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Morsetania East Expels Foreigners

Morsetania East
09-09-2004, 20:22
In his first official act as the head of the new nation of Morsetania East, Lieutenant Corporal Cecil Van Arkeptka has ordered all foreign reporters, humanitarian workers, business people and missionaries to leave the country within 48 hours or face imprisonment.

"Foreign infidels will no longer meddle in the day to day affairs of our land," Van Arkeptka said from his office. "We will be a truly free nation, and if any other country has a problem with this policy, they can take it up with our military."

There was a total of 20,000 non-citizens in Morsetania East at the time of this proclamation. The roads leading to the border with the Republic of Morsetania are jammed with cars, trucks and busses as the foreign nationals rush to make it out before the deadline.

The East Morsetanian military has been deployed throughout the country to round up any foreigners who do not comply with this order, and the troops have been ordered to execute any who resist.

Meanwhile, in West Morsetania, President Andrew Morse watches these proceedings with a cautious eye. "So far, the East has done nothing to violate the conditions of our partition agreement, but they are treading on thin ice," he said at a press conference today. "If they harm any of OUR citizens, the consequences will be grave."

Western Morsetania has 35,000 troops amassed on its border with its new neighbor just in case any incident may arise.

Human rights activists protested the East's expulsion of foreigners outside President Morse's office. "We warned the president about granting independence to the east," says Franz Herschelbogt, head of the Morsetanian Human Rights Council. "We knew those troublemakers would try something like this."

The human rights groups have contacted the United Nations demanding they do something about this situation, but there is little the international body can do, as Morsetania East is outside UN jurisdiction.

"This is just shameful," says Herschelbogt. "Hopefully, someone will take action before things really get out of hand."
Dracun imperium
09-09-2004, 22:03
ooc: puts on good cop face:P
IC: telegram to Morsetania East
Hello and greetings. I send you this letter under terrbile circumstances. I have heard word that you have decided to expel people from your nation because of their beliefs and or race? We advise you call back this desicion. All though we will not interfere...Other nation's will. Many young nations have tried this only to fail at it. So we hope you consider this letter seriously
Empress Hailie
Empress of the Dracun Imperium
Morsetania East
09-09-2004, 22:17
This is not a matter of race or beliefs. We simply do not wish to have our nation undermined by foreign imperialism. We thank you for your concern, but this action is merely an effort to maintain order within our land, and I assure you we hold no ill will toward any ethnic group or race.

Lt. Cpl. Cecil Van Arkeptka
Chairman, Federation of Morsetania East Council of Malcontents
Morsetania
10-09-2004, 07:10
I would just like to assure my fellow nations that any threats by our eastern cousins are completely empty ones. If the East attacks another nation, they will be in violation of our partition agreement, and their days as an independent state will be over.

Helaine DiMarcus
Foreign Minister
Libertarian Republic of Morsetania