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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 18, 2020 4:01:42 GMT
Chapter Six: A War in the Making/Ang Bagong Guerra?
Excerpts from “A Nation in Mourning”
By: Arturo Tolentino
Atlas Publishing, published 2002
Chapter Ten: The Calm Before the StormI did not realize it at that time, but Colonel Tadiar’s decision to take out Jose Maria Sison back in October of 1986 was not only a bold and risky move, but dangerous as well. Dangerous, as in it aroused a hostile reaction from President Aquino. As she promised, she would give orders for Colonel Honasan to arrest Colonel Tadiar. What none of us realized, was that there was one loose end we forgot to consider: what did we do with General Fabian Ver? That was the question I was afraid to ask Colonel Tadiar, because not only did we not know what happened with him, but he might come back from wherever he was and launch a coup against President Aquino and arrest us all at the same time. It was a good thing I went back to Quezon City after spending several months in the company of Colonel Tadiar and the increasing number of junior officers seeking to align with him.
Now, I played host to the current Vice President of the Philippines inside my own home to negotiate a deal between the Aquino administration and the hotheaded military leaders surrounding the so-called Three Stooges from the Pasig, which is a nickname they mockingly called Colonel Tadiar and Majors Aromin and Doromal. I was not going to like what Vice President Salvador Laurel wanted to say to me, but I did not have a choice in the matter. I am playing host to him, and I had to listen to whatever he said.
“Your experience with Colonel Tadiar is a valuable one, Arturo. However, the death of Mr. Sison was not something that our administration wanted, even though we are still technically at war with the New People’s Army,” Salvador Laurel explained. “The military’s fears of Mr. Sison fleeing from the country is valid, which was why upon his release from prison, President Aquino had confiscated his passport to ensure that he would not run away. While that appeased the military, it still was not enough for Colonel Tadiar, and so he gave the order to kill him.”
I grumbled. “Mr. Vice President, while I had reservations on the move made by the good colonel, I agree with your statement that it was a dangerous gamble. However, judging by the moves of the military, they are desperate to win the war against the communists and will do anything to win. Even if they had to resort to using paramilitaries. Just yesterday I saw a group of Alsa Masa members mount a machine gun they have taken from executed communist rebels into a pickup truck. The more of these paramilitaries crawl around, the bigger the danger it will be. I still do not know where is General Ver located.”
“Which is exactly why you need to convince Colonel Tadiar to surrender and turn himself in,” Salvador suggested, but he noticed the change in my facial expression. “I know how difficult it is, but if we do not get a hold of him, he may end up taking power from President Aquino and we will have an even more brutal dictatorship than even former President Marcos.”
“He won’t let himself be captured. The RAFM are already split between supporters of Honasan and Tadiar, and we still have to find General Very before he deals a lot of damage to us all,” I spoke in a hushed tone. “And the communists are still out there in the jungles and the mountains.”
“It seems we’re at an impasse,” said Salvador sadly. He stood up from the chair he sat on and left, but not before turning back to me. “I honestly hope that you would still have the courage to tell Tadiar to turn himself in, or else you would be responsible for his possible rise to power.”
“I’m powerless, Salvador! Do you think that Tadiar would still trust me, even after I tell him what you just told me? He can lock me up beside Macoy in Fort Bonifacio and I would deal with his rantings. From what I heard from the soldiers who guarded him, they are saying that Macoy’s health is declining. He is not in any condition to travel, let alone stand on trial for the crimes he has committed!” I replied bitterly. “He might even die tonight, or in a year, unless he’s moved elsewhere.”
Salvador nodded sagely and left. I pondered on what my next step will be, and though I hate to admit it, the current Vice President has a point. I have the power to decide whether Tadiar will be allowed to roam free or to nip the problem in the bud before it becomes a tumor on our nation. Unfortunately, we already have another tumor to deal with in the form of Fabian Ver. Where is that general anyways? Before I could start my dinner, I turned on the television and yawned. I was about to drink some water when the news started. Nothing unusual was broadcasted so far, but I would not wait for long until something else comes up. That is, when the phone rang. I picked it up, only to hear Major Aromin on the line.
“Arturo? This is Saulito speaking,” Major Aromin said over the phone.
“What is it?” I asked back, curious as to see how Aromin could talk to me, not knowing whether the phone was being bugged or not. Even after Marcos’s downfall, I still have the fear of seeing the phones being bugged. “It’s not like you’re calling me to have a conversation.”
“I’m sending the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment to your house now,” Aromin replied in a hushed tone. “One of our spies from within Honasan’s camp told us that Fabian Ver may be launching his own rescue mission to retrieve former President Marcos. We need you to come with us so General Ver cannot kill you.”--- Portions from the Interview with Benigno Simeon Aquino
Global News Canada Interview, January 12, 2000
Discussing Fabian Ver’s Role in Tadiar’s Rise to Power
Interviewer: Let us recap this, Mr. Aquino. You have stated that former Defense Minister Fabian Ver was singlehandedly responsible for the establishment of Brigadier General Tadiar's dictatorship, correct?
Aquino: Correct.
Interviewer: I do not understand why the controversial officer who had at one point had the former Defense Minister at his mercy, would suddenly play an indirect role in his rise to power and the establishment of his own dictatorship.
Aquino: General Ver was a loose end that both Aquino and Tadiar had neglected, and when he was assured that no one can see it coming, he started to engineer a series of events that led to what many historians call the Last Gamble. No one has indeed seen it coming, and it reached the point where most soldiers stationed in Fort Bonifacio had become lax in their security that they did not see their fellow soldiers being replaced quietly with men who were most loyal to the late dictator. Tadiar made one mistake during his arrest of former President Marcos: he forgot to kill General Ver, and he certainly paid for it with the capture and execution of Marcelo Blando on charges of treason against the state. Or rather, Ver’s perception of the Filipino state as if Marcos was still president.
Interviewer: Some say that the execution of Blando was a calculated move by Tadiar in order to install one of his loyal followers into the position as commander of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment within the Philippine Army, while others say that Blando was sold out by Tadiar in order to insert Major Aromin or Doromal into the same position. What is your opinion on what they were saying?
Aquino: By that point Blando was being pressured by my mother to arrest Tadiar, Aromin and Doromal for their role in the murder of Jose Maria Sison, and by Fabian Ver to obey the same order that my mother gave to him, for their role in the coup against former President Marcos. At the same time, Blando had started to lean more towards Tadiar, and it was Blando himself who allowed himself to be captured so that Tadiar and his followers can retreat from Luzon. There is a reason why Tadiar had temporarily moved his headquarters to Iloilo City, and he even thought of moving the capital city of the Philippines from Manila to Kabankalan because the former was becoming too congested, and the traffic there was terrible.
Interviewer: The relocation of the capital city went from Manila to Quezon City was the only time in its history that the capital city of the Philippines changed, and that was during the previous regime.
Aquino: Correction: it was 1948 when Elpidio Quirino, the second President of the Philippines, moved it to Quezon City from Manila. Former President Marcos moved it back to Manila in 1976.
Interviewer: My apologies. What led Tadiar to contemplate on relocating the capital of the Philippines to some city that no one had ever heard of?
Aquino: To him, it was the closest area to where the conflict against the communists and Moro secessionists have been located. He is not a foolish man who can simply direct a war from a city in Luzon. While he may have been brutal in his methods with regards to his enemies, he was however, a rare visionary who saw what could be done to change everything. To him, Manila was a symbol of the decadence he perceived, while Kabankalan would have been the symbol of his vision of the new Philippines.
Interviewer: It is not by accident that Kabankalan became the new home of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment after Fabian Ver’s coup in December of 1986.
Aquino: It is not but let me assure you that I was nearly killed myself when soldiers loyal to former Defense Minister Ver tried to arrest our family on charges of treason. Moreover, the coup also had the effect of bringing Colonel Honasan deeper into my mother’s political inner circle and had Gregorio Honasan chose not to pledge his full support to my family, we would have met the same fate as the Marcos and Romualdez families between 1987 to 1989, the time period in which Tadiar’s genuine rise to his dictatorship had begun.
--- TADIAR ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS URBANIZATION PROJECTS IN CENTRAL LUZON AND NEGROS ISLAND PROVINCE
Manila Times
September 19, 2001
Cebu City, CEBU PROVINCE – Major General Artemio Tadiar announces today that several new cities have been selected for one of his major ambitious projects yet, the effort to relieve the congested city of Manila by relocating half of the capital’s inhabitants into newly established city centers elsewhere in the country. The announcement comes at a time when natural disasters, such as Typhoon Loleng, which had been one of the worst tropical storms that hit the Philippines and was one of the few natural disasters in which the junta was fully prepared for, with its advanced warning systems for the citizens of the province in range of the typhoon to evacuate.
“We have seen the necessity of not only selecting new areas to develop our future cities, but to relocate some of our people who have been living in Manila for decades,” says Tadiar in front of news reporters during a briefing in Cebu City Hall. “We are also planning to move the capital city from Manila to any area of our own choosing, and as I will confirm, it will be at Kabankalan.”
Kabankalan was the temporary home of the relocated 1st Scout Ranger Regiment due to former Defense Minister Fabian Ver’s attempted coup against then-President Aquino in December of 1986. During the time it stayed in its temporary home, the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment played a pivotal role in the 1986-89 counteroffensive against the New People’s Army, in cooperation with other regiments and divisions of the Philippine Army and Marine Corps, as well as their paramilitary units like Alsa Masa. Major General Tadiar was so impressed with his temporary headquarters that he selected the area as the new capital city of the Philippines and selected the location of the new commercial harbor and airport, which he will name it after the first Filipino pilot of WWII to be killed in action, Cesar Basa.
In addition to Kabankalan, another city was selected for his urbanization project, which was revealed to be Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, during another speech back in August of this year. Carranglan would serve as a military city, dominated by new army bases, airfields and a second site of the Philippine Military Academy, in addition to a proposed brand-new university that will also be non-sectarian controlled, in addition to the Far Eastern University. Moreover, Munoz will also serve as a starting conduit for a planned superhighway project that will connect Cabanatuan City with Baguio City in the province of Benguet, through Carranglan and the Nueva Vizcayan of Santa Fe. The junta believes that the planned superhighway would also be perfect for military vehicles, as well as 18-wheeler trucks carrying cargo throughout the planned highway, as the recently renamed Aspiras-Palispis Highway is not enough for vehicles of all sizes to go through, while the infamous Kennon Road has been closed due to a safety hazard in which cars were known to have fallen off the cliff.
“I carry livestock on my trailer every day, and the roads over here are dangerous when it rains. However, the trip to Baguio City is always scary since I must go through Marcos Highway,” comments a truck driver who transported several pigs in his truck. “My cousin died while trying to go to Baguio, using Kennon Road, and I’m quite surprised that the good General is thinking of making our lives easier with another set of roads.”
The proposal for the superhighway was met with significant opposition however, from various tribal groups who opposed it on the grounds that some segments of the project will go through burial sites and hunting grounds. Environmental activists opposed the project because of how much damage it will inflict on the wildlife that is common in Central Luzon. Most important of all, there are legitimate fears that the proposed superhighway will become a significant target of communist rebels in central and northern Luzon. In sharp contrast, the planned relocation of the seat of government from Manila to Kabankalan is also met with wide skepticism from among Manilenos who did not want to lose their ‘privilege’ of living in the capital city while worrying about the amount of money needed to spend on their relocation to Kabankalan. In addition, the junta also planned on reviving the sagging fortunes of the chronically underfunded Philippine National Railroad, not only for economic purposes, but to also carry troops to the front lines in the war against the NPA.
--- STAMBOLIC ARRIVES IN PRISTINA AMIDST PROTESTS BY KOSOVO SERBS
The Sun
April 23, 1987
Ivan Stambolic addresses the parliament in the Yugoslav Parliament in Belgrade on the ethnic issues facing both the Serbs and Albanians living inside Kosovo. The Kosovo speech was made a day before his scheduled visit to the troubled province.Pristina, KOSOVO AR, YUGOSLAVIA – Amidst the growing instability in the Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo within Yugoslavia, 15,000 Serbs and Montenegrins had protested in Pristina against the growing ethnic violence between Serbs and Albanians living inside Kosovo. Local police were deployed to quell the riots, but the ethnic makeup of Pristina’s local police force only incensed the rioters as many of the police officers were Albanian. While the ethnic violence flared up, the President of Serbia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ivan Stambolic, arrived in Pristina to discuss the situation at hand and to offer suggestions on improving ethnic relations between Serbs and Albanians.
“The riots that occurred here are tragic, but deeply unacceptable. It is most regrettable that the riots could go unchecked,” Stambolic says to the autonomous Kosovar government leaders. “It is up to us to ensure that no such incident could flare up once again.”
Stambolic’s visit to Kosovo comes at a time when Yugoslavia is facing a deeper economic crisis, fueled by the increasing number of debts it owed to the international community, with an IMF loan being the major catalyst for further economic downturn. Within the Yugoslav communist government, various hardliners opposed Stambolic’s trip to Pristina as a fool’s errand, with one of Stambolic’s emerging opponent declaring his negotiations with the Kosovar Albanian population as ‘fruitless’ before pledging to go to Kosovo himself to investigate the source of the riots.
“We have neglected our most important province in all of Yugoslavia, and the results are for us to see,” says Slobodan Milosevic after being asked about the Stambolic trip. “My heart grieves for the many Serbs and Montenegrins who have to put up with the oppression by the Kosovar Albanian authorities down in Kosovo. My pledge to the people down there is that while peaceful negotiations must go on, they should not be afraid to stand up for their rights. No one should be allowed to beat them and remain unpunished.”
Within the Yugoslav military leadership, unconfirmed reports of planned acts of emergency have been drawn up, with Defense Minister Veljko Kadijevic being proposed as a possible candidate to lead what appears to be a Balkan junta if Yugoslavia would face internal collapse. However, junior officers who have been sympathetic towards the protesters in Kosovo feared the repeat of what has happened in the Philippines, with another figure like controversial mastermind of former President Ferdinand Marcos’s downfall, Artemio Tadiar, arising from within the Yugoslav military.
“The only positive thing to come out of this mess that Stambolic has gotten us into would be a military solution to the events in Kosovo. If the Albanians continue to keep up with their charade, we will be forced to deploy our soldiers into the streets of Prizren and Pristina,” comments Blagoje Adzic, one of Kadijevic’s top subordinates. “I for one, do not wish for further conflict within Yugoslavia, but there are times when we have to stop playing nice with the internal enemies within our midst.”
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RISING SOVIET POLITICIAN SACKED BY GORBACHEV FOR ARRIVING AT A PARTY MEETING INEBRIATED
The Sydney Herald
February 7, 1987Moscow, USSR – In one of the biggest scandals to hit the Soviet government, rising politician Boris Yeltsin had aroused the anger of Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev by arriving at a party meeting while apparently being under the influence of alcohol. As if it was not enough, Yeltsin also arrived late after having trouble finding a taxi due to his driver refusing to drive him into the meeting, fearing the punishment from the KGB for escorting the inebriated Soviet politician.
“Comrade Yeltsin has demonstrated not only his political immaturity while serving the Union, but his psychological immaturity as well. He thinks that this is a joke when he shows up at an important party meeting while under the influence of alcohol. One of the more serious issues facing our Union is the rise of alcohol-related deaths within Soviet males, which is indeed a tragedy. Comrade Yeltsin’s condition is an indictment of the alcohol culture that the Soviet Union has unfortunately accepted,” says Gorbachev while addressing fellow party members. “Because of the stunt he has pulled, I will rescind his position within the Soviet politburo and with approval of other party leaders and Politburo members, we will work on securing a replacement for the departed Comrade Yeltsin.”
While alcoholism has become a hallmark of the declining period within Soviet history, unconfirmed sources say that elements within the Soviet nomenklatura had planned the whole scandal, with the sole intention of nipping a potential danger to the Soviet government. Others say that Yeltsin’s deep love of alcohol was a part of his coping mechanism for his insane amount of stress incurred from his work as the boss of the Moscow chapter of the CPSU. Whatever the reason is, various rivals to Yeltsin are positioning themselves to become suitable candidates for his replacement, and while Gorbachev himself has the final say, Viktor Grishin and Grigory Romanov are confirmed as possible candidates to replace Yeltsin. However, in keeping with his desire to bring in younger candidates, Gorbachev has also opened the possibility of appointing unheard of candidates to fill Yeltsin’s position.
--- Below: The Proposed Cabanatuan-Munoz-Baguio Expressway. Note that this is not based on any actual road project, but a possible alternative to the Marcos Highway. Even though the road is winding, it provides a good short cut between Cabanatuan and other cities within Nueva Ecija and the border towns within Nueva Vizcaya. 
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Post by stevep on Dec 18, 2020 9:54:05 GMT
TheRomanSlayer , Ah I think we're got the butterfly that leads to the Russian civil war. Plus growing chaos in southern Yugoslavia and the continuing grown in power of the murderous Tadiar.
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 19, 2020 3:17:42 GMT
TheRomanSlayer , Ah I think we're got the butterfly that leads to the Russian civil war. Plus growing chaos in southern Yugoslavia and the continuing grown in power of the murderous Tadiar.
Steve
Yep, and what appears to be a simple forced rehab for the chronically drunk Yeltsin might in turn have a positive effect on his health. As for Kosovo, the only difference here is that it is Ivan Stambolic who goes down to Pristina instead of Milosevic, butterflying the whole "no one shall dare beat you!" message. However, it might not save Yugoslavia as a whole, but at least Kadijevic might give the Slovenes and Croats an option of independence, as well as Bosniaks. Although there was also the proposed Zulfikarpasic-Karadzic Agreement that would have retained Bosnia within a larger Yugoslavia, though that was abandoned. If Kadijevic may do the same to Yugoslavia as Tadiar did with the Philippines, he could also give the Bosniaks the option of independence (this was before the Bosnian War). I might go back to a sports update, along with some pop culture update too. |
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 19, 2020 21:39:23 GMT
Chapter Seven: Reinventing CultureCONTROVERSIAL FILIPINO RAP GROUP CLEARED TO PERFORM DESPITE HEATED DEBATES ABOUT THEIR LYRICS IN PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hip Hop International
June 23, 2012Vancouver, CANADA – A popular but controversial Filipino rap group, Exiled Barkada, was invited to perform at the upcoming Pemberton Music Festival upon agreement with local authorities, as well as festival officials. The group, mainly consisting of Filipino rap singers from around the Filipino diaspora overseas, had gotten together over a rap battle back in 2005 during their years in high school in Seattle, Washington. As none of the members of Exiled Barkada have family back in the Philippines, they were cleared to write the lyrics of their song, many of them criticizing the current junta that rules the Philippines, despite the upcoming election in 2016. Though they have not met any other rap groups, Exiled Barkada is the Filipino answer and response to an obscure rap group from Serbia, Beogradski Sindikat. However, neither Exiled Barkada nor Beogradski Sindikat had indicated that they have ever met, though one member of the former has mentioned that he did travel to Belgrade, Yugoslavia recently during the infamous 8-0 drubbing of the Philippine men’s national football team at the hands of their Yugoslav hosts.
“I have sampled some of their music, and while I don’t understand what they’re singing, the English subtitles are influential in some of our songs,” says Exiled Barkada member Max Vargas. “I felt that some of our songs could inspire more Filipinos to speak out against Tadiar’s regime.”
Some of the songs that Exiled Barkada were so controversial, the Philippine junta has imposed control on the content that is shown on the internet. For example, Exiled Barkada’s song ‘Pamilyang Mafia’, or Family Mafia, references the junta’s connections to some of Asia’s most notorious crime groups, mainly the Yakuza and the Kkangpae, or the Korean mafia. In addition, another song, ‘Tradeoff’, references the infamous Luzon Trail where some of the narcotics produced in the Philippines are often sold to Yakuza and Kkangpae members residing in the country in exchange for stolen weapons and vehicles stolen from either the Japanese or Korean military bases. At one point, Yakuza syndicates in Japan had operated an underground factory where they built IEDs to be sold to the Philippine military in exchange for cannabis and ecstasy being produced in Philippine fields before the scandal was leaked to the international press, leading to one of the rare instances of a Philippine military junta member being forced to defect to Australia.
“Their songs resonate with us here,” another Filipino fan of Exiled Barkada replied after being asked about the rap group. “While our parents are horrified at our choice of music to listen to, they do not seem to mind about it, as long as we do not sing the lyrics.”
In what became known as the Barkada Revolution, thousands of students across the Philippines staged a protest the ruling junta in one of the biggest demonstrations against Major General Artemio Tadiar. It is not surprising that Tadiar had banned the rap group from performing in their original homeland, but an opposition activist predicted that Exiled Barkada will play a role in the possible post-junta government. Moreover, Exiled Barkada’s music albums are often sold in music stores, with even non-Filipinos becoming diehard fans of the group. In Canada, Australia and the United States, where much of the Filipino diaspora reside, Exiled Barkada has influenced some of their dress habits, with jogging pants and hoodies as their preferred style of clothing. Finally, the popular ‘kalbo’ haircut, or bald haircut, has been the result of another Exiled Barkada member’s preference for his hairstyle.---
Excerpts from “Reign of the Big Oil: The History of the Edmonton Oilers’ Cup Dynasty”
By: Sportsnet Edmonton
August 18, 2016The unexpected victory against the Calgary Flames during the 1986 Stanley Cup playoff, especially on April 23rd, had created a momentum for the Oilers where they continued their impressive gameplay, demonstrating to the Calgary Flames that their capability for repeat performances were not a fluke. Game Four did result in a huge 7-3 win, but the Flames managed to regain the momentum with a Game Five victory by a score of 3-1. It was Game Six however, that set the stage for Edmonton’s match with the St. Louis Blues, with the Oilers winning it in yet another overtime by the score of 2-1 (though this time it was a single overtime, rather than the Game Three double overtime). While the Flames would not replicate their success in the Stanley Cup playoffs until 1991, the Edmonton Oilers continued their Cup streak until 1992 when the Oilers were eliminated by the Winnipeg Jets in 4 games to 3, after the Jets had also won a playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 3.
Many of the Oilers’ players who were instrumental in the journey to the Stanley Cup finals of 1986 had remained with the team until as early as 1989, by which time the Hartford Whalers had shocked the NHL by beating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in a Game Seven overtime. Hartford would sadly not last long in the playoffs, as the New York Rangers eliminated them in a 4-0 sweep to set up what would become one of the most heated rivalries in the NHL. The Oilers and the Rangers would meet for the first time in their respective franchise histories, and true to form, the Stanley Cup Finals of 1986 would be played in all seven games, with the Oilers winning another Cup. Yet in 1990 the NHL was stunned by the unexpected trade between Marty McSorley going to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a pair of defensemen in Timo Blomqvist and Uli Hiemer. The team chemistry did flounder in the 1991 playoffs, but once the 1992 Cup finals would see a new champion with the elimination of the Oilers at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games to 2 in the Conference finals, the Oilers had realized that it might be time to launch an ambitious rebuilding campaign. Wayne Gretzky and Andy Moog would eventually be traded to the St. Louis Blues for Curtis Joseph and a second-round draft pick in the 1992 draft. The second-round draft pick given to Edmonton (which turned out to be the 38th pick, 2nd round) eventually resulted in the Oilers drafting Igor Korolev as a center. Meanwhile, Marc Messier was courted by the Rangers, Canucks and Blackhawks before settling for the Blackhawks when he signed a three-year, $13 million dollar deal. Both defensemen Paul Coffey and Lee Fogolin would be traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Cliff Ronning (Center) and Jim Benning (Defenseman) in a deal that was hotly debated by future sports historians.--- FIFA WORLD CUP 1986 MEXICO:Group A:
Italy 1-0 Bulgaria
Argentina 3-1 South Korea/Korea Republic
Italy 1-1 Argentina
South Korea/Korea Republic 0-1 Bulgaria
Italy 2-2 South Korea/Korea Republic
Argentina 2-0 Bulgaria
Group B:
Belgium 1-2 Mexico
Paraguay 1-1 Iraq
Mexico 2-0 Paraguay
Iraq 1-3 Belgium
Paraguay 3-2 Belgium
Iraq 0-3 Mexico
Group C:
Canada 0-0 France
Soviet Union 6-0 Hungary
France 2-1 Soviet Union
Hungary 2-1 Canada
Hungary 0-2 France
Soviet Union 3-1 Canada
Group D:
Spain 1-1 Brazil
Algeria 1-1 Northern Ireland
Brazil 2-0 Algeria
Northern Ireland 0-3 Spain
Northern Ireland 0-4 Brazil
Algeria 0-2 Spain
Group E:
Uruguay 1-1 West Germany/Germany FR
Scotland 0-1 Denmark
West Germany/Germany FR 1-1 Scotland
Denmark 6-0 Uruguay
Denmark 1-0 West Germany/Germany FR
Scotland 1-0 Uruguay
Group F:
Morocco 0-1 Poland
Portugal 1-0 England
England 0-2 Morocco
Poland 1-0 Portugal
England 3-1 Poland
Portugal 1-2 Morocco
Round of 16:
Argentina 2-2 (3-5 penalties) Germany FR
Poland 2-0 Paraguay
Denmark 1-3 Spain
France 2-2 (5-4 penalties) Belgium
Brazil 1-1 (4-3 penalties) England
Italy 3-1 Soviet Union
Morocco 0-1 Scotland
Mexico 2-0 Bulgaria
Quarterfinals:
Germany FR 0-0 (5-4 penalties) Poland
Spain 2-3 France
Brazil 2-2 (3-4 penalties) Italy
Scotland 0-4 Mexico
Semifinals:
Germany FR 2-1 France
Italy 2-1 Mexico
Third Place – France 0-0 (5-4 penalties) Mexico
Finals – Germany FR 1-1 (5-3 penalties) Italy
--- TROUSSIER HIRED BY RUSSIA’S NATIONAL MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM FOR PREPARATION FOR 2002 WORLD CUP
Le Monde
June 11, 2000Moscow, RUSSIA – Following the sacking of Russian national football team coach Oleg Romantsev, the Football Federation of Russia stunned the world by hiring their first foreign coach in Philippe Troussier. Troussier was known for his previous stints as coach of four African national football teams before he was being considered as head coach for the Japanese national men’s football team before being passed over in favor of recalling Shu Kamo. Japan’s reluctance to accept Troussier played right into Russia’s hands as his unorthodox approach to training football players had garnered interest and following among Russian sports media. By suggesting that the Russian football players learn some basic steps of ballet, Troussier was in effect introducing flexibility and flair into Russia’s style of play, though how this would translate into results will remain to be seen.
“It’s my first time coaching a European football team and judging by how they played and my style of coaching with the four African teams, I think I could apply bits of my system and mix it with their traditional style of play to make it even better,” says Troussier while being asked about the improvements he could introduce to the struggling Russian football team. “I think that the Russian players might appreciate a bit more team building and at the same time I can scout their younger players for talent.”
Before Troussier accepted the coaching job with the Russian national men’s football team, his short stint with the South African football team was rife with problems, and his short-lived career as coach of the South African football team during the recent World Cup tournament in France was an indication that he needed to change his approach to the way he coaches his team. Even when he was being interviewed by the Japanese Football Association for the job, he noticed the rigid behavior of the Japanese football players and was not impressed with the younger and more talented players passing the ball to their older and less talented players in what appeared to be an unimpressive game style of play. Troussier would later complain to his new bosses in the Football Federation of Russia that the inflexibility of the Japanese football players was one of the reasons he was hesitant to accept the job with them, choosing a familiar, yet challenging team to coach. In addition to ballet stretches and practices, Troussier would also encourage the Russian football players to learn a bit of yoga, which was a strange move, given that yoga was relatively new in Russia at that time. Finally, he held running drills that often took hours to complete.
“I cannot say that I have grown tired from the drills, but we often find ourselves lasting longer in the football field,” says Dmitry Alenichev, one of the football players who grew to love Troussier’s approach to coaching. “Our previous coaches had the same mentality in their system. Having Mr. Troussier was a major game changer for us.”
 Philippe Troussier speaks at a conference in Moscow over his acceptance as head coach of the Russian national men's football team.--- Lyrics from the Song “Chattel Slaves”
by: Exiled Barkada
translated to English from FilipinoA new war breaks out, but the same players as the last one,
the fighting continues, but there is nothing to be done,
at least that was the case under the dictator Marcos,
but now we have a general and a criminal as a new boss,
the fight with the communists have turned brutal,
not just the student activists, but the fighters themselves died,
the fighters who surrendered thought they would be spared,
but instead the soldiers simply tortured and humiliated them,
breaking their spirit and their body like cattle in a ranch,
reducing them to just mere chattel.
(Chorus)
The slaves had arrived in the plantation,
with fears of eternal damnation,
they were punished harsher for nothing,
even when their bosses could have done something,
and yet they remained huddled in their quest for salvation.
Mafia bosses and traffickers, they are all the same,
their crimes of a heinous nature are not so tame,
they paid the poverty stricken soldiers with little pay,
even when their war booty was taken in more than a day,
the men work as drug mules on a humid plantation,
while the women are chained and forced into prostitution,
Yakuza men paying tribute to the madman of Kabankalan,
while Triads often try to cut into the competition,
it’s a literal war zone in our homeland,
even when it became worse than the reign of Macoy.
(Chorus x 2)
Look, man! A massacre has occurred in a brothel!
the stench of death is not that hard to smell!
the prostitutes had slit their own throats in desperation,
even when they could have been treated as legitimate prisoners,
but the madman of Kabankalan had sold his sense of humanity,
just to engage in an ideological extermination,
the Final Solution to the Red Menace, Tadiar would say,
even as he feared his inevitable Judgment Day,
the revolution shall be televised today and tomorrow,
but now that his inevitable end will come, but will we see another massacre someday?
(Chorus x 2)--- A) Exiled Barkada does not exist IOTL, but they could be compared to the OTL rappers like Gloc 9, Andrew E and Francis M.
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Post by gillan1220 on Dec 20, 2020 9:23:59 GMT
Exiled Barkada will probably be like Eraserheads in OTL. Speaking of them, "El Bimbo" won't be made in this timeline?
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 20, 2020 9:45:46 GMT
Eraserheads is a rock group, while Exiled Barkada is a hip hop group, so we could still see Eraserheads make their debut, but since Filipino music culture will take a big hit like Filipino sports and pop culture, Eraserheads may or may not exist in their current form TTL. Imagine OTL North Korean pop music on a slow violin tempo, and that would be TTL’s Filipino music.
And I might even have Francis M and Andrew E make an appearance in this timeline, though I don’t know if Charice Pempengco would appear here too. I actually wrote a short chapter with Charice’s appearance on a spinoff timeline of AH.com’s best post-Cold War TL, Zhirinovsky’s Russian Empire in an old site before it got deleted, so maybe she can still appear in this timeline.
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Post by gillan1220 on Dec 20, 2020 10:41:20 GMT
Eraserheads is a rock group, while Exiled Barkada is a hip hop group, so we could still see Eraserheads make their debut, but since Filipino music culture will take a big hit like Filipino sports and pop culture, Eraserheads may or may not exist in their current form TTL. Imagine OTL North Korean pop music on a slow violin tempo, and that would be TTL’s Filipino music. And I might even have Francis M and Andrew E make an appearance in this timeline, though I don’t know if Charice Pempengco would appear here too. I actually wrote a short chapter with Charice’s appearance on a spinoff timeline of AH.com’s best post-Cold War TL, Zhirinovsky’s Russian Empire in an old site before it got deleted, so maybe she can still appear in this timeline. Damn, there goes ang "Huling El Bimbo." Maybe an analog of it can appear but for it to have same beat, tune, and lyrics is infinitesimal. The song was made in 1995 and the POD being in 1986 with a censorship on media, it appears it will never see the day of light. I'd like to think singers like Francis M. and Rico Yan actually survive way past their OTL deaths due to the butterflies. Charice Pempengco probably won't exist since the POD is 1986 and she was born in 1992. We can have a "Charice Pempengco" and this individual may look like Charice and even have same genetic material, but she isn't the Charice as we know it. |
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Post by stevep on Dec 20, 2020 11:43:45 GMT
Ouch that wasn't a good performance for England. Never got going unlike OTL. Plus N Ireland were denied their OTL heroics against Spain. However Scotland had a dramatic run and at least Maradona didn't get a chance to cheat his way to the final. [Yes that blatant cheat still stings today! After an early poor start we were motoring and but for that might have gone all the way.  ]
Interesting background to musical development in the exile community.
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 20, 2020 20:36:27 GMT
Eraserheads is a rock group, while Exiled Barkada is a hip hop group, so we could still see Eraserheads make their debut, but since Filipino music culture will take a big hit like Filipino sports and pop culture, Eraserheads may or may not exist in their current form TTL. Imagine OTL North Korean pop music on a slow violin tempo, and that would be TTL’s Filipino music. And I might even have Francis M and Andrew E make an appearance in this timeline, though I don’t know if Charice Pempengco would appear here too. I actually wrote a short chapter with Charice’s appearance on a spinoff timeline of AH.com’s best post-Cold War TL, Zhirinovsky’s Russian Empire in an old site before it got deleted, so maybe she can still appear in this timeline. Damn, there goes ang "Huling El Bimbo." Maybe an analog of it can appear but for it to have same beat, tune, and lyrics is infinitesimal. The song was made in 1995 and the POD being in 1986 with a censorship on media, it appears it will never see the day of light. I'd like to think singers like Francis M. and Rico Yan actually survive way past their OTL deaths due to the butterflies. Charice Pempengco probably won't exist since the POD is 1986 and she was born in 1992. We can have a "Charice Pempengco" and this individual may look like Charice and even have same genetic material, but she isn't the Charice as we know it. I might also imagine Eraserheads becoming a hip hop group instead of a rock group, though how they are founded will be different from OTL. As for 'Charice', you are right that she might not exist as we know it. However, she could also be born as a guy called Jake Pempengco (a reference to Jake Zyrus). Ouch that wasn't a good performance for England. Never got going unlike OTL. Plus N Ireland were denied their OTL heroics against Spain. However Scotland had a dramatic run and at least Maradona didn't get a chance to cheat his way to the final. [Yes that blatant cheat still stings today! After an early poor start we were motoring and but for that might have gone all the way. ]
Interesting background to musical development in the exile community.
The Scots were lucky at this point, though they couldn't defeat Mexico ITTL. However, TTL's 1986 World Cup is one of the few rare moments when Mexico actually advanced past the second round, unlike OTL when they were stuck in the quarterfinals. Let's also say that different game plays had resulted in an earlier Argentina-Germany match in the Round of 16 that ended in a penalty kick, which Germany is lethally good at. However, because Germany (or West Germany at this time) won the World Cup in 1986, it might have a major effect on the 1990 World Cup. One major change would be that Argentina would have to play in the Qualification round, which would have some butterflies (Maradona might not get lucky with the Hand of God goal). Because the World Cup was still at a stage when the World Champions automatically qualify for the next World Cup, we would have an earlier rule adjustment where even the World Champs would have to play in Qualification round. Let's also say that the musical development in the exile community will be far larger than OTL. |
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 20, 2020 23:07:37 GMT
Chapter Eight: The Hard Life/Ang Mahirap ng BuhayA CHRISTMAS NO ONE WILL REMEMBER: FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER WHO SERVED UNDER MARCOS LAUNCHES ATTACK ON MALACANANG PALACE IN SERIOUS COUP ATTEMPT
Manila Post
December 25, 1986Manila, PHILIPPINES – Around 600 troops and civilian supporters of the deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos had launched an attack on several key areas around Manila, mainly Malacanang Palace, Fort Bonifacio and Fort Aguinaldo. The coup against President Corazon Aquino was masterminded by former Defense Minister Fabian Ver, who fell from grace after the downfall of Aquino’s predecessor, and was left alone by Colonel Artemio Tadiar. Meanwhile, Tadiar and two other coup leaders, Majors Edgardo Doromal and Saulito Aromin, had relocated their temporary headquarters to the city of Kabankalan in Central Visayas, where they planned to concentrate their efforts in combating the New People’s Army and Moro secessionist rebels in Mindanao. In addition, former Vice President Arturo Tolentino was confirmed to have joined Tadiar’s camp and is used by Tadiar himself as the civilian spokesperson for the military clique.
“We are just as surprised as Colonel Honasan in the fact that the former Defense Minister waited for the right moment to attack us. Claiming to act under the authority of the so-called Emergency Council, which is, a makeshift council consisting of civilian supporters and rebel soldiers who supported former President Marcos, Fabian Ver has started to round up some of the people in my administration and locking them up in Fort Bonifacio,” says Corazon Aquino after her family was safely relocated to another area of Manila.
Fabian Ver remains optimistic that the Armed Forces of the Philippines would join in his coup, as many soldiers were unhappy with President Aquino’s decision to release political prisoners who were incarcerated under former President Marcos’s orders. Among the released political prisoners was the late Jose Maria Sison, who was murdered back in October by paramilitary forces loyal to Colonel Tadiar. The assassination of Sison, along with the attempted assassination of the Tiamzon couple, Benito and Juanita, was one of the reasons why President Aquino had suddenly turned against Colonel Tadiar. In addition, soldiers under the command of Colonel Gregorio Honasan have blockaded other parts of Manila in order to prevent Fabian Ver’s rebel soldiers from capturing the entire city.
“We are committed to remain loyal to the elected president of the Philippines, and we are determined more than ever to safeguard the reborn democracy that has been killed by both former President Marcos and Colonel Tadiar,” comments Colonel Honasan after being briefed on the possibility of relocating the President’s family to her home province of Tarlac. “We are surprised that Colonel Tadiar is silent on the issue when it was him who failed to execute General Ver, and the entire nation is paying for his mistake. Let us make it clear: Tadiar is not the hero he claims he is.”
The main goal of Fabian Ver’s coup attempt was the rescue and restoration of Ferdinand Marcos as President, though by this time the former dictator is suffering from various health problems and has conducted talks with his wife Imelda on becoming acting president until they could get a hold of Arturo Tolentino, who has denounced the Marcos family and has openly sided with Colonel Tadiar, much to Ver’s outrage and disgust. Meanwhile, soldiers acting upon the orders of Brigadier General Marcelo Blando have seized control of Ilocos Norte and has subsequently named himself as acting governor, as the previous governor of Ilocos Norte, Bongbong Marcos, was incarcerated within Laoag’s local prison, under guard by the 7th Infantry Regiment, though Blando will step down from his post as acting governor until a new candidate would be selected. Brigadier General Blando’s reason for his refusal to serve as permanent military governor is so that he can join Colonel Tadiar in combating the communist insurgency in Mindanao. Fabian Ver is the mastermind behind the December 25 Christmas coup launched against Corazon Aquino in an attempt to restore Ferdinand Marcos as president, and has even selected himself as his potential Vice President, as Arturo Tolentino has switched sides to Colonel Artemio Tadiar.--- IT’S OVER! SUHARTO STEPS DOWN AS INDONESIANS CELEBRATE FALL OF DICTATORSHIP WHILE WIRAHADIKUSUMAH BECOMES ACTING PRESIDENT
Jakarta Post
November 7, 1986Jakarta, SPECIAL CAPITAL REGION – The long-awaited news from Indonesia is over, as General Suharto bows down to pressure from the Indonesian public and his own generals who resigned from their posts and resigned from his office as President. Umar Wirahadikusumah is confirmed to take over as Acting President until new elections will be held in January of 1987. The downfall of General Suharto was rather quiet, in contrast to the bloody downfall of fellow dictator Ferdinand Marcos of neighboring Philippines where soldiers loyal to Artemio Tadiar had opened fire on the civilian protesters. Many activists who protested Suharto’s dictatorship, and against his sons for the Pertamina Scandal that rocked the nation and was one of the leading causes for the mass resignation of Indonesia’s top generals from their posts, among them Prabowo Subianto, the man who denounced the Suharto family for their role in said scandal.
“The downfall of Suharto is complete, but the rebirth of Indonesia has just begun,” says Subianto in front of pro-democracy supporters in Jakarta. “We shall work with the international community to see what charges Suharto will face should he be sent to the international courts.”
The United States under President Ronald Reagan was reluctant to congratulate the Indonesian government for the sudden resignation of General Suharto, but many Democrat senators and House Representatives have applauded Subianto’s role in the downfall of Suharto. Although Democrat candidate for the 1988 US Presidential Election, Jesse Jackson, was among the ones to congratulate Subianto, his open views on the dictatorship in Indonesia has earned a sharp condemnation from his Republican rivals and fellow Democrat candidates who were not comfortable with Jackson’s increasingly leftist comments on the situation at hand. However, there were talks of recognizing the new government and approved of the new elections that will be held in January of 1987 to select the new President of Indonesia. So far, Prabowo Subianto is eager to campaign on the platform of restoring Indonesian confidence in their economy, as well as experimenting with federalism to meet the challenges that Indonesia’s neglected provinces face, especially its occupation of East Timor.
“While Subianto campaigns on the platform of federalism, I will campaign on my platform of massive judicial reforms and place a ban on family members of current and former politicians from serving in the government. We need to build a new Indonesia that will change its course to a brighter future,” says B.J. Habibie while campaigning as an independent candidate, in contrast to Subianto who campaigns as the founder and party leader of the newly established Indonesian National Unity Party, a right-wing populist and secularist party founded days before Suharto’s resignation. “Indonesia needs to step forward into the future, and it begins today!”
Subianto, who founded the Indonesian National Unity Party, did so because of his growing opposition to Suharto and his family’s role in the Pertamina Scandal. Although Subianto has reached out to the Chinese Indonesian business community for support in exchange for placing the perpetrators responsible for the murder of Sudono Salim during the anti-Chinese riots back in April of 1986. In addition, the Indonesian National Unity Party has reached out to Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party for support, which was not only granted, but there are plans for the first meeting between the two leaders of their respective parties, Subianto and Devlet Bahçeli, in the future. While Subianto is committed to the principles of Pancasila, he has proposed the reformation of Pancasila in line with both the original founders of modern Indonesia, as well as Kemalism, as espoused by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Protesters cheer as news of Suharto's resignation is announced and Umar Wirahadikusumah is announced as the acting President until new elections will be held in January of 1987.--- THE BARKADA ON THE STREET: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STAGE BIGGEST PROTEST IN DECADES AGAINST TADIAR’S JUNTA
Manila Times
March 9, 2012KABANKALAN, PHILIPPINES – Amidst the anticipation of new elections in 2016, university students took to the streets in what is the biggest political protest since the incarceration of Corazon Aquino in 1988 and the extrajudicial murder of the entire Marcos and Romualdez families by soldiers acting upon then-Colonel (now Major General) Artemio Tadiar. The protest began with a male university student’s recent purchase of the banned Exiled Barkada CD and played it on his Walkman, leading to the other students’ covert listening sessions before being arrested for possession of an illegal item. However, the attempt to escort the arrested student to court was met with mobs of anti-Tadiar protesters, who chanted lyrics from most of Exiled Barkada’s songs in defiance of Tadiar. Additionally, some of the conscripts who joined the AFP found themselves disillusioned with the military junta and draft cards were being burnt in protest.
“While we are hopeful for new elections, we must not forget the last time our country had an election. It was a hotly contested one that resulted in the downfall of Marcos and the start of the current mess we found ourselves with,” says university activist Giselle Ocampo who campaigned to have the arrested student freed. “Major General Tadiar is not only a criminal, but a monster as well!”
Former soldiers who served Tadiar recalled the time when the Philippine military was chosen among the many countries for an UN-sponsored peacekeeping mission in the hotly contested Nagorno-Karabakh region that is being fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but because of the low pay that the Philippine Army soldiers earned, many of them resorted to arms smuggling to both the Azeri and Armenian militaries. At one point, three Filipino soldiers were court martialed for selling their military rations to starving Armenian refugees fleeing from the violence, causing massive hunger within the Filipino peacekeepers deployed to the Caucasus. However, one of the first major scandals to hit Tadiar’s junta was when five Filipino soldiers who went AWOL were found eating with three Azeri families inside their homes because of the hunger. In addition, many Filipino and Indonesian peacekeepers were being begged by Armenian and Azeri families to marry their daughters in order to bring them out of their countries. Although not officially ruled as illegal by the UN, the UN Security Council has addressed the issue of arranged marriages between various UN peacekeepers and local girls for the purpose of immigration into their countries.
“I do not know why the UN had selected soldiers from SE Asia to keep the peace in the Caucasus, and I daresay that the situation has gone bad when our local women are being used by their families as bargaining chips for the UN peacekeepers there,” Abulfaz Elchibey comments after being asked about an incident where one Azeri family was asking a Filipino Muslim soldier to take their 19-year-old daughter as a bride. “Although there is a propaganda value in our Indonesian and Filipino brothers’ taking care of our Azeri women, even if they also take care of Armenian women as well.”
Today, the soldiers who brought back their ‘war brides’ have emerged as one of the most vocal opposition voices to Tadiar’s junta, as they witnessed firsthand in the corruption scandal that had broken out while Tadiar was the junta leader. Moreover, another scandal that involved the AFP was the Aparri Incident of 2009 when a Japanese boat laden with completed IEDs had blew up by accident in the town of Aparri, causing the deaths of 19 Filipino civilians who slipped while carrying the dangerous cargo. The IEDs carried by a Japanese boat, as it turns out, belonged to a local Yakuza mobster who resided in the Philippines under false papers, shedding light to the increasing problems of the ties between the junta and the Yakuza. Moreover, the junta frequently used Yakuza and Kkangpae mobsters to smuggle not only military weapons stolen from Japanese or Korean military bases (often with the help of corrupt Korean MPs or Aum Shinrikyo members disguised as JSDF soldiers), but foodstuffs not available to the Filipino public as well, in exchange for narcotics grown on Philippine soil. By far the most horrific scandal to hit the Tadiar junta was the revelation of their role in the training of both Uyghur separatists and Aum Shinrikyo terrorists and their role in the terrorist attacks against the Chinese in the aftermath of the Spratlys conflict when China seized the entirety of the Spratly Islands. Humiliated by the Chinese communists, Tadiar swore revenge on them and started arming terrorists for attacks on Chinese targets, among them the infamous Shenzhen Bus Bombings of 1998 and the well-known Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower attack when Aum Shinrikyo members hijacked a China Eastern Airlines plane that departed from Beijing and was supposed to arrive in Xiamen when the pilots were subdued and the terrorists themselves crashed it into the tower.
The protests were however, met with counter demonstrators in support of Tadiar. Some of the pro-Tadiar supporters were PMA Carranglan Campus cadets, while others were active personnel within the Philippine Army. Even so, the fights between two rival factions did not descend into further violence, although reports of assaults were frequent. Even so, the junta has also faced renewed attacks on military posts by the increasingly resurgent New People’s Army, despite the Tadiar junta’s efforts at exterminating them, and reports of human rights violations committed against captured NPA fighters were smuggled out of the Philippines through intermediaries. Some of the reports contained evidence of rape, torture, and even a case of human trafficking when in 2001 8 female NPA fighters were not only forced to surrender, but they were sexually assaulted by elements of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, who traded them to the Yakuza in exchange for financial payment, making the regiment criminally liable for charges of human trafficking.
 Students protest against Major General Tadiar's proposed increase in tuition fees while the economy has just started to recover from decades of economic hardship as a result of UN sanctions imposed on the Philippines.--- FORMER DEMOCRAT LEAVES PARTY TO SET UP HIS OWN POLITICAL MOVEMENT
Los Angeles Times
April 19, 2000Youngston, OHIO – A former Democrat who was known for his 1983 trial on charges of racketeering for accepting bribes has left the Democrat Party. 50-year-old James Traficant and 200 of his supporters have founded a new political movement called the National Revival Party, which had a similar platform to the recently renamed Constitution Party in areas of paleoconservatism and fiscal conservatism but had a much more controversial foreign policy that called for a more balanced Middle East policy that advocated close partnerships with both Israel and the Arab nations. By far the most important feature of the National Revival Party was their calls for the abolition of the Federal Reserve and the reformation of the US dollar as a currency that would be printed on the authority of the US government itself, hearkening back to the Lincoln administration’s issuing of the greenbacks, which was backed by the credibility of the US government itself. Mr. Traficant’s registration of the party was confirmed by elections officials but had not yet been approved. If done so, it would become one of the few political parties that would have a lone representative in the House of Representatives but might face a tough re-election campaign on part of Mr. Traficant.
“America is in danger from itself unless we the people take our government back from corrupt politicians who have endangered our country. It is time for the American people to rebuild our nation, and to restore it to what it was before the rise of corrupt politicians,” says Traficant in front of his supporters during the party’s first convention.
Mr. Traficant had advocated for a restoration of the balance of power between Israel and the Arab nations, and so far, has proposed to lead an Israeli-Palestinian peace process that so far, few governments have been successful at. At the same time, Mr. Traficant was also a loud proponent of aiding Alexander Lebed and the National Redemption Army during the Second Russian Civil War when Soviet government officials had launched the coup against former Premier Mikhail Gorbachev but had failed to detain General Lebed when he refused to fire upon the protesters in the Siberian city of Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), choosing instead to shoot the political commissar and siding with the protesters. Although he was neutral in NATO’s expansion into the east, he opposed the constant provocation against Russia on the grounds that the West might need the Russians as a bulwark against Chinese expansionism, but prominent senators like John McCain and Joe Biden opposed the resurgence of Russian power.
“Do you want to see Chinese flags in cities like Hanoi, Manila and even Tokyo? Because that is what we will see if you let China become more aggressive in the South China Sea while we remained focused towards Russia. They are no longer communist, so why provoke them?” Traficant asked during a House of Representatives meeting back in 1999. However, Traficant’s hesitation against Russia earned him condemnation and rebukes from both McCain and Biden, who campaigned on the policy of containment against Russia and even proposed ideas for its dissolution as to make the world safe for American businesses.
“It is not the first time that Mr. Traficant has been found guilty of bribery, but I would not be surprised if the Russians are paying him to become the Kremlin’s sock-puppet,” comments McCain during the 2000 Republican National Convention debate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “It doesn’t matter whether Russia is capitalist, communist, or fascist. If we constantly face challenges from potential rivals, it does not matter if Russia is led by a general or a priest. They cannot be allowed to remain standing, so they must either behave or we will destroy them.”
Although it is not clear as to why Traficant is hesitant on the Russia, issue, it soon became apparent that he was more concerned about American corporations seeking to do business in China, despite its human rights violations and the military aggression in the South China Sea. At the same time, Traficant was also opposed to the entry of Russia and China into the World Trade Organization, echoing McCain’s argument on excluding Russia from the WTO because of what the Republican senator from Arizona’s viewpoint that Russia is just a ‘gas station masquerading as a country’. The sardonic comment was not lost on the Russian government, who responded by stating that the United States is just a ‘banking corporation masquerading as a country’, comparing the entire US to some of the prominent banks that existed like Goldman Sachs. However, it was Adam Schiff’s personal opposition to the so-called “Traficant Doctrine” that called for the end of regional integration blocs and its reduction to mere simple economic blocs that propelled some of Traficant’s supporters into the spotlight.
“The corporate fat cats are opposed to some of my ideas, but their opposition only validates my point that the American people need to seize back control of their nation’s economy before the fat cats decide to rob us all blind. Our infrastructures are in dire need of upgrading and some towns need massive improvements. Just look at Flint, Michigan for example,” Traficant comments while being asked about big businesses and their powerful lobbyists within the American government.
 Ohio Rep. James Traficant announces his departure from the Democratic Party earlier in April 3rd, in anticipation of his foundation of the National Revival Party.--- Portions from the Sky News Interview with Former President Gennady Burbulis
Sky News Australia Interview, May 12, 2008Discussing the Origins of the Second Russian Civil War and the Rise of Yeltsin the Entrepreneur
Interviewer: So, we are here today in Melbourne with former Russian President Gennady Burbulis, one of the key figures in the Second Russian Civil War and the fall of the Soviet Union. How are you today?
Burbulis: Good.
Interviewer: I am surprised as to how violent the collapse of the Soviet Union was, and in addition to the ethnic conflicts between Armenians and Azeris, there were also criticisms of Gorbachev’s reforms as well. However, many of the contemporaries believe that Gorbachev’s sacking of Yeltsin due to his inebriated state was one of the starts of the collapse. Is this true?
Burbulis: Many of Gorbachev’s opponents had relished in the fact that one of his proteges had disgraced himself, acting in contrary to what a former Soviet politician should do. For instance, Grigory Romanov had never stopped gloating about how Gorbachev had not only undermined his own reforms, but Yeltsin’s disgrace was on his shoulders. I was one of Gorbachev’s potential replacements to succeed Boris Nikolayevich, but in the end, he was cornered and muscled into appointing Oleg Baklanov as Yeltsin’s replacement.
Interviewer: Many of us around the world were rather shocked as to how Yeltsin fell from grace, and yet a few years later we learned that not only did his health improved, but he had opted to go into business instead of rebuilding his political career.
Burbulis: Yeltsin got his start in the private sector during the early days of the Second Russian Civil War when he had acquired an abandoned factory that used to build airplane parts for the Soviet Air Force and turned that into a factory that built delivery trucks for the National Redemption Army. Now that factory soon became the famous Tobol Avtomobilniy Zavod, or TobAZ, under the control of his newly established company, the Yeltsin Group, which also expanded into development and construction.
Interviewer: What you were saying that Yeltsin soon had a second chance to invent himself……by going into private sector? That seems to be unusual for a Soviet politician turned business owner.
Burbulis: In the early days of the Second Civil War, Yeltsin’s forerunner of TobAZ also used trucks to haul in materials that were later used for construction of new army bases and airfields. Some of the barracks used today were built by workers hired by Yeltsin. In fact, Yeltsin had gone on a tour of the United States in 1991 to explore how the Americans handled their construction practices, which he found out to his astonishment, was a bit better than the Soviet construction practices. There is a reason why two of America’s prominent real estate and home builders’ companies had partnered with Yeltsin Group: he anticipated how the Second Civil War would be worse than the First Civil War, and in most cases, after the war is finished, there will be reconstruction efforts. Boris Nikolayevich was able to tap into the general desire of ordinary Russians, Ukrainians, and other nationalities within the former USSR to own a house or apartment.
Interviewer: I find it odd that Yeltsin became an oligarch when his early days as a Soviet politician was marked by his opposition to the establishment candidates. Yet at the same time, you formed a political connection to such a man.
Burbulis: That, I did. So did Alexander Lebed for that matter, and in fact Lebed relied more on Yeltsin to rebuild towns and cities that were destroyed by the fighting between Soviet loyalists and Lebedite rebels. When Yekateriburg was rebuilt after it was defended from the Soviet Army, he tasked Yeltsin with the complete reorganization of the city in terms of urban planning. Once Lebed’s forces took several towns and cities within the Western Siberia region, he appointed him as Minister for Reconstruction. Not bad for a former Soviet politician.
Interviewer: I agree, but there were some critics who said that Yeltsin had resorted to underhanded tactics in order to acquire lucrative business deals. For instance, he hated Vladimir Zhirinovsky with a passion due to his support of the coup leaders, while Zhirinovsky himself was disgusted with Yeltsin’s merchant-like behavior.
Burbulis: Zhirinovsky was above all, an opportunist. Yes, he did support the coup, but once it became clear that the Lebedites were going to win, they were not going to show any mercy towards former coup supporters. At the same time, Zhirinovsky also created the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union back in 1989, but the party eventually collapsed when his true loyalties were revealed. When the Lebedites eventually won the Second Civil War, I was approached by one of the LDPR deputies to take over the party. I accepted, along with Grigory Yavlinsky and Vladislav Surkov on condition that I come up with the party constitution. What appeared to be a far-right party in the former Soviet Union, turned into a center-right party with some elements from libertarianism and soft nationalism.
Interviewer: It is rather surprising that the Liberal Democratic Party of the Russian Federation somehow became more popular with the ordinary public, though no one is surprised that Alexander Lebed is the real man behind the throne, so to speak. His appointment as Defense Minister in 1996 was just as important as appointing Vladimir Putin as Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, but by far the most important post was the Minister for Reconstruction, which later turned into the Minister of Economic Development, and that was the post that Yeltsin had filed on a temporary basis before Ruben Aganbegyan filled the post. Many economists today worked under Yeltsin during the Second Civil War, so would you agree that many of Yeltsin’s proposed economic reforms were controversial?
Burbulis: It is a bit controversial, and one of the reasons why the Russian economy imploded with a 97% inflation rate on the ruble during 1992, at the height of the Second Civil War, was because Yeltsin was so eager to destroy the Soviet economy and completely rebuild it on a purely capitalist foundation. He did not realize that free markets would not be developed overnight, but his decision to at least introduce privatization in a gradual basis, followed by the issuing of the new Russian Denga as its official currency, replacing the ruble, was exactly what allowed the Russian economy to bounce back slowly. The Denga, as proposed by both Yeltsin and even Vladislav Surkov, was going to be a non-fiat currency, only backed by the credibility of the Russian government and the productive physical and intellectual value of our nation’s workforce. In addition, it was Surkov and later Lev Gumilyev that suggested that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation would be abolished, and that the Russian government itself shall take charge of printing money. That method was later proposed by the American politician James Traficant.
Interviewer: That proposal was controversial because of the unknown consequences that it will have on the American economy if the Federal Reserve was to be abolished.
Burbulis: Yes, and that is also exactly why Russia was banned from entering the World Trade Organization. It was mainly the pressure from the American politicians who never got over the fact that Russia was no longer communist. To them, we will always be the same ‘evil empire’ who had to be opposed.
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Post by stevep on Dec 21, 2020 11:50:46 GMT
TheRomanSlayer , That sounds a pretty extreme and unwise stance. I could see some right wing militaristic type politicians taking a stance like that but I doubt McCain would. Especially not when China is getting more expansionist earlier.
I'm also a bit unclear why so many US politicians were hostile to democracy in Indonesia? Possibly again the right and any with business interests in the country which might be affected but would have thought the fall of Suharto would have been broadly welcomed.
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 21, 2020 14:54:50 GMT
Not necessarily hostile to democracy per se, but given their stance when Sukarno was president, his policies had caused a panic within elements of the US government that led to his overthrow and the rise of Suharto.
Also, some of McCain’s words about Russia that is said ITTL is also based on OTL as well, and given what TTL’s Traficant would say about Russia, it wouldn’t be surprising for someone like McCain to accuse him of taking bribes from the Russians (in 1983, he was charged with racketeering).
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 23, 2020 6:30:49 GMT
Chapter Nine: Civil Wars all Around AQUINO-ALIGNED FORCES RETREAT TO TARLAC WHILE VER TAKES CONTROL OF NCR, CAVITE AND BULACAN, TADIAR REMAINS IN NEGROS
Manila Times
January 7, 1987
Concepcion, TARLAC – Elements of the Philippine military who remained loyal to President Corazon Aquino had retreated to her home province of Tarlac, as General Fabian Ver had formally proclaimed the restoration of former President Ferdinand Marcos into the presidency. At the same time, General Ver had formally proclaimed himself as Marcos’s new Vice President, as the former president’s running mate during the 1986 election had opted to side with Colonel Artemio Tadiar. Following the so-called restoration of the Marcos presidency, Ver had ordered his own troops to hunt down any protester who openly called for the former dictator’s downfall and to kill them, resulting in 45 civilians killed by Ver’s troops. In addition, soldiers loyal to Colonel Tadiar and Majors Doromal and Aromin had marshalled their own armies in the island of Negros in order to focus more on the war against the New People’s Army and the Moro secessionist rebels in Mindanao.
Although Ver was successful in driving the Aquino loyalists out of the National Capital Region and had sent more troops to capture Cavite and Bulacan provinces, the attempt to take control of Fort Magsaysay had ended in a firefight when troops of that base loyal to Brigadier General Marcelo Blando had began to engage them in an open battle. Not only was the 7th Infantry Regiment (or the Kaugnay Regiment) able to repel attacks launched by General Ver’s soldiers, but elements of the Philippine Navy had begun to withdraw from Manila and relocated to Cebu City. Moreover, the 15th Strike Wing of the Philippine Air Force had began to declare their loyalty to Colonel Tadiar and started their bombing runs against the NPA, as per Colonel Tadiar’s orders. Upon the retreat of Ver’s forces from Fort Magsaysay, Brigadier General Blando’s troops were reported to have been injured, with only 5 Army soldiers from the Kaugnay Regiment confirmed as KIA.
“The usurper Corazon Aquino has exposed herself to the world as the coward that she truly is, and as long as there are many people who remained loyal to their true President, we shall overturn the so-called EDSA Revolution and bring order to this shattered country,” says Ver while being briefed by the formerly Marcos-aligned government media. “Once we’ve taken care of the false President Aquino, then it is time for us to re-affirm the loyalty of the Philippine military by arresting Colonel Tadiar for the unlawful overthrow of his President, the man he swore an oath of loyalty to.”
While the Philippine military has started to divide by itself, the resurgent New People’s Army continued their attacks in Visayas and Mindanao. Enraged by the brazen murder of Jose Maria Sison and the failed assassination attempt on Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, the NPA started to execute captured AFP and Alsa Masa PoWs, leading to retaliatory mass killings. In one skirmish outside Kabankalan, elements of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment had executed an entire platoon of NPA prisoners of war, insisting that they are not legal combatants. Even as the international community pleaded with the Philippine government on the lawful treatment of both the Moro secessionist rebels and NPA militants, Colonel Tadiar ignored their pleas, even going as far as to locate the families of the dead NPA fighters, and summarily executed them as well.
“What this war proves to us is that you cannot have communist savages in this country and expect them to be civil. We are on the front lines against international communism, and it’s our job to exterminate the communist menace,” says Tadiar to his troops upon the successful defense of Kabankalan against the NPA. “After today, we shall show no mercy to the communist hordes who continue to plague our country!”
--- Excerpts from “A Nation in Mourning”
By: Arturo Tolentino
Atlas Publishing, published 2002
Chapter Eleven: An Unfinished Business
Kabankalan was not what I expected when I reluctantly retreated along with Colonel Tadiar and his followers. Back then, it was just a small town and would not become a major city until next year, although the bustling military activity here meant that the small town was going to become a major center of Tadiar’s makeshift government. Sure, there were some tricycle and jeepney terminals here and there, but the town was not yet the new capital it would become. It was thanks to the military that Kabankalan received the attention it was not expecting, with new airfields and military bases being built by the Army and Marine Corps engineers. Barangay Camansi soon emerged as the new center of Tadiar’s newly emerging ‘government’, although in reality it was the formation of what would become the Council for National Sovereignty, and I soon found myself being eyed with suspicion by the more radical junior officers who were angry because they did not get a chance to fight General Ver, and having seen the cowardice that President Aquino had displayed (though accusations of cowardice was thrown at her by surprisingly enough, Major Doromal). Brigadier General Marcelo Blando’s troops had barely repelled the attacks thrown at them by General Ver’s forces, as they were holding the line in Nueva Ecija.
Major Doromal sat down in an office that was vacated by a barangay captain upon Colonel Tadiar’s recommendation, and in fact it was the barangay captain of Camansi who welcomed us into Kabankalan. At the same time, Colonel Tadiar and Major Aromin had just finished briefing the other officers who joined us after the retreat from Manila, and one of the junior officers reported to them that former President Marcos was going back to his old position. I was surprised and shocked at the same time: the last time I saw Macoy was back when Tadiar had massacred those protesters, but I do not know if he is well enough to resume his position. My thoughts went out of the window as Colonel Tadiar soon returned and sat down beside Major Doromal. No doubt that he had the coup in mind, but I’m intrigued that he isn’t panicking, in contrast to when he first learned that President Aquino was going to arrest the coup leaders for killing Jose Maria Sison.
“Mr. Tolentino, it seems that we are at an impasse,” Tadiar explained to me, but I can detect a deathly tone in his voice. “Your former boss is once again president, even after our efforts to get rid of him.”
“You placed him under arrest, but you failed to kill General Ver. Thanks to your failure to execute General Ver, he’s back from his temporary imprisonment, and we may end up paying for your mistake with our lives,” I snapped back, surprising every officer in the camp. “How can this go worse, Colonel? We’re driven out of Luzon, and President Aquino might as well surrender her Presidency to her infamous predecessor.”
Major Doromal glared at me. “Watch your tone, Mr. Tolentino.”
“Or what? What I have said is true, Major Doromal. If you want to stop General Ver from killing us all, you’d better start planning for an operation to retake Manila,” I suggested, though I was still a bit upset.
Colonel Tadiar shook his head and sighed. “You are right, Mr. Tolentino. The fault is indeed mine, but I was mainly focused on Macoy that I have forgotten to kill General Ver. You may accuse me of anything, but I will make this up to all of us who now have to oppose both President Aquino and General Ver.”
“So, what do you suggest then?” one of the junior officers asked Colonel Tadiar. We all looked at him, waiting to see how he will respond. What he said next stunned us all.
“We will wait until both sides are weakened. Then, we will finish them all off in one move.” Major Doromal slammed his fist into the table in anger.
“That is a coward’s move, Colonel! You will prove Colonel Honasan right by your own actions!” Tadiar raised his hand up to pause. Major Doromal glared back at him, disgusted at his proposed move. “What would happen if General Ver wins his little civil war against the President, and vice versa?”
Tadiar looked back at the two coup plotters and shook his head. “We are not strong enough to deal with the likes of General Ver. There is still the NPA forces to deal with here and in Mindanao. While both President Aquino and General Ver battle each other, we will continue to fight the communists here. Only then will we be able to take on either one of the two combatants when we are battle hardened and better armed. The NPA and the MNLF, as well as the MILF have better weapons than we do, and our tanks will not be able to pierce through their defenses. Moreover, most of the M41 Walker Bulldogs have been seized by General Ver’s forces, as week as the FV101 Scorpions. We need to retool ourselves into the perfect anti-tank fighting force for now, until we can acquire better tanks.”
“We do not know when we will get new tanks. President Reagan will certainly not help us in our fight now that we are seen by the US government as the orchestrators of the Ortigas massacre. However, if President Aquino is so badly weakened that she must call for help from the US, then her credibility will weaken,” Tadiar replied in a sarcastic tone. Unfortunately, he is right in this regard, as President Reagan is starting to view President Aquino as the only democratic leader of the Philippines. “In any case, we also need to declare a new government that will be a better alternative to both factions. At any case, our fight against the communists must resume.”
“I agree. Lt. Colonel Calida has already agreed to deploy the Alsa Masa troops to help with the recon mission, and their possession of pick-up trucks will help us with the getaways if the NPA soon find our main forces. We cannot afford any more losses, even dead Alsa Masa paramilitary units would be fatal for us, as the Navy and Air Force are divided. While the 15th Strike Wing has joined our cause, some of the vessels might remain loyal to President Aquino. It only takes a few traitors within the Navy and Air Force to wreak havoc,” said Major Aromin. He looked around and sighed. “Many of us here might not make it past this month but let us pause for a second as we make our final prayers.”
Suddenly, one of the minor officers ran into the room and saluted. “Phone call for Colonel Tadiar, Major!”
“From whom?” I asked back.
The officer hesitated at first but handed the phone over. “It would be better if he speaks to him.”
“Give it here.” Tadiar grabbed the phone but stopped for a second as he can hear a faint sound of gunfire. “Hello?”
“Colonel. I might not have long, but General Ver has brought in more troops and our base is being encircled.” We were not sure as to who it was on the other line. “This is the last time we will talk, but I need to talk to Major Doromal before my men and I fight to the death, Colonel Tadiar.”
“All right.” Tadiar handed the phone over to Major Doromal. “Here you go.”
“Major Doromal, this is one of my last acts as Brigadier General before Ver finishes us off. I would recommend to whoever oversees your little group to promote Colonel Tadiar to Brigadier General, and that he will be assigned three Marine Corps Battalions guarding Kabankalan. Now, let me talk to Brigader General Tadiar,” said Brigadier General Blando, but Major Doromal could hear him scream in pain. He then handed the phone over to Tadiar. “Artemio. You can make up for your fuck up back in Malacanang and kill the stupid son of a bitch. Do it and avenge me and my fallen men.” The phone went silent and Major Doromal turned to face Tadiar, with Major Aromin and three other junior officers formally presenting what appeared to be a pair of gold shoulder strap with one silver star marked on it.
“Congratulations. Brigadier General Tadiar.” Majors Aromin and Doromal saluted to him, with the rest of the officers following suit. “What is your command, sir?”
Colonel. No. Brigadier General Tadiar turned to his men, a grim look plastered on his face. “Our mission is to eliminate the New People’s Army and the Moro secessionist rebels in Mindanao. That is our task, and we will complete it before turning our attention to General Ver.”
--- GENERAL VER SCORES FIRST VICTORY OF CIVIL WAR WITH CAPTURE OF FORT MAGSAYSAY AND NUEVA ECIJA PROVINCE
Manila Times
January 14, 1987Gapan, NUEVA ECIJA – In one of the major offensives of the growing Philippine crisis, forces loyal to the seemingly restored former President Ferdinand Marcos and Vice President/General Fabian Ver have attacked rebel forces loyal to the now officially promoted Brigadier General Artemio Tadiar and the late Brigadier General Marcelo Blando in Fort Magsaysay. Three days earlier, the rebel forces have set up defensive perimeters and garrisoned several village huts throughout the provincial border between Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, with Gapan becoming a warzone. Though Brigadier General Blando’s troops managed to hold off the incoming pro-Ver troops, another attack launched into Nueva Ecija from Aurora province, which fell to Ver’s forces. Reinforcements from the city of Baler have arrived at Aurora’s border with Nueva Ecija have pushed forward, backed by several captured M41 Walker Bulldog tanks before facing another ambush by rebel troops stationed in Fort Magsaysay.
“I swore on the graves of my fallen soldiers that I will never bow down to a slime ball like Fabian Ver, and I will never allow Ferdinand Marcos to regain his power again!” Blando said while leading troops on the front lines. Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation camera crew members were at the front lines, videotaping the battle before one of Ver’s snipers had fatally shot the cameraman.
Nueva Ecija and Aurora province have now joined the rest of the territories that have fallen under Fabian Ver’s control, although several regiments loyal to President Corazon Aquino have attacked the lightly defended border between Nueva Ecija and Tarlac, with some of the Aquino loyalist forces pushing through the well defended border between Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. However, Fabian Ver’s forces have the advantage in armor and artillery, while forces under Artemio Tadiar’s control have the advantage in rapid mobility, as well as backing of 75% of the Philippine Air Force’s air armada, most notably the 15th Strike Wing squadron who switched their loyalty from President Aquino to Tadiar’s forces. In addition, the entire helicopter wing of the PAF have joined President Aquino’s forces in Tarlac, giving this conflict an even balance in terms of firepower. However, Tadiar’s forces are focused on the current insurgency against the New People’s Army, making their forces unavailable for the inevitable clash between the armies of Fabian Ver and Corazon Aquino.--- YUGOSLAV ARMY SOLDIERS FOIL ATTEMPTED MASS SHOOTING IN PARACIN, CONSCRIPT ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
Vancouver Sun
September 4, 1987Paracin, SR SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA – Yugoslav Army authorities have foiled a mass shooting plot by arresting a 20-year-old conscript of Kosovar Albanian heritage. The shooter, who was armed with his own military issued automatic weapon, was disarmed by another conscript when his rifle was jammed, and several soldiers nearby had pinned down the potential mass shooter before JNA officers arrived at the scene, backed by military police. 20-year-old Aziz Kelmendi was shoved to the side by Private Riza Alibasic before being tackled to the ground, long enough for military officers to place him under arrest. News of the attempted murder was received with shock and outrage, and another potential riot nearly materialized in Pristina before local authorities deployed their police officers to stop the rally. However, in Belgrade, thousands of Serbs have protested what they see as an ‘Albanian invasion’ of Serbian soil. The Belgrade police, followed by Yugoslav Army forces stationed in the capital, have also been deployed to stop the protest from going out of hand.
“We are deeply shocked by the incident in Paracin, and we are also talking with the parents of Mr. Kelmendi to see what has happened with their son, who currently serves in our army,” comments Yugoslav president Lazar Mojsov when asked about the arrested conscript. “As of today, Mr. Kelmendi is being cashiered out of the army upon his own request, and that he also requested to move to Albania, which we will grant.”
The Yugoslav government’s response to the attempted shooting was not well received in the Serbian public, who only continued to chant pro-nationalist slogans, causing the populations of the other republics to grow nervous. In addition, the former president Mika Spiljak, had harsh words towards the Serbian protesters furious at the incident in Paracin.
“We would like to advise our Serbian brothers and sisters to exercise caution when expressing their frustrations in public. While we are horrified by the attempted mass murder, the expression of nationalist sentiment will be harmful in the long run,” Spiljak said during a conference in Zagreb. “If our fraternal Serbian brothers cannot control their own emotions, eventually even our own Croatian sons and daughters will emulate their neighbors across the border and we will see the return of fascism in Yugoslavia, wrapped in the infamous black coat of the Ustasha.”
--- BELGRADE RIOTS END IN VIOLENT BLOODSHED AS YUGOSLAV ARMY SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON NATIONALIST PROTESTERS INCITED BY DRASKOVIC, KADIJEVIC LAUNCHES COUP AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Sydney Herald
March 13, 1991Belgrade, SR SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA – To the shock of the international community, the repeat of the Ortigas Avenue Massacre during the EDSA Revolution that toppled former dictator Ferdinand Marcos has happened when soldiers of the Yugoslav Army have opened fire on nationalist protesters encouraged by the influence of radical Serbian nationalist Vuk Draskovic. Only five years after Artemio Tadiar had engraved his name on the list of mass murderers, Veljko Kadijevic had not only given order for the Yugoslav Army to fire on the protesters, but also gave another order for other soldiers of the JNA to take control of all government offices within Belgrade. Speaking in front of other officers and politicians, Kadijevic assured to the public that he would restrain his soldiers from further carnage if they comply and desist from rioting.
“It is with deep regret that I have ordered my own troops to fire on the protesters, but the territorial integrity of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was under threat from internal enemies. Moreover, I have also been ordered by both Borislav Jovic and Slobodan Milosevic to take control of the government until this crisis is over with. I will form a military council to help govern Yugoslavia until such a time that is appropriate for new referendums to decide whether or not the peoples of Yugoslavia wished to stay together or not,” says Kadijevic as he was constantly bombarded with more questions.
Various officers applauded the coup and the crackdown, notably Croatian generals within the JNA like Anton Tus and Janko Bobetko, and Bosniak generals within the JNA like Rasim Delic and Sefer Halilovic, approving of Kadijevic’s actions, stating that the nationalist sentiment within Serbia was the cause of the growth of nationalist sentiment within the other republics, Croatia being the most notable. In response, Kadijevic had formed the “National Emergency Council” to govern the entire country until new elections can be held. At the same time, the ongoing civil war in the former Soviet Union has also provided Kadijevic with a rare opportunity to quietly ship out the hotheaded radicals within the Serbian Renewal Movement to the battlefields of central Russia and western Siberia in order to placate both the West and the rag tag Russian nationalist rebels led by former Red Army general turned rebel leader Alexander Lebed. While under the control of the National Emergency Council, Kadijevic will oversee the management of the Yugoslav government, followed by six other leaders, representing the various Socialist Republics within Yugoslavia. Representing Slovenia will be Colonel General Konrad Kolšek, while Anton Tus will represent Croatia. Sefer Halilovic would represent Bosnia-Hercegovina, while Pande Petrovski will represent Macedonia. Finally, Blagoje Adzic will represent Serbia and Vladimir Lazarevic will represent Montenegro.
In addition, 3,000 volunteers from within Yugoslavia have joined General Lebed’s forces battling the Soviet Red Army (mainly from Serbia and Montenegro, though a few Macedonian volunteers have also joined as well) while 500 volunteers from the Socialist Republic of Croatia have been sent to observe the growing Ukrainian independence forces seeking independence from the USSR. Although the UN has proposed a peacekeeping mission in the Caucasus, Yugoslavia was not invited to participate in the peacekeeping mission because of its potential biases, leaving a few minor nations to deploy their forces in the hotly contested Nagorno-Karabakh region that is disputed by both the Armenian and Azeri SSR.--- RUSSIAN STATEHOOD DAY MARCH IN MOSCOW MARRED BY FIGHTS BETWEEN VETERANS FROM BOTH SIDES OF SECOND CIVIL WAR
The Moscow Times
November 7, 2009
Moscow, MOSCOW CAPITAL REGION – The annual Russian Statehood Day march usually held every year in November normally attracts right-wing extremists of all shapes and forms, but this year was certainly a march to remember. Though Russian nationalists normally dominate the Statehood Day marches, this year it was best remembered for the fights that broke out between veterans of the two opposing sides during the Second Russian Civil War, which was well remembered when a prominent former Red Army General named Alexander Lebed had refused to fire upon the civilians in the city of Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) and joined in the protesters who were fed up with the growing instability within the former USSR. Lebed came to prominence after the Soviet Coup of 1991 when a few months prior, former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev was accidentally killed by KGB agents sent to apprehend him, though his bodyguards were the original target for neutralization, in a brutal Soviet coup that shocked the nation. However, it was Lebed’s refusal to use lethal force upon civilian protesters, along with several defections from the Red Army to what was then the National Redemption Army during the opening stages of the Second Russian Civil War. “Our brave soldiers did not come home from the mountains of Afghanistan, only to be ordered to use force upon our own people who are frustrated and disillusioned with the so-called changes that Comrade Gorbachev had implemented. Already, we see the Union about to fracture and communism being discredited for its massive failure. The time for a new start begins now!” Lebed said in front of his supporters while successfully climbing on top of a T-80 tank that had its crew defect to the protesters back in 1990. “Let us proclaim that the new Russia will be better and stronger than its predecessor but let us not forget that we owe respect to the other republics that form this Union!” Today, one could easily find veterans from both sides being vocal towards each other, with former soldiers who fought for the loyalist side of the Second Civil War with the Order of Lenin medal on their chest, while veterans who fought for the rebel side would often wear either the ribbons of St. George on their forearm with the Russian two headed eagle inside a circle, or a gold-violet armband with four pointed stars on top of each other, though one star is positioned like an ex, encased inside a circle, on top of what appears to be the stripes from the ribbon of St. George. In addition, some of the volunteers who fought for the rebels had been radicalized to the point where they began to openly adopt segments of Nazism, resulting in Russia becoming the breeding ground for neo-fascist and neo-Nazi movements. Other Russian nationalists had ties to monarchist organizations, while a few groups, though not necessarily neo-Nazi or neo-fascist, had extreme anti-Semitic tendencies. What unites these extreme right organizations is their common antipathy towards communism in general, but the conspiracy theory regarding the alleged ‘Zionist-Masonic plot’ to usurp power from the Russian people. “We are worried about the tendencies of Western European and North American neo-fascists coming to places like Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to train and be radicalized into such toxic movements. Moreover, we call upon the Russian government to stop would-be neo-fascists from arriving in Russian soil for the purpose of spreading hate,” says Anti-Defamation League leader Abraham Foxman after being asked about the recent incident in which a young Hasidic Jew was beaten by two local neo-Nazis who traveled to Russia as volunteers in the Second Russian Civil War in New York City, USA. “Moreover, some of the neo-Nazis who run afoul of the law have volunteered in the recent Civil War in the former Soviet Union.” There are also fears that neo-fascist cells within the Western world would start recruiting local white men into the movement, prompting anti-fascist activists to protest on the streets against the neo-fascists. However, the response to the alleged anti-fascist ‘threat’ in the Western world was rather brutal; over 52 anti-fascists in Roanoke, Virginia were savagely burned alive by neo-fascist extremists during the commemoration of the start of the Second Russian Civil War. Even so, Russian law enforcement officials have worked together with American and European law enforcement officials in cracking down on the threat emitting from these neo-fascists. “Roanoke is not the first time that neo-fascists have used force against their enemies, but it is the first time that neo-fascists have resorted to mass murder to get their message across,” says one anonymous police officer while being interviewed on the rise of right-wing attacks.* --- *You can easily guess as to what event IOTL is this incident ITTL is referring to. Below: Proposed flag of the National Redemption Army and insignia of anti-communist Lebedite rebels. 
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Post by gillan1220 on Dec 23, 2020 9:09:03 GMT
Looks like the Philippine civil war has become a four way conflict. Also, one of the nuns in the iconic People Power photo died of cancer yesterday, December 22, 2020. |
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Post by TheRomanSlayer on Dec 23, 2020 14:57:43 GMT
Yep, but it’s mainly a Cory vs Ver and Tadiar vs the communists, although it might be one of the Tiamzons who has taken over the CCP-NDF-NPA. In any case, at this point Ver’s coup has been more successful than OTL Tolentino’s coup that happened in December of 1986 IOTL as well.
We might also see a different 1988 US election as well since it might have Jesse Jackson as a stronger candidate than Dukakis.
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