NationStates Jolt Archive

ooc When I first took the quiz to start my nation; I didn't read it carefuly enough and came up with some things in the first two paragraphs I've never liked and haven't been able to change either in my decisions or even in asking the mods/admin. That is my fault and my problem and so I have been thinking of a creative way of starting again.

The Promise of Joshua has many friends and enemies, is a UN delegate, has a somewhat well known name. The population is built up and I now have a military :? I have used this nation to be involved in the game.

So how does one start again without compromising all of that :?: You don't. You can create a new nation but just discarding a nation isn't cool and selling it would be very bad rp.

This thread is my solution and it will evolve over time with the name changing periodically. The overall plan is to rp events over no small amount of RL time that will bring the current "The Promise of Joshua" down to the level of a nation with similiar everything(but different quiz answers) including a VERY similiar name. At some point; I will move the old POJ to "the cemetery" and continue forward with the new nation. At that point the thread will end but conflicts and spinoff rps that result could continue for quite some time. Any resemblence of evolving plot lines to Tom Clancy or Keith Douglass novels and paperbacks are coincidental.

Initial ground rules are these:

1. The tech for the thread is modern/current RL with some natural evolution off of existing tech ok. (example: one of the nations invited has an AEGIS battleship another would be the use of F-23 and F-35 JSF even though one was never mass produced and the other is still finishing developement and testing.) Yes SOME space tech works here based on current space tech in RL. If you are a space tech nation; you can particpipate with conventional stuff.

2. New nations are welcome as long as your military is realistic(you won't have space tech yet and it fits in the gdp and military calcs) and you demonstrate a working knowledge of the "new to nationstates" thread info on rping, godmodding, etc. What I mean in short is that if it becomes obvious to myself or others that you have no clue and aren't learning from the advice more senior nations are giving you; I'll uninvite you.

3. You do not have to be invited. This is an open rp(mods are welcome also) but I (and a very limited number of others should they agree to participate) will have the ability to uninvite you should you begin to behave like a dickhead and ruin the thread.

With that said. Lets us begin.

:D

Soldier 1: Psst, buddy.
Soldier 2: Huh?
Soldier 1: What are we fighting for?
Soldier 2: I dunno, he didn't give us a reason.
Soldier 1: So, we just get to move into his country and start blowin' sh*t up?
Soldier 2: I guess.

Benjamin Smith was a broken man. he had just left the courthouse where the ruling against him pretty much destroyed what was left of his life. His first wife died a year ago and now the court said his marriages to his other two wives were illegal and null and void. His church openly was opposed to polygamy, but everyone knew what the real story was if you had been a member long enough and served in the temple faithfully.

He went home and changed, making sure put on his white temple undergarment first. He had advanced far enough in the government to know he didn't have to tolerate this. He also knew how he was going to express his displeasure

Ski was remembering the movie he watched with his dad that had Mel Brooks in it. His favorite line was "its good to be the king". We maybe not in RL, but after all being the President's son has its advantages too he decided as he pulled out in his jag to follow the vet with the cute little blond who had winked just so at him as he was leaving the mall

Captain Gunther Prien had just returned from the longest deployment of his life. He felt very good about the performance of his submarine the PJS "Endeavor" and new LA(i) class SSN with the VLS launchers installed. He had been at sea since the Blockade of Belmore and had not returned until after the Roanian affair was decided. The longest time was being deployed on a patrol off the Free Nation of Ulster. They had sighted and targeted a new frigate the TFUN had acquired but had been repeatedly refused firing authorization. He still remembered the look of the face of C.O.B.(chief of the boat) Bud Lane as he had raged over the refusals. Captain Prien knew that TFUN was going to cause more trouble someday than it ever had in the past.

A note from his wife, who held a fairly responsible position with the Federal dept of health and medicine, was on the table.

"Darling, sorry I could not be home for your return. Much is happening and we are meeting to discuss things at work. I will call you when we go to dinner. We will probably be at that nice seafood place near the base but seafood may be the farthest thing from yor mind... Love D"

MSGT John Stryker POJ Marines 2nd Battalion 2nd Reg had just gotten back to base after the TFUN deployment. he still couldn't understand what happened. He as his men were there to protect those people and they had responded by murdering his men including Corporal Hauss who was driving a Humvee the night it all went bad.

He well remembered the blood rushing to his face as he looked at the blood from Corp hauss spilling over the pavement and ordered the tanks on the flamethrowers turned on and ordered his men to fire the mob...

He knew exactly where is was going next andthe only good things were he wouldn't remember much in the morning and it was walking distance

****Breaking News****************

PROMISE NEWS NETWORK

We are live at Candler hospital where several people have been admitted over the last 24 hours with some type of food poisoning. Rumors that there is at least one death are not confirmed.

Calls to the Health and Medicine administration have gone unanswered.

More as developments unfold

Mohammed Kodar sat in the coffee shop across the street from the hospital sipping his latte with a quite evil little grin.

Ah, the English, he thought; how easily manipulated...

****Breaking News****************

PROMISE NEWS NETWORK

We are live at Candler hospital where several people have been admitted over the last 24 hours with some type of food poisoning. Rumors that there is at least one death are not confirmed.

Calls to the Health and Medicine administration have gone unanswered.

More as developments unfold

********************************SPECIAL REPORT**************

In breaking new developments this station has learned that 6 people are dead so far and all were rumored to have been employed at the dept of Health and Medicine. No one from the CDC has returned our calls.

A statement from the government released the names of the dead including MRs. Dee Dee Prien wife of submarine Captain Gunther Prien commander of the PJS "Endeavor" recently returned from deployment. Mrs. Prien was reportedly the chief medical officer in the biological and contageous disease research lab at our dept of Health and Medicine. Captain Prien is reportedly unavailable, but sources on base tell us that he has been in contact with members of his crew who have expressed their sorrow.

Benjamin Smith finished settling into his seat on the 767 and thought he might be able to start again. Aquick trip to see his extended family in the Drum Gods and then on to, where was that little shithole again, The Free Ulster Nation. Wonder if the church has any missionaries there. Catholics are always good recruits he thought as the plane pulled away from the gate

I would get involved but. . . . It would be sort of one sided.

I would get involved but. . . . It would be sort of one sided.

could be then again.. We really don't know who is going to show up next.

Forest City, Adornia's Capital, Executive Mansion

President James Forrest of ADornia was reading his morning paper, and enjoying his breakfast of eggs and toast. Suddenly, a small article caught his eye. He turned to his aide, Kyle Tilburn.
"What's this about a fight between Joshua troops and some sort of crowd?"
"I'm not sure, sir."
"Find out about it, quietly"
"Right away, sir"
Kyle pulled out a small cellphone and dialed a number. After talking for a few minutes, he turned back to Forrest.
"Done, sir. Our people are looking into it."

Captain Prien knew just what to do and it had nothing to do with attending his wife's funeral. He was sure Dee Dee would forgive him and he also felt that the prospects were high that he would be joining her soon enough.

he walked up the gangway, saluted the colors on the fantail, returned the salute from the young sailor on watch and proceeded to find the C.O.B> overseeing the removal of solid trash from the last patrol.

"Make haste here and make all preparations for immediate departure. We are under sealed orders" He said waving the PJN envelope that actually contained his fit rep he was pretty sure as he haven't opened it and never would.

"I will lock this in the safe in my cabin and we will announce orders once we are underway. Recall as much of the crew as can be located but we must sail with the dawn tide". Make sure we have warshot TASLM and at least one TASLn loaded in the VLS."

"Nucs are you sure sir?"

Absolutely, all will be revealed when the orders are opened and read to the officers and crew.

****Breaking News****************

PROMISE NEWS NETWORK

We are live at Candler hospital where several people have been admitted over the last 24 hours with some type of food poisoning. Rumors that there is at least one death are not confirmed.

Calls to the Health and Medicine administration have gone unanswered.

More as developments unfold

********************************SPECIAL REPORT**************

In breaking new developments this station has learned that 6 people are dead so far and all were rumored to have been employed at the dept of Health and Medicine. No one from the CDC has returned our calls.

A statement from the government released the names of the dead including MRs. Dee Dee Prien wife of submarine Captain Gunther Prien commander of the PJS "Endeavor" recently returned from deployment. Mrs. Prien was reportedly the chief medical officer in the biological and contageous disease research lab at our dept of Health and Medicine. Captain Prien is reportedly unavailable, but sources on base tell us that he has been in contact with members of his crew who have expressed their sorrow.

***********************Breaking News Alert*******************

Hospitals all over the nation are being flooded with people initially dianosed with food poisoning. Doctors have told us there is no way this can be food poisoning in so many different areas and that it probably isn't accidental.

" Lab analysis of stomach contents are turning up nothing we can use and the bulk of the CDC staff is listed among the dead at the naval base hospital"

Speculation abounds and a search is underway as govt sources tell us this is most likely an act of terrorism. Recent involvement with the terrorist nations of Roania and TFUN moves them to the top of the list but the govt has issued no statement nor mobilized any ships except for a single submarine who, it is reported, when on patrol with the morning tide.

OOC:great thread....i'll just watch it for the moment.....

[size=14]Adornia Military HQ[/size

General Orien Zel, second in command of Adornia's Ground and Sea forces was sitting at his desk, going through papers and drinking a cup of coffee. A messanger walked into the room, carrying a manila envelope. He hands the envelope to the General, and salutes.
"At ease, Captain. What's all this?"

"Photos takne by one of out satellites over Promise of Joshua, sir."

The general took out a one of the photo. It showed a submarine, with several long missles being loaded into it. Orien frowned.
"Are those nukes?"
"We believe so sir."
"Strange..."

Shithole, eh Smith? You **** when I see you, your dead.


Jack McCrossan FUPF Leader

Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed woke up today at about 5:00am, as is his custom to begin his grueling work day. He usually used this time to relax in the solarium of The Tabernacle Government building when one of his attendants walked in with a cordless phone on a silver platter and says, "It's your nephew, sir."
"My nephew? Why is he calling at this time? And what time is it in The Promise of Joshua? Hello, Kyle! Yes....... yes....... yes..... oh, no." He hangs up the phone, wonders for a second why God wanted him to get into politics and reminds himself that he will not get anything that he cannot handle. He just sometimes wishes that God didn't trust him so much. Kyle is sick. And scared. He's heard talk about terrorists and germ warfare. Jesse walks alone to his private chapel and kneels in prayer, " Lord God, I pray that you would keep Kyle safe, I pray also for The Promise of Joshua, your humble servants. Father, please guide me in the following actions and prepare me for what is to come. In Jesus name pray....Amen."
He then stands and rushes too get dressed for the rest of the day, he can tell he's not going to get any rest for awhile.

WWJD
Amen.

************************NEWSFLASH***********************

PRESIDENT'S SON MISSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last seen at the mall late last week the son of our President Richard von Joshua has not been seen since.

A young woman whom he reportedly met had nothing to say except

"umm.... well he's really kinda cool, but he left the next morning ya know. Guess you'll have to ask him"

POJ Secret Service picked up the young woman for questioning shortly after her interview, which will be shown in its entirety on the SOAP channel's "As the Stomach Turns" next week. the $100,000 she was paid by the show's producers is forfeit to the state pending the outcome of the search for our President's son.

Forest City, Adornia's Capital, Executive Mansion

President James Forrest of ADornia was reading his morning paper, and enjoying his breakfast of eggs and toast. Suddenly, a small article caught his eye. He turned to his aide, Kyle Tilburn.
"What's this about a fight between Joshua troops and some sort of crowd?"
"I'm not sure, sir."
"Find out about it, quietly"
"Right away, sir"
Kyle pulled out a small cellphone and dialed a number. After talking for a few minutes, he turned back to Forrest.
"Done, sir. Our people are looking into it."

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MSGT Stryker returned to base still shaking his head.

While being let out of jail; he saw the broadcasts that over 150 people had died from some kind of "food poisoning" that seeming to spread almost at will. Thousands were hospitalized and the military bases were no exception.

He wondered if maybe his liquid diet from the past week had kept him alive and also began thinking about a transfer to 1st Battalion in Free Palestinian State. Those troops, to his knowledge were the only Marines deployed anywhere since things collapsed in TFUN.

ooc Renaming Thread "The Slippery Slope"

********************SPECIAL REPORT*********************

THE PROMISE NEWS NETWORK

The jaguar belonging to the son of the President was found today submerged in the Broad River near a water treatment facility. It was found by scientists looking for the source of the contamination of what is now believed to have been deliberately placed into our water supply. Somehow an agent was placed that survived our filtration systems.

No comment from the government on whether something in or near the car prompted the search in the area or whether that appears to be the cause of the now 1,000 deaths in our fair country. Hospitals are overloaded and conditions worsen in our cities as people are afraid to even leave their homes.

Top scientists have speculated on news channels about the possibility that we are dealing with multiple forms of terrorism and or contamination as it does not appear that the people killed at the Crab Shack near our naval base from the CDC were killed by anything as widespread as a water contagion but a seperate event.

The Promise of Joshua Ministry of Justice releases the name of a suspect sought in the poisoning of our water supply.

Gerald Richaneau, Minister of Justice today announced that one Mohammed Kodar is sought in conjunction with the apparent poisoning of our water supply. Our agents tell us that Mr. Kodar purchased a vile toxin from sources also supplying The Free Ulster Nation with chemical and bio weapons. We deplore this type of warfare and will respond in kind once the perpetrators are identified. A good first step would be the apprehension of Mr. Kodar so we can identify his contacts in our own government that made his henous crime possible.

It is now reported that the death toll with the Promise of Joshua is now is excess of 5,000 with three times that number overloading social and medical services. A reward of 10mil US is being offered for information leading to or apprehension of Mr. Mohammed Kodar, reputedly a citizen of and living until recently in The Free Nation of Ulster.

(OOC- I'm coming from this thread (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62737), so read it if you want some foreshadowing of what is to come...)


Somewhere in The Promise of Joshua, Rudy Kanger sits on a park bench.

http://www.danheller.com/images/NewYork/CentralPark/park-bench-man-bw.jpg


His cell phone rings once, then stops. Rudy knows what to do.

http://www.sinti.or.jp/koramu/toronto/union-station.jpg


Inside the city's central train terminal, Rudy waddles towards the rental lockers. He can feel the arthritis in his knees flaring up, as his bones rub together with every step.

Thirty years of service in the Navy, and this is what I get. Bad knees and lousy medical care.


Arriving at his locker, he fumbles for his keys, finds them, and with shaking hands he finally unlocks the locker for the first time in three years.


Inside is a suitcase. Resting upon the case is a sheet of paper with vague instructions. 'Go to such and such city, and then open this case.' Rudy is no dummy. He may be a lacky, but he knows there won't be further instructions once he opens the case.

No matter, he decides. My time is come to display my power.


With a cool resolve, he heads to the ticket counter, dragging the suitcase behind him.


(OOC- Joshua, what is your largest city, besides your capital?)

The PJS Caleb is making its way down the channel on its regular reserve cruise. It is the only non nuclear carrier in the fleet. Its battle group barely had enough crew to get underway with all the illness and death overunning Promise of Joshua.

Crew can also be seen boarding the PJS Joshua but it will take longer to underway in what is being described as an "emergency deployment".

The ballistic missile submarines Armeggedon, Moses and Jericho are gone from their berths as expected.

In a recent development the Spruance class DD "Outland" just got underway with 12 of our 13 FFG Oliver Hazard Perry Frigates on what is described as an "emergency ASW mission vital to national security"

Their course seems to match that of the PJS Caleb Battle Group heading in the general direction of TFUN.

6 Ticonderoga CG's and 8 Arleigh Burke DDG's are moving with the Caleb

Both MEU units are underway as are 2 sub tenders and 4 fleet oilers with 2 minesweepers as a large support group escorted by 2 Ticonderoga CG's 5 Spruance Class DDs and 3 Arleigh Burke DDG's

These developements are very disturbing as is the fact that our guided missile subs deployed earlier today with the bulk of our attack subs on the "ASW mission". Our experts wonder, at risk of arrest these days, why guided missile subs are being deployed on an anti sub mission and why all this military ativity with all the suffering and death right here at home.

MSGT John J Stryker was a guest on our show earlier and his question is echoed by many, who is doing this and WHY?????

Our next largest city is Jericho. This is next to our largest AF base

Benjamin Smith finished settling into his seat on the 767 and thought he might be able to start again. Aquick trip to see his extended family in the Drum Gods and then on to, where was that little shithole again, The Free Ulster Nation. Wonder if the church has any missionaries there. Catholics are always good recruits he thought as the plane pulled away from the gate

Benjamin Smith left the plane at the TFUN airport and made his way towards the baggage area. Hmm. "I don't get the sense that this is a Catholic nation at all" he mused as he doddered along. "Wonder if I was misled?"

*****************BREAKING NEWS*********************

Our sources indicate that the body of the President's son was found in the trunk of his jaguar that was pulled from the Broad River earlier in the week. No confirmed reports on his cause of death but no one doubts foul play.

The only questions are who? and why?

Rudy Klanger gets off the train in Jericho, his suitcase in tow. He is in no hurry to open the case. Not that he fears it, yet the timing must be right.


He ignores the taxi-cabs at the curb, and he begins walking down the busy sidewalks. Rudy finds his way to a park, and sits down at a bench, the suitcase resting on his lap. Even as he sits, the joints of his knees grind like mortar and pestle.


This Pain. This is how I know I am alive. This Pain is all I have left. Pain... and Power.


With that thought, he opens the suitcase.



And the Tulip Blooms.


http://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu/wwwcam/clarkcam/abomb.jpg

Now Is The Beginning...


http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/degrazia/courseworks/images/dresden_bombed.jpg




http://www.srpska-mreza.com/library/facts/mass-grave.jpg





... there is no end.




---------Morituri te salutant---------
http://www.geocentricity.com/tulip.jpg

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everything is Jericho just went off the air. Witnesses report seeing a colossal cloud over the city of Jericho and the POJ Air Base nearby.

Sizemic reporting stations the world over can detect a major event.

*************SPECIAL REPORT************************

(only on radio) TV the nation over seems off the air. This is the emergency broadcast network please remain calm and remain home. the city of Jericho is off the air. the President is expected to make a statment as soon as more information is available.

We are asked to call all National Guard and Reserve units to full mobilization immediately.

*****This has been a broadcast of the emergency news network******

Now Is The Beginning...


http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/degrazia/courseworks/images/dresden_bombed.jpg




http://www.srpska-mreza.com/library/facts/mass-grave.jpg





... there is no end.




---------Morituri te salutant---------
http://www.geocentricity.com/tulip.jpg

*******************NEWS BULLETIN*************************

Live from the Promise of Joshua; Presidential Office. Exact location unknown.

This is a very sad evening indeed. Our city of Jericho has apparently suffered a catastrophic nuclear explosion that encompassed the nearby Ai airforce base. Our losses are unknown, but are sure to be enormous. I cannot overemphasize the catastrohpic nature of this event on our nation at a time when we already grieve for lost loved ones and pray for others who suffer from an act of terrorism so vile as to defy description.

We have no answers yet but we will get them. Now is the time to pull together and help each other as best we can in Christian love. There may be no other immediate help available as our support services are obviously overwhelmed. I am this day Federalizing the medical, medical transport, and several humanitarian aid services. We will go on and we will survive with the support and love that we can provide each other at this time.

We ask the international community to provide all the aid; medical and humanitarian in the way of social support and the basics of life that can be provided. We will protect your people as best we can.

Power continues to be out throughout large parts of the nation and we are uncertain as to resotration. Ships and soldiers that put to sea or were deployed prior to the blast are ordered to remain away from the mainland as we are uncertain as to the after effects of the weapon used. We will identify the perpetrators and we will respond. This I Promise You!

More importantly; we will survive as a nation and a people.

(Richard von Joshua steps away from the microphone, reads a handed slip of paper, grimaces and returns)

I am now informed that the losses will be in the tens of millions or higher as the city of Jericho and the Ai airbase are almost totally vaporized.

The fallout, while expected to be minimal outside the valley of Jericho, will be lethal and we have military elements evacuating nearby areas as best we can.

Another matter; the poisoning of our CDC personnel is no longer believed to be the work of Mohammed Kodar. He is wanted for other crimes and may be involved in this nuclear attack, but military police are now looking for our prime suspect in the case that seemed to start all this pain and death.

I will keep you, our citizens, informed of developments.

Gods Peace

Message Sent To the Government of The Promise of Joshua-
CC: All Media Worldwide

Tulip acknowledges that we performed this act in Jericho.

"What is Tulip?" you ask. Read.


The Tulip Manifesto



Tulip is not a cult. Tulip is not a political party. Tulip is not a secret society.

Tulip is not your friend.


In the beginning was Man. Everything prior is of no consequence. And Man opressed man. Man extorted. Man demanded tribute. Man enslaved.

Man had power. And He saw that it was good.


When exploiting other men on an individual level lost its excitement, Man established governments to accomplish these things on a grander scale. You may think this has been an improvement. You may think that government protects you. Yet they extort vast amounts of your income and give it to those who fawn over them. Kings, Emperors, Senates, Presidents: it matters not. They have power that should belong to you.

Your governments speak of freedom and liberty; two things they deny you. We speak not of these things. We speak of power. Your governments speak of national sovereignty. We speak of individual sovereignty.


We seek a return to the days when man dealt with man face to face. When one man's power was not limited by another man's 'freedoms' or 'rights.' To this end, civilization will be destroyed. Anarchy will arise. And Man will once again have power.


Tulip is not a cult. Tulip is not a political party. Tulip is not a secret society. Tulip is not your friend.

Tulip is Man's salvation.


There is no compromise. There is no surrender. There is only destruction.



---------Morituri te salutant---------
http://www.geocentricity.com/tulip.jpg

Jesse son of Obed had just assigned a team of Men of Meggido, his secret sevice to find out what is happening with his nephew Kyle, away at school in Jericho when the news of the didaster comes over the news,,,, "Please God NO!!!!"
* * *
After the initial shock has passed the entire Promisekeepers foriegn forces protected by the entire Peace Keepers foriegn forces are activated and all aircraft in Quinntonian airspace are commandeered in order to move the huge complement of troops. The QSS Yahweh our only Nimitz class aircraft carrier has been orderd to the area with a full complement, full deployment to be done in 72 hrs. ETA for first wave of aid to arrive in 24 hrs. Troops and MASH UNits, Prayer Warriors and Chaplians will be arriving over the next three weeks. All churches and charitable orginizations within Quinntonia have been asked to give aid to POJ the top priority. Never before has a mobilization of this size been seen in Quinntonia.
*** In an emegency joint meeting of The Order of Bishops and The Parilament has unaminously voted to supply humanitarian aid with all our resources to POJ. Also, 30 billion USD has been authorized to hire out of nation aid orginizations to move into POJ.

***Defence Minister Vanessa Morh has transmitted a request for permission to enter the POJ borders with our aid units and all available troops. We must say that all troops that are coming are to help in the aid effort. We have no hostile intentions.

***Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed has called von Joshua and offered the use of his entire secret service and also the use of an undisclosed base in Quinntonia that is equipped to run an entire nation from. Plaese respond. (secret message)

WWJD
Amen

Jesse son of Obed had just assigned a team of Men of Meggido, his secret sevice to find out what is happening with his nephew Kyle, away at school in Jericho when the news of the didaster comes over the news,,,, "Please God NO!!!!"
* * *
After the initial shock has passed the entire Promisekeepers foriegn forces protected by the entire Peace Keepers foriegn forces are activated and all aircraft in Quinntonian airspace are commandeered in order to move the huge complement of troops. The QSS Yahweh our only Nimitz class aircraft carrier has been orderd to the area with a full complement, full deployment to be done in 72 hrs. ETA for first wave of aid to arrive in 24 hrs. Troops and MASH UNits, Prayer Warriors and Chaplians will be arriving over the next three weeks. All churches and charitable orginizations within Quinntonia have been asked to give aid to POJ the top priority. Never before has a mobilization of this size been seen in Quinntonia.
*** In an emegency joint meeting of The Order of Bishops and The Parilament has unaminously voted to supply humanitarian aid with all our resources to POJ. Also, 30 billion USD has been authorized to hire out of nation aid orginizations to move into POJ.

***Defence Minister Vanessa Morh has transmitted a request for permission to enter the POJ borders with our aid units and all available troops. We must say that all troops that are coming are to help in the aid effort. We have no hostile intentions.

You have our thanks and our in place forces will designate liason officers and personnel to work with your forces and remove obstacles to their movement

***Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed has called von Joshua and offered the use of his entire secret service and also the use of an undisclosed base in Quinntonia that is equipped to run an entire nation from. Plaese respond. (secret message)

WWJD
Amen

This is also accepted with our thanks to you and our praise to the Living God for your friendship.

ooc t-gram incoming to you

Benjamin Smith finished settling into his seat on the 767 and thought he might be able to start again. Aquick trip to see his extended family in the Drum Gods and then on to, where was that little shithole again, The Free Ulster Nation. Wonder if the church has any missionaries there. Catholics are always good recruits he thought as the plane pulled away from the gate

Benjamin Smith left the plane at the TFUN airport and made his way towards the baggage area. Hmm. "I don't get the sense that this is a Catholic nation at all" he mused as he doddered along. "Wonder if I was misled?"

Benjamin Smith continues on his way outside the airport and catches a bus to Connaught. "I heard there was a religous march there recently. Wonder if the church has any missionaries in place? Perhaps I'll call home once I get settled"

Captain Prien knew just what to do and it had nothing to do with attending his wife's funeral. He was sure Dee Dee would forgive him and he also felt that the prospects were high that he would be joining her soon enough.

he walked up the gangway, saluted the colors on the fantail, returned the salute from the young sailor on watch and proceeded to find the C.O.B> overseeing the removal of solid trash from the last patrol.

"Make haste here and make all preparations for immediate departure. We are under sealed orders" He said waving the PJN envelope that actually contained his fit rep he was pretty sure as he haven't opened it and never would.

"I will lock this in the safe in my cabin and we will announce orders once we are underway. Recall as much of the crew as can be located but we must sail with the dawn tide". Make sure we have warshot TASLM and at least one TASLn loaded in the VLS."

"Nucs are you sure sir?"

Absolutely, all will be revealed when the orders are opened and read to the officers and crew.

Officer of the Watch: "wake the Capt. tell him we just completed our flank run and our depth is 900, speed reducing, we will rig for silent running and clear baffles when speed reaches 3 knots. We are now in position at the coordinates given."

"Chief of the Boat commence your turn when speed reaches 3 knots"

Rear Admiral Sasabowski in command of the PJS Moses off the Roanian port of aqua city in international waters furrows his brow while reading the de-coded transmission.

the PJS Moses is a modified Typhoon SSBN used primarily for spec ops. As such its soundproofing has been vastly upgraded. It of course no longer carrys any ballistic missiles but its torpedo room is still 100%. The spec ops and the sheer cost of the investment in this vessel are the main reasons for having a Rear Admiral in command.

He strides quickly from the comm room to the bridge..." I have the conn make your depth 1280 feet increase speed to full. .....Take us below the layer before increasing speed......Increase to flank after sound checks at full are completed."

Indicating a chart on which he has just drawn a line he says "make your heading 242 along this line." Miantain course and speed until just outside maximum detection range of the international line. Also instruct the weapons officer to ready the warshot in tubes 1 thru 4 for submerged targeting."

"Ask the XO to join me in the wardroom and have the Chief of the Boat find all members of the crew from the Jericho area and accompany them to the wardroom one at a time. Give us 30 minutes first as we need to review our personnel files"

The wording on the landmass the line on the chart point to reads "TFUN" and a city "Hartlepool".

Jesse son of Obed had just assigned a team of Men of Meggido, his secret sevice to find out what is happening with his nephew Kyle, away at school in Jericho when the news of the didaster comes over the news,,,, "Please God NO!!!!"
* * *
After the initial shock has passed the entire Promisekeepers foriegn forces protected by the entire Peace Keepers foriegn forces are activated and all aircraft in Quinntonian airspace are commandeered in order to move the huge complement of troops. The QSS Yahweh our only Nimitz class aircraft carrier has been orderd to the area with a full complement, full deployment to be done in 72 hrs. ETA for first wave of aid to arrive in 24 hrs. Troops and MASH UNits, Prayer Warriors and Chaplians will be arriving over the next three weeks. All churches and charitable orginizations within Quinntonia have been asked to give aid to POJ the top priority. Never before has a mobilization of this size been seen in Quinntonia.
*** In an emegency joint meeting of The Order of Bishops and The Parilament has unaminously voted to supply humanitarian aid with all our resources to POJ. Also, 30 billion USD has been authorized to hire out of nation aid orginizations to move into POJ.

***Defence Minister Vanessa Morh has transmitted a request for permission to enter the POJ borders with our aid units and all available troops. We must say that all troops that are coming are to help in the aid effort. We have no hostile intentions.

***Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed has called von Joshua and offered the use of his entire secret service and also the use of an undisclosed base in Quinntonia that is equipped to run an entire nation from. Plaese respond. (secret message)

WWJD
Amen

We are dispatching hunter groups **Met** and **Yankee** to provide submerged patroling of the convoy routes. (12 LA class SSN's and 4 LA(i) class SSNs)

Hunter group **Marlin** is proceeding at flank speed to hartlepool area (per POJ request) outside TFUN accompanied by the Seawolf SSN "Ranger"

We offer to send the carrier battle group McGwire to travel with your convoys and help provide additional Combat Air Patrol support over them.

The Premier of happy Baseball Fans this day announces a two year moritorium on military contruction and authorizes all funds marked for new military construction earmarked for POJ relief efforts (Our military budget per the calc is around 300 bil per year so call new contruction say 10bil US?)

Happy, your generous proposal will be accepted, we are in fear for the security of our troops on their long journey. Also, my government has put all its reserves on full alert, meaning that we can mobilise our entire reserve force in 48 hrs. We are putting all our defensive forces on Alert-1 and making gas masks and oxygen supplies available to the general public.

WWJD
Amen.

MSGT Stryker returned to base still shaking his head.

While being let out of jail; he saw the broadcasts that over 150 people had died from some kind of "food poisoning" that seeming to spread almost at will. Thousands were hospitalized and the military bases were no exception.

He wondered if maybe his liquid diet from the past week had kept him alive and also began thinking about a transfer to 1st Battalion in Free Palestinian State. Those troops, to his knowledge were the only Marines deployed anywhere since things collapsed in TFUN.

ooc Renaming Thread "An End and A Beginning"

MSGT John Stryker waited at the dock for the first ships from Quinntonia to arrive. He had been named Command Master SGT of the Marines escorting the Quinntonian relief forces from the naval base. "How in the name of God do you appoint someone who has had more liquor than food in his system since this stupidity started?" His most recent "foreign relations" had been ordering flamenwurfers turned on a crowd point blank to protect his soldiers. A thought that still made him sick and sleepless without a ever increasing quantities on Johnny Walker Black.

Oh Well. His men were ready and their vehicles in operating order, the transports had been inspected and the route was currently being patrolled. Not much else to do except wait and hope there was a bar at the first stopover tonight.

Mohammed Kodar sat in the coffee shop across the street from the hospital sipping his latte with a quite evil little grin.

Ah, the English, he thought; how easily manipulated...

Now that he could move more freely, perhaps he would go back to the coffee shop. Mohammed Kodar thought. Wonder if all the self absorbed doctors would be hitting the latte while their patients died.

Captain Prien knew just what to do and it had nothing to do with attending his wife's funeral. He was sure Dee Dee would forgive him and he also felt that the prospects were high that he would be joining her soon enough.

he walked up the gangway, saluted the colors on the fantail, returned the salute from the young sailor on watch and proceeded to find the C.O.B> overseeing the removal of solid trash from the last patrol.

"Make haste here and make all preparations for immediate departure. We are under sealed orders" He said waving the PJN envelope that actually contained his fit rep he was pretty sure as he haven't opened it and never would.

"I will lock this in the safe in my cabin and we will announce orders once we are underway. Recall as much of the crew as can be located but we must sail with the dawn tide". Make sure we have warshot TASLM and at least one TASLn loaded in the VLS."

"Nucs are you sure sir?"

Absolutely, all will be revealed when the orders are opened and read to the officers and crew.

Officer of the Watch: "wake the Capt. tell him we just completed our flank run and our depth is 900, speed reducing, we will rig for silent running and clear baffles when speed reaches 3 knots. We are now in position at the coordinates given."

"Chief of the Boat commence your turn when speed reaches 3 knots"

"Now at launch depth" Sonar holds no contacts"

"Very Well" Captain Gunther Prien couldn't quite believe he had gotten this far. He knew that he wouldn't get back to his ship in time to sortie after setting that can of whatever it was where he knew his wife would be meeting her doctor boyfriend at the seafood restaurant. That arab sure knew his shit didn't he. All the subsequent activities had certainly overshadowed that little bit of revenge. It didn't dawn on him at all that many people died needlessly because the nation didn't have the expertise of the people in his wife's dept of the CDC. He knew there was no way he should have made it this far. Where were all the patrols the Drum and Crookfur were supposed to be trolling around?

Oh Well. It all works out. And now. Time for some payback for the little upstart terrorists who killed his brother in the marines during the "peacekeeping" bit in TFUN. He still couldn't quite believe the brass the little bastards had shown after the Promise of Joshua had saved Ulster from the Drum. Oh well, that was short lived wasn't it he thought as he turned to his weapons officer

"Open the VLS doors on tubes 1 through 6 and make those missiles ready in all respects"

"Aye Sir" replied the Weapons Officer wondering if the Capt already had the missile keys from the safe or if this was just a high stress drill...

BUMP!

As the first transport and civilian passenger planes begin to land, introductions are made between Bishop Robert Schultz III and MTSG Stryker. Stryker has heard of this guy, he is the epitome of the arrogent ambassodor.
"....and I will be needing appropraite accomadations for myself and my general staff, about 58 peopl including my personal bodygaurds. Also, I will need to have easy access to a command post that I will use to co-ordinate our relief efforts. I am also willing to take nominal command of the multi-national efforts, including, Happy and POJ, in order to keep confusion to a minumum. The military command post will need to be able to house 300 officers and meet the specifications that I have given to your assistant. Have you been drinking, I don't approve of drinking. As a high ranking member of your nations military you should be setting an example. Are you listening to me?"
Stryker realises that he is going to have a really big headache, and soon.

Meanwhile...."I hope these facilities will meet with your approval," Jesse son of Obed says while gesturing to the near endless expanse of luxury rooms and high-tech computer command centers that seem to stretch for kilometres. The ultra-modern wing of The Quinntonian Tabernacle Government Building is massive, and has been completely outfitted with every device and communication device that money can buy. POJ military types and technicians are running everywhere, outfitting everything to their personal needs and checking all the systems. "I hope that your stay here will be enjoyable, considering the circumstances. We have taken every effort to ensure your security and privacy. I still suggest that you sweep all the rooms for listening devices, as there are those in my country who would think they do not answer to me, and have appionted themselves the gaurdians of national security. I regret to inform you that you will be restricted to this wing only, however, as most of our government departments are housed in this building. I regret that you will likewise not be allowed to leave the building as if you are recognised, all our efforts at secrecy will be undone. However, I will invite you to stay as my personal guest in the Prime Ministers Wing if you wish. I was informed that you might stay here with your men, but friendship requires me to make the offer."

OOC-The Tabernacle Building is huge, over 40 stories high and stretching over several square kilometers and plunging to depths of over a kilometer. It is completely grey polished granite on the outside, giving it a very dark and ancient feel. It is broken up into several "wings"
i)The Prime Ministers Private Rooms- Some of the most luxurious living quaters in the country, also serves as a kind of museum for all the leaders of the nation from the beginning.
ii)Guest Wing- The one you are staying in. Ultra-modern, with barracks and luxury rooms, offices, military command centers, etc.
iii)Military Wing-Restricted- Houses most of the command centers for our military, not including aid units.
iv)Mercy Wing-Command centers for the international aid processes
v)Intellegence wing-CLASSIFIED
vi)Research and Developement Wing-CLASSIFIED
vii)Parliament Wing-Houses our parliament, office space for members, etc.
viii)Order of Bishops Wing-Houses the meeting rooms for the Order of Bishops, office space, etc.
ix)Library Wing-A collection of some of the rarest books on the planet
x)There are more departments, but most of them are more mundane, like Dept. of Education, Transport, etc.


WWJD
Amen.

I refute the claims we have anybody called Mohammad Kodar in our country, we are an all white country, he wouldn't even get over the border. Sorry your barking up the wrong tree.

((Is it too late to offer Inquisitors to my fellow catholics?))

What is going on?

He reckons some arab has put a virus in his water stream, and he reckons the blokes from my country!! The arabs called Mohammad!!! A great name for an Ulstermen!! Sorry, he's barking up the wrong tree.

Is a war being waged against us? We do have a 1.5million man fully teched army present with a plethora of miitary vehicles and armaments. We have hidden yet still established airbases and missile centres with the TFUN. Do not challenge us.

Major General Anthony Wolfe hurries to greet Biship Schultz, making certain that his perfectly prepared uniform or hair isn't mussed on the way.

"Your excellancy, all is prepared and I welcome you in the name of the Promise of Joshua. I trust my Command Master SGT has all preparations in order so that you needn't be bothered by any unnecessary details". Your accomadations and HQ facilities are prepared and I'm sure we can meet your expectations. I am to serve as your official liason and am to help ensure that all goes according to your plans.

Perhaps a brief tour while the Command Master Sgt coordinates the details with your assistants?"

Meanwhile.... President Richard von Joshua, looking very weary, seems to light up as he surveys the scene around him and the new facilities. "I certainly appreciate all your many acts of kindness and friendship and you are most correct in that it is probably in everyone's best interest if others do not realize that we are here. I will need to stay with my men, but perhaps we can get together and mutually conduct a service of thanksgiving once affairs of state allow us the opportunity to do so together. Perhaps this service could also serve as a memorial of the lives of your nephew Kyle, my son, and all the other lives lost these recent weeks?

Peace

Is a war being waged against us? We do have a 1.5million man fully teched army present with a plethora of miitary vehicles and armaments. We have hidden yet still established airbases and missile centres with the TFUN. Do not challenge us.

ooc: no, read the thread. Especially the parts concerning Gunther Prien. Mohammed Kodar is actually still in POJ. I've kept TFUN in the loop but he hasn't followed up so I'm not sure how far to take that part of the thread. We'll see.

Find Prien's ship, Drum Gods, I've sent my Barracuda Patrol boats out looking for it, and sent a team of Black Hawks. We need that ship blowing out of the water!!

Benjamin Smith finished settling into his seat on the 767 and thought he might be able to start again. Aquick trip to see his extended family in the Drum Gods and then on to, where was that little shithole again, The Free Ulster Nation. Wonder if the church has any missionaries there. Catholics are always good recruits he thought as the plane pulled away from the gate

Benjamin Smith left the plane at the TFUN airport and made his way towards the baggage area. Hmm. "I don't get the sense that this is a Catholic nation at all" he mused as he doddered along. "Wonder if I was misled?"

Benjamin Smith continues on his way outside the airport and catches a bus to Connaught. "I heard there was a religous march there recently. Wonder if the church has any missionaries in place? Perhaps I'll call home once I get settled"

Benjamin Smith noticed just how quiet things seemed in Cannaught. He finally found some missionaries from the local church who were mostly operating underground because of the religous environment. He was still surprised he hadn't been stopped at the airport. "Oh well, all things work out for the best he thought; unless of course you happened to be the whoremaster son of the President that is" he thought with a wrye little smile...

The Promise of Joshua, due to your accusations, I may be forced to call my alliance out to destroy you.

Jesse son of Obed replies that he would be happy to have a memorial service with von Joshua. He pionts out that there is a service going on in the Tabernacle at all times, 24/7. He then takes von Joshua aside and tells him that he has personally dispatched members of The Men of Meggido to moniter a group that we believe may be behind this attack. He apoligises for the imposition, but there will now be covert operations taking place on POJ soil. He does not wish this to cause an international incedent and if they are captured, he will deny any involvement, however, it is not a negotiable piont. He looks weary and very much older than his 44 years when he says, "It pains me much that we have all been brought to this, I will pray for your people and mine, and I hope that the future holds much friendship between our peopl. And betwwen us. We have very similar pasts, according to my intellegence offivers, and I know what a burden it is that God has moved us into the positions that we now have. I also know that God has a purpose for all of us, let us pray that we are not to serve as bad examples."

OOC-Tell me what else you need.

WWJD
Amen.

A message to POJ High Command:

We have intercepted several messages concerning a military build up of your troops with the TFUN. We are concerned about your intentions considering this is a time of peace between our forces and the TFUN terrorist factions. We do not wish this period to end. What are you planning to do? Do not turn our relationship sour.

Find Prien's ship, Drum Gods, I've sent my Barracuda Patrol boats out looking for it, and sent a team of Black Hawks. We need that ship blowing out of the water!!

ooc I'm assuming your Barracuda have some rudimentary sonar. I know Balck Hawks don't. Your frigate(thought you had one) would

**suggestion that your sonar operators pick up a faint signal coming from around the international water area on the way to Roania (the other way from POJ) it is there and then fades out as if someone was moving quickly and reduced speed. An estimatation of depth would place the signal between 900-1500 feet. Too deep for launch.**(end ooc)

Aboard the PJS Moses Admiral Sosabowksi commanding.

"We are reducing speed and have completed our run. Depth now 900 still below the layer"

Sonar: "Capt. surface contact or contacts bearing on our projected path from Capt Prien's ship, the Endeavor, possible multiple contacts, possible patrol craft. Impossible to estimate range."

"very well. Rig for silent running and man battle stations sub"

ooc

RL calls

Sorry

back this evening.

The Tridor Goliath Nuclear stealth submarine had been given new orders and co-ordinates. Surround by 300 wild silver lupin mini-subs it makes its way. Aboard deck stands General Corkshire waiting for their target to become visible. The tip off from TFUN forces had been helpful and while not necessary they were curious to find out what this ship was all about.

"Sir, ship insight!"

"Send them this message. Cease and assist. What is your reason for operating in Drum Godian waters?"

Meanwhile he turned and whispered to shipman nearby,"Man the auxiliary Swarm torpedos."

OOC-How close would you have to be in order to see that sub?
WWJD
Amen.

The Tridor Goliath Nuclear stealth submarine had been given new orders and co-ordinates. Surround by 300 wild silver lupin mini-subs it makes its way. Aboard deck stands General Corkshire waiting for their target to become visible. The tip off from TFUN forces had been helpful and while not necessary they were curious to find out what this ship was all about.

"Sir, ship insight!"

"Send them this message. Cease and assist. What is your reason for operating in Drum Godian waters?"

Meanwhile he turned and whispered to shipman nearby,"Man the auxiliary Swarm torpedos."

ooc not sure who this is directed at. PJS Moses is a Typhoon class SSBN modified for spec ops and very silent. Traveling 900+ depth on silent running at 3 knots coming from the direction of Roania waters.

PJS "Endeavor" is a SSN LA(i) improved class with VLS at launch depth within strike range of hartlepool.

Hope your last is directed at TFUN or at least not at the Moses as there are no Ballistic nucs there. end ooc

Moses Sonar Operator: "sir large surface contact..make that contacts" just came on scope. Classify as Goliath Nuclear submarine on the surface. They have broken radio silence. I have an exact fix. Weapons should have solution in moments. Sir IFF indicates this is a DG ship"

Admiral Sosabowksi (appearing stunned) "on the surface!!! Transmitting in clear!!!!! are they insane?????? no matter. maintain depth course and speed. Deploy the towed array, it isn't the patrol boats or the Goliath submarine we are after. DG or no the Goliath's Capt is obviously an Ulsterman. Remain below the layer until we have the towed array deployed.

Meanwhile.......

Sonarman PJS Endeavor" "Captain!!!! multiple surface contacts from two locations. Classify contact 1 as multiple patrol boats bearing 020. identify as TFUN. Classify contact 2 as a very large crusier or battleship bearing 358 possible unidentifieable escorts. Contact 2 has broken radio silence and I believe is bearing on contact 1. We have firing solution on contact 2. Still generating on contact 1.

Capt Prien strides to the sonar shack: "contact 2 is obviously TFUN as well as the Drum would not be so foolish." Thinking to himself Capt Prien: I did not realize TFUN had anything larger than a frigate. Oh well past tense is all that matters for this one.

Capt Prien to the XO: "Close missile tube doors and change from BS missile to Battlestations. Diving officer: make your depth 150 feet. helm make your course 359. Lock solution on contact 2 into computer and FIRE TUBES 1-4 at contact 2!!"

Weapons Officer: "sir tubes 1-4 fired at contact 2 running normal"

"Helm come about to 210 and make your depth 950 feet, take us below the layer, all ahead full when depth reaches 900" Reload tubes 1-3, place decoy in tube 4. Smartly gentlemen, smartly!!!"

You bastard, sink my Brracuda patrol boats, you'll have trouble.

Aboard the Moses: sonar: "Admiral TORPEDOES IN THE WATER BEARING 010 TARGET APPEARS TO BE THE DG GOLAITH!!!! I now hold contact three submerged at 020 bearing rate changing depth 180 and increasing speed unknown.... Sir plant noise increasing...its the Endeavor"

Admiral Sosabowski: "Make your course 045 to avoid the torpedoes correct to 025 after they pass our beam, make your depth 180, follow him down and stay in his baffles Increase speed to 10 and get a firing solution on the Endeavor". "Sonar leave the tow out and keep an ear on those torpedoes, I don't want one of them driving up our ass"

"Aye sir"

You bastard, sink my Brracuda patrol boats, you'll have trouble.

ooc your barracuda's have nothing to worry about so far although your sonar people probably shit themselves when the torpedoes fired. That Goliath is in all probability dead(although that is still Drum's call to make) because it was running on the surface(talking about things being "in sight" and "on deck" kinda hard to do underwater) and transmitting when God know who was around.

btw: where is the frigate I thought you bought. it would probably already have the endeavor chasing its tail when the missile tube doors closed. The frigate had a towed array right? end ooc

Jesse son of Obed replies that he would be happy to have a memorial service with von Joshua. He pionts out that there is a service going on in the Tabernacle at all times, 24/7. He then takes von Joshua aside and tells him that he has personally dispatched members of The Men of Meggido to moniter a group that we believe may be behind this attack. He apoligises for the imposition, but there will now be covert operations taking place on POJ soil. He does not wish this to cause an international incedent and if they are captured, he will deny any involvement, however, it is not a negotiable piont. He looks weary and very much older than his 44 years when he says, "It pains me much that we have all been brought to this, I will pray for your people and mine, and I hope that the future holds much friendship between our peopl. And betwwen us. We have very similar pasts, according to my intellegence offivers, and I know what a burden it is that God has moved us into the positions that we now have. I also know that God has a purpose for all of us, let us pray that we are not to serve as bad examples."

OOC-Tell me what else you need.

WWJD
Amen.

Looking very weary and thankful for the support of an understanding friend; Richard von Joshua says "agreed on all counts. Our intelligence services will provide what assistance they can but I'm not even sure what shape our people are in. I ask two things; when your people apprehend the responsible parties and/or if they encounter any obstacles from well meaning POJ citizens, do let me know.

Peace

Aboard the Moses: sonar: "Admiral TORPEDOES IN THE WATER BEARING 010 TARGET APPEARS TO BE THE DG GOLAITH!!!! I now hold contact three submerged at 020 bearing rate changing depth 180 and increasing speed unknown.... Sir plant noise increasing...its the Endeavor"

Admiral Sosabowski: "Make your course 045 to avoid the torpedoes correct to 025 after they pass our beam, make your depth 180, follow him down and stay in his baffles Increase speed to 10 and get a firing solution on the Endeavor". "Sonar leave the tow out and keep an ear on those torpedoes, I don't want one of them driving up our ass"

"Aye sir"

Uh its a deep stealth sub. It was underwater surround by around 250 mini speed missile subs. So no I don't know what you are doing.

Aboard the Moses: sonar: "Admiral TORPEDOES IN THE WATER BEARING 010 TARGET APPEARS TO BE THE DG GOLAITH!!!! I now hold contact three submerged at 020 bearing rate changing depth 180 and increasing speed unknown.... Sir plant noise increasing...its the Endeavor"

Admiral Sosabowski: "Make your course 045 to avoid the torpedoes correct to 025 after they pass our beam, make your depth 180, follow him down and stay in his baffles Increase speed to 10 and get a firing solution on the Endeavor". "Sonar leave the tow out and keep an ear on those torpedoes, I don't want one of them driving up our ass"

"Aye sir"

Uh its a deep stealth sub. It was underwater surround by around 250 mini speed missile subs. So no I don't know what you are doing.


Aboard deck stands General Corkshire waiting for their target to become visible. The tip off from TFUN forces had been helpful and while not necessary they were curious to find out what this ship was all about.

"Sir, ship insight!"

"Send them this message. Cease and assist. What is your reason for operating in Drum Godian waters

can you see where it could be interpreted that you were on the surface? "Aboard Deck" and "waiting to become visible" and "sir ship in sight" all are kinda hard to do underwater.

What do you suggest?

I have no idea what a "mini speed missile sub" is but if it helps against torps; maybe we could rp it with you surfaced and then diving?

What do you think?

To: Jesse; son of Obed, Richard von Joshua also suggests that the city of Jericho not be rebuilt, but that the site be dedicated as a memorial.

To: Jesse; son of Obed, Richard von Joshua also suggests that the city of Jericho not be rebuilt, but that the site be dedicated as a memorial.

It is your city. I just would like a decision as to what you would like to do with the survivors. We have the capability to serve up to 1.5 million people with medical aid, clothing, foodstuffs and shelter. We can be in full mobilisation in 72 hrs.

OOC-How many survivors?

WWJD
Amen.

Sorry for the confusion the Silver Lupins are small ships but are very fast. They are nicknamed piranhas and carry missiles and thats it. They load up within the goliath and swarm all around it ready to pick off anything that comes near it such as enemy ships and or to intercept missiles.

The Tridor itself is a stealth sub so hard to detect but when its coming towards you it is an awesome as it is simply huge. It is a bit like the size of a Goliath battleship but underwater and maybe even larger. It would be safe to say very difficult to take out. As it itself is very heavily armed and defended.

ooc I would estimate survivors to be up to a million with most not surviving the radiation effects long term. They would have to be evacuated so there are several tent cities forming well outside the blast radius. These tent cities will no doubt turn into something more substantial and the memorial can be dedicated there in time. The blast site itself would obviously need to be off limits for quite some time.
(end ooc)

Richard von Joshua: I am told of many survivors being evacuated by our joint aid groups to tent cities forming on the edges of the blast radius. This is the area of greatest need even with family living elsewhere taking survivors in after they clear our medical checks. I am told of some problems with people leaving or trying to before they can be cleared. This is another regretable effect but is to be expected.

My personnel here are gearing up for a national address that I will need to make in the very near future once we think most of Promise of Joshua's citizens will be able to receive it. I will make several points.

1. Call upon all citizens in areas not directed affected by the blast to take in their fellow citizens as they can
2. To support the relief efforts now centered on the survivor communities(the word "tent cities" or refugees will no longer be used officially) building up around the blast area.
3. To those asking what they can do to help identify and catch the perpetrators I would say cooperate fully with the already appointed multinational teams working on this.
4. Do not forget or forget to pray for those suffering from the apparent poisoning of our water supply.
5. Education and schools must continue if we are to replace the scientists and doctors and other personnel lost who have the training necessary to combat this in the future. Pray for our educators.
6. A memorial to the fallen will be established in the near future once things have stablized. The site will be determined but will focus on the Jericho blasts. Jericho will not be rebuilt in the near future. Pray for the planners here.

A may also need to announce our withdrawal from the UN for a period of time. Events will dictate the timing of this course of action. Thank you again for all your support and help in this time of trial.

Sorry for the confusion the Silver Lupins are small ships but are very fast. They are nicknamed piranhas and carry missiles and thats it. They load up within the goliath and swarm all around it ready to pick off anything that comes near it such as enemy ships and or to intercept missiles.

The Tridor itself is a stealth sub so hard to detect but when its coming towards you it is an awesome as it is simply huge. It is a bit like the size of a Goliath battleship but underwater and maybe even larger. It would be safe to say very difficult to take out. As it itself is very heavily armed and defended.

As the thread (especially the parts about Gunther Prien show) Prien is being rped as a Capt gone mad. He is able to deduce that orders which would obviously result in his crew's death, like launching his missiles with other combatants around to fire on the launch point, would not be obeyed. I see from other threads that TFUN is pretty much a crater just like parts of POJ right now. Do you want to rp it from the point torps launch(its not like you couldn't fire back down the axis of the torps advance anyway with something that could pick up the endeavor. Depth changes might be a problem but that the fun of an rp)

ooc I allowed TFUN patrol ships rudementary sonar even though I don't think they are equiped that way so he could participate in the rp. I'm going to say something if he trys to open fire on anything submerged as his patrol craft aren't really ASW capable. Maybe WWII depth charges but the patrol craft like the Cyclone just aren't big enough for current ASW weapons agreed? end ooc

ooc TG for DG(sorry I couldn't resist) :D

Aboard the Moses: sonar: "Admiral TORPEDOES IN THE WATER BEARING 010 TARGET APPEARS TO BE THE DG GOLAITH!!!! I now hold contact three submerged at 020 bearing rate changing depth 180 and increasing speed unknown.... Sir plant noise increasing...its the Endeavor"

Admiral Sosabowski: "Make your course 045 to avoid the torpedoes correct to 025 after they pass our beam, make your depth 180, follow him down and stay in his baffles Increase speed to 10 and get a firing solution on the Endeavor". "Sonar leave the tow out and keep an ear on those torpedoes, I don't want one of them driving up our ass"

"Aye sir"

weapons officer: "we have firing solution on the endeavor."


"very well. flood tubes one and two, fire one and two with a 10 second interval"

sonar: "torpedos away running normally Endeavor seems to not yet be aware of their launch".

Sosabowski: right fifteen degrees rudder take us to 1200 feet make course away from the TFUN coast.



ooc about three minutes later


Endeavor sonar room: ping. ping ping ping "Capt torpedo's on active closing rapidly from astern!!!!! They have us in acquisition!!!!!!!

Prien: relase the decoy. right 15 and increase to flank!!!!!!


ping ping PING PING PING PING sonar: "sir one torpedo has acquired the decoy. other closing" PING PING PING PING


MASSIVE EXPLOSION

Moses sonar room: sir I hold flooding and bulkhead collapse noises coming from the endeavor. I hold no other submerged contacts at this time.

Admiral Sosabowksi: very well. Change course for Joshua City and take us home Depth 1200 Speed 20 knots. We will notify the admiralty after we clear TFUN waters.

ooc I would estimate survivors to be up to a million with most not surviving the radiation effects long term. They would have to be evacuated so there are several tent cities forming well outside the blast radius. These tent cities will no doubt turn into something more substantial and the memorial can be dedicated there in time. The blast site itself would obviously need to be off limits for quite some time.
(end ooc)

Richard von Joshua: I am told of many survivors being evacuated by our joint aid groups to tent cities forming on the edges of the blast radius. This is the area of greatest need even with family living elsewhere taking survivors in after they clear our medical checks. I am told of some problems with people leaving or trying to before they can be cleared. This is another regretable effect but is to be expected.

My personnel here are gearing up for a national address that I will need to make in the very near future once we think most of Promise of Joshua's citizens will be able to receive it. I will make several points.

1. Call upon all citizens in areas not directed affected by the blast to take in their fellow citizens as they can
2. To support the relief efforts now centered on the survivor communities(the word "tent cities" or refugees will no longer be used officially) building up around the blast area.
3. To those asking what they can do to help identify and catch the perpetrators I would say cooperate fully with the already appointed multinational teams working on this.
4. Do not forget or forget to pray for those suffering from the apparent poisoning of our water supply.
5. Education and schools must continue if we are to replace the scientists and doctors and other personnel lost who have the training necessary to combat this in the future. Pray for our educators.
6. A memorial to the fallen will be established in the near future once things have stablized. The site will be determined but will focus on the Jericho blasts. Jericho will not be rebuilt in the near future. Pray for the planners here.

A may also need to announce our withdrawal from the UN for a period of time. Events will dictate the timing of this course of action. Thank you again for all your support and help in this time of trial.



*****************PROMISE NEWS NETWORK***************

This is our first live broadcast since the destruction of the city of Jericho. In a surprising speech, our President, called not only for what we were advised he would talk about but also announced our temporary withdrawal from the UN. While unable or unwilling to give an estimate of the numbers of our citizens who have lost their lives in the seemingly endless terrorist attacks, our President did announce that those responsible were being sought vigorously with the help of the internaitonal community.

It is unknown whether our President's reference to a "rogue naval officer" has anything to do with scenes of similair destruction in The FRee Ulster Nation, events would seem to tie that nation's old government to possible links with the terrorists here. President Richard von Joshua was also evasive when asked about the rumors that the contruction ongoing in the survivor's city would result in a renaming of the city, being built rapidly, as "Kyle City" in honor of the international support this nation has received.

Our reporter on scene at the survivor's city says that recently retired Marine MSGT John J Stryker has proven his organizational and city planning, construction skills in the rapid events now taking place on site. Former MSGT Stryker has apparently used his military benefits over te years not only to fund his own education, but has paid for the education of several children of his soldiers who have lost their lives under his command.

This station is currently working with the POJ Marines on a documentary that should prove interesting.

Today in a suprise announcement Quinntonia Science Minister has opened international exports to an experimental foam that "soaks" up latent radiation and heat in and area. This will be used to try and reclaim the affected area in POJ. Unfortunately, it is prohibitively expensive. Quinntonian authorities have estimated the cost to reclaim the affected area at approx. $15 billion and will take 3 months. It is really seen as the only option as the radiation will affect the area for hundreds of years.
WWJD
Amen.

The Premier of Happy Baseball Fans has announced today that this nation will absorb the $15bil cost in helping the Quinntonian scientific community clean up the radiated areas of POJ.

This will be financed by the postponment of the F23 development project

Play Ball!!

OOC-Thank you very much Happy, we were going to take it out of the budget set aside for the humanitarian costs, above and beyond our own military costs. (30 billion) However, if you are going to absorb the costs, we can start to TG other nations and hire their relief workers.

WWJD
Amen.

BUMP

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Hopefully Belmore will get involved in this now that he is back.

Bump for the Belmore

Mohammed Kodar sat in the coffee shop across the street from the hospital sipping his latte with a quite evil little grin.

Ah, the English, he thought; how easily manipulated...

Now that he could move more freely, perhaps he would go back to the coffee shop. Mohammed Kodar thought. Wonder if all the self absorbed doctors would be hitting the latte while their patients died.

Mohammed Kodar was quite pleased with himself. The bumbling idiot Smith had turned out to be no problem at all and even managed to dispose of himself by moving to a town the got nuked in Free Ulster. How appropriate and what a fine use of military firepower. He would have to think kindly toward the Drum from here on in. They had demonstrated that the heathen Darwin may have been right after all. Perhaps they could prove of value....perhaps he thought as he boarded the plane that would take him out of the ruin that POJ had become. No one trusted anyone anymore here. Well Mohammed could understand the reason why after all.....

As Kodar boards the plane he that feeling you sometimes get when you are all alone in the house late at night and you know that someone else is there, but you tell yourself that it just isn't possible. he quickly dismisses the feeling. Meanwhile...... the pilot, an incredibly large man with a very small crucifix tattoo just above his eyebrow, smiles.

In a apartment in The City of Peace, Capitol of Quinntonia, a group of swarthy men huddle around a table that has plans and weapons spread out all over it. One says, "We have had confirmation, it has been along time, but our cell has been activated. We know what we have to do." He drops a polarios photo of Jesse son of Obed.

WWJD
Amen.

Mohammed Kodar finally feels comfortable as the plane begins its liftoff run. He settles back in his seat and is quickly asleep. So much going on over the last months. Finally time to just look forward to some uninterrupted relaxation...

BUMP!

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Newsflash-QNN
Today in a suprise news conferance, Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed announced the he would address the people of Quinntonia and the international community from the balcony of THe Government Tabernacle Building. It is thought that he will talk of the unprecedented size and scope of the relief efforts in POJ. In other news....


A group of swarthy men sit watching the TV news, the one in the back says, "This is when it will be done."

WWJD
Amen.

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***************Baseball News Network********************

If you just don't care about anything other than whether the Braves won; go ahead and change the channel because we are leading with other news this evening..........................

HBF police today announced the discovery of Mohammed Kodar, an international terrorist believed to be somehow affiliated with the parties responsible for the horrors inflicted on POJ.

No cameras were allowed on the scene which tells us more than we probably need to know. An official police spokesperson stated that documents were found of "substantial international significance".

Now Back to Baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!


Meanwhile:

The HBF ambassador drops by announced at the principal building of govt in Quinntonia. His deseveled appearence speaks of a rapid trip here.

"I must speak to the son of Obed"

A man in a dress military uniform says, "I'm sorry sir, he is about to make an address from the balcony and will see you after that engagement."
The ambassador, not a foppish diplomat, but at one time a pro baseball player, until his knees went, knows that this cannot wait, so always a man of action he has to do something. He brings his knee hard into the groin of the gaurd and raises his cane like a bat and swings it at the next, nearly taking the poor kids' head right off. After dealing with these gaurds, he begins to run towards the press area, a relatively close area that he knows Jesse will be in. He begins to run and gets tackled by about four more gaurds on the way there, (the only reason he hasn't been shot is that they know he is a diplomat). He starts to fight them again, his powerful swimg and strong upper body, toned from long hours in the batting cage, making short work of thhem. He then hears the Quinntonian Press Secretary announce the Prime Minister and comes around the corner just in time to see the curtains part and Jesse son of Obed step into the sunlight. The diplomat runs out onto the balcony and his expert eye, trained from squinting down at pitchers, immediately spots a swarthy man lifting a home made looking rifle to his shoulder on another building top and jumps to push the Prime Minister. His gaurds, misinterpreting this as an attack, grab him just as he feels his bad knee pop and pain start to shoot up his leg. He was no pitcher, but he grabs a loose piece of masonry and throws it at Jesse. It rings off his side and Jesse crumples to the floor as a shot rings out and the wall behind where his head was, explodes.
All Hell breaks loose.

WWJD
Amen

OOC-How did you like how I fit in all the B-ball referances?

A man in a dress military uniform says, "I'm sorry sir, he is about to make an address from the balcony and will see you after that engagement."
The ambassador, not a foppish diplomat, but at one time a pro baseball player, until his knees went, knows that this cannot wait, so always a man of action he has to do something. He brings his knee hard into the groin of the gaurd and raises his cane like a bat and swings it at the next, nearly taking the poor kids' head right off. After dealing with these gaurds, he begins to run towards the press area, a relatively close area that he knows Jesse will be in. He begins to run and gets tackled by about four more gaurds on the way there, (the only reason he hasn't been shot is that they know he is a diplomat). He starts to fight them again, his powerful swimg and strong upper body, toned from long hours in the batting cage, making short work of thhem. He then hears the Quinntonian Press Secretary announce the Prime Minister and comes around the corner just in time to see the curtains part and Jesse son of Obed step into the sunlight. The diplomat runs out onto the balcony and his expert eye, trained from squinting down at pitchers, immediately spots a swarthy man lifting a home made looking rifle to his shoulder on another building top and jumps to push the Prime Minister. His gaurds, misinterpreting this as an attack, grab him just as he feels his bad knee pop and pain start to shoot up his leg. He was no pitcher, but he grabs a loose piece of masonry and throws it at Jesse. It rings off his side and Jesse crumples to the floor as a shot rings out and the wall behind where his head was, explodes.
All Hell breaks loose.

WWJD
Amen

OOC-How did you like how I fit in all the B-ball referances?

ooc MOST EXCELLENT WAYNE!!

ICA: Ian Reid, a not so lifelong diplomat, realized at once what was happening and yelled to the son of Obed "STAY DOWN THEY HAVE MULTIPLE SHOOTERS". he had long disagreed with the concept of the folding stock aluminum pistol that he was required to carry because it only was accurate for the first couple of shots and the hazards of being caught with it were too numerous to mention.

Those thoughts did not intrude themselves as the stock snapped into place and the weapon came up. "yeah you sorry sack of shit, Meet God" Ian thoght as the tranplanted former POJ citizen centered his weapon's sights on the center of the cross below the eye of the rifleman who had just fired. The Quinntonian guards seemed to ignore him after the rifle shot and he had time to think about his POJ Marine DI as he watched the would be assassins' head explode. What was the name "Striker" something like that...?? His time as a professional ballplayer, only possible in HBF, had provided security and wealth, but right now he was most thankful for his 4 required years in the POJ Marine Corps before his parents had arranged immigration to live with his aunt and uncle.

Now where was the other shooter and would the Quintonian bodyguards look "out" intead of "in" long enough for him to do their jobs for them?

There are indeed multiple shooters, hundreds of rounds start to come in from numerous pionts as the air fills with the sounds of automatic gunfire. Ian is utterly shocked at how the Quinntonian bodygaurds seem to have absolutely no regard for their lives as they stand in the way of the bullets and die with smiles and prayers on their lips. Ian spots another sniper and gets two rounds into him just as another one fires and Ian sees Jesse's chest explode ina torrent of blood. At this piont, the crowd is taking matters into their own hands literally ripping the offending assasins to pieces with their bare hands, it is a grotesque disply of fervent loyalty anf faith. Finally Ian gets bit once... twice... and three times in the chest. He didn't notice bees here, he thinks as the pitcher throws at him and the crowd roars their support. Just one more swing........

WWJD
Amen.

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There are indeed multiple shooters, hundreds of rounds start to come in from numerous pionts as the air fills with the sounds of automatic gunfire. Ian is utterly shocked at how the Quinntonian bodygaurds seem to have absolutely no regard for their lives as they stand in the way of the bullets and die with smiles and prayers on their lips. Ian spots another sniper and gets two rounds into him just as another one fires and Ian sees Jesse's chest explode ina torrent of blood. At this piont, the crowd is taking matters into their own hands literally ripping the offending assasins to pieces with their bare hands, it is a grotesque disply of fervent loyalty anf faith. Finally Ian gets bit once... twice... and three times in the chest. He didn't notice bees here, he thinks as the pitcher throws at him and the crowd roars their support. Just one more swing........

WWJD
Amen.

Ian looks over the barrel of the folding stock lugar to see a crowd of people overwhelm his target and then he sees no more..

As the cold night air seemed to drift through the light of the street lamp several dark shadows seemed to move towards a door. The door shattering inward sounded like an ax hitting wood at Christmastime in the frozen cold and snow but this wasn't Christmas.

As the uniformed men who until recently resembled ghostly shadows along a wall stormed into the room one swarthy looking man tried to rise from a bed in a state of half sleep. One swing of a state police assault rifle stock turned a state of half sleep into full unconsciousness.

As the van pulled up and the squad piled themselves and their unconscious "guest" into it the corporals headset beeped again and the voice on the other end sounded loud as words were quickly spoken about shots in another part of the world.

"Quickly we do not have much time" the dinstinctly rural accented POJ voice of the corporal rang harshly in the interior of the van as it speeded away.

but time had in fact already passed them by....

The Quinntonian government is in an uproar, there is no news on the condition of the Prime Minister. The Order of Bishops has declared a state of emegency and taken control of the government temporarily.
WWJD
Amen.

Office of the Premier:

"What. Jesse, son of Obed? ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS??"

"yes sir Mr. Premier. We have reports of an assassination attempt. Our ambassador did not arrive in time but gave his live attempting to warn their govt about the plans and emails we deciphered from Kodars computer. I can make inquiries into the son of Obed's condition and we can issue mobilization orders against......"

"No! This I do myself"(states the premier cutting off his chief of staff and reaching for the phone at the same time) "However you can locate the wife and family of Ian Reid and prepare appropriate transportation for our traveling group. That is another notification I will make in person"

The phone in the office of The Premier in Happy rings. "Hello? Yes, sir, it's for you, it's Bishop Robert Schultz III of Quinntonia, interim leader of The Quinntonian Government"
The cascade of emotions that goes across the face of the premier is difficult to watch for those who know him well. He gets off the phone and explains the new information. Ian Ried is not dead. He is in critical condition and security cameras have proven that he is a hero. He will be decorated with Quinntonia's highest honor, The Golden Crucifix, whether he survives or not. Our medical system is among the top three in the region and he will recieve our best care. Jesse son of Obed is also alive and also in critical condition, he is in surgery right now in a desparate attempt to save his life. We request that you hepl us. Use your navy to enforce a policed blockade of our coastline. That is, random searches of foriegn vessels, we will forward lists of cotraband. (includes all weapons)
Our military is now on the highest alert and we have five Tulip members in custody, they are also in need of medical attention, both because of their violent capture and the fact that they tried to commit suicide in custody with cyanide capsules.
WWJD
Amen.

President Richard von Joshua has announced a national day of prayer for Jesse son of Obed's recovery.

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Meanwhile.....

the swarthy man with the tattooed cross under his eye awakes to a very bright light.

He is still groogy and has a hard time focusing on anything other than the ivs running into his restrained arms and a man in an ordinary business suit explaining something to him about a choice......

The Premier of happy Baseball Fans is pleased to announce that:

1. Jesse son of Obed survived the assassination attempt

2. Ian Reid survived multiple gunshot wounds and may live. His family is being airlifted in a government G-5 to Quinntonia.

3. Airlift will be the only possible way into Quinntonia for awhile. At the request of the Quinntonian govt we are deploying the "Mantle/Mays" combined Carrier Battle Group to the shipping lanes off Quinntonia.

Close Escorts
6 Ticonderoga CGs
8 Arleigh Burke DDGs
2 Spruance Class DDs
1 LA(i) class SSN (VLS equiped)

Coastal Patrol Group

9 Oliver hazard Perry class FFG-7s
3 Ticongeroga CGs
12 Arleigh Burke Class DDGs
3 Spruance Class DDs

Submerged Patrol Group

13 LA Class Attack SSNs

1 Oscar II Guided Missile SSGN(conventional SS-N-19s)


we await your lists of contraband to search for. We assume "weapons free" on any confirmed Tulip vessels trying to run the blockade?

Any vessel that doesn't submit to searches or is confirmed as Tulip and doesn't immediately surrender, is to be considered hostile and destroyed.
WWJD
Amen.

Any vessel that doesn't submit to searches or is confirmed as Tulip and doesn't immediately surrender, is to be considered hostile and destroyed.
WWJD
Amen.

***************Transmission from Fleet Commander Rauss**********

To: Envoys of Jesse; son of Obed

We will make it so.

Meanwhile:

Aboard the "Morris" an LA Class SSN(i) deployed as part of the submerged patrol screen.

Sonar: "distant contact. Running on the surface.....diesel engine signature.....not a large vessel. Suggest course correction to 075 to for better acquisition profile.

OOW(Officer of the Watch) Helm, course change to 075. Sonar can you determine is course?

Sonar: wait one.

OOw: send coordinates of s1(contact surface) to the Keonig via ULF. Maybe they can have a chopper look this guy over.

Chief of the Watch: aye. do we wake anyone?

OOw: negative

BUMP!
WWJD
Amen.

Aboard the Morris:

sonar: sir, contact s1 is bearing toward the Quinntonian coast. heading for the shallows. Wait.........SIR now reclassify s1 as a submerged contact! Bearing rate to target changing. Sir, he's turning away from us and changing depth...going deeper.

OOW: DAMN! Wake the Capt. tell him we have unknown submerged contact that was running on the surface now making .....Sonar. what speed do you hold on s1?

Sonar: sir, contact is making 5 knots more or less. I classify him as a desel submarine possibly Kilo export class.

OOW: Tell the Capt the contact seems aware of our presence or knows the coastline very well to hazard going shallow this close to the coast. (either that or he is a damn fool thought the officer of the watch. Well terrorists never were that bright were they?)

aye sir!

sonar: sir I now hold what I believe is Koenigs chopper coming up from the southwest.

Officer of the Watch: shit! That kilo will know we are onto him now.

The Office of the President Richard von Joshua (offsite in Quinntonia)

"Are we certain about this? Do we know how many are involved?"

Contact Bishop Schultz from the Quinntonian Govt. Tell him the matter is of the utmost urgency and issue appropriate intructions to our people back home.

"At once"



A short while later.................

2 POJ F117/a Stealth Fighters begins fueling and arming for what looks like an air to ground attack of some sort.

across the runway 4 AH-1 Cobra helocopter gunships are rolled onto the tarmac and fuel trucks approach.

And on the highway leading out of the port city of Joppa....

Several trucks are seen leaving the Marine Base heading south. they catch up to but do not pass several slow moving mini vans who speed up as the trucks follow.

sonar: sir contact speed is slowing......SIR we just lost contact s1!

Bishop Schutz paled noticably as he listened the voice on the other end of the phone:

POJ Ambassador: We have reason to believe that the rebels have issued orders to detonate a weapon of mass destruction within your country should the attempt on the Son of Obed fail. We intercepted transmissions to that effect from within our borders. We have a substantial force in route now to apprehend or eliminate what we believe are terrorist elements associated with "tulp" who obtained two such weapons. The go between was supposedly Mohammed Kodar, origin nation unknown. Our intelligence indicates that the weapon is to be detonated on the top floor of a tall building hearest the hospital where the rebels believe the Son of Obed is being treated.


In other locations at much exactly the same time.

Abed al Racman was beginning to think this wasn't such a bright idea. Standing watch on a so called "military" compound in the cold night air wasn't what he signed up for at the religious school he was attending until recently.

Wait... a noise outside the fence. Sounded like a heavy automobile. he raised his Ak74 as he saw the military style truck with the funny front bumper come crashing through the chain link. The snow came off the top in clumps wet from the already settling dew in the cold night. ...

He fired off a couple of rounds but never got to finish his alarm call as the seemingly endless stream of red tore through his body from somewhere above. The buzzsaw noise in his head didn't register until he saw the menacing buglike apparition hanging in the air partially blocking out the moonlight. Strange, he thought "I always thought you were supposed to hear a helocopter"....and then he thought no more as massive explosions rocked the buildings he was guarding. This was certainly no "police action" and there was no chance to surrender.

major BUMPAGE for anyone wanting to pile in on the navy end of this thread

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The following vessels are leaving the blackade force and heading for international waters off the Belmore coast

1 Ticonderoga CG
16 OH Perry FFG-7

Seperately the following submarines are moving slowly and silently in three groups at depths of 900 feet+ in the general direction the sea lanes entering international waters from the waters of Jupiter 3 and White Power.

Group A. 8 LA Class SSNs

Group B. 8 LA Class SSNs

Group D. 4 LA(i) Class SSNs (VLS)
1 LA Class SSN

Group D is trailing the other two.

Bishop Schultz is recieving intel from all over Quinntonian about anti-terorism operations and how they can, hopefully be of hlp in the meantime. It does not look good. But, he will do anything he can to stop this. A WMD is NOT going to go off on his watch!!!
WWJD
Amen.

Bishop Schultz is recieving intel from all over Quinntonian about anti-terorism operations and how they can, hopefully be of hlp in the meantime. It does not look good. But, he will do anything he can to stop this. A WMD is NOT going to go off on his watch!!!
WWJD
Amen.

POJ Ambassador on the phone with Bishop Schultz(the Ambassador has a high pitched voice with a German accent. the name "hoffsteter" comes to mind if you are of Hogan's Hero's fan :D ) It seems our intelligence concerning 2 WMD in the hands of the tulip terrorists was a bit premature. One was obviously denotated on our soil in the former city of Jericho. The location of the other remains a mystery so it seems. we will keep you appraised of all developments...

ooc don't ask. Its been an unusual weekend.


Meanwhile.............................................

on a street in the capital city of Quinntonia, a person resembling a street bum sits on a bench. "Damn it can get cold just sitting here I've been freezing all day even though I've got all this money with me. You would think that would keep me warm. Wonder if I could sneak a few bills and go get a hot toody of some sort maybe. Best not. Where are those bastards anyway. Never could count on the Nazi's for anything other than goosestepping to the beat anyway right. Wonder if one of those things is as heavy as the money? Probably can't use one of those to buy a fifth with anyway. Thats probably why the nazis are selling or was it the arabs, damn but anyway they both need to lighten up and share a bottle anyway right?

Damn where are those stupid bastards? can't trust the damn French for anything can ya?

Aboard the SSN Morris:

"quick quiet. rig for slient running. stop all engines let her drift awhile"

Bishop Schultz is recieving intel from all over Quinntonian about anti-terorism operations and how they can, hopefully be of hlp in the meantime. It does not look good. But, he will do anything he can to stop this. A WMD is NOT going to go off on his watch!!!
WWJD
Amen.

POJ Ambassador on the phone with Bishop Schultz(the Ambassador has a high pitched voice with a German accent. the name "hoffsteter" comes to mind if you are of Hogan's Hero's fan :D ) It seems our intelligence concerning 2 WMD in the hands of the tulip terrorists was a bit premature. One was obviously denotated on our soil in the former city of Jericho. The location of the other remains a mystery so it seems. we will keep you appraised of all developments...

ooc don't ask. Its been an unusual weekend.


Meanwhile.............................................

on a street in the capital city of Quinntonia, a person resembling a street bum sits on a bench. "Damn it can get cold just sitting here I've been freezing all day even though I've got all this money with me. You would think that would keep me warm. Wonder if I could sneak a few bills and go get a hot toody of some sort maybe. Best not. Where are those bastards anyway. Never could count on the Nazi's for anything other than goosestepping to the beat anyway right. Wonder if one of those things is as heavy as the money? Probably can't use one of those to buy a fifth with anyway. Thats probably why the nazis are selling or was it the arabs, damn but anyway they both need to lighten up and share a bottle anyway right?

Damn where are those stupid bastards? can't trust the damn French for anything can ya?

he finally got tired of waiting and crossed the street to catch a bus. As he got across the street; the shadows from the nearby ally seemed to reach out to rub across his back. He started to fall but the shadows carried him into the ally and left him there vanishing only after he showed no signs of life for some minutes. A large duffel bag was left near the entrance to the ally where the man had apparantly dropped it. It didn't move much at all in the slight breeze coming from the harbor. After all $10 mil does have some weight to it when packed into a duffel.

Prime Minister Jesse son of Obed is seen for the first time since the assassination attaepmt, unfortunately, he will never walk again. He is confined to a wheelchair. He states that, "He has given up his legs for this nation, and would gladly give up more. The perpetrators will be found and dealt with!!!

WWJD
Amen.