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The most recent publication of the Palintine Civilian Free Press contained the following editorial, currently being debated by pundits and citizens alike throughout the nation. OOC: Any threads marked classified linked in this post should now be considered public domain.

(Edit: misplaced thread, requesting lock)

(Edit: misplaced thread. Requesting lock.)

Nation: Palintine TEAM NAME: Shangahi Tigers OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE orientation: Offense STAR PLAYER: Smart Quarterback Xu Jun

To: Sarah Tintagyl, Lady Protector of the Hanseatic Commonwealth From: [unsigned] The Prime Minister of Palintine Lady Sarah Tintagyl We appreciate your swift response after we made the situation clear. There is no bad blood between our nations. We should do lunch sometime and discuss world events. Sincerely, [The name is smudged and illegible.] Prime Minister of the Elective Dictatorship of Palintine (The Prime Minister has prepared a response to the rest of the world. It was emailed out to civilized nations who then played it in Windows Media Player. The Prime Minister appeared on the screen in the form of his favorite artwork: "Our Minister, the Menacing.") Ladies and gentlemen of the world stage, I'd like to inform you of the situation here. I was awoken today not a minute after 2pm to the call that someone was trying to annex Palintine territory and pass it off as an "anarchic, lawless region after the collapse of Neo Japan." Well, unfortunately for the squatters (which is what I've decided to call them), the land was transferred to us before the Neo Japanese government ceased to exist. A copy of the paper work has been submitted to you, along with a proof-of-transaction. Just to clarify what Palintine looks like for those of you who may have forgotten, here is a map. Glorious Nation of the Elective Dictatorship of Palintine in Blue, all others in not-blue. And for those of you who may not know where the disputed territory is, we have prepared a visual aid. It's in the circle. Seriously, it's right there. Stop reading this caption. As you can see, this map that we have presented to you is not a Palintinian map, but an international map. That means that this land transfer was known to have occurred before the squatters decided to move in. I think the nations of the world agree that the Elective Dictatorship of Palintine is well within its right to be slightly annoyed that people are trying to position troops on our land to "ensure stability" of an already stable region. Granted the region is new to our nation and is still continuing its process of governmental paperwork, I assure you local law enforcement and military forces have the region well under control. However, we are now deploying 5,000 troops to the borders. They will be escorting out anyone who is not able to identify themselves with the proper Palintinian paper-work (local driver's license, passport, gym membership, debit card, etc). We have spoken. *Tape goes to static*

The government of Palintine is not interested in offering up its own territory as a multi-national protectorate. It is being incorporated into our government just fine, thank you.

*private double-post to Yamato* The government of Palintine is becoming extremely troubled by Yamato's continued wheeling and dealing of land without looking up who it belongs to, whether it be Palintine's territory or someone else's territory, which is the case here. Your government better think about instituting a map-reading comprehension test before it annoys someone who matters.

The Prime Minister of the Elective Dictatorship of Palintine released this statement:

OOC: Not possible.

*ignores the entire thread* Just my opinion on mergers: the upper nation should completely absorb the lower nation, and the two people should RP with just the upper nation's stats.

The Elective Dictatorship of Palintine would like to apply for this treaty as a central nation.

-private- Finally free of both the Daiwa government pestering them for independence and the Imperial Family of Japan pestering Palintine for control of the Daiwa lands, the prime minister afforded himself a sigh of relief. Freedom. No more late-night phone calls, no more earlier night phone calls interrupting his dinner, no more pointless stalling on the senate floor by the damned Daiwa representatives, no more threatening letters from the imperial family, no more telegrams (who uses telegrams these days!?) from Shikoku, no more emails from 'concerned Japanese students', no more letter-bombs, no more anything! "Freedom..." he thought quietly. Something snapped. "FREEDOM!" The prime minister leaped from his chair and onto his desk. "SWEET FREEDOM!" He began performing a jig he learned during his time in Siberia before his appointment to viceroy of Korea. His maniacal laughter could be heard throughout the floor of the building as government employees ceased their work to stare up at his closed office door. "I'M FREE AT LAST!"

It has become immediately apparent that the autonomous region of Daiwa is more than capable of handling itself on the world stage. Due to increasing budget cuts within the nation, we can no longer afford to pay Daiwa's government representatives full wages, therefore we are cutting them loose. Palintine hereby declares the autonomous region of Daiwa and independent, sovereign nation. We still expect you to file this year's taxes, however. -The Prime Minister of Palintine Note: This announcement was written on 100% recycled paper.

OOC: She's off my nation's infrastructure right now, and I've RP'd putting up underwater cables in the past for the sake of civilian communication.

OOC: Sorry, I'm done with finals tomorrow I'll have a post then.

Palintine welcomes Louisiana to the world stage and requests the establishment of diplomatic ties.

I set it aside for an autonomous region. However, make it Palintine blue with bright red lines running across it. Also, Mercy and I handled Taiwan. I've got everything but Taipei, so please mark Taipei as Mercy-controlled with the rest Palintine controlled.

"The nation of Palintine feels that the continued persecution of the people of the former Kyokujitsu Teikoku is unfounded. Denying them the right to self-determination after two failed administrations is not the answer. It is not the fault of the common people of Kyokujitsu Teikoku that the world allowed their former leaders to turn the country on a path of expansionism and violence. We stand committed to helping them back onto the right path by allowing them to handle their own local affairs with a certain degree of autonomy."

OOC: Yep.

OOC: Yeah, that. I figure Jed would make an excellent moderator for these discussions.

The Palintinian delegation seated at the other end of the table was only backed by one banner, the banner of Palintine. Representing the various seats of government was the prime minister himself, Senator Lee Chang-ho (High Senator of Foreign Affairs), and General Chung Beom-seok. In addition, the prime minister brought along a constitutional law legal consult to represent the judicial branch. Both sides seem ready to begin.

OOC: Alright Jedcjt, make the thread

The Elective Dictatorship of Palintine presents Boston, Massachusetts as the meeting location.

We propose a neutral location. We are currently petitioning nations willing to host such a meeting, however we will only meet with Neo Japan.

The prime minister of Palintine would like to meet with Japanese officials to discuss this situation.