Captain Enema Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "The sound of these militia's is troubling to the Republica with the recent attacks by a similar group closer to home. We will add our surveillance drones to scouring the area for these activities you speak of, as well as send investigators to determine if your claims are true. The SAO isn't omnipotent, it is possible something like this could have slipped through its net. Though, the border between Colombia and yours isn't very large. Perhaps you should consider securing it better?" "We also have no reason to refuse recognition of the Amazon Confederacy. Consider yourselves fully recognized by the Republica." "We thank you for this recognition and have a further observation into the so called Colombian issue. Not only would this so called smuggler have to somehow bypass the Darien Gap, one of the worst swamps in South America, they'd also have to get through the TSI controlled territory of the Panama Canal. It is our thoughts that the USCA is barking up the wrong tree and attempting to stir up trouble as a means of exerting influence in South America." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynneth Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "Argentina will recognize The Amazon Confederacy as well. As for the concerns of the USCA, until you can provide substantial proof of the trafficking through the Darién Gap, we will continue to investigate. The probability there is a large trafficking operation going through the marshlands, swamplands to the highlands of the Gap, is very low. People who are near that region understand how difficult it is to traverse that region of Latin America in wheeled vehicles capable of carrying kilos of drugs. There is a reason why cartels in the past used boats and planes from Colombia." "We thank you for this recognition and have a further observation into the so called Colombian issue. Not only would this so called smuggler have to somehow bypass the Darien Gap, one of the worst swamps in South America, they'd also have to get through the TSI controlled territory of the Panama Canal. It is our thoughts that the USCA is barking up the wrong tree and attempting to stir up trouble as a means of exerting influence in South America." "Wherever from you may get the idea of the Darién Gap being an insurmountable barrier, you may wish to brush up in history and resulting geographic changes. A considerable time ago, the Imperium of America (later 'Holy American Empire') controlled most of the continent. Panama City was their capital, a sprawling metropolis. During this time, they ha dto connect their capital to the rest of South America - as a result, the marshes that you claim to be in our territory in that region are nearly nonexistent while there are two well-maintained roads into the South American continent and who knows how many have fallen into disuse. We most certainly are not trying to 'exert influence' in South America. For that matter, we would like to inform you that we have extended operations to find information about the origins of the drugs into Nicaragua and Honduras, despite these two regions having only the approximate expected rate of drug use and abuse in the USCA." OOC: I subscribe to the idea of IC history playing part in shaping our world's landscape, and the HAE -did- have the Imperial Capital centered on the Canal. I find it reasonable that this SA-encompassing nation would have built roads and pumped the marshes dry to facilitate easier access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 OOC- I don't. IC: "Now you are just making things up. Modern maps clearly show the roads you mention no long exist." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynneth Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 OOC- I don't. IC: "Now you are just making things up. Modern maps clearly show the roads you mention no long exist." "Feel free to travel to La Palma, Panama and from there drive to the Interamericana and go south until you hit the border control posts to Colombia. There's a road. And if you bother looking around during the drive, you'll see that the marshes have yielded to other, far more passable forests and in some of the flatter parts even plains. The Darién Gap is by no means as impassable as you make it out to be." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "Whatever dreamworld you exist in is yours to inhabit. I suggest to you sir that you concern yourself with your side of the border and we'll concern ourselves with our side. Give the absolute lunacy you are spouting, I see nothing further here to concern myself with." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynneth Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "Whatever dreamworld you exist in is yours to inhabit. I suggest to you sir that you concern yourself with your side of the border and we'll concern ourselves with our side. Give the absolute lunacy you are spouting, I see nothing further here to concern myself with." "Regardless of any delusions on your part, we shall inform the SAO, should further information be acquired regarding the smuggling of drugs." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "Will you require assistance with the nuclear clean up situation in the USNA?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestari Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 "Those old roads built by the Holy American Empire were destroyed during the civil war-- that is why records from Mexico and Colombia, both of whom controlled that region in the advent of the collapse of the HAE, list no intact roads and state that the heavy swampland and forestry impedes access to wheeled vehicles. The roads were never repaired. If you wish to repair or rebuild the roads over the Darien Gap, that is wholly your own undertaking, but as of this point, those roads are not intact." OOC: Well, you wanted to take into account prior IC history-- as Voodoo has said, both he and Shammy RPed that region as having no intact roads to make wheeled traverse easier. To reconcile that with Shadowsage's RP, I'm just gonna go ahead and say they were destroyed during the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Zephyr Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 "There was a man once who might be interested in this discussion. Generalissimo was his name I believe... Or was it one of his scientists?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 "Paraguay will be sending investigators, along with an armed escort, to investigate the USCA's claims. Though we wish to avoid interfering in other nation's affairs these possible drug cartels are a threat to all of South America and must be dealt with. Hopefully you all will stop bickering with the USCA and actually try to see if their claim is true." Private to the USCA "All findings from our investigation will also be released to yourselves to view and react on." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynneth Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 "We regret to inform you that the leadership of the USCA is unavailable at the current time, due to unforseen events. We assure you that the problem is being worked on even now, and that you will be informed when this line is in service again. We apologise for the inconvenience." Automated message upon attempting to reach the presidential residence in La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción/Guatemala City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestari Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 "Paraguay will be sending investigators, along with an armed escort, to investigate the USCA's claims. Though we wish to avoid interfering in other nation's affairs these possible drug cartels are a threat to all of South America and must be dealt with. Hopefully you all will stop bickering with the USCA and actually try to see if their claim is true." We find it odd Paraguay feels the need to chastise us all for bickering with the USCA and, apparently, doing nothing to investigate their claim, given every single South American nation has delivered reasoned, rational explanations as to why the activity could not have originated in Colombia, to say nothing of the SAO investigation currently underway into the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 We find it odd Paraguay feels the need to chastise us all for bickering with the USCA and, apparently, doing nothing to investigate their claim, given every single South American nation has delivered reasoned, rational explanations as to why the activity could not have originated in Colombia, to say nothing of the SAO investigation currently underway into the matter. Apologies. Our choice of words may have seemed offensive to you. It is good to hear that the SAO is also investigating and I will ensure that our investigators work with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestari Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The official SAO investigation into allegations of drug cartels operating out of Colombia has concluded and produced an assortment of evidence proving the claim to be patently baseless. No evidence has emerged supporting drug cartel activity in Colombia of any meaningful scale, and the SAO officially considers the matter closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Interesting. We have heard or seen no sign of this investigation being carried out by the SAO though we have seen you mentioning that one would be carried out. Not only that but my investigators in Bogatá have mentioned that they have found signs of criminal activity which may be related to possible drug cartels. Further investigating is under way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Nova Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Interesting. We have heard or seen no sign of this investigation being carried out by the SAO though we have seen you mentioning that one would be carried out. Not only that but my investigators in Bogatá have mentioned that they have found signs of criminal activity which may be related to possible drug cartels. Further investigating is under way. There are signs of criminal activity in every major city in every region and country. No city is immune, however there has been no evidence, as discovered and analyzed independently by our Ministry of Justice, that indicates large-scale or small-scale drug cartel activity has been going on in Colombia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestari Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Interesting. We have heard or seen no sign of this investigation being carried out by the SAO though we have seen you mentioning that one would be carried out. Not only that but my investigators in Bogatá have mentioned that they have found signs of criminal activity which may be related to possible drug cartels. Further investigating is under way. "We find it curious that your investigators failed to note the presence either of SAO investigators, nor the Argentine investigators who were also present. If you consider this evidence feasible proof of cartel activity, please forward it to the SAO administration to be analysed: however, considering your investigators failed to notice two other major investigations into the same matter occurring at the same time and place, I somehow suspect the evidence gleaned is less than conclusive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Enema Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) "Given the SAO is responsible for the investigating of criminal activity inside of the protectorate, wouldn't any and all evidence collected by Paraguay be inadmissible in an SAO court due to Paraguayan Investigators operating outside of their jurisdiction? Further, on inspection of the archive of SAO documents and the transcripts of the meetings that led to the foundation of the Organization, it is my understanding that outside investigators must be requested by the SAO if there is a problem that local police can't handle. Given all the data on the Colombian region is held on a public server open to all South American nations, I've asked the head of the Amazon Confederacy National Police Service to inspect the reports from the Colombian region. I think you may have heard of him, he used to run the SAO, a delightful fellow by the name of Montessori and he suggests that the levels of criminal activity are near next to nothing due to the Peruvian actions that eradicated most of the drug gangs and cartels during the Peruvian civil war." Edited June 24, 2013 by Tidy Bowl Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Zephyr Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 "The Republica Inspectors have found no evidence of large scale drug activity either. Further inspection of the highways that the USCA claims to still be there have also resulted in a failure. The area is as harsh as it's ever been. Our findings will be added to the SAO servers for review should anyone like to view them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Paraguay shall be carrying out a war gaming scenario shortly and we wanted to inform everyone so as to not alarm you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Nova Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Paraguay shall be carrying out a war gaming scenario shortly and we wanted to inform everyone so as to not alarm you all. We recommend you do not conduct wargames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 We recommend you do not conduct wargames. Why should we not carry out wargames? We need to test our military so that we can make changes and improvements where needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestari Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Why should we not carry out wargames? We need to test our military so that we can make changes and improvements where needed. Paraguay is currently at a critical juncture-- you have recently experienced much internal turmoil, and engaged in activities that have incurred the displeasure of the South American community. By this, I refer of course to the shift in government necessitated by the Chilean ultimatum and, more recently, the rise and rapid downfall of a nigh-psychotic pretender 'emperor' whose wide support amongst the populace is indicative of the state of Paraguay's standard of life. The latter point refers to the aggressive expansionist policies that necessitated the aforementioned Chilean ultimatum. At this point, conducting war games would not make a favourable impression of Paraguay upon both the nations of South America, and the people of the protectorate territory you attempted to annex against their will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Nova Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Why should we not carry out wargames? We need to test our military so that we can make changes and improvements where needed. Your nations history of hyper-aggressive actions, attempted annexations, role in starting foreign invasions and internal conflict has not put you in favorable light and has shown you cannot act responsibly. Edited June 28, 2013 by Voodoo Nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kingswell Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Paraguay is currently at a critical juncture-- you have recently experienced much internal turmoil, and engaged in activities that have incurred the displeasure of the South American community. By this, I refer of course to the shift in government necessitated by the Chilean ultimatum and, more recently, the rise and rapid downfall of a nigh-psychotic pretender 'emperor' whose wide support amongst the populace is indicative of the state of Paraguay's standard of life. The latter point refers to the aggressive expansionist policies that necessitated the aforementioned Chilean ultimatum. At this point, conducting war games would not make a favourable impression of Paraguay upon both the nations of South America, and the people of the protectorate territory you attempted to annex against their will. Please be aware the war games would not be using any live ammunition and the scenario is about defending Paraguay from attack. Half the forces involved would be the defenders and the other half the attackers. For this war gaming exercise targeting lasers and sensors would be used to register any kill shots. However, if you all think this is a bad idea we can cancel the war game exercise if we have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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