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- reported by Osiris, in Mein Blork, Republic of Iceland.

Ever since tensions mounted between the two political parties, the people of Iceland have yet to hear from their President, who had been away on a koi-hunting expedition. Last Friday, President Bobby K finally spoke in front of a 2000-strong crowd of Socialists, making his stand clear that the Terrorists will not give in to the Socialists' demands, and urged all members and supporters of the opposition party to disarm peacefully.

His offer of an olive branch to the Socialists was not well-received, since throughout his speech, which had been written at 4am that day, the President condemned the misconduct and acts of treason of the Socialists. The President also gave the Socialists an ultimatum of 48hrs to comply with his orders.

The fighting between the Socialists and the Terrorists ensued even as the ultimatum had passed on Monday. Sensing that his speech had not taken effect, and the people were losing respect for their leader, President Bobby K immediately called an emergency meeting with senior officials of both his administration and the Socialists. The 450-strong Socialists had planned to boycott the meeting after learning that the venue had been changed to the convention centre at Ni Aunt, but decided otherwise after military vehicles turned up at S.Rajacurry amidst the heavy fighting to transport them to the meeting place.

During the meeting the President acknowledged the contributions of the Socialists, although he did not apologize for the strong and offending speech made on Friday. However the Guest-of-Honour of the meeting also stressed the importance of a ceasefire, saying that the prolonged civil war will lead to the downfall and self-destruction of the country.

The exact details of the meeting are yet to be disclosed, but Rotters Int. has learnt that the Socialist officials present at the convention centre were each awarded a certificate of appreciation, a move which the President hopes would improve the situation. The certificates were all empty, and the Socialists were told to pick up the actual awards on the 13th. The Socialists are wary of President Bobby K's intentions; many suspect that the Terrorists had laid a trap in the capital city to capture all of them when they turn up to collect their awards.

At S.Rajacurry, the fighting has worsened, with both sides taking heavy causalties. On Thursday, Terrorists fired artillery shells on the Socialists refugee camps and killed at least 36 people, including 18 children. The Socialists retaliated by launching a heavy air-strike on Terrorists armoured positions, destroying six of their Merkava tanks. The Socialists are still awaiting the arrival of their armour units, who had been stationed in nearby UK. Military planners told Rotters they were afraid that the supply planes transporting these vital support units would be shot down before they could deliver their cargo.



A Terrorist Merkava tank scurries away from the Socialists' air-strike.





( This report has been delayed due to unforseen technical difficulties. )

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