A freight ship sailing under South African flag had just docked onto the harbor late at night in one of the more darker places of this large Arabian harbor. Three men of Asian descent boarded the ship and walked toward the bridge. As they approached the door it suddenly opened and the captain commanded the men to follow him downstairs into the freight deck. Hundreds of crates where stacked in nice order. “You got the goods?” Asked one of the Asian men. The captain simply nodded and opened up one of the crates. As the men looked inside they saw they assault rifles.
The captain looked at he men and smilled. “I've got everything you guys have ordered. Assault rifles, machineguns, handgranades, RPGs. You name it and it is here. Now you only need to pay and you guys can fight your little war for freedom”
The Asian men smiled and one of them pulled out his cellphone. With the press of a virtual button on the touchscreen a large sum of money was wired into an offshore bank account is some shady island paradise. The captains cellphone buzzed as a new notification came on the screen. The man smiled as he noticed the figure on the screen. “You Asian guys must have some powerful benefactor. It was a pleasure doing business”
With the transaction closed, the ship was quickly unloaded and the crates where carried off into the night. Only hours later the first armed assault on the Kuwaiti government security forces was carried out as discontented migrant workers fired RPGs at a local police station. More attacks where carried out and the situation quickly spiraled out of control. The next morning the Emir of Kuwait released the following statement:
“Armed insurgents have taken the streets creating chaos and havoc in our beautiful country. Our police forces are not adequately equipped to fight off machine-guns and RPGs. This leaves the government no other choice then to declare martial law and order the military to protect our citizens from the marauding bands of immigrants. We do not know who has equipped these bandits with weapons but our military forces will do whatever is needed to bring the order back to Kuwait.
Emir Abdullah of Kuwait”
In a matter of days, protests changed into civil war. Images of the fighting flashed across TV screens as immigrant workers fought against the Kuwaiti government and its Arab citizens. The immigrant assault on a mosque during the Friday prayers was excessively brutal. Armed gunmen stormed the ancient building and killed 22 men. In a week since the fighting has started, over 500 lives have been lost in the small Arab state.
Istanbul, Palace of the Caliph
The Caliph had followed the Kuwaiti crisis with great interest. With the help of Dominus the Caliphate had destabilized the wealthy oil state to the point of civil war. As atrocities where committed by both sides, the international community could no longer sit idle and watch how people died everyday in the streets. For the Caliphate, the time to act has come.
Public speech by the great Caliph:
“As you all are well aware, the Emirate of Kuwait has slided into civil war. Everyday hundreds of civilians are dying in the fighting as the combatants not only target military forces. Insurgents have been targeting Kuwaiti citizens and the government has been executing immigrants on the streets. With the Kuwaiti government slowly collapsing we cannot standby idle as people die and innocent civilians are being targeted. Earlier this morning brave soldiers of the Caliphate have crossed the border into Kuwait as part of a peacekeeping mission in order to end the violence and bring back order in the streets. Also the Caliphate has been negotiating with both the Kuwaiti government and the immigrant insurgents in the past few days looking for a solution for the conflict. For now, an immediate ceasefire has been agreed upon that will be monitored and enforced by the military of the Caliphate. Later today the Caliph himself will meet with representatives of both sides to discuss the situation and the future of Kuwait. We hope to come to a permanent agreement and that peace will prevail.”
The Caliph has taken notice if the Nigerian invasion of the United States of Africa. We acknowledge that the USA is part of the Nigerian sphere of influence and therefor believe it is an internal matter. As long as the Nigerian military does not commit any atrocities the Caliphate will politically support the Nigerian endeavor to bring peace and prosperity to the African continent. Do do believe that the Nigerian actions might provoke other powers to intervene. By this message the Caliph lets the Nigerian government know that he will honor his alliance and will not stand by idle if other powers will use military force against the state of Nigeria.
It was only days after the peaceful annexation of Saudi-Arabia as the Caliph and his close advisors where watching the DNN report on television. Kuwait was burning and that is just the way Caliph Mohamed Saleh Idn Al-Arabi liked it. Only through chaos can a new order rise. Kuwait had to be destabilized if the small but wealthy oil state would ever fall under the Caliphate's control. As the bearded men stared at the television they all watched how protesters clashed violently with riot police. Black smoke from fires clouded the sky as immigrant protesters burned buildings, cars, tires and other objects. The next scene showed how protesters dragged a battered and bloody man way from the fighting.
The Caliph looked at the men in his office with amusement as things where going according to plan. Soon the time will come where the Caliphate will have to intervene. Mohamed Saleh Idn Al-Arabi turned towards his minister of defense and spoke. “Mobilize our forces in Iraq and deploy them along the Kuwaiti border according to plan”.
Ahmed Marcaguz, minister of defense bowed his head slightly and nodded “As you wish, my Caliph”. He rose up from his seat and moved towards his office. He turned on his screen and connected to the personal office of general Ibrahim Ataman. “General, deploy your forces according to plan ALPHA-352”. The general nodded and a hour later his forces started to move. That night 20.000 troops of the Caliphate relocated to the Kuwaiti border.
Greetings,
The Caliph would like Dominus to add some more fuel to the fire by arming the immigrants with light weaponry such as rifles, machineguns and RPGs.
I think by 2050 practically every nation will have acquired the technical capabilities to produce a nuclear weapon. If countries like north-korea and Iran can develop the technological know how, other countries should be able to do that too. It is more a political question than a technological one. Do we uphold the non-prolifiration treaty or will it be ignored in the new world?
The peace conference had been long and exhausting for the Caliph and his delegation. Many propositions have been made and rejected. Some where outright ridicules while others had more chance of success. In the end the Caliphate had to give great concessions towards the treatment of religious minorities and the most radical parts of their Islamic laws. Many of the hardliners felt that the Caliph had given too much concessions towards the belligerent powers. When the agreement became public and the laws got changed initially many protest against the declaration.
Official degree by the Caliph:
Hereby the Caliph grants the following right to all religious minorities within the Caliphate.
The right to practice their religion in private under Sharia law. However minorities are still subjects under Islamic law. Therefor they are not allowed to promote their religion, practice it in public, build new houses of worship and are legally bound to pay the Jizya. The Caliphate abolishes all forms of slavery. Setting minorities free to settle in the Caliphate or leave the country in search of a place they would feel more at home. Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will be re-instated in Istanbul. Observers from the Coalition of Independent Antarctica will monitor the transition towards a more open society.
Joining of Saudi-Arabia
With an external conflict on multiple fronts prevented Caliph Mohammed Salah Ibn Al-Arabi faced a large internal challenge. Days after the Closing of the peace conference and the announcement of the changes in laws many Islamic hardliners have been hitting the streets in protests for days now. They did not agree on the concessions done towards Christianity by the Caliph regardless of the fact that these chances where more in line of the times of Mohamed. He realized that decisive action had to be taken before his nation would slip down a similar path as Mexico was taking.
Sitting in his office he was listening to his close advisors as they argued about what was the best course of action. Some spoke in favor of oppressing the protest with force while others where in favor of a more cautious approach the the internal crisis. Ali Burnguz spoke up. “We need a victory. Something that would rally the people behind us. Can't we invade and occupy Kuweit?”
A sudden silence filled the room as all the advisors overthought the proposal of war. A massive conflict has just been avoided and now they would give nations a casus belli to attack? That would not seem like the best course of action. The Caliph himselfs spoke up. “Ali is right, at least partial. We need a victory that would fill the people with joy. However we cannot achieve it through war. Also I doubt Kuwait would be a big enough of a price.”
The minister of foreign affairs spoke again. “What would be a big enough of a price then?”
The Caliph spoke calmly. “Mecca”
Silence filled the room once more. Two days later a number of movies where uploaded to the Internet showing the current king of Saudi-Arabia engaging into gay sex. This brought giant discredit to a house that promoted Islamic values in public and was frequently talking down on the decadent western gay marriage. The outrage of the people within Saudi-Arabia was so great that the House of Al-Saud and its government fell within two days. The Sunni Brotherhood party took over and launched a referendum on joining the only true Islamic state. The official count was that 79% of the people voted in favor of joining the Caliphate and a couple of days later forces of the Caliphate crossed the border and where greeted by giant crowds waving the Caliphate flag in joy.
As the official integration papers between the Saudi-Arabian government and the Caliphate where being signed all across the Caliphate giant crowds gathered to celebrate the joining to Mecca, the most holy of places for Islam. The concessions towards Christianity where forced to the background and opposition towards it faded away. Some whisper that the Caliphate had its hand in the sudden release of the compromising video's but such allogations have never been proven.
The open hostilities are still within our minds. The bound of trust have been broken and both our nations should start working towards repairing the damage that has been done. The great Caliph agrees that resuming trade between our nations is a good first step. Trade shall resume between our nations.
The Caliph is greatly concerned about the civil unrest in Mexico. However to due the past hostilities between our nations the Caliphate will officially per-sue a path of neutrality. However the Caliph believes that Fascism is a dangerous ideology that should no longer get root within the Mexican Empire. The Caliphate wishes the dual monarchs of Mexico good luck in their struggle and hopes that they will prevail.
As stated in the offical peace agreement. The Caliphate will abolish slavery. We will grant the people of all religious minorities the freedom to settle themselves within the Caliphate or abroad. The Caliph hopes that all the Etheopian concerns are hereby addressed.
The Caliphate wishes to continue our defense pact in the Future. Even with conflict avoided the world is still a dangerous place and peace is an uncertainty. Also the Caliph believes that we should seek more member nations in order to safeguard our interests.
Lord Wyron,
Rhona W,
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Abstract Proxy,
Fetzen,
Yankee