Stupid Luck and Happenstance, Thread II
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Was wondering when those anarchist revolutionary dudes would come back into the story....
While Louis , Charlotte AND Kat will read the riot act to Kiki, her presence in the Bombing, combined with getting shot at while aiding a Police Officer, its going to make the public opinion backfire in the anarchists BIG.
Short to say, the GSG9 its likely to be soon formed, as the need of a BND Special Unit to deal with terrorist elements inside Germany becomes clear, as the KSK its likely to not be very gentle in assaulting safehouses of those groups in the aftermath of this....
Short to say, the GSG9 its likely to be soon formed, as the need of a BND Special Unit to deal with terrorist elements inside Germany becomes clear, as the KSK its likely to not be very gentle in assaulting safehouses of those groups in the aftermath of this....
The first goal of the terrorists is to make society doubt itself and become more repressive in cracking down on any form of dissent especially peaceful dissent which in turn will radicalized the population leading to the overthrow of the oppressors.
The intellectual godfather of the terrorists should be most likely someone who ITTL would have not left Germany and gone to the United States because there are no Nazis ITTL and is still teaching at Humboldt University in Berlin.
This person while a Marxist is very much an anti-Communist and most likely gleefully informed the authorities after the failed attack on the Imperial Family in 1941 on which members of the faculty and staff at the university were either members of the KPD or sympathizers, later he most likely worked with Abwehr during the war in targeting the CPSU.
The person I am thinking of us none other than Herbert Marcuse the OTL "Father of the New Left" in the United States.
The intellectual godfather of the terrorists should be most likely someone who ITTL would have not left Germany and gone to the United States because there are no Nazis ITTL and is still teaching at Humboldt University in Berlin.
This person while a Marxist is very much an anti-Communist and most likely gleefully informed the authorities after the failed attack on the Imperial Family in 1941 on which members of the faculty and staff at the university were either members of the KPD or sympathizers, later he most likely worked with Abwehr during the war in targeting the CPSU.
The person I am thinking of us none other than Herbert Marcuse the OTL "Father of the New Left" in the United States.
Who knows, stupid luck and happenstance may have swung the other way, and there’s a terrible surprise/loss in the works.
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Entirely possible Kat was the target with that secondary explosion.
Sure it takes out first responders, but you REALLY don't want that if you're banking on public support for your coup.
But the bad PR would be worth it if a certain Tiger lept onto the scene, per her usual behavior.
Sure it takes out first responders, but you REALLY don't want that if you're banking on public support for your coup.
But the bad PR would be worth it if a certain Tiger lept onto the scene, per her usual behavior.
Unlikely. She's now a General of the Branch, a 3-Stars officer, and she would only appear once the site was fully cordoned and checked... No matter how much a part of her would have wanted to.. She at this point grasps the meaning of delegate, and would only immerse in the investigation if her subordinates failed to retrieve the needed information or targets.....
The nihilistic bastards that did this attack really do not care about ideology but it is using it as a justification for their actions.
Having Kat go full out plays in to their plans by having the government and law enforcement over react to the events and start restricting civil liberties that will cause a massive backlash.
Kiki is going to have to give up living on the river and either go to Potsdam Palace or her next duty station where the security is better.
Having Kat go full out plays in to their plans by having the government and law enforcement over react to the events and start restricting civil liberties that will cause a massive backlash.
Kiki is going to have to give up living on the river and either go to Potsdam Palace or her next duty station where the security is better.
I would have expected the anti-royalisty to attack the palace where the royal family lives, not some random place full of middle class civilians.
This sort of attack will not win their movement many friends and if the government response is aimed well enough to avoid collateral damage it will buy them nothing.
Maybe there is someone else involved?
This sort of attack will not win their movement many friends and if the government response is aimed well enough to avoid collateral damage it will buy them nothing.
Maybe there is someone else involved?
Terrorists typically don't go after well defended targets. Soft targets with symbolic meaning are preferred for obvious reasons.
Two bombs was something the IRA used to use. First, smaller device to get people moving an congregate at known evacuation points and the Emergency services to arrive, then a second larger device to go after the Army and the first responders.
Hoax bomb threats with the correct code words could be used for a similar effect.
That's something that will probably come up - the group responsible contacting BT to claim responsibility. At least with, (if I remember correctly), Zella freelancing now rather than being a direct BT employee, it's less likely to be her taking the call.
Hoax bomb threats with the correct code words could be used for a similar effect.
That's something that will probably come up - the group responsible contacting BT to claim responsibility. At least with, (if I remember correctly), Zella freelancing now rather than being a direct BT employee, it's less likely to be her taking the call.
And no-one ever accused them of being smart. This type of action only works against them. From what you have shown so far, there isn't any ambiguity in this action for people to latch onto, and support them for. They haven't shown the bad side of the Royals, they haven't hurt the Royals, and they've only hurt innocents.
There also isn't a real bad side of the Royals to show at the moment, or at least nothing of the scale where they are hurting their subjects in some way on a large scale. So most people are going to apathetic towards them as a starting point, and with bombings such as these, they are only going to look more and more sympathetic in the eyes of the public.
Eh, your mileage may vary on that one.
These sort of actions can work for the terrorist organisation, it depends on what exactly the organisation's goals are.
I know that in the meta sense, we the readers are assuming it is the same group we've already been introduced to, but the reality of the situation is that it could be a totally different group with different goals, and that groups goal is straight up terror and chaos.
Also I have to imagine that terrorism ITTL is significantly different than OTL simply because the best example of a successful terrorist campaign (The Irish War of Independence) simply didn't get the chance to happen, so any follow on campaigns are going to need to basically learn from scratch and make a lot of mistakes.
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I hope the terrorists are not financed or helped in any way by US government. That could be a serious problem.