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Confidential Source Reveals Yemeni–Western Indecent Proposal

After the recent hijacking of a US-owned cargo ship, sources within the US government revealed the confidential terms of the agreement between various western nations and the Yemeni government.
The Yemeni government gave the United Kingdom $700 million in oil contracts over the next 10 years in exchange for $150 million in armaments.
Various nations of the European Union, including France and Germany, also will also receive $700 million in oil contracts over the next 10 years in exchange for 20 fighter jets, necessary maintenance and training for the jets.
The US is also involved in this global scandal for providing Yemen with prior services in exchange for a $600 million in oil contracts.
Members of the British Liberal Democratic Party are outraged by the nature of these transactions. Leader Nick Clegg has yet to comment if this will affect the governing coalition in the UK.

Somali pirates, acting on behalf of Al-Qaeda, hijacked a US-owned cargo ship early Saturday morning.

The pirates murdered seven Indian and Malaysian hostages.. During a Saudi rescue mission, two Saudi military personnel and five pirates died. Originally, the general population understood the contents of the ship to be food and humanitarian aid. However, upon the Saudi search of the cargo ship, the Saudi military found large quantities of high technology weapons.
These are the same weapons that the Yemeni military uses. The US, along with other western nations, has been providing the Yemeni government with weapons.

Blog on Turkish War of Independence August / September 1921

Affairs are continuously improving for the Turkish during this period. During a struggle against takeovers from several different countries, including France, Armenia, and the Soviet Union and a battle for independence in such an oppressed state, Turkey kept strong against its opponents.
The Turks liberated the city of Erzurum at the beginning of August 1921. Their opponents, the Armenians, suffered 2,600 deaths, and 500 were captured, while Turkey suffered a total of fewer than 2,000. On August 16, 1921, however, the French took over the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras while Turkey was completely unprepared, and the city was left undefended.
Nevertheless, the Turks won a victory at Agri on September 1, 1921. Turkish forces eliminated all 1,500 Armenian forces completely, with the Turks suffering only 1,200 out of 4,000 casualties. At the battle at Kars, on September 2, 1921, a crushing victory drew the Armenians back into Russia completely, suffering only 1,000 Turkish veteran and 70 regular casualties and leaving Russian leading forces furious. Finally, Turkey retook the city of Ardahem on September 16, 1921, and the Armenians lost half of their forces.

Mafia Discovers Source of CIA Leak

Taylor Rondestvedt
Late Friday night, the Russian Mafia received an information leak linked to the CIA that the Russian government took four of their agents, S. Mikhailov, N. Nicholson, R. Murphy and N. Sulemanov, into custody.
The situation forced the mafia to take immediate action. After discussing plots to bribe the federal officials, launch a direct attack on the prison or even dispose of the four in custody to prevent further leaks, they decided to use their contacts deep within the government to secure the release. However, they decided that should the agents still be detained in 24 hours, they would stage as Chechen terrorists and begin bombing the Red Square, and the Kremlin. Thankfully the government released the four agents. Contacts presumably secured by the Mafia by Yuri Luzhkov, the disgraced mayor of Moscow, prevented further information leaks.
However, as the meeting progressed, the mafia discovered that another agent was the source of the leak. The informant was discovered and interrogated. As of this time, the Mafia has no plans to carry out the bombings.

Violent Rhetoric at Communist Summit

Events at the Communist Summit, a historical committee set in 1948, took a violent turn this morning when Yugoslavian missiles struck Prague killing 500 people. The missiles, intended for the Soviet embassy in Prague, indicated strong anti-Soviet sentiment in Yugoslavia. The strike sparked unrest across eastern European capitals. Consequently, delegates from Hungary and China announced their solidarity with Yugoslavia and their rejection of Soviet control.
Bloody imagery dominated the delegates’ speeches. The delegate from China initially called the committee to bomb Yugoslavia, but later reconsidered their position and decided, along with Hungary, to accept Marshall Aid and rebel against Soviet domination.
As a response, the USSR attempted to exercise its dominance, proving a formidable force. Statements such as, “You ungrateful little schmuck,” overshadowed the dialogue, straining communication between the Soviet Union and Hungary. East Germany took a strong pro-Soviet stance but toned down its rhetoric, even saying, “Maybe [the delegates from Hungary and China] aren’t feeling well.”
The delegates became increasingly opposed to the opinions of the Chinese and Hungarians consequently passing a directive to expel them. When the delegates asked if they could assassinate the Hungarian representative, the chair replied, “You can’t kill him, no.”

Nero’s Retainers Emergency Session Blog

In an emergency session in the early morning of February 19, 2011, Nero’s Retainers faced two crises creating chaos in the Roman Empire. In Pannonia (a Roman province) barbarous tribes launched a revolt against Roman authority, and Parthians invaded the neighboring state of Armenia. The counsel, that had denied a previous offer from the eager Parthians, decided that the situation in Armenia was more pressing, as Parthian horsemen could easily launch an attack on Rome and the wealthy provinces of the Empire from their position in Armenia. The council immediately sent legions into the state, but soon reverted to fundraising orders when the council realized the state lacked the manpower or finances to undertake an effective defensive attack. The fundraising succeeded, significantly raising government revenue. The counsel then sent a deceptive response to the Parthians, falsely reporting they would consider their proposed unequal compromise, and ordered 60,000 new legionnaires into Armenia. The Romans were victorious, crushing the Parthian horseman and setting up Armenia under temporary military control. They will address the Pannonian revolt in successive counsel sessions.
In other news concerning ancient Rome, Nero is out of the throne. His authoritarian position was threatened by rising military hero Pulius Rex, and soon after Nero disappeared during a battle.

Summit of Communist Nations Responds to Press Release

The Summit on Communist Nations passed a stimulus package in order to support trains, factory production, farm production and the militarization of East Germany in response to a press release addressing economic crisis in post-WWII East Germany. The Summit resolved that in order to establish the Communist Bloc, they need Germany to be a stronghold for communism, invulnerable to Allied forces.

International Court of Justice Update

While debating the legitimacy of the recently established Kosovo Coalition, delegates of the International Court of Justice received a press release that Kosovo officials “have been siphoning off money allocated by the federal government for public works projects…for personal use.” Several government officials were involved, yet names have not yet been released. A second press release revealed that the people of Kosovo protested against the corruption, and the LDK, a major political party in Kosovo, stated that they will not support the Kosovo Coalition if the people do not support or have faith in their PDK (another political party) prime minister. The nation will hold emergency elections if the Assembly approves a “vote of no confidence,” or if the people no longer support their elected executive.

This crisis comes at a vulnerable time in the newly independent nation. This scandal casts doubts about the government’s ability to govern effectively. As of yet, the court concluded that government scandals are common, and that the country is still in order. Unless the citizens of the country turn to a revolution, their government is considered legitimate.

Multiple Suggestions, No Resolutions…Yet: Post-War Iraq, 2003 (CSC)

Middle Eastern countries proposed that Iraq should form its own government without the influence of the West. Given that Iraqis wish to maintain a government that is based on its people, Iraq should not adhere to the West’s desires. Other countries stepped in to say that the Iraqi people should ease into the idea of a demographic government with the help of other countries. However, these other countries agreed that the Iraqi government should represent its entire population through a representative government that excludes no religious or non-religious sect.
Another suggestion was that Iraq should develop a strong economy. In doing so, the government would also grow stronger and increase its legitimacy. Common ground was found between the differing countries on this suggestion and insisted that it should be addressed.
The most popular motion was the role of religion in the establishment of a demographic government. It was said that there should be a middle ground between the government and all the religions of the country. For example, the government would not be strictly religious, or secular. It was also proposed to have different parties within one government as to represent all the people and religions of Iraq.