Agostinho Neto

[color="#FF0000"][font="Book Antiqua"] [img]http://www.angolaemb.se/informacao/boletins/boletim-26/fotos/f26.gif[/img] [b]LUANDA, PDRNA (North Angola) -[/b] President Agostinho Neto today in Luanda announced that the parliamentary polls for the election of the Constituent Assembly will take place on 15-16 April 2011. "The will of the Angolan people should be expressed with truth and without limitations on 15 and 16 April 2011, in the election of the Constituent Assembly that will opportunely be summoned" said President Agostinho Neto today. The task of the Constituent Assembly will be write and promulge the constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola. The politics of the PDRNA takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democratic republic, whereby the President of the PDRNA is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the Angola People's assembly. Currently, political power is concentrated in the Presidency and the Military, forming the "Provisional Government of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola". The executive branch of the government is composed of the President, the Prime Minister (currently vacant), and the Armed Forces Command. The Armed Forces Command, acting Council of Ministers, meets regularly with the President of the Republic to discuss policy issues. President Agostinho Neto promised to call general elections by the end of the second week of April 2011. Following the outcome of the General Elections, the democratically elected Angola People's Assembly will vest all legislative powers and promulge the new constitution of the PDRNA. The majority will submit the Government Cabinet to the President of the Republic, who will officially appoint the Prime Minister and the Ministers, who will vest the executive powers.[/font][/color]

[color="#FF0000"][center][img]http://www.flagshag.com/smaller/africancoats/Angola_Coat_of_Arms_1992.jpg[/img] [font="Book Antiqua"][b]Official Communique of the Provisional Government of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola[/b][/font] [/center] [font="Book Antiqua"]The Provisional Government of the PDRNA officialy repudiates any claim over Southern Angola and assures cooperation with the Governments of neighboring nations on the aforementioned matter. The PDRNA will also concretize efforts in the fight against smuggling, illegal immigration and human trafficking. We accept the offer of the Union of Arctica and officially establish diplomatic relations between our nations, sending Pedro Manuel Mantorras as ambassador of the PDRNA in the Union of Artica. Signed, [b]The Provisional Government of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola[/b][/font][/color]

[color="#FF0000"][font="Book Antiqua"]Please mark northern angola as "PDRNA", agreed with emperor Mudd (actually there isn't either a protectorate or a nation over there, but i asked Mudd anyway) [img]http://www.goldbamboo.com/images/content/2109-300px-angola-map-angola-.png[/img] Basically, the "horizontal line" defining part of the border with modern Zambia should be extended to the sea, westbount.. the angolan territory north of this line is the one i claim [/font][/color]

[color="#FF0000"][font="Book Antiqua"] [center][b]Luanda, Northern Angola[/b] [img]http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38583000/jpg/_38583273_angolapres238.jpg[/img][/center] [center][b][size="2"]Agostinho Neto, President of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola[/size][/b][/center] [i]"By virtue of natural, historical and legal rights, and the sacrifices of successive generations who gave of themselves in defense of the freedom and independence of their homeland; and in exercise by the Angolan people of its rights to self-determination, political independence and sovereignty over its territory, The Angola People's Assembly, in the name of the People, hereby proclaims the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola on our Angolan territory with its capital Luanda. The People's Democratic Republic of North Angola is the state of Angolans wherever they may be. The state is for them to enjoy in it their collective national and cultural identity, theirs to pursue in it a complete equality of rights. In it will be safeguarded their political and religious convictions and their human dignity by means of a parliamentary democratic system of governance, itself based on freedom of expression and the freedom to form parties. The rights of minorities will duly be respected by the majority, as minorities must abide by decisions of the majority. Governance will be based on principles of social justice, equality, welfare and non-discrimination in public rights of men or women, on grounds of race, religion, color or sex, under the aegis of a constitution which ensures the rule of law and an independent judiciary. Thus shall these principles allow no departure from Angola’s spiritual and civilisational values of tolerance and religious coexistence. The People's Democratic Republic of North Angola is an African state, an integral and indivisible part of the African continent, at one with that continent in heritage and civilisation, with it also in its aspiration for liberation, progress, democracy and unity. The People's Democratic Republic of North Angola calls upon African compatriots to consolidate and enhance the emergence in reality of our nation, to mobilize potential, and to intensify efforts whose goal is to transform Angola in a civilized and peaceful country. The People's Democratic Republic of North Angola proclaims its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It proclaims its commitment as well to the principles and policies of the Non-Aligned nations. It further announces itself to be a peace-loving state, in adherence to the principles of peaceful coexistence. It will join with all states and peoples in order assure a permanent peace based upon justice and the respect of rights so that humanity’s potential for well-being may be assured, an earnest competition for excellence may be maintained, and in which confidence in the future will eliminate fear for those who are just and for whom justice is the only recourse. In the context of its struggle for peace in the land Angola, the People's Democratic Republic of North Angola calls upon the international community to bear special responsibility for the Angolan people and its homeland. It calls upon all peace-and freedom-loving peoples and states to assist it in the attainment of its objectives, to provide it with security, to alleviate the tragedy of its people, and to help it terminate caresty, famine, and poverty. The People's Democratic Republic of North Angola herewith declares that it believes in the settlement of regional and international disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with the International Law and international resolutions. Without prejudice to its natural right to defend its territorial integrity and independence, it therefore rejects the threat or use of force, violence and terrorism against its territorial integrity or political independence, as it also rejects their use against the territorial integrity of other states. Therefore, on this day unlike all others - as we stand at the threshold of a new dawn, in all honour and modesty we humbly bow to the sacred spirits of our fallen ones, Angolans, by the purity of whose sacrifice for the homeland our sky has been illuminated and our Land given life. Our hearts are lifted up and irradiated by the light emanating from the much blessed quest for independence, from those who have endured and have fought the fight of the camps, of dispersion, of exile, from those who have borne the standard for freedom, our, children, our aged, our youth, our prisoners, detainees and wounded, all those whose ties to our sacred soil are confirmed in camp, village and town. We render special tribute to the souls of our martyrs, to the whole of our Angolan people, to all free and honourable peoples everywhere, we pledge that our struggle shall be continued until the lawlessness and caresty ends, and the foundation of our sovereignty and independence shall be fortified accordingly. Therefore, we call upon our great people to rally to the banner of Angola, to cherish and defend it, so that it may forever be the symbol of our freedom and dignity in that homeland, which is a homeland for the free, now and always." [/i] [center][img]http://www.flagshiz.com/upload/cvkxgn83at-Angola_Flag.jpg[/img][/center] [b][center][size="5"]ANGOLA, AVANTE![/size][/center][/b] [b]LUANDA, PDRNA (Northern Angola) -[/b] Aid workers are concerned that the people in Luanda, the Capital of Angola, are edging towards a humanitarian disaster, with hunger just one of a raft of issues waiting to confront them. Landmines, food shortages, ruined roads, scant basic services and years of anarchy or short and unstable governments give Northern Angola the dubious honour of being one of the worst places to live in on the planet - a country with some of the lowest human development indicators in the world. "People talk about pockets of emergency, but in Angola it's more like big black holes," said a humanitarian aid worker "Basic services are pretty abysmal outside the capital of Luanda, and certainly worse than anywhere else in Africa," he added. The new and weak provisional government, pretty much only in control of the Luanda Municipality, is headed by President Agostinho Neto planned the reintegration of returning refugees, helping them to generate an income by providing agricultural training, equipment and support. Angola's problems stem from the 27-year civil war: the country was torn apart by armed factions (now transformed in political parties) and the scene of intense, protracted fighting. The end of the war in 2002 brought little relief, as returning internally displaced persons and refugees tried to reintegrate into communities in remote, often arid areas. "I'm very worried about food security in Luanda," said the humanitaria aid worker. Fewer people are at risk in Luanda than in the south-centrally situated Planalto region, where foreign organizations have been providing assistance, but the Angolan people are scattered across a huge area where destroyed roads and landmines thwart access. Thousands of people have effectively been displaced from their villages because they do not have enough to eat and lack the basic tools to sustain themselves. During a visit by an European humanitarian organization, the aid workers found barely-clothed children and adults living in extremely difficult conditions: their homes were built of the most basic materials, and several of them had swollen bellies and pale hair - telltale signs of poor nutrition. The situation does not appear to have improved in other parts of the region. "It is our belief that you will still find pockets where people live like this, where people need food, clothing, blankets and also the most basic of infrastructure," Landmines - another deadly legacy of the civil war - are also seriously curbing aid work, despite the demining effort to make key roads safer. "Luanda's sorrounding roads are ringed with landmines. Just to get to their fields or to water points, people have to cross known mined areas," Landmines have prevented from properly researching the situation beyond the municipal centre of Luanda, but anecdotal evidence indicates that less than half of the local population are food secure. "People are not dying, but they are eating very badly and they are on the move looking for food, a general physical weakening can be expected which could, in turn, lead to much more serious health risks." But Angola's problems do not end there. Augmented by short-term food aid, a more long-term approach ensuring that all returnees have access to land, seed and equipment to carry out basic farming and build houses, is desperately needed. [size="1"]((OOC: Agreed with Emperor Mudd))[/size] [/font][/color]

[quote name='Franz Ferdinand' timestamp='1289325561' post='2508239'] OOC: My mistake, I really should have rephrased that post better. Pravus Ingruo owns those lands and if you were interested in any, I'd recommend contacting him. (He doesn't own Wyoming or Oregon though.) [/quote] OOC: I wanted to roleplay the New California Republic not the New Wyoming Repulic or the New Oregon Republic.. if i did, i would have asked him in the first place, but like i said.. nevermind, i'll come back when and if there will ever be new space for new nations.

[quote name='Franz Ferdinand' timestamp='1289324054' post='2508197'] OOC: The map hasn't been updated recently, this is true, however it is recommended to check out the latest posts in that thread to keep up to date. South California is owned by Shadowsage so you'll have to ask him. My lands can be seen in this [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=76516&view=findpost&p=2504347"]post[/url] and as you can see on the map of California, the purple is owned by me with the exception of the San Fernando Valley which is pretty much an enclave within Shadowsage's California under my control. By the way, Junio Borghese, you aren't a new RPer, you've been here for some time, just under a new name. Come onto IRC and we'll talk, I can't give up my claims in California or in fact any of my other claims for they are of strategic value to me, yet I'm certain I can help you advise you on alternative locations if need be. [/quote] [font="Century Gothic"][color="#FF0000"]OOC: If California isn't avaliable then my country has no reason to exist in the RP, i don't think there is another California and if nobody is willing to let me rp there then i guess i'll have to leave and wait another year, i wanted to roleplay the NCR in California not in another place that's not California.. it would be pointless.. so nevermind.. i tried because i saw the white space on the map, and since J Andres was inactive, i tought it was an open land for new players (there is NO OTHER SPACE on the map, just for the record), i was wrong, my fault.[/color][/font]

[quote name='Franz Ferdinand' timestamp='1289323369' post='2508184'] "The American Union does not recognise the secession of their portion of California into a independent entity. As a result of this, the Holy American Empire was informed of this and we shall be activating the Protection Doctrine agreed by both parties to repel these separatists who have declared their existence without the acknowledgement of the American Union and the Holy American Empire." OOC: Needless to say, the northern section of California is owned by the American Union. As it appears that your in-game SoI doesn't cover your (invalid) claims, I'm sorry to say that this RP thread is somewhat null. Sorry about that, my friend. [/quote] [color="#FF0000"][font="Century Gothic"]OOC: The map is not updated, how am i supposed to know if is owned. Also if the northern part is owned then i'll take the southern park, and i didn't say "i control" i said "i claimed", is different.. i've joined the game one day ago there is no need to whipe me off the map like this. I always wondered why every rp post has to end up in some OOC debate, anyway let's try to settle down without kicking me out and without forcing me out of the game, if possible [/font][/color]

[font="Century Gothic"][color="#FF0000"][left][img]http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6052/ncrflag2.png[/img][/left] [b]DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC The Congress of the NCR[/b] [i]"We, the People of the New California Republic, by Delegates in Congress assembled, do declare and ordain, that the Ordinance adopted by our Congress today, on the 9th day of November, A.D. 2010, under which the New California Republic was declared the successor state of the Tahoe Republic, has been ratified by the President of the New California Republic ; that all the powers that were delegated by the people of Tahoe to the Government of the Tahoe Republic in California, are now resumed;New California is of right absolved from all restraints and obligations to other countries, and is a separate Sovereign State, and that her citizens and people are absolved from all allegiance to any other government." [size="2"]Visalia City, the 9th day of November, A.D. 2010 New California Republic[/size][/i] [b][center]POLITICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC[/center][/b] The government of the NCR is much like that of the old United States of America, with a House of Congress staffed by elected representatives (Congressmen elected by their states). These representatives decide upon the President and Vice-President to head the council and govern the republic - under advice from the representatives, of course (NCR has no existing term limits). The titles for these representatives range from "Councilor", "Counselor", "Councilman", "Representative", "Senator", and in particular some settlements prefer to call their representatives "Governors". In any event, all titles are recognized and accepted outside of the congress chambers, but within the chambers, the titles are occasionally used as insults and spark furious debates - nothing more than petty displays of each state trying to exert its independence. NCR's gold-backed currency lost much of its value after the collapse of the Tahoe Republic, so NCR's dollar is now backed by gemsn and aluminum. The republic holds an iron fist over mineral resources, and provides electricity and to all mining activities in exchange for a firm foothold in the region. President Kimbell's State of the Republic messages are famous for inspiring countless people to join the "service" and rebuild civilization after the collapse of the Tahoe Republic. Under his rule, the republic is trying to grow, and he is focusing efforts on rebuilding the Tahoe-level infrastructure to support the growing population, finding new forms of transportation and manufacturing, clearing roadways and rail lines, fostering trade in the Republic (and with other territories), and dealing with threats swiftly and efficiently. In all his years, he never forgotten his roots in the small town of Visalia, and he has always striven to put the welfare of the common man above the wheels of progress. [center][img]http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8818/californiav.png[/img][/center] [b][size="2"][center]Borders of the New California Republic (Red)[/center][/size][/b] [/color][/font]

Italy was a democracy when it collapsed. This is a fact nobody can't deny it. We have the proofs, the documents to prove this. That's why our activities decreased as the process of democratization proceeded. Of the members of the Neapolitan government, nobody was part of the Borghese regime. In this scenario, we see a Fascist-Friendly Carthage and an anti-fascist Neapolitan Government, with the difference we never changed side according to our needs.

Borghese answered he would have diplomatically supported Molakia and put effort in the healing of the relations between Italy and Somalia. In the relpy, the "rebels" asked for financial support. Borghese decided to stick with neutrality and isolationism and talks ended without a response.

This is the original message, in the archives of the old Ministry of Foreign Affairs. October 22, 2009 Certain interest in Northern Molakia wish to see a different regime on the throne. I represent those interest. We wish to meet with Italy and request financial assistence to take down our brothers in the Royalty. Please reply in a secure channel and let us know of the meeting. -Your Friend Alex R.

It makes you nothing better than a fascist. President Pagano was a member of the CLN, the anti-fascist movement, and he was always committed to fight fascism and Borghese's authoritarian regime. Carthage helped, funded, traded, supported and guaranteed the independence of Italy and Italian Somalia, reinforcing the regime while dissidents were being arrested and rioters dealt with rifles.

Carthage supported and helped Italy even if they knew about the oppressive policy of the Borghese Government. You are responsible just as the fascist are. You didn't complaint when we colonized Somalia and sent troops to defend Carthage. You guaranteed the existance of Italian Somalia and you defended us against the blockade of the Kingdom of Serca. If the Borghese regime lasted so long is also thanks to your support. And in our archives there are direct contatcs with Molakian authorities who asked us to fund and support a pro-fascist movement in their country. But we were neutral and isolationist, and we refused. We can't deny Borghese for some time ruled Italy trought the means of oppression and dictatorship, but we also have access to well documented relations between Borghese and many of the countries that today criticize his government condemn his policies.

The Italian Republic became a democratic nation by the end of September as documents and historical facts can prove. The OVRA police was disbanded and replaced by the DISR, 3000 political prisoners were released and fascist symbols were removed from the flag and the coat of arms, replaced by a red star and laurels, symbolizing the Republican nature of the country and the first article of the Italian Constitution approved in November "Italy is a Democratic Republic based on labor, the sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it in the forms and the limits of the constitution". Civil liberties and individual rights were for the first time recognized and guaranteed by the constitution. Junio Borghese got himself the charge of President of the Republic. When the Italian Republic collapsed, the country had a democratically elected Constitutional Assembly. General elections were planned for January. When a provisional government was formed, the International Community refused to recognize it and the people, angry and frustrated, became stroppy and nostalgic of the regime. Many blame democracy for the disgrace of Italy, many leaders supported Junio Borghese during his Governments. Nations like Carthage supported and even defended Italian Somalia when the Kingdom of Serca set up a blockade. Our independence was Guaranteed by Austria and Carthage, who later backstabbed and betrayed us. But we know, history is written by the winners. But our history is recorded and well documented. In the current provisional constitution, it is categorically forbidden to reform the Republican Fascist Party in any form. The fascist, who have formed a new nationalist party "Forza Nuova", are just expressing their opinion as the constitution guarantees. If they will be denied their right to demonstrate, it will be no different than the first 5-6 months of Borghese Government.

OOC: I think you missed a meeting, me and Flying Scotsman have agreed on that one week ago. My country already exists in the CNRP world. And i roleplay the legacy of the country that existed 7 months prior to your arrival in Italy.

NAPOLI - Today Naples heralded its celebrations of Republic Day with one of the largest revivals seen since the fall of the Italian Republic through the streets of Naples. Signifying the establishment of the Italian Republic, Republic Day continues to be the most poignant and emotional celebration and national holiday in Italy. Republic day began early in Naples with inner city streets being closed from 6am and the major entrance of the port completely locked down with all access to non-military blocked until the end of the parade. The people lined the upper parts of the street to see the exit of the military. Troops dressed with the uniforms of the Republican National Army ensured that Neapolitans will remember the first Republic Day of 2010. In scenes reminiscent of the Italian Republic era, military bands played around the city until all hours of the night. At Naples station departing veterans and widows danced and celebrated with younger generations whilst loudly singing songs of the Borghese regime. As trains departed, staff handed out flowers in recognition of the contributions made and loud cheers were heard across the many platforms. In a touching event it seemed to bond the generations of yesterday and today. A huge banner has been displayed on the Senate "Viva la Repubblica, Viva Borghese" long live the republic, long live borghese. An early flag of the Italian Republic was also put on display as the crowd displayed roman salutes. Following the official parades and ceremonies, the inner city was opened to the public, albeit under extreme security and an ever watching eye from Interior Ministry troops. Closing the festivities was a series of fireworks in fourteen different locations throughout Naples including the grand display over the port and the presidential palace.

OOC: Lol?? Left-wing italian fascists? When Italian fascists see something red they shoot on sight, this is the propaganda poster of one of the neo-fascist parties http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3646/st...pervoizvwy4.jpg You should come here, try to tell a fascist he is a leftist while we make bet on how long you survive and what melee weapon he will use to torn you apart . If there is a country where fascists HATE with all their heart and soul the left wing, that country is Italy. For 40 years we had a communist party at 35% and a neo-fascist party at 7-10%, they killed each other with terrorist attacks (years known as "Lead Years") since the end of the war until both parties dissolved in the late 80's.

NAPOLI - The National Anthem Committe led by Senator Terracini has proposed a new national anthem and submitted its recommendation to the Minister for Culture and Education. Neo-Fascist Senator Terracini has chosen the patriotic song titled "The Legend of the Piave" written in June 1918. The taskforce was formed to propose new national anthem after President Pagano called for a new national anthem to replace the current one, which was considered humiliating for the Peninsula (The current anthem talks about "Being downtrodden and derided" because of the deep divisions in the Italian Peninsula) "The new anthem has been chosen on the basis of set criteria such as nationalism, irredentism, patriottism, independence and registance against the foreigners," according to Senator Terracini. Talking to RAI Television, Terracini said he felt "proud and happy". The selected national anthem will now be presented at the cabinet for final endorsement. The song was a candidate for the Italian national anthem during the birth of the Italian Republic 1946-2005 and was widely played during the Borghese government. La Leggenda del Piave (The Legend of the Piave): The Piave whispered calm and placid under the crossing of the first infantry on 24 May; the army marched ahead toward the frontier to make a wall against the enemy. Mute the soldiers passed that night they had to be silent and go forward. From the beloved river banks they heard light and low the exultation of the waves. It was a sweet and propitious omen. The Piave whispered: the foreigner shall not pass! But on a sad night, by a treason, they said, the Piave felt the wrath and the dismay. Alas, how many people he saw running away, leaving their homes; because perfidy prevailed at Caporetto. Refugees everywhere, from distant mountains, they came to crowd all his bridges. They heard from the violated river-banks light and sad the murmur of the waves Like a sob in that black autumn the Piave whispered: the foreigner returns! And the enemy returned moved by his pride and by his hunger, he wanted to vent all his cravings. He saw the fertile plains from the upper ground, he wanted then to feed and to exult like in the past. No! the Piave said, "No!" said the infantrymen, "The enemy will never advance again!" They saw the Piave raising his waves and the waves fought like the infantrymen. Red with the blood of the haughty enemy, the Piave ordered them: "Go back, foreigner!" Then the enemy went back as far as Trieste, as far as Trento and victory spread her wings on the air! The ancestral oath was honored; Among the ranks they saw Oberdan, Sauro and Battisti resurrected! The Italic courage broke forever the gallows tree and the weapons of the hangman! Secure the Alps, free the shores, the Piave was silent,the waves appeased. Once the grim empires were defeated, On the motherland's soil, the grim empires vanquished, peace found neither foreigners nor the oppressed.

Neo-fascist demonstrators in Naples RAI - Radio Televisione Italiana NAPOLI - Protesters energized by fresh popular skepticism about post-Borghese Italy protested against the Declaration of war by the Northern Federation against Valencia in a demonstration Thursday, that brought pro-Borghese supporters back to the streets. A sampling of supporters of the former Republican Fascist Party, a half-dozen members of the Neapolitan Senate and busloads of demonstrators from all provinces joined in a spirited rally under a sunny sky, seeing opportunity to press their cause in a country that has been torn apart. “There is no way Italians would support war against Spain. These people arrived from the other side of the Ocean and pretend to know everything about our culture and our society. The Italian people has been tied with the Spanish since the establishment of the Empire of Krieg,” said Senator Terracini, member of Forza Nuova (New Force), the neo-fascist party, looking out at the masses. “We never supported war and we will never do! Junio Borghese gave our people a sense of responsibility and respect of sovereignty and inviolability of borders, he envisioned a scenario of peace, unity and freedom. It is our obligation to stop the war. We will boycott products from the Northern Federation!” he said. “Thank you so much for the courage to stand up against this uncivilized, occupying force,” he said. Terracini heavily criticized the Northern Federation and the Sicilian League citing “blindness to realities on the ground, hubris ... ignorance in their approach to rebuilding a country and a society they have destroyed.” He noted that instead of inspiring hope for democracy and freedom, the new status of the peninsula has increased support for Junio Borghese and the Republican Military Government. The rally in Naples unfolded peacefully, although about 300 protesters tried to rush the Senate. Police on motorcycles tried to stop them, scuffling and wrestling with some and setting up barricades along the front steps. Protesters chanted “This is our Italy! Viva Borghese! Viva l'Italia!” as police faced off against them. Their ranks grew and several dozen waved fascist flags shouting “Long live the Italian Republic!” broke away and tried to get into a side door.

RAI Radio Televisione Italiana NAPOLI - Glorification of United Italy under Junio Borghese is on the rise almost one month after the Borghese Regime fell. Young people and the better off are among those rebuffing criticism of the Italian Republic as an "illegitimate state." In a new poll, more than half of former citizens of the Italian Republic defend the policies of Junio Borghese. The life of Marco, a native of the acient city of Rome, could read as an all-Italian success story. When the Italian Republic dissolved, he was in Rome. Today Marco is planning a sailing trip in the Mediterranean. Marco is sitting in a Neaples pizzeria, defending the former fascist country. "Most Italian citizens had a nice life," he says. "I certainly don't think that it's better here." By "here," he means post-Borghese Italy, which he subjects to questionable comparisons. "In the past there was the OVRA, and today foreigners control our land." In Marco's opinion, there is no fundamental difference between dictatorship and freedom. "The people who live on the poverty line today also lack the freedom to travel." Marco is by no means an uneducated young man, he is quick to argue with those who would criticize the place he called home: "You can't say that the Italian Republic was an illegitimate state, and that everything is fine today." As an apologist for the former Italian dictatorship, the young Roman native shares a majority view of Neapolitans. Today, one month after the fall of the Republican Military Government, a majority of italians defend the former Italian Republic. "The Borghese Regime had more good sides than bad sides. There were some problems, but life was good there," say 49 percent of those polled. Eight percent of Italians flatly oppose all criticism of their former home and agree with the statement: "Italy had, for the most part, good sides. Life there was happier and better than in divided Italy today. They annexed our land and didn't care about identity, they litterally abused our culture and destroyed our nation.. we knew they weren't liberators, just land grabbers" These poll results, released today in Neaples, reveal that glorification of the former Italian Republic has reached the center of society. Today, it is no longer merely the eternally nostalgic who mourn the loss of Junio Borghese. "A new form of Fascistalgie (nostalgia for the former Fascist regime) has taken shape," says historian Antonio Segni. "The yearning for the ideal world of the dictatorship goes well beyond former government officials." Even people who had almost no experiences with the Fascist institutions are idealizing it today. "The value of their own history is at stake," says Segni. People are whitewashing the dictatorship, as if reproaching the state meant calling their own past into question. "Many Italians perceive all criticism of the system as a personal attack," says Segni "Not even half the citizens questioned describe fascist italy as a dictatorship, and a majority believe the OVRA was a normal intelligence service. These young people have no reason to, and in fact have no desire to, recognize the dark sides of the Italian Republic." Wall decorations from Venice decorate Marco's living room, and a miniature version of the Colosseum stands next to the DVD player. All the same, Marco sits on his sofa and rhapsodizes about the good old days in United Italy. "In the past, a campground was a place where people enjoyed their freedom together," he says. What he misses most today is "that feeling of companionship and solidarity." The economy of scarcity, complete with barter transactions, was "more like a hobby." Does he have an OVRA file? "I'm not interested in that," says Marco. "Besides, it would be too disappointing." His verdict on the Italian Republic is clear: "As far as I'm concerned, what we had in those days was less of a dictatorship than what we have today. Today we want independence, but we are occupied by foreign troops.. before we had less freedom, but we were independent.. now we are Neapolitan, Sicilian, what are we? Are we Italians at all?" He wants to see equal wages and equal pensions for residents of the former Italian Republic. And when Marco starts to complain abouta divided Italy, his voice contains an element of self-satisfaction. People lie and cheat everywhere today, he says, and today's injustices are simply perpetrated in a more cunning way than in the Italian Republic, where starvation wages and slashed car tires were unheard of. Marco cannot offer any accounts of his own bad experiences in present-day Italy. "I'm better off today than I was before," he says, "but I am not more satisfied." Marco's reasoning is less about cool logic than it is about settling scores. What makes him particularly dissatisfied is "the false picture of Fascism that the so called liberated Italy is painting today." The Italian Republic, he says, was "not an unjust state," but "my home, where my achievements were recognized." Marco doggedly repeats the story of how it took him months of hard work before starting his own business -- before dissolution, he is quick to add. "Those who worked hard were also able to do well for themselves in the Italian Republic." This, he says, is one of the truths that are persistently denied on talk shows, when traitors of the fatherland act "as if anti-Borghese italians were all a little stupid and should still be falling to their knees today in gratitude for dissolution." What exactly is there to celebrate, Marco asks himself? "There is no country, there is no identity, all these people do is divide the land among themself.. is this freedom? Then i have to say i miss dictatorship. Rose-tinted memories are stronger than the statistics about people trying to escape and applications for exit visas, and even stronger than the files about killings by the OVRA and unjust political sentences," These are memories of people whose families were not persecuted and victimized in Italy, of people like Marco, who says today: "If dissolution hadn't happened, I would also have had a good life." The young man expresses his views levelheadedly and with few words, although he looks slightly defiant at times, like when he says: "I know, what I'm telling you isn't all that interesting. The stories of victims are easier to tell.". Marco doesn't usually mention his origins. In Neapolis, where he works, hardly anyone knows that he is originally from Rome. But on this afternoon, Marco is adamant about contradicting the "victors' writing of history." "In the public's perception, there are only victims and perpetrators. But the masses fall by the wayside." This is someone who feels personally affected when OVRA terror and repression are mentioned. He is an academic who knows "that one cannot sanction the killings during the Milan riot." However, when it comes to the border guards' orders to shoot would-be escapees, he says: "If there is a law against vandalism, you shouldn't break it. It was completely negligent." This brings up an old question once again: Did a real life exist in the midst of a sham? Downplaying the dictatorship is seen as the price people pay to preserve their self-respect. "The world celebrates a divided Italian homeland, controlled by foreigners who never respected our identity, there is nothing to celebrate but only something to miss... our past. I hope one day our country will be united again." and when we ask him his opinion on President Francesco Pagano he says "He is just a low-class functionary of the Sicilians.. there is only one man out there who could possibly lead this country to greatness... General Junio Valerio Borghese.."

OOC: That's because i made the speech before i created the nation i changed it as much as i could.

OOC: Defense and foreign policy are not mentioned.

The Neapolitan Republic is just aknowledging the past of the country and specifically the Region Campania. Our people aren't happy about the status of the Peninsuila and are just expressing their will to continue the same traditions they followed in the past 7 months. A few weeks of foreign occupation will not make them forget 7 months of changes, that's why in his speech President Pagano said new democratic reforms are needed. The Italian Republic, during its last 2 months of existance, was in full swing towards a process of democratization, a process suddenly interrupted by foreign invasion. This sudden interruption has left a divided and polarized country where fascism was not completely replaced and democracy wasn't in place yet. The Neapolitan Republic is just a popular expression of an Italian desire of autonomy and defense of our local traditions in a post-unitary scenario. In the speech, there is no mentioning of independence or sovereignty, there is just a strong effort in the defense of common values such solidarity and unity during harsh times like these. Those are the words of an Italian who lived 7 months under Junio Borghese and is now trying to move his people beyond fascism and toward a more democratic society. The dream of a unitary nation was abandoned the day the international community refused to recognize an opposition-led government to replace the fascist republic. SPQN Senatus PopolusQue Neapolitanus

SENATE OF THE NEAPOLITAN REPUBLIC ACT On the Re-establishment of autonomous powers in Campania The Senate of the Neapolitan Republic, expressing the will of the nation, decrees and solemnly proclaims that the execution of the autonomous powers abolished by foreign forces in December 2009, is re-established. The territory of the Neapolitan Republic, consisting of the region Campania and its islands, is whole and indivisible. The Neapolitan Republic stresses its adherence to universally recognized principles of international law, recognizes the principle of inviolability of borders, and guarantees human, civil, and ethnic community rights. It shall be forbidden to reorganise, under any form whatsoever, the dissolved Republican Fascist Party. The law has established that for not more than 6 months from the implementation of the Neapolitan Constitution, temporary limitations to the right to vote and eligibility for the leaders responsible for the Republican Military Government. The Senate of the Neapolitan Republic, expressing sovereign power, by this Act begins to realize the complete autonomy of the Neapolitan Republic, as successor state of the Italian Republic. Signed Francesco Pagano I° President of the Neapolitan Republic SPQN Senatus PopolusQue Neapolitanus RAI Radio Televisione Italiana PRESIDENT FRANCESCO PAGANO ADDRESSES THE NATION Good evening to all those of you who may be listening in. This is President Pagano speaking. I give you my best and warmest wishes for a Happy New Year I should like to try and share a few thoughts with you about the difficult times we have just lived through and about what lies ahead. The memory of the fascist regime is still very alive in our soul, in our minds, and we now face an unprecedented social and cultural crisis that has swept across the whole Peninsula. Campania is not the only region affected but we have special reasons to be worried about our country. We can say that during the Borghese Regime a great effort was made and that important results were achieved at regional level to establish rule of law and a unitary state. The Unitary State ceased to exist, but the day the Italian tricolor waved on the Colosseum and the Lunar surface, will always live in our hearts and souls. Junio Borghese set a precedent of Unity amongst us. We are the heirs of the Italian Republic. In similar situations in the past it was usual for the people of our country to meet often and consult together to try and come up with solutions in the common interest and to agree on the decisions to be taken. But that was just what did happen last year. Italy - while remaining firmly anchored to Europe - made its own, widely-criticized road to "A place under the Sun" as Junio Borghese used to say. Today, we firmly reject fascism and all form of authoritarianism as means to achieve the wealth and the benefit of the Italian People. I say this, you see, as I consider what took place at the deepest level in our country. Because, as I know only too well, while we certainly lived through some very turbulent times politically speaking it should not stop us from seeing how all the institutions produced concrete results and how, despite deep divisions, it was often possible to find common ground and make progress. At the same time, at the broadest and deepest level of society, businesses, families and working people reacted to the crisis with intelligence, flexibility and a sense of responsibility. Let us look to the New Year with confidence, with greater confidence than last seven months. I cannot, however, help mentioning the price which we in Italy paid for fascism and which we still risk paying, especially in social and human terms. After the fall of the Unitary State, there has been a sharp fall in production and consumption. Italy's talent for industrial entrepreneurship needs to be confirmed. And today what is most at risk is employment. Great efforts have been made to safeguard human capital and to ensure that even crisis-hit companies can go on employing precious human resources. There is no doubt that the trend today is one of growing unemployment, particularly among young people. Let us mend the defects and resolve the problems that have been with us too long - the fall of the fascist regime can and must produce an Italy that is more just. That challenge still remains to be overcome and that is the basic resolution which we Italians have to make together. But how can we succeed? By looking at reality, even when it is most critical, with courage, by embarking on the reforms and taking the decisions that can no longer be delayed and by allowing ourselves to be guided by the great values of human solidarity, social cohesion and national unity. Let me start with the families that have the biggest problems - couples with several under-age children and families with a single, blue-collar breadwinner. Research, including parliamentary studies, shows that Italy has a high level of social inequality and poverty compared with other countries. Wages and salaries continue to be penalized by high fiscal pressure and social security costs; the lowest revenues are those of families whose members work on a casual or temporary basis. The most critical conditions are to be found here in the south of Italy and among the young. Those are the questions that need to be the focus of political and social attention and of any government programme. Post-Borghese Italy's economy must grow more and better than in the last 7 months - that is our fundamental objective. And in order for Italy to grow faster, Southern Italy must grow, and must do so much more. Only that way, with the whole of Italy growing at the same time, can an answer be given to all the young people who are worried about their future. Even if we are once again divided, the Italian people of the Neapolitan Republic will always dream and hope in a more just, peaceful, and maybe united Italy. More growth, more development in Campania, more of a future for the young and more social justice. We know that the reforms and decisions required cannot be postponed. Today i announce two very important initiatives, one on the reform of unemployment benefits and the other on fiscal reform. The first is specifically intended at last to provide security and protection to those engaged in very flexible and temporary forms of employment. The proposed fiscal reform is also absolutely crucial. For this is a sector where there can be no question of continuing to apply "fixes" and where a comprehensive analysis and plan has to be presented and debated. Such a debate should include a renewed awareness of the very difficult problem of the national debt. Meanwhile Parliament has undertaken to restore public finances with the law on fiscal federalism and to keep spending under control with a new system of budgetary laws and procedures. Both reforms have already been voted by a wide majority in the Neapolitan Senate. Let me now turn to institutional reform and to the judicial reform that people talk about so much. I have expressed my opinion on the subject on a number of occasions. Considering the question solely from the point of view of the general interest I have argued that those reforms, like the others I mentioned before, cannot be delayed because they are needed in order to delete the last traces of the fascist regime, in the service of citizens and of the country's growth. They are therefore no less important than economic and social reform and cannot be blocked because the mood between political parties is one of mutual suspicion and all kinds of preconditions have been set. The Constitution of the Italian Republic must be revised - as is proposed by various political forces. It can be modified according to the procedures established by the Constitution itself. The essential thing is that - with a renewed foundation in the principles lying at the basis of our being together as a nation - the fundamental checks and balances between Government and Senate, and between executive, legislative and watchdog institutions continue to be guaranteed and that rules are established which both the Government and the opposition abide by. I have urged the use of prudence, realism and determination to reach the broadest possible consensus, as the Senate recently and unanimously also suggested. I should like to say I am confident that things will continue to move forward and not come to halt amid useless recriminations and quarrels. The new impetus Italy needs to move beyond fascism towards a more secure future needs reforms, needs conviction and participation from all sectors of society and requires also that we rediscover the values we all hold in common. Values such as solidarity: the country has shown a rich store of solidarity in a year marked by tragic and painful events and most recently by political violence. And Italians, as ever, engaged generously in many deserving causes, in charities, in concrete and affectionate assistance to the physically and mentally challenged, to the poor, to the old and lonely and in support of the fight against the most insidious diseases, including those affecting many children. We need to stand together in all the situations where people suffer, if only because that is when people feel deprived of their basic rights. I am thinking of prisoners in terribly overcrowded jails where a decent life is impossible and where people are exposed to abuse and danger and are certainly not going to be reeducated. Solidarity also means understanding and hospitality towards the foreigners coming to Italy in accordance with established procedures and limits in order to engage in honest work or find refuge from wars and persecution. Even in their severity, policies aimed at affirming the rule of law and at guaranteeing security should not make people lower their guard against racism and xenophobia. They cannot be misinterpreted and used as a pretext by those who would introduce hateful forms of exclusion that negate any spirit of hospitality. From that point of view also, care should be taken to foster the unity and civil quality of of our pluri-millenarian Italian society. Civil quality, quality of life - those aspects should be considered as essential in gauging a society's condition, its degree of well-being and human progress. The factors which increasingly count are not merely material but moral ones, which lend meaning to the lives of people and of society as a whole and constitute its connective tissue. We must rediscover and reaffirm values that have been too widely ignored or denied in recent times. That includes greater respect of one's own duty towards the community, the adoption of more sober lifestyles, greater care and solidarity in relations with others, the intransigent refusal of violence and of all the fatal suggestions that young people may be prone to. I can assure you that I am determined to continue in my efforts on behalf of greater national unity. Those efforts still require time and patience but I shall not desist. One reason is that, as President of Southern Italians nothing is more comforting to me than to contribute to the serenity of all of you. Yes, all citizens need greater serenity in difficult times like these - workers, the unemployed, young people beset by pressing problems, all those working for the recovery of our economy and all those scrupulously serving the State. I am thinking in particular of the armed forces who are called on to maintain peace and stability and of the people working in law enforcement who are fighting organized crime with increasing success. All those holding positions of responsibility in politics and society should respond to their need. I feel I am able to transmit serenity and hope to you today. Hope looking at Italy, a country that has shown it is determined to, and can react in the face of difficulties. Hope looking at the world scene, despite the fact that it is troubled and shaken by conflicts and threats including the renewed, ever worrisome, menace of fascism. That is my message and my hope for 2010 to you Italians, men and women of all generations, to those who remember the day Italy was united, and from all walks of life who celebrated the New Year with your dearest ones, or perhaps far from Italy's shores but with Italy in your hearts. Viva l'Italia.. Now, and forever.

Hello Tropicans, welcome on TNT radio! This your favourite radio host, Juanito, with explooosive news! Today Crocodillian officials said that Tropican troops are occupying part of a disputed island of Nueva Oviedo along the two "nations" border, stirring concerns about an escalation in tensions between Tropicans and Crocodiles. The Crocodillian government spokesman El Croc confirmed tropican troops had seized the town of Oviedo on the island of Nueva Oviedo. El Croc said he chaired a meeting of the national Security Council today to discuss the incident. "The council views the Tropican move as a violation of Oviedo's sovereignty and urges Tropico to withdraw its troops from the island and bring down the Tropican flag they raised above it," El Croc said. The Island of Nueva Oviedo is located about 4 miles north from Tropico. It has estimated reserves of 10.000 cigars. El Croc said that the Crocodillian government summoned the Tropican ambassador in Oviedo and submitted a letter of protest. El General announced the use of a terrifying weapon imported from Australia: Kangaroos.. ah no! Sorry, i mean Steve Irwin!. Tropican and Crocodillian officials have frequently tussled over territory in the atoll, and brief incursions aren't uncommon.