Kalistani Major History

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Reprinted from
IZQUIERDA-  The Voice of the Kalistani Left
Socialists claim responsibility for Recruitment Center explosion, 2 injuries, no deaths reported
Kaliburg, Ananto District
November 3, 3425


Spokesperson for the Revolutionary Socialist Militia, Felicia Bennots-Phillips

Socialist Spokeswoman Felicia Bennots-Phillips held a brief Press Conference on the steps of the old Socialist Party Headquarters in downtown Kaliburg last night, to issue the following statement:

"The Revolutionary Socialist Militia of Kalistan accepts responsibility for the explosion last week which demolished the downtown recruitment center.  The aim of the explosion was to send a message to the current Government that their police state tactics will not be tolerated in a free Kalistan.  Their policies have already done irreparable harm to the the Nation of Kalistan, and therefore, our Party's Militia will not stop its activity until those policies are rolled back and fascism is outlawed in Kalistan once and for all.

"Our target, the military recruitment center here in the Capital, is merely a symbol of the larger problem in our nation, a nonstop trajectory from the abolition of nuclear weaponry to the establishment of fascism as a governing ideology in our nation.  The recruitment center itself was unpopulated at the time, and while the Militia regrets the injury caused to the two passers by, we are grateful that their lives were spared.

"In light of the government non-response to our actions, our own Militia has stepped up recruitment efforts in all districts, and will soon be fielding three more regiments of irregulars, to bring our total fighting strength above 3500 in the field, and no fewer than 3000 in support positions throughout the cities and villages of Kalistan.  We would note that at least one cell has been successfully infiltrated by Government agents, and we have taken additional measures to further decentralize command and control across the country to combat the desire for spies of the jack booted thugs to infiltrate any more of our units.  As a result of the infiltration, one combat infantry platoon has been decommissioned, and activities in Suldanor District have been temporarily halted.

"The Militia has authorized me to serve as the point person for all questions and discussions from interested parties.  As we work to bring the country off the cliff of civil war by getting the fascists and their so-called 'Socialist' allies in the PSP to resign, we will also work very diligently to internationalize this situation in Kalistan by publicizing the actions of the Militarists abroad."

Militia Members mix with National Press reporters at the Press Conference last night at the old SPoK HQ in Downtown Kaliburg

Spokeswoman Bennots-Phillips then took questions from the bevy of reporters, mostly dealing with a possible endorsement for President of the Republic in the coming elections, as well as the possibility of yet another civil war in Kalistan.  Bennots often responded with the standard "I cannot make a comment on that question at this time." response, but in one telling moment she did suggest that the Militia has dropped its endorsement deal with the PSP over their unqualified and inexplicable support for the police state measures instituted by the Fascists, as well as their refusal to condemn the rise of fascism in Kalistan being moved forward by the CLD and the Minimalists.  Bennots-Phillips called the PSP "compradores" and betrayers of the people of Kalistan, saying, "Yes, we worked with the PSP, but this apparently is a new stripe for them which we did not see at the time.  We wonder how much it took to buy them off."

The Press Conference lasted about 15 minutes.