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Our Noble Cause

Image shifts to the city of New Tortuga before the war, centering on the mile high Illinois Building.

Images from Cheyene's exterior cameras, recovered from the black box, shows missiles rising from The Northern Baltic.

The missiles strike the space elevator, spilling civilians out the sides, as instead of breaking away, the elevator begins to sink

Ground based film from News Crews covering stories around New Tortuga look up to watch the space elevator collapse down on the city

Hand held camera showing the rescuing of Rebeca St. James by Chester

Hand Held cameras showing the rescue attempts around The City

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These are the results of a deliberate strike against civilians by The Northern Baltic. We must not let them stop us. We must never give up.

Missiles striking bridges along the Emergency Canal

Space City Platform struck, and civilians spilling out the sides, only to burn up in the atmosphere

Images of other cities all across The American Privateer burnign and damaged by enemy weaponry

They are not alone in their outrages, though they started them.

Surveillance images showing the death of the TAP'ian astronaughts

And they will not stop until we are all dead.

Please, write your government. Ask them to assist us in 'The Red Storm Invasion.' Do not let this genocide go unabated.

the video was broadcast from the embassy offices in Mokastana, Cali Fornia, Greal, Lord Sumguy. On top of that, time was purchased in all nations in The Hegemony, where the commercial was shown on every channel possible. A copy was given to The Valtican, along with a promise to send the entirety of the Religion Budget in response to a call to Aid the beleagured and quickly diminishing population of The American Privateer.

The ASD, on receiving the footage, began to broadcast the Movie worldwide.

As the images flashed across the screens around Mokastana the people watched as civilians were murdered in a friendly nation. This sparked quite a fire in the Mokan people, no doubt the goal of the propaganda. Inside Mokan Parliament a small fist fight had broken out over isolationist vs the loyalist old guard, and now the isolationist had just lost even more ground to the movement to get forces redeployed around the world. Miltias formed up, the volunteer army was flooded with request to go to assist the allies. President Adam Jackson wanted to keep Mokastana out to prevent further war, but with the failure of the peace talks and the recall of the fleet it was only a matter of time before something like this would happen. Protesters in Mokastana City marched on parliament to try and get them to change their minds. If nothing happened soon, well we all know mokan history.

In response to the video The ASD called together a meeting of the league at its headquarters in New Haven. This would be the first conflict in which the league was involved.

Diplomatic Response

The Americans present to you only their side of the truth. The downing of the space elevators was an unfortunate tragedy perpetuated by the Americans as they draw the attention solely on their enemies. You see they hid military facilities and their ships in the shadow of those awesome installations.

They carelessly had no protection scheme for themselves in case the elevator came down for other reasons.

The real reason for this war is because the Americans are themselves perpetrators of the same crimes they accuse everyone else does. The Americans sank a neutral shipping fleet, killed 500 sailors, bombed countless nations, and have oppressed peoples around the world. They collaborate under the guise of the Longiaen Order and the NOVA Corporation.

One is a powerful religious organization which controls the mind of people around the world, and militarizes, something they openly advertise. The other is a terroristic corporation as bad as the Corporate Alliance which conquers the weak and powerless by secret funding by the Americans and Letters of Marque.

Do you want either of these organizations in your country? Should both these organizations be allowed to exist?

The American Privateer is the new Blackhelm Confederacy. Hiding a thinly veiled Griffencrest Corporation who they only 'crusade' against when it seems convenient. Who can count the number of times they have 'crusaded' against them only to have them reemerge. We do not let the Blackhelm Confederacy get away with this, why should we let the Americans get away with it?

[END]

Diplomatic Response

The Americans present to you only their side of the truth. The downing of the space elevators was an unfortunate tragedy perpetuated by the Americans as they draw the attention solely on their enemies. You see they hid military facilities and their ships in the shadow of those awesome installations.

They carelessly had no protection scheme for themselves in case the elevator came down for other reasons.

The real reason for this war is because the Americans are themselves perpetrators of the same crimes they accuse everyone else does. The Americans sank a neutral shipping fleet, killed 500 sailors, bombed countless nations, and have oppressed peoples around the world. They collaborate under the guise of the Longiaen Order and the NOVA Corporation.

One is a powerful religious organization which controls the mind of people around the world, and militarizes, something they openly advertise. The other is a terroristic corporation as bad as the Corporate Alliance which conquers the weak and powerless by secret funding by the Americans and Letters of Marque.

Do you want either of these organizations in your country? Should both these organizations be allowed to exist?

The American Privateer is the new Blackhelm Confederacy. Hiding a thinly veiled Griffencrest Corporation who they only 'crusade' against when it seems convenient. Who can count the number of times they have 'crusaded' against them only to have them reemerge. We do not let the Blackhelm Confederacy get away with this, why should we let the Americans get away with it?

[END]

broadcasted media response
The ASD does like or support these practices in any way, We would have, at one time, joined with the forces arrayed against TAP and counted it a good thing but the enemies of TAP have shown themselves to be even worse than TAP itself. They attacked not one but two space elevators they KNEW were civilian in nature and thus undefended. They slaughtered POWs out of hand and they have repeatedly and deliberately attacked civilian constructions. TAP may have started this war but they did so by killing 500 MILITARY sailors that we rearming and possibly supporting their enemies. This is an offense, true, but nothing compared to the scale of what The Northern Baltic has committed. Not only that but its ally now attempts to cover for the atrocities it has committed. "in case the elevator came down for other reasons." There is no other situation in which a space elevator COULD come down. Are they seriously trying to defend their allies by saying it could have happened anyway? Billions of lives might have had the possibility to be lost anyway so this is fine? We Disagree. TAP is nothing like blackhelm or griffencrest. It has been at near constant war with its terrorist organization until the threat of war brought them together while the Longiaen order has always been peaceful and will only act if it is doing so in defense. If this is The enemies justification for there repeated atrocities I find it completely lacking and, frankly, disgusting as they are trying to justify the deaths of over ONE BILLION innocent civilians. We, at least, are not interested in your pitiful excuses.

broadcasted media response
The ASD does like or support these practices in any way, We would have, at one time, joined with the forces arrayed against TAP and counted it a good thing but the enemies of TAP have shown themselves to be even worse than TAP itself. They attacked not one but two space elevators they KNEW were civilian in nature and thus undefended. They slaughtered POWs out of hand and they have repeatedly and deliberately attacked civilian constructions. TAP may have started this war but they did so by killing 500 MILITARY sailors that we rearming and possibly supporting their enemies. This is an offense, true, but nothing compared to the scale of what The Northern Baltic has committed. Not only that but its ally now attempts to cover for the atrocities it has committed. "in case the elevator came down for other reasons." There is no other situation in which a space elevator COULD come down. Are they seriously trying to defend their allies by saying it could have happened anyway? Billions of lives might have had the possibility to be lost anyway so this is fine? We Disagree. TAP is nothing like blackhelm or griffencrest. It has been at near constant war with its terrorist organization until the threat of war brought them together while the Longiaen order has always been peaceful and will only act if it is doing so in defense. If this is The enemies justification for there repeated atrocities I find it completely lacking and, frankly, disgusting as they are trying to justify the deaths of over ONE BILLION innocent civilians. We, at least, are not interested in your pitiful excuses.

Diplomatic Response

A National Council of Astronautics subcommittee determined that a space elevator consistently faces these following dangers.

NCA Study on Space Elevator Dangers

"Uncontrolled decompression shifting trajectory."
"Uncontrolled fluid leak shifting trajectory."
"Malfunctioning hydrazine boosters."
"Wire fatigue due to mechanical stresses."
"Wire failure due to unforeseen erosion events."
"Wire damage due to plane strike."
"Wire damage due to terrorist attack."
"Station damage due to LASER misfire."
"Station damage due to dangerous cargo."
"Station deorbiting due to the reasons stated above but are not limited to."

"Strike by satellite."
"Strike by military weapons."
"Strike by meteorite."
"Readjustment miscalculation."

"It is due to these and any other factors not predicted that could result in a failure of our current space elevator design that we recommend the following protocols."

"Quadruple redundant booster, hydraulic, air, fluid, electrical, communications and computer systems on all Space Elevators. Emergency large rocket boosters to deorbit the space elevator from Earth at any moment. Explosive charges designed to break the filament into millions of smaller pieces to reduce casualties. Defensive systems to protect against meteorite or satellite strike. Ablative coating and an automatic 'Kill switch' for LASER propulsion systems. And any other innovation that will come to the subcommittee and be recommended later."

[END]

The fact is that strikes against enemy cargo ships even with military escort, private or public requires consent beforehand, open dialogue, and diplomacy. Clearly the allies of the Americans have demonstrated time and time again that diplomacy is not an option for them. They routinely pull out insults, blatant lies, and scare words to sway people's opinions. Diplomacy is conducted in a detached manner with a keen attention to wording. It cannot be emphasized enough that the Americans are a danger to society, and that their allies are acting in bad faith in regards to their crimes against not just our ally, but the allies of all independent peoples.

[END]

Rebeca St. James appeared on the screen, she sat before a greenscreen that showed the ruins of New Tortuga. Her own body was still battered. Her eyes had beautiful shiners underneath them, half of her hair was shaved away, revealing burns all along the side of her face. Though she wore a jacket, the bandages could be seen underneath.

"We made a mistake. We started this war. We were willing to have peace. However, they where not. They demanded unconditional surrender. They took our bases and killed Prisoners of War on the moon. The Northern Baltic managed to do what was thought impossible, though sadly it was merely improbable. They caused a space elevator to collapse straight down. If they had severed the links, lower down, those elevators would have settled into a different, higher orbit. However, as those weapons could be intercepted, they struck higher."

The greenscreen showed images from Leafanistan. "These photos where surveillance handed to us by Leafanistan during the peace confrence. They show clearly the five Emergency Cities that we built for our farmers during the Monsoon season. They marked them as targets."

"Therefore, while we may have been at fault for this war, any moral high ground that they might have had was burned in the Fires of New Tortuga."

Rebeca St. James appeared on the screen, she sat before a greenscreen that showed the ruins of New Tortuga. Her own body was still battered. Her eyes had beautiful shiners underneath them, half of her hair was shaved away, revealing burns all along the side of her face. Though she wore a jacket, the bandages could be seen underneath.

"We made a mistake. We started this war. We were willing to have peace. However, they where not. They demanded unconditional surrender. They took our bases and killed Prisoners of War on the moon. The Northern Baltic managed to do what was thought impossible, though sadly it was merely improbable. They caused a space elevator to collapse straight down. If they had severed the links, lower down, those elevators would have settled into a different, higher orbit. However, as those weapons could be intercepted, they struck higher."

The greenscreen showed images from Leafanistan. "These photos where surveillance handed to us by Leafanistan during the peace confrence. They show clearly the five Emergency Cities that we built for our farmers during the Monsoon season. They marked them as targets."

"Therefore, while we may have been at fault for this war, any moral high ground that they might have had was burned in the Fires of New Tortuga."

Diplomatic Response

The situation on the Moon is unclear to us at the moment but what does seem clear is this.

About an hour after American forces surrendered, their base exploded, killing many Northern Baltic cosmonauts. Fearing an enemy attack the Baltic cosmonauts shot and killed the prisoners believing them to be complicit in the attack.

In regards to the other point the Americans have been unreasonable the entire time. They have consistently demanded reparations, even before the downing of the space elevators for their attack.

The images you see are those from a Leafanistani Intelligence Report. They are the standard markers you would see on any military's analysis of a city. They mark the five emergency cities as targets because each one is a target. In case our forces should have to move in, urban warfare in these emergency cities will be prevalent. Without preparing beforehand on how to conduct air, naval and space strikes on the city without harming evacuating civilians or our own troops would be irresponsible of us.

The peace talks failed because the American delegation refused to negotiate to anything but their own insane demands. They were unwilling to come down to reasonable terms and stuck by their party line. It is clear we are dealing with a government that will not hesitate to bend the truth, and the unfortunate loss of over one billion civilians as a positive to build up support.

We are increasingly suspicious of the American estimate that one billion citizens died especially due to the density of the cities not being appropriate plus adequate medical care and a prompt response by the Americans would necessitate far less deaths.

[END]

Diplomatic Response

The situation on the Moon is unclear to us at the moment but what does seem clear is this.

About an hour after American forces surrendered, their base exploded, killing many Northern Baltic cosmonauts. Fearing an enemy attack the Baltic cosmonauts shot and killed the prisoners believing them to be complicit in the attack.

In regards to the other point the Americans have been unreasonable the entire time. They have consistently demanded reparations, even before the downing of the space elevators for their attack.

The images you see are those from a Leafanistani Intelligence Report. They are the standard markers you would see on any military's analysis of a city. They mark the five emergency cities as targets because each one is a target. In case our forces should have to move in, urban warfare in these emergency cities will be prevalent. Without preparing beforehand on how to conduct air, naval and space strikes on the city without harming evacuating civilians or our own troops would be irresponsible of us.

The peace talks failed because the American delegation refused to negotiate to anything but their own insane demands. They were unwilling to come down to reasonable terms and stuck by their party line. It is clear we are dealing with a government that will not hesitate to bend the truth, and the unfortunate loss of over one billion civilians as a positive to build up support.

We are increasingly suspicious of the American estimate that one billion citizens died especially due to the density of the cities not being appropriate plus adequate medical care and a prompt response by the Americans would necessitate far less deaths.

[END]

The Leafanistan Propaganda Machine continues to attempt to defend their ally using smoke and mirors but here are the facts.
1)the northern Baltic deliberately attacked a civilian space elevator AFTER another space elevator had already been targeted and destroyed. This space elevator then landed on a civilian population base killing an enormous number of people.
2) Unarmed personnel who had surrendered to the Northern Baltic were killed.
3) civilian populations have been deliberately targeted by all the so called "allied nations" as can be seen by
"They mark the five emergency cities as targets because each one is a target"
4)The Northern Baltic had not responded in anyway to the statements made

these are straight facts.

Encrypted Message to The American Privateer

Greal wishes to know what kind of aid is needed. We can send 400 billion dollars in aid.

OOC: I think he needs military aide

Encrypted Message to The American Privateer

Greal wishes to know what kind of aid is needed. We can send 400 billion dollars in aid.

"We require full military aide. Our forces are severly outnumbered and our enemy is willing to slaughter our entire population before to ensure that we have lost this war. Please, we need military assistance. These are your enemies, gathered in one spot. Please, help us." A single tear dropped down her eye as Rebeca implored Greal for aid.

"We require full military aide. Our forces are severly outnumbered and our enemy is willing to slaughter our entire population before to ensure that we have lost this war. Please, we need military assistance. These are your enemies, gathered in one spot. Please, help us." A single tear dropped down her eye as Rebeca implored Greal for aid.

Encrypted Response

Unfortunately, Greal is on a verge of war with another nation. We could send two naval fleets to evacuate refugees and also drop off marines numbering 200,000.

Greal is on a verge of war with another nation.

OOC: Again!?!

IC: There are always civilian casualties in war, you can not deny that. You should have thought of that before attacking Northern Baltic, going to war causes casualties. Our targets have been primarily military, civilian deaths have been coincidential, except for the two space elevators. We are not seeking to kill the whole American population, we are not nazis. We require you just to surrender and stop oppressing communist nations. It is your stubborness that is going to lead to inevitable loss of more soldiers and civilians.

OOC: Again!?!

IC: There are always civilian casualties in war, you can not deny that. You should have thought of that before attacking Northern Baltic, going to war causes casualties. Our targets have been primarily military, civilian deaths have been coincidential, except for the two space elevators. We are not seeking to kill the whole American population, we are not nazis. We require you just to surrender and stop oppressing communist nations. It is your stubborness that is going to lead to inevitable loss of more soldiers and civilians.

"We did not target The Northern Baltic due to their politics. We attacked them because they where aiding and abetting an enemy of the state upon which a formal declaration of war had been declared. As for the coincedental civillian deaths, tell that to the people who died on those bridges. Or to those who have died from the deliberate attacks on obviously civilian space elevators. Your continued actions show a determination to wipe out our people. We tried to negotiate for peace, and yet your people continued pressing for an unconditional surrender. You are the ones who where determined to continue this war, not us."

OOC: If you want to end the war, you do not try to force an unconditional surrender on someone. You sit down and you state your terms and then let the surrendering party state some terms of their own and try to work a deal that works for both parties. Trying to force an unconditional surrender only extends conflict, as it places the "weaker" nation in a place where they cannot gain anything through diplomacy and tells them they might as well fight to the bitter end. If your side wants to end this war through diplomacy, offer to meet us at the table and negotiate.