NationStates Jolt Archive

August 29, 2467

Greater Los Angeles, California, C.S.D.S.F.

All across the nation this morning news stations nationwide made a frantic rush to be the first on the scene for Sandra M. Devnostræva's first public appearance for almost 200 years... in her first speech Sandra M. Devnostræva spoke impassively citing that “California needs a larger military to defend itself from foreign invaders, and the like... also California is in dire need of petroleum based products...” the Californian President explained the need for the dire need of oil, and other petroleum based products after a successful terrorist strike destroyed several oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California... the estimated value of the lost oil ranges is in the range of Ð120.8 billion barrel loads... a general state of emergencey has been broadcasted throught the nation causing widespread panic as the nation institutes a new fuel rationing law. “The recent attacks on Californian soil have been caused by Menelmacari war antagonists... at this time we do not know if the terrorists were sponsored by Menelmacar or by foreign powers... but regardless of this fact we are instituting a nationwide draft and will be massing defenses along our eastern front.”

Adrianne Johnson, SCGN News

Chellis is not only worried about this, it is quite frightened. Chellis really hopes that both sides will work to reduce tensions, as chellis for one doesnt want to lose on the huge markets in Menelmacari and Californian america.

California, check your TG's(will send you a TG after this post)

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OOC: You tagged your own thread? Whatevah. And for that matter... um... when have you *not* been in a massive military buildup?

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An except from a statement by Lady Sirithil, broadcast on ISN and other holonets.

It is clear that in her long silence, the Californian president has become delusional. It is bad enough that she broke a great and proud nation in two to satisfy her own petty greed for power, and claimed to do so with the support of her people. But she cannot continue to call herself a democratically elected leader when she has not only not been elected, but not even faced her people in over two centuries.

But that is another issue. Since the Partition there has never once been any aggression by Menelmacar or its American protectorate towards Red California. Yet the years have shown a constant stream of Californian aggression. Witness the callous greed with which they invaded nation after nation all over the globe, simply out of whim and a desire for lebensraum. Witness the incident in which they overflew the Menelmacari capital with military bombers in an uncleared flight, and then attempted to blame us when their planes were sent down to fiery death on the mountainsides by Noldorin gunners. Witness their nearly constant military buildup, which surely is required to keep the masses under Devnostræva's iron heel.

And now in her first appearance after two centuries of neglectful silence and seclusion unfitting a head of state, Devnostræva attempts to delude the world into believing Menelmacar is responsible for her domestic problems. Let it be known, as it has always been known, that Menelmacar decries and unequivocably condemns terrorism in all its forms, for any cause. Even if the cause is the freedom the people of places like Texas and Colorado and Utah and Oregon have been coldly denied for so very long. Ms. Devnostræva, if you are listening, you clearly need psychiatric help. I can recommend many excellent doctors. But I beg of you not to continue using billions of innocent people as pawns in your geopolitical games.

September, 18 2467

Wow, at last... the Great Sirithil nos Fëanor, you know I have been trying to contact you for what seems like an eternity now... alot has happened within the last two-hundred years that not even you or your Mornahossë would know about. I have taken a hiatus from leadership during those two hundred years and put a democratically elected official in my office to run the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation in my absence... there have been no complaints and I assure you that my people still have more freedoms than offered by the now defunct and dissolved United States of America.

As for Texas, Colorado, Utah and Oregon they have not been denied, they have been given more control over their economies and resources within the last few decades... I am quite surprised to say that Colorado and Utah/East Nevada have some of the largest military and administrative centers now thanks to my policies which I have overseen and approved.

Sandra M. Devnostræva,
President of the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation

OOC: menelmacar attacked you? when did that happen?

Belem, read...


after a successful terrorist strike destroyed several oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California... the estimated value of the lost oil ranges is in the range of Ð120.8 billion barrel loads... a general state of emergencey has been broadcasted throught the nation causing widespread panic as the nation institutes a new fuel rationing law. “The recent attacks on Californian soil have been caused by Menelmacari war antagonists... at this time we do not know if the terrorists were sponsored by Menelmacar or by foreign powers... but regardless of this fact we are instituting a nationwide draft and will be massing defenses along our eastern front.”

What I am saying is that we do not know if the terrorists who destroyed our oil rigs were sponsored by Menelmacar or not, but we do know it was by someone who is trying to make it look like Menelmacar did it, and cause a war between us. Since this news has reached my attention I have been trying to get my Foreign Affairs Department on it to re-establish communications and an embassy with Sirithil and the nation of Menelmacar, however things have been rather busy in the nation re-organizing our military and administrative centers. So until this is all taken care of (until my computer is fixed) things will be a bit slow for a bit

Sandra M. Devnostræva,
President of the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation.

President Grove read the reports, and couldnt help but comment about the situation;

"To the esteemed leaders of California and Alaska,

To order a military buildup on your eastern borders, then to claim that you do not know if Menelmacari forces are responsible for the attack on your soil is simple hypocricy my friend. To even order such a buildup either requires some substantial evidence against Menelmacar that they were in fact involved, or it would require dictatorship-like powers over your people. The people ask questions my friend, so what have you been telling them? Surely they would not stand for a leader wasting resources on something that you 'suspect' might have happened.

Unless you are able to provide evidence that Menelmacar had been involved in the attack on your soil, then you cannot justify such a military buildup, and it would only prove that you do have in fact dictatorship powers over your people. Every leader is asked questions, so what are you telling them?

And if you are responding to their questions, and are telling something to your people, then you might wish to share what evidence has satisfied their hunger for knowledge, which I suspect you really havent got any evidence against Menelmacar or its leaders, so then I can only dismiss this as an attempt of warmongering, and an attempt to force Lady Sirithil to make a mistake in the political aspects of this conflict."

President Edward Grove
The Federal Republic of Austar Union

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President Edward Grove

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OOC: You probably couldnt understand a word of what I just said, so basically he said to provide evidence that such a buildup is worthy of justification, evidence that prooves that Menelmacar is linked, or we can only dismiss this as an attempt at warmongering, and that your leader has dictatorship style powers, aka isnt affected by public opinion that an unjustified moves have been made.

OOC: is there another thread where the attack happened?

OOC: Belem, you're not welcome in any RP involving me. You do not, after all, exist.

IC:

President Grove is quite correct. Let us consider:

1. A terrorist attack within your borders which was apparently designed to appear Menelmacari in origin.

2. A statement to SCGN News, by you, stating quite unequivocably: "The recent attacks on Californian soil have been caused by Menelmacari war antagonists."

3. The institution of a nationwide draft and a large-scale military buildup.

4. The amassing of troops and matériel along the border with our protectorate the Federated Menelmacari States of America.

You understand, of course, that these facts add up to a foreign policy that is, at best, hypocritical and foolish, and at worst, downright aggressive. In fact, it looks an awful lot like a prelude to invasion. So, you'll surely understand if we are forced now to respond by making similar troop movements on our side of the border. If, however, this has been a gross miscalculation on your part, which I assure you it has, then you will, I'm sure, being a reasonable person, stand down your forces to peacetime levels, publicly apologize for your accusations, and compensate the Menelmacari government for all expenses related to this mobilization.

~Lord Túrelio nos Fingolfin
Prefect of State
Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar

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And now in her first appearance after two centuries of neglectful silence and seclusion unfitting a head of state, Devnostræva attempts to delude the world into believing Menelmacar is responsible for her domestic problems. Let it be known, as it has always been known, that Menelmacar decries and unequivocably condemns terrorism in all its forms, for any cause. Even if the cause is the freedom the people of places like Texas and Colorado and Utah and Oregon have been coldly denied for so very long. Ms. Devnostræva, if you are listening, you clearly need psychiatric help. I can recommend many excellent doctors. But I beg of you not to continue using billions of innocent people as pawns in your geopolitical games.

OOC: Yea! Free Texas and Colorado!
(I'm a Texan, and have relatives in Colorado)

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

We are disappointed at the lack of a Californian response.

~Lord Túrelio

September 21, 2467

I am sorry, it seems as though I may have used the wrong wording... In saying "The recent attacks on Californian soil have been caused by Menelmacari war antagonists." I meant that we were attacked by forces that are attempting to provoke a war between California and Menelmacari America. While we also believe that the attack was designed to appear Menelmacari in origin we refuse to stand our forces down to peacetime levels... but please be assured that we have ruled Menelmacar and its American possessions out as suspects, your nation will be duly compensated for your troubles and the Californian Defense Intelligence Agency [CDIA], the Californian Central Intelligence Agency [CCIA], the Californian Counter-Terrorist Center [CCTC], and the National Office of Intelligence and Reconnaissance of California [CAL-NOIR] will be taking over on this issue to determine who is responsible, find them and execute the punishment for their crimes against the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation.

Sandra M. Devnostræva,
President of the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation

September 27, 2467

So far I have had numerous troubles in getting my Foreign Affairs Department to get in contact with anyone representing Menelmacar so that this may be settled diplomatically... however we are losing patience as precious time is being wasted that could be put to use searching for those responsible for destroying the Californian oil platforms in the Gulfs of California and Mexico. To the Menelmacari, we are sincere about resolving this miscommunication, we do not consider Menelmacar or its American possessions as enemies... however we must maintain our current strength and number of military as we are searching for those responsible for this attack on our soil. Should we find those responsible we would need the forces necessary to dispatch the threat to our sovereignty and safety as a nation.

Sandra M. Devnostræva,
President of the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation

We assure you this issue cannot be resolved diplomatically until your forces along our border are stood down to peacetime levels. We have heard your words, but they are useless in comparison to your diametrically opposed actions, and we have very nearly had quite enough of this. Stand down. Now.

Lord Túrelio nos Fingolfin
Prefect of State
Eternal Noldorin Empire of Menelmacar

"You confuse your own statements further sir, when you now claim that you have ruled out Menelmacari Forces as responsible. If this is true, then you obviously have no reason for this irrational buildup of forces on your Eastern Border. Surely if you had no reason, then you must understand that it can only be interpreted as a pre-emptive sign that your forces may cross the border, or that you plan for a war with Menelmacar.

Lady Sirithil has been more than fair with you and your military leaders, and she only asks you to stand your forces down from the border, down to regular peacetime levels, in an effort to assure the national security of Menelmacari America. Her levels are at peacetime, and your levels are building, apparently with no reason. Surely you must understand that this can only be seen as a sign that you plan a move of aggression, or you plan to provoke Menelmacari Forces into making a mistake...

This is the only conclusion that we can come to sir, therefore we ask of you to stand your forces down from the border, and to cease such an unjustified buildup of forces. Only when that happens will Menelmacari Authorities be willing to actually cooporate with your investigations."

President Edward Grove
The Federal Republic of Austar Union

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President Edward Grove

September 27, 2467

Recently due to the discomfort caused by our military presence along the Eastern border, effective immediately the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation will stand down its military to peace-time levels, until the terrorists who are responsible for this attack on our soil are found we will maintain our peace-time level but remain at combat readiness should they be found.


Sandra M. Devnostræva,
President of the Californian Sovereign Democratic-Socialist Federation