born in Luziyca, albeit to a father who fled Oteki in 1970 and to a mother born in Luziyca. Having joined the organization in his youth, he rose through the ranks, and took part in the 2001 Otekian Unrest, before fleeing back to Frontiersburg. In 2010, at the age of 28, he became second in command and the public face of the organization. Now, he has plans for massive changes.

In an exclusive interview with The Constitution, he said that "In a few days, there shall be changes made to this organization and how it will fundamentally work. Firstly, the name of the organization will be changed from the Knights of Saint Luther, which gives the impression that we are only open to Christians and desire a pure Christian state, to the Otekian People's Association, which will give a name that shows that all Otekians, whether they are Geads, Namorese or Luziycan can take part. Secondly, we will renounce the use of terrorism and holy war, as well as the policies that Ashmaev and Chikmurdoff have done, for we cannot regain the sovereignty of Oteki using violence. The only way we can gain Otekian sovereignty is by co-operating with the Namorese occupiers, and earn their trust. Thirdly, we extend an invitation to invite any and all resistance groups in Oteki regardless of ideology to join the Otekian People's Association, provided they renounce terrorism."

When asked if they will continue to fight for Otekian independence, Mikhail remarked, "We will. However, we cannot use terrorism, because it gave us a bad reputation. In the 1960s and 1970s, we had dozens of thousands of members, today, we only have a few hundred. Many have been turned off by the cause of Otekian sovereignty because of the actions of our fathers. If a few want to fight with arms, I shall let them do so and expel them from the Otekian People's Association. However, with how successful the Namorese are with their counter-terrorism procedures, we need to change our ways. And we have to cease armed conflict."

Mikhail also said, "The policies of the leaders of the Knights of Saint Luther were basically tantamount to genocide against the Namorese and Geads. However, the First and Second Otekian Republics provided considerable rights to the Geads, especially the latter. The Namorese were however used as chattel and slave labor for the Luziycans. If Oteki were to gain sovereignty now, we need to treat the Namorese and the Geads, as well as Otekians as equals. The best way for a sovereign Oteki is to have three constituent republics: the Geads, the Namorese and the Otekians, each divided into states and with the right to secede. We also need a constitution that guarantees the rights of all Otekian citizens, whether they be Geads, Namorese or Otekians to exercise their freedoms and not to get discriminated."

Finally, when asked if they will do attacks in self-defense, he replied, "Yes, but unlike our predecessors, we will not use bombs or mass-murder everyone. Instead, if we get attacked, we will only shoot whoever killed a member."

But before the interview can end, we asked if they will do a recruiting drive in Oteki. Mikhail said, "We will do a recruiting drive, mainly targeting the Namorese and the Geads in Oteki and the diaspora of Otekians, to join the organization. Our plan now is to try and gain sovereignty peacefully, and more effectively than our government in exile."

With that, the question remains is whether anyone will believe Mikhail Shumev, or if the remainder will be flushed out? Over the next year or so, we will find out.

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Could the Otekian People's Association and the Knights split up?

Flag of the Otekian People's Association

FRONTIERSBURG, UPPER YORK - Mikhail Shumev finally changed it. At sunrise (9:40 am), the Knights of St. Luther's flag was lowered for the last time outside its headquarters, and a new flag rose. The sign reading the "HEADQUARTERS OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. LUTHER" has been covered with a temporary sign, reading "HEADQUARTERS OF THE OTEKIAN PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION." However, the reforms threaten to tear the association into two.

As Commander Mikhail Shumev made the changes, he has faced the three demands from Namor: to renounce their claim of independence, to recognize Namor made progress and treated ethnic minorities well, and to renounce all funding. Shumev announced his response when he changed it, saying that "Our ultimate goal is not for Otekian sovereignty, but rather, it is to repeal the Anti-Secession Law so the republics have a right to decide whether to secede or not. If the majority refuse to say yes to sovereignty, that is alright. However, despite our roots, the Duke of York sold Oteki in 1720, and we all must live with the collective guilt. Ideally, if we cannot repeal those laws, we would support suzerainity, that we are effectively sovereign except Namor will be in charge of defense and foreign policy."

"Secondly," Shumev said, "we admit that Namor has done a lot to improve the region in the past few decades. There are some human rights issues, especially when it concerns Otekian nationalists, but in general, Namor has cared for the well-being of the ethnic minorities within Oteki. While we got some concerns to the treatment, they have been quite fair."

"Thirdly, all official aid from any foreign agency shall no longer be allowed, including the government of Luziyca. If they want to fund the radicals, they could try, but I will expel them from the OPA, and weaken them. If everyone left, that is fine with me, for I will fill it in with Namorese and Geads."

The radical faction however has condemned Shumev's "pandering" to the Namorese and "selling-out to the communists." Yeskov Lhego has sided with Shumev, but the leaders of NAFFRO have supported the radical wing, with its leader Rybak Puren announcing that "if need be, I shall attempt to convince the government-in-exile to disband the OPA and designate myself as leader of the Knights of the Resistance, and continue as what Chikmurdoff and Ashmaev have done, since if we sell out, Oteki can never be free."

With the OIM siding with Shumev and NAFFRO siding with Puren, it might be possible that the Otekian government-in-exile might split into two and compete for loyalty amongst Otekians worldwide, the former by possibly opening up to the Namorese and Geads, as well as Otekians, with the intent to reform and support the OPA, while the latter will possibly become more aggressive and support the Knights. Only time can tell.

[Luziyca]

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EXCLUSIVE: Braetia revealed to be on the verge of collapse

A typical neighborhood in Pembroke; notice the decaying infrastructure

PEMBROKE, BRAETIA - Just a month ago, Petrov Johnson, son of a Braetian refugee who fled the country in 1998 visited his father's land, and things in Braetia have gotten worse. His undercover assignment was to see how bad Braetia has become, and it has gotten worse. Famine ravages the land, democracy has all but disappeared, and the economy is in virtual shambles, comparable to the regime's claims of prosperity.

"After arrival at Midenby, my luggage was lost. It took me a week to find the luggage," Johnson said. "After I found it, I wandered out and it was literally riddled with surveillance that would make Orwell blush. I was visiting family, and I planned to visit the country for three months. After I met my relatives, it was horrifying. They lived in a slum on the outskirts of the edifice that is Pembroke, and they were under constant surveillance. Every day, I had to do things a certain way, and watch certain programs promoting the cult of personality of 'Comrades' Tano Pembroke and Paara Missien, and their 'benefits' to the Bretian people. Microphones and cameras monitor every area in the country."

He continued, "During my trip there, I saw nothing but rats and mice being eaten, because it was sold at a rate of 15 tep per meat. A can of Coke cost 2.5 million tep, pizza cost 10 million tep, and bottled water cost 1 billion tep. The average income is 600 tep a month, or 7,200 tep per year. The mice in particular are being exterminated for their meat, and their species will probably go extinct in 20-40 years. The tap water was awfully polluted, and many preferred to die of thirst than drink the local tap water."

Johnson moved onto the political situation in Braetia. "The Bretians in theory get four choices, but it is all controlled by the governing party. Sometimes, they switch to give the illusion of free choice, but it isn't working. For one, they ban all criticism of the government of Braetia. Secondly, slavery of foreigners is legal, and many people have escaped to Arkiasis. And the Head of the Commonwealth has absolute control over the lives of the people living in the Commonwealth."

"The economy," Johnson noted, "is crumbling. Besides the inflation, consumer goods are beyond the reach of an ordinary Bretian. Almost all of them work for little pay, producing goods for foreigners to give the impression that Bretia is prosperous. Allegedly, its HDI is high, at 0.940, but many say it is closer to 0.132, the lowest in Esquarium. If that is the case, then why do they not allow Arnborg to give an HDI of 0.897, despite the hemlands that bring the stats down?"

Finally, was the judicial system: "I was summarily arrested towards the end of my trip for slander against the government. They tortured me using waterboarding, they beat me and burnt me, to get me to plea guilty. I reluctantly did, and I was deported. My family who stayed behind was however taken to a labor camp, where their children and their children's children, and their children's children's children will live their lives until they die. I am ashamed to have put my family in the camp, but the poverty is quite unbearable."

He has rested for a while, and he staunchly urges an embargo on Bretian products in protest of their totalitarianism.

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Swilatians respond to: "EXCLUSIVE: Braetia revealed to be on the verge of collapse"

- Ever notice how all those articles in the Constitution where they "visit" another country consist entirely of the same stupid stock phrases? Working there must be sooo easy, you only need to fill in a few blanks, and then... look! Another piece of first-class Luziycan "journalism".

- Waterboarding, huh? I always thought watching Luziycan TV shows was torture enough.

- There's no way "Petrov Johnson" could be anything but a Luziycan. Where else can you have two last names and no first name?

- Water costs more than pizza? Seems legit. With a pizza you only have to obtain a whole bunch of ingredients and then cook the whole thing, but for water you actually have to *gasp* turn on a tap.

- I'm still waiting to here what I can buy for ONE OCTILLION tep. Don't disappoint me!

- Somewhere there must be like a master template that the Luzies use to write these articles. Imagine if it got stolen - they'd have to come up with something new, or see their rag go out of business. Of course, it's obvious which one they'll actually choose - they are Luziycans after all.

- Am I really supposed to believe that a country that can't afford basic infrastructure is able to put up cameras and microphones everywhere? Which is it?

[Luziyca]

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The first bullet trains begin service

New VIA train enters service as of today, seen on test track in September 2013

GIJIROKASTRA, GIJIROKASTRA - At 8:16 am, local time (10:16 am, Bethlehem time), after three years of studies and tests, Luziyca's first high speed rail service began on the Super Continental from Gijirokastra to Bethlehem, which will reduce travel times from five days to only five hours. High speed sections were built alongside traditional track, and it is planned to expand high speed rail service to The Continental (Yerevan-Bethlehem) and the Geadish Express (Bethlehem-Vesterhag, and from there, entering Geadland) within the next two years. The train arrived in Bethlehem at 1:16 pm, WST, or 3:16 pm, EST. The first westbound high speed train left Bethlehem at 1:32 pm, EST (11:32 am, WST) and arrived at 6:32 pm, EST (4:32 pm, WST). Both were packed tight, with the tickets sold out weeks prior to the first ride on the bullet train.

This train, operated by VIA rail, which is owned by several private companies, was designated "Froid," standing for "Cold" and was designed to go up to 600 km/h at maximum. At this speed, it could go from Gijirokastra to Bethlehem in 90 minutes. It will operate a standard speed of 270 km/h, and the Froid trains will be designed to carry 318 passengers. The interior is designed to be comfortable, yet modern at the same time. They contain free Wi-Fi and will offer beverages, and will provide express services to and from Bethlehem, which will ideally increase train usage. The current trains will continue to provide services on the old tracks to smaller communities.

The Froid trains are made in the State of Samaria, meaning that these trains will proudly not use Velo technology, like many feared with a high speed rail system in Luziyca. With our domestic high-speed rail, it might be possible in the future to travel from Gijirokastra to Namo in ten hours, or if we go at its highest speed (600 km/h), five hours.

So far, 60 Froid trains are built, of which 6 are currently in service. Most of them will be put into service in the next few years as the domestic high speed rail network expands. Plans are to connect it to the Geadish high speed rail network and ultimately to everyone else.

[Luziyca]

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Opinion: Don't fix what was not broken

Namorian bullet trains who they claim are our bullet trains

BETHLEHEM, FEDERAL CITY - My name is Alexander Johnston, and I have an MBA in journalism. I have received access to PTH's report on how "Bethlehemian capitalism" had its weakness shown by the new bullet train service, which I used yesterday on its first run east. It was startling to hear, but I guess the Namorese are being fools again. They think our system of capitalism is sluggish, and while it is not as robust as it was prior to 2008, it is still quite robust.

The reason why VIA waited so long to adopt the bullet train was because since the late 1960s, more people are using automobiles and airplanes to travel domestically in Luziyca. They figured that if we tried to bring bullet trains to Luziyca, we'd lose more money than earn once the novelty of these trains wears off. This was why we stuck with the diesel engines, not steam engines as the Namorese like to think. We tried natural gas for a while in the 1980s, but they never caught on. Trains are still a common way of transporting freight, and comprises 95% of all train traffic, and virtually all of train revenues within the country.

In the west, passenger trains were quite popular until the mid-1990s, when many abandoned the usage of the slow trains that characterized communist rule in favor of the automobile.

Secondly, those pictures which I saw of Bethlehem were falsified, all from 2003. For one, The Sumeriki, a tall building was not even there in 2003. It was completed in 2011. Secondly, quite a few skyscrapers were built, and highways were expanded. However, considering how built up much of our capital region is already, it makes no sense to mandate compulsory purchase of property unless if it was urgent.

In Gijirokastra and Yerevan, it has actually continued growing. Much of the communist-era infrastructure has now been either renovated or demolished in those two areas, and it has some of the highest population and economic growth rates in the country. Kashui has gotten poorer, but that is due to the fact they've expected to get rich one day. That is why they're bankrupt.

We now advance to a significant part of our essays, that "when Luziyca reunified in NMR 2330-31, its economic development rate was around 9.56%; now, it's 5.3% and steadily decreasing." Well, our economic growth has declined because it has stabilized. Twenty-three years of unification has ensured that for the most part, West Luziyca and East Luziyca are equal, although poorer areas like Kashui and Keshudi proved that the "wall in their heads" is not yet over. However, our peak growth was 14.5% in 1999 at the peak of the dot-com boom, followed by 10.2% in 2007 before the housing bubble burst. It fell to a low of 1.3%, but is now at 5.3% and is contrary to popular belief, rising. It is predicted that the growth rate in 2014 will be 7.3%.

The Namorese forgot to do research here, when they mentioned "Under social democracy, it took us 54 years to implement bullet train lines, and the same amount of time to become a developed country. In only fifty to sixty years we developed as much as Luziyca has, although it took nearly 250 years for them to get to were we are now." We have been united for nearly 151 years, thank you very much, and while the industrial revolution started in the late 1700s, we continued to grow and be influential. While the gap in development between Namor and Luziyca has been closing in recent years, they may need some more education. A bit, actually, since many Namorese tend to use informal language in essays and opinion pieces: a big no-no.

We return to the bullet trains. In 2007, VIA announced they will implement bullet trains by 2015 due to the fact fewer and fewer were using airplanes, and that they decided that it could reduce automobile traffic. They chose domestic designs, and we launched it yesterday. As it enters its third day, it is inevitable that passenger trains will make a come-back. We didn't need bullet trains until they decided the benefits outweighed the costs.

Thus, in conclusion, all of this can be boiled down to "do not fix what is not broken."

[Luziyca]

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Cold snap affects Luziyca

Yerevan this morning

YEREVAN, ARAZEI - Unprecedented snow last evening has placed Yerevan under state of emergency following a snowfall of 7 cm and a temperature below -5 C (-9 C with the windchill of -17 C) for the first time since snowfall fell in 1972 under communist rule after a polar vortex brought snow to cover much of the country. Schools have been shut down through most of Arazei save for the southern counties. Shutdowns plague the states of Keshudi (8 cm of snow in Keshudi City, -14 C with a windchill of -29 C), Kashui (11 cm of snow in Moglinov, -16 C with a windchill of -21 C), Heimbeck (9 cm of snow in Uralkali, -10 C, with a windchill of -16 C), Trelawney (10 cm of snow in Kasli, -10 C with a windchill of -14 C) and Southern Luziyca (5 cm in Stockholm, -9 C with a windchill of -11 C).

For the first time since 1814, the entire Sprska Sea has frozen over, with the ice between the two main islands at the Dartmouth Islands at 13 cm thick. Most areas of the sea however were less than 3 cm thick, and public skating is discouraged by state officials in the Dartmouth Islands, Spresi, Kozunitan, Voshkod, Solomon, Selamenko, Yansa, Greenwich and Amatrov. Lake Pobeda has been frozen for the first time in its recorded history (it was created in the 1950s following the impounding of the Shiloh River by the communist regime).

The President (Chief Executive) of Arazei, Boris Yankuvich said that "the snowfall through much of the constituent republic has deeply affected the area, and that we are doing all we can to reduce fatalities. We have advised drivers to only drive if needed, and even then, with urgent caution."

It also has affected the upgrading of the Western (Yerevan-Gijirokastra) line for high-speed rail usage, and they said that "while it is essentially completed, the ice and snow will affect test conditions, so we will delay our opening of the line to March 28th." The Continental (Yerevan-Bethlehem) has also been affected, but the "Mariner" line from Jerusalem to Bethlehem will open as scheduled on March 7th.

[Luziyca]

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We rock curling!

Skip Josephine Carolina practicing before today's match

BROOKOPOLIS, UNOLIA - If there is one sport people were expecting for us to win in when the games began, it would be the skiing events. A week in, and people are betting now that we may get a medal in women's curling. Most are hoping for gold, of course, but others silver and a few pessimists hoping for bronze. A week ago, few knew we had a women's curling team. Well, now we know that we do have a women's curling team, and it is second overall, behind Ghant. Our men's curling team is third overall behind Arkiasis and Unolia.

Tomorrow will be Men's Curling, while the day after tomorrow, we will see our women's curling team get out of the kitchen after practicing and showing their best for our lads!

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Democracy returns to Ocidenia with new PM Simeon Brozhav

His Excellency, Simeon Brozhav has taken power

PARADISA, OCIDENIA - Reports coming from the Luziycan embassy in the capital of Ocidenia have confirmed rumors of a coup d'etat led by Luziycan-Ocidenian Simeon Brozhav, son of the East Luziycan ambassador of Ocidenia from 1968 to 1991 and Luziycan ambassador until 1992 after months of protests that paralyzed the country. The coup began at eleven this morning (local time) and took around 90 minutes before it succeeded. The previous Prime Minister who plunged the country in deep debt was killed by Borzhav's group and was presented to the public.

Many people welcome the new regime, and a civilian who we interviewed said that "He is promising a restoration of our once-great nation to be an economic power. I shall pledge my life to him!"
One woman remarked, "Borzhav shall improve our dear country! I will support the Commonwealth greatly!"

What is shocking is that many communists claim that it was funded by the CIA. The CIA has denied involvement in the coup, and Simeon Brozhav claims that he acted alone with no aid by foreign groups. Either way, the real work has just begun to create a truly democratic state, in the vein of free nations like Luziyca.

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Children taken away by communist police for "neglect" despite a holistic education at home in Swilatia

Adam and Natalia Theodorov, seen grieving after their children were taken away

RADOSLAVICE, SWILATIA - Two Lutheran Catholics, Natalia Theodorov (aged 37) and Adam Theodorov (aged 43), whose family resided for 15 generations in Swilatia had their three children, Edith Theodorov (aged 8) and their twin sons, Max Theodorov (aged 6) and James Theodorov (aged 6) taken away from the family after their neighbors who spied for the government reported them for "neglect," despite no evidence of actual neglect of their needs.

"The police," said a crying Adam Theodorov, "took my children away for not sending them to a communist school. We agreed that homeschooling was the best choice for our family. My parents homeschooled me, and I thrived in it. I learned all I needed from my parents, and I followed the communist curriculum. Now, state atheism has meant that I cannot teach faith to my children. They want them to be brainwashed into believing that Swilatia is free."

Natalia Theodorov remarked, "I loved Max, James, and Edith equally. I treated them well, but it was a nice decision to educate them at home. I was taught at the state school system, and it was horrible. My husband suggested that to me, and I agreed. He may have pressured me, but my own experiences lent it a resounding yes to the idea. The fact that they accuse US of neglect is sickening. Did we starve the children? For goodness sake, no! We treated them very well, but the communists do not believe it. They want us to give up our religion."

Adam and Natalia have began filing plans to start an appeal and a challenge to deem the anti-homeschooling law unconstitutional. However, being communists, they almost certainly will rule it as constitutional and bring false evidence to prove that they neglected their children, by starving them at their orphange which by all certainty is crumbling and falling apart. Lutheran Catholics worldwide have heard of their plight, and the Patriarch of the East (head of the Lutheran Catholic Church in Eastern Esquarium), Neryal Somozdiye has condemned the Swilatian state atheist system and is urging donations to Adam and Natalia to help fund their crusade against the communists and let them educate their own way.

[Luziyca]

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First Lady Caroline Shjoraski to visit Ocidenia, Cortazur and Xainithikos

Breuvi and Caroline Shjoraski heading out of the palace as she goes on a nine-day tour to the region

BETHLEHEM, LUZIYCA - A press release has informed us that the First Lady will be going on her first state visit unaccompanied by her husband since he was elected in November 2011, to southeastern Esquarium where in recent weeks, three new democratic states have been formed from the ashes of the previous regimes. President Breuvi Shjoraski has decided to stay put in Luziyca, as tensions reach the boiling point. The nine-day tour will cover Ocidenia, Cortazur, and Xainithikos of which she will spend three days visiting each country and meeting with Simeon Brozhav, Girgor Larena, and Spiros Thedeon.

When asked why she decided to embark on the tour of the three countries, she replied, "It is important for the three countries to realize that no matter if they go through hell or high water, Luziyca shall always be their ally. We want to show them the benefits of true liberty and we vow in the name of the Almighty Lord, that we will succeed in getting the message!"

Shjoraski wishes her luck, saying, "I hope the First Lady will confirm of our intentions not to topple anymore regimes for the rest of my term."

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Could a communist takeover be imminent?

Representative Tomas Mulcair tabling legislation to amend the 1863 constitution to legalize communism for the first time
since it was banned in 1934

BETHLEHEM, F.C., LUZIYCA - In a rare example of bipartisanship between the Liberals and the Whigs, Rep. Tomas Mulcair (L, Nazareth South) and Rep. Rebenok Simeonov (W, Bethlehem-West) tabled legislation in the House of Representatives to amend the constitution and change it so the ideology which threatens freedom and democracy worldwide can penetrate into our proud beacon that shines brightly over Esquarium, and cause the light to burn out, leaving the world into darkness.

Amendment XVII was the first major change since Amendment XVI which instituted a method to determine how bankrupt regions get administrated. It will repeal Amendment XI, which outlawed communism in 1934 due to the civil war, and has remained banned over the decades due to threats from West Luziyca. Many thought it would be repealed in 1991, but our freedom-loving nation had remained committed to the ban, since it has preserved our liberty, even as many fell to the scourge of communism. But, with the combined 2/3rds majority in the House of the Representatives, and the Whigs 2/3rds majority in the Senate, it is clear that our freedom may not last long.

When asked during Question Period, Sera Svennson and Breuvi Shjoraski both endorsed the legislation, Svensson saying that "it will improve our international image as a beacon of the free world," while Shjoraski remarked that "the laws are antiquated and that they ought to be repealed." However, when asked by reporters whether it will affect those currently serving time in prison for communist activity or whether the Worker's Party of Luziyca can return home, Shjoraski gave this reply.

"It will not. Many of them who were arrested for communist activity have actually advocated for communist revolution. In this day and age, however, communism is becoming less and less of a threat domestically. That said, we will still fight against it, and as such, we will keep the Worker's Party banned, and will still fight to liberate countries from communism."

Despite all the wishy-washy promises, the CEO of Karshev's, Trevor Karshev remarked "that if communism were to be legalized, and we still oppose communism globally, we'd be hypocrites on the largest scale, for on one hand, we support liberty, but on the other hand, we will be gradually oppressing our populace, first with a minimum wage, then socialist medicine, then a welfare system, and the next thing you know, there will be gulags in every town housing prisoners!"

And many agree. The approval rating of Sera Svennson has fallen from 44% to 18%, and Breuvi Shjoraski from 73% to 55%. Protests broke out in many riding offices, with some being arrested for protesting without a permit, demanding that they withdraw the bill, or that Shjoraski vetoes the amendment and sends it back to Congress. Support to the bill is 13% in the west, 52% in the north, 9% in the Bible Belt, and 14% in the south, while opposition is at 79% in the west (the fact that communism existed there prior to 1990 did not help), 35% in the north, 80% in the Bible Belt, and 67% in the south.

This amendment will certainly destroy the future of democracy in Luziyca, and begin our death spiral from Phoebe Wilhelm's vision of a "Luziycan century." We may as well be the cheese-eating surrender monkeys and give Nantai back to Namor, and declare it the Namorese century. But if it fails in the face of heroic opposition by the common man, it will prove that this will be the Luziycan century, and not the Namorese century.

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Otekian People's Association severs ties with the Knights, the Knights to be designated a terrorist organization

Mikhail Shumev visiting Yerevan last March

FRONTIERSBURG, UPPER YORK - Last week, the Otekian People's Association had cut off all links to the Knights of St. Luther. All their weapons were turned over to the police if the radical members hadn't taken them. Rybak Puren as a result declared himself Commander of the Knights, while Mikhail Shumev degraded himself to Chief Executive Officer of the OPA. But developments in Congress have marked that the Knights had a history of terrorist activity, and thus yesterday, it was designated as a terrorist organization. The new headquarters of the Knights were raided, and Rybak Puren as well as 25 members were captured. 16 are still missing and are wanted by the Upper York State Police. NAFFRO has also been disbanded, due to its close links with the Knights.

Mikhail Shumev has applauded the move of designating the Knights as a terrorist organization by Luziyca, stating that "with us splitting from the Knights and going our own way, we can be able to sit at the negotiation table, hand in hand, brother to brother." He reiterated that the "motives of the OPA is to see the repeal of the Anti-Secession Act, not necessarily Otekian independence per se, but the right to do so should the people of not just Oteki, but West Chorea, Arra, Thalassa, et cetera, wish to gain sovereignty."

The infighting which tore the Knights and the OPA apart had meant that since this past January, there had been no terrorist attacks. Mikhail said that, "We gave almost all of our weapons to the police, and what we didn't, they took from the splinter group that left us a week ago. The only weapons we have left are tazers." He also said that "Namor made quite a bit of progress in regards to ethnic minorities, but there needs to be improvement in some areas." He also released the logs, stating that this quarter, they only received a few thousand lira, all prior to February, and that they ceased accepting foreign funding since.

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Communist terrorists incite protests in Katranjiev

Terrorists and KGB agents in Baicheng fighting the noble and just police

KRASIMIR, KATRANJIEV - For the past few days, terrorists and KGB agents from Namor have been astroturfing protests in the eastern duchies of Katranjiev. The noble police and military have been attempting to suppress the protests, but the terrorists have been undermining their efforts just to make the eastern duchies join Namor, but not before exterminating every Slav in the region and destroying their villages and farms in favor of Namorese collective farms and ugly public housing.

An arrested person, Sum Ting Wong who came from Huankun said, "I wanted to kill all the Slavs I can, and I killed about 52 before I got arrested and sent home."

Another, Bang Ding Ow remarked in a racist fashion, "The Namorese ubermensch have a right to rule over the inferior Slavs. We tried co-operating with them under the People's Republic of Katranjiev, but these subhuman scum cannot be trusted with existing. They must be killed!"

Finally, Wang Kerr exclaimed, "DEATH TO THE SLAVS! LONG LIVE A NAMORESE RIRO!"

Those three people prove that all Namorese in Katranjiev who came in or support independence support genocide and are so ardent racists that if they were supporting preserving the white race, Arnborg would be glad to have them to write their racist propaganda urging the preservation of the white race. Some Namorese oppose it, but we all know the Namorese in the eastern duchies tend to not be trustworthy, as Huankun Chen could prove.

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Asenath Congress announces referendum on the future of the Associated Free State

Joyous crowds come out to support "plurcontinentalism"

ASKATASUNA, ASENATH - On Wednesday, the Congress of the Associated Free State has passed legislation with the permission of the Senate of Luziyca to hold a referendum on the future of the Associated Free State, whether to become sovereign, to join Luziyca proper, or to keep the status quo. President Simon Nathenen has endorsed the "pluricontentalist" movement, or those that want to join Luziyca, while opposition leader Juan Felipe of the Azena Party endorses the status quo.

Unlike the previous referendum in 1982, where 53% voted to become an AFS, and 41% voting to join Luziyca, many are more supportive of the idea of pluricontentalism, or "asko-kontinentalak," in the Azena language (Ghantese language), and opinion polls from Jende forecast 60% voting for joining with Luziyca, 39.9% voting for the status quo, and 0.1% for independence.

Simon Nathenen explains that "since 1982, the movement has been gaining popularity. It will enable us to receive all the benefits Luziycan citizens in Luziyca offer, such as the right to vote in federal elections, the right to federal funding, and better service from Luziycan companies. Our economy is now intertwined with that of our fatherland, and that we will be better off if we join. As well, we will no longer have foreigners come here just so to get citizenship and be Luziycans of convenience."

However, while 60% support joining Luziyca, the problem as Nathenen puts it is "whether to admit it as one state, or split it into two." The one state idea would be to admit Asenath as a constituent republic such as Inleda, Arazei, West Geadland, and Nantai. The states would become counties, and the capital will remain in Askatasuna.

The two-state solution would have the states (counties under the new status) of Haclav, Handia Eskuko, Novi Greenwich, Duna, and Sud-Plyazh who a majority speak Luziycan at home and as a major language be admitted as a state with its capital in Askatasuna, while the states of Ipar Asenath, Ekialdeko Mendiak, Lautada and Hegoaldeko Asenath being admitted as a constituent republic with Juan Ibairen being the capital of that republic. If the latter solution is implemented, there will be a pressing need to choose an official name, which "would likely be by referendum."

Thus, even if when they vote on April 26th to join Luziyca, it will take some time and that "if it becomes part of Luziyca proper, it will take a while to get the Senate to agree and a vote on the name of the new entities." Nathenen predicts that if it joins Luziyca proper, the two new states will only enter by late May or early June at the earliest.