Jesus Christ, I missed a lot. A few errors here and there (there's a bit where a conversation between Clark and Rohrabacher is cited as being between Rohrabacher and Kristol, and there are one or two quotes without sources) but overall a fantastic update.
The Soviet Civil War going nuclear is obviously the biggest issue here. One billion dead and counting, and Eurasia gripped by famine and fallout. From the sound of things, Clark takes a
huge chunk of the blame here. While of course Limonov is an evil, genocidal communist bastard and blame for the Soviet Civil War lays entirely at his feet, it sounds as if his regime had opted
not to use nuclear weapons, then Clark up and decides to use a tactical nuclear strike against Soviet fortifications at in the Altai mountains (if I'm reading his interview and Ojeda's testimony correct, the US struck first). On the other hand, Limonov's diaries and recordings make it clear he was definitely considering launching a nuclear attack on Russia and America anyway, so...it's pretty fucked all around, and in any case the former Soviet Union and Guam have been all but reduced to radioactive rubble.
I do worry about the brief claim that the USSR sold nuclear weapons to Libya, Iraq, and Syria before it ultimately went up in flames. Was this merely used by the Clark administration to drum up popular support for the war in Russia, or is there any truth to it?
Aside from his questionable (understatement of the century) decisions to prosecute war against the Soviet Union and Ethiopia and to use nuclear weapons in Russia, Clark is one terrible POTUS. His decision to create internment camps is especially distressing, especially considering it seems to be based on actual comments of his, and that they continue to be operated even after the war had ended. Given Rohrabacher's very public opposition to his President's policies especially in regard to the war in Russia, is it safe to assume Rohrabacher has resigned as VP? I can't recall it ever explicitly being mentioned if he has or not. Would be interesting in the Chinese sense if they are still officially wedded as President and Vice President as they campaign against one another
I do want to know, any idea on many US troops were sent to Russia and Ethiopia? It sounds like quite a bit, as US families were fleeing to Britain to avoid a potential draft.
As for the current elections, I wonder if Schwarzenegger will launch a surprise candidacy, given his 2004 candidacy and that Republicans favor him to Clark 2 to 1.
I'm late, but I wanted to say that I got (and appreciated) the Boris Gromov bit.
Which particular bit?