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The Harland Herald.

The Harland Herald is the daily national newspaper of the Harlander Republic, providing unrvalled coverage on all Harland events and World events, from the latest major war to tensions rising between world superpowers, we will be covering it, day by day, hour by hour.

Email: [name]@harlandherald.hr.com.
Website: http://www.harlandherald.com.
Editor: Ms. Danielle Turner.
Readers: 4.7 million.

The Harland Herald.
24 October 2008.Tempature: 11 degrees celsius.

The South Harland Crisis.
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By Robert Murdoch.

The State of South Harland, an independent state which gained independence from Harland in 1890, is being torn apart by the State Communist Army (SCA), who seek to destroy democracy in both Harlands and bring about communist rule in Harland and the world.

SCA launched an attack on South Harland Army base, Delpha Zero, which is a hub for military affairs and military development in South Harland, and managed to destroy the base with a series of waves and cyberwar.

South Harland President, James O'Day, has called upon Harland to 'stop these terrorists' before 'it becomes a crisis in Harland'. The small state of 1 million has a small army of 50 thousand, with half of that in South Harland Army. The military is funded extensively by Harland, with most equipment being Harland Defence Industries. South Harland is economically dependent on Harland, which has become accepted and agreed upon by most South Harlanders in the 1920s.

SCA recently attacked The South Harland Trade Centre by tampering with the building, resulting in it collasping, thanks to dynamite being attached to the inside of the building, killing 20,000 South Harlanders and injuring almost triple more.

Harland has responded by starting 'Operation: Freedom O'Day', with currently 1 third of the Harland Armed Forces set to be deployed into South Harland so as to 'crush SCA immediately', quoting Defence Secretary Alexander James, a hardened vetern in the Army.

Secretary of State, Amy Williams, the 29-year-old young, charismatic yet trusted Secretary of State, has called upon all foreign nations to assist South Harland in this crisis.

"I am calling upon all nations to assist South Harland in combating this clear and present danger which is the State Communist Army," said Williams. "We must elimanate any danger to South Harland and maintain the nation's peace."

However, rumours are circalating that several communist nations have begun assisting SCA by supplying arms and supplies, a rumour which worries South Harland greatly.

"If this is true," said President of South Harland, James O'Day. "Then it is quite possible this crisis may not end in this present era."

The Harland Airforce (HAF) recently finished a bombing raid on Delgo Five Hundred, a South Harland Airforce (SHAF) base which had been taken over by SCA. Most SHAF equipment was either destroyed or gone, and 500 SCA soldiers are thought to be dead after the bombings which have dubbed 'Five Hundred Base Bombing'.

This crisis is a clear and present danger to South Harland, Harland and world democracy.

The Harland Herald.
25 October 2008.Tempature: 9 degrees celsius.


Nuclear Crisis Avoided.
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By James Robertson.

A nuclear crisis was avoided after terrorist network State Communist Army, active in South Harland, had set an ICBM off and pointed it towards Chazakia, which Battlehawkian, Chazakian & Harlander forces prevented by force.

The only ICBM silo in South Harland was taken over by SCA, with 5 ICBMs being ready for use. Anoymous resources tell us that SCA readied ICBM Warhead, a 'capital destroyer'.

Captain Green of the Battlehawk Rangers has been awarded the Colfer Cross, a symbol of courage and honour in both Harlands. Green was reported to have disabled the ICBM by our source, which would have destroyed the Chazakian capital city.

But, however, HRS Clear and Present Danger had been ordered to dock in Chazakia, incase of the ICBM had made it to the Chazakian Empire, it would Clear and Present Danger's task to destroy it with the fifthteen missles they had activated, a act only accomplished in 2002 by HRS Warthog, who protected Victoria Isle from a 'God's Warriors' nuclear weapon by literally shooting it.

Two hundred SCA guerrilas were killed last night during what became known as 'Nuclear Night', along with fifty Battlehawk Rangers, Chazakian Forces, Whiskeasy Paratroopers and HSF soldiers, and a minute's silence has been held in Harland & South Harland to remember the lost.

The silo has been decommisioned, and the remaining 4 ICBMs have been given to Harland, where SCA forces are microscopic. The world is in shock over last night's events, with Zanski, a far off nation, nearly supplying SCA, but after it was resolved they decided not to.

Luckily, no civillan casulites were reported. But the dead soldiers still remain.