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UDA - battle of Armagh and Derry

With the bombing of Dublin and the UDA vowing revenge. Today early in the morning gangs of people from Antrim and Belfast began to arrive to try and outnumber the Irish people living in the areas. With the now obvious attempts at what could become a major massacre. British forces and the royal Irish constabulary set up road blocks using there armoured vehicles as almost like a wall to prevent the Unionist UDA affiliated gangs reaching the local Irish populations of Armagh city, Craigavon and Londonderry. By 9:00 it’s reported that violence broke out when the UDA affiliated men as few people from the crowd started throwing stones and in some cases Molotov cocktails at and over the road block into the street of Irish peoples. This was reported to have happened in Armagh and Derry as in Craigavon the police and army successfully pushed the attackers back from the local area. As the situation progressed in Armagh and Derry, it’s reported that the police officers and soldiers realising the danger, decided to start firing tear gas into the crowd that was now attacking the police and army as well as the attempts at attacking the Irish within these blocked off areas. With this attempts, protestors finally began to back away from the area as the British army pursed them in Armagh and was able to catch most the protesters in Derry. The protesters Molotov and stones in the clashes at Armagh and Derry left around 3 army personnel dead and caused a fire that killed 17 Irish people in total within Armagh and Derry. Although, the army firmly standing its ground within the areas and preventing a all out massacre of the Irish population there by unionist paramilitaries has now been seen as a large victory for the Tony Blair Government and there are hopes that with the renewed attempts at peace or at least gaining total control of ulster is now in sight.

Covert - operation Armageddon

With the provisional Irish republic to the south being run dry of weaponry and ammunition by the day due to the constant support of the ira in the contested regions. The plan is now being drawn up for a total armed invasion of Munster to deliver a Devastating blow to the head of the republicans and hopefully drive to cork. The attack will take place among two areas as one force of 15,000 will launch a drive to County Claire to hopefully take the Shannon international airport and split the lands in two while a bigger group of 25,000 will push through county Waterford to Cork.

Covert - operation Armageddon

With the successes of recent anti terrorism operations in ulster. The decision has been made to place 7,500 men, 50 challenger 2 tanks, 600 Leyland 4 tonne trucks as well as the standard SA80 rifle and machine guns which will be stationed at Roscrea, this will be known as army unit 1. The second group called army group two will be located at Birr and will contain 7,500 men, 50 challenger 3 tanks, 600 leyland 4 tonne trucks and the SA80 rifle and standard service machine gun. For army group 3, it will be located further south at New Ross in County Wexford. Army group 3 will contain 12,500 soldiers, 50 challenger 2 tanks, 40 challenger 1 tanks, 1,200 trucks, SA80 rifles and the standard service machine gun. Finally, army group 4 will be in Piltow, this group will consist of 12,500 soldiers, 50 challenger 2 tanks, 40 challenger 1 tanks, 1,200 trucks, SA80 rifles and the standard service machine gun. Finally, the air support will come from the Dublin international airport where 60 Hawker Siddeley BAE Harrier and 50 Eurofighter Typhoons. The operation is planned to bring order to the south of Ireland and push James Morrissey and commander Thomas Murphy to the negotiating table.

HMS Ark Royal talks - mittleafrika

With the news of America possibly joining the talks being hosted, Tony Blair has decided to make some initial requests before it is confirmed. His ideas are wrote down as the five point peace plan. The first thing to bring the matters of a free election we’re all peoples 18 and above will be allowed to vote and anyone black or white over the age of 21 be allowed to run for the chancellorship. The second one, Kaiser must abdicate or at least give up a the majority of his powers to the new elected parliament and institute a first past the post system. The third point was that regions like Katanga and ect are to be open to the nations of the United Kingdom and United States for investment so that the more majority black regions can gain development fast enough that they can become about as developed as the other regions and city’s like Volkeum. The fourth point was that all native peoples must be paid reparations for the crimes and disadvantages put in them for the colonial system ran by the Mittleafrikan government since 1919. Finally, the fifth point was that if that upon free and fair elections, they will be monitored by another nation initially (or hopefully the UN) to ensure the safety of the democratic process in mittleafrika.

YouKraneana
Konigreich Mittelafrika

France 2000 

Cannes Film Festival, 2000

The 53rd Cannes Film Festival in 2000 showcased a diverse lineup of 23 films vying for the Palme d'Or, featuring entries from Asia, Europe, and the US. Notable directors included Ken Loach, Lars von Trier, and Amos Gitai, while up-and-coming stars like Virginie Ledoyen hosted the opening night. The jury, led by French filmmaker Luc Besson, included British actors Jeremy Irons and Kristin Scott Thomas. Key themes included historical dramas, like South Korean Im Kwon Taek’s Chunhyang, and socially relevant films, such as Ken Loach's Bread and Roses. Despite its focus on international cinema, the festival also saw controversy over its Hollywood representation, following the sudden resignation of Olivier Barrot, who criticized the selection process. The festival opened with Roland Joffe's lavish period drama Vatel and ran until May 21, featuring numerous star appearances from Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, George Clooney, and Uma Thurman.

Oil Spill from Erika and Aftermath 

On 8 December 1999, the Maltese-flagged tanker Erika departed Dunkerque bound for Livorno, carrying around 31,000 tons of heavy fuel oil. In the early afternoon of 11 December 1999, Erika experienced a structural failure as she was crossing the Bay of Biscay in heavy weather. The vessel first began to list heavily and then, after the list was corrected, broke in two on 12 December, some 40 nautical miles off the southern tip of Brittany. As a result, the vessel foundered some 30 nautical miles south of the Pointe de Penmarch, causing a major oil spill in French waters. The entire crew was rescued without injury after a rescue operation carried out by the French navy with CROSSA. The damage caused to the environment and the exceptionally high cost of the damage caused to fisheries and tourism made the Erika oil spill an environmental tragedy. As a result of the sinking, a large proportion of the vessel’s cargo and bunkers spilled into the sea. According to ITOPF data, during the cleanup operation, between 190,000 and 200,000 tonnes of oily waste were collected from shorelines and temporarily stockpiled. In the days following the crash, French planes tracked the oil slicks drifting at sea, one of which was 15 km long. Worse still, the heavy weather with tides and currents pushed some of the slicks very high onto the foreshore, turning the spill into an ecological catastrophe. Containing this pollution was extremely difficult due to the type of cargo being carried and the severe weather conditions, and it eventually soiled several hundred kilometres of coastline from Brittany down to the Ile de Ré, according to the official report of the Permanent Commission of Enquiry into Accidents at Sea (CPEM). The oil pollution affected about 400 km of coastline, with the main environmental impact on seabirds. Almost 74,000 oiled birds were recorded ashore along the coast of the Bay of Biscay, of which nearly 42,000 were dead, making Erika the cause of the biggest ecological disaster for Europe’s seabirds. The French appeals court in March 2lconfirmed the ruling stating that “the accident was a direct consequence of corrosion on the boat directly related to the lack of servicing.” As the official CPEM report emphasizes, the Erika was an old ship, primarily used for transporting black products at freight rates insufficient to cover costs unless maintenance costs were drastically reduced. Built in 1975, the ship featured a single-hull design without segregated ballast tanks. However, in 1990, due to the absence of a crude oil washing system, four of her tanks (Nos 2 and 4 lateral ballast tanks) were first converted into clean ballast tanks. In 1993, the No.2 clean ballast tanks were transformed into dedicated seawater ballast tanks, becoming segregated ballast tanks . No.4 centre CBT was not assigned the same usage until 1997 and was eventually replaced by No.4 lateral tanks following work carried out in the shipyard in 1998. The report concludes that this work was also a decisive factor in the events leading to the casualty. Modifications of the stress distribution in the hull may have resulted from the use of steel plating of differing, smaller scantlings, rash decisions regarding the positions of cut-outs in structures, plating, and bulkheads, as well as errors in assembly, welding quality, etc. The weakening of the structure in section No.2 of the Erika was thus attributed to insufficient maintenance and rapid corrosion development, leading to successive ruptures that caused the entire structure to collapse when the ship encountered heavy weather.

 French Re-industrilization

French industry was long the powerhouse of the country’s postwar economic recovery. Yet, after a period of substantial restructuring and adjustment, particularly during successive periods of recession since the late 1970s, this sector (including construction and civil engineering) now employs only about one-fourth of the country’s workforce and contributes the same proportion of GDP. Both production and employment grew rapidly during the 1950s and ’60s as industrial development was stimulated by the opening of new markets and by rising incomes. Industrial production went into decline in the mid-1970s, however, and a period of major deindustrialization followed as manufacturers responded to reduced domestic demand and to more intense foreign competition. Investment fell, delaying modernization and further compromising French competitiveness. In recent years investment and output have again increased, although at a lower rate and in a more erratic fashion than in the earlier postwar period. Nevertheless, industrial employment is still declining. There is an ever-increasing concentration of ownership as a result of the expansion of large multinational groups, which also allows foreign markets to have a greater impact on French industry. Changes in industrial location have also occurred. Industrial expansion in the 1960s and ’70s was accompanied by large-scale decentralization, favouring many areas of the Paris Basin (where there was an abundant and relatively cheap supply of labour) at the expense of the capital. Few company headquarters followed the dispersion of manufacturing plants, however, so that the centre of industrial operations remained rooted in the Paris region. The decline of industrial employment since the mid-1970s has had the greatest impact in traditional manufacturing regions, such as Nord–Pas-de-Calais and Lorraine. Nevertheless, the broad arc of régions stretching through northern and eastern France, from Normandy to Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes, remains the most heavily industrialized part of the country. The vehicle industry which has received the bulk of monies , is dominated by the activities of the two automobile manufacturers, Peugeot SA (including Citroën) and Renault, which together produce nearly four million cars annually.Since, Automobile production generates a substantial number of direct jobs as well as employment in subsidiary industries, such as the major tire manufacturer Michelin. Investments and upgrades were also in important industry for the manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock, for which the expanding high-speed train (train à grande vitesse; TGV) network represents a major market. Within the chemical industry, manufacturing was expanded ranging from basic organic and inorganic products to fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other parachemical items, including perfumes. Because of the capital-intensive nature of these activities, a dominant role is played by large manufacturers such as Rhône-Poulenc. Extensive research is carried out in this field. Basic chemical production is concentrated in areas offering access to raw materials, such as Nord–Pas-de-Calais, Étang-de-Berre, and Rhône-Alpes, whereas pharmaceutical production is more closely related to major market areas and research centres, notably Île-de-France. The metallurgical industry, dominated by the production of steel, experienced major restructuring in the late 1970s and the ’80s as demand fell and competition from other international producers increased. Originally concentrated in Lorraine because of the presence of iron ore, steel production shifted to the coastal sites of Dunkirk and Fos-sur-Mer, which relied on imported ore and coal. France is also an important producer of aluminum, notably through the Pechiney group. Such basic metal industries would support a diverse range of engineering activities, spread widely throughout France but with important concentrations in the highly urbanized and industrialized régions of Île-de-France and Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes. Similar features characterize the electrical engineering and electronics industries. France is a major manufacturer of professional electronics, such as radar equipment, but is weakly represented in the field of consumer electronics, which has led to a high level of imports. The government would also expand a number of high-tech aerospace industries, which manufacture aircraft, missiles, satellites, and related launch systems. These industries are concentrated in the Paris region and in the southwest around Toulouse and Bordeaux. Food and beverage industries represent a large branch of French manufacturing, reflecting the considerable volume and diversity of agricultural production. Although present in most regions, food manufacturers are particularly concentrated in major urban market areas and in western agricultural regions such as Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Basse-Normandie. The beverage sector is dominant in the main wine-growing areas of northern and northeastern France; it represents an important source of exports. Textile and clothing industries have experienced a long period of decline in the face of strong foreign competition, with substantial job losses and plant closures affecting the major production areas of northern France and Rhône-Alpes (textiles), as well as Île-de-France (clothing). Unlike other major industrial branches, these activities remain characterized by small firms. A varied group of construction and civil engineering industries employs about one-fourth of the labour in the industrial sector. Activity and employment have fluctuated considerably in relation to changing government and private investment programs and the varying demand for new homes. This sector is characterized by the coexistence of a large number of small firms with a limited number of large companies, many of which work on civil engineering contracts outside France.

FEBUARY 2000
^{Cup of Gold}

  S T A T E  O F  C H I N A  

鞏金甌, 承天幬， 民物欣鳧藻， 喜同袍。 清時幸遭， 真熙皞， 帝國蒼穹保。 天高高， 海滔滔。

Solidify our golden empire, Follow the will of Heaven, All of creation will celebrate, All of mankind will be filled with happiness, As long as the Qing rules. May the enlightened empire, And its vast boundaries be protected. The sky is high, The sea is turbulent.

TAI LUN ROAD, NANKING
_{BEIJING CAPITAL DISTRICT, Shensheng}

_{▍The Chinese Kingdom had been in existence since antiquity: the calm flowing waters of the kingdom slowly poured to create China. The Qing had been in power for hundreds of years and had been one of the longest-serving dynasties in Chinese history. Multiple events have occurred since then, creating the cycle of change that China now experiences evermore.}

AGE OF DISCONTENT (1900-1939)
_{▍During this age of Chinese history, the Qing suffered from radical instability and the downfall of their economic status. During the humiliating Opium Wars, the Qing lost popularity in a downhill spiral from then on. This caused multiple military groups to rise, and when the heir to the current emperor died, a war of succession took place. When an heir was chosen, he put in new stability protocols known as the Tai-Lun Protocols, which established a Yìhuì (parliament), provinces, and the status of a prime minister. The emperor had limited his powers and gave up some to the people, this became known as the golden era of Chinese freedom. When people could select their leaders as they saw fit, they became ecstatic. The jurisdiction of the emperor now only extended to being a foreign representative for China and becoming head of the Chinese Military. All other powers were given to the Yìhuì. The emperors became complacent with such reforms and taught their sons that this was their China now. Officially in 1922, the Second Qing Dynasty of China was established, and equality and prosperity were ushered into existence. After the Japanese invaded Manchuria, China was able to successfully defend the capital, Nanking, from Japanese occupation. When the Japanese were taken out of the war, many Chinese cheered for the new advancement of Chinese rule.}

AGE OF PROXY WARS (1946-1988)
_{▍This era was a more straightforward time in Chinese history, shortly after WW2 and the Age of Discontent, the great powers of the World (Namingly the Soviet Union (now Pokhna) and the United States of America (YouKraneana) began arming nations they supported in Asia. As this progressed, the Qing Emperors of the time wanted to make sure their influences stayed limited around the Qing. So, when the most infamous war hit in Vietnam, China supported no factions but took steps to ensure that the Americans, the Soviets, and any of the Vietnamese factions got close to Chinese borders. When the war ended, another popped up in Korea - a communist insurgency. The Qing wanted to keep the monarchy* in power, so they defeated any chance at a communist or republican Korea. With the King of Korea still intact, the Chinese military could rest. Multiple other Proxy Wars required Chinese attention, but no war advocated for intense Chinese action.}

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_{^{*Presuming a China remains a monarch state, it is highly unlikely for Korea to become a Republic, hence why it is a monarchy.}}

Ireland - a possible future

With the re ignition of armed conflict in Munster drawing attention away from ulster and eastern regions of Connaught. This has brought the much needed attention from the head of the IRA and Irish government in Munster. Tony Blair proudly announced that there would be a temporary IRA-UDA Ceasefire and areas still controlled by British forces and Irish national army forces will remain in there places while a meeting will be held at the Stormont palace over a possible way to end the sectarian violence that’s been on going since 1968. The prime minster has noted that it’s the time for healing within the island, and he is committed to addressing all the issues that might be facing that now.

east Germany - calls for the entry into the European Union and NATO

As parliament opens, the leader of the opposition, William Hague demands from prime minister Tony Blair his opinion on the East German integration into the west. It had the opinion of two figures, MEP Nigel Farage who declared that East German entrance into the European Union simply cannot happen as it’ll allow the Germans too much power in the European Union. Finishing his statement in the paper by saying that if it was to happen, it’s more the reason for the United Kingdom to leave and gain true independence from the European Union. The second quote was from Baroness Thatcher, former prime minister and famously the Iron Lady who divided the nation. William Hague shows how she Said that a second German state can’t and shouldn’t be given the opportunity to get into the European Union or NATO, for its entry could not just threaten its neighbours but the entire stability of Europe. As William hague pointed this out, he said to Blair that any views of these demonstrations for joining being positive and should be considered would be a betrayal to Britains own interests. As William Hague sat down, Tony Blair decided to quickly make his rebuttal where he remarked that “the threat of German expansionist ideals is the last thing to happen in Europe with the Russian state laying to the east. It’s clear mister speaker that the opposition wishes for the state to go back to its days of Anthony Eden and is ignoring what could be the true menace to European society.”

(Bit random but the part about thatcher saying east germany could be expansionist and threaten states like Poland is actually what she believed and what made her so anti unification, except here it’s just with the east)