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[Anxiety Cafe]

19 November 2022

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Puertollano Attacks Education

Many Puertollanoan universities have recently restricted access from San Martinian students, claiming that their education is somehow subpar to those of other students. This is likely a result of the recent reworking of the historical curriculum by the Ministry of Education, in order to provide more accurate and factual information. However, as a result of this new curriculum, many of Simón Bolívar's personal flaws will be taught, including his power hungry and cowardly personality. San Martinian celebrities and politicians alike condemned the move by Puertollano, often claiming that "punishing youth for being taught facts that go against your interests is undoubtedly wrong." Universities have made a similar move regarding Puertollanoan students, stating that the Puertollanoan curriculum has been politicized and tainted in order to obscure facts, and therefore Puertollanoan education is not based on nurturing the skills of the youth but rather on pushing a political agenda.

This spat between the educational institutions of the two nations has brought unprecedented attention to the matter. Many comedians have joked that Bolívar's intense admiration for Napoleon was something more, and there are rumors of a satirized historical TV show, starring both Jose de San Martín and Simón Bolívar characters, currently being worked out, with figures like Bolívar and José Miguel Carrera as supplementary villains in addition to the Spanish. Concurrently, a popular political cartoon of the Puertollanoan President Castillo trampling on the Puertollanoan Constitution as Bolívar looks on, saying "Just like old times," has become viral.

Response at the institutional level has been just as uniform. The award of "Order of the Liberator" has been created, to honor those who uphold the ideals of democracy worldwide and, domestically, those that have shown great dedication and sacrifice for San Martinia. This is to be the highest award given in San Martinia. While similar in concept to the Puertollanoan Order of the Bolivar, authorities have stated that this award will celebrate the fight against dictatorship and for liberty, not the opposite, as the Puertollanoan award represents. Additionally, the city of Mendoza has seen it fit to "celebrate the liberators who actually aspired for the freedom of their peoples" and proposed the addition of a statue in the General San Martin Park, displaying San Martin and O'Higgins, the two most prominent figures of San Martinian independence, on horseback in preparation for the Crossing of the Andes. The statue, if approved, would be called Los Libertadores.

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President Sánchez Demands Extradition

A San Martinian couple, likely tourists, were recently arrest in Orostan on suspicion of espionage and industrial sabotage, and are set to face the death penalty should they be found guilty. However, this has caused an uprising among the public of San Martinia as many consider the Orostani legal system to be corrupt and used by the communist party to kill political enemies, including, apparently, San Martinian citizens. The existence of the death penalty in Orostan is considered barbaric and backwards, a tool of dictators to execute those with disagreements.

Most who are a part of the protests claim that possession of hardware tools is far from a crime, and that Orostani authorities had no reason to arrest the couple. San Martinian authorities have demanded their extradition and warned against their Orostani counterparts delaying the decision, likely because they foresaw the corrupt legal system finding the couple guilty and executing them. President Sánchez even personally spoke out against it and publicly called for the couple to be extradited, promising that they would face the full force of the law if they are fairly and accurately found to be guilty.

This situation hits close to home for President Sánchez, as his cousin, José Sánchez, was arrested in the Orostani state of Andea for vandalizing anti-San Martinian monuments, being imprisoned in Andean prisons despite calls to bring him home.

In Other News: Portuguese community of San Martinia excited for Palveiro visit; Puertollanoan ambassador's son's meme account continues to grow in popularity; Eating a lot of junk food might actually improve your lifespan; Minister of Education applauds the Cape Thetis' curriculum change as a move towards accurate teaching; Woman who attempted to eat twenty Laffy Taffy candies at once brought to the hospital because her mouth was unable to open

[Puertollano]

BCAC ruling: San Martinia in violiation of IUE

The Bolivarian Courts of the Americas and the Caribbean has handed down its' ruling on the issue of the new educational policies of the San Martinian government. The BCAC ruled that the latest educational policies of San Martina were in violation of the standards of the International Union of Education. In explaining the verdict, Judge Mendoza said: "the government of San Martina, and therefore the San Martinian Ministry of Education is in violation with section 10a of the Universal Curriculm established by the International Union of Education." In section 10 A it reads that historical education can be a "nation's own curriculum WITHOUT ANY STATE PROPAGANDA". The Courts found that the recent change to depict a defamatory view of Simon Bolivar (the liberator) was politically motivated and was in turn used for purposes of state propaganda. "The timing and the political circumstances unequivocally prove that it is the use of state propaganda through schooling," the Judge added. "If this negative view of Simon Bolivar is the truthful reality, the San Martinian education system should have already been teaching the truth of the history of the Liberator. It is evident that with the election of the current President, he has taken a strictly right-wing direction and has bent the Ministry of Education to his will," the Judge concluded. The BCAC has ordered San Martinia to alter the curriculum to fit the new ruling and obey the guidelines outlined by the International Union of Education. The BCAC has also warned the authorities in Cape Thetis that a similar move would also be in violation of the IUE Universal Curriculum and violate section 10a.

Higashi awarded Order of the Liberator

Leader of the Orostani Socialist Republic of the Federation of Socialist Republics was awarded the Order of the Liberator by Puertollanoan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza. The Order of the Liberator is named after the Liberator Simon Bolivar, who liberated much of South American from the Spanish Empire and delivered the people from oppression. This Order is the highest order possible for foreign dignitaries and is rarely awarded, however, by the directive from President Castillo, it was awarded to Higashi. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said: "Highashi is highly deserving of the Order of the Liberator for his commitment to South American co-operation and peace, commitment to international solidarity and humanitarian efforts." The Foreign Minister even expressly congratulated the Orostani SR for discovering a terrorist plot planned by San Martinian nationals against a steel mill. "We are up against evil, it is a battle of light and dark, so the Bolivarian Republic congratulates you in helping defeat the European-backed plot against the international south," Minister Arreaza said.

Nicolo Castillo @realCastillo Jose de San Martin, the colonizer of Africa, is weak compared to the might of Simon Bolivar! Jose's troops were performing so badly that they begged the Liberator, Simon Bolivar, to intervene and defeat the imperialists! #VivaBolivar

[Anxiety Cafe]

17 December 2022

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University City Inaugurated

The Buenos Aires University, one of the best and biggest universities in the world, has long had its thirteen colleges diffused throughout the city of Buenos Aires. These buildings have been rather outdated and size-limited, and so in the 1960s, a project began to build a University City in the Buenos Aires barrio of Belgrano to centralize the university's schools. This University City proceeded slowly, but continued nonetheless, despite long pauses in construction. Finally, almost half a century later, the last building of the original plan has finished construction and the entire University City is ready for use for the next semester. Although buildings began being used as soon as they finished construction, the completion of the whole project is monumental.

This new University City covers an area of 130 hectares and is one of the largest campuses in Latin America. It includes all thirteen of the UBA's schools in addition to a library, student housing, an electrical plant and substation, pools, a sports complex, pools, an auditorium, many gardens, parking areas, and an esplanade along the Río de la Plata. The previous buildings, which were mostly too small and old, will be turned over to the city of Buenos Aires once the transfer is complete.

The educational sector of University City contains four "pavilions" (1, 2, 3, and 4 in the picture): the first contains the School of Exact and Natural Sciences, the second contains the School of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism, the third contains the School of Engineering, and the fourth contains the school of Economics. Each pavilion is a rectangular prism (150m x 75 m) with four floors and 69,000 total meters squared. Each also include large basements that have an auditorium. A large patio exists in the ground floor of the center of each, with only the roof the entire building above them. Other buildings in the educational sector include one housing the Schools of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences (5), and one housing the Schools of Law and Social Sciences (7). The three labeled 6 on the map contain the Schools of Psychology and Philosophy and Literature in one, the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy and Biochemistry in another, and the School of Dentistry in the third. Building 8 is a library, 9 is for physical education, and 10 and 11 are an extension of the School of Exact and Natural Sciences.

The rest of the campus includes a number of different things, including student housing is in buildings 12, 25, and 26, the sports area in 22, parking lots in 15, the pool in 16, plazas in 21, the esplanade in 19, and the garden in 28.

The new campus is expected to reduce costs, most significantly through less transportation and redundancy. The centralization of the schools is also expected to greatly increase the University of Buenos Aires' already large student population beyond 600,000. If it expands beyond the space of the campus, new floors will simply be built, as many of the buildings were designed with such capability in mind. The campus has ample access to transportation, with one subway line having been built nearby at the beginning of the project, in addition to bus lines and much updated roads.

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Ministry of Education Reaffirms New Curriculum

In the face of opposition from the Puertollanoan BCAC, an attempt for the nation of Puertollano to enforce its own law internationally, the Ministry of Education has reaffirmed that it is continuing with the new curriculum, although no official word has been said on the biased BCAC ruling. An aide of the Ministry of Education, when asked about the lack of response, simply said that "the ruling is nothing worth responding to."

However, the awarding of the Orostani president Higashi with the Puertollanoan Order of Bolivar immediately set off a frenzy. The explicit, stated reason for the awarding was the arrest of a San Martinian couple touring Orostan, who now face the death penalty for suspected sabotage. Politicians destroyed the move as politically motivated and without basis, with President Sanchez saying, "The Puertollanoan Order of Bolivar once again celebrates and encourages the deaths of innocents." One politician even said, "Thank God this is the Puertollano's highest award, for any higher would likely celebrate the likes of Hitler and Stalin."

President Sanchez additionally rejected claims that he had caused the change in curriculum, instead pointing to popular petitions that had called for it. The public has grown angry at the insinuation of the Puertollanoan President Castillo that San Martin, the Liberator, was weak. One historian called the obvious slander "either a result of a lack of knowledge of the topic or general unwillingness to recognize facts." A proposed removal of the vandalized monument to Bolivar in the Buenos Aires Rivadavia Park has been making its way through the authorities of the city, intended to be replaced by instead a memorial to San Martinia's liberators and founding fathers, like San Martin and O'Higgins. One petition has been made, requesting the Puertollanoan government to remove the statue of San Martin from a monument to the Guayaquil Conference in Guayaquil, stating that "it is too sad to see the mighty, kind soul of San Martin compared on equal footing with the cowardly, selfish creature that was Bolivar." The meme account of the son of the San Martinian ambassador to Puertollano posted shortly after that it was "too bad that assassination attempt on Bolivar didn't occur earlier," and that he had "airdropped memes of Castillo's cocaine addiction to people passing by." The young man has become a social media sensation in San Martinia.

In Other News: Underwater sensors to be set up in the Rio de la Plata and Atacama Desert waters for environmental purposes, most specifically to prevent whales and other large marine creatures from getting stranded; Man ate macaroni and cheese for an entire year, then switched to sandwiches; Cat who "died" nine times attempts to disprove nine lives myth

[The Russian Federated States]

SOVIET UNION REVIVED AND ERA OF RECOVERY

MOSCOW- After a long period of stagnation and economic crisis, the people of the Soviet Union are seeing the light in the end of the tunnel once again. The responsible citizens and members of the political elite grew tired of the previous cabinet which was continuing leading our motherland into the trap of stagnation. With the approval of the people, the Supreme Soviet has called for snap elections for a new leader of the great nation. Many preacautions were taken in order to avoid corruption and hold fair elections in such an important for the country period of time. And finally the Soviet people have made their choice by electing Aleksandr Dibrov from the Conservative Social Party of the Soviet Union. An experienced and energetic winner is known for his intelligence and pro-Europe attitude combined with a reformist spirit. The recent snap elections are also a milestone demonstrating that the Soviet Union is a free state which values freedom and merit of a candidate since Aleksandr Dibrov is not a member of a communist party despite winning the race.

SOVIET UNION PULLS OUT TROOPS OUT OF NIGERIA

One of the first executive actions of the newly elected Supreme Chief of the Soviet Union, is to withdraw all of the Soviet troops from Nigeria which were sent there earlier as part of the peacekeeping mission. Approved by the National Sovet, part of the reform pack of the new cabinet is to decrease military presence in Africa and focus on ramping up the Soviet industry as well as welfare projects. The goal for the next 5 years is to decrease the national poverty level by 40% percent through various incentives and construction projects

[Bengal and Assam]

Tohko under fire as new video. Chief calls a press conference

By Paek Song-Gil, Staff Correspondent

Today, as a new video has been released on infamous video sharing site KyoKyo, infamous government agency, the Tohko, is under storm by Bengali netizens and the media, as the video in question showed two people in Tohko uniform beating up a person in what appeared to be an interrogation chamber. Its already known that the day before this video was uploaded, the Tohko has arrested two Tenseidou University professors, on the charge of plotting to harm the Mikado on her ascension ceremony, and has also taken some of their students into custody.

Although the Tohko and their decisions are mostly unchallenged, the recently uploaded video has brought a few questions to the mind of the public, and appears that it may bring forth challenges for the next reigning Mikado. To expel public doubt, Tohko Chief Shirakura Gensuke has called a press conference, where he said that the video "was made by the Orostani propaganda machine, using their nearly limitless resources. The Tohko officers in the video are Orostani actors of Asian descent." He also said that the Professors "were part of extreme anti-monarchist fringe groups who were planning to attack the Mikado on her enthronement ceremony", and also that the students were taken into custody "to aid in a faster investigation", and that they will be released eventually.

After the press conference, public reaction to the Tohko is relatively positive, since most people believe that a potential terror threat was averted

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Gensuke is lying.
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Proof pls


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The Tohko saved the country from terrorism, and is the reason we are enjoying stability.

[Arecla]

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PCP Poised To Win Landslide Victory In Paragauay

Three months ago, Paraguay was on the verge of civil war as revolutionaries sought to overthrow the dictatorial government. The civil war was luckily averted after the then-president Horacio Cartes was caught attempting to escape Asunción by communist partisans. Following his capture, the Paraguayan government was left without any clear leader or international support, and soon afterward fell apart. The Paraguayan Provisional Government then assumed power, and scheduled elections to occur on December 2022.

The Paraguayan Communist Party and the Radical Liberal Party (PLR) were the two frontrunners for the elections, both of them associated with their resistance against the Colorado Party. While at first international observers thought that it would be a close race, but throughout the PLR blundered its way through the campaigning season, likely forever ruining its chances for electoral success.

The blow which truly killed the PLR was the Tierragate scandal, which came after the World Worker revealed that the PLR was implicit in having taken bribes to oppose land reform bills. After this was leaked, the PLR released a public statement. "The PLR has always believed the right to own property to be a sacrosanct human right. We believe no one should be arbitrarily deprived of their property." However, in a country in which the 1% owned 80% of the land, this incident ultimately proved to be the death knell of the PLR.

The untimely downfall of the PLR proved to be a boon for the PCP. Although the Paraguayan elections aren't over as of yet, the PCP has already secured a super-majority. The future president of Paraguay Mathias Morales has promised to transform Paraguay into a socialist republic and to better the lives of the working class in Paraguay.

December 18, 2022

[United Democratic Christian States]

Germanic Times

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Puertollano, the country of 3 demons

Today we will talk about Puertollano, the country of 3 demons.

First lets discuss the recent TeleSur article. Making the outrageous claim that the failing Nazi Party who currently own 5% of the Bundestag, the fewest of all other parties that have seats in the Bundestag, except the Socialist Party. So there 10% is entirely wrong, however given the benefit of the doubt they may be referring to the previous election before the centre-right Greater German Party took a dominant grip on German politics. However even when they did get 10% of the vote, the Non-Partisan Coalition lead by the previous Head Executive Adam Shoemaker controlled well over 50% of the vote and and drew most of the criticism from the Nazi Party, proving that the Nazis haven't had a real place to push policy since 1945. Now this is just the most recent example of their blatant lies targeting the GU and the rest of Western Democracy, and considering that in everywhere but Germany TeleSur is owned by Puertollano, TeleSur is truly a demon owned by Puertollano.

Now let's discuss the second demon of Puertollano, their treatment of Der Kapitalist on the ABC islands. Der Kapitalist a right wing news company attempted to build a broadcast center in the ABC islands to broadcast to the islands to counter the lying TeleSur influence on the upcoming referendum for the islands to choose to submit themselves to Castillo are remain relatively autonomous as a Dominion of the Uniopn. However Puertollano didn't like this. They initially didn't even let Der Kapitalist in, and only after a CSN mandate did they "let" them purchase a lot 2 years away from being able to be opened and even then only allow them to broadcast on off peak hours, late in the night to very early in the morning. They claimed that they had cause for concern (which we speculate was concern that competition to their state run propaganda would shift the referendum against their favor, but that's besides the point), however now 2 years after the referendum, Der Kapitalist is still subject to those same restraints and the people of the ABC islands are still being force fed propaganda.

Now for the final demon, The Bullshit Castillo Artificial Court, and to simplify this lets discuss their recent ruling. They ruled the well known fact that Simon Bolivar, the founder of sorts of Puertollano and the liberator of the northern most Spanish colonies in South America, was an imperialist, the Artificial Court ruled that this fact goes against IUE rules. Which it doesn't and in fact treating Bolivar as a true anti-imperialist should be a breach of the IUE (however Puertollano would never agree with me because it goes against their narrative). Now even if the facts were wrong. I don't understand the case anyway. San Martina isn't even a IUE member, and Cape Thetis, whom is a dominion of Italy who is a IUE member (and has followed San Martina in the correct teachings of Bolivar), is a fellow URT member with the founding government of the IUE, who anyone with a brain can tell you that the Fregantes Empire(the IUE founder) will side with Italy. This is just Puertollano pretending to be relevant and create power for itself it doesn't have. However this fight for relevancy can be dangerous. The first ruling of the Artificial Court, essentially gave the FSR justification to invade San Martina over a war, 100+ years ago. At this point the BCAC should just be renamed the anti-San Martina club, hellbent on forcing the San Martina to accept the order San Martina just escaped from. The communist, anti-European and imperialist (although under the name of anti-imperialism) alliance of Puertollano and the FSR.

German-Lusophone Alliance!

Today with the arrival of the Lusophone President, Sara Palveiro, she and Ben Muller meet to discuss a potential alliance in the German Capital of Berlin. These talks were of course successful as told by the headline. Now not everything is known but the biggest term is definitely the anti-south american influence agreement that is essentially a massive threat to the Socialist Government in Galicia. This combined with the ability for each country now to base countries the German influence in the region has greatly expanded.

Nouadhibou Port City welcomed to the Germanic Union!

Today Nouadhibou, the Mauritanian port city on the Atlantic Ocean was officially welcomed to the Germanic Union has its own autonomous dominion. To welcome the city to the Union was Christian Lindner, the lone Kapitalist Party member on the Executive Council. He spoke rather softly and encouraged the native Mauritanians that while they may not be German, they could always call the Union home.

The German government has also announced plans for a new mosque in the middle of the city and has donated 500,000 german marks to all the other mosques within the city, claiming that "the German-Mauritanian relationship is a key item on the GU agenda, as not only will a positive relationship benefit the people of Nouadhibou greatly, it will also be the gateway for the prosperity to soon come to the city."

Their is also rumors that the German government will invest and encourage its companies to invest into the city of Nouadhibou.

The dominion will also undergo elections within the next week.

However noticeably missing from the ceremony is the North Atlantic new marine fleet, who was expected to be launched from their new home port after the ceremony. We are told that the fleet left at roughly 5am local time and their whereabouts are classified.

(OOC:they are headed for the DRC)

[Orostan]

Somewhere in the South China Sea


An Orostani-made freighter flying the Federation flag moves through normal shipping lanes. The water around it is clear and calm, and the sky above is decorated with isolated clouds. In the distance, there is an American container ship moving in the opposite direction. The Federation ship belonged to the "Andea-Asia Shipping Cooperative" and was on a route to China from Lima according to official documentation. It was transporting agricultural and industrial equipment to China according to the manifest. While there was actually such equipment in the hold, the ship's payload was in reality quite a different type of equipment. The components for three nuclear bombs and a hydrogen bomb sat in the hold in specialized, lead-lined, shipping containers. The ship had been loaded in absolute secrecy at a Federation Naval base on the Andean coast underneath a covered shipyard. The ship was heavily modified as well, though this was far from obvious. Several containers on its lightly loaded deck were disguised SAM launchers, and the bow of the ship concealed a drone launching catapult. The ship was also armed with anti-ship missiles, their launchers also disguised as crates on the deck. The crew were all part of the Federation Navy, and all sworn to secrecy. Only the Captain and some of the senior officers knew what the ship was actually carrying. Armed guards patrolled the ship at all times of the day and night. The ship docked late into the night in a port near Guangzhou. The ship was offloaded quickly by disguised Chinese military personnel, and the cargo loaded onto nondescript trucks. To avoid suspicion, the legitimate cargo of agricultural equipment and industrial supplies was also offloaded. By the time the ship came back to its home port in the FSR, the atomic weapons would be somewhere deep in the interior of China and being prepared for testing.

[Bengal and Assam]

Nation rejoices as the date of the Mikado's ascention ceremony is announced

By Sakuya Haruno, Staff Correspondent

Today morning, the Grand Steward of the Imperial House has announced the date of the ascention ceremony of Her Majesty the Mikado. According to the Grand Steward, the ascention ceremony will be held "on the first day of the 2nd week of January of the New Year",

And, has also announced the name of the new era, which will mark the reign of Mikado Yuuhi. The new era will be known as the Kouei Era, which according to the Grand Steward, means "honor and respect". The Imperial Era, also known as the Nengo, plays an important role in Bengali society, replacing the not popular western calendar.

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MIKADO HEIKA BANZAI
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BANZAI

[Grandes Terres]

25th December 2022

Christmas terror: Suicide bomber and shooters in Rome leave 31 dead

The streets of Rome were left in horror today after a two-stage organised terrorist attack took place in the Italian capital. The first attack took place in Municipio I, the centre of Rome, at 11:03am when a suicide bomber on board a public bus that was transporting city residents and tourists to the famous Piazza Navona Christmas market detonated a powerful explosive device that killed all 17 people on board the bus, including the driver and killing 3 pedestrians on the street next to the bus, leaving a total of 20 dead and 13 bystanders injured. The power of the explosion sent glass fragments flying all over the street and left the bus in a burning inferno that firefighters struggled to get under control before body recovery could take place. Subdivision R.VI 'Parione' of Municipio I has been put into lockdown by police and cordons have been put in place to block entry into the subdivision were the event took place. Rerouting of traffic will be announced on local radio and displayed on signage put in place in Municipio I to limit disruption.

The second attack took place at 11:14am in Municipio II on a busy main street lined with outdoor seating for café's and restaurants. Two assailants got out of a red Fiat Punto armed with shotguns and began opening fire at civillians relaxing outside in the chilly winter air with warm drinks, managing to kill 11 people and leaving 22 others injured before 4 police officers nearby, alerted by the sound of shooting, risked their lives by approaching the two terrorists and successfully fatally shot them both. This event left a total of 31 dead across Rome, triggering an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by President Conte to discuss the attack that took place. After the meeting security protocols were triggered to put security forces on a higher state of alert and to increase stop-and-search powers for police and access to citizens personal data by the Cybernetic Operations Command. The protocols will remain in place for the next 3 months, when the Council of Ministers will decide whether to extend the protocols or cease their operations.

[Lusophone]

Making Noise | Huffington Post Translated from original English to Portuguese

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President Sara Palveiro is gaining a newfound credibility as a stateswoman as she charts the world on her international visits tour. The Lusophone president prior to her Strasbourg address, visited Germany, renewing the Lusophine-German relationship with four agreements, including a base sharing street amongst various other military and diplomatic agreements. Echoing Palveiro’s DEU address, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed a miscommunication found in German press, saying:

The President believes that Lusophone is an integral part of a new multi-polar world order in which there is a common ground for dialogue and respect among nations, not sole domination. It doesn’t matter be it South America or Europe. We are unbiased.

While Palveiro is busy making some noise on the international stage, there were some unexpected noise made in the capital today. The construction of the first ever mosque in Lisboa, has seen right-wing, most particularly Frente Nacional supporters, stage an anti-Islam rally. Demonstrators held banners saying « No Mosques in Lusophone. »

Islam has its own home land, and it is not Lusophone. I say no to banning pork in schools. No to the burqa. If Muslims do not want to accept this, then they are free to take their prayer mats and leave this country!

Proclaimed one speaker in front of a crowd of 6,800.

All of this comes as peaceful Muslim protestors gathered in the capital today to show their frustration towards the cancellation of the first mosque in Lisboa, a controversial mosque that has taken ten years to take off. One Muslim Lusophine dsecribed the total cancellation of the construction as a set back, saying "without a public space to pray in, I feel like a second class citizen." He continued saying:

It’s just totally disrespectful about Islam and Muslims. We don’t have a space to pray openly. Ever since that b**** Palveiro and her party took power, I feel like all Muslims are being targeted and they seem to be fine with it.

The Lusophine Government nor the City of Lisboa has not issued any statements on the cancellation of the mosque’s construction. Meanwhile in Branganca, there have been several reports of injuries from a clash of anti-Islam and Muslim protestors.

In Other News
-Palveiro’s announces that Lusophine Navy has arrived in FSR (Orostan) for a goodwill tour
-Palveiro to have a state visit to Puertollano after San Martinia (Anxiety Cafe)
-Teacher Unions are becoming concerned about new textbooks
-The New Supreme Court to take shape very soon
-PM Téa Lacerda: "Lusophine Government aware of the terror in Grandes Terres."
-Concerns are raised on Palveiro's DEU Address, that may embolden the far-right across Europe -- Palveiro's office deny any negative rhetoric

[Zackaroth]

Void

[The Russian Federated States]

CONFLICT IN THE CAUCASUS

BAKU- Amid the border clashes between the fellow Armenian SSR and Azerbaijani SSR in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Soviet Internal Troops were dispatched to the historical region. Dozens of rioters took part in the clashes, east of the Nagorno_karabakh region, burning tires, setting off dozens of explosive devices, shining lasers across the border, and attempting to cross the border. The two states do not have an official border due to being part of the Soviet Union but the local Azerbaijani Security forces were called to contain the protests. The Armenian protesters demand that Nagorno-Karabakh region officially joins the Armenian SSR while currenlty, the historical region is part of the Azerbaijani SSR. The Supreme Chief Aleksandr Dibrov called for a dialogue and invited the presdients of both countries to come to Moscow to solve the problem. He said reagrding the conflict:

"We are a civilised state and we cannot afford to have another civil war. This issue has to be solved using peaceful means and if necessary, in a Soviet High Court. But going out and destroying everything wont solve anything."

WAR GAMES IN THE NORTH

Soviet Russia will stage one of its largest war games since the fall of the first Soviet Union this week, the country's Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Thousands of troops from other Union republics are expected to join in the exercises in Karelia, dubbed Sever 132, according to statements from the Soviet and defense ministry.
The games will have an "unprecedented scale both in territory and number of troops involved," supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces, Gen. Vladimir Lebedev, said in a statement.
Lebedev said it would be the "largest event since the Zapad-81 maneuvers," which involved as many as 150,000 troops, according to some reports.
Those exercises saw the Soviet Union test new weapons, including intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Videos from the Zapad-81 games show huge formations of tanks and artillery as well as jet aircraft making mock attacks.

If Sever 132 is of the scope Lebedev suggested, it would be bigger than the Kremlin's Vostok 2014 exercises. Those involved 100,000 troops, 8,000 pieces of equipment, more than 500 aircraft and 50 naval vessels.

[Grandes Terres]

29th December 2022

Conte vows vengeance after Benghazi Revolutionaries claim responsibility for Christmas attack

Today President Conte addressed the nation after the Libya-based Benghazi Revolutionaries claimed responsibility for the Christmas terror attacks that killed 31 people in the Italian capital. The so-called Benghazi Revolutionaries claimed their motives for the attack on the capital was the Italian governments involvement in the funding, supporting and arming of the Libyan government in its fight agaisnt

the BR. The Libyan government supported by the Italian government is the democratically elected and internationally recognised government of Libya but has been plagued by the BR in its antagonising attacks in Libya, particularly in Benghazi and the wider Cyrenaica region. In his address to the nation, President Conte described the Italian government's "vow of vengeance against the criminal Benghazi Revolutionaries, who seek to cause chaos and disruption across Libya and dismantle the democratically elected government" as well as announcing that "After agreement with the Council of Ministers and deliberation with the Libyan government, under an executive order the Aeronautica Militare is preparing to conduct airstrikes on Benghazi Revolutionary targets within the Cyrenaica region and beyond if necessary. Cybernetic Operations Command has also received orders to monitor and disrupt communications made by the Benghazi Revolutionaries and to assist in a targeted killings programme enacted today against senior figures and influential members of the BR."

Operation Sahara Winds is the official title of the campaign that has been launched today and will include airstrikes, targeted killings and cyber warfare that seeks to stamp out the Benghazi Revolutionaries through relentless killings of senior and influential figures of the Benghazi Revolutionaries as well as disrupting their communications, financing and access to the internet. The airstrike campaign will be

based out of the Ministry of Defences GZD (Grande Zona Desertica) military training and testing ground in the desert of southern Cyrenaica where Dassault nEUROn UCAV's and Eurofighter Typhoons will be based for their operations against the Benghazi Revolutionaries. Dassault nEUROn UCAV's will serve for reconnaissance missions, airstrikes and targeted killings. Where targeted killings cannot be conducted from the air, AISE agents will either directly or remotely carry out clandestine killings through exploding packages, poisoning, gassing or direct killing such as stabbing or strangulation. Meanwhile COC, based out of its headquarters on the Gargano Peninsula in Puglia, will conduct cyber attacks on the Benghazi Revolutionaries communications, finances and access to the internet while also intercepting and monitoring communications in order to give AISE agents important information on the whereabouts of targets on the government's targeted killing programme list. COC has also not ruled out targeting public infrastructure such as the electricity grid that the BR rely on in coordinated cyber attacks, however insists that these will only take place with permission from the Libyan government.

[Greater Persian State]

Tehran Daily Mail

Militiamen in Tikrit
Unrest in Iraq

Recent news out of Iraq has disturbed many in the government of Persia. In the Sunni Triangle of Iraq, a majority Sunni Arab area, one of the least integrated into Greater Persia, violence has erupted, as Sunni Extremists have opened fire on Persian soldiers. 12 soldiers were killed in a street firefight, and men in ski masks in front of a black flag released an angry internet message, denouncing Akbar as a Rafidah, an a foreign puppet. Protests over sales taxes in Iraq had erupted into riots in the Sunni Triangle, these riots have turned into armed militants calling for the implementation of the Sharia. A militia was declared, called the Sayuf Dabiq, or Swords of Dabiq, calling for the destruction of the "socialist, foreign, and heretical government of Shah Akbar." They alluded to the Hadith prophecy of Dabiq, where the armies of the Madhi will wipe away the infidels. This open revolt has been relegated to violent outbreaks in the Sunni Triangle. Two tank divisions, bringing 20,000 soldiers and dozens of combat tanks into the region, to suppress the violence. PM Akbar denounced the revolt, calling this "more incomprehensible ranting from terrorists who must be annihilated."

[NPC Controller of Zackaroth]

Benghazi Revolutionaries declare Italy a rogue, murderous state

After the horrific Christmas attacks in Italy, both the Libyan government and the Italian military have stepped up efforts to combat the Benghazi Revolutionaries, a a rebel group that advocates Libya turning away from Europe, embracing pan arabism and socialism, and embracing the South American model. However, the BR have been experiancing a large rift as of late. Inspired by the ICN, ICC and other radical Islamic groups , pieces of the BR are breaking off while still holding the name but only a fraction of the views. This lead to the destructive terrorist attack in Italy, where a branch of the Benghazi Revolutionaries killed a large number of people.

However, this means the more traditional BR are being targeted. This has lead to airstrikes and killings. However, the BR don't hold any real land, being based out of cities and villages that are friendly to their message. This led to civilian causalities from both air strikes and package bombs. This has had a reverse of the intended effect as many of the rural and disaffected Libyan people are starting to become upset. The BR have siezed upon this, condemning the actions of their radical wing and disowning it, while also condemning Italy for its use of power. Its been said that the BR has sent over full videos of airstrikes and suspected package bombings, as well as their aftermath, to Telesur. The BR have promised revenge for these killings and that while their group had no interest in attacking Italian Civilians before, now all are options are on the table since Italy is killing their people in indiscriminately.

[Zackaroth]

Zackaroth, Persia and the growing Sunni Problem

Zackaroth and Persia have had a very rocky relationship for past few decades. When Persia was still Iran and Iraq, they launched an almost constant low scale war against Zackaroth that threatened to go hot many times. After the Iran-Iraq war, the two countries united but tensions have still lingered, mostly over Zackaroth's use of force in both the Syrian, Orostan and Nigerian wars. However, this tension seemed to have settled down as under High Leader Akram, both Persia and Zackaroth finalized an alliance. They both patrol the Persian Gulf, share important military information, worked together during the Turkish War and relations have generally been amicable.

However, the current situation in Iraq has some worried this may be coming to an end. First, High Leader Abadullah is now back in charge, the man who launched the supposed war crimes Persia condemned. Secondly, Zackaroth is almost 95% Sunni. This number may fluctuate but most of its Muslim population is Sunni. While relations between Shia and Sunni have never been better, the recent militia in Iraq reminds us their are still deep divisions that can be felt. But the real concern is what will Persia's response be to the militia.

Zackaroth may be a mostly Sunni nation but a civil war and a purge of "radical" elements have left Zackarothians with a deep seated hatred of religious terrorism. So the real threat comes not from Zackaroth's population but more from if Zackaroth fears this Sunni Militia will upend a hard fought peace in the Middle East that it believes it won. If Zackaroth feels Persia cannot control the situation then they may strike first, ignoring sovereign rule. This is not he first time this happened.

One of the deciding factors that lead to the spilt between Palestine and Israel, was a sudden Zackaroth intervention. For years, Zackaroth had been attacked by terroist elements coming from the West Bank. With Israel only settling the region and pushing the terrorists closer to Zackaroth, Zackaroth chose to finally launch an invasion of the West Bank and almost started a World War. Its unknown what actions Zackaroth would take if parts or large segments of Iraq start falling to radical Islam but it may strain the relationship between Persia and itself, especially if Persia does not allow Zackarothian aid.

However there is a silver lining. Both Zackaroth and Persia have taken largely anti South American stances against the FSR, with former High Leader's Akram's friendship with Castillo being the odd thing out. Not only that but Pakistan has made several inflammatory remarks towards Persia and this has reportedly annoyed the current High Leader and causes them to maintain a dim view of Pakistan. Also add in the fact both nations retain a close relationship with France, its doubtful anything extreme will happen. But nobody thought Zackaroth would level Damascus, launch a bio weapons attack on Orostan or launch ICBMs that killed so many people so it remains to be seen if Zackaroth has grown past its mad dog days or if they are waiting for something to trigger it again.

[NPC Controller of Zackaroth]

DRC Civil War Part 6: The Big Four

The DRC Civil War has now entered a new phase as only 4 major powers remain. The TDA has completely wiped out the HFF in a massive push that broke the ranks of the group and ended in a viscous massacre of most the HFF personal and civilians. Before the fires could even be quelled however, the ICC finally launched its strike at the TDA and pushed them out of the area they had just acquired. It now seems like the TDA will have face down the ICC as the ICC sees the TDA as the weaker of the other three factions.

Meanwhile the SRC has pushed both north and south. In the north, small skirmishes have begun between the SRC and ICC. It is unknown if both groups will attempt to push each other around or stay fighting at their borders while they fight other battles at the other end of their territory. Meanwhile, the HDMC has also grown and is now coming into conflict with the SRC as well, with small border skirmishes becoming the norm. It's been reported that both the SRC and the HDMC have access to aircraft and have engaged in low intensity dog fights that resulted in draws. The war has now entered a critical phase as all 4 factions seeks to either hold on to the land they hold or push forwards to control all of the DRC.



Within the Black Line: ICC

Within the Green Line: SRC

Within the Blue Line: HDNC

Within the Orange Line: TDA

[Arecla]

teleSUR International
Our north is the South

The silent neo-colonization of Libya

Lately, the so-called "democratic" Libyan government ramped up their efforts to fight the Benghazi Revolutionaries, a group fighting for the true independence of the Libyan people. It wasn't always this way, in 1947 Libya became the first and only country in North Africa to gain its independence. However, two Western-backed invasions of the country in the past 12 years have left capitalist cronies firmly entrenched in the country's governance, which proceeded to sell out their country to Europe.

Just five years ago, the same Italian government fighting so valiantly to preserve Libya's "democratic institutions" tried to annex it outright, via their front organization Libia Roma Prospera. The LRP was an Italian front organization which tried to get Liba to return to its colonial past for the sake of Roman glory. Despite the Italian government claiming otherwise, it's clear that the LRP was of their doing. From the very beginning, the LRP benefited from 20,000 self-described Italian missionaries and $127 million in donations from the "Italian people." Despite trying to bribe their way to electoral success, the Libyan people resented the blatant Italian influence which forced the Libyan government to halt their activities in order to prevent mass unrest.

However, the Italian efforts in making Libya into their own puppet state didn't end with there. Having realized that the Libyan people wouldn't voluntarily vote their national independence away, they opted to just buy out the country, literally. The most blatant example of this is when the Italian government bought supermajority stakes in eight of some of the largest and most influential Libyan companies. These purchases consolidated an Italian stranglehold over Libya's banking, telecommunications, shipping, and heavy industry through the so-called Italiya Group, practically making Libya an Italian dominion in all but name.

As if that wasn't enough, the Libyan government did little to stop the Italians from outright purchasing over 20% of their country for weapons testing. By this point, it should be quite apparent to anyone, that Italy and Libya do have a "special relationship," as the Italians claim. The Libyan government has willing sold the Libyan country and people out to Italian capital just so that they can have a little bit of extra cash for themselves. The Italian government doesn't care about the Libyans, as shown by their little regard for civilian casualties when targeting the Benghazi Revolutionaries. Rather, they just want to exploit the country for profit. They know that if their cronies lose power they will lose their illegal investments, which is why they're so desperate to put down any emerging popular resistance against the so-called "democratic" Libyan government.

[The Russian Federated States]

SOVIET-SAN MARTINIAN PROJECT: FRONTIER

MOSCOW- After a long period of stagnation of the Soviet Union and its economy, the new administration has finally taken initiative to continue and improve existing agreements and projects which were started earlier for the improvement of the motherland. One of those projects is the Frontier. The program was established between the old-era Soviet government and the South American republic of San Martinia. Now, the reformist president is taking it further. The two countries agreed to start a next stage in the project which involves direct investment by San Martinia into the east coast of Primorskiy Krai and the Soviet investments into the Chilean west coast. A previously-empty open land is now being transformed into new settlements consisting of various malls, stores, urban centers, and other entertainment and agricultural areas. The Soviet Union hopes that it will attract more investors and create an eastward expansion from the west. In exchange, Moscow will send raw materials and Russian engineers and workers to the Chilean west coast to develop the area for San Martinia. It is the biggest milestone in the Russia-San Martinia relations so far.

SOVIET-CANADIAN WAR MEMORIAL

KRASNODAR- The Supreme Chief Aleksandr Dibrov and other members of the ruling party visited the memorial to the Soviet-Canadian war escorted by the mayor of Krasnodar. The Soviet Chief became the first head of state to tour one of Krasnodar's Memorial places alongside a city mayor. More than 1000 of people were present. During the ceremony, the president gave a speech to commemorate those who were martyred fighting on the Canadian soil:

"Today is a special day, my comrades. A day when we finally have taken time from our busy schedules to commemorate those who deserve our commemoration and respect. Those who left their homes in order to fight an enemy. Although as the time goes by, the war fades more and more into the pages of our history books, we must not forget the sacrfice and bravery of our heroes."

[New Metropolitan France]

Mauritania and Algeria form French Saharan Federation

The Dominion of Algeria has today entered a supranational community arrangement with the Emancipated Republic of Mauritania, the state which has been proclaimed comprised of French Confederation occupied regions of Mauritania. In a major step forward as part of the country's post-war development, and modeled upon the DEU and French Indochinese Federation, it is hoped that this arrangement will provide economic growth through the guaranteed export markets of Algeria, the French Confederation, and Europe while also facilitating security, education, healthcare, and transportation. With Algeria also acting as a provision of skilled professionals for fields which have experienced shortages after the war, as well as a means of technology sharing and policing, Mauritania may rebuild and prosper with full economic security. The French Saharan Federation will be based in Nouakchott, while maintaining regional administrative sites in Bir Moghrein, Bassikounou, Reggane, and Algiers. Meanwhile, the final political structure of the state continues to become clear. As Mauritanian exports to Europe grow as forecast, the main state owned corporations will be able to reinvest their profits directly into the local communities as profits are transferred to the foundations of a welfare state. Furthermore, the sovereignty of the Emancipated Republic is derived under a hybrid center-left economy, and constitution guaranteeing Islamic, civil, and political human rights.

Other news:

French Confederation recognizes FSF.
Algerian border with Libya reinforced with additional troops.
PSAN garrison reinforced by more aircraft, tanks, troops as fresh insurgency in desert becomes troublesome.

[Bengal and Assam]

Nation Rejoices as new Mikado gets Enthroned

A portrait photo of the Mikado in military uniform

By Nam Dae-Young, Imperial Palace Correspondent

Today, the nation is rejoicing as the new Mikado is getting enthroned to the Sakura Throne. People across the country are looking forward to the new era of the reign of Mikado Yuuhi, the first in line to the Sakura throne, and the head of the Tsumikado Dynasty.

The reign of former Mikado Komoye marks political corruption and scandals. However, his reign after former Prime Minister Suguhara was fired and the former Mikado abdicated in the aftermath of the MinatoGate protests organized by then Crown Princess/Flight Captain Tsumikado Yuuhi in the Capital. Under the reign of the new Mikado, the people expect changes in the way the government has run all these years, and the executive office of the Mikado to act in its full capacity to oversee the government, and ensure that it doesn’t do Constitutional violations

The enthronement ceremony will take place at 1pm in the throne room of the Imperial Palace, and will be attended by important statesmen of our time, such as Prime Minister Lamar of the French Republic, the President of San Marino and President Stone of Canada.

According to reliable sources within the Imperial Palace, Italy is planning to send a huge delegation headed by President Giuseppe Conte of Italy, and attended by the Italian Minister of Infrastructure, the CEO and Chairman of Trenitalia and Atlantia. This shows that Italy holds Bengal in high regard as a bilateral and political ally.

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COMMENTS (Comments written in Bengali-Oriental(Japanese) are automatically translated. Please excuse us for any mistakes)
AKADESU (1replies)
I've got a friend working in the Palace. Heard that the enthronement ceremony wasn't extravagant unlike former Mikados.
KongouDesu
This shows that out new Mikado has the best interests of the people at heart.


MidoriMaru2364254
May Your Reign Last For A Long Time, Until All Rocks Crumble and Moss Covers The Earth.

[Losconia]

Changing Tides
A feeling of unease had struck the N.A.F ever since the Canadian proto-insurgency of 2021. The riots and the bloodshed had shown to the outside world what was already known internally: the N.A.F is far to diverse and divided to effectively operate as a Federation. Over the past few years, the N.A.F has gone through a massive devolution process. The Member states began to gain more and more influence over their own internal affairs and even foreign affairs, however they were not sovereign states and were bound by the will of a Federal government that determined foreign policy, foreign policy that often differed from what the people of that member state wanted. Furthermore, the Latin-American members of the N.A.F have increasingly felt culturally under attack by the Northern members, leading to cultural upheaval. The Canadian resistance against the Federal government had inspired other groups to take action, albeit much less violent actions. The last two years have seen an increase in regionalism and sovereignist sentiment. The growing instability could no longer be ignored, and before the situation evolves into full blown separatism and attempts of secession, the choice was made. The N.A.F will be devolved, but not dissolved.

No member wants to leave the N.A.F or dissolve it entirely, this why the main argument at hand is between pro-federation (federativists) movements and pro-confederation (confedrates) movements. The N.A.F has brought stability and economic growth to all members and all members are also committed to peaceful-cooperation, however many within each member of the N.A.F feel strangled by the Federal government
In November of 2022, on the anniversary of the 2021 Canadian riot, Congress approved of the "Final Decision act", which was a law that called for each member to hold individual referendums on the future of the N.A.F. The referendums were held on January 3rd, 2023. With an average turnout of over 75%, the majority of the North American people (85%) voted to devolve the N.A.F. The next month saw Congress heavily discuss and debate on how to go about this. On Feburary 5th, 2023, Congress convened for the last time in it's current form to approve of the "North American Federation Reorganization Act".

So, here is what happens now:
- The North American Federation will be reorganized as the Federative Union of North America, while not a Federation any longer, it is not necessarily a proper Confederation either.
- All member-states will become fully Sovereign, restoring their status as independent soverign states with full control over their foreign affairs (within certain limitations).
- The Federal Government will be reorganized into the Federal Council, a unicameral legislature under the parliamentary system, with the executive (known as the Chief Senator) being appointed by a democratically elected Senate.
- The Senate will be relatively small in size, with each member being granted 5 senators each.
- The power of the Federal Council will be diminished significantly, however not to the extend of uselessness. It will maintain and inherent the Federal programs of the previous Federal Government, ensuring that the social programs put in place will be unhindered. As a consequence however, the citizens of each member will still have to pay federal taxes.
- The Council of Economics and Technocracy will be retained as a branch of the Federal Council, ensuring that the economic union of the F.U.N.A is retained and is left unmolested. Federal economic policy will also be retained.
- The Federal military will be disbanded in it's current form and the all military equipment will be redistributed among the members in accordance to their military budget and need. However, the Federal Council will maintain a moderate sized Federal Security Force to maintain the peace, ensure that federal law is followed, and to assist member-states when they are in need.
- With the members' consent, the Federal Council can federalize a members' armed forces in the event of a federal war (an armed conflict involving the entire Federal Union), thus creating a unified armed forces when needed.
- All previous agreements negotiated between the N.A.F and foreign powers will be granted to all members, whom may choose if they want to retain these agreements or not.
- The internal policy of the N.A.F will be retained, I.E open-borders between members, federal citizenship, free-trade, etc.
- The member states may, when they deem the time to be right, re-federalize the Union and restore the Federation.
- Federal policy on secession will be retained

[NPC Controller of Zackaroth]

DRC Civil War Part 7, Feb 2023: The True Conflict begins

The war for the DRC reached a fever pitch this month as two sides decided to ally with each other and the other two decided to try and gain more land despite it. Its been reported the SRC and TDA have made a formal alliance, with the TDA promising to give up its land to the SRC once the war is over in return for recognize their area as a separate, Tutsi state with the DRC. The state would reportedly still follow all the the SRC's laws and government but be a safe haven for Tutsi people in Africa. This lead to a duel assault on the ICC by both the SRC and the TDA, which saw the ICC loose both battles. The ICC lost a defensive war against the SRC while they failed to beat back the TDA from taking the land they has just won last month from them. The TDA can longer expand, as it does not have the means too, but is now preparing it defenses against possible ICC retaliation and HDMC aggression.

However, the HDMC proved its own worth and a real threat to the SRC by launching their own defensive on them and pushed the SRC back. Though the SRC didn't sustain many losses, the sudden attack was a surprise from the sheer intensity of it and how much true weapons the HDMC has gathered and horded. This lead to a massive propaganda campaign aimed at the HDMC, accusing them of trying to drag the SRC into a two front war and preventing the liberation of thousand of innocents from the ICC. It also accused the HDMC of being just as religiously fanatic as the HCC and ICC. The HDMC countered with its own propaganda that the SRC is knowingly working with the genocidal TDA and has no issue with the death of the Hutu civilians as long as it secures them the victory in the DRC.



Within the Black Line: ICC

Within the Orange Line: TDA

Within the Green Line: SRC

Within the Blue Line: HDMC

[United Democratic Christian States]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

(OOC:This is a message sent to Castillo and DRC civil war faction leaders)

As of 1100 this morning the Germanic Union Royal Navy Force has issued a blockade of the socialist faction in the DRC ongoing civil war.

In addition to the blockade our aircraft will intercept and turn away any aircraft attempting to enter the DRC, within our range, unless the faction is backed by one of our European allies or our Canadian allies.

The Germanic Union officially backs the HDMC in the civil war