The Great Purge [MT|Open]

[Rakmaar]

Salskigrad,
The Rakmaarian Armed Federation
The Dachzi Neighborhood

The Dachzi Citizen was walking care free in the early morning light. The Dachzis recently had a splendid doubling of rights in the Federation. The Dachzis in earlier times had been persecuted and set under violent killing programs, called Dusolov's. The Dachzi man was named Abdulla al-Farak, he had seen these programs when he was little and had seen his mother and father beaten and shot. In his mother's case, she had been beaten, stripped of her garments, raped in front of her family, then shot in the back of the head.

This was what Abdulla was thinking about, because he was happy that his children... probably... wouldn't have to see that madness around here. But then again, he thought I could be wrong.

Suddenly he heard rumbling of armored vehicles rolling into the Drachzi Neighborhood. Abdulla saw they were APCs, BTV 80s to be exact. They had the emblem of the Double Headed Eagle, the Secret Police of Rakmaar. Each of the troopers on top the BTVs were armed with AK-101s and we wearing blue tactical uniforms. One BTV stopped nearby him and the members on top of the vehicle slid off and two walked up to him.

"<Papers, please?>" asked the operative on the left.

"<I don't have any, but name is Abdulla al-Farak,>" said Abdulla

The Operatives shared glances and one then slammed his rifle butt against the Drachzi man. And then spit on him, cursing at him, then the operatives began kicking him. One screamed, "<Traitor to the Federation and the Stratocracy. You Drachzian scum. You fucking terrorist.>"

The one who screamed then cocked the weapon and aimed at Abdulla and fired. Before the bullet entered Abdulla's skull, there were other gunshots and screaming from Drachzis inside the Neighborhood.

[Realtas]

TO: The Armed Federation of Rakmaar
FROM The Iosui9ui9r of Realtas
SUBJECT: Cease and Desist

Dear leader of Rakmaar,

Intelligence reports from your nation have uncovered a disturbing fact. I, Orion Stellμs, am personally taking the time to write this letter of condemnation. The purposeful act of massacre and genocide within your nation is not only distasteful, it is whole heartedly against our people's collective beliefs and morally reprehensible.

You will cease all actions against your people immediately, or the Iosui9ui9r of Realtas will declare war against your nation. We will indict your leaders for war crimes, have them tried under the extremely harsh Realtan judicial system, and have them publicly beheaded.

You have been issued your only warning. Cease and desist, or die. Our Foreign Response Forces are already en route to enforce our ruling.

Thank you,
Signed

ZXY Iosui9ui9r of Realtas

[Rakmaar]

Checkovgrad--- The Double Headed Eagle's HQ,
Federal Hegemony of Rakmaar

Director Mikhail Grumer was handed the letter. He said in his gruff, Slavic tone, "<Keep all news suppressed on the subject and keep all military units on high alert. I don't want the Hegemon to find out what we are doing. Understand?>"

"<Yes, sir.>" said a man in blue tactical uniform with a black balaclava.

The Double Headed Eagle was now fully in control of the Rakmaar Hegemony. DHE personnel were entering homes of Drachzians and dragging them out in Southern Rakmaar and killing them on the streets with silencers.

OOC: Crappy post, but I'm slightly tired.

[Maychion]

To: Rakmaar
From: The United Confederate States of Maychion

Our intelligence has brought snippets of some highly disturbing news to our attention. We advise you cease and desist your violence against your own civilians before other nations get involved. Consider this a piece of advise from a fellow nation.

Signed
Foreign Minister of the Confederacy (On behalf of his Benevolency Anatoly Sabaev),
Victor Labachev

[Lacastria]

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[Rakmaar]

Official Statement from The Voice of Rakmaar

Today, Supreme Commander Mikhail Rusakov met with members of the Chernrussian Sector Defense Forces in the port city of Nizhnoye and the Commander met with Director Grumov of the Double Headed Eagle Police Force. The meeting which lasted for thirty minutes was with members of the CMRS and the Drachzian Citizens' Council.

The five groups have begun an investigation into foreign reports that the Rakmaar Federal Hegemony was using violent and aggressive to eradicate the Drachzians in the Takistani Sector.Many in the Council of Strategos and the Hegemon himself have condemned the killings as they have no knowledge on these events. As of right now, the borders of Rakmaar are closed and the Double Headed Eagle Police Force is being investigated.

[Zaheran]

The Imperial Palace
Reichsburg, Zaheran

”Explain to me again, Marius. Exactly how does this business in...Rakmaar or whatever it's called affect us?”

A wheezing hiss of escaped the Emperor's lips as the medical assistant helped him into the wheelchair. Pearls of sweat had formed on his forehead, but no other signs betrayed the pain the simple movement had caused him. His increasingly weak body could only carry him short distances, and even the fifty-odd meters from his office to the conference room had become to long too walk. But his mind remained lucid, and the stare he directed at the Foreign Minister was as hard as ever.

”Well, Your Majesty, it doesn't. Not directly. But...”

”Then why are you bothering me about it? Marius, it's a hard world out there. People are dying every minute. We have to look after our own interests, our own people. Why does these Dachzis deserve our help? What have they done to deserve risking making enemies out of the Rakmaarian government? The gods know we have enough enemies already.”

He give a hand signal to the assistant, and the three of them began to move down the corridor. Following beyond earshot was a minor army of doctors, nurses and medical assistants. Nearly twenty people all in all, the force required to keep the Emperor alive another minute, another hour, another day. The assistant rolling the wheelchair was, of course, deaf, to prevent him from overhearing sensitive matters. Like the one they were discussing.

”Believe me, Dieter, this is very much in our interests”, the Foreign Minister answered. Now when they were not overheard, he could address his old friend on a first-name basis. ”The conflict in itself, no, that does not concern us, in any way. But if we give a strong response to human rights abuses, it would strengthen our standing in the international community. Our at the least the parts we care about. And trade with.”

The Emperor smiled sourly.

”Did you have your spine surgically removed when you became Foreign Minister, or what? Why would we need to crawl in the dust before the do-gooders of the world? We do not have to make excuses for what we are. If someone doesn't like it, well frankly, they can stick their holier-than-thou attitude up their overly sensitive behind.”

The Foreign Minister shrugged.

”Yes, some of them have attitude problems. But, fortunately, their wallets are about the same size as their egos. And trade means tax revenues. Which means guns, soldiers, planes...you catch my drift. If that sometimes requires us to make some pointless gesture that costs us nothing but ink, I would say it's worth it.”

”All right, then. You have me convinced”. The wheelchair passed over a doorstep, and the small bump made him wince. His voice was strained with pain as he continued. ”But words on paper is as far as it gets. You can apply as much diplomatic pressure as you want, but a military intervention is out of the question. I'm not risking the lives of our boys and girls in an ethnic conflict in a country I can't even point out on a map, no matter the benefits. Understood?”

”Understood.”

The Holy Empire of Zaheran
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

To: Supreme Commander Mikhail Rusakov, the Federal Hegemony of Rakmaar

Dear Sir/Madame,

The Holy Empire has received worrying indications that Your government, or elements thereof, have partaken in ethnic violence against the Drachzian minority of Rakmaar. While we expect that this was done without Your consent and that appropriate actions have been or will be taken to punish those responsible, we wish to make the following clear: The Holy Empire will not accept further persecution against the Drachzian minority, and hereby demands the cease of all such activities by Rakmaarian authorities. Further, should the Rakmaarian government fail to provide satisfying evidence of compliance with this demand, The Holy Empire will institute diplomatic and economic sanctions against the Federal Hegemony of Rakmaar.

Yours sincerely,



Minister of Foreign Affairs

[Rakmaar]

To: Foreign Minister of Zeheran
From: Supreme Commander Mikhail Rusakov, Commander of the Rakmaari Armed Forces.

We are currently conducting investigations. You are welcome to also investigate along with us.

Approved By Yuri Alexavich Checkov,
Hegemon of Rakmaar

Signed,
Mikhail Dalinovich Rusakov,
Supreme Commander of the Rakmaari Armed Forces

[Hittanryan]

The Security Council was scarcely out of a meeting when an aide rushed up to Secretary of State Deol. 'What now?' he thought, weary from the proceedings. "Sir, I think you ought to take a look at this," he said, handing him a summarized version of the latest reports. They returned to Deol's office, where he finished reading. "Great, first this thing with Escova, and now we've got ethnic cleansing on the other side of Arcologia." "What does it mean, sir?" "It means more trouble for us," Deol answered, rising and glancing at the window. "Arcologia is practically lawless, they take the phrase 'limited government' pretty seriously there. That means there's nothing to stop Arcologian arms dealers from selling weapons to the Double Headed Eagles, and no system there to deal with the inevitable flood of refugees."

Deol paused, wondered aloud, "Double Headed Eagle? Wonder if it's a coincidence..." "Sir?" "I'll contact Rakmaar, see just what the hell is going on."

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To: The Federal Hegemony of Rakmaar
From: The Republic of Hittanryan

Recent reports indicate a possible campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Dachzi population of Rakmaar. Evidence points to the paramilitary group known as the Double Headed Eagle, which has been operating within your borders for some time. We expect that Rakmaar is in the process of subduing these radical elements, as this campaign of bloodshed is clearly a breach of basic human rights and must be brought to a swift end. If Hittanryan can provide any assistance, humanitarian or otherwise, we would be happy to oblige.

Secretary of State Deol
Republic of Hittanryan