World War IX (AP only)

[New American Glory]

Official Statement of The Minister of Foreign Affairs of New America

We Hereby Officially State that the Peoples Republic of New American Glory will soon Expand its Borders, Annexing The Vast and Cold Lands of Canada.
We Will Quickly March towards the Biggest Settlement, a Village Called "Montreal", and There the Local Tribes' Leaders will Pledge Their Loyalty to Our Glorious State.
If Anyone would have Problems with That, May They Speak now.

Qin She Huan,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of New America

[The city of Stratford upon avon]

After a non aggressive war we have conquered Spain and Portugal for the city of stratford upon avon

[The Communistic Empire]

The Communistic Empire hereby declares that they have annexed the former republics of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Iraq.
Glory to our Emperor Maximilian!

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

September 16th, 2017

From the desk of
Su Song III
Enlightened Cartographer in loyal service of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

To whomever it concerns



Globally, after

• the recent peaceful expansions of the borders of almost every nation nations
• the discovery of other new active nations on this globe
• the discovery of a better globe projection

the complete map of the current know world was updated. To simplify the map every nation was given its proper colour and and flag was randomly placed in its borders to show the link. In the same peaceful politics of annexation, our nation has also had the luck of seeing some lost islands join its glorious Dictatorship. In the same spirit as other nations, we are delighted to share that info.



(signed)

Su Song III
Enlightened Cartographer in loyal service of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

RRNN, The Really Really News Network.
Roger Symoens reporting.

We thank our glorious leader for allowing me to join this campaign to show you the successes of The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon. Currently, after a long walk for like 48h now from the most Northern Seas we know of, I've arrived at the borders of the Wolga near Doubna with a Convoy of 100 AT-1's, let's call them "White Walkers" for easy reference. We travelled 1189km in total.



These White Walkers are formidalble craft, armed to the teeth. Our approach was steathily, and if not, we killed the oppositions with one blast of lasers originating from the mouth of the beast. I had a really good view of it all. Although some sections in the White Walkers were off-limits for a reporter like me. Understandable from a military point of view ofcourse!

We are making our final way now direct South, leaving the easy banks of the Wolga, to the city of Moscow, to trample the Communistic Enemies headquarters of The Communistic Empire.

Some earlier encounter for your reference.

-Roger Symoens out-

[The Communistic Empire]

===The Communistic Times===

17 September

From our war correspondent

Hostile troups are quickly approaching towards the city of Moscow!
There is however no reason to fear for our great Emperor Maximilian has sent troups to protect this city.
The city is fortified for war!

Other news

While reading an earlier edition of this article, the newspaper started to burn! The reader is unharmed but shocked.

[The Communistic Empire]

Overview of the fortifications of the city of Moscow

Moscow is filled with troups and the Kremlin is fortified with artillery and an airforce to clear the sky from bomb dropping planes.

The Kremlin



The Imperial Airforce



The Imperial Artillery

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

RRNN, Roger Symouns reporting.

After camping the night at the borders of the Wolga, our squadron travelled unhindered towards the borders of Moscow, towards Chimki. We met no mentionable kind of resistance. There we follow the Channel of Moscow towards the centre.

(Location)

Apparently our approach was noticed because we noticed Soviet MIGs flying over which started to shoot at our White Walkers, otherwise known as AT-ATs. Their simple chemically propelled defense, called "bullets", did not pierce any of our armor. Our AT-ATs travelled slowly but steadily forward towards what they call the red square. There we started shooting at random targets, including the most 'impressive' building on the square.



After leaving behind a wave of destruction, our walkers went North again, unchallenged and are at Chimki.

Some footage of the local news showed it as this: look at part of their broadcast

[The Communistic Empire]

Chimki, Russia. White Walkers are approaching unstoppable. Unstoppable? Suddenly, a few planes of The Imperial Airforce are appearing in the sky.
Between every two planes, there is a kind of metal disk, covered with some wires.
One click on a button later, the White Walkers are flying arround. The disk are electromagnets!
A White Walker is lifted up and thrown at the others and they explode in a huge ball of fire.

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

From our observer's posts at the border.

Apparently confusion all over at our Glorious invasion force of AT-ATs in the Northern part of Moscow. The enemy used a smart tactic to destroy approximately 75% of our attack group.



25 AT-AT's escaped, shooting down 40% of the planes on their way towards Doubna. Doubna is still far far away. Maybe we'll make it.
Black-charred AT-ATs are left behind in the snow. Self-destruct systems activated and destroyed all materials and their glorious troops commanding them.
Out of one of the holds, normally reserved for troops inside this White Walker with as a primary function "troop carrier", a colourless gas is escaping out of a suspended, but now broken, container.

47 liters of RS)-Propan-2-yl methylphosphonofluoridate is fast escaping into the atmosphere and spreading...

[The Communistic Empire]

===The Communistic Empire===

19 September

From our war correspondent

After a victorious and gloriful victory on our foe, it appeared that a very toxic gas has leaked when huge amounts of citizens started to die. The government is evacuating the city.


Other news

The Communistic Empire is sending dragging ships to Japan to dig up earth for experimental investigation.
The ships have will stay their, for the dugged earth will be transported by planes to the motherland.

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

September 26th, 2017

From the desk of
Kofi Annan III
Appointed minister of Foreign Affairs
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

To The Communistic Empire

We would like to offer you a big thank you for removing the soil on the borders of our nation formerly known as Japan.
We have sent other dredging ships to assist you in this humanitarian effort. If you need any other assistance to remove this polluted dirt, please do not hesitate to ask us.

We would like to stress not to use that dredged up dirt for agriculture or other sorts of food producing. This soil was extremely contaminated by heavy metals and radiation (still present from WW II). However, in limited quantities it can act as an always burning night light for infants, if properly contained.

Thank you for helping to keep The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon as a nation to be clean.

If we can repay this kindness, do not hesitate to ask us. You have our Glorious Dictator's ear.

All hail Supreme Dictator Esteban T. Groves, our glorious leader

(signed)

Kofi Annan III
Appointed minister of Foreign Affairs
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

[The Communistic Empire]

===The Communistic Times===

26 September

From our war correspondent

The remaining 25 White Walkers are tracked down and destroyed.
There is also a terrible shortage of scourers in The Communistic Empire so people can't do their dishes. Horribile dictu!

[The Communistic Empire]

Poem of lord Alfred Bosie Douglas, Imperial Poet, on the defeat of the White Walkers:

Grass is covered with blood so bright,
spilled in a so perilous fight.
Foe, get thee back into the dark,
whither thy camest from, forward, mark!
Thou camest to conquer us in vain,
but now art thou the one been slain.
Thy Walkers lie in lonely grave,
and we shall be no more thy slave.

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

Luctor et emergo.

[The Communistic Empire]

===The Communistic Times===

2 October

From our war correspondent

On our troups crossed the boarder of The Dictatorship of The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon after defeating their spacelasers.
There was no news of them for weeks, but now there is finally respons.
Our remaining troups have taken the suburbs of the city of Ürümqi and are now approaching to the historical centre. Death to the foe!

Map of the city of Ürümqi: https://www.google.be/maps/place/%C3%9C ... d87.616848

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

October 3rd, 2017

From the desk of
Jean-Luc Palpatine II
Fleet Admiral in the Glorious Fleet of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

To the inhabitants of Ürümqi

Break out the arms! Invoke order DELTA V!
Throw down the enemy invasion force!

You have been instructed.

All hail Supreme Dictator Esteban T. Groves, our glorious leader

(signed)

Jean-Luc Palpatine II
Fleet Admiral in the Glorious Fleet of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

From our war correspondent near Ürümqi

A few hours ago all inhabitants of Ürümqi all of a sudden went into their houses. The emerged a few minutes later. Lots of them were armed with large guns, handguns and portable shield generators.

A few of them went into garages spread out in the streets. A large rumble was heard. Big engines started in the distance. From the garages and sheds full-fledged tanks emerged. A crowd seemed to gather poorly dressed workmen from nearby camps. Russian immigrants, working in camps, were pushed in front of the immobile tanks and strapped on front of them as human shields.

This strange gathering of tanks with Russian strapped on top of it, followed by Ürümqis armed to the teeth, paraded towards the last seen location of the enemy invaders.

A select group of Ürümqis however, marched towards an entrance of a (far below the ground) hidden powerplant and activated some special switches. A faint hum can be heard now on the edges of the city. It seems to orbit around the city, like a swarm of bees circling...

[The Communistic Empire]

Petrograd, secret war cabinet of his majesty Maximilian
(Leon Trotski, generalissimo, enters)

-Quid novi ex China, my friend?
The citizens of Ürümqi have armed themselves and are fighting ready to fight against our troops.
-Hmm...and are they able to win?
We are not sure, but we think they make a change. There are a lot of them, you see.
-Launch operation E.
Operation E? Oh yes, that will do it. Yes, it will certainly become D-day!

[The Communistic Empire]

"Exterminate! Exterminaaaate!"
People are running in terror as Daleks are entering the battlefield.
Buildings are exploding when they are hit by their lasers.
This is D-Day for The Communistic Empire!

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

October 5th, 2017

From the desk of
Jean-Luc Palpatine II
Fleet Admiral in the Glorious Fleet of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

Today was a glorious day for the Dictatorship. As soon as Daleks were spotted over our beloved city of Ürümqi, people hurried towards the designated shelters. They left behind all weapons, the tanks, even cutlery. They hurried.

Meanwhile, the circling humm around the city edges became stronger and stronger. Daleks were shooting on buildings and managed even to shoot a villager or two. Most of the casualties however, where the Russians strapped to the tanks.

Now, for you fanboys of science, feel free to check out this link. Due to the big electronic charge circling the city, and the central Iron Tower acting as a metallic core, a massive electromagnetic force of humongous proportions was created. Alle metal objects, including tanks and Daleks were sucked to one the poles an squashed on impact. The resulting explosions and sounds of metal schrieking was deafening.



When all was over, the villagers came out of hiding. The metal was collected and was molten in big giant furnaces to serve our Glorious weapon industry once again.

From now on a curfew is in effect. Furthermore: all non-Minions or non-Moonians will and can be shot on sight. A reward of 1.000 Estebans is offered for each head of a non-Moonian or non-Minion delivered to the Dictatorial Police.

All hail Supreme Dictator Esteban T. Groves, our glorious leader

(signed)

Jean-Luc Palpatine II
Fleet Admiral in the Glorious Fleet of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

October 9th, 2017

From the desk of
Su Song III
Enlightened Cartographer in loyal service of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

To whomever it concerns

Whilst The Communistic Empire and The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon were caught up in a tiny border conflict which seems to have died down, more towards the North of The Communistic Empire and The city of Stratford upon avon a new Nation arose.



Lilhaio seems to span from the former nations of Greenland, over the Scandinavic countries and the Northern ice we call the "North Pole".

Our nation, The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon, extends his greetings towards the rulers of the kingdom of Lilhaio.

All hail Supreme Dictator Esteban T. Groves, our glorious leader

(signed)

Su Song III
Enlightened Cartographer in loyal service of the Dictatorship
The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon

[The Communistic Empire]

===The Union Economics===

Delivered in every country of The Union of Nationstates

10 September

Stockmarkets

A huge amount of Estebans has overrunned the international stockmarkets.
As an effect, the value of this valuta has drammaticly decreased.
Alarmed by this inflation, more and more people stopped to invest in this valuta, which decreased its value even more.
Most people now put their faith in the Denarii of The Communistic Empire, which value vastly increased.
Creditors already demanded their money back and it will be only a matter of time when The Really Really Dark Side of The Moon will be unable to pay his debts.

[The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon]

=== The World Times ===

Entertainment section, 11/10/2017

===The Union Economics===

Delivered in every country of The Union of Nationstates

10 September

Stockmarkets

A huge amount of Estebans has overrunned the international stockmarkets.
As an effect, the value of this valuta has drammaticly decreased.
Alarmed by this inflation, more and more people stopped to invest in this valuta, which decreased its value even more.
Most people now put their faith in the Denarii of The Communistic Empire, which value vastly increased.
Creditors already demanded their money back and it will be only a matter of time when The Really Really Dark Side of The Moon will be unable to pay his debts.

After seeing this remarkable message in the (mostly) respected Union Economics, The Screen Writers Actors Guild applauded. This "War of the Worlds"-like ficticious dramascenario almost succeeded in its simplicity, if they had gotten their dates right. "Oops, wrong by a month!" After a quick check of the real printed currency The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon went to look for forgers. Not found, they discovered this brilliant play by the infamous ex-russian screen writer S. Talin, making an unorthodox -yet witty- fake news bulletin in his favorite paper for its publicity.

Amused, The Really Really Dark Side of the Moon bought the movie rights for the upcoming film for a mere 2.000.000 Denarii, or roughly 2.200 Esteban. In other financial news, the nation adopted Bitcoin as their standard currency.