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27-06-2006, 21:04
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Hasn't started yet, but when or if it does..........
so don't post yetBackground so far
Events January 12 – 19, 1964
What really happened
In 1963 a cabal of conservative Congressmen and Senators, the Secretary of Defense, a number of corporate leaders and several members of the Joint Chiefs, including the Chairman, decide that Kennedy cannot be trusted to deal with the Chinese when he announces in a cabinet meeting that instead of launching a preemptive strike the US will instead up the ante of the arms race and work on breaking China and the SCT economically.
Kennedy’s statements that after all the Chinese are a democracy and the Chinese people can eventually be trusted to see reason are taken as dangerously naïve by the cabal. The potential that LBJ, who many consider an idiot, is likely to win the 1964 election is viewed as even more reason to act.
On January 12, Congress goes back into session and the Cabal engineers the election of Strom Thurmond as President Pro Tem of the Senate, placing him 3rd in the Presidential succession after the Vice President and Speaker of the House. Elements of the CIA, much of which has been co-opted, are given the task of eliminating the Speaker and the Vice President, while several key Army and Marine units have new commanders loyal to the Cabal placed in charge.
Policy debates continue in Washington for the next 3 days, but its just cover for the Cabal as it prepares to act. On Sunday January 15, Kennedy is at Camp David, enjoying a weekend away from the White House and talking with the Secretary of State regarding options to defuse the situation with China. The Cabal is ready to act and does, as the Marine guards, all loyal to their commander who is loyal to the Cabal, eliminate the Secret Service contingent and those Marines who fail to see their duty. At the same time, assassins kill the Speaker of the House at his home, along with his wife and family, while the Vice President is killed when his aircraft is destroyed over the Gulf of Mexico by a bomb.
Acting in Kennedy’s name, the Secretary of Defense orders the US Military to Defcon 3 and federalizes the Reserves and National Guard and calls them to active duty. Kennedy and the Secretary of State remain in custody for now and in seclusion at Camp David.
By Monday morning key advisors at the White House have discovered the death of the Speaker and Vice President, but are ordered to keep things quiet and given the cover story that it is a plot by the SCT to eliminate American leadership as they are going to launch an invasion of Siberia and the Middle East. Although a thin story, it is plausible enough for the Cabal to buy some time. Meanwhile, Marines from the Marine Barracks in DC are called in to “protect” the White House, while the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment secures the Capitol and the Pentagon.
The Press begins to pick up on what is going on, and the Cabal takes action against several who are on to things. The story is unbelievable however, and because of that, valuable time is lost.
By Tuesday, January 17, the Cabal releases the story regarding the death of the Vice President and the Speaker of the House. The shock of the events prevents initial careful analysis of the cover story, and although many Americans are a bit shocked that Kennedy isn’t the one releasing the story and addressing the nation, the cover story of National Security is enough to buy some more time.
SAC is ordered to full scale readiness to launch an attack against military and leadership targets in the SCT. This does not get out into the media and is initially hidden in the events of the day. However, by Tuesday evening SCT satellites and signals intelligence are picking up very alarming information indicating that the US might very well be about to launch a massive nuclear strike. This takes some time to reach SCT leaders, but by Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Beijing, Hanoi and elsewhere in the SCT, government leaders are aware that something dangerous is happening in the United States.
The British and FNS intelligence agencies begin to pick up on what is going on and alert their governments that Kennedy might not be running things.
On Wednesday, January 18 this becomes obvious. The Press suddenly realizes that the Army and Marines are now obviously guarding the Capitol and the White House and also realizes that they have not been able to reach their reporters at Camp David since Monday morning. Some of the more astute reporters who have pieced together the whole story are then eliminated by rogue elements of the CIA. A series of bomb blasts in Washington eliminates the Treasury Department wing housing he Secret Service, throwing that organization into chaos as the Secret Service staff at the White House are arrested or eliminated by Marines and special CIA operatives. The entire White House press corps is also arrested and sequestered. A press release at noon is handed to the media (through direct means to the various networks and wire services) while another bomb destroys NBC studios just before Chet Huntley is about to break the story of a coup attempt.
The news that President Kennedy has taken ill and been replaced shocks the country, which is already confused by the events of the last few days. The media is in confusion as well as they struggle to figure out what is really going on. Several key corporate officers and newspaper owners are also quietly arrested during the day and sequestered as well.
OOC
Based on the classic Cold War novel “Seven Days in May” which is also available as a movie with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, and a newer version done by HBO a few years ago.
At this point, few intelligence agencies would know much more than what is reported in the news. The British, Canadians and FNS have a pretty good idea though, and to a lesser extent the SCT and Scandic intelligence agencies know enough to be really, really alarmed now.
Hasn't started yet, but when or if it does..........
so don't post yetBackground so far
Events January 12 – 19, 1964
What really happened
In 1963 a cabal of conservative Congressmen and Senators, the Secretary of Defense, a number of corporate leaders and several members of the Joint Chiefs, including the Chairman, decide that Kennedy cannot be trusted to deal with the Chinese when he announces in a cabinet meeting that instead of launching a preemptive strike the US will instead up the ante of the arms race and work on breaking China and the SCT economically.
Kennedy’s statements that after all the Chinese are a democracy and the Chinese people can eventually be trusted to see reason are taken as dangerously naïve by the cabal. The potential that LBJ, who many consider an idiot, is likely to win the 1964 election is viewed as even more reason to act.
On January 12, Congress goes back into session and the Cabal engineers the election of Strom Thurmond as President Pro Tem of the Senate, placing him 3rd in the Presidential succession after the Vice President and Speaker of the House. Elements of the CIA, much of which has been co-opted, are given the task of eliminating the Speaker and the Vice President, while several key Army and Marine units have new commanders loyal to the Cabal placed in charge.
Policy debates continue in Washington for the next 3 days, but its just cover for the Cabal as it prepares to act. On Sunday January 15, Kennedy is at Camp David, enjoying a weekend away from the White House and talking with the Secretary of State regarding options to defuse the situation with China. The Cabal is ready to act and does, as the Marine guards, all loyal to their commander who is loyal to the Cabal, eliminate the Secret Service contingent and those Marines who fail to see their duty. At the same time, assassins kill the Speaker of the House at his home, along with his wife and family, while the Vice President is killed when his aircraft is destroyed over the Gulf of Mexico by a bomb.
Acting in Kennedy’s name, the Secretary of Defense orders the US Military to Defcon 3 and federalizes the Reserves and National Guard and calls them to active duty. Kennedy and the Secretary of State remain in custody for now and in seclusion at Camp David.
By Monday morning key advisors at the White House have discovered the death of the Speaker and Vice President, but are ordered to keep things quiet and given the cover story that it is a plot by the SCT to eliminate American leadership as they are going to launch an invasion of Siberia and the Middle East. Although a thin story, it is plausible enough for the Cabal to buy some time. Meanwhile, Marines from the Marine Barracks in DC are called in to “protect” the White House, while the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment secures the Capitol and the Pentagon.
The Press begins to pick up on what is going on, and the Cabal takes action against several who are on to things. The story is unbelievable however, and because of that, valuable time is lost.
By Tuesday, January 17, the Cabal releases the story regarding the death of the Vice President and the Speaker of the House. The shock of the events prevents initial careful analysis of the cover story, and although many Americans are a bit shocked that Kennedy isn’t the one releasing the story and addressing the nation, the cover story of National Security is enough to buy some more time.
SAC is ordered to full scale readiness to launch an attack against military and leadership targets in the SCT. This does not get out into the media and is initially hidden in the events of the day. However, by Tuesday evening SCT satellites and signals intelligence are picking up very alarming information indicating that the US might very well be about to launch a massive nuclear strike. This takes some time to reach SCT leaders, but by Wednesday morning in Tokyo, Beijing, Hanoi and elsewhere in the SCT, government leaders are aware that something dangerous is happening in the United States.
The British and FNS intelligence agencies begin to pick up on what is going on and alert their governments that Kennedy might not be running things.
On Wednesday, January 18 this becomes obvious. The Press suddenly realizes that the Army and Marines are now obviously guarding the Capitol and the White House and also realizes that they have not been able to reach their reporters at Camp David since Monday morning. Some of the more astute reporters who have pieced together the whole story are then eliminated by rogue elements of the CIA. A series of bomb blasts in Washington eliminates the Treasury Department wing housing he Secret Service, throwing that organization into chaos as the Secret Service staff at the White House are arrested or eliminated by Marines and special CIA operatives. The entire White House press corps is also arrested and sequestered. A press release at noon is handed to the media (through direct means to the various networks and wire services) while another bomb destroys NBC studios just before Chet Huntley is about to break the story of a coup attempt.
The news that President Kennedy has taken ill and been replaced shocks the country, which is already confused by the events of the last few days. The media is in confusion as well as they struggle to figure out what is really going on. Several key corporate officers and newspaper owners are also quietly arrested during the day and sequestered as well.
OOC
Based on the classic Cold War novel “Seven Days in May” which is also available as a movie with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, and a newer version done by HBO a few years ago.
At this point, few intelligence agencies would know much more than what is reported in the news. The British, Canadians and FNS have a pretty good idea though, and to a lesser extent the SCT and Scandic intelligence agencies know enough to be really, really alarmed now.