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With the Kahanistanian civilian government hiding in Allanean-liberated Uganda, along with the few hundred thousand civilians who had seen the Questarian writing on the wall and anticipated an invasion (and cared to flee - most people in Kahanistan didn't care about the war until directly attacked and forced to side with Gholgoth), the military took over, appointing a general widely believed to be insane to govern the nation out of desperation.

While he himself did not believe in discrimination (or would not admit to it), there were many in Kahanistan who feared Kahanistan's Catholic population of some 70 million - roughly 10% of Kahanistan's post-war population. Kahanistan had been nearly wiped out by a mass Doomani invasion, and because of their vastly inferior armament, had lost to a force they outnumbered nearly five to one. After that war, Kahanistan had rebuilt and developed or imported superior arms, and undertaken the training of their troops to a higher level.

The Doomani were Catholics. While racist propaganda in Kahanistan held that they were also genetically black, that was widely disputed by the mainstream community, which did not accept that race even existed. However, the Doomani were an extremist variety of Catholic who were rejected by almost every other organisation calling itself Catholic. This did not stop anti-Catholic sentiment from building up in Kahanistan, however.

Shortly after the invasion was announced, many citizens ran riot. Ayatollah Marwan Vanodeh, leader of Kahanistan's League of Anti-Catholics, had given a speech about an hour earlier, and now over thirty thousand people in Metzuda, the capital of Havenic Kahanistan, rioted, burning Catholic churches and schools, pack raping Catholic girls, and stabbing and bashing every Catholic man they could get their hands on. The police, busy dealing with traffic disrupted by a Kriegos missile attack damaging many key bridges, were unable to offer significant assistance, and the riots spread...

The Human Order Arrives in Metzuda

Four men stepped off of their private jet at Metzuda International Airport, displaying fake identification and forged passports. According to their papers they were foriegn reporters who had come to write a story on the newly ignited, wide spread anti-catholic fire that had been started in Kahanistan. In reality they were members of the Human Order Inquisition, the intelligence agency of the Human Order which had long had it's fingers in political subversion and revolutionary coups. There paper work was remarkable, any air port security check would let them right on in... unless they were already being searched for.

The leader of the four men was Aaron Hookstalt, a man of 32 years of age with a charismatic voice and a face that could attract even the most solemn of people. Lighting a cigerette he looked into the dark Kahanistani sky, inhaling as the first raindrop fell upon his head. A brief smile appeared on his face as a black Mercedez pulled up and the four men stepped inside. He loved his job.

But what exactly was his job? The Human Order was expanding, and the easiest way to expand was to let others simply join you. Kahanistan was in turmoil, a wreck of a nation that only needed the least bit of direction to hoist up the eblem of the Human Order and join. Military intervention was pointless, especially if the people were against you. This anti-catholic drive could easily be manipulated into hatred of organized religion as a whole, if properly kindled. If Kahanistan was to be lead to the side of the Order, the first move would be to seduce it's people.

The black Mercedez stopped infront of a small brick building, seemingly a shut down office of some sort, however the driver, a short, stocky balding man withdrew a set of keys and opened the front door, walking in and flipping on a light. The other four men followed him in, Hookstalt setting his brief case down on a large oaken desk. The driver walked down the hallway leading into what appeared to be some sort of back storage room. Several minutes later, after a series of clanks, crashes, bangs and various Kahanistani curses the man returned dragging a large wooden box. One of Aaron's men proceeded to pick up a crow bar and pry it open, revealing several SMG's, glocks, a sniper rifle and even an M4 assault rifle. The man bent over smiling, "Looks like we're in business Aaron." Hookstalt shot a deadly stare and the man who had uttered the words. "I uh... mean... Mr. Caldon." Aaron looked back down, withdrawing a stack of flyers with the Human Order crest upon them.

"Alright... all of you, take copies, post them up where ever possible, if you run out, make copies and hand those out. You know the routine... now go.", Hookstalt picked up a copy of [I]A Treatise on the Human Race and walked upstairs, onto the roof as a matter of fact. Why the roof? Well it just so happened an angry mob was forming outside, and there was no better way to gain support than with an angry speech.

Withdrawing a microphone he began. "The Catholic agenda has always been the same... manipulate, control and conquer. Those are the three principles of Catholicism. They lure you in with their promises of paradise and luxury. A heaven after death! They scare you with their threats of fire and brimstone. A hell for those that would not obey. They create of us, the people, the human race a species of slave not known before. They lie! They cheat! And they steal!"

Hookstalt paused, catching his breath. "The Human Order has fought them for longer than we can remember. They have fought their corrupt agenda on every shore and every battle field. They have caught them in their lies and in their putrid schemes. The Human Order has done it's damndest to fight for you... the people. It's goals, unlike those of 'holy mother church', are noble. While they seek to exalt God, we only awknoweldge the greatness of human kind. We seek to help, save and glorify humanity, as they waste all on worship of something they cannot even see!" As people walked by, they could not help but be hit in the chest by a white flyer adorning the symbol.

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!ATTENTION!

The Human Order needs you in the fight against the Catholic Invader! Though the Doomani's have left our shores, there is no doubt in our minds that they will continue to plot and scheme our downfall. They have left behind their loyal followers, and they will do their best to implement their agenda upon you! Your poverty is not your fault! Catholic scheming is to blame! Join the Order! Fight back!

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It was only the begining...

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Riots erupt in Kahanistan

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With Kahanistani police forces in disarray after a guided missile attack, anti-Catholic insurgents have begun mass riots against any and all individuals tied to that faith.

Emanating from Metzuda, the uprisings were spurred by Ayatollah Marwan Vanodeh, a suspected Islamist and religious radical.

Witnesses report that the city is a "mecca of chaos and disorder" as crime runs rampant and seemingly without end.

One Catholic woman reported to the LBG that ten armed assailants raped her and beat her to within an inch of her life.

"This one was leaning right over me," the woman said. "Taunting me, saying things like, 'You know you like it you filthy Catholic whore', while the others either stood there or assaulted me. This one guy had a golf club and would strike my face when I didn't act pleasured."

Even non-Catholics can fall victim to the violence. An LBG reporter on the streets was murdered because rioters mistakenly took the gold crucifix around his neck as a symbol of Catholicism.

Consul Sir Alistair Davidson has condemned the riots, and has called for the Doomani authorities to restore order.


Story from LBG NEWS:
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Abu Bakr Mosque, Central Metzuda

Vanodeh spoke before a throng of supporters, many of them non-Muslims, including many Jews and non-Catholic Christians.

"They call me an Islamist, the likes of bin Laden or Global Jihad!" he thundered, slamming a copy of a Londinian newspaper on the podium. Vanodeh had rarely advocated violence, and when he did it was never against "the infidel," but generally against "the oppressor."

The 74-year-old cleric spoke with the fury of a young man as he struck the podium again with the newspaper. "But you and I all know that Islam is a religion of peace! Any religion can be turned to violence in the right circumstances. Remember the insurgency in the Negev, where Jews, Muslims and other faiths, or no faiths, fought together as one against the oppressors?" He conveniently neglected to mention that among the insurgents had been many Catholic moderates.

"Now, there have been advertisements for a group called the Human Order. Treat them with caution. They are opposed to the Catholic New World Order, but they are also opposed to religion in general. If you are already lacking in faith, then may Allah see fit to use you as His sword against the oppressor. If your faith is strong, then you will have no interest in them, whatever your faith, be it Jewish, Muslim, or Allah help us, Pagan."

"And one more thing. I never incited the violence, which is another reason you shouldn't be reading those Londinian papers. I merely stated that whenever Catholics are allowed to take over governments, we see genocides, starting with the Holocaust by the Catholic Hitler, to the massacres by the Doomani, to the current invasion masterminded by the Catholics who rule Northford and Kriegorgrad from behind the thrones."

"Now, many of you have undoubtedly participated in the bashings of Catholics, the pack rapes of Catholic girls, and the desecration of the Pope John Paul Church on North Harbour Street with copies of those hilarious Virgin Mary cartoons. Your anger is understandable. The Catholics have brought nothing to this country but mass murder, terrorism, fascism, hatred, bigotry, and death. But the Catholics, yes, even Maximus himself, can be saved, if only one can open their minds to the light of Islam, or at least another civilised religion. But we must stop this mass murder, lest we stoop to their level and the Doomani attention be attracted."

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With the police overwhelmed, Metzuda's Civil Internal Defense Groups (CIDG's) were mobilised to restore order. These were paramilitaries who lived as civilians unless war or civil disorder required them to be activated, and operated in independent battalions under commanders whose tactical ability ranged from that of a goat to that of the finest generals of history. Most were toward the lower end, and many of the members themselves had been infected by the anti-Catholic vitriol that found home with the desperate minds of some of the population...

Official Release from the Aequatian Republic State Department to the government of Kahanistan

As a gesture of goodwill towards the new relations established between our nations, we would be willing to deploy a peacekeeping force of military observers if all parties involved are willing to establish a ceasefire and an end to violence within the Metzuda.

Signed,

Sacha Novoselic,
Secretary of State.

Official Statement of the Foreign Ministry of the Supreme Commonwealth of Rosdivan
The Supreme Commonwealth of Rosdivan, a nation inhabited in the majority by Byzantine Catholics in union with the Church of Rome, and with a substantial number of Latin Catholics in its population, hereby demands that the government of Kahanistan immediately suppress the rioters attacking the Catholic population, by whatever means necessary, or it shall insert military forces of its own in order to secure the safety of the Catholic population of Kahanistan.

Official Statement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Defence

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During the state of war, the civilian government has been removed and a temporary situation has taken root in which the Cabinet posts are held by generals or admirals in addition to our usual duties; this explains why I am responding to this missive.

I fully support the assistance of Aequatian troops for this operation, but the relevant Aequation officials would have to contact the Kriegos government, which merely sent us a missive stating that "we are at war" and no further explanation; I doubt they are amenable to discussion.

This is not the first time riots have broken out in the capital of Kahanistan. In early 2006, anti-Amestrian rioters killed and injured thousands of Amestrians, reducing their presence in Kahanistan to almost none as most of the survivors returned to Amestria. In late 2005, anti-war rioters protesting a nuclear attack on Shazbotdom engaged police and burned cars, smashed windows, and threw rocks. It is our belief that anti-Catholic extremists planned these riots for when the police would be less able to suppress them.

Unfortunately, many in our government wish to deport them. Our Defence Minister is citing this as evidence backing her position that Catholics need to be monitored. I would invite Rosdivan troops in, but I feel that their presence would only inflame the rioters.

Signed,
Fleet Admiral Raghad Nazmareh,
Acting Foreign Minister
Commander of Naval Operations,
Kahanistan Republic Navy.

As a secular state, the Aequatian Republic is more than suited to act as a mediating force to maintain peace within the city of Metzuda while all parties involved in the violence can negotiate a viable peace accord and understanding.

At this time, The Aequatian Republic Marine Corps can deploy the 82nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade aboard the Pegasus Amphibious Readiness Group consisting of the following units and vessels:

Pegasus ARG
RNS Pegasus (CG-238)
RNS Adams (LHAN-81)
RNS La Belle (LPDN-61)
RNS Troy (LSL-1)
RNS Schwartz (LSL-2)
RNS O'Neil (AOE-98)

82nd MEB
82nd Regimental Landing Team
- Headquarters and Service Company, 82nd Marine Regiment
- 1st Battalion (Infantry), 82nd Marine Regiment (27 M1272 Rhino Internal Mobility Vehicles, 6 M1182 Mortar Carriers (90mm), 18 M1271 Kitsune ATGM [M117A1 BGM-225 Goblin ATGM CLU], 18 SMAW-90 CLU, 18 M226A1 60mm Mortars)
- 2nd Battalion (Infantry), 82nd Marine Regiment (27 M1272 Rhino Internal Mobility Vehicles, 6 M1182 Mortar Carriers (90mm), 18 M1271 Kitsune ATGM [M117A1 BGM-225 Goblin ATGM CLU], 18 SMAW-90 CLU, 18 M226A1 60mm Mortars)
- 3rd Battalion (Infantry), 82nd Marine Regiment (27 M1272 Rhino Internal Mobility Vehicles, 6 M1182 Mortar Carriers (90mm), 18 M1271 Kitsune ATGM [M117A1 BGM-225 Goblin ATGM CLU], 18 SMAW-90 CLU, 18 M226A1 60mm Mortars)
- 4th Battalion (Artillery), 82nd Marine Regiment (24 M343 155mm Field Howitzers)
- Alpha Company, 22nd Tank Battalion (17 M20A1A1 Mackall Main Battle Tanks)
- Delta Company, 22nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion (2 M1171 Command and Control Vehicles, 15x M1180 Infantry Section Vehicles, 4x M1181 Infantry Fighting Vehicles, 2x M1182 Mortar Carriers (90mm),
- 82nd Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Intelligence Battalion
33rd Marine Air Group
- 163rd Squadron (Light Helicopter) [MHLA-163] (6 AH-85A Sidewinder Attack Helicopters, 12 MH-96A Jaguar Utility Helicopters)
- 164th Squadron (Medium Helicopter) [MHM-164] (12 MV-22A Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft)
- 165th Squadron (Cargo/Tanker) [VMKC-165] (6 KC-130Q Hercules Tactical Airlift Transports)
- 33rd Service Support Battalion
- 33rd Air Defence Battalion (36 FIM-300A Yellow Jacket MANPADS, 12x M130 Mobile Command Launch Units [MIM-132 Apollo SAM])
11th Brigade Service Support Group
- Headquarters, 11 BSSG
- 5th Battalion (Engineer), 82nd Marine Regiment (27 M1183 Engineer Section Vehicles)
- Maintenance Company
- Engineer Support Company
- Motor Transport Company

Official Statement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Defence

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This seems a little excessive; the heaviest weaponry most rioters will have access to is a heavy machine gun or improvised technical. Most of them will be using rocks, broken bottles and Molotov cocktails until the police can respond in force; then they may return home to retrieve their weapons, which may include assault rifles and flamethrowers. We are certainly wary of artillery being deployed within our capital city.

If you have another purpose for the artillery or armour, let us know through encrypted channels.

Signed,
Fleet Admiral Raghad Nazmareh,
Acting Foreign Minister
Commander of Naval Operations,
Kahanistan Republic Navy

The artillery will not be deployed ashore unless the situation escalates to the point where it is deemed necessary, although the personnel will be used as provisional infantry until that time. The armour will be used as a deterrent force at roadblocks and security points, they will provide direct-fire support to the marine infantry when required.

Official Statement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Defence

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This is acceptable. What has been the response from the Kriegos about negotiating some form of cease-fire so as to maintain order?

Signed,
Fleet Admiral Raghad Nazmareh,
Acting Foreign Minister
Commander of Naval Operations,
Kahanistan Republic Navy

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The situation had become dire indeed. Bulldozers had been looted from construction sites, painted with nationalistic and / or anti-Catholic sayings, and were now being used to attack the homes of suspected Catholics, as well as their churches, schools, and land.

Some, drawing inspiration from the Killdozer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdozer) used by a disgruntled man to damage hostile businesses in 2004, welded hillbilly armour onto their bulldozers or mounted machine guns.

A Jewish student, about 17, in skullcap, with beard and full Jewish regalia, painted the letters "I.D.F." on the business end of his dozer, and "THEY MUST GO" on the rear. He was clearly a militant of some sort; he was wearing camouflage trousers and a T-shirt reading "PROUD CHRIST-KILLER" and holding an FN FAL as he plowed up the altar of what an hour earlier had been a bustling Catholic church, its terrified occupants scattering in all directions as the front was smashed in.

The newspaper crashed down upon Director Anagrams's desk with force as she looked out the panoramic window from her office, watching Laurana at peak rush hour.

"They want NATO's help... And yet this happens?", she said. Cravan was over fifty-two percent Catholic, including herself and most of her cabinet. Most notably the Imperial Family's direct bloodline was completely of the Catholic faith, and it was an unspoken requirement to ascend to the throne to be raised in the Catholic faith.

"Well, Liz...", Deputy Primary Director David Koslin replied. "Maybe they didn't... Realise it?"
"Oh, you're a Protestant. What the hell would you know?", she remarked with a sigh.
"So what do we do about it?"
"Well for one thing I'm not allowing a Kahanistani combat unit near a Cravanian unit. I would rather have shoot first orders, but that's the Catholic schoolgirl in me talking. I want to make clear, though, that we will not intervene to assist Kahanistan against the Commonwealth. Their people have determined their own damn fate."

Koslin smirked, then rose from the chair he had propped himself up in.

"You want me to draft a communique, then?"
"No... Better yet let the Emperor say some nice things to our Kahanistani friends."
"I like the way you think, Liz."
"Thank you, Dave, I try. Now if you'll excuse me I have a meeting in the situation room about the crisis in the Strob."

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Office of the Emperor of Cravan
Official Decree of the Imperial Crown


Kahanistan was once a proud, free nation, where people from all walks of life could live freely in peace. Things have, apparently, changed.

Despite past hardships for the Kahanistani people, to forsake your ideals like this is despicable, especially to become that which you hate. The Doomani slaughtered thousands in ethnic cleansings, so what do the Kahanistanis do? Return in kind, of course. A bold move by the people of Kahanistan for a nation that is in need. Considering Kriego and Northfordian troops knock at your front and back doors, you are in quite the precarious position.

As such, due to the actions of the Kahanistani people, it is hereby decreed that no Cravanian combat unit shall make contact with Kahanistani combat units for the duration of the conflict and afterwards. No assistance will be rendered by the Empire to Kahanistan, in defiance of the Kahanistani people's blatant disregard for human life.

As a human being, I am disgusted. As a Catholic, I am offended. And as a world leader, I am outraged. If Kahanistan is to see any peace in this millenia these age old practices must be abandoned, lest the Kahanistani people regress to a point that is irreversible.

The innocent Kahanistani Catholics and other Christians who are in danger are in my thoughts and prayers, and I urge Cravanian Christians to do the same. In fact, no matter your denomination or religion I urge all Cravanians and all citizens of the world to do the same, to pray or hope for an end to this disgusting injustice.

Dated 20 July, of the year of our Lord 2007.

Signed,
Robert Craven
Robert the Second of Cravan, protector and keeper of the glorious Empire of Cravan and her holdings overseas, defender of faith and justice, holder of righteousness.

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Archdiocese of Seaburg
Walter Cardinal Luther, Patriarch of the Hamptonian Catholic Church

We ask that the government and people of Kahanistan cease their attacks and acts of discrimination against those of the Catholic faith within their nation. Violence against persons, especially the innocent, is wholly unjustified. It is true that the people of Kahanistan have true grievances against some foreign nations, and some of the crimes committed against their nation have been done by Catholics. Some have even been done in the name of perverted and twisted sect that tries to usurp the Catholic religion.

Nothing, however, can justify the murder and harassment of any group of people. We ask our Muslim brothers and sisters in Kahanistan to treat their Catholic neighbors with respect and love. There must be a time of healing and reconciliation before the Kahanistani people can truly emerge from their dark past and embrace their bright future.

May the Peace of Christ be with you,
[signed]
Walter Cardinal Luther
Archbishop of Seaburg
Patriarch of the Hamptonian Catholic Church

Official Statement
Now the world can see the prosecution ordinary Christians face in Kahanistan for the "crime" of their beliefs. The Catholic community of Kahanistan is in grave danger and the Questarian Commonwealth will simply not allow this murder to continue. Rosdivan and other concerned nations do not need to fear the lives of Catholics in Kahanistan: our forces will restore order and crush any hopes extremist elements have in Kahanistan of a genocide on the scale of tens of millions.

We are not a catholic nation; we are protestant, and proud. Today, while our people pray for a quick end to this conflict and a quick NATO acceptance of our demands and concessions, we also pray for those Christians in Kahanistan. For while they may not be of our denomination, they are of our religion and we see the same God.

Though we are at war with Cravan, we urge our former and hopefully future friends to request that Kahanistan's request of help to NATO is denied and rejected. Our forces will restore order in Kahanistan, we will restore the right of freedom of religion which is a human right for all human beings to enjoy. We will remove the tyrannical, fascist regime led by a military dictator that allows seventy million of his population to live in fear and widespread oppression. This dictator is more concerned about traffic than stopping genocide within his own nation.

There will be no ceasefire. We will not allow this mindless murder to continue under a fascist leader. We will bring peace, order, and liberty to Kahanistan. From this moment Imperial General Headquarters gives the Kriegos Army the authorisation and right to shoot any armed militant anti-catholic forces on sight and take no prisoners. All war criminals must be executed on sight. We urge the catholic population of Kahanistan to rise up in arms and defend themselves until our forces arrive. The hour of freedom for Christians in Kahanistan is at hand.

There are ten million Kriegos troops in Kahanistan. There are millions more in reserve. While our Naval Forces smash through the Strobovia Strait and NATO defends its territory in Carpathium, there is no access to Kahanistan. You are cut off from your allies. Surrender unconditionally and immediately and spare the bloodshed. The Kahanistani people have been defeated in war too many times to count. It is no great loss for your honour and reputation to surrender now and accept Questarian and Commonwealth liberation rather than send millions of lives down the drain trying to forstall the inevitable.

We urge to all NATO forces not to slow down Commonwealth advances into Kahanistan. In doing so you will only give the militants more time to commit to widespread killings of Catholics. We know this is not the face of NATO. Please do not make it so.

God Save the King and God Help the Kahanistani People

Official Statement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Defence

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Mr. Craven, your parents named you well, for you are the most craven coward I have ever encountered as a general or as a politician, and I have fought Freeks and Kravenites while your mother was in diapers.

The Government of Kahanistan is not behind these killings; that is the doing of anti-Catholic militants exploiting the disruption of our law enforcement by the cowardly attacks of the Questarian Commonwealth imperialists.

Cardinal Luther, I have called up the Civil Internal Defence Groups to assist our beleaguered police in apprehending these rioters, but many of them are in fact joining the rioters, and the others are inexperienced in civil disorder. Aequatio has offered troops should the external violence which enabled these brutal acts die down. I could ask for your government's assistance, but that would further provoke the anti-Catholics as they would see themselves as fighting foreign invaders.

And the lying cowards of Questers. It will be our forces to resolve this internal matter with the assistance of those nations who offer their assistance without threatening occupation. The Constitution of Kahanistan provides freedom of religion, including Catholicism. If you care so strongly about freedom of religion, you should never have allied with Doomingsland of all nations. You are like the hypocrites in MassPwnage, enjoying their freedoms while allied to the most depraved of religious maniacs.

Further, you have the temerity to call me tyrannical. I am not a tyrant, I allow the people to live their lives as they see fit, and to worship Mary, Allah, Moses, Zoroaster, even Shaitan. I do not see religion as the government's business, and I don't think many politicians here do. As for a dictator, I would say that that is an accurate enough term, but my powers last for only as long as the war does so that the civilian government can return.

To say that I am more concerned about traffic than millions of lives is absurd; with these bridges out, food has trouble getting around and people starve, and our military has trouble defending this country against an aggressor that has already attacked a neutral nation without provocation, without even inquiring about the transit regulations that might actually have allowed civilian traffic to move between Northford and Kriegorgrad, without even issuing demands before the commencement of hostilities, and who we can only assume intends to wipe out our people. Should any Kahanistanian soldier be executed while a prisoner, it is you who become the war criminals and we will escalate by executing Questarian Commonwealth prisoners of war.

It is because we have been defeated so many times without my leadership that we cannot surrender and be thought of as weak. Mark my words, one way or another, I will stop these massacres, no matter what it takes.

Signed,
General Abdullah Hassan al-Ghazi,
Supreme General of the Republic

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Office of the Emperor of Cravan
Official Decree of the Imperial Crown


While your 'law enforcement were disrupted'?

At the time of the riots in the city, the only things your law enforcement would have to do otherwise is direct traffic around craters and help in the recovery effort. For some odd reason, I highly doubt that takes a priority over the merciless slaughter of Catholics throughout the city streets. Law enforcement's duty is to protect and serve, and I must say so myself that some things would logically take priority over others. If the riots were allowed to escalate because your police were preoccupied helping clean up, then I pray for your safety as well. Kahanistani law enforcement incompetence is really beginning to show through.

PS.- Considering you are barely two years my mother's senior, [source (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Abdullah_Hassan_al-Ghazi)] I highly doubt your exaggeration.

Dated 20 July, of the year of our Lord 2007.

Signed,
Robert Craven
Robert the Second of Cravan, protector and keeper of the glorious Empire of Cravan and her holdings overseas, defender of faith and justice, holder of righteousness.

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YOU ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY THE EMPEROR
PAY ATTENTION
FROM: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Conrad II
TO: The world
RE: Massacre of Catholics

How is it even possible that the Kahanistani people can kill so many Catholics without intervention from the police for so long? You claim that it is because they have lost control but I think that it because you are a corrupt fascist tyrant who cares nothing about those people's lives. I don't think you plan on giving your power back to the former government, though we doubt you'll have a chance anyways seeing as Kriegorgrad's forces (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) are going to march right through you. If you can't stop a civilian riot, how can you even hope to stop an organized military invasion of your lands?

That said, we can only hope that Kahanistan is conquered swiftly and the Catholics under attack by their own people be saved.

Signed,
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Conrad Teran II

RNS Adams, off the coastline of Kahanistan

The flat flight deck running the length of the vessel was lined with the massive MV-22A Osprey tiltrotor transports as the Marines from 1-82nd Regiment, in full combat gear ranging from loaded G105 rifles and MG84A1 light machineguns to body armour and helmets, walked out from the under deck and out to the waiting aircraft and were loaded aboard as they prepared to take off. They would be the first battalion on the ground in Metzuda and be tasked with establishing a cordoned area for the brigade's headquarters, vehicles, aircraft and personnel. Lieutenant David Rodriguez, a Catholic himself from San Allimos, marched up the ramp of his platoon's Osprey and watched as his staff sergeant assisted the Marines into their seats as he took his position at the rear of the cockpit, the hydraulics of the aircraft whined as the ramp rose from the deck and was secured. Within minutes, ten Osprey aircraft and a pair of CH-47Z Chinook helicopters lifted off the decks of the Adams and La Bell, the latter carrying ammunition and supplies for two days of ad hoc operations, and started inland towards the shipyards along the coast of Metzuda.

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Official Release from the Aequatian Republic State Department to the government of Kahanistan

Due to the situation on the ground, we have been advised by our counterparts in the Department of Defence to initiate the peacekeeping mission immediately, so it is at this time that the Aequatian Departments of State and Defence have initiated the Aequatian Republic Mission In Kahanistan (ARMIK) in order to restore stability to the nation.

A group of soldiers or paramilitaries were sitting around, waiting to greet the Aequatians and explain the situation.

"The situation has gone very badly," said an older woman in combat fatigues. "About 40% of my battalion is Catholic, and I've been seeing desertions from non-Catholics who've had their minds poisoned by the L.A.C., the League of Anti-Catholics. They're shooting Catholics in the street like dogs, and the police, they're more interested in keeping food traffic moving and recovering injured people than in fighting these people, and half the CIDG's are siding with the rioters."

"The government said this morning that if the violence didn't stop, they'd have to do 'something drastic to protect the Republic.' Well, the violence isn't stopping, and we don't know what the military's planning, but it doesn't look good," said another CIDG with a crucifix. He took a drag on his joint.

"I don't care what they do, impose a 24-hour curfew, surrender to the Q.C., beg the Middies to take over again, as long as the violence stops. Assholes raped my sister in front of her children, and the CIDG sent out to stop the violence took photographs and drank beer. Hatemongers."

St. Ambrose Church, Clanonshire

The huge medieval era church stood in the central city of Clanonshire, heart of the strict sect of the Clandonian Catholic Church, a derivative of Doomani Catholicism. The priests in their red satin robes had lined the steps leading up to the church waiting for Cardinal Opus IV to arrive. Driving up in the large blacked out saloon escorted by his close protection force, elite bodyguards committed to God, willing to die for the preservation of their religion.

Filing into the church, seated in the large centre of worship that the minority of Clandonians who followed Catholicism, around ten percent of the population regarded as their stairway to Heaven and God. Thousands drove or even flew to attend mass and the Sunday service. So of the most radical and dedicated sat their today to listen to the words of Gods representative about the attacks in Kahanistan against innocent Catholics.

"Fellow believers and Clandonians, I call on you today to condemn the attacks in the infidel lands of Kahanistan. The attacks have brought disgust to Catholics and members of other religions alike. Fourteen year old school girls raped, houses of the Lord desecrated in such vile and evil acts."

The shocked faces of those that sat was evident, anger starting to show on many faces.

"Racist propaganda and violence once again rise from the heretic state of Kanhanistan, we must order a purge of those who commit these acts. That is why I come to you today to call for a crusade against the unbelievers, we must smite them down with vengeance and ensure they will never rise up again from the ground that they will be slaughtered upon."


Deuteronomy 7:1-2 When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations . . . then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.


20:10-17 When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace. If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you. If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city. When the Lord your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it. As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves. . . . This is how you are to treat all the cities that are at a distance from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.

However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you.




Around the country answering the call to defend God, Clandonian Catholics grabbed their rifles and kissed their families good bye as their embarked to go avenge the deaths in Kahanistan. Churches had chartered flights and aircraft to Kahanistan, armed with a mix match of Doomani weapons, private collections of SLR's, G36's and Armlite variants they set off to kill the infidel as the government watched idly by, it could do nothing and there were far greater concerns with the growing war in the South.

Wearing custom made t-shirts with 'Death to Kahanistan' and 'Smite the infidels' appearing in the check in lines, it looked like an army expedition with the amount of heavy ammunition and weapons being loaded onto the Sabre space planes that were charted. A turn out of twenty thousand, parishioners, priests and private militia forces bought from the funds of various Catholic churches headed off on intent of slaughtering and plundering the population of Metzuda.

This was the start of the Crusade against Kahanistan.

Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Hastings, 1-82nd Regiment's commanding officer, stepped off one of the UH-96A Jaguar utility helicopters carrying his command and staff section while the larger MV-22A Osprey aircraft slowed as their rotors rotated in place on the wings and allowed to land vertically, the Marines disembarking once they were on the ground. The small port facility was not much compared to what was available in other nations, but it would serve its purpose in bringing ashore the larger equipment, namely the fourteen Mackall main battle tanks, and as a temporary billet for the Marine infantrymen.

The colonel greeted the Kahanistani officer and introduced himself, "I am Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings, it is my duty to secure a supply route into the city for Aequatian forces and to bring in the rest of the brigade. I have been instructed by my headquarters that we will be commandeering this port facility for use as our operating base, our aircraft will remain on the Gators offshore."

As Hastings spoke with the Kahanistanis, Lieutenant Rodriguez walked with his platoon as they secured the buildings near the port's entrance, his machinegun teams armed with the robust MG68E1 "Jimpy" General-Purpose Machinegun sighted their weapons while the Marine rifle squads set up their lines of fire, preparing to engage anyone that threatened their position.

Aboard the RNS Adams, being used as the command ship for the expeditionary brigade, Major-General Robert Holtz stood in the ship's secondary mess which had been hastily converted into the Brigade's headquarters with computer terminals and numerous radio sets. It was his G-2 Officer, a young lieutenant-colonel, which brought the Clandonian "crusaders" to his attention.

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Open Statement to all Clandonian citizens within Kahanistan

It has come to the attention of the Aequatian headquarters that thousands of Clandonian insurgents have and are due to arrive in Kahanistan with the full intention of inciting violence against the population. Under the mandate of ARMIK, all Aequatian forces on the ground are to arrest Clandonian citizens in Kahanistan until further notice. All those who take a hostile posture towards Aequatian peacekeeping forces or Kahanistani citizens are warned that the rules of engagement authorize a response with deadly force to protect the peacekeepers or Kahanistani citizens.

Signed,

Major-General Robert Holtz, ARMC
ARMIK Military Commander

"I'm Lt. Gregory Jacobson, 84th District, 103rd CIDG," said the paramilitary with the crucifix. "This is Lt. Commander Katriana Naslieva. We call her Katie. She's our commander."

The older woman smiled. She looked to be about 70, but was by no means the oldest of the defenders. There were people over 100 years old who had joined the CIDG, basically a decentralised national militia broken into battalions.

Katie's smile turned to a look of shock when she spied a poster on a wall near the helipad. "Oh, dear Lord..." She picked it up.

Official Statement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Ministry of Defence

http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/kahanistan.jpg

Due to the increasing tide of violence against Catholics in Kahanistan, which has led to enemy propaganda about our government, all Catholics in Metzuda are hereby required to register at the nearest military police station so as to be better protected and end enemy propaganda against our nation.

The Government of Kahanistan takes no responsibility for the safety of those who fail to register and are injured or killed by anti-Catholic militants.

Signed,
General Samarra Rakhmadi,
Acting Defence Minister

"I'd bet fifty shekels that anyone who registers gets shipped out of the country," said Katie. "Rakhmadi's had it in for the Catholics since before the Doomani invasion, advocating they be monitored, their churches searched, their phones tapped..."

The marines of the second battalion, 82nd Regiment were arriving behind them on the facility's ground while Hastings spoke with Jacobson and Naslieva, "We feel the best solution to the current situation is to first protect the Catholic population from continued attack by centralizing them to a smaller area, cordoned off by our forces providing security. While I understand this may be difficult for some, we are willing to provide transportation for those who cannot make it to the Green Zone on their own. The regiment's commanding officer and S-3 should be able to talk you through the process in better detail once they arrive."

As the temporary quarters and billets were set up for the Marines, the Navy LCU boats began to arrive with heavier equipment such as the M939A5 5-ton transport trucks, M1272 'Rhino' 4x4 Infantry Mobility Vehicles, and the impressive M20A1A1 Mackall main battle tanks. After another hour, most of the force ha been settled and both Jacobson and Naslieva were brought to the regiment's headquarters station to speak with the commanding officer. They were led in by the guards, hacing disarmed them for security reasons as the officer, in the Marine Desert Standard uniform, field cap, webbing and sidearm, turned to greet them, "Greetings, I am Colonel Eric Bader, commanding officer of the 82nd Marine Regiment. Our priority at the moment is to protect the Catholic population from further violence by establishing a 'Green Zone' in an area of the city that is easily defensible, perhaps there is a concentration of your own forces that we can take control of local security from and begin to move the other Catholics to the area."

The ground rumbled as a pair of the Mackall tanks rolled by on their tracks as they headed towards the front gate as the colonel continued, "Once we have your people in a safe haven, the State Department diplomats can start speaking with the Islamists about disarming and disbanding their militias, hopefully in cooperation with the Catholic irregulars. As well, I must ask that your people refrain from fraternizing with the Clandonians, as they will only incite further violence."

With the Kahanistanian civilian government hiding in Allanean-liberated Uganda, along with the few hundred thousand civilians who had seen the Questarian writing on the wall and anticipated an invasion (and cared to flee - most people in Kahanistan didn't care about the war until directly attacked and forced to side with Gholgoth), the military took over, appointing a general widely believed to be insane to govern the nation out of desperation.

While he himself did not believe in discrimination (or would not admit to it), there were many in Kahanistan who feared Kahanistan's Catholic population of some 70 million - roughly 10% of Kahanistan's post-war population. Kahanistan had been nearly wiped out by a mass Doomani invasion, and because of their vastly inferior armament, had lost to a force they outnumbered nearly five to one. After that war, Kahanistan had rebuilt and developed or imported superior arms, and undertaken the training of their troops to a higher level.

The Doomani were Catholics. While racist propaganda in Kahanistan held that they were also genetically black, that was widely disputed by the mainstream community, which did not accept that race even existed. However, the Doomani were an extremist variety of Catholic who were rejected by almost every other organisation calling itself Catholic. This did not stop anti-Catholic sentiment from building up in Kahanistan, however.

Shortly after the invasion was announced, many citizens ran riot. Ayatollah Marwan Vanodeh, leader of Kahanistan's League of Anti-Catholics, had given a speech about an hour earlier, and now over thirty thousand people in Metzuda, the capital of Havenic Kahanistan, rioted, burning Catholic churches and schools, pack raping Catholic girls, and stabbing and bashing every Catholic man they could get their hands on. The police, busy dealing with traffic disrupted by a Kriegos missile attack damaging many key bridges, were unable to offer significant assistance, and the riots spread...


Fearing the lives of the Catholics would soon be put in Jeopardy ICCD extended refugee status on all Kahnastani Catholics.

"Unfortunately, it isn't just the Islamists," said Jacobson. "I saw a Jewish kid running amok with a bulldozer, ripping up a church and screaming, 'Hashem Yitbarach!'* These rioters aren't organised, for the most part. Unfortunately, neither are we."

"We're among the better organised CIDG battalions," said Naslieva. "But that just means we aren't running riot or joining in the pack rapes of Catholic girls. I signed on to protect my home from invaders, not to persecute people. I could offer the services of my own battalion, I've made it clear that anyone in my battalion who hates Catholics can fuck off. Pardon my Doomish. But we're only 1,000 people. Most of the Republic Guards are outside the city, with the exception of the Presidential Security Detachment, and they've been reduced in strength, their commander's been sent to the diplomatic corps if I remember right."

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Those Catholics who registered were held in Defence Ministry facilities until transports could be found for them, then they could be transplanted to the nation of their choice, assuming that nation would accept them.

Only one half of one percent, or about 350,000 Catholics in all of Kahanistan, adhered to the Doomani version of Catholicism. For the most part, they were composing the Catholic defences and would not register, preferring to fight and die if need be. About 1.2 million Catholics in Metzuda, with a population of about 65 million, 8 million of whom were Catholic, registered the first day.

The main destinations for the deportees were Hamptonshire, Cravan, and Intracircumcordei. Other destinations included the Silver Sky and even Questers, Kriegorgrad, and Northford, though it remained doubtful that those nations would accept them despite their propaganda about freeing Catholics, which was why a list of three alternate countries had to be provided by each registered Catholic.


*'G-d, blessed be He!' in Hebrew.

Colonel Bader listened as the Kahanistanis spoke, taking in their information and thinking before speaking, "In any way, it's important that we protect the Catholics who stay and do not register, as most of the violence is aimed directly at them along with convincing them that they do not need to fight anymore, no one does. We need the heads of all the sides involved to speak in open discussions and agree to at least a ceasing of hostilities," Explained the officer, "While we appreciate the motivation of your people, Miss Naslieva, we do not need your battalion to fight anymore, although our own forces will be in need of guides and our intelligence personnel in need of informants."

With few Clandonian nationals in Kahanistan due to the morbidness of the country those that had arrived were trying quickly to make themselves less visible. Knowing they would be targets and armed with heavy weaponry they would likely cause quite a stir if discovered, potentially on an international incident scale. Meeting up with their fellow brothers in arms they set off to the city hoping to mingle in with the ensuing chaos of the Commonwealth invasion and of the NATO imperialists struggling to secure the strategical country because of its prime location to the Strobovia Strait and the border of Northford and Kriegorgrad, both Questerian Commonwealth nations.

"Brother the Aequatian's have acknowledged our presence." Spoke one university student, using cheap pay as you go mobile phones for communication to cover their tracks. On a 'university exchange' a young member of the Church had been recruited, given a weapon and a fake identity, he blended easily into the local population.

"It is to be expected, they will get themselves in the way and with our Doomani brothers on the way we should prevail. Remember to keep changing numbers each time."

The line went dead, the young man flipped the phone over pulling out its battery and removing the SIM card, snapping it in half and tossing it into a bin. Swinging around his back pack, pulling out another SIM card pack, his .40 TDX pistol visible amongst the contents of the bag. Walking off into the bustling city he knew he would be called upon soon to do his duty to God.

Meanwhile in the Islamic quarter of the city, a cell sat in a rental car taken from the airport using the fake details they had been given it was ready. Armed with brand new DR-87's and one fighter brandishing a shiny DRS-83 semi-automatic. Looking at the clock, it was lunchtime prayers and they were about to burst in and commit as masscare on the praying infidels. Loading their weapons, armed to the teeth they went in, flinging open the doors to the scared building. The fire of the automatic weapons was softened by the silencer, after storming through the praying Muslims they finished off any of the survivors of the first wave, a .40 round to the temple blasting out upper and lower front lobes, the squelch of brain matter, skull and blood as it soaked into the prayer mats made a satisfying sound. A crying young boy had tried to escape, one of the brothers flipped his rifle round and fired full auto taking the boys lower body section off. Standing over the bleeding torso, he was soon finished off with round to the head neatly destroying the boys head, the blood splattering the face of the shooter.

Muttering a prayer under their breaths, they moved on, the building would not be burnt as they wanted whoever discovered the mess to see what was done to those that took the innocence from the teenage girls.


Jeremiah 48:10 NAB Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood.


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Another team had travelled to a suburban area, twenty strong brothers in arms had taken the duty to liberate the local houses of followers of the false gods. They burst into the infidel houses, dragging out the women into the street where they would face the terror that had been committed on Catholic females. Pulled out by their hair, ripping away their Islamic clothes leaving them openly naked in the street while their menfolk were executed and their goods looted as spoils of war.


Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT As you approach a town to attack it, first offer its people terms for peace. If they accept your terms and open the gates to you, then all the people inside will serve you in forced labor. But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town. When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.


The men set upon the women, one was smashed in the face with but of a rifle knocking her teeth out her jaw broken. Howling in pain as she violated before being finished off with another hail of bullets before moving onto the next one. One after one, girls and women from their early teens to their early forties were raped and finished off. Tied up on crucifixes made from wood. Nothing was left, babies and the young were snatched from their cots and burned, the embers of satin were stocked as their were thrown into the fires. The Clandonians began leaving, several of the greedy ones looking for more loot and sexual satisfaction, they would pay with their lives if caught or if they returned.

This was the vengeance that the Lord demanded, the heretics would have their justice delivered.

OOC: Not realizing that the city was in actuality inland, consider my forces and their equipment brought in by airlift to Metzuda, commandeering an airport in place of a seaport facility.

The violence of the past few days had pushed the Aequatian command of ARMIK to initiate the pacification orders and rules of engagement, which also initiated a curfew between the local hours of 18:00 - 06:00 with an unfortunate order of deadly force to be used in some circumstances. Already the Marines were out in the streets as they began to create security checkpoints in and out of the major residential zones, along with posting platoon-sized security details to places of worship such as Catholic Churches, Jewish Temples and Muslum Mosques. Above the city flew the UH-96A Jaguar helicopters, observing the ground and ready to provide support to the Marines on the ground with their MG2C1 12.7mm machineguns, alongside these were the six AH-85A Sidewinder helicopter gunships on ready-five launch warning to provide extra firepower with their AGM-114Q Hellfire II missiles, 70 and 85mm rockets and 35mm cannon fire.

Lieutenant Rodriguez and his platoon were posted to one of the Muslum neighbourhoods, most of his men deployed about the streets with his central point at a large mosque, his designated marksman, a young lance corporal, who was posted on the roof with his high-power rifle and telescope and watched the streets below for any activity. The other marines walked the perimeter in full combat dress and webbing, weapons at the ready to prevent the same events from the previous days from happening again. David spoke with the young sergeant tank commander on the turret of the Mackall tank, the Marines were sickened by the inhumanity they had seen in the news reports and were furious to exact revenge on those responsible, however, their NCOs and officers knew better than to allow such liberties and, thanks to the discipline passed on through training, held them in check.

High above the city at almost three thousand metres, flew half a dozen Air Force EA-16B Thrasher tactical electronic attack aircraft as they filled the airwaves above the city with enough radio frequency radiation to almost effectively barrage jam the large spectrum of civilian communications. While an inconvenience to the locals as all wireless communications were eliminated, it was necessary to disrupt the clandestine communications of any insurgent groups, as the E-14B Capricorn SIG/ELINT aircraft on hand were unable to track all of the chatter across the city.

OOC: Doesn't Questers Navy patrol the seas in the area?

OOC: Doesn't Questers Navy patrol the seas in the area?

OOC: AFAIK, his ships are in the Strobovia Strait.

After the latest act of Clandonian terrorism, Ayatollah Vanodeh gave another sermon from his mosque. This time, he was clad in body armour under his robes and holding an FN FAL.

"These terrorists have once again struck our beloved people for simply being Muslim!" he roared, firing a magazine into the ceiling of his mosque. The regular congregants had received an email from the Ayatollah urging them to carry weapons, should the infidels attack them in their places of worship.

"To stop these outrages, I'm attempting to form a CIDG battalion out of my congregants. As I said before, I am not going to order mass murders of Catholics, far be it from me as a man of Allah. If anyone here does, their fate is between them and Allah."

"Survivors have reported the use of Doomani arms," added the Ayatollah. "This alone proves nothing, but be warned; the Catholic demons will strike again, and I want this congregation to be ready, and I want the League of Anti-Catholics to be ready."

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The Kahanistanian CIDG unit that had met the Aequatians came across a burned-out Catholic church surrounded by men in skullcaps, right across from the mosque where the terrorists had hit. The altar had been ripped out, large clay breasts had been attached to the icon of Mary, along with female genitalia, and a huge cucumber had been stuck in it as a show of anti-Catholic hostility. A large banner reading, "THEY MUST GO" flew above the ruins.

"What racist bigotry..." said Naslieva. "I thought that had gone long ago."

"Even worse than that," said Jacobson. He pointed across at the mosque where Muslim women had been raped and murdered, walking across the street to get a closer look at one of the bodies laying on the street. It was a young woman in her early 30's or thereabouts.

Naslieva sat down, her face blank. She seemed shaken, visibly shocked at the carnage that had taken place there.

While unable to prevent the earlier tragedies, the Aequatian Marines now stood vigil where ever they happened to be posted, Catholic church or Muslum mosque, they would be ready to defend these places of worship and the people inside with their lives, not because of their religion, but because they were fellow humans. The security details had seen little in the means of action, very few were willing to challenge a score of heavily armed, professional soldiers standing in the way of defenceless civilians, although this did not deter all and the Marines had made a number of arrests, holding the prisoners on a hastily constructed facility at the forward operating base using concertina and razor wire and chain-link fencing, along with armed guards and marksmen.

The brigade's headquarters also initiated a programme throughout the city, the population informed of this through both loudspeakers mounted on Army PSYOP MH-98 Corvus light helicopters and the 106.5MHz radio frequency which was broadcasting Radio Free Kahanistan in both English and Arabic instructions for aiding the Aequatian forces on the ground in maintaining the peace in the city along with the Green Zone proposals for public safety, amnesty and rewards for those who were willing to turn in weapons from the Marines and instructions that foreign insurgents were about in the city inciting violence and that Kahanistanians were encouraged to point out these foreigners to the Aequatian forces for not only the benefit of their nation's solidarity, but for rewards as well.

Vanodeh did not challenge the Aequatians, nor did many of his followers engage them, but he did criticise them from the pulpit as "Catholic-supporting imperialist foreigners" and urged his people not to cooperate with them. He was willing to sit down and discuss restoration of civil order as long as the Aequatians were.

Opposing him were Catholic leaders Cardinal Kevin Harren, Archbishop of Metzuda, and Cardinal Lucius Rufus Cassius, the leader of the small minority of Kahanistanian Catholics who followed the Doomani faith (about 350,000 in Kahanistan total, roughly 55,000 in Metzuda.) Harren was willing to talk, but Cassius would need more persuading - he thought and acted as a Doomani, spoke Doomani Latin fluently, and was rumoured to have connections with Manus Dei, though he denied this.

Militants of all sides occasionally sniped or threw grenades at the Aequatians, from on top of buildings near places of worship, or outside of alleys or windows by which they passed on patrols. Occasionally a roadside bomb would be planted, these being difficult to conceal as they were intended to take out an Aequatian Mackall or Kahanistanian Spartacus tank. They were often placed in dumpsters or chained under sewer hole covers to explode at passing vehicles, triggered by remote control.

The Navy Corpsmen attached to the Marine platoons were certainly kept busy in-theatre with the small "nickel-and-dime" attacks which occurred, although the roadside bombs proved ineffective in killing any of the Aequatian marines, although the same could not be said of the Rhino IMV troop carriers. The Rhino was designed specifically for these conditions, born out of the peacekeeping operations alongside the Russkyans as EFOR in Estovania, while the vehicle might be written off completely, the passenger compartment is protected to the degree in which a devastating blast will lead to only minor wounds, even at some points allowing the vehicles to be rebuilt! The same went for the personal armour worn by the troops, the ARMC had purchased the same vests and helmets constructed from the Panteran synthetic spidersilk thread as the Army and had been proved effective against the majority of small arms arrayed against them by the irregulars. although a handful of Marines of those wounded were considerable and shipped back to the base for further treatment by Navy surgeons and their teams.

The Naval Explosive Ordinance Disposal personnel worked alongside the Marine engineers as they uncovered the planted explosives. The EA-16B Thrashers overhead providing jamming on most frequencies allowed for many of the devices to be discovered completely harmless, allowing for quick disposal, although one Mackall had been marred by a number of explosions, set in a daisy chain configuration, it had blown off the entire tank's right side tracks and road wheels and scorched the side of the vehicle, leaving it dead in the street waiting for recovery as the convoy it was escorting moved on down the road. Local women and children came to see the stricken beast, cautious at first until the Marine tankers ventured out from their vehicle and greeted the civilians, offering the children chocolate and the chance to don the crewmembers' helmets.

Upon hearing that the leaders of the more active factions were willing to enter into discussions, Major-General Holtz sent an invitation, personally penned and signed by himself, out to Vanodeh and Harren to the ARMIK base to open discussions and hopes that the latter would be willing to help convince Cassius in quelling his own people for the sake of the nation and to bring them together against the common enemy that was Kriegorgrad, advancing upon their lands and prepared to do damage beyond imagine to the nation and its people.

The two leaders accepted the invitation, and separately contacted Major-General Holtz to set up the meeting time, and receive details on what forms of security would be allowed at the meeting.

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A CIDG soldier sat down next to Commander Naslieva. She seemed to be more shocked than one might expect of a militia commander at the sight.

"What's wrong?" he asked as the CIDG's began to take away the bodies for identification and burial.

"I... I have a daughter about her age," said Naslieva. She looked tearfully at the body next to her. "She's active duty. She's also fairly big in the Communist Party. If something were to happen to her... I don't think the Questarian Commonwealth would be merciful to her."

She got up and walked around the burned-out church which the Jewish militants seemed to be converting into a synagogue. It would clear her head a lot faster than walking around this mass death.

OOC: Questers told me the aircraft coming from the Strob would not be shot down. So... without further ado.

IC:

In the meanwhile, Allanean aircraft began to land in Kahanistan. An armored division and an Airborne
Divisions landed in Metzuda, and several dozen bombers landed in the North of the country. But that was not the main force that came.

From the South, a flight of 500 immense Archimedes' Lever aircraft arrived. Between them, they carried 10 Mechanized Infantry Divisions from mainland Allanea. It was not much – but it was not the purpose of the Allaneans to fight the war yet. The principle was different. The troops have dispersed through the cities, crushing the anti-Catholic riots by they mere appearance. Where it was needed, vast amounts of CS and police batons did the job – and where it was not comfortable to use a police baton, the Allaneans would simply bitch-slap a protestor into submission. When you're wearing a suit of light powered armor, even a bitch-slap could be extremely... persuasive. Admittely, Clandonians shooting at Kahanistani would be treated with even most... persuasion. Additionally, the Allaneans requested Al-Ghazi to turn Clandonian nationals in Kahanistan over to them for internment.

Everywhere, the leaflets appeared:

Kahanistani!

Do you hate the vile pro-Doomani catholic scum? Do you want to bag yourself a catholic? Then, form up the battalions! Arm yourself! Barricade your houses! Get your gas mask and rifle! There are plenty of Doomani-worshipping catholic idiots for you to slaughter – and they are coming from the South!

Kill the fascist!
Abhor the racist!
Destroy the theocrat!

No mercy, no surrender, only victory!

The Allaneans also distributed posters by their Department of Explanation, marked with the simple logo of the bald-headed eagle – the Allanean national animal – carrying a Questarian lion in it's claws and the motto: AQUILA NON CAPTAT MUSCAS. Depicted on the posters were images of the Azahan capital on fire, of Allanean tanks crushing Questarian soldiers under their tracks as they tried fearfully to escape.

Further, portraits of Dreadfire, Swandlicote, Kazansky, Al-Ghazi and other Allied Leaders were printed and hastily istributed all over Allanea, Kahanistan, and other nations that would accept them. They bore the same mark of the eagle and lion, and further the slogan: THAT MAN IS YOUR FRIEND: HE FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM.

Allanean Army Radio broadcast, the same day

This is Liberty-City speaking. This is the Last Hour of the Day. Allied forces continue offensive operations on the Questarian, Ceylon, and Azahan Front, as well as on the Strobovian Straits. Midlonian forces are invading Okielahoma, while the Kriegorgadi advance has been broken under South Vegas by the valiant Kahanistani warriors. We congratulate General Al-Ghazi for his his first victory over Kriegorgrad's invading hordes. We hope he goes on to kill every single Kriegorgradi soldier and invades them right back. Even now, Congress is discussing awarding Al-Ghazi the Liberty Cross, Second Class, for, and we quote, his valiant defense of freedom against the rampaging Questarians...

[OOC: Kstan, you remember those paras I dropped outside Metzuda? Is it okay if I rp them in this thread?]

[OOC: If you want to RP that they made it through the air defences, and then managed to get into the city without stepping on any land mines, and then weren't identified as Questarians by one of the duty soldiers... feel free. Otherwise, I'm a little leery of accepting that they just appeared without so much as being shot at.]

While the moderate Catholics were attempting to negotiate with the Allaneans and Aequatians, anti-Catholic violence flared up again, with armed attacks on Aequatian patrols at the churches.

The extremist Catholics could be seen gathering up posters and burning them, often under fire from anti-Catholic militias.

OOC: Kahanistan. MSN. USE IT.

[OOC: Yeah, I'll factor in air defence losses, though you did say alot of your air defence was destroyed. Also, you put landmines around the main entrances to your city? Oh well, I'll factor them in for losses, too. And I plan to break into the city anyway. Out of interest, how many catholics do you think would be sympathetic to my forces?]

[OOC: Probably a few, in the capital there are maybe 40,000 pro-Doomani Catholics - many had been killed in the sectarian strife, but most Catholics in Kahanistan are as loyal as any other Kahanistanian. You might be able to get 75,000 collaborators if you're lucky, out of 6-7 million in the capital. The AD south of the capital was largely destroyed (or simply wasn't there to start - it's pretty weak), but the capital is the best defended target in the nation. The roads aren't mined, but they have some of the best infantry and armour in my nation guarding them. Of course, if you avoid the roads, you'll lose a lot of troops and armour to the mines.]

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The main sectarian leaders awaited the Aequatian response to negotiations.

[OOC: If you want to RP that they made it through the air defences, and then managed to get into the city without stepping on any land mines, and then weren't identified as Questarians by one of the duty soldiers... feel free. Otherwise, I'm a little leery of accepting that they just appeared without so much as being shot at.]

While the moderate Catholics were attempting to negotiate with the Allaneans and Aequatians, anti-Catholic violence flared up again, with armed attacks on Aequatian patrols at the churches.

The extremist Catholics could be seen gathering up posters and burning them, often under fire from anti-Catholic militias.


ICCD contacts the Kahanistani government and major waring parties as lines of communication exist.

Intracircumcordei would be willing to help negotiate peace or humanitarian efforts to allow the flow of civilians from the affected war regions and Kahanistan in general to safer areas. If this is somehow possible we ask you inform the Logothe's Office. We do mean civilians in general though and not just the Catholics. The Emperor has just accented a call from the Imperial Diet and Senate to open refugee status to all effected war parties in Kahnastan, effective immediately. Individuals will be processed as refugee at our emergency situations shelters, located primarily in West Farland and the east Isles.

L.O. ICCD
Logothe of the Drome Divinus Imperium di Intracircumcordei

OOC: No worries, there's a post coming, just as soon as people remember there's 6,000 Aequatian Marines on the ground in Metzuda and that I was trying to work something out that was fucking civil rather than dump troops into a goddamned meat grinder and COIN war.

[OOC:] K'stan, do you understand the concept of Fluid time? Really? Any concept what-so-ever? In the main thread, we're in the first day of the war. I'm about to make a post that's invading you amphibiously. Questers does not patrol that section of the sea, I do. As you will find out, when I actually get round to making my 5000+ word post. I seriously suggest you slow this thread down. Aequatio, I'm not holding this against you, but your fleet is going to have problems landing there. When I checked last, we're still in the opening 12-24 hours of the war and I don't know how you were planning to appear there, but the western seaboard is going to become rather messy sooner or later. Likewise, on the issue of Air defence, Questers is RP-ing air defence, but if someone had notified me about this thread, I'd have RP'd something too.

I'm not sure if it had slipped you , 'Stan, but there's a nice, well organised OOC thread, with links to everything. With the exception of a couple of rather in depth character RP's, they're all roughly keeping within one IC day of each other. This should have been kept in the original theater, you should have made it clear, on the OOC Thread, or finally at least made some rudimentary effort to keep it roughly in-sync with the rest of the various theaters of war that are going on right now.[/OOC.]

OOC: North: Last OOC note from me here, I did not realize that the city was landlocked when I deployed the forces, so they were airlifted instead of going by ships.

K-stan: Post coming for that meeting, in three to four hours' time. Promise.

The Emperor of Napoleonic Republic IV promises to provide any financial, intelligence, or military support to any Catholic groups crusading against thise vile evil land.

[OOC:] K'stan, do you understand the concept of Fluid time? Really? Any concept what-so-ever?
Flaming. I don't use fluid time if I can help it. Stop spamming my thread.
I'm not sure if it had slipped you , 'Stan, but there's a nice, well organised OOC thread, with links to everything. With the exception of a couple of rather in depth character RP's, they're all roughly keeping within one IC day of each other. This should have been kept in the original theater, you should have made it clear, on the OOC Thread, or finally at least made some rudimentary effort to keep it roughly in-sync with the rest of the various theaters of war that are going on right now.[/OOC.]
Saw it. Posted in it. Generally avoid it because of the tendency for arguments. If you want to submit this thread to it, go ahead.

OOC: Kstan, did you forget that the war is closed? This thread is a direct part of the main war thread, this should have all gone into the haven theater thread, which is closed.

Aequatio: Factoring in time of travel in Haven + the time it would take to get from Gholgoth to Haven [Gholgoth is about 30,000km Southeast of Haven as set by me/No Endorse/AMF], you're looking at about 42-48 HOURS of travel time via air at Mach 1 [1190kph].

Seeing as the war is withing the opening day, it's safe to say that you will still be enroute, if you can even reach kstan with in-flight refueling and stoping in DPUO or Rana to refuel.

OOC: <grammarnazi>it's "Katholikenfrage"</grammarnazi>

OOC: <grammarnazi>it's "Katholikenfrage"</grammarnazi>
OOC: Thanks, I'll take your word on this. Unlike you, I am not a native German speaker (American all the way), and I'll ask a Mod to fix the spelling when I can pop into the Mod Cave, though in my case they don't often respond.

Seeing as the war is withing the opening day, it's safe to say that you will still be enroute, if you can even reach kstan with in-flight refueling and stoping in DPUO or Rana to refuel.

OOC: The war is not within it's opening day. It is now 14th July IC time, and the war started on the morning of the 12th.

Um, no. The war started on the morning of the 13th and its currently the morning of the 14th. Basic comprehension plox.

OOC: K'stan, did you forget that the war is closed? This thread is a direct part of the main war thread, this should have all gone into the Haven theater thread, which is closed.

Since I wanted this thread to be open (this is about social problems that existed in K'stan since the Doomie attack and were only exacerbated by the current invasion), I didn't incorporate it into the main thread. My directive against spamming the thread applies to you as well.

It seems you're always there to criticise.

Aequatio: Factoring in time of travel in Haven + the time it would take to get from Gholgoth to Haven [Gholgoth is about 30,000km Southeast of Haven as set by me/No Endorse/AMF], you're looking at about 42-48 HOURS of travel time via air at Mach 1 [1190kph].

Well, we don't know the distance Aequatio uses. The distance was never set out and carved in stone, and there are over 20 members of Gholgoth. We also don't know the speed of Aequatio's planes. I don't even know if he's MT or PMT, he could have scramjet transports that travel at Mach 10 and could make it in 4.5 hours.

Seeing as the war is withing the opening day, it's safe to say that you will still be enroute, if you can even reach K'stan with in-flight refueling and stoping in DPUO or Rana to refuel.

As Northford so kindly mentioned before I warned him against spamming my thread, there is fluid time. I don't like it, but I'll use it when needed, and I tend to put more effort into threads I'm interested in than those I was forced into under pain of being labeled a n00b for ignoring legitimate IC action. Perhaps it is you who do not understand that concept.

It was one of Holtz's aide-de-camps who worked the administrative duties to prepare for the meeting between Vanodeh and Harren, the meeting would be held at the ARMIK base in the city and security would be provided by the Marines of the 82nd MEB already on the ground. Transport would also be provided in secret, Marine APCs arriving early in the morning with a security detail and bringing the respective leaders to the base to avoid and trouble from opposing militiamen, they would then enter into talks supervised by Major-General Holtz himself along with a State Department official.

As the anti-Catholic violence picked up, the Marines began to respond to the attacks in a much more serious manner, including the use of CS gas canister grenades and flashbang concussion weapons, first to incapacitate and halt the assaults followed by quick arrests of the militia members remaining. Those that were captured would be brought to the ARMIK base and held in the makeshift detention centre, constructed with concertina wire and chain-link fence, as the prisoners were registered, cleaned and questioned by Sicherndienst intelligence operatives attached to the brigade before being set into the centre on the promise that upon the return to peace, they would be handed off to civil authorities. It was a rare occasion in which the Marines responded to the attacks with their own small arms fire, although it was prone to happen, although those not killed by the Marines were quickly treated by Navy Corpsmen before being detained.

That day also marked the mobilization order for hundreds of Air Force F-28F Black Eagle and F/A-39A Enforcer multirole fighters as they began their long-haul ferry to Kahanistani bases. KC-767A tankers already in position along the route would help the fighters get there while the massive C-225B Cossack and C-181A Starlifter II transports brought the scores of thousands of ground support personnel to keep the aircraft equipped and armed during the coming conflict. While they were the first aircraft to be sent, hundreds more awaited their orders, including the B-12B Vanquisher and B-22A Sariel strategic and BA-74C Arrow strike bombers, A-16A Invader attack aircraft, EA-16B Thrasher electronic attack aircraft and a host of special purpose aircraft. It would only be the beginning of the Aequatian move in ARMIK, which had been renamed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Operation: Haven Sentry.

By now, as many Catholics as were going to register had done so - around 1.5 million, who could be resettled in any of the numerous states willing to do so. Only around 100,000 had actually been shipped away.

Harren and Vanodeh arrived at the Aequatian base. They were elderly men, the Cardinal dressed in his official church garb, the Ayatollah in a Western suit. The Cardinal was a short, stocky man with a shaved face and bald crown, and the Ayatollah was a tall, thin bearded man with more than a few battle scars.

With the presence of the Aequatian military increasing, violence tended to go down, although the extremists on both sides became more vocal. The pro-Doomani Catholic faction, of course, saw its moderate co-religionists as heretics and traitors, and the genocidal anti-Catholic factions felt the same way about the L.A.C.

One of the aide-de-camps, a captain, greeted both the Ayatollah and the Cardinal before leading them inside the tent where the meeting was to be held, sitting at the table was Major-General Holtz as he welcomed them, "Good morning, gentlemen, I'm hoping we can get through the issues at hand and bring this country together."

"Good morning," said Vanodeh. "As you may or may not know, I am Grand Ayatollah Marwan Vanodeh, leader of the League of Anti-Catholics. The mission of my organisation is to educate people on the dangers of Catholicism, and the evils it has brought to the world in recent history... note recent history, we don't dredge up the Inquisition and we expect you won't bring up the Prophet marrying a six-year-old."

"Anyway, what my organisation wants is an end to these terrorist attacks that have been hitting mosques, synagogues, non-Catholic churches, et cetera, et cetera... the pro-Doomani propaganda that's been appearing all over Metzuda, the calls for the Doomani to take over, in general, the worst things about Catholicism that are affecting us, and we'll have to work together against the Kriegos."

Harren had been sitting there, listening to this man attack his faith and just taking the abuse. When he stopped, the Cardinal spoke.

"I never have and never will support the Doomani heretics, unlike the coward Qaramesh. The attack on the mosque was not by my order. That must have been the terrorists, over whom I have no influence or control. They must be the pro-Doomani terrorists who have been spreading propaganda. I can give you my word that we will assist in the search for these extremists. Ayatollah Vanodeh, will you promise me that you will rein in the extremists who have been attacking Catholic churches?"

"I will. Regardless of how I feel about your religion, murder is too far. We are not savages, we believe in exchange of ideas and our arms are only for use against oppressors," replied Vanodeh.

The old Marine officer smiled as he listened to the two spiritual leaders spoke with each other and discussing mutual cooperation in ending the violence, "We were hoping your people could help in identifying the foreign insurgents who are precipitating the attacks to our intelligence staff. My marines can provide security for the city as long as fighting between your sides can be halted."

"Unfortunately," replied Cardinal Harren, "I have no information on these insurgents, and none of the bishops in the city have reported to me anything to do with them. I can, however, have our own security patrols join forces with the L.A.C. to hunt them down."

The Ayatollah nodded. "There will be many who will not trust someone who was our enemy only a few hours ago. I believe that we should send mixed patrols out, maybe with one or two Aequatians in each patrol to keep the peace. Now, the combatants on both sides will be fewer in number, and fighting a larger opposition. They may resort to desperate measures... such as collaboration with the Questarian Commonwealth, obtaining W.M.D., or even requesting Doomani aid. We are not out of the woods yet."

"Cardinal Cassius, we believe, is the leader of the Catholic extremists. If we can track him, we can hurt the extremists severely - and he speaks openly, he seems to have no fear of assassination, not even when the violence was at its height."

"I would be more than happy to liaise Marines out to your patrols, working in coordination with support units, it will not take long to root out the foreign insurgents," Said Holtz as he thought about Cassius, "We cannot publicly arrest this Cassius, that would turn him into a martyr for his followers, is it best that we attempt to speak with him and see about supporting the fight against the Kriegos invaders to the South."

One of the officer aides spoke, "General, what of the incoming reinforcements?"

"Ahh, yes, the Army and Air Force, along with the Corps, is starting their deployments here as part of the reflagged Operation Haven Sentry, which will allow for us to stand against the Kriegos forces. Part of that operation's mandate also allows for the supply and training of a Kahanistani National Guard, if your people are willing to join."

"They are like Doomani," said Vanodeh. "The only language they understand is force. If the Doomani military intervenes, Cassius will form a collaborationist government that will sell us all down the river for the glory of Greater Doomanum. If you thought the occupation of the Negev was bad, imagine how much worse it will be when it's our own people acting as puppets. Not only that, but most of our people won't want to relocate again, which means a likely end to our existence as a free people."

Harren nodded. This was something he agreed with the L. A. C. leader about. "These aren't just heretics, they're criminals, terrorists. They actually want us to be ruled by Maximus. He will try to infiltrate us and see how many of us he can hand over. We can't give him that opportunity."

"We have a decentralised national militia of sorts. Perhaps the numerous battalions can be placed under the command of an Aequatian or Kahanistanian general, until we can get them properly organised," continued the Archbishop. "Right now, the CIDG are maybe six percent of the population, they don't even have top-of-the-line gear, FN FAL's, 1970's era gas masks, flak jackets, maybe some technicals. The only ones with equipment capable of holding the Doomies off indefinitely are the two million or so Republic Guards surrounding the capital."

"It would be best to consolidate what militias we have, get a feel for the numbers available and begin a screening process to determine who is suitable for the National Guard units. From there, the Army will take over in the equipping and training of the personnel into formed units," Explained Holtz, "I would prefer if you did not require the assistance of the Republic Guard, as they are likely to be pulled away to fight the Kriegos invaders."

Harren nodded. "We have... about 5,000 CIDG battalions in this city alone, so about five million armed civilians, a little over six percent of the populace. We have eighty million total. If you want to recruit for the National Guard, they're your best bet, they already have basic combat training, but no central standards of discipline. Some will hold under a Pestis Dei barrage, others will break and flee at the first sight of the enemy."

Vanodeh seemed to agree. "The R.G.'s outside the city are about half the R.G.'s in the country. The other half are mostly fighting the Northies, we're pretty much naked south of the capital, so to speak. The troops at the capital are the last line of defence, so it'll be mostly militia and reserves that are fighting in the south. I suppose you could talk to General al-Ghazi, or Defence Minister Rakhmadi... or General al-Zanbar, head of Civil Defence. All I can do is give you my assurance that the L.A.C. will fight alongside the resistance to the invasion, and will not seek conflict with Catholics."

"Given a proper amount of time, we can form these CIDG units into proper brigades with combat, combat support and service support units and maintain them as a standing force ready to fight," Explained Holtz as he summoned one of his aide-de-camps, "Captain Reinstad, I want you to speak with General al-Zanbar of Civil Defence, see about rounding up his people and speak with my G-3 about forming the National Guard brigades," He said as he turned to his second assistant, "Lieutenant, get on the horn with CENTCOM, see when the Army trainers are meant to arrive and what they can do for these forces."

Both of the officers saluted before leaving, after which Holtz turned back to the spiritual leaders, "Return to your people, inform them that this is an age of co-operation for the future of your nation. Speak with my Operations staff about assigning Marines to your units and increasing the intelligence collection on the foreign insurgents already here." The general said his good-byes as the leaders left and he returned to his command post, ready to oversee the coming phases of Operation Haven Sentry.

A message was sent to General al-Zanbar about speaking with the general and his staff about forming the Kahanistan National Guard, another message was sent to General al-Ghazi and Defence Minister Rakhmadi concerning the coming build-up of Aequatian forces in the country to start defending against both the Kriegos and Northfordian invasions.

On the streets of the city, the Marine patrols and checkpoints were being reduced, as a relative calm had fallen upon the population with the agreements made between the two warring factions. The Mackall tanks had largely been brought back to the operating base, leaving the more nimble UNISUV-2 vehicles for the infantry to dart about the streets in as they conducted patrols of neighbourhoods with cover provided by helicopters above.

While the major factions held to the cease-fire, isolated bands of pro-Doomani extremists and possibly foreign terrorists, as well as Islamist militias unaffiliated with the L.A.C., continued attacks against peacekeepers and civil police, but in many cases were more interested in fighting each other.

General Zanbar, though part of the Nationalist Party, wanted nothing to do with the violence. He was more than willing to cooperate with the Aequatians.

General Rakhmadi, as anti-Catholic as many members of the L.A.C. and open about it, unlike most Kahanistanian politicians, was more wary of the peace, but as long as the Aequatians were willing to keep the Kriegos out of the country, that was fine with her.

General al-Ghazi wanted to declare the entire northern part of the country, where Kahanistanian military forces were strongest, off limits to foreign troops so the Republic could fight on its own against the enemy, accepting that the southern forces were too weak to defend for extended periods against the Kriegos. It was only the insistence of half his Cabinet that kept him from doing so.

The marine infantry held fast against the infighting, officers intervening and quieting down a number of the incidents before serious casualties were taken, the discipline of the trained officers and their marines displayed as they rarely fired, even when attacked, as they managed to talk the offenders down.

The air above the city was filled with the roar of jet engines as the massive C-225B Cossack and C-181A Staflifter II strategic airlifters landed at the now-commandeered airports around the city as the Air Force frantically brought in more supplies for the Marines and the additional weapons, equipment, ammunition, food and even uniforms for the soon-to-be Kahanistan National Guard. As well, the Army training personnel also arrived, six detachments from 42nd Infantry Division (Mechanized), who would be seeing over the new citizen soldiers and training them with the new weapons. Messages were broadcast over Radio Free Kahanistan and PSYOP loudspeakers of where to go to enlist in the National Guard, where they would train to defend their nation.

General Zanbar was provided with a complete outline of the numbers for the National Guard units, with brigades at five thousand personnel and five brigades for each division, they would be a most formidable force against any invading army. Time would tell how many would come for the opportunity to enlist.

The majority among the pro-Doomani militants to surrender were misguided youths who had merely bitten at the promise of a force to protect the Catholics and become disillusioned with the hard-line rhetoric. Most had minimal information, but they did provide the Aequatians with the locations of some safe houses and underground churches where fundamentalist preachers extolled their message of hate.

Islamist and Jewish militants surrendered in larger numbers, driven more by a hatred of Catholicism born of the Doomani invasion, with some religious fervour mixed in than by a movement begun as religious from the ground up.

The numbers, 25,000 to a division, 5,000 to a brigade, were the same as in standard Kahanistanian military units. The first day saw the enlistment of 150,000 citizens, over 90% of them attached to the CIDG. These would have infantry combat skills and a basic knowledge of small to medium unit tactics, but poor to nonexistent discipline. Many were prone to committing atrocities, and would be likely to shoot or even impale captured Kriegos if they got that far. More idealistic commanders would have trouble reining in the more impetuous youths in their units at first.

With the violence continuing, albeit at a reduced pace and Kahanistanian police now launching its own recruiting drive to take over one day from the Aequatians, over two and a half million of Metzuda's original eight million Catholics had by now left the country.

My brothers, my sisters... Today, we have seen the wrath of the Heathen. We have seen the ill will of those who mock the Lord our Savior. We have seen the brutish nature of their ways, and now, Innocent VI, the Holy Father, calls us to attention. He tasks us with the most Holy of wars, the defense of our brothers in Kahanistan, and to break open the line to allow our brothers to purge the heathen hordes. Today, we are to bring the hammer of the Lord down on to all whom may oppose Him. We bring the Hammer of the Holy Justice down upon those who seek to bring an end to our brethren. We are tasked with the holiest of tasks, for we bring the end of a heathen civilization and bring about the first thrust of the spear. For today... Today, we send Kahanistan the first wave of steel, the first time their skies will be blackened in day, and for many, the last time they see the Sun before the End Times.
Commandant Cedric Spykar,
Leader of the Lucinian Crusader Air Arm


Cedric Spykar stood before the thousands of young men and women before him, the youth of the Protectorate of Lucino; the joint Doomani - Candrian administrative territory of nearly 2 billion people, nearly all of whom were Catholic and much of them followers of the Doomani Pope. He stood on a raised platform in the middle of a sports arena, and had been speaking all day - one of many rallies, and the crowds were coming back every time. The rallies were a forum, a place to answer the call for what was being called 'The Great Crusade', And the Kahanistani rampage against Catholics was seen as an insult to them, their religion, and their way - nearly 2 billion angry Catholics. The stadium was packed; the largest stadium in the Lucinian protectorate, a stadium designed to pack nearly 100,000 people, was packed to the brim; even into the pitch, where one man and a microphone grasped the hearts and minds of what turned out to be 150,000 souls geared to ending the horror in Kahanistan. It probably wasn't their intent to replace one horror with another, but nevertheless, that was what they were dragging themselves in to.

The crowd was roaring - the events were enough to turn them into rabid beasts. Calls for crusades were met with a furor - soon, there wouldn't be enough guns and uniforms to go around. Many of the Lucinians were applying to be auxiliary troops in service to the Doomani. But more was needed. There was recognition amongst the Doomanis of the inherent airpower that the Lucinians were capable of bringing, being a 'subjugate' nation under Candrian control. Lucino's Air Self Defense Forces was filled with trained pilots; however, there were no strategic bombers in their air fleet at the time. Maximus of Doomingsland changed this - payrolling some 20,000 B22 bombers to be put into service in the Crusader Air Arm. This was an extra-national entity as far as the Lucinian government was concerned - and to an extent, the Candrian government considered it so aswell. It didn't stop the massive influx of Lucinian military pilots from joining, however. ASDF FA-15Fs and FA-16Cs somehow were smuggled into Crusader service, as well. And here was Commandant Spyker, gathering the ASDF pilots and convincing them to give up their Service duties and to do 'The work of God', as he put it. And it seemed like there was no stopping them.


It wasn't long before thousands of aircraft were lining up on Lucinian tarmacs.

In a large tent in a makeshift nerve center in an ASDF base 'borrowed' by the Crusaders, a man stood before several hundred members of B22 flight crews. This man was General Maximilian Burgess, of the Lucinian ASDF, trained in 'mainland' Candiria under the CAF banner. It was he who was placed in charge of the makeshift Crusader Air Command, and he quickly threw together an organizational structure. It was he who worked out the battleplan to strike Kahanistan. And here; here he was issueing the briefing. Over 9,000 aircraft were to take to the skies today, and the Crusaders had run out of officers to issue the mission briefings, and had begun climbing to the higher operational ranks. But now that it was done, it was done, and could not be stopped.

"Gentlemen, today, you begin the strike to the heart of the Enemy. Today, we bomb Kahanistan to oblivion!"
General Burgess stood tall on the platform, wearing a surplus 'urban tiger' (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/Gizeh/BDU-CAND-SPARTA-URBTIGER.png) BDU with few markings, and the flag replaced with a light grey cross. His grey hair shrouded by the cap, yet still peeking enough to show his age and wisdom, he addressed the men in front of him.
The General stood before a map of southwestern Haven, projected on to the screen behind him. He began outlining the flight profile. " All flights will follow the same basic route; all bombers have their rally point 500 km south of the southernmost tip of Franberry, outlined on your map kit. This is the first refueling point; because you will all carry the maximum amount of ordinance, all bombers will top up here. All aircraft will proceed to the second way point, 300 km south of the midway point of New Slovakia. The third waypoint is also the second refuel point, west of the southernmost tip of Kriegorgrad. All aircraft will make their way north until you are in-country west of the KPZ; there, all aircraft split up into target areas." Behind him, the map of Haven changed to a tactical map of Kahanistan.
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"This is the target. You will all find a copy of this map in your kit. This mission is four simultanious bomber raids on three cities and one line. Targets and flights are divided by color; all of you are flight Yellow. Your primary target is Metzuda, E8. Secondary target is Biet Nephilim, E10. Tertiary target for all flights is North Vegas, F12." The map changed - seven cities changed colors, and colored bands appeared over them.
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"All bombers will proceed over primary targets. If conditions permit, flyover of secondary targets will commence. If necessary, follow to tertiary target or nearest target of opportunity. Flight Yellow proceeds through the yellow band. Maintain contact with your fellow pilots."
"500 bombers in each flight will fly forward; these aircraft will be armed with AC-280 ARMs. Each bomber armed with these will carry 510 such missiles. Within 190 km of the target, the missile target indicators will display target information; you are to open COM with the other bombers and allow Autosort to differentiate targets. After final lock, launch missiles on target. You will have some remaining - you will use them for the Secondary target. After launch you are to pull up and fly above and behind the First Bomb Wave. First wave will consist of 1,500 bombers, all carrying 844 GPB250 bombs using the General warhead - 110 kg of RDX. Bombardiers, follow the Sight directions outlined. You are aiming for a high spread, allow for it. Don't worry about spread interference; you're all dropping enough bombs that the primary target will be a flattened wasteland when you're finished. If you fail to release bombs, dump payload over secondary or tertiary target. The final sweep will be 1,000 bombers using GIB250 incendiary bombs with a 110kg WP incendiary warhead. Your orders are simply to make sure the target is a fireball when everything is over. After the raid you are to meet up at Rally Romeo-Papa, to recieve your first post-mission refuel and OP headcount. You are then to proceed..."

The briefings were hardly over, and in the fields, over 9,000 bombers were being loaded with the necessary ordinance. Carts with hundreds of the distinctive little green bombs were being darted across the fields, quickly being strapped into the bomb bays of the giant bombers. Within an hour, the aircraft began taking off - the field full of behemoths, the smell of Bioquerosene permeating the air like a giant gas station. ATC directing planes in a frenzy, as the giants of the skies took off at times up to every 30 seconds from multiple airstrips. Within two hours, all aircraft were in the air - some 9,000 bombers, several AWACS aircraft spread throughtout the massive formation, and some 900 FA-15Fs behind them - and approaching the first rallypoint for topoff. Refueling went rapidly; mostly due to having 1,000 KC130 surplus tankers doing the job as quick as possible, 'borrowed from the CAF, ASDF, and some paid for by the zealous Doomani emperor. The fate of all these aircraft was entirely unknown post-bellum; the Crusaders lacked the resources to keep them flying; even now the entire force was volunteer - straight from the pilots to ground crews to the upper command echelon. The mere fact that so many aircraft could be gathered was amazing to say the least - and likely to end in as much disaster for the Crusaders as the Kahanistani. Many of the crews in the behemoths had never taken to the skies in a military bomber before, and flight leaders were tasked with relaying commands to their entire flights, potentially clogging up radio commands. They had the soul to fight, the will to fight, but lacked the knowledge - for many, this was a suicide mission.

Fifth hour. The aircraft were coming close to Kahanistan. They began the turn to the East to bear down on their targets. 1,000 km away. The moment of truth laid only a few more hours away. Under them, the ocean darkened, shuddering under this hideous display of militarism. If Kahanistan was going to scramble any remnant of their airforce to intercept, it would be now. The fighters were at the ready.

(OOC: Everything is paid for by Doom; even still, this is by far not a professional air force, and will have major issues. It's really just a large volunteer force. The only professionals are the flight leaders and the fighter pilots, which represents just about the entirety of the ASDF and some elements of the Candrian Air Force. These are Catholics answering the call for a crusade the best way they know how - an overwhelming, if unorganized, display of force.)

The bulk of the Kahanistanian air force was tied up holding the north against the Doomani air force, considered by far the greater threat.

However, about one thousand GLI-76 Falcons from Kriegzimmer were scrambled to fight off these new bombers. Beit Nephilim was left almost undefended against the bombers with the exception of its MTHEL and SEPS batteries and a few hundred SAM batteries; it didn't even have a functioning air base within four hundred kilometers.

There, CIDG's laid out IED's to block the entrances to the city and began stockpiling ammunition and weapons. Many civilians headed for Metzuda, which was better defended due to its strategical and psychological importance. This was, after all, where those 1,000 Falcons were headed.

The Falcons might not have had numerical superiority over the bombers, but they had tactical superiority - the enemy was attacking with mostly bombers and relatively few fighters. The vastly nimbler Falcons moved in and engaged the first bomber wave about one hundred kilometers south of Metzuda.

The commander of the fighter force, Major General Vincent von Stauffer, ordered his fighters to engage only those fighters that posed a direct threat to them or their comrades; the bombers were the greater threat to the civilians the Republic Guard was sworn to protect.

General Muhammad ibn Rakim al-Zanbar, acting Minister of the Interior, formally asked the Aequatian government for assistance in evacuating the children and elderly from the besieged cities in the south. He also ordered very harsh measures taken against sectarian agitators.

Strike Blue had the comfort of attacking a few hours later - by then, the Kahanistani aircraft would be grounded or hopefully out of commission.

The AWACS aircraft, flying high above the flying battlegroup, were using their radar as strongly as possible, in an attempt to counter any stealth threats. They soon picked up the Falcons around 900 km away, as their position and the sheer radar strength negated the effects of radar polarization - the Falcons were sitting ducks, and would only just find out when it was too late. The bombers slowed and climbed, the fighters burst to speed and climbed as well, repositioning themselves towards the front of the bombers. The radio chatter began; not only human communications but data - on the screens of the FA-15Fs of the Crusaders, the green squares of a target began to appear over what was roughly the location of the aircraft; next to them, the range and closing speed, underneath, time till within range. Within range of what exactly? AIM CC7 long range missiles, of course. The countdown began under them - seconds. Within seconds. Range for the CC was reading at an estimated 690 km - over 100 off the stated optimal range. The aircraft were flying into a headwind. No matter. The enemy was now within range; on the fighters, the high-pitched buzz indicating a target was in range of a BVR strike was sounding into the helmets of the weapons operators, and the radio chatter increased again - now, the flight leaders were explaining how to lock on to the targets. "Move the reticle over the square on the center panel." "Set FPDISCRIM to HL, so it attacks from above" "Set GFEEDPRIME to Auto..." "Set mode to 'MULTI', autolock to 'SUB', set 'TARGDISCRM' to Auto+COFEED..." were being broadcast over the radio, as flight leaders compensated for the inexperienced weapons officers of the ASDF. The first wave of missiles was scattered; some launching right away, some taking agonizing seconds. The first missiles were dropped before the low-smoke motors kicked in, the aircraft all rocking slightly. The radio chatter picked up. "Fox 3 - REX out." The rocket boosters kicked in with a blaze, to the Crusaders, it was like the first fires over Sodom. The second wave came much quicker, as the newer weapons officers were beginning to get the hang of the operation. The aircraft began to climb again, up to 20,000 meters; the goal being to stay above the Kahanistani fighters. The weapons officers may have been inexperienced, but the pilots certainly were not - they were all trained in the elegant and deadly effective air combat maneuvers taught in the CAF, and now, they were going to be revealed to the world.

Forward of the fighters, the 3,600 missiles screamed at mach 5, burning out their solid fuel rocket cores and firing up their ramjet modes. Thanks to their construction, detection of these missiles would be difficult - by the time they could be seen on radar, they were closing in on the terminal stage of their flightpath. Visual confirmation was made difficult due to the use of low-smoke propellants, but they were still coming from the front - the ball was in the Kahanistani court, even with 3 missiles screaming to every Kahanistani fighter.

Victory was not assured for either side, but there would be a hell of a fight.


(OOC: Don't make this boring. Not all the missiles will hit, but not all will miss either. :P )

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From the very Allanean ships south of San-Nereiana, thousands of ultra-long-range THAAD rose. Five of the continental anti-ballistic shield ships – or, in plain English, arsenal ships with the usual missile armament replaced with THAAD rockets – fired their entire payload, aiming it at the Candrian Imperial bombers as they went over Kahanistan. That accounted for at least three missiles per craft.

“Fire! Kill them all!”

The Allanean missile launchers near Metzuda came to life, and so did the various flak mounts on Allanean vehicles. It wouldn’t be much, but it would count, too.

Cloyster Coast

“At my command, all troops will now report for their cargo planes. Repeat, report to the runways, prepare for takeoff.”

Come, oh Freemen, pa rum pum pum pum
To stand before our Queen, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before our Queen, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

“Air crews, prepare for scramble.”

Across the giant military camp, Lu-05 Air Superiority Fighter were being readied for take off. So were thousands – literally – of AN-224 aircraft. This was going to be awesome in scale, even for an Allanean air deployment.

Your Majesty, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a soldier too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

“Preparing for take off, flight AN-456X, clear. You are clear for take off on runway 500, repeat, runway five hundred, five oh oh, go now.”

“Flight AN-900 is clear for take-off, runway one-oh-five-oh, you are clear, your escorts are also clear.”

In the Allanean mainland, a fleet of similar capacity was prepping for take-off as well.

Metzuda, Kahanistan

Major-General Holtz's command and control tent had been in utter chaos since the beginning of the Dommani invasion and Candrian air strikes, and now there was the request from the Kahanistani government to evacuate women and children on top of his other concerns, he could do little more than support his own needs, however, he felt obligated to follow through with the request, having received a new set of orders for the Kahanistan mission, "Evacuation to the Cravanian Overseas Territory." The general had become sympathetic to these people and now he was to leave them to die on the vine to the Doomani aggression and the return of the growing sectarian violence, however, it was required to save the lives of his men and women under his command.

The marines of the brigade had been pulled back to the airport being used for the force's base as they allowed entrance to a number of women and children, leaving the city to its own devices and the local authorities. Lieutenant Rodriguez directed the main entrance security with his platoon, hundreds of refugees had arrived almost overnight at the gates as the marines held them back. On the tarmac, the Air Force logisticians had been hard at work loading the large C-225B and C-181A with the heavy equipment such as the artillery and Mackall tanks, soon to be sent to the Cravanian Overseas Territory off Northford through the clear channels along he Strobovia Strait. The marine officer looked back at the aircraft lifting off, knowing it would still be a while before he was on one and out of the now seemingly doomed nation.

Within the thousands of aircraft already in the skies, the radar warning receivers came to life - a mess of beeps, lights, and hums. The radios came crackling to life. Two low beeps in quick succession - a broadcast message.

<click> All pilots, this is Nauarchus Marcello, 'Walls of Jericho' 1132 23, listen up and listen up good, otherwise you'll get shot out before we reach land. Those missiles are coming in from the south west - we have ways to duck out of them, but you all have to do exactly what your flight leaders say. Most of your radar warning recievers are blinking and beeping like mad - they're the things with the little picture of the plane an blinking dots with numbers around them. Those numbers are the distance, closing speed, altitude differential, and - note this one, time to close. Time to close is important, keep your eyes on that." The panic in his voice was clear - if he didn't get the message across, lives would be lost. "AWACS is saying these are high speed hit-to-kill missiles; there's one way to dodge them. Wait for TTC to hit under 5, then hit the flaps up, drop thrust to the lowest it can go, hit the chaff till it can't go any more, airbrakes, and DIVE LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. Get as low as you can get; if you do it right the missiles will overshoot, and you'll get out of this alive." By now he was screaming into the radio; feedback and pops scratching against a nervous voice. One last reassurance of faith. "God is with you."<click>

All the pilots watched. The red TTI indicator on the radar warning reciever ticked down. 25. 20. 15. 10. 9. 8. The silence, deafening. The roar of 12,000 3 meter wide jet engines not enough to fill the void. 7. Dear god. Not long now. 6. Agonizing. The more nervous pilots began to dive now... a mistake. 5. A glorious sight. 3,000 bombers in this group alone going from 16,000 meters and 660 miles per hour to 12,000 and 400 in seconds. Chaff going off like glorious fireballs, a measure of protection that looked as threatening as it did awe inspiring.

But it wasn't enough.

The aircraft that dived early; the THAAD missiles hit them, strikes on the empennage obliterating their rear control surfaces, blasts to the centers ripping gashes the size of B52s in through the body, hits to the belly bursting the 200,000 kg of ordinance the bombers carry - erupting into gigantic fireballs, often before the pilots could escape. Those who dived too late suffered the same fate, but made it all worse for everyone - giant steel whales falling on to those that timed it perfectly, taking out more than they could otherwise. Bombers fell as burning husks fell on them from above, snapping wings like twigs and breaking through the bodies like a Mack truck through a fence. Pilots ejecting now faced a horrible fate; lost over the seas of western Kahanistan - for all they knew, shark bate. Below, the burning carcasses of B22s slammed against the cruel sea, erupting in glorious fireballs of destruction that, had the Allaneans not shot, would have been the fate of the Heathen horde in Kahanistan. Parachutes counted few, and for those who did escape in time... their fate was sealed, left to the devices of the ocean.

All told, of group Yellow, 823 planes crashed to the sea. Group White faced the heaviest losses to the south, with 951 aircraft eliminated by the Allaneans. But not all was lost. A still fearsome, still sizeable chunk was screaming to targets in the Kahanistani interior... and to the North were Group Red and Group Blue, relatively untouched by the Allaneans and out of the range of the ships that fired shots.

There were still those who timed it right, who were lucky enough to not have a slow man on top of them. As they dived, a stream of missiles screamed above them, unable to maneuver and reengage. Saftey. All that was left was to survive Kahanistani anti-aircraft fire. Hopefully, that wouldn't be too hard. God willing.

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To the north, Blue and Red began to appear over the horizon of Kahanistan. Group Red had a simple task; bomb North Freetown to oblivion. Group Blue was tasked with a more strategically vital goal - bombing Kahanistani lines to the North to submission, allowing the Doomani a better chance for a breakthrough. Out of range of the Allanean cruisers, the threat these bombers posed was far more significant.

As with Yellow, the first group launched their ARMs at any active Kahanistani emmiters, and climbed above the bombers. Now, the game was afoot.

The skies over the target swath began to darken. The radio chatter began - "Feet Dry...Float, Wide swath, Gate, High, stay spread...Activate Countermeasures...Spot targets and wait for action...ACTION."

Under the bellies of the beasts, the bay doors began to open. Inside they revealed their massive payload - some 840 250 kg GP bombs, all packing 110 kg of RDX. 1,500 bombers with the explosive payload. Behind them, the 1,000 bombers with the incendiary payload began to open, carrying essentially the same bomb with a napalm warhead, to burn whatever charred remains were left.

The bombers were closing, both threatening - and wide open. Over North Freetown, the bombs began to drop, as the planes of the first wave began to release their 210,000 kg of ordinance over what was, to the Pilots, heathen scum.

Over the lines to the north, the bombers began to spread out; 1,500 bombers carrying over 800 250kg bombs each, all packing 110 kg of RDX - behind them, another 1,000 bombers with enough gelled gasoline to power them back home, if it could be done.

Until then, enemy AA was silent. The spectre of 315 million kilograms of ordinance hung over North Freetown and the Northwest Line. The sky was darkened by the formation of bombers. Soon, there would be earthquakes like nothing imagined.


(OOC: Kstan, where are our fighters engaging? Like, on that map I posted? And do you have any significant AA in the cities?)

[OOC: Over the capital, and loads of it. Response will be posted in the main Haven thread since this is a military action, and this thread is for the anti-Catholic social problem.]