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(Icu I just gave your diplomat food poisoning and gave him a little surprise so to speak) Germany rather hurt sends a tankard full of beer to russia (little do you know that the beer is infected with genital warts... [i joke of course]) Also rocco check the wiki pages for malaysia and indonesia. Finally what makes you think they would give up independence in the first place?

Germany cordially denies the thought of any alliance (working under the E.U. right now) for how we deny it think the scene in 300 where the ambassador is kicked into a pit but instead of the kicking part bring in a state dinner where the food gave him food poisoning and the hooker that was sent back to his room was a guy.

I don't vote archi (retech do some research and check the G.D.P. of indonesia and malaysia) EDIT: To make things more clear we do rather well without a mod and we simply do not need one so early in the game (we can figure out what is mildly reasonable by ourselves and a person not involved in the conflict and mildly knowledgeable on the countries can take the part of npc in conflicts)

At the annual E.U. meeting (not sure about this let me finish up on my research) Germany again pressures for a more unified E.U. (It seems that there is some agreement in Italy and spain as well as luxembourge and ironically poland)

Germany has granted greater executive powers to the chancellor Karl Wagner and .... *fades to a news report* Anchor: *stereotypical german accent* This just in! In his first move with his new executive powers Karl Wagner has stripped corporations of their status as humans and is pushing a bill through the reichstage that will ban corporations from funding candidates and set a cap upon campaign contributions.

Germany begins pressuring the E.U. to send more funding to its poorer members (Icu very likely there is no way in hell that most of the former soviet bloc will join with russia and if you were to invade... you would be facing the E.U)

(rocco I doubt that said countries would react well to you spouting propaganda in their own countries) The German government is creating mandatory civilian training for all people 18-45 (its a bit of training going in cycles before they return to normal life) while keeping a fully trained and staffed air-force and special forces sections of its armies.

The German state is bolstering the budget of the secret service and it's special forces branches.

Icu it's your country you can run it as you see fit and also suffer the consequences of your actions. Germany is restructuring the Luftwaffe and is gaining some more key industries.

Germany retracts all attempts to peacefully annex other countries and asks france to partake in an alliance.

Nope your total budget for spending is 20% of a 20% tax rate on your gdp. Also it would be very unwise to use more than 8% of your total population in the military.

Dusty we have to suspend some disbelief. I do not want to have to fight so I will try Czechoslovakia first and belgium before not going into poland yet...

Check the wiki pages I have 10 times the population of switzerland and as I have reinstated the german draft among females in a year (poland is being taken in peacefully due to economic help) I should have roughly ten times the trained soldiers as switzerland.

Archi first off There is no way in hell that you could get all of the other eurpopean countries in this game under your command using switzerland in one year. Secondly I am annexing switzerland and will very likely continue with that action. Third off I highly doubt that the countries will join another alliance as the E.U. already exists. Third you cannot godmod even one country to join you in one year. The minimum would very likely be two to three. (Note as I find more I may edit into this post) EDIT: Also I doubt that the whole "unified europe" thing would hold much sway because I already suggested that (at least partially).

*ahem* check the rules of the game ross. (you can't simply blow everyone up if you are quitting). The malaysian empire is now using the all powerful ignore certain impossibilities button.

Stone first off what is your point about freedom of speech? Obama while president has the freedom to bash fox news just as they have the freedom to say whatever they want (within reason) and it is not harming fox's ability to broadcast what they want. Furthermore I would like to remind you that bipartisanship is a two way street and it is rather hard to shake anothers hand if they are busy trying to chop it of with an ax. To your point about fox news all I can say is while I don't really know that much about them I don't particularly like any network that hosts Glenn Beck on it. On your point about the complaining of people I whole-heartedly agree that you should instead of [bleep] actually do something about it.

Erm sere exactly why two days to one year? Would it not be better for the game to have one day per year (or else longer range projects will take forever) as that would keep the game moderately fast paced and probably more interesting to the average ot'er.

Doom do you remember who steam-rolled all of those countries in WW2? (hint it was the germans and the russians) though I want to do this the peaceful way. However it would very likely go alot faster if someone were to invade... EDIT: Also does anyone know a mod in the off topic well enough to get them to allow us to either link to this thread or post a recruitment thread?

(Doom expect it to take 15-20 years as that is what I am taking for the unified EU of course if someone were to invade and force us to become closer...)

News Break: Announcer: The german head of state is starting tax incentives for strategic industries to settle in Germany. On a related note the delegates from Germany have started pressure for a more unified E.U. in the face of russian intervention in Mongolia. *camera goes to German chancellor Karl Wagner " In the light of Russian interventionism the German people think it wise that the E.U. put on a more unified front and start attracting the eyes of major producing corporations. Furthermore it is unwise to simply stay on earth in such a day and age so the state of Germany is starting it's own space program. In addition, I am greatly disturbed by the thought of missiles destroying Europe's centers of culture and so Germany is setting up a missile shield that would protect the greater European area"

(paul I advise you to strike now while the iron is hot) The german state expresses it's sympathies for Mongolia and offers a place in the german state if it does not want to join china. On a side note I am producing tanks... lot's of tanks.

On a side note I am still going to continue on this game. So all I will say is that if you are inactive... I want your land!

Erm sere you do realize that paul now controls china right?

*teary eyes* I have missed the use of wikipedia so much... I am greatly expanding the german military and starting the creation of many ship-yards and then aircraft carriers. I am also altering the german constitution giving the chancellor (that's me) the right to declare war for offensive reasons. EDIT: I am also increasing the production of eurofighters and other types of ships.

Sere I am peacefully annexing them while beginning to pressure measures in the E.U to create a single western europe.