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The Coup in Chimaea! (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=128168)

Coup Spells the End of Democracy in Chimaea?

In an alarming and shocking turn of events, Sir Reginald Styles, the democratically-elected Governor of Chimaea, has been stripped of his position and placed under arrest on treason charges by the Commander in Chief of the Chimaean Armed Forces, General Garrison.

Siting the recent troubles Chimaea has faced domestically with terrorism and law and order, as well as the growing international threat posed by the Reich and GDODAD, General Garrison invoked a constitutional right to intervene in a state of emergency upon the breakdown of law and order. However, he does not have the permission of a majority of the full bench of the High Court as is required by law. This evening the High Court decreed his acts as 'unconstitutional' and 'illegal', though this seemed to have little or no effect.

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General Garrison

*Excerpts from General Garrison's speech to Parliament*

On the streets of the Chimaean capital, martial law has been throughly imposed. Amoured trucks and tank-like vehicles patrol the streets, as do armed infantry. The buildings in a three-kilometre radius of the Federal Parliament House complex has been secured by the Army's elite forces. While so far no-one has been hurt in the coup, the forces present in New Sydney and elsewhere in Chimaea are carrying live-ammunition and treating this as serious operation.

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A Chimaean Army sniper on the roof of an inner-city building

*Images of Chimaean troops patrolling the empty streets of New Sydney*

The most intriguing thing to come out of General Garrison's coup is his nomination of Lady Tanya Bryce as the interim Governor. Almost nothing is known about the daughter of the former Governor, Lord Bryce, who committed suicide when Lady Bryce was in her late childhood. She was placed by her father's will into the care of General Garrison, who became her legal guardian. It is believed she served in the Chimaean Armed Forces though where and in what aspect it is yet unknown. His choice of Lady Bryce is both inspirational and confusing; the Bryce family is well-known and loved by the Chimaea public but Lady Bryce is a political non-entity. It is not known whether his placing of her in power is a way for the General to weild influence in the government or as a means of a figurehead leader whilst Chimaea deals with its problems.

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Lady Tanya Bryce

Sir Reginald's Liberal Democrat Party, of which Lord Bryce was also Governor, has been kept as an interim administration until general elections can be held; though at what date these elections are scheduled for is unknown. There have been stringent calls from the Party for Sir Reginald to be released from arrest and returned to his seat as Governor immediately; however, these calls have been largely ignored. It is yet to be seen whether the Party will accept Lady Bryce as Governor and work with her to return Chimaea to democracy through fresh elections.

Whatever happens, the Commonwealth of Chimaea has not known a darker time in recent history than this; never has the very basic and fundamental principles of Chimaean society trembled in this manner. The future is balanced on a knife-edge between darkness and light and General Garrison and Lady Bryce hold the sway.

A reporter in the main studio looks into the camera.
“You’re watching KNN and we now go live with our reporter on the spot, Lizzie Laagman. Lizz?”

The scene changes to a street in New Sydney just behind an army blockade – a blonde woman is reporting. A group of soldiers marches past as she speaks.

“Thank you, Ken, well the situation here is tense and complicated even now that the army has secured the capital city. Sir Reginald Styles, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Chimaea, has been deposed as a leader by the military and arrested for treason.– something the military claims is its constitutional right.

Sir Styles, a Liberal Democrat, has been replaced by Tanya Bryce, the daughter of another liberal democrat and a former governor. If the daughter is anything like the mother this will mean that there won’t be any change in the political or economic system."

The camera refocuses on the studio:
“The government here will be happy with that, don’t you think?”

Back to the roadblock scene, Liz is still there. She nods.
“Yes, I think they will. Chimaea is vital to the stability in the Empire of Baron and both Knootoss and Chimaea have been longstanding allies. Of course, they still hold control together over sectors of Columbia so if anything happens to their military it will directly affect the DDR. “

The camera focuses on the studio again:
“So no political course change. But what could trigger this revolt?”

At the roadblock, the Knootian reporter is still standing. A jeep rolls by.
“Well, as background for our viewers at home, the Commonwealth of Chimaea is a massive, socially progressive nation,. It has a compassionate and intelligent population of over 2.3 billion. The people are wealthy and enjoy extensive civil rights and a level social equality that is free of the usual accompanying government corruption.

The nation has been ruled by the Liberal Democrats for a significant time and their nation reflects that. You could say our nations are very much alike, with the notable exception that Chimaean taxes are much higher, and so is the quality of their military forces apparently.”

As if to demonstrate this, a helicopter flies past, momentarily making the journalist inaudible. In the studio, Ken asks: “But why then is this happening?”

Lizzie Laagman waits until she is audible again:
“Hard to tell – the military general is blaming outside dictatorships, probably the Reich, and the threat of domestic terrorism as a reason why things are going wrong. He blames parliament and the Styles administration for this.”

She clears her throat sceptically.

”I think that when he took over the reins of Chimaea, Sir Reginald Styles would never have imagined the ignominy that would surround his exit from office. Or what now remains of his office. It’s unfortunate that an elder statesman like him should be labelled a failed leader. But then he has only himself to blame for letting Chimaea drift, as the people now putting him out of office are saying. Whether this fall was caused by internal pressures only time will tell. It is difficult to get a clear picture of how the governor functioned here so we will have to wait for the dust to settle.”

The camera fades out to the Studio
“Thank you Lizzie. We will get back to you as the story develops. KNN now returns to business news…

**Guest Talk Show Host, Alan Jones**


By now, everyone probably knows about what's happened in the last twelve hours, from the initial commando raids on buildings in New Sydney by Army special forces to the lockdown of the City, the takeover of Parliament and the shocking revelations of the military coup.

Students of history will no doubt draw similiarities between recent events and the other military-supported coup in Chimaea, to depose the one and only Chimaean King. The difference is that coup had Parliamentary backing against a feared and hated despot... Or is it really a difference?

How many of you can say they've seen Governor Styles until the events in Parliament today? How many public appearences has the man made in recent weeks? We do see, however, that more and more our Prime Minister is taking over the duties of the Governor. Why is that? General Garrison, in his so-called 'unconstitutional' move, has accused the man of being unable to govern the nation, of being weak and ineffectual... Well, my question is: isn't he?

We saw it in Street Island, where he ignored the autonomous government's wishes and followed an ignorant policy of military intervention. His methods can be summed up by the maxim "throw as many troops at it and everything will be fine". The man's playing a child's game of politics and leadership. The threat from the Reich and their allies are being largely ignored now, as is the state of the economy and the rocketing income tax rate. The threat of terrorism is being addressed not by those well-versed and trained for counter-terrorism, the BCTO, but by the regular Armed Forces.

Opposers to the coup are largely demanding that Sir Styles be returned to office... but isn't Sit Styles under arrest and Sir Styles as Governor one and the same? He's just as vacant and invisible now as he was yesterday. I strongly suggest that when you watch the news tonight, you keep in mind that General Garrison is also a citizen of Chimaea, albiet one with his finger on the security and political pulse.

I'm Alan Jones.

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BitingReality leader Netrimus Ducalia held a grand ceremony marking the beginning of BitingReality greatness. During this ceremony, he crowned himself King of BitingReality under the name Ducalion I. Soon after the ceremony, an official told him of the troubles in Chimaea.

"A military coup has seized power and overthrown democracy in Chimaea? Really?" Ducalion's mouth salivated with excitement. "Okay then, contact the General of Chimaea and inform him he has BitingRealitan support."

[code:1:d93779a4c6]Encryption Code Y:
To General Garrison of Chimaea,

I have been informed that you have recently overthrown your old leadership for being incompetent and not looking out for his people. We in BitingReality support your actions, as we ourselves broke away from RomeW for virtually the same reasons. We are a strong and prosperous nation who can provide you with 200,000 soldiers and some of the top military weaponry to ensure that you remain in power to restore the order. You have our full support.[/code:1:d93779a4c6]

[code:1:3e176dc22b]Encryption Code Y:
To General Garrison of Chimaea,

I have been informed that you have recently overthrown your old leadership for being incompetent and not looking out for his people. We in BitingReality support your actions, as we ourselves broke away from RomeW for virtually the same reasons. We are a strong and prosperous nation who can provide you with 200,000 soldiers and some of the top military weaponry to ensure that you remain in power to restore the order. You have our full support.[/code:1:3e176dc22b]

General Garrison was sitting beside the Governor's desk, talking to Lady Bryce when an aide entered and handed him a sealed enevlope. He nodded, tore open the envelope and read the contents of the message which had been decrypted. Then he passed it over to Lady Bryce, who glanced at it and looked back at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Planning to keep control, General?"

Garrison smiled, a shade bitterly. "My career days are over, Tanya, and everyone knows it except for me."

There was an uncomfortable moment, followed by Lady Bryce picking up a pen and writing a reply on a piece of official stationary.

[code:1:3e176dc22b]**Confidential**
TO: Netrimus Ducalia, leader of BitingReality

Thank you for your show of support in these troubling times, sir. In lieu of Sir Reginald Styles having been arrested, the military no longer see any reason to keep control of the government of Chimaea, and will retain only a security presense within our major cities until law and order can be restored. Military aid in this endeavour is not necessary at this time.

Again, thank you for your show of support and I look forward to establishing relations between our two nations.

Warmest regards,
Lady Tanya Bryce,
Governor-Nominate, Commonwealth of Chimaea[/code:1:3e176dc22b]

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God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Army Pulls Out as Power is Returned to Civilian Authorities

The Army has begun to extract its forces that have been maintaining security within the majority of major Chimaea cities since the military coup eight days ago that saw incumbent Governor Sir Reginald Styles deposed and arrested on charges of treason.

The new Governor, appointed by military chief General Garrison, vowed that power would return to civilian authorities after the first session of Parliament, and it seems she has kept her word.

the 2 and a half thousand soldiers posted within New Sydney have been reduced to just under one thousand as military convoys moved out of the City on major highways.

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The civilian police have retaken charge of security and law and order and have re-deployed throughout the cities; previously they had been blocked by the military forces. Police Commissioner Peter Wainwright said that the transition of responsibility was as smooth as it can be expected in the circumstances, with just five arrests in New Sydney of youths taking the momentary disturbance to loot a video store.

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Most Chimaeans are glad of the reduced military presense, many expressing unease at the sight of the heavily armed soldiers and the tank-like vehicles patrolling the streets. Many welcomed back the police personally as they resumed their beats.

Wombat News Report (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=132293)

Semi-OOC: What? What did we do? I don't recall any of us ever threatening you..!?
OOC: This has been an Ineffable Tag, sponsored by Molten Boron. There's no better boron!

OOC: You mean GDODAD? The Global Dominion of Dictators Against Democracy? *grin* The people involved in two world wars, one of which was a massive flop? And wasn't GDODAD involved in the shadow war against Knootoss? I wish I hadn't missed that :( But anyway, I believe you're allied with the Reich?

OOC: You mean GDODAD? The Global Dominion of Dictators Against Democracy? *grin* The people involved in two world wars, one of which was a massive flop? And wasn't GDODAD involved in the shadow war against Knootoss? I wish I hadn't missed that :( But anyway, I believe you're allied with the Reich?
OOC: Yes...But what did we actually do? Okay, we were involved in three world wars, one of which was a massive flop, but that's only because people tried to destroy us. And in the Knootoss war, technically we were invited to send our forces in by the democratically elected president. It just so happened none of the "respectable" good nations didn't want us there, so they invaded.
And yes, we are allied with The Reich. (And Arda, just to be clear. Together, the three alliances compose the superalliance Metus. Which basically means you attack any one nation in any of the alliances, and you get all three alliances where it hurts.)

OOC: TAG

Some appropriate post will be coming, as befits my role as a minor player in the evil court, despite not being allied to any of those alliances that scare you so much, unjustifiably.

OOC: eh. Not really scared, just prepared :) It's not GDODAD or Arda that worry me, it's the Reich... though not anymore 'cause the two main players have gone. aww.