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While this is a cool box, I'm afraid that this can't really be canon. While there are several issues that I could clarify you'd like, the biggest one is that Israel is not a particularly pro-synthetic or particularly democratic state by the 60s, and if you check out that map you'll probably see why.
Because both the Gaza and the West Bank were annexed after being ethnically cleansed of Palestinians during the late 40s and the Third War on Terror, and Israel has since degenerated into a militaristic fortress state.
In Dean For America, the 2012 presidential race is really heating up. Though no candidate has yet declared, there are many who have shown interest in taking down incumbent President Colin Powell. There are many candidates, frontrunners like Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, and longshots like D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. Who will win? Who knows!
Oh shit. I assume nobody supports them anymore, not even Moderate America?
The Zentrum has denounced the Israeli state, even if it's been taking forever to formally kick the Israeli ruling party out of the international. Most countries have some form of sanctions against Israel, but Israel has still been able to maintain trade ties with countries like France, Serbia, Poland and many of the Central American security states. While they've lost their military alliances, Israel still has strong ties to various arms multinationals and PMCs, which help prop up the government.
Britannia Unchained
1978 UK General Election
1978 Liberal Party Leadership Election
Richard Nixon
1968 US Presidential Election & The Disturbance
Pierre Salinger
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Pierre Emil Georges Salinger, the Duke of Algiers was the Regent of the State of France from 1969 to 2000 and led the nation through the build up, duration and aftermath of 'The Great War.' Salinger was a controversial figure in French, European and Global politics due to his authoritarian corporatist rule in France, and being seen as one of the instigators of the 'Neuchâtel Crisis' of 1984 which led to 'The Great War.'
Salinger was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Jewish American engineer Herbert Salinger, and French journalist Jehanne Salinger (née Biétry); his maternal grandfather Pierre Biétry, who was one of the instrumental figures in the foundation of the Action Francaise regime in France in the early twentieth century. Salinger, owing to the anti-Semitism within French society, was raised as a devout Roman Catholic by his mother, a belief which remained with him for the rest of his life; especially during his tenure as Regent of the State of France. After he graduated from University, Salinger began working for the pro-Government, rightist L'Express magazine; quickly rising to become chief editor of the foreign desk - covering various foreign events and elections. His tenure in this post led to him being headhunted for the position of Minister of Propaganda in the Government of Fernand de Brinon; who had been Prime Minister of the State of France for virtually two decades by the time Salinger was appointed in April 1963.
Salinger instituted a vast overhaul of the rather old-fashioned Ministry of Propaganda which was seen to be not very effective in preventing certain stories from not getting to the public. Salinger implemented American style censorship and surveillance techniques which quickly became among the most effective in Europe. He also instituted a weekly 'Press Briefing' where the foreign press and the (Government controlled) French media would ask him questions on the Government's policies. It was from here that Salinger became known to a global audience as the face of the French Regime; with his suave style, excellent English and tendency to smoke dozens of Cuban cigars during a single hour long briefing to the press. His ability to talk his way out of virtually any question and his general popularity with the press corp and effectiveness; endeared him in the eyes of the serving Regent of the State of France; Pierre Poujade who quickly made Salinger his protégé.
When Poujade announced his intentions to stand down as Regent of the State of France, after nearly two decades in power - Salinger was the obvious choice; he was quickly tapped and elected leader of the Action Francaise party at the party's conference in July 1969. He was appointed Regent of the State of France on the 8th July, 1969 - the 154th anniversary of the coronation of King Louis XVIII of France; and thus the proper Bourbon restoration to the throne in 1815. In being appointed Regent of the State of France, Salinger was made the Duke of Algiers, his hometown and effective support base within the party.
His initial course of action was to back the United States in it's fight against the ANF and the People's Vanguard of Liberia, referred to as 'The Disturbance' in the United States. This was due to Salinger aiming to maintain French colonial holdings in the surrounding territory - which were considered to be vastly profitable for the European nation, and a source of pride in having the largest European colonial Empire in the continent of Africa (the French State was the second largest European colonial power; second to the British Imperial Commonwealth.) When U.S. President William E. Miller instituted a ceasefire deal with the negro nationalist rebels; Salinger, enraged, gave support to the Republic of Maryland to unilaterally declare independence from the United States; it's independence was protected and guaranteed by the French State. In doing so, Salinger doomed Miller and the GOP to a single term in the White House - the Democrats returned triumphantly to the White House in 1972 with Richard Helms as the President in Washington, D.C.
After this Salinger turned his attention to France's mortal enemy - the German Empire. France had been humiliated in the 1871 Franco-Prussian War, in which German troops invaded and 'stole' the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine; something that every French Government since had vowed to take back. Salinger however vowed to be the one who would indeed regain the territory.
Salinger set about agitating the Germans with a series of 'mistaken' border incursions and diplomatic insults to their successive Ambassadors in Paris, to such an extent that Berlin recalled it's Ambassador in early 1984; something Salinger used as an excuse to invade the German held territory of Neuchâtel along the French-Swiss border. The situation quickly spiralled out of control leading to 'The Great War' of 1984-1991.
1978 UK General Election
1978 Liberal Party Leadership Election
Richard Nixon
1968 US Presidential Election & The Disturbance
Pierre Salinger
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Pierre Emil Georges Salinger, the Duke of Algiers was the Regent of the State of France from 1969 to 2000 and led the nation through the build up, duration and aftermath of 'The Great War.' Salinger was a controversial figure in French, European and Global politics due to his authoritarian corporatist rule in France, and being seen as one of the instigators of the 'Neuchâtel Crisis' of 1984 which led to 'The Great War.'
Salinger was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Jewish American engineer Herbert Salinger, and French journalist Jehanne Salinger (née Biétry); his maternal grandfather Pierre Biétry, who was one of the instrumental figures in the foundation of the Action Francaise regime in France in the early twentieth century. Salinger, owing to the anti-Semitism within French society, was raised as a devout Roman Catholic by his mother, a belief which remained with him for the rest of his life; especially during his tenure as Regent of the State of France. After he graduated from University, Salinger began working for the pro-Government, rightist L'Express magazine; quickly rising to become chief editor of the foreign desk - covering various foreign events and elections. His tenure in this post led to him being headhunted for the position of Minister of Propaganda in the Government of Fernand de Brinon; who had been Prime Minister of the State of France for virtually two decades by the time Salinger was appointed in April 1963.
Salinger instituted a vast overhaul of the rather old-fashioned Ministry of Propaganda which was seen to be not very effective in preventing certain stories from not getting to the public. Salinger implemented American style censorship and surveillance techniques which quickly became among the most effective in Europe. He also instituted a weekly 'Press Briefing' where the foreign press and the (Government controlled) French media would ask him questions on the Government's policies. It was from here that Salinger became known to a global audience as the face of the French Regime; with his suave style, excellent English and tendency to smoke dozens of Cuban cigars during a single hour long briefing to the press. His ability to talk his way out of virtually any question and his general popularity with the press corp and effectiveness; endeared him in the eyes of the serving Regent of the State of France; Pierre Poujade who quickly made Salinger his protégé.
When Poujade announced his intentions to stand down as Regent of the State of France, after nearly two decades in power - Salinger was the obvious choice; he was quickly tapped and elected leader of the Action Francaise party at the party's conference in July 1969. He was appointed Regent of the State of France on the 8th July, 1969 - the 154th anniversary of the coronation of King Louis XVIII of France; and thus the proper Bourbon restoration to the throne in 1815. In being appointed Regent of the State of France, Salinger was made the Duke of Algiers, his hometown and effective support base within the party.
His initial course of action was to back the United States in it's fight against the ANF and the People's Vanguard of Liberia, referred to as 'The Disturbance' in the United States. This was due to Salinger aiming to maintain French colonial holdings in the surrounding territory - which were considered to be vastly profitable for the European nation, and a source of pride in having the largest European colonial Empire in the continent of Africa (the French State was the second largest European colonial power; second to the British Imperial Commonwealth.) When U.S. President William E. Miller instituted a ceasefire deal with the negro nationalist rebels; Salinger, enraged, gave support to the Republic of Maryland to unilaterally declare independence from the United States; it's independence was protected and guaranteed by the French State. In doing so, Salinger doomed Miller and the GOP to a single term in the White House - the Democrats returned triumphantly to the White House in 1972 with Richard Helms as the President in Washington, D.C.
After this Salinger turned his attention to France's mortal enemy - the German Empire. France had been humiliated in the 1871 Franco-Prussian War, in which German troops invaded and 'stole' the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine; something that every French Government since had vowed to take back. Salinger however vowed to be the one who would indeed regain the territory.
Salinger set about agitating the Germans with a series of 'mistaken' border incursions and diplomatic insults to their successive Ambassadors in Paris, to such an extent that Berlin recalled it's Ambassador in early 1984; something Salinger used as an excuse to invade the German held territory of Neuchâtel along the French-Swiss border. The situation quickly spiralled out of control leading to 'The Great War' of 1984-1991.
The Hero of Nijmegen Part 2 - 1946 New York Gubernatorial Election
In the wake of Corning's death, Dan O'Connell lost his iron grip on the Albany political machine, with his new puppet significantly less popular than his predecessor. In 1945 documents reached the office of Governor Dewey indicting Corning and O'Connell in voter fraud, however since Corning was dead and O'Connell unimportant outside of local politics, Dewey decided against pursuing the documents further. However in the course of the 1946 Gubernatorial election, a member of the Mead campaign discovered the Governor ignored the O'Connell case and Mead pounced on this, proclaiming how Dewey had become corrupt in his time of Governor. Nonetheless Mead barely won the election, and in the wake of his loss, Dewey announced he would return to his private practice and drop out of politics immediately.
The Hero of Nijmegen:
Erastus Corning II
1946 New York Gubernatorial Election
In the wake of Corning's death, Dan O'Connell lost his iron grip on the Albany political machine, with his new puppet significantly less popular than his predecessor. In 1945 documents reached the office of Governor Dewey indicting Corning and O'Connell in voter fraud, however since Corning was dead and O'Connell unimportant outside of local politics, Dewey decided against pursuing the documents further. However in the course of the 1946 Gubernatorial election, a member of the Mead campaign discovered the Governor ignored the O'Connell case and Mead pounced on this, proclaiming how Dewey had become corrupt in his time of Governor. Nonetheless Mead barely won the election, and in the wake of his loss, Dewey announced he would return to his private practice and drop out of politics immediately.
The Hero of Nijmegen:
Erastus Corning II
1946 New York Gubernatorial Election
Going back thru the 2nd wikibox thread (pages 201-300) and, yeah, more good stuff. Everything @lord caedus touches is gold, the towering twin terrors of Toronto @True Grit and @CanadianTory are also great, the I did it for my country series by @shiftygiant was wonderful (every post has a link to the others, enjoy surfing!). For some reason, I really love the Essex Assembly by @Comisario (despite it being a "quick job"), maybe because we don't have enough alternate devolved British stuff. The baseball/political thing by @Archangel Michael and @Georgepatton was also cool (even if I was lost 'bout a fourth of the time). Hail Britannia by @LeinadB93 was and still is cool. All the Swedish stuff by @Makemakean is cool if a bit incomprehensible at times.
(Oh yeah and @Sakura_F I guess.)
I was reminded of various mini-series I started and just kind of gave up on. Because I suck.
If I had an attention span I'd note more individual ones, but go and look yourselves you lazy brigands.
(Oh yeah and @Sakura_F I guess.)
I was reminded of various mini-series I started and just kind of gave up on. Because I suck.
If I had an attention span I'd note more individual ones, but go and look yourselves you lazy brigands.
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The Death of JFK
FALL RIVER MAYOR KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - Fall River's Mayor, John F. Kane, was killed early this morning after the auto in which he was a passenger overturned several times. The 38-year-old Mayor was a reserve lieutenant colonel with the National Guard, and was to have returned to Fall River tomorrow after completing a two-week tour of duty. The operator of the car has been identified as James Gilliam, 27, of Swampscott; who was in critical condition when authorities arrived and later died en route to the hospital. According to authorities, Kane's personal auto was found embedded in sand a few miles away; and it is believed that Kane accepted a ride from Gilliam to Provincetown. According to Police Chief William Rogers, Gilliam was driving under a suspended license and has been arrested before on charges of driving under the influence of liquor.
- The Boston Globe, August 8, 1952
CITY MOURNS AS MAYOR KANE LAID TO REST
"...After only a few short months in office, Mayor Kane's death also leaves the question of who will run the city for the rest of his term. Under the present charter, City Council President William L. O'Brien will serve as "acting Mayor" until a special election can be held to fill the office. John F. Kane defeated three-term Mayor William P. Grant last year, in an election so close it was ultimately decided by the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court after eight weeks of deliberation, with Kane winning by only 30 votes.
A preliminary election to fill the Mayor's office is scheduled to take place on Oct. 7; while the runoff will be held on Nov. 4th, alongside the Presidential election, for the first time since 1940. While no candidates have stepped forward yet, former Mayor Grant is expected to be a contender in light of his controversial loss to Kane.
John Kane will be remembered for his commitment to the people of Fall River, his strong Catholic faith, and for his service during the Second World War. Perhaps the best summary of the man could be written with his own words; when upon taking office he said, "With a strong desire to perform well, and with the assistance of God, we can move forward toward a better and more prosperous Fall River."
He leaves behind his wife, Mary, and two daughters; Marilyn, 11, and Barbara, 8.
- Fall River Herald News, August 13, 1952
1: Normally a Mayor would take office on the first Monday in January following the election, however due to the incredibly close vote total, as well as the various recounts and court cases, Grant would stay in office until March 27, when the final court case was decided in favor of Kane. I suppose that case (http://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/328/328mass511.html) could be a good POD in itself. I could call that post Supreme Court Costs JFK the Election.
2: Differences from OTL - John F. Kane was Mayor of Fall River until 1958, being elected to 3 terms and losing in the 1957 primary. He died in 2007 at 93 years old. The car accident did happen, though Kane received only minor injuries and the driver was unscathed.
FALL RIVER MAYOR KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - Fall River's Mayor, John F. Kane, was killed early this morning after the auto in which he was a passenger overturned several times. The 38-year-old Mayor was a reserve lieutenant colonel with the National Guard, and was to have returned to Fall River tomorrow after completing a two-week tour of duty. The operator of the car has been identified as James Gilliam, 27, of Swampscott; who was in critical condition when authorities arrived and later died en route to the hospital. According to authorities, Kane's personal auto was found embedded in sand a few miles away; and it is believed that Kane accepted a ride from Gilliam to Provincetown. According to Police Chief William Rogers, Gilliam was driving under a suspended license and has been arrested before on charges of driving under the influence of liquor.
- The Boston Globe, August 8, 1952
CITY MOURNS AS MAYOR KANE LAID TO REST
"...After only a few short months in office, Mayor Kane's death also leaves the question of who will run the city for the rest of his term. Under the present charter, City Council President William L. O'Brien will serve as "acting Mayor" until a special election can be held to fill the office. John F. Kane defeated three-term Mayor William P. Grant last year, in an election so close it was ultimately decided by the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court after eight weeks of deliberation, with Kane winning by only 30 votes.
A preliminary election to fill the Mayor's office is scheduled to take place on Oct. 7; while the runoff will be held on Nov. 4th, alongside the Presidential election, for the first time since 1940. While no candidates have stepped forward yet, former Mayor Grant is expected to be a contender in light of his controversial loss to Kane.
John Kane will be remembered for his commitment to the people of Fall River, his strong Catholic faith, and for his service during the Second World War. Perhaps the best summary of the man could be written with his own words; when upon taking office he said, "With a strong desire to perform well, and with the assistance of God, we can move forward toward a better and more prosperous Fall River."
He leaves behind his wife, Mary, and two daughters; Marilyn, 11, and Barbara, 8.
- Fall River Herald News, August 13, 1952
1: Normally a Mayor would take office on the first Monday in January following the election, however due to the incredibly close vote total, as well as the various recounts and court cases, Grant would stay in office until March 27, when the final court case was decided in favor of Kane. I suppose that case (http://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/328/328mass511.html) could be a good POD in itself. I could call that post Supreme Court Costs JFK the Election.
2: Differences from OTL - John F. Kane was Mayor of Fall River until 1958, being elected to 3 terms and losing in the 1957 primary. He died in 2007 at 93 years old. The car accident did happen, though Kane received only minor injuries and the driver was unscathed.
That style of election box is the worst thing possible, I'm so glad they took it off the 2015 UK election page.
The Battle of Sacramento was one of the most significant battles of the Second American Civil War, and arguably one of the most important battles in contemporary military history. Coming as it did at the height of Russian military success in the Russian Theatre, it provided a much-needed morale boost for the Democratic Republic of America, among both soldiers and the general public.
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The Russian Theatre of the Second American Civil War began on 9 May 2023, with the stunning invasion of the American West Coast by the Russian Federation. Within two months the Russians had seized Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and, in a major public relations disaster for the DRA, San Francisco. Additionally, the city of San Diego, while heavy enough in military assets to avoid outright capture, was subject to a brutal siege that would last nearly three years and lead to the city being dubbed the "American Leningrad". Fighting a war on two fronts against both the Russians and the Loyalists, the DRA was stretched to the breaking point.
After capturing the outlying cities of Woodland, Davis, and West Sacramento, the Russians moved in on the grand prize: Sacramento. The capital of California and a major political center of the DRA, it was a battle that neither side could afford to lose.
The battle began on 2 December, as the Russians crossed the Sacramento River following three days of brutal fighting. The once thriving downtown of Sacramento was laid to waste by relentless urban warfare between DRA and Russian troops, and the latter began to slowly advance into the city, able to resupply themselves more easily from the west and south than the DRA could from the east. After months of endless fighting and constantly shifting frontlines, Russian soldiers finally captured most of downtown Sacramento north of I-80 by 19 March. On 21st March, the DRA was routed and forced to retreat across the American River at the Battle of 12th Street. Less than a week later, California State University was assaulted and captured after two days of fighting which virtually destroyed the university.
On the 22nd, Russian soldiers crossed the American River via 12th St in the north. Losses on both sides reached astonishing new highs, as DRA soldiers fought tooth and nail even more than they had in downtown. Russian forces crossing in the south via J St reached Howe Ave on the 5th - and there, the DRA finally stopped the Russian advance. The decisive turning point in the battle, however, came during the State Fair Siege. From 23 March to 11 April, the 19th Light Infantry Brigade endured every aerial and ground force the Russians could spare, fighting for every inch as they had in downtown. Finally, on the 11th, their comrades in the north were able to break the siege and push the Russians back. On 20 April, DRA soldiers crossed the American River and re-entered downtown. The tide had turned.
The Elvas and Midtown Offensives wrecked an already destroyed city, turning Sacramento into a ruined husk on par with Stalingrad. Finally, on 7 June, the last Russian soldiers in the city were defeated at the Battle of the Art Museum, and the battle ended the following day with the retreat of Russian forces back across the Sacramento River. The Democratic Republic of America had its first major victory over the Russians.
As soldiers cheered and raised DRA flags across the city, citizens of the new country felt hope for the first time in a long time. Caught in a hopeless war of attrition with the Loyalists in Arizona and across the Mississippi, and losing badly to a foreign invader, many wondered if the young nation would soon face defeat. Now, finally, they had won. The Battle of Sacramento was the beginning of the end of the Russian Theatre - although years of fighting remained for DRA troops as an ocean of blood was spilled during the long fight to liberate the West Coast.
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The Russian Theatre of the Second American Civil War began on 9 May 2023, with the stunning invasion of the American West Coast by the Russian Federation. Within two months the Russians had seized Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and, in a major public relations disaster for the DRA, San Francisco. Additionally, the city of San Diego, while heavy enough in military assets to avoid outright capture, was subject to a brutal siege that would last nearly three years and lead to the city being dubbed the "American Leningrad". Fighting a war on two fronts against both the Russians and the Loyalists, the DRA was stretched to the breaking point.
After capturing the outlying cities of Woodland, Davis, and West Sacramento, the Russians moved in on the grand prize: Sacramento. The capital of California and a major political center of the DRA, it was a battle that neither side could afford to lose.
The battle began on 2 December, as the Russians crossed the Sacramento River following three days of brutal fighting. The once thriving downtown of Sacramento was laid to waste by relentless urban warfare between DRA and Russian troops, and the latter began to slowly advance into the city, able to resupply themselves more easily from the west and south than the DRA could from the east. After months of endless fighting and constantly shifting frontlines, Russian soldiers finally captured most of downtown Sacramento north of I-80 by 19 March. On 21st March, the DRA was routed and forced to retreat across the American River at the Battle of 12th Street. Less than a week later, California State University was assaulted and captured after two days of fighting which virtually destroyed the university.
On the 22nd, Russian soldiers crossed the American River via 12th St in the north. Losses on both sides reached astonishing new highs, as DRA soldiers fought tooth and nail even more than they had in downtown. Russian forces crossing in the south via J St reached Howe Ave on the 5th - and there, the DRA finally stopped the Russian advance. The decisive turning point in the battle, however, came during the State Fair Siege. From 23 March to 11 April, the 19th Light Infantry Brigade endured every aerial and ground force the Russians could spare, fighting for every inch as they had in downtown. Finally, on the 11th, their comrades in the north were able to break the siege and push the Russians back. On 20 April, DRA soldiers crossed the American River and re-entered downtown. The tide had turned.
The Elvas and Midtown Offensives wrecked an already destroyed city, turning Sacramento into a ruined husk on par with Stalingrad. Finally, on 7 June, the last Russian soldiers in the city were defeated at the Battle of the Art Museum, and the battle ended the following day with the retreat of Russian forces back across the Sacramento River. The Democratic Republic of America had its first major victory over the Russians.
As soldiers cheered and raised DRA flags across the city, citizens of the new country felt hope for the first time in a long time. Caught in a hopeless war of attrition with the Loyalists in Arizona and across the Mississippi, and losing badly to a foreign invader, many wondered if the young nation would soon face defeat. Now, finally, they had won. The Battle of Sacramento was the beginning of the end of the Russian Theatre - although years of fighting remained for DRA troops as an ocean of blood was spilled during the long fight to liberate the West Coast.
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