2098: Time Moves On, So Does War
IGNN: Inter-Galactic News Network
2098: Universe in Review
"This is IGNN. Today, we look at 2098 in review. Let's look at the economy with Ekoe Pont."
"Well, Turkey has seen more trade from the Trade Nexus that is currently being created. The Turkish Stock Exchange, TSE, has grown 9,000 points this year. The result? 1 EP for Turkey, but only this year (Turn) Spain's trade deal for iron with Germany has led to increased production. Who knows what this will mean for Spain? Finally, the Zera have gotten a boost in economy, encouraging all peoples to work, including increased wages for low-paying jobs. This has led to 1 EP from all the production from the Zera. Finally, Egyptian oil has ground to a halt, due to need of oil for armed forces, and with the UAP refusing oil exportation, oil has reached $5.23 a gallon! This has caused major shifts in environmentalism, which will be explained in the Ecology section."
"Right, thanks Ekoe. We now have World News, which has one of our highlights. Our highlight: The Second Chinese Revolution as they call it. Free China attacked Taiwan, a move unexpected by the Revolutionaries. About 80% of all army or naval bases, and 70% of all airports, military or civilian, were either destroyed or heavily damaged. This was followed by an extreme land invasion, which was like a mini D-Day. The Free Chinese have also retaken Hong Kong, and taken the Korean peninsula. The revolution boils in the West, which has grown so resentful it is in the process of 'independence', which will be the creation of a new China. Either way, casualties mounted. Here is the body count:
Free China-
Infantry (Untrained): 3,000
Tanks: 200
Fighters: 3
Chinese Revolutionaries-
Infantry (Poor): 10,000
Tanks: 130
Fighters: 30
This is a staggering body count for an offensive lasting only 3 days. About half of these casualties were in the first 24 hours, the rest spread among the year"
*Drinks some water*
"Anyways, this is a sad day for the world. A terrorist organization, unknown, has bombed several places. Here are the places and casualties:
Broadway- January 12, 14 dead, 20 wounded, taxi bombed
Outside Buckingham Palace- January 13, 13 dead, 30 wounded, suicide bomber
Cairo Markets (Total)- February 12-19, 100 dead, 200 wounded
US Embassy in Free China- February 13, 20 dead, 17 wounded, quarter of embassy destroyed
Russian Embassy in Greece- February 17, 6 dead, 40 wounded, during embassy reopening ceremony, explosives
Barcelona- March 2, 15 dead, 20 wounded, sewer sabotaged and exploded
Leonardo Da Vinci Airport- March 22, 23 dead, 100 wounded, airplane sabotaged and crash landed in Terminal 2
Vatican City- Easter, 2 dead, 400 wounded, police car rigged with nerve gas exploded
Brandenburg Gate- April 22, 16 dead, 26 wounded, military vehicle exploded via C4 rigged
Panama Canal- April 23, 100 dead, 300 wounded, ship stuck in locks and exploded.
Tunis- April 26-30, 200 dead, 340 wounded, poison gas attack on hotels
Istanbul- May 5, 12 dead, 34 wounded, tear gas on a US cargo ship
UK embassy in Nairobi- May 20, 16 dead, 18 wounded, hostage situation and kidnappers blew up the building
UK embassy in New Delhi- June 6, 1 dead, 27 wounded, van rigged with explosives rammed the embassy gates
Louvre's Glass Pyramid- June 8, 20 dead, 16 wounded, glass pyramid shattered, suicide bomber
Space Needle- July 4, 20 dead, 40 wounded, some people destroyed parts of foundation, causing the top to fall
Sydney Opera House- August 7, 80 dead, 200 wounded, school bus rigged with nerve gas crashed in the Opera House just after a performance
Free China- August 11-30, 120 dead, 500 wounded, chemical plants exploded in 'wilderness'
Russia- September 12, 13 dead, 1,200 wounded, nuclear waste dump purposely opened and exploded, releasing toxic wastes in the air
Las Vegas- October 30, 16 dead, 40 wounded, a terrorist deliberately caused a car crash involving sixteen vehicles
Dallas Oil Plants- November 15, 110 dead, 6 wounded, terrorist exploded pressurizing pipes in facilities
London Bridge- December 31, 160 dead, 200 wounded, fireworks mixed with explosive set on the ground, suspects arrested and hanged
Other plots foiled- Bombing of White House, bombing of Eiffel Tower, bombing of Big Ben, bombing of JFK airport in NYC
Stick for Part 2.