A quote by King George V, Emperor of the Angleand and Crown Colonies to Kaiser Wilhelm III on the eve of the Third European War. After Britain's decisive defeat in the First and Second Wars France lay occupied by German troops and most of Europe was under the German heel. However, with the aid of the newly created Crown Secretive Service (CSS) George was able to sabotage major German supply routes on the Rhine and in Western Germany. With those crippled the Anglish were able to land in France and start the decades long Continental Campaign.
"I've killed women with more balls than you Mr President!"
Great man history is frowned upon nowadays. The concept that individuals steer the course of nations through their own sheer personal presence. A aura, a command of ones surroundings that brands them deeply into any memory of that time, that place, that mood of a moment. If there is truly anyone deserving of the title, it would be General Rodrigo Cuna. The General is today best known for his guerilla war against the Colombian army, but his legacy was far greater than any rebel leader. The General was as much a practiced politican as he was a jungle fighter. A man of surprising roots that dealt in blunt rhetoric with the same cold business acumen of a arms dealer. After the 2nd Civil War rocked Gran Colombia in the mid-50s, he rose to prominence as the son of a notable
tatacoa, 'snake' backwoods drug barons made rich off the trade into nearby Ayacucho State across the border. He soon distinguished himself in combat, leading a division of the M.R.G.C during many of that armies notable victories: Achacara, Santa Rosa, and others. He became idolized by his men. His rival generals soon felt threatened by his political skills, but their botched assasination attempt only supercharged his career. It gave credence to his now-infamous paranoia. One is not crazy, if they are actually out to get you.
After the peace of 1957 he joined the National Congress as a party member of the 'reformed' M.R.G.C. He placed himself on many international trips, calculating he could build his reputation internationally while also making it more difficult for his rivals within the country to keep track of him. Funds diverted from state visits built safehouses from Peking to San Francisco (he would at one point, have seven houses in this part of Mexico alone). It was one of these trips that preserved one of his most famous, or notorious statements. During a meeting with the US President Grammar, Rodrido was disgusted by how the President faltered before a tough question at a press conference. During a later dinner, he cut the conversation with: "I've killed women with more balls than you Mr President!". General Cuna in fact used the slang phrase
curuba, a Muisca term that refers to the testicles. No doubt the effectiveness of the insult was undercut by the Presidents utter confusion at the meaning of the word. But he understood the context well enough. The General would not be invited to any further visits to the US, until he was able to force the issue after his election as Prime Minister in 65.
"By God and St. George get off me Thomas!"
