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Kalistani News in Brief: Emperor formally Adopts Princess Carolina
Armed Drone Program with Kundrati; 2nd Democracy Panel in Sulari
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
September 4, 5557


Her Highness Princess Carolina Ananto-Hulanevek is named Crown Princess

Emperor Formally Adopts Princess Carolina
In an unprecedented move, His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Fredrick II Ananto has formally adopted the Her Imperial Majesty Pavlina I Ananto's daughter, the Princess Carolina as his daughter and heir. The 11-year old princess, who has lived almost half her life in Kalistan, was reportedly thrilled at the prospect of becoming naturalized as a full Citizen and member of the Ananto family. "It's very overwhelming, but my mom and dad decided that it was something that they wanted to do for me, and I really feel very special and happy!" The Princess, who was adopted a few months after her birth by then civilian Pavlina Hulanevek, had initially lost her mother in childbirth, and was then abandoned by her father to the Kundrati foster care system, before being adopted by Hulanevek. "My mom is the only mom I have ever known," said Princess Carolina. "And my dad (the Emperor, who Carolina has long called her "dad") was very welcoming to us both and we became a family very quickly. I just remember him telling the story of how he lost his mom when he was a kid too, and I think we found we had a lot in common. And he's such a kind person too, I know he's so busy but he always makes time for us." The Emperor and the Minor Princess notably share an appreciation for automobiles, and family outings often revolve around trips to the Kaliburg National Motor Speedway. "While I won't ever forget Kundrati, Kalistan is my home now. I don't really remember much time when my dad was not in my life." With the adoption, the National Assembly has acknowledged the Emperor and Empress' desire that the Minor Princess should become the Crown Princess. She is expected to begin formal training for her future role when she enters High School in two years. Most Kalistanis greeted the news with support. The Chancellor of the National Assembly passed an informal resolution officially congratulating the Minor Princess while ratifying the Imperial fiat. Princess Carolina will be henceforth known as Her Highness, Crown Princess Carolina Ananto-Hulanevek.

KMC to construct "suicide drones" with Kundrati
KalMilInCo (KMC) and their Kundrati counterparts, KDC, have announced plans to develop a series of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of both providing surveilance and serving as guided cruise missiles. The so called Journey Missile program is slated to build a military drone that will serve Kalistan by providing visual overflights of the Ananto Strait, and either remotely patrolling the waters in and around Kalistan, or converting to strike mode and utilizing its armaments as sort of a kamikaze aircraft that controllers can direct right into a target. "Most modern ships have anti-missile technology that can easily take out cruise missiles which are coming in at a low trajectory," said Defense Ministry Spokesman Kenneth Whitmer. "These drones work a bit differently in that they come in over a target and then act more like a guided powered bomb, rendering many modern defensive systems less effective than they would be against other similar weapons." The UAVs can also be mounted with sub detection Magnetic Anomoly Detection Systems to help the Green Water navy detect enemy subs, serving as an early warning system for other weapons in the Kalistani arsenal. The vehicles will be built in Kundrati, and Kalistan is providing both capital and technical expertise in the joint development of the drone.

2nd Democracy Forum to be held in Sulari, Chancellor expected to attend
A followup to the Kaliburg Democracy Forum, held last November, is expected to be held in Sulari, Duchy of Suldanor. The Duchy tends to more strongly support the Institutional Party than Odufaray and Vrassa, so it is seen as a good compromise spot for many pro-democracy activists who complained that the 1st Democracy Forum was inaccessible to the Opposition. "Oh, We'll be in Sulari," said Democracy Activist Juanita Suarez, of Gendaris. "Holding the first one in Kaliburg was kind of a slap in the face to the movement, because most of us do not feel comfortable travelling to the Lion's Den." Suarez said that pro-democracy activists likely would have been arrested if they had travelled to Kaliburg. "You know the cops aren't going to let anyone with any different ideas get within fifty miles of the Empress! Because they're afraid that we are going to say something that they don't want the people to know. The truth about the Empress: She's actually a foreign Banker, and you know what that means." When asked to expand on her comments, Suarez said "Find out in Sulari. Just let her come there. We won't back down this time. This ain't gonna be no Swanson Part 2." She was referring to activist Natalie Swanson who directly questioned Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Pavlina I Ananto during the first Democracy Forum and then publicly apologized for overstepping propriety, and who the activist community has since roundly painted as a coward. The Empress, for her part has already said she will not attend, but the Chancellor of the Empire has volunteered to attend as a representative of the Government, and has required the attendance of Suldanor's Deputies at the forum. The Sulari Democracy forum will be held on October 30, starting at 5:30 local, at the Sulari Civic Center in downtown Sulari, and entry passes, which will include a security check, have already been made available to various civic and activist organizations, as well as Sulari's academic community.