No W-An Alternate 2000s TL

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Lost Freeway

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My first post of 2016...

...and what a doozy it is.:eek:

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA ATTACKED BY ISLAMIC TERRORISTS

Times of India, December 13, 2001

A shocking attack was carried out on the Parliament today by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists.

A car bearing Home Ministry and Parliament stickers drove into the parking lot of the Parliament building shortly before noon. Five armed men got out and starting firing at MPs as they exited the building. At least eight MPs were killed in the gunfire, and dozens more wounded. Parliament security and police returned fire, killing all five gunmen.

The perpetrators of the attack are suspected to have been members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, whose stated goal is uniting the Muslim-majority Indian State of Kashmir with Pakistan.


"We have clear and convincing evidence that the perpetrators of this attack received assistance from elements within the government of Pakistan."

Atal Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, December 14, 2001


INDIA AND PAKISTAN MOVE MORE TROOPS TO BORDER

Washington Post, December 15, 2001


FIREFIGHT BREAKS OUT ON INDUS RIVER

Times of India, December 19, 2001


INDIA DECLARES WAR ON PAKISTAN

New York Times, December 19, 2001


INDIAN ARMY BEGINS DRIVE TO LAHORE

The Telegraph, December 20, 2001


"We have received reports of a nuclear explosion just a few miles north of the city of Lahore."

Lester Holt, NBC News, December 21, 2001


"Just a few minutes ago, Pakistani forces in the Dadarili pass were annihilated by a nuclear weapon dropped by an Indian Air Force Mirage 2000."

Shepard Smith, Fox News, December 21, 2001


"The city of Srinagar has just been vaporized by an atomic explosion. More ballistic missiles detected inbound heading for Indian cities. New Delhi has given the go-ahead for a full nuclear strike on Pakistan"

Indian military message, December 21, 2001


"The US Geological Survey has detected seismic activity on the Indian subcontinent consistent with multiple nuclear detonations."

USGS announcement, December 21, 2001
 
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Lost Freeway

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"They did it! The sons of bitches actually did it!"

President Cheney, upon being informed of the Indo-Pakistani nuclear exchange, December 21, 2001


"Abolish nuclear weapons now! Before what happened to South Asia happens to the rest of the planet!"

CND protester in London, December 23, 2001
 

Lost Freeway

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CHENEY: So what's the situation on the subcontinent right now?

RUMSFELD: Well, Pakistan is a complete and total ruin. President Pervez Musharraf is believed to be dead, along with most of the top government and military officials. A gajillion different surviving military officers are laying claim to the Presidency, but with nearly all of Pakistan's major cities and infrastructure destroyed, there's not much for them to claim.

CHENEY: And India?

RUMSFELD: Slightly better. The south is relatively intact-Hyderabad was the southernmost city to be targeted. Most of the north, on the other hand, is a blasted hellhole. The rule of law in those parts is nonexistent, with people murdering each other over things like food and medicine. It's gotten so bad that the emergency junta now ruling the country out of Chennai has declared everything north of the 20th parallel no-man's-land.

CHENEY: How are the neighbors reacting?

RUMSFELD: Iran has closed their border with Pakistan to keep refugees out. Nepal and Bangladesh have done the same. But what worries us most is China. The People's Liberation Army has already begun moving into Arunachal Pradesh. The Chennai government has raised protests, but they aren't in much shape to do anything else.

Conversation between President Cheney and Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld, December 28, 2001.
 
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DEBRIS FROM LOST AIRLINER WASHES UP ON NANTUCKET

New York Times, December 30, 2001

Residents of Nantucket have reported airplane parts washing up on their beaches. Authorities believe these parts belong to American Airlines Flight 63, a Boeing 767 that disappeared over the Atlantic en route from Paris to Miami on December 22 with 197 people onboard.

The parts, consisting of a piece of aileron, the rudder, and a landing gear strut, have been sent to the NTSB to confirm whether or not they came from the missing aircraft.
 
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Iran-Pakistan Border, December 31, 2001

Tahir kept his eyes on the road as he drove the VIP towards the border crossing. Though the Iranian government had a policy of keeping refugees out, they had a vested interest in this particular refugee.

The man in question was currently fast asleep in the back seat of Tahir's sedan. He looked very ragged.

"I don't know why the Ministry of Intelligence sent us to extract this man" said Tahir's partner Massound.

"He has great knowledge in certain fields that we need" replied Tahir.

"But he's a Sunni" said Massoud. "How can we trust him?"

"We've worked him before" said Tahir. "Besides, Ayatollah Khomeini himself said that Shiites and Sunnis should put aside their quarreling to better stand against enemies of Islam."

As they drove up to the checkpoint, Tahir and Massoud flashed their IDs at the guards, who nodded and let the sedan through.

Tahir brought the car to a stop in a town a few miles down the road. He and Massoud got out, went around to the back, and roused the sleeping VIP. As the man stepped out, Tahir shook his hand.

"Welcome to Iran" said Tahir. "Mr. Khan."

"Please" said the VIP. "Call me AQ."
 
Beata Beatrix

Beata Beatrix

I'm reminded of the joke about the table of old ladies, and the waiter comes over, and he says, "Is anything good?" I feel like that waiter right now. Damn.
 

Lost Freeway

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PRESIDENT CHENEY SUFFERS HEART ATTACK DURING NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS

Washington Post, January 1, 2002

President Cheney was rushed to the hospital last night after suffering a heart attack during White House New Year celebrations.

Vice President Colin Powell, who has assumed presidential duties while Cheney recuperates in hospital, has assured reporters that the President is currently in stable condition and on the road to recovery.
 

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MCCAIN NOMINATED BY RNC

New York Times, August 3, 2000

After four nights of voting, the Republican National Convention has nominated John McCain as the Republican candidate for the presidential election. McCain's nomination comes on the heels of the death of George W. Bush. Bush had been expected to win the nomination before his untimely death in a traffic accident en route to the convention. McCain's nomination was an accident-he had actually formally withdrew from the race in March, and had released his convention delegates to Bush before the latter's death.

For his running mate, McCain has selected Richard Cheney, former Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush.
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I am surprised he did not go with a younger VP like Jeb Bush.
 
kodak

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Penny for The Guy said:
Why not a year when the worst insurance risk is President of the US?
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Could have happened in 1973 if Nixon died/resigned earlier:

Richard Nixon 1969-1973

Spiro Agnew 1973

Carl Albert 1973

Gerald Ford (or potentially another congressman) 1973-1977

Best part is that this is all centered around October 1973, during the Yom Kippur war and a serious nuclear crisis...
 

Lost Freeway

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PRESIDENT ORDERS RENEWED INVESTIGATION INTO TWA 800

New York Times, January 15, 2002

President Cheney has ordered a second investigation into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800. The president, who is currently convalescing at his home in the Wyoming countryside, said "We believe that critical details about the crash were ignored by the original investigators."

TWA 800, a Boeing 747 en route from New York City to Paris, crashed off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996. All 230 people on board were killed. The initial NTSB investigation, which took four years, concluded that an explosion in the plane's fuel tank caused by faulty wiring had caused the crash.

Despite the NTSB's conclusion, some believe the plane was actually brought down by terrorism. Now, it seems that those people have a voice in President Cheney.
 
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INDIAN EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT CRITICIZED FOR HARSH MEASURES

The Guardian, January 21, 2002

One month after India was devastated in a nuclear exchange with Pakistan, its emergency military regime has attracted criticism for its draconian approach to maintaining order.

With most of India's civilian leadership having perished in the exchange, a cadre of military officers have established a junta headed by Chief of Army Staff Sundararajan Padmanabhan.

To maintain law and order in the regions still under government control, the junta has instituted harsh measures. Strict rationing of food, water and shelter has been implemented. Serious criminal offenses such as murder or sexual assault are dealt with by summary execution. In addition, criticism of the government is a criminal offense, along with unsanctioned gatherings of people, resulting in summary imprisonment. A strict curfew has been implemented across the nation, with violators being shot on sight.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called the Indian junta's measures "excessively authoritarian." Padmanabhan responded by saying "It's easy to pass judgement when you haven't experienced what we have for yourself."
 
Alias

Alias

Is this Khan, one Abdul Qadeer Khan? It's only a matter of matter time before we get a Powell Presidency. Also I expect an ever growing number of US troops to be sent to Afghanistan. I wonder if that will butterfly the Iraq War away as we know it. Maybe instead of an invasion, enough of airstrikes that Saddam's regime falls and a bloody civil war follows.
 

Lost Freeway

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NORTHWEST PAKISTAN "TALIBAN COUNTRY"

Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2002

After the disintegration of Pakistan's central government in last December's nuclear exchange, the northwestern part of the country has come under increasing control of the Taliban.

Having been driven from power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have taken advantage of the collapse of Pakistan and have managed to gain control over the rural tribal regions near the Afghan-Pakistani border. This presents a thorn in the side of American and Coalition forces in Afghanistan. The biggest fear is that the Taliban could get their hands on what's left of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, a nightmare scenario for the West.
 
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