NationStates Jolt Archive


Formal Review of Justification for War against Guerrillistan

Ozymandias IV
20-01-2004, 16:55
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REPUBLICAN CITY, Republic of Ozymandias IV (MSI) - In a stunning announcement today, the Ruling Council of the Republic of Ozymandias IV has formed a special oversight committee to review all intelligence used to justify combat operations against the nations of the Fruit Islands.

If the intelligence reports prove to be mistaken Secretary of Information Umberto IV says "the Republic will stop all operations against Guerrillistan and Terristan at once. An intelligence failure of this magnitude will not go unpunished within our Republican Security Agency."

Umberto IV did confirm that an oversight committee of the Ruling Council has been formed to review the existing intelligence provided by the Republican Security Agency which was used as a justification for war.

While intelligence sources say that an independent review of their information will vindicate its findings, none would go on the record with such a statement.

Among the evidence presented as justification for combat operations against the Fruit Islands were the alleged description of the region which stated "We support the GLA and other Terrorist nations with funding, training and equipment"

However a review of that regional description today reads "We support the GLA morally in their crusade against Credonia and her phoney allies."

Whether this is a change in official regional policy or a huge intelligence blunder is likely to be at the heart of the formal review of the RSA's findings.

For its own part, official communiques from both the Terristan and Guerrillistan governments state "we would like to state that we don't support the GLA in any way apart from morally."

Republic of Ozymandias IV officials did not give a date for when they expected their review of the RSA's findings would be finished.
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Ozymandias IV
21-01-2004, 20:11
Report from Media Syndicate International -

REPUBLICAN CITY, Republic of Ozymandias IV (MSI) - The Ruling Council of Ozymandias IV today withdrew all its military forces from the Fruit Islands, saying the Council was misled by its official intelligence services.

In a joint statement by the Ruling Council moments ago the Council said, "The Ruling Council, in making its decision to support Credonia, was misled by the Republican Security Agency. It appears that the RSA analysis was skewed to favor attacking Guerrillistan."

The statement went on to assure citizens of the Republic and the world that the RSA is being reorganized with stricter controls to prevent such a deception from taking place in the future.

But perhaps the most shocking part of the Council's statement was its apology directed to the people of the Armed Republic of Guerrillistan. "We can only hope the people of Guerrillistan can forgive us for our ill-advised military actions against their nation and accept our offer of financial aid in rebuilding the infrastructure facilities which were destroyed by our bombers."

Apparently the RSA ruse was discovered through military intelligence channels and other classified sources. Among these sources, it appears was an armed incursion into Guerrillistan to caputre documents and suspected terrorists for interogation.

This independent review, commissioned by the Ruling Council itself, "found no direct evidence of a conspiracy between the Armed Republic and the terrorists in the GLA."

The Council further pledged aid to help rebuild the damage done to Guerrillistan during military raids while promising "harsh punishments" to those who misled the Council and people of the Republic.
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