NationStates Jolt Archive

Part I

David Ben Gurion International Airport: Jerualem, IDF
The 4 Pratt and Whitney engines were turning now on reduced power as the converted 747-400X airliner was on approach to runway 36R. The pilot was IDF Air Force Col. Mordechai Brown. This wasn't as fun as flying his beloved F/A-22 Raptor, but the job of flying the President was important. He eased his flaps down 10 degrees as his airliner slowed now at an altitude of 5,000 feet, airspeed was at 250 knots.

President Kenny Williams was now awake in his aft cabin. He had just delivered a speech at the NATO headquarters and was glad that he could now look forward to a new Knesset that was heavily on his side of the aisle. He was looking forward to passing his new space initiative that woud put the IDF space program back on track.

Unfortunately, this wasn't to be. About 5,500 yards outside of the perimeter fence at the airport stood Yacoub Howanski, a dedicated member of the IDF Communist Party. He was upset by the results of the recent election and feared what it meant for him and his comrade workers who he thought would be hurt by the evil capitalist President. He would be the savior of the workers with his new ambitious plan. On a tripod and hidden in the bushes with him was a green light laser that would remedy the unfortunate election results that had befell him and his friends.

“What are you planning on doing when we land?” asked Col. Brown.
“What do you think Sir?” responded the co-pilot, Major Cowertz. “I'm going to sleep for a few days before we take the President back to NW Indiana.”

The conversation would never be finished. As the plane's landing lights became visible to Howanski, the laser lit up. The bright light was aimed at the cockpit.
“What the Hell is that!?!?” yelled Cowertz.
“MY EYES!” yelled Brown.

The pilot's were heard over the open radio frequency. The yelling caused the crew in the control tower to look for where the plane was. They were powerless and could only look in horror as the now blinded pilots tried to bring their airliner carrying the President into a safe landing.

Brown pulled his collective up as he increased throttle. Cowertz thought to lower the flaps more. He pulled the collective down to try and land. The result was a fight for control as the plane overflew a smiling Howanski. The aircraft ended up rotating 15 degrees right of the horizon as it decended.

It was about halfway over the runway when the right wing struck the ground. The fuel cells exploded as the wing snapped off. The body of the aircraft spun around to the right as it rolled over from the force of the explosion. The left wing broke off and the centerline fuel cell exploded. A fireball shot up about a thousand feet in the air. It was obvious to all who had seen the crash that all aboard were dead, including President Kenny Williams.

Firetrucks and ambulances raced to the scene for all it was worth. News quickly reached the Press Secretary who had to write a press release.

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Knesset Opposition Leader and Communist Party Head Ehud Rosenberg put on INN just in time.

“We have breaking news,” began an anchor who looked like he was just told the world had ended. “President Kenny Williams' plane crashed on approach to David Ben Gurion Airport. Rescue crews have announced that there are no surviviors. We repeat, President Kenny Williams has died.”

Rosenberg flipped the switch to turn off his TV. “It looks like Howanski did his job,” he thought. “I hope he can get away.”

To Be Continued

Tagged.

We are shocked at the death of your President. Please tells us if you find anything.

OOC: Part II will come later tonight or tommorrow. This thing will get much bigger and will be the single largest event in IDF history when all is said and done.

OOC: Out of interest, will it have something to do with me?

OOC: TAG for now, I will definitely join in later.

OOC: Out of interest, will it have something to do with me?
OOC: No, it doesn't have anything to do with outside nations. It will be a domestic event and outside nations will probably enter into the equation later, but I'm not attacking anyone or doing anything close to that.

OOC: I can't get the next installment up to day due to exam studying. The next few weeks will be screwed up, but I will have the post up tomorrow.

OOC: Tom Cancy - Debt of Honour.... Any inspiration for the method? I've just this minute finished reading it.

Anyhoo, TAG.

OOC: Taggity Tag Tag.

OOC: Tom Cancy - Debt of Honour.... Any inspiration for the method? I've just this minute finished reading it.

Anyhoo, TAG.
OOC: Mix of that and the RL incidents of green lasers being used to try and blind airline pilots in the US.

Part II

Yacoub Howanski ran quickly from the scene after using his laser. He saw his mission was successful as he drove his motorcycle to the safehouse. In 5 minutes, he was there. His laser would be disposed of in the cellar where it would be difficult to find. He wouldn't beleaving the safe house until the next day. Then he would flee to the Sinai Penninsula where he would dip into obscurity. He decided that it would be best if he put on the TV so he could observe what he had accomplished.

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IDF Internal Security Bureau investigators were on the scene within an hour of the crash. Special Agent Marc Rich and his colleagues interviewed the witnesses in the control tower and on the ground. Many people including at least a dozen El Al Airlines pilots had witnessed the laser.

“What you do have?” Rich asked on of his subordinates.
“Same story from everyone here Sir,” responded the younger field agent. “I must say that it appears President Williams was assassinated.”
“I concur here,” said Rich. “It's a first time in our nation this has happened. I guess our job is to now figure out who did this.” Rich and his team went for the scene pinpointed by eyewitness accounts to be the place where the laser beam originated from.

When Rich got there he found the high grass used for cover by the assassin. The good news was that it was likely that usable DNA evidence would be left behind. Something as simple as a hair follicle in the grass would give them something to run on.

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It was a sad day in the Knesset. There was a prayer vigil to begin the day. Representative Ehud Rosenberg put his name down as a candidate for the Presidency. He was running from the Communist party. It was required by Israeli law that there be an election after the vacancy of the Presidency with the Veep only acting as an interem president. The acting-President was Bill Veeck. He was running for the Likud Party in the upcoming election. The other minor parties nominated their candidates for the election to be held in 2 weeks.

It was thought by political observers that this was the true meaning of democracy, voting for your leader even when times were tough. Little did they know, this wasn't going to be a pretty election. The voting machines were made by a devoted communist and friend of Rosenberg. There was no way he could lose.

Parthia sends our condolances to the families of the victims of this tragic accident. Death is always a tragedy, especially the death of the leader of a nation, for he is father to all his subjects. It is saddening to see such a tragedy, but we hope the Federation of IDF can recover from this and rebuild what has been destroyed.

-Shah Khosru III

Two weeks later
Kenny Williams had been buried 10 days ago in his hometown of Chicago. He had emigrated to Israel in his teens, and was responsible for the attainment of NE Illinois and NW Indiana. It was to be his final resting place. Many world leaders and IDF politicians attended the memorial service at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago's Grant Park. He was soon buried at a small ceremony attended by family and friends at the Lincolnwood Cemetary.

After the funeral, the election campaign quickly followed. The race was a tight one and Bill Veeck was leading in the polls. Despite this, Ehud Rosenberg, the Communist candidate, won the race over the Likud's Veeck. It was an election accepted by a mourning nation, but they did not know the truth. Rosenberg's man inside the programming team for the voting machines had delivered the election to him through fraud.

Rosenberg was quickly sworn in, the government of IDF was fraudulently elected.

Two weeks later
Kenny Williams had been buried 10 days ago in his hometown of Chicago. He had emigrated to Israel in his teens, and was responsible for the attainment of NE Illinois and NW Indiana. It was to be his final resting place. Many world leaders and IDF politicians attended the memorial service at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago's Grant Park. He was soon buried at a small ceremony attended by family and friends at the Lincolnwood Cemetary.

After the funeral, the election campaign quickly followed. The race was a tight one and Bill Veeck was leading in the polls. Despite this, Ehud Rosenberg, the Communist candidate, won the race over the Likud's Veeck. It was an election accepted by a mourning nation, but they did not know the truth. Rosenberg's man inside the programming team for the voting machines had delivered the election to him through fraud.

Rosenberg was quickly sworn in, the government of IDF was fraudulently elected.

West Cedarbrook is sorry to hear of the recent death.

OOC: Bill Veeck? Rosenberg a Commie? Man are you going to ace any American History AP! Wait, don't tell me, Veeck raises a resistance army of midget left handed pitchers!

West Cedarbrook is sorry to hear of the recent death.

OOC: Bill Veeck? Rosenberg a Commie? Man are you going to ace any American History AP! Wait, don't tell me, Veeck raises a resistance army of midget left handed pitchers!
OOC: No he brings in a defense full of gold glove winners and a team full of speed to bring back the 1959 Go Go Sox era! His resistance fighters will duly be named Minnie Minoso, Nellie Fox, Luis Apparichio, and Earl Winn. Of course he may fail and then we'll end up with "Veeck as in Wreck!"