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OOC: For those who watch the West Wing, its along those lines this rp.

IC:

“Just another mundane day at office of the Sultan.”


At the Sultan Palace, 5:00 AM

Everyday at this time Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/73.jpg) awoke and got out of bed, to do his daily Fajr prayer, after doing his prayers. The Sultan took shower and got himself ready for the long day ahead. After getting dress, and having breakfast which was usually alone, since his wives and children didn’t get up in till around 6:30 AM and he usually had his breakfast around 5:50 AM, as soon as he had his breakfast he head off to work in his office, this was schedule for the work week.

The Sultan simply walked thought the halls of the Palace, and said good morning to the Imperial Black Guards, who station throughout many key points within the Palace, it took him five minutes to reach his office. By the time the Sultan reached his office, at 6:00 AM.

Almost all the time, his Secretary Sultan Secretary Anna Akhmatova (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/5b30c738.jpg) was already at the front desk doing paper work and handing other duties that Secretaries usually do.

“Good Morning, Secretary Akhmatova..so what’s today schedule for me…wait before you answer..let me guess…very busy and tormenting?” Joked the Sultan

Secretary Akhmatova smiled and she spoke

“Your schedule for today is very exciting, oh Sultan. You have a meeting with the Arm Forces heads and members of the General Staff at 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and after that a meeting with your cabinet at 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Then Lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, after words a numbers of high profile meetings with the numbers of officials, and the thinkers of the faith and ideology of the Khailfah from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, such a fun day , eh Sultan?” She remarked

“As always, Akhmatova…as always..” reply the Sultan, sarcasm was one of few that keep ordinary job a bit amusing at times and the made the long hours past a bit faster.

Then the Sultan went into his office, he quickly walk over to his desk and pick up his daily briefing on local events and world events from the AMI. He took a sit in his leather seat and read though 20 pages brief and as he read the brief, he pour himself a cup of Turkish coffee, which was put there before he claim.. He drank nearly four cups of Turkish coffee, as he read the brief…which was the norm for the Sultan. After finishing the brief, the Sultan went about his daily paperwork, related to matters of states.

Then around 7:30 AM, the Sultan intercom rang and he answer

“Yes, Akhmatova?” asked the Sultan

“Sorry to interrupt you my Sultan, your wife Sophia is here to see you for an urgency matter.” Reply Akhmatova

The Sultan though to himself for a moment, before replying “ Oh bloody hell , if it wasn’t family….I would have told my secretary to ask them to sign up for an appointment…I do hate being interrupted when I am doing this blast paperwork..”

“Sent her in , Akhmatova.” Reply the Sultan

Then the door open and the Empress Sophia al Fuad bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sandra_bullock.jpg) enter the room, she was wearing her light blue business suit and with a blue hajib.

“My love, Sophia what beings you here…something wrong?” ask the Sultan, he didn’t usually see his family intill after office hours during the weekdays, but on the weekends it was a different story.

“Well my husband, I am here remind you of that your mother is having a family dinner at your father house, tonight and we are expected to be there at 7:00 PM.” She said

The Sultan just looked at her blankly and just remember that he had that blast family dinner tonight of all the bloody nights..why tonight..he though to himself..

“Oh…I completely…forgot…oi..thanks Sophia for reminding me..” remark the Sultan

“Suleiman, I must say you are becoming very forgetful on social events…mainly ones relate to your family.” Observe Sophia, has she cross her arms.

She is right on the dot…I am slowly becoming forgetful on this topic…since I am growing sick of seeming my family and their upper thinking…and their latest doctorates in Nuclear Fission or something…yes my dear, I do forget these bloody social events for a good reason…

“So I am my beloved wife…its because of all this work I have to do as Sultan…I don’t mean to forget its just I get overload with other matters… and plus dealing with my cousins is a pain at times..” said the Sultan

Sophia smiled and said

“Its alright…Suleiman…we all know how you feel about those annoying relations…just remember we have to leave by 7:00 PM and get there in time.” She said and then she hug him and said the following

“Well, I have to be off to work at my fashion company.” Said Sophia and she left the office.

The Sultan just went back to work on the mountains of paper work.

By 7:55 AM, the Sultan took a look at his watch and quickly got up and left his office to head to the main conference reserve for the meeting of Arm Forces Heads. He simple nodded to the many Imperial Black Guardsmen has he walked thought the halls of the Palace. By the time he finally reaches the conference already two Imperial Black Guardsmen were station at the doors, just meaning Heads of the Arms Forces were already in the room. The time was 8:00 AM…everything in the Sultan Palace ran like clockwork.

The Sultan nod to the guards to open the doors and he walked into the conference room, the all Arm Forces Heads and the Defense Ministers rose up in respected of the Sultan.

Sultan Bashir looked at them and said, “ Be seated.” Then the Defense Minister and the Arm Forces Head took their seats. With that the Defense Minister began the meeting by reporting the latest changes within the arm forces.

“Sultan, the latest arm force reorganization are nearly compete. With the increase funding the air force and navy have expand their sizes and also army corps have also added a number of improvements to their structure system and also increase funding to their arm related research programs. Also we are began a number of defense upgrades to our existing defense systems and communications systems.Also my Sultan with the incease funding…we have began a number of new projects to make new ICBMs and other weapon systems to be use by the Space Corps of the Air Force.” Reported Defense Minister-Vizier Süleyman al Uthmān bin Aziz (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Omar_Sharif.jpg)

Then the Sultan looks at the Head of Arm Forces and he waited for him to report

“My Sultan, I have review the latest military actions that our nation has fought in, I strongly recommend that our force must reform to handle these other armies of the world that able to do sweeping victories in such short amount of times..if we don’t change or reform our way of handing the ways…we’ll face defeat, I say we create new plans of attack to prevent such an event from happing. “ said Head of Arm Forces - Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Khailfah Army (head of the arm forces) Huseyin Kivrikoglu (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/kivrikog.jpg)

The Sultan was in deep thought; he himself was a military officer and understood what his arm forces leader was saying and he agree with him.

Then the Sultan said the following

“ Head of all the arm forces branches of the Khailfah, my dear respected Field Marshal Huseyin Kivrikoglu…you have my full support to conduct these new reforms for our arm forces…all branches of the arm forces will act accordingly with the reforms. Is that understood?” asked the Sultan

The Sub heads of the Arm Forces nodded in agreement

Then the Sultan look to Subhead of the Navy to report, which give him a cue to report

“Sultan, with the increase in funding with your latest funding raise. We have scrapped a number of old ships and replace them new ships and create a number of key naval battle groups and also we increase funding to upgrade a number of naval bases to handle these new naval groups.” Reported Subhead of Navy- Flag Rank Fleet Admiral Hassan Yusef al Saad Pasha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/saral-al20Dawleh.jpg)

Then Sultan looked at the head of the Air Forces

“Sultan, with the funding increase, we have expanded our bomber air wing corps and space corp. divisions will gaining a number of new missile regiments of the latest model…plus we are now expanding our SDI defense systems and improving it. Plus we are setting up a number of new radar stations and phase array stations to improving our tacking ability of any enemy aircraft within our range. Also we have create a number of improve SAM missiles and they are now currently being produce and going to istall in number of Air Defense Station throughout the Khailfah.” reported Subhead of the Air force- Marshal of Al Muslimeen Khailfah Air Force Ismail Pasha Pliasa (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/liakoff.jpg)


“Sultan, all the arm forces will be conducting new war games to factor in these new tactical reforms and new plans of attacks..also the General Staff will draw up new ways of counter rapid attacks on our nations ..also we have began updating the equipment for the reserves corps and home guard corps. Also we have create a number of new training programs for these two key reserve corps and in order to improve their combating ratings.” Reported Subhead of the Army- Field Marshal of the Khailfah al Muslimeen Army Mustafa Resid Pasha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/cevik.jpg)

Then the Head Officer of Paratrooper reported

“My Sultan, the Paratrooper corps are now in the process of updating our equipment in order to keep our edge in the ever changing aspects of warfare.”said Marshal of the Paratrooper core- Flag Rank General Jehangir Karamat (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/JAHANGIR.jpg)

“Sultan, I am please to report the Marine Corps are always at their best and with the increase funding we are increasing our training programs and improving our effectiveness of our troops and ability to partake in rapid deployment and etc…Overall all our arm forces are ready for anything in my humble opinion my Sultan.” Said
General of the Marine Core-Field Marshal Hassan Mwinyi (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sisko3.gif)


“Very good gentlemen, its good to know my arm forces are at top condition for any conflict that may rise sooner or later…the reason why I need to know the current standing of the arm force, is because soon we shall declare ourselves an officially superpower .then to denying it..and claiming we’re just a regional power…we must do so to officially established our power base in the world and soon many nations will start looking up our nation..This meeting is dismissed.” Said the Sultan

With that Heads of the Arm Forces lefted the room and Sultan head back to his office to do more paperwork before his cabinet meeting which in an hour or so.

From 9:00 from 10:20 AM, the Sultan return to his office and continue doing paperwork and reading the latest new updates from the Media and from AMI latest reports. Plus he was getting ready for the major meeting of his government aka the Cabinet, in this meeting his ministers and himself were going to decide if was time to declare the Khailfah a superpower and join the ranks of the other superpowers in the world and also settled a number of other matters of state. When the clock hit 10:20 AM, it was time for the Sultan to leave his office and head off to the cabinet conference room.

By the time he reached the conference, the Imperial Black guardsmen were already station at the doors of the room. Just meaning his cabinet and number of advisers were already seated and waiting for him. It was an old Imperial custom for the all the meeting that the Sultan was partaking in, this custom call that the officials of the Sultan Government were to come first to the meeting and then the Sultan would arrival last. Then after the meeting was over the Sultan was the first to leave and his advisers left shortly after him.

The Sultan looked at the guards and nodded to them to open the old wooden doors. He thought to himself.. “ Its interesting really…to think in this meeting I can change the lives of more then 200 million people by one single command or order….so much power I have in my hands and I have been entrusted to use it wisely….and here I am using it to build up the Khailfah powerbase and for the betterment of mankind..”

Then the Sultan walked thought doors and he saw all cabinet ministers, his advisers, then the Grand Vizier, High Chancellor and Prime Minister all rise up, and awaited for him to be seated, before they took their seats at the long old oak table.

After the Sultan enter the room, the Imperial Black Guards close the doors behind him. Sultan said at that moment “ Take your seats ladies and gentlemen, this meeting of the cabinet is now in session.” With that everyone was seated, and then the Sultan took his seat, all eyes were looking at him and so he began to speak again

“Ladies and Gentlemen, today marks a new turning point for our Khailfah…Today we officially declare ourselves a superpower then to what we been constantly calling ourselves a mere regional power…its time for us to take our place in along with the other superpowers of the world. Also we are do some cleaning house so to speak of some loose cannon elements within our system.. Its high for us to act more like a superpower then a minor background power…therefore…we must challenger the current state of power in the world and change it to adjust to our nation becoming more active in world politics…yet we’re still maintain our policy of realism for our own good.” Said the Sultan and he waited to hear the opinions of his ministers and advisers

“About bloody time we start acting for our size, its time for the world to reorganize our name and fear it..or do we want people to hear our name and respect it that’s question II pose to all of us….what’s better to respected or feared…in my humble opinion I say it better to respect then feared..buts that’s just my humble on it.” Remarked Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/marcus.jpg)

“I am second that opinion, Sultan…we must be respected then to be feared.. think about it for a moment ladies and gentlemen…if we are feared because we did rash decisions or rash actions then we will have little respectable international standing…therefore a respected name reorganizing is better, in my opinion, bother.” comment Prime Minister Uthman Bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/baltar.jpg), who was the Sultan brother

“The Prime Minister and Grand Vizier both have valid opinions on this matter of fear or respected…to me its better to get a good standing in the open to further our means…and give the Khailfah good image.. would best for our interest..” commented High Chancellor Hashmir al Horatius Bin Assad (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/heaven1.jpg)

“Gentlemen, your thinking in close mind set , we must be feared also to make who ever would dare attack or strike us to think again…to be feared will give us the a sense of protection since no one would dare second guess our opinions…out of fear what we can do to them..” said Defense Minister-Vizier Süleyman al Uthmān bin Aziz

“Yes, the world should fear us…they don’t what we can do them..but we must not draw too much atteinion to ourselves…it would be most counterproductive to our interest…” said Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/200422_134215_2_006.jpg)

National Security Adviser- Dr. Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/WIL-2.jpg) listen to both sides of debate with great interest , before making his opinion known

“Gentlemen, we can be both be feared and respected at the same time, it’s a balancing act at best it would be best for us to follow that course of action and plus we get to keep our realism policy intact without changing it too much.” He remarked.

“Ah, middle of the road …I like this idea.” Remark the Sultan

“I second that opinion, we must act repectable to the nations of the world..yet we must be truelly feared for we can do those who cross us… but we shall never let the world know what we can do to anyone..lets better to keep them guessing then to letting them know..” said Foreign Minister Farhri Koruturk (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/mishkin1.jpg)

“Then its is agree then…we shall maintain our policy of realism aka Realpolitik and we shall create a new policy of more open foreign policy which will be within the confines of Realpoltik. Also if someone does something to us that requires us to threat them…let be known that our threats will not be hollow...or just hot air….we’ll back our words by any means. As Clausewitz once said ‘War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.” So when push comes to shove…we can push back by any means, if it means war or economic warfare and ideological war…we’re do it….we must always show the over that we are not pushovers.” Stated the Sultan

“Sultan, that’s a wise decision to appear peaceful while hawkish when needed. Yet we must factor in that other powers of world that are willing to play our game of chicken…” remarked Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu

“So it shall be note, oh Grand Vizier Sokollu…let us go to the next item of business…its time another accounting review…”

Just the meeting continue on to matters of budget, economic matters and etc..Which lasted from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, after the meeting was competed, the Sultan dismiss his cabinet officials and head off for lunch.

Lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, was Sultan only time that the Sultan had for relaxation and to refresh himself without being brother in most cases with matters of government.. Most of the time, he ate by himself, since his family was away on the weekdays and only on the weekends they were with him for lunch. After lunch, it was right back to work. For today, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, he was going to have a numbers of high profile meetings with the
Numbers of officials, and the thinkers of the faith and ideology of the Khailfah.

The meetings were taking place in the Sultan Office; the first person to meet the Sultan was Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad


The Sultan watched as the 64 years Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad enter the office, he was wearing a black Fez and black suit. He was one of the few senior viziers and one of the most respected and powerful Viziers in the House of Vizier, none of Viziers dare to say anything during his speeches…everyone was dead silence whenever he spoke. His family clan was the powerfully the House of Umayyad, which was base in Damascus, Bilad al Sham and had least 40 seats in the House of Viziers alone, just making them a powerful voice in the House of Viziers.

The Elderly Vizier took his seat in the leather seat before Sultan could say a word, he said the following..

“Suleiman al Bashir II, son of Suleiman al Bashir I and Maryam al Aziz bin Bashir, of the House of Bashir, Sultan of the Imperium and Khailfa of the Khailfah al Muslimeen. Its pleasure to see you once again!” said the Old Vizier

The Sultan smiles and said “Its always pleasure to see you, oh Abu Ibrahim al Umayyad…how’s the family and etc.”

“They are doing well, Sultan…yet that beings up something I came here to speak with you about…it’s the fact.. Your family seats in the House of Viziers is now only made up of your father Vizier Suleiman and your two uncles Ibrahim and Bayezid…what has happen to the powerful house of Bashir nowadays…. your family clan only control three seats…that’s it…I only being this up, Sultan because my family clan is a close ally of your family clan and worries me to see that Bashirs are disappearing in the House of Viziers and now only the elders of your family clan are left...please tell me this is not true oh Sultan.” Said the Vizier

Sultan Bashir took a deep breath before saying anything

“It may appear that way, oh Abu Ibrahim…but it will change my cousin Dr. Asad al Bashir is returning to the House of Viziers ounces again out of his short leave to do some scientific work…and my other cousin Harun is taking a post in House of Vizier they are both from my father first cousin sons, and Yusef, and Illyas have won their seats in the House of Viziers, they are my Uncle Bayezids sons. Then my Uncle Ibrahim sons Butrus and Hamzah are also becoming new Viziers. My Cousins ages run from 24 to 37 being the oldest, all them are able minded and skilled in thinking they are the best of the best of my family to take those seats.As you can see, Abu Ibrahim my family is restoring itself once again in the House of Viziers, I reassure my family will not disappear from the political scene for a long time.” State the Sultan

“Good to hear, that my old family friends are still doing well., now with that normal mundane topicsout of the way…I can now get to the matter at hand….have you read the reports from that recent war in which we help our allies of Malkyer from conquered…I know you read those reports , so have I…since I am one of the senior officials in the government… but to the point….we are sitting on a powder keg, Sultan…our soldiers are mostly fanatics and bloody loyal to the Khailfah..they show no fear of death…they will fight to the last man if they have to…..we create most fanatically fighting force in the world…also with this fanatical mindset… in place….let me put this way, Sultan… if someone was to attack…Mecca or Medina or Jerusalem…our people will be sweep into a revengeful rage…everyone in the Khailfah will be caught up in this rage and will not rest in till the people who did such a attack…..even the passives groups of our nation will be sweep up in this revengeful war….none of us will listen to them pleas of compassion or of reason in till we finish our war of revenge….we won’t stop in till those who have wrong us…are no longer a threat…in other words we shall glass them…burn all their cities to the ground ….after we wipe them out as nation and as a threat….after killing those who wrong us and blowing them back to the Stone Age..we will finally show our compassionate side and take care of what’s remains of this nation people…and make the land part of our Imperium .. During the rage…we kill all those stand in our stand…after the rage…we feel reget..and a duty to help those who remain after the war…” He pause for a moment to let his word sink in

“All of us don’t want this to happen…yet when it does happen…this is the reaction and outcome…I am forewarning you, Suleiman on this matter..no matter how hard you try…you can’t it stop when its set in motion , the only way you can offset some of the pressure by doing these Jihads of Conquest or of helping our friends…but when such of event as I have spoken of were to happen …nothing can stop it.. I know you this for a fact…buts its more worse then you think…it will be a war of vendetta…few people expect theses in the upper levels of the Imperial Government know about this…we all fear it….if this were to happen…we’ll turn in bloody thirstily war hungry hawks …and we’ll turn our back to our humanist image we have shown to the world…madness will take over our people minds…it would be join us or be killed mindset for our people, whoever doesn’t join them in their Jihad….will be though as traitor or collaborator or spy…and will be killed during this madness…that’s all I have to tell you Suleiman…I have forward what may happen in the future…can have profound effects on us..” said the old Vizier

The Sultan was completely pale…he was horrified by this information….it was too much for one to handle at once…then he spoke

“ Would the Non-Muslims join us in this vendetta war, and have the same mind set as us…yes they will if Jerusalem were to be hit….if this were to happen…the nearly the entire Imperuim will caught up in this madness.…40 years worth of improvements to our mindsets will go down the drain…if this were happen..what can we do to prevent this from happening?” ask the Sultan

“Very little…just hope it doesn’t happen.” Reply Vizier Ibrahim

“That’s good to know..”remark the Sultan

“You had a right to know, that’s why I told you, now I must take my leave, Salaam Sultan Bashir.” Then the Vizier got up and left the Office, just leaving the Sultan in deep thought…

The next person to meet the Sultan, was a man about the same age as the Sultan, and he wore a black suit with the sign of an veteran, a black Fez., his name was Abdul-Nasir al Rashad, he was an blue eye Persian Gulf Arab, an old friend of the Sultan, a follow soldier .. He simple walks to the leather seat and set in it.

“Salaam, my old friend…its been a while since I last seen you…wasn’t the last time we saw each other after the Sino Jihad?” ask the Sultan

“Salaam, yes its been a long time…old friend….its good to know that we still keep in touch, as the two remaining survives of the 10th Division of the Vanguard Rifle Regiment, class of 1994…to think…out of 5,000 soldiers and officers , we all that remains of that regiment….we fought in so many Jihads and slowly by slowly the original men of that regiment and division disappear…to be replace with fresh faces…well that’s the faith of most regiments in the Imperial Army. “ remark Abdul-Nasir

“Aye..it’s the sad truth…of the matter..” Then the Sultan sighed for a moment and spoke again “ So my Imperial Traveler what have you to report on the people of our Khailfah in the regions you visited…”

“First of all I would like to thank you for giving me this job after the Sino Jihad. It was shortly after the Jihad, I retired from the Imperial Army at the rank of Brigadier…after accepting this deal I went on my travels as an faceless traveler going from region to region.. my orders were to just travels thought the regions of Africa, India and Southeast Asia and report the underline opinion of the people in the area….and here is my report on the underline opinon of the people…for those regions for Africa, they speak highly of the Ottoman and now the Al Muslimeen for building their lands up and rasing their standard of living sames goes for Southeast Asia and India…the people speak highly of the Khailfah…since we didn’t oppress them like the British did…I am just reporting what I saw and heard , my Sultan…I swear to you as your Imperial Agent that this is the truth.” He reported

“Good to hear that those regions are loyal and speak good of my rule…at least ..my other Imperial Agents have reported the other regions are about the same and the Europeans always bitch something….bah there Europeans…who cares what they say half the time…its mainly just mindless ramblings on nonsense issues....” remark the Sultan

“Speaking of critics , my Sultan….in my travels in India and North Africa, mainly in Morroco ..I will name one family that is a rising in power and repected in India, they are Anglo Indians, they know as the Fitzgeralds, the family patriarch is well known Phlianthropist…a Aldous Winston Fitzgerald, he is married and has five daughters ….and he is moving to Istanbul, reasons why…is unknown.. Another family you should know..is the Kossivas in Morocco…a family of Greek ground.. their patriarch is Andrea Kossivas a wealthy CEO of a cargo shipping company, he is married , he has one son and one daughter.. and they are heading to Istanbul too, I only tell you this…since they might be items of interest for you.” Said Abdul-Nasir

“Oh goody..more rich people who might come and try to win my favor…good to know so how long your staying in Istanbul, old friend?” ask the Sultan

“Well I am with my wife and two daughters…just visiting for a bit…we’re going back to Abu Dhabi in seven days. Since my services are compete I plan to open my own shop and live out my life in peace.” Reply Abdul-Nasir

“Good to hear, we’ll love to have your family here for dinner on Sunday, if you can make it.” Said the Sultan

“Will do, my friend…now I must take my leave.Salaam!” said Abdul-Nasir and he got up and shake the Sultan hand and left the office

He left the Sultan in deep thought on the matter of more rich familes coming over to Istanbul to be close to the Sultan and try to gain his favor..it was the least bit unneveing…