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Fan-Fiction: Conspiracies of ROTR-verse
Svea Rike
post 3 Jul 2014, 17:32
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Oof, I can't wait for MARS' approval, I need to upload this! (sorry MARS.) This is a sort-of Aviation Monthly-styled fan-fiction where I'll be periodically posting stories about various conspiracies in the Rise of the Reds universe. This first post will be about mind control - assisted on by MARS - and the what lies inside the GLA's brain.

The CIA’s Blackwatch Program, Kato Whittaker and Project Belltower

Throughout most of the 20th-century, the CIA was infamously known as the perpetrator of many ill-met and morally ambiguous experiments. Some of these, most notably Project MKUltra, focused on mind manipulation and remote controlling other people. While the CIA was not alone in the field of mind control – the Soviet Union conducted heavy experiments as well – theirs were the only ones that has been confirmed to use very inhumane methods of testing. Human lab rats were forcibly taken, most of them prisoners, and injected with many different drugs, serums and other liquids of sorts in order to find the perfect combination to alter the mind of the subject. All attempts were met with failure, and when the USSR collapsed in 1991, the CIA ceased all mind control experiments.

Or did they?

A CIA whistleblower in 2018, going under the codename ‘Kato Whittaker’, revealed to the independent news source No World Order that his organization had not ended their mind control experiments, but continued with them using more surreal and immoral techniques. Nanotechnology had been around for several years, and the CIA had obviously taken notice of the advantages of nanomachines. Whittaker said they had been experimenting with nanotechnology for years, trying to create a weapon that could release millions of tiny, invisible nanomachines onto a city. These nanomachines would penetrate human bodies and mess around with the brain stems, triggering small electric pulses that could implant false memories, emotions and opinions into the victim. They would use this weapon to force enemies inside a military base to kill each other, or calm dissidents during a riot. The CIA obviously denied all this, stating that nanomachines are incapable of affecting human brains, let along penetrate the body. Conspiracy theorists say the 2017 New Orleans riots were caused by this weapon. Kato Whittaker disappeared just days after he emerged.

When the Global War on Terror rolled around, the CIA erected hundreds of detention centers throughout the Middle East. The U.S. government stated that the detention facilities are just that, detention facilities for POWs. But many conspiracy theorists doubted that claim, of course, and took steps to find out what was really going in. A hacker in 2025 managed to break into CIA’s database and uncovered files of a ‘Project Belltower’. Belltower, as the hacker stated, was a new infantry program developed for the U.S. Army where the soldiers would be injected with specialized nanomachines that latched onto their brains and sent signals to one another, giving the soldiers a sort of collective mind; sharing information, plans and techniques without risk of the enemy picking up their radio communications. But the program would also allow the CIA to terminate soldiers that would defect or leak information, as well as keep track of them at all times. Initial reports say the experiments went nowhere, and that soldiers couldn’t feel a thing, plus the electric discharge from the nanomachines were unable to kill a man. The CIA stated that Project Belltower was a medical program, where nanomachines would heal a soldier’s wounds during battle. Walter Marston, a veteran of the Global War on Terror, said he had been injected with nanomachines and that they were still in there, but later medical investigations showed no signs of them. Marston said they self-destruct once subjected to sunlight.

The hacker also uncovered files of a Blackwatch Program. The program was supposed to subvert negative public opinion about the CIA and discredit the conspiracy theorists. Hoax conspiracies were spread on the internet, and agents disguised as stereotypical ‘tin-foil hat’ people were put on the streets. Radio talk-show host Andrew Johnston is believed to be one of them, but he has denied this. This created conspiracies about conspiracies, but even them were questionable, which created conspiracies about conspiracies about conspiracies, and no-one is really sure which ones are true and false to this day.

Kato Whittaker – the alias at least – resurfaced in 2035, one and a half years after the United States economy had stabilized and the CIA was granted more funding. This time he posted pictures and recordings of various things on imageboards and social networks, most of them depicting blueprints for strange insect-like nanomachines and ID photos of former war veterans, and the recordings played dialogues between a man asking questions to another man, whose voice was deepened and distorted. The most famous recording spread to over a hundred social networks:

MAN: “How do you feel?”

SUBJECT: “I feel… empty, like there’s a hole in my body.”

MAN: “That happens to most of our subjects. May I ask a question?”

SUBJECT: “Um, okay.”

MAN: “Has the bell struck twelve yet?”

SUBJECT: “The bell, what bell? But wait, there’s a clanging noise. It won’t stop. It keeps on clanging!”

MAN: “That means the experiment worked smoothly.”

SUBJECT: “Oh, please, make it stop! It won’t stop clanging! Now it’s ringing too! Please help, help me end this now! HELP ME!”

After about three weeks, all Kato Whittaker accounts were taken down, and all his posts and replies to his posts were deleted. Hackers have been able to re-add them since the posts still exist within the social network’s files, but those attempts stopped several months later. Kato Whittaker hasn’t been heard from since. No information about Project Belltower, the Blackwatch Program or any word from the CIA has been revealed. It is unknown if the CIA keeps experimenting on POWs in the ongoing Third World War.

The GLA’s purges, internal conflicts and reconstruction

The Global Liberation Army – what are they? The most widely accepted definition is that of a worldwide terrorist/paramilitary organization whose roots are found in old Middle Eastern fundamentalism and nationalism that have been unable to die or replaced by new ideas. The organization is in actuality only a mere ‘beautiful face’ of a disorganized group of rebels, anarchists, fascists, fundamentalists, terrorists and freedom fighters that were swept up by the creed and manners of one Mohmar ‘Deathstrike’, who later used the united hatred against capitalism and imperialism to show the world that the superpowers did not hold absolute power over Earth’s lesser nations – that they still had independence. However, many people believe that the GLA is much more than that. Some say it is an ancient order of anti-imperialists who have always ushered in new eras through acts of violence, while some say they are just a myth and were created by the superpowers as a false enemy to distract the people from some terrible truth. Whatever the case, the Global Liberation Army singlehandedly caused over ten million deaths, destabilized an entire region, brought in the most significant shift in global politics since the collapse of the Soviet Union and crippled the armed forces of two major superpowers.

But while the GLA’s outermost cores and loose sub-groups might be unorganized rabble under the face of a supposed N.G.O. army, the GLA’s inner and most trusted cells are highly organized and have a very effective chain of command. Mohmar was able to thwart any attempts of usurpation by his subordinates through a common tactic by dictators; purges. All of those that would have enough power to claim the throne were executed on the spot. Only his close allies and most important contacts were allowed to live, such as Dr. Thrax who supplied vital chemical components, and his right-hand man Anwar Sulaymaan. Mohmar was able to stay in control of the loose organization through fear and intimidation. If his followers refused to act on behalf they were quickly executed, without question.

Sometimes his trusted allies did betray his trust, such as the infamous (famous, depending on viewpoint) betrayal of Prince Kassad. Kassad had long been a devious one that Mohmar always kept a sharp eye on, but Kassad had plans to secretly eliminate Mohmar and install a doppelganger that obeyed him. Kassad was smart, but ever since a small group of rebels defected to the Chinese a few months earlier Mohmar had always planned two steps ahead. He had moles planted into Kassad’s personal army, who reported to Mohmar all his whereabouts, plans and movements. Word got out of Kassad’s plans, and the loyalist GLA were sent to destroy the separatist forces. They were successful, salvaging some very important camouflage technologies they wouldn’t find back in their own lands. But, as stupid Kassad was to betray Mohmar’s trust, Mohmar allowed him to live.

Mohmar was killed by an unknown assailant in 2032. Many conspiracies surround his untimely death, with fingers pointing at the CIA, the Chinese, the Israeli Mossad and even some towards the Brotherhood of the White Falcon – one of the more fundamentalist sects in the GLA. The Brotherhood’s leader, Abdul bin Yusuuf, had long been skeptical of Mohmar’s ‘grand plan’ of a world without borders, and was very disappointed after Mohmar settled with only ruining Europe. Yusuuf wanted to unite the Middle East under a new caliph instead of taking the fight to the enemy, planning to destroy them by denying vital resources they needed. Yusuuf denied he killed Mohmar to the other leaders, but he strengthened his followers’ resolve by saying he did it to them. No-one really knows who the assassin was, but an internet account named ‘Joseph the Liberator’ claimed he killed Mohmar, but had no proof to support it. He did post a detailed plan of an assassination mission, however.

After Mohmar’s death, the GLA fractured. The loosest organizations scattered into the deserts, and any dissident cells betrayed the GLA high command. Mohmar’s right-hand man Sulaymaan was infuriated, and with the help of his most trusted allies – Tahar Ibrahiim, a former lieutenant in Dr. Thrax’s army, and the aforementioned Yusuuf – the inner circle spread throughout Africa and the Middle East that wasn’t engulfed in nuclear war, repairing the organization cell-by-cell, army-by-army, fighter-by-fighter. Kassad was foolish enough to go against the organization once again, and was subsequently annihilated as before, but this time Sulaymaan wasn’t benevolent enough to let him live.

Under Sulaymaan’s command, the Global Liberation Army moved from being a pan-Saharan/Middle Eastern paramilitary group to a secluded actually organized organization in Central Africa. There, Sulaymaan planned on building a ‘nationless nation’ – an area without laws, boundaries or restrictions. The only thing closest to a law imposed by Sulaymaan was that you would never, ever betray one of your own. Another, lesser rule by Sulaymaan was that no harm should come to the rainforest. This ensured that the rainforest thrived, protecting them from Chinese firebombing that would result in a PR disaster by eco groups. The same security of fear and intimidation was used by Sulaymaan, but his two generals Ibrahiim and Yusuuf were granted more freedoms and started expanding the whole army. Yusuuf used the old fashioned way and assaulted villages, killing anyone unwilling to pick up a rifle, while Ibrahiim took a more soft-handed approach by recruiting followers on the internet through social networking sites.

Currently, the so-called Zone in Central Africa is surrounded on all-sides by superpowers, yet is more protected than ever. The rainforest prevents large-scale assaults or carpet bombings, and the organization somehow gets more followers every day that help rioting against the imperialistic governments. During the onset of World War Three, the Global Liberation Army might yet make another grand move to shift the balance of power once again.

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The EDSD, Regina Europa and European Continental Intelligence

In 2023, the European Union signed the Treaty of Vienna, transforming the decadent Union into a de-jure federation. The goal of this treaty was to create a more centralized yet relevant Europe in the modern world, whose geopolitical showdowns usually only involved the big three of China, Russia and the United States. Declassified documents and personal notes of previous European leaders say that their idea of a superpowered Europe was one that would be able to resist outside pressure while delivering pressure of its own, and the only way to ensure that was to create a federal community under a single government. Response to this treaty was overwhelmingly negative, not only from the population but also from prominent national leaders, including the Italian prime minister, Greek president and even the Pope. Europe’s response to this reception was military force, and the leaders were silently depose by special operations.

Soon, the opposing leaders were replaced by silent puppets that abide by the central institution’s every resolution, no matter how controversial it was. Even though Greece and its neo-fascist leadership successfully left the Union without foreign intervention, chalked off as a failed state, the Union remained strong and independent. But, ‘independent’ is a relative term: The centralized federation remained strong-willed partners with the United States of America, who continued to influence European decisions through the Paulson Administration. In the streets of Europe, riots were a common sight. Brussels’ response to this was the European Domestic Security Directorate, a ‘Big Brother’-like multinational agency and police force that acted on the government’s behalf. The EDSD was able to veto and take control of local police when necessary, which they did often.

The EDSD was compared to Hitler’s SA in the early days of the Third Reich, along with the Stasi, Gestapo and other often-vilified state organizations. Left-wing newspapers and socialist groups took a staunch negative stance towards the Union, and were declared as ‘terrorist sympathizers’ by Brussels. Juergen Burkhard, former German chancellor and director of the EDSD, declared them to be outright terrorists, calling for direct apprehension and possible execution of these ‘anti-future communists’. In response, the socialist movements created the Regina Europa movement, devoted to restoring Europe to its former glory without overwhelming totalitarianism.

Regina Europa had contacts with the NRF opposition in the French Civil War, the Hope & Glory Party in the UK and even a German military cadre led by a rebelling general. What started out as a political movement soon became a full-fledged militia, fighting the EDSD at every turn. Burkhard called for immediate martial law in major urban centers, and even proposed the construction of execution facilities, which was thankfully vetoed by Brussels. Soon, the fight began shifting in Regina Europa’s favor, as the French Civil War drew to a close, and the Global Liberation Army making its mark in Germany, Regina Europe was able to take control of several governments.

A military junta arrested the German leadership. The Sixth French Republic was born in Paris. A liberal and independent regime was established in Italy. It seemed as if Europe was headed for a brighter future, but all was not over. The EDSD, under the command of Burkhard, refused to surrender and effectively became a resistance movement. The ‘Great European Revolution’, as it was called, saw the end of the European Union and the birth of a new movement, the European Continental Alliance, who would later replace the Union as the sole dominant power in Europe.

The United States was out of the picture, leaving China to become the world’s biggest superpower. China helped Europe rebuild after they drove the GLA out of Germany, and the new leadership was positive about this reception, but not everyone liked it. France refused Chinese support, and the British managed to take care of things with their own Commonwealth trade bloc. The EDSD was hunted across Europe, and director Burkhard was apprehended shortly before the ECA was founded.

Burkhard was trialed for ordering troops to open fire on peaceful protestors, and was sentenced to life in prison. However, some conspiracy theorists claim that the ECA saw some use in Burkhard, and put him in charge of the European Continental Intelligence. The ECI leadership has not been disclosed, remaining highly secretive and only revealed on an as-needed basis, creating many theories as to who leads the mysterious agency. Others believe Burkhard escaped prison, and joined one of many anti-ECA organizations that grew out of the Union’s twilight years. Others speculate as to what the ECI are doing, as their operations haven’t been disclosed. Speculation as to whether they were involved in the assassination of Mohmar Deathstrike, or inserting guerillas in the Ukrainian Civil War, but the ECI has made it clear that Juergen Burkhard is in prison and will never escape.

But, leaked documents claim that Burkhard too his own life in solitary, using a sharp wire he had extracted from his cell TV. No matter the claims, Burkhard has gone off the radar ever since the EDSD was disbanded. An alarming amount of EDSD operatives were recruited into the ECI, causing speculation that the ECA are just a continuation of the EU disguised as a progressive alliance in order to further their goals. No evidence of this has been presented, however.


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