Kalistani Major History

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Socialist militias create havoc across Republic
14 incidents listed in last month alone
Neveras City, Neveras
April 14, 4524


Socialists claim responsibility for this Cineplex fire in Downtown Yoshimi, which killed two elderly residents

Socialists affiliated with the Revolutionary Socialist Militia of Kalistan have claimed several explosions, shutdowns and incidents of vandalism across the Republic within the last month.

A masked individual, who identified himself as Ramon, a Commander in the Militia, claimed to speak on behalf of the Militia.  "We will force the Government to respond, or we will throw them off.  They are letting the Republic fall apart.  See here?  They can't even keep their movie theaters from blowing up, their cars from spontaneously combusting in the middle of an intersection in Kaliburg, or their train cars on train tracks as they go over bridges.  Since our government refuses to govern, these acts designed to illuminate the utter incompetence of the President and the gang of Thugs which claim to govern this country will continue."

Among the acts of sabotage attributed to the socialist militia:

1) Placing dye packs usually used for catching bank robbers into cereal boxes of privatized food corporations in Kluptoon, so they will explode harmless but indelible ink all over unsuspecting cereal eaters

2)  Dousing concert goers at a Dulnerstaad show which featured the well known Patriot League-endorsing band "The Fountainheads" with liquefied mercaptan, which is the additive usually used to give natural gas its rotten egg smell.  One of the audience reported smelling like "nasty breath, dogsh-t and rotten cabbage" for two days following the show.

3)  Sabotage of the heating elements of the popcorn poppers at G&H Cinaplex in Yoshimi, causing them to overheat the oil and start the concession stand on fire (this act actually caused the death of 2 old theatergoers, due to the resulting stampede.  The theater subsequently burst into flames and was entirely burned out inside.)

4)  The intentional grounding of Ferry 35 and 42 of the National Ferry Service between Ananto and the Mainland on King's Rock.  Both ferries were carrying Deputies from the Government Parties from Odufaray.  Both ferries were rendered entirely unservicable by the grounding and were rapidly disassembled to prevent usage by the inmates.  The Deputies, numbering 7 in all (4 from the PL and 3 from the LDP) were "guests" of the criminals on the Rock for more than 6 hours each while police were dispatched to collect them.  The Ferry operators, both Socialist Partisans, were arrested on the scene.

5) three incidents of "spontaneous combustion" of MoCo vehicles in busy intersections just before morning rush hour in Kaliburg.

6)  explosion of illegal fireworks outside the residence of the Premier for three nights a week.  Police responded in one such incident, and shot three Socialist partisans responsible for the fireworks demonstrations.  All three were declared dead on the scene, while police claimed that their guns accidentally discharged while attempting to peacefully resolve the matter.

The Spokesman Ramon intoned a warning:  "Sabotage will not end across the Republic.  There is not a symbol of the current Government that we won't aim to take down, and there is not a sign of the Privatization dictates which will remain safe.  Remember:  We are among you:  You cannot identify us all, let alone arrest us all."