Saturday, January 12, 2008

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Pharaoh
     The slaughter of the Israelite firstborn? A mere administrative operation.

Persian News From Thermopylae
     Yesterday the heroic Greek warrior Ephialtes joined our ranks.

Report From Herod's Chief of Staff
     Our units have achieved a splendid victory over the infants of Bethlehem.

Alexander the Great
     My work is done. I have united India with Macedonia for all time.

Among the Ruins
     Peace has now been restored.

Victorious News
     We have overcome and slain twenty thousand enemies and a few traitors.

Attila
     I want peace too, but a Hunnish one.

Khan
     Kill them! I want to proclaim myself their king.

On the Battlefield
     Hey, our nation has grown by negative three thousand enemies!

Conquistador
     These barbarians fight our cannons with bows and arrows!

The Defeated
     I escaped to spare further bloodletting.

Commander
     Only use your weapons against those who are defending themselves, and of course even against those who aren't.

News
     We burned several other towns during out advance. What remained of the population welcomed us heartily.

Colonial War
     You dirty savages, just wait until you are our faithful and happy subjects!

Diplomacy
     We abhor violence, but are willing to supply arms.

Neutral
     Neutrality? That means making money off of someone else's war.

Imperialism
     Equilibrium is when we have the advantage.

Colonization
     And now we shall paternally care for those who remain.

Mars
     A ban on aggressive wars? As long as defensive wars and punitive campaigns remain!

War Memorial
     Here lies the Unknown Packhorse.

News From the Battlefield
     Our heroic gas attack has repelled hordes of cowardly citizens in flight.

Death
     You fools, this is My victory!

Peace
     Now we can peacefully devote ourselves to further armament again.

Progress
     We'll soon civilize these savages; they already understand thermite and mustard gas.

LN, 17 May, 1936

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