University Student Sit-In
A peaceful Christmas demonstration which started on Christmas Day continues on the steps of the Congress building in Olympus Village on Mars. This year Christmas falls during the cold season, and the students are wrapped up warm, mostly dressed in red and white Santa outfits. Above them a giant... Read more
Federal President Denies Onionhead Crackdown
After the traditional Presidential Christmas Eve banquet in New York on Earth in Sol last night, the President was confronted by a crowd protesting against ‘Oniongate’ – and the bombing of fields and farms on Panem in Kappa Fornacis. Struggling to speak above the noise of the crowd chanting... Read more
Christmas Celebrations Begin throughout the Federation and Alliance
Christmas celebrations and official public holidays have begun throughout Federal, Alliance and some independent systems. In ancient times the date once marked the shortest day on Earth and developed into a key date for various ancient religions still observed by some. The now traditional Christmas celebration of commercial excess,... Read more
Federal Warships Bomb Farms
Onionhead stories are dominating the Federal media, with teenage criminality being highlighted. The coverage has increased demand for the narcotic in Federal space higher than ever. Admiral Vincent has announced a program of crop destruction from low orbit around Panem. “Dropships, launched from our orbiting Farragut class battlecruisers, have... Read more
Admiral Vincent Declares a Blockade of Kappa Fornacis
Federal Admiral Vincent has declared a blockade of the Kappa Fornacis system to prevent the spread of the narcotic onionhead. Speaking after a meeting at the Admiralty in Quenisset on Mars he answered questions from waiting journalists. “The local government is failing to prevent the spread of this vile... Read more
Onionhead and the Slaves of Sorbago
16 December 3300 was the day President Halsey declared the onionhead narcotic illegal in Federal systems. The outrage amongst the Farmer’s Cooperative may be tempered by the fact that her edict doesn’t seem to have had much effect on Commanders’ activity, quite the oppostite in fact, with Kappa Fornacis’... Read more
Farmer’s Leader Accuses President of Victimisation
Georgio Algeria, the spokesman for the Farmer’s Union in the Kappa Fornacis system, has spoken out at the Federal President’s declaration that Onionhead, the main export from the Kappa Fornacis system, be illegal. At a press conference on Panem he said: “Onionhead is great, cool. Loved across the galaxy.... Read more
Eranin, l’Impasse de la Guerre civile
Les forces pro-fédération se sont ralliées à la cause rebelle dans le Système Eranin. Le gouvernement communiste d’Eranin a condamné des attaques rebelles sur des silos de grain autour de la capitale Azeban de Fort Bradley et pour la crise des réfugié loyalistes en quantités croissante. Les commerçants de... Read more
Echec des Pourparlers entre les Rebelles et Eranin – Guerre Déclarée
Hier, les pourparlers entre Eranin et les Rebelles, financés par la Fédération, ont menné à un chaos total. Un ambassadeur de l’Alliance des Systèmes Indépendants était attendu en vue d’apporter son soutien au système d’Eranin – mais il n’est jamais arrivé. Il semblerait que l’ambassadrice Eliza Fernandez se soit... Read more
Rapport d’Activités des Commandants
Les responsables du blocus ont montré être contre la Fédération, mais ils restent indépendants, nous avons reçu ce message de leur part indiquant leur intention de se coller à la ligne de conduite des Forces de Defence d’Ernanin ; “Salutation commandants et citoyens de LP-98-132, nous avons eu une... Read more