| -U.S.N.- After an explosion rocked a factory in the U.S.N.-held Larcus
District earlier today, the director general of the U.S.N. Department of
Defense indicated that O.C.U. forces might bear the responsibility. Following
the incident's official confirmation, the president called an emergency
defense meeting. According to sources, cabinet members feel that it is
only a matter of time before a second Huffman Conflict erupts. Following
yesterday's directive from the Department of Defense, Brigadier General
Winger, commanding officer of the expeditionary force in Fort Monus, officially
proclaimed the start of the Second Huffman Conflict. Shortly afterwards,
U.S.N. troops began landing operations in the O.C.U.'s Menasa district.
The official proclamation is as follows: "We all know of the O.C.U.'s
unprovoked attack on a small civilian factory-an attack in flagrant disregard
of the ceasefire, and an atrocity that cost sixty-two innocent people their
lives. Despite the preponderance of direct evidence, the O.C.U. stubbornly
continues to deny and hide the truth. This is clearly an act of aggression.
Our duty as soldiers is to protect all U.S.N. citizens from such offenses.
"Starting immediately, we will sweep the O.C.U. from this island once
and for all. Heroic U.S.N. soldiers, know that you are members of the world's
strongest military force. "Go forward without fear, and answer the
call of your nation. We will show the enemy the extent of our power." |
