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Oh Jesus, I just realised we put all of our influence into the former fascist states. That... probably looks kind of bad.
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You see, people of Europe? You see who the capitalists are the first to aide? Not the innocents whose cities burned under Nazi aggression, not the millions of starving desperate people amongst their own allies. No, the heart of the capitalist lies far closer to the fascist than any of them would dare admit, lest their true nature reveal itself. Stand with socialism, Comrade Rumda, and his Politburo who are truly looking out for you!
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Is that what you want? More blood and suffering? New tyrants pouring misery upon our enemies, and bestowing favors on our friends? That sort of thinking is what brought about the last war. We are creating a new, better world, and for that we must break the cycle of vengeance. If you wish to play politics, so be it; we simply wish to rebuild. e: mark my words, this is only the beginning. Where we seek to create, the Soviets seek to destroy. "The rights of the worker" are nothing more than a fig leaf, preserving the modesty of the new Russian imperialism. Kazzah fucked around with this message at 07:43 on May 11, 2014 |
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I have this game! I never get to play it in real life and I'm really bad so of course I'm signing up! Politburo
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Krazyface posted:Oh Jesus, I just realised we put all of our influence into the former fascist states. That... probably looks kind of bad. Fascists were the global threat of yesterday. Communists are the global threat of today. I'm sure our citizens will accept reality. If they don't, we'll know they're actually filthy commie pinkos and deal with them accordingly, so it's a win-win.
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Breaking news from the US Congress: My Dad says "Fascism no longer global threat. Communists.. ..accept reality." Bold, shocking testimony. Is he the man you want to see leading the nation? Well, I'll leave that to you, loyal readers.
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Jobbo_Fett, Head Journalist of the Lumberjack Monthly In response to recent news headlines, it seems that USSR officials are blaming the United States of America for their important and life-saving efforts in the primary war-torn countries of World War 2, namely Germany and Italy. It is sad to see the Russians sling mud at the very group of countries who helped them in their own time of need just a few years ago. Our friend, the United Kingdom, has already received plenty of aid from us and its allies to help with raids like the one on Coventry in 1940 is quickly becoming a story of recovery and perseverance. Have our “Comrades” forgotten about Dresden and Hamburg? Our southern friends have assured us here at the Lumberjack Monthly that this is a stimulus package meant to help the good citizens return to a peaceful and normal life. Hopefully, the Communist Politburo will realise that this isn’t an ideological issue but a humanitarian one. In other news, the reports from both sides of the so-called “Soviet War Bears” have proven false. As it turns out, it seems that a wild pack of bears had entered into some camp grounds on the west coast and had gotten into a stash of “Slim Jims”. The bears have since been stopped by local wildlife authorities and released back into the wild. Jobbo_Fett fucked around with this message at 09:51 on May 11, 2014 |
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While the US aid the fascists, we, meanwhile, are busy helping the actual victims of the war, like the Poles. I myself am overseeing a large aid project in Warsaw. It is a large, rotating statue of Lenin that spews vodka from every orifice. We are confident that this will help to boost the Polish spirits.
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News from Russia: Lenin spews Vodka from every Orifice, wants to steal polish souls?
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I don't see the logic in putting points in Yugoslavia (not just now, I mean ever). Whats the advantage? Not that its much better but I seem to remember I tend to top up Poland and E Germany, and slopping the rest in Austria to avoid the card that gives the US as many points in one of four Eastern European countries. As the Soviets I end up never touching them, which feels a bit against the theme.
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Naturally, the Foreign Ministry cannot discuss matters of foreign diplomatic relationships, or its interactions with the states of Europe. But it's entirely expected, if dismaying, to see the US aiding the safe and comfortable retirement of former-fascist government officials in West Germany and Italy while the USSR is busy repairing the societies of our comrades in Poland and Yugoslavia, laying the groundwork for a better, brighter future for Europe's working class. Meanwhile I'd like to be especially clear that no long-range missile sites are being constructed in Poland.
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Especially considering that we have not invented any ICBMs yet. No, those "alleged sites" They have to be quite big to break the world record for most & biggest sausages manufactured in one year.
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Fat Turkey posted:I don't see the logic in putting points in Yugoslavia (not just now, I mean ever). Whats the advantage? Not that its much better but I seem to remember I tend to top up Poland and E Germany, and slopping the rest in Austria to avoid the card that gives the US as many points in one of four Eastern European countries. As the Soviets I end up never touching them, which feels a bit against the theme. First: they are new players so who cares if everything is perfect. Second: it could possibly set up a domination europe scoring AR1 depending on headline so it's not a bad play at all.
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Yugoslavia is the better play because it allows access into Greece/Turkey. Doing an AR1 domination play is not worth what you lose but I won't spoil that 
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Tekopo posted:Yugoslavia is the better play because it allows access into Greece/Turkey. Doing an AR1 domination play is not worth what you lose but I won't spoil that Yeah I agree, but that's why its fun to spectate
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The USSR Foreign Ministry would like to forcefully deny the suggestion that the USSR has no idea what it's doing. The safety and prosperity of the Yugoslavian workers is a goal unto itself. 
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The Cultural Ministry of the Soviet Union wishes to condemn the accusations made by the Western Imperialists, and wishes to offer this recording as a sign of good faith. Let the smooth bass of Leonid Kharitinov gently rock you like the waves of the mighty Volga itself! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNb54rwDQJM
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I have received the USSR's orders for the Headline Phase and should have enough time to write up a post before I have to head out for the night. Right now the plan is for the update to go up at 4:30PM Pacific time today. This means the deadline for the USSR's first action round will be 7PM on Monday.
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Not caring about perfect play or anything like that, I see Yugoslavia played a fait bit and wondered why.Tekopo posted:Yugoslavia is the better play because it allows access into Greece/Turkey. Doing an AR1 domination play is not worth what you lose but I won't spoil that Now see, I never do this in my games and I wonder if I'm missing a trick. There just seem to be so many other important areas that Greece is just to help get into Italy, and Turkey I'd you need another route into ME, but that's a lot of influence that could go elsewhere (and God knows Early War needs aggresive Soviet action.
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Controlling Greece and Turkey are the easy way to score/prevent domination in Europe. They are kind of the lynchpin of Europe really because they are some of the the few 2 stability countries in the area. It means the difference between losing 5 points every time when the scoring card comes around.
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The years following General Secretary Rumda’s rise to power were, to say the least, an uncertain time for the rest of the Soviet leadership. By all accounts, the General Secretary was a very reasonable man, open to criticism and valuing the opinions of the lower ranks of the party--which was why everyone was so surprised when those who disagreed with him started disappearing. The General Secretary never made any mention of the men who had vanished, and those below him did not dare utter their names, fearful that the same fate might befall them. But while these purges achieved their goal of ideological purity in the Communist Party, they also paralyzed its inner workings. It would be several years before those in the Soviet leadership became accustomed to Rumda’s method of running the Party and returned the bureaucracy to efficiency. The US plays Red Scare/Purge!  All USSR cards have their Operations Value lowered by 1 for the remainder of the Turn! Note that this applies to all uses of Operations, including Space Race requirements and Events that force a superpower to discard a card of a certain Operations Value. --------------------------- The Egyptian government saw the way the wind was blowing. They saw Britain, France, and the other imperialist powers retreating from their former colonies, and they saw the upcoming battle between West and East that threatened the entire world, and knew they wanted no part of it. Eager to declare themselves neutral by removing all traces of outside influence, the Egyptian government declared that it planned to nationalize the Suez Canal, believing that the imperialist powers that had helped build it would realize they no longer held sway in that part of the world and could not hold onto it. Unfortunately, they miscalculated. Britain and France, furious at Egypt’s seizure of a major trade route, responded militarily, with local backup from the newly-created state of Israel, who sought to incorporate the canal into their own territory with the Europeans’ blessing. But while the Europeans scored several early victories, their fury also incited the wrath of another power--the US. President Taran knew that it was still too early to try to spread any major influence to the Middle East, not while the Western powers were still “the imperialist dogs” in the minds of the Arabs. The Europeans’ attack on Egypt, even if somewhat justified, would set relations back decades and drive the Egyptians towards the auspices of the USSR. The President’s feelings on this matter were summed up quite succinctly in a phone call to the British and French leaders, during which he is reported to have thundered, “What the gently caress are you assholes doing?!” In the end, under intense pressure from both the US and the United Nations, the aggressors in what would later be termed the Suez Crisis were forced into a humiliating withdrawal from the region. The British and French would resent the US for years for denying them a victory that was within their reach, and the young state of Israel suddenly found itself intensely uncertain that the West would prove a faithful ally in the event of an invasion.  The USSR plays Suez Crisis!  The US loses 2 Influence in the United Kingdom, turning it neutral! The US loses 1 Influence in Israel! As a starred Event, Suez Crisis is removed from the game. Game Status  Current Phase: Turn 1, USSR Action Round 1 Victory Points: 0 DEFCON Level: 5 US cards in hand: 7 USSR cards in hand: 7 + The China Card (face up) Cards remaining in draw deck: 22 Cards in discard pile: Red Scare/Purge Cards out of play: Suez Crisis Ongoing Effects Red Scare/Purge: All USSR cards have their Operations Value lowered by 1 for the remainder of the Turn, to a minimum of 1.  It is now the USSR's Action Round. Rumda, please email me the USSR's card for the round, as well as how you would like the card to be played and (if the card contains a US Event) if you would like the Event to occur before or after your action. This decision is due by 7PM Pacific time on Monday, May 12th. Also, as a side note, I'm obviously taking some creative liberties with the personalities of the people involved in this game. If you don't like the way you're being portrayed, please let me know and I'll be happy to change it.
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The Cultural Ministry of the USSR would like to extend our eternal sympathies to our Arab brethren, struggling in their own way against the oppressive shackles of Western Imperialism. Long live the friendship between the Soviet and Arab peoples! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBWw7OvFg0
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Socialism, some people say, is the grandest ideology of tHem al. personally, I Agree one-hundred percent. With imperialism threateninG the entire world, it makes sense that the young revoluTionaries flock to the Banner of Proletarian heroes like Lenin, under no circumstances does it benefit us to consider any other ideology. Instead of splitting the People of the world under many banners, we only need one, and we need to be loyal to that one. And I, too, am loyal. Most assuredly! Takanago fucked around with this message at 01:31 on May 12, 2014 |
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Any rumors you may have heard about dissidents getting shipped to Siberia to be worked to death in salt mines are 100% false. Such lies are the product of capitalist agents attempting to dishonor the good and ethical name of the U.S.S.R. Please ignore any messages not authorized by the Party. For the glory of socialism! Edit: Again, I would like to reiterate for clarity. We are NOT rounding up people disloyal to the Party and shipping them off to camps where they die of malnutrition, exposure, and occasionally guards doing target practice. Such a thing would be impossible, as no disloyal party members exist, or indeed, have ever existed! Ignore any statements to the contrary! paragon1 fucked around with this message at 01:41 on May 12, 2014 |
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The Committee for State Security denys all Western Imperialist rumors of so-called "purges" and reassures loyal comrades that the steady stream of trucks to and from Lubyanka are merely preparation for a big party for Comrade Rumda’s upcoming birthday and the accompanying parade!
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 Joseph McCarthy, head journalist of The Freedom Fighter. Soviets crack down on freedom Recent reports from the Democracy-loving underground in the USSR point to a recent purge. Anybody questioning the iron fist of the communist regime is shipped to Siberia. Polticians, Engineers, Bureaucrats, nobody is safe. Some sources even say that rail cars full of peasant's are shipped to the gulags daily. You might think " oh well at least I don't live in Russia," but don't get comfortable just yet. Reports from a trustworthy source claims multiple disappearances of passenger vessels near Sakhalin. Do the soviets wish to send everyone to the gulags? I can't confirm this, but if I valued my liberty I would mail my congressman this instant. Any member of congress that supports the Sakhalin raids should be sacked, and I will not rest in my duty as a reporter until they are answered for. President Taran Wanderer hasn't even addressed these concerns. Why? because the Liberal Socialist media wants to cowtow to the Soviets. Mail your congressmen, mail your rep., mail Taran Wanderer. Will the soviets stop at Sakhalin? Maybe so, but you can trust The Freedom Fighter to report on it when they do. Socialist Europe threatens Egyptian freedom. The people of Egypt decided to exercise their sovereignty and acquire control of the Suez Canal. The prime ministers of Great Britain, France, and Israel were furious that their flow of underhand cash and arms to Communist China was disrupted. A combined English-French carrier task force was sent to the Mediterranean and Israeli tanks rolled across the Sinai, a "hammer and sickle" strategy. A few minor skirmishes in the Sinai forces the brave Egyptian defenders to retreat. Taran Wanderer immediately called for a ceasefire and his influence and silver tongue convinced the former allies to stop their aggression. Israel, knowing that America would never ally with someone who so brutally oppresses minorities, has come virtually under Soviet control in an effort to "solve" their Palestinian problem. In England, Communists have gained a sizable minority in parliament and they seek to cut ties with the United State. How long do we have until collectivized farms dot England? Will the president ever confront the Sakhalin issue? Subscribe to The Freedom Fighter, information you can trust.
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Do we want to see the White and Blue get taken out of the American flag? No, sir! I'm on the side of Liberty, Freedom, and Baseball. Put Max22 in Congress and he'll stamp out the Soviet spark before it turns into a brushfire. Paid for by Max22 for Congress
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Max22 posted:Do we want to see the White and Blue get taken out of the American flag? No, sir! I'm on the side of Liberty, Freedom, and Baseball. Put Max22 in Congress and he'll stamp out the Soviet spark before it turns into a brushfire. Max22 may be for Baseball, but is he really for America? Readers, we have come into pictorial evidence that may shake the very foundations of his alleged "pro-america" image to it's core. Beware, the following image is not for the faint of patriotism.  Here, in this true to life and unaltered* photograph you can clearly see mister Max22 playing for the Red Team. Tell me now, would you put a Red in Congress? Paid for by the Rudolph Murst all-purpose slander fund. *Picture may or may not be real. NewMars fucked around with this message at 07:53 on May 12, 2014 |
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Sergei Smith, journalist for the Sun: Fascist Revolt in Small Village The group of thatch houses colloquially known as Kirton-in-Lindsey has experienced a stunning result in its local town elections. Derby Durbin, a local farmer, won a narrow victory to the council and immediately began attempting to transform the local government into a version of 1930's Italy. Citing recent focus by the west in Italy, he proclaimed "Mussolini had it right. We have to get the trains running on time and maybe conquer other parts of Lincolnshire." Later in the interview, he replied that no, there are no trains running to Kirton-in-Lindsey and that without a local militia they were unlikely to be able to capture any nearby farmland. As of the time of this printing, Durbin has been ousted and the council has repudiated his efforts and statements. Cows Spotted in India In a recent visit to the far-flung location of India, this humble journalist spotted no fewer than three cows walking freely upon the road. Believing that cows were a European and American animal, I inquired of a local passerby, who told me that all cows are holy. Unfortunately, before I could ask further questions, I was forced back into my hotel [ed. either by the smell or by local police, Sergei, please clarify] and did not manage to exit until my leave-taking of the Indus region. silvergoose fucked around with this message at 18:23 on May 12, 2014 |
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silvergoose posted:Sergei Smith, journalist for the Sun: NATO isn't a thing yet in this world 
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:NATO isn't a thing yet in this world drat forgot. I'll edit.
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THE DAILY BAGLE In a shocking move, several Congressmen were seen being arrested after President Taran Wanderer enacted the "Save our Souls" Bill, which would make it illegal for any Communists or Socialists to hold office. When inquired about the reasoning for certain Congressmen being arrested, Police Chief John Smee stated, "...they had red hair. They were obviously in support of overthrowing the American values that has held America up for so many years." Among the non-redheaded Congressmen arrested were every single Congressman with ties to the territory of Alaska, with the reason given being that Alaska was owned by the former Russian Empire. President Taran refused to answer our calls, and his secretary wouldn't even let us join the Pro-American Council of Manhunts, or PACMan. Bob Piros sunk all his money into founding this newspaper, supporting our troops, and drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:NATO isn't a thing yet in this world So I have a problem with this. All 100 or event cards related to events that actually happened historically, but only some fraction of these events will happen in this reality. The North Atlantic treaty might never happen. This leads to a rather sparse history and will certainly make some events rather difficult to explain, since there are few prerequisites. Or sometimes events are somewhat inexplicable due to happening too early. In this case we've had the Suez Crisis before the Egyptian monarchy has even fallen, before the British have had much of a chance to withdraw from their further-flung outposts, and before various events such as the Korean War and the Hungarian rising made the United States unwilling to deal with another crisis right now (and therefore take the Europeans' side). I'm still trying to come up with a plausible justification for Suez happening in 1948...
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Ilanin posted:So I have a problem with this. All 100 or event cards related to events that actually happened historically, but only some fraction of these events will happen in this reality. The North Atlantic treaty might never happen. This leads to a rather sparse history and will certainly make some events rather difficult to explain, since there are few prerequisites. But really, the entire point of TS is to create an alternate history, so there's not much reason to try to be historically accurate. The game designers themselves note that TS is an intentionally dumbed-down version of the Cold War (see: the US and USSR are the only actors and literally no other country can have an effect on the outcome; the assumption that "domino theory" is actually a real thing; etc.), but it was made that way in order to make the game more fun and simpler to play. If that rubs you the wrong way, I can certainly understand that, but it's just one of those things you have to do when designing a game based on history.
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi felt old beyond his thirty years. It was hard not to see what was happening to his country. More and more, riots and demonstrations were popping up in the cities, demanding that he step down and give leadership of Iran over to the workers of the nation. They loudly pronounced him guilty of crimes that he had not committed and declared that he was a pawn of the evil imperialist West, despite the country having only the loosest of ties with the United States. That the rioters were just as clearly puppets of the Soviets did not seem to concern them, nor did it concern the Shah. Both the US and USSR had been bound to try to influence his country sooner or later, especially in the wake of the Suez Crisis in Egypt. But what did concern the Shah was that those closest to him were also turning away from his leadership, and worse, they were doing so with smiles on their faces. His advisors assured him that everything was under control, despite the demonstrations multiplying every day. The director of his secret police told him of victory after victory against the communist sympathizers, and yet they never seemed to decrease in number. Pahlavi saw what was happening--did they think him a fool?--but he could not understand it. These were men he had known and trusted for years. Some of them had even grown up with him as children. He had given them prestige and riches that most Iranians could only dream of. Were the Soviets’ pockets so deep that they could sway his closest friends to their side? Pahlavi did not know, but he did know that he felt old, tired, and very, very alone. So when the Shah heard the tramping of boots outside his office, he was not surprised. When the director of his secret police burst into the room, surrounded by men with rifles, and declared him under arrest for crimes against the state, he felt only resignation. The director told him that he would not be harmed if he did not resist, but Pahlavi knew he was lying. The man he had been before all this madness would have fought back, would have grabbed the pistol hidden in his desk and maybe shot one or two of the men before being killed himself. But Pahlavi was not that man anymore, and he just felt so tired. There was nothing to fight for anymore. He rose from his desk and submitted to the men without a word. In the Kremlin, the news that the Shah of Iran had abdicated his throne in favor of a new Communist government was greeted with cheers. Infiltrating the vulnerable Poland had been one thing, but this had been the Soviets’ first real attempt to topple a government, and it had succeeded beyond their wildest expectations. The following days were filled with angry phone calls from President Taran, accusing General Secretary Rumda and the Soviets of destabilizing the world with the arbitrary imposition of their will on other countries, but everyone in the Politburo knew that the Americans simply were ashamed that they had been caught on the back foot. After the Suez Crisis and the fall of Iran, the US no longer held sway in any part of the Middle East, and given the Americans’ dependence on oil from the region, this was a major victory indeed.  The USSR plays NATO for Operations!  The USSR attempts a Coup in Iran and rolls a 6! The US loses 1 Influence in Iran! The USSR gains 4 Influence in Iran and gains control! DEFCON degrades to level 4! The USSR gains 3 Military Operations! As NATO's prerequisites have not been met, the Event cannot trigger and is thus not considered to have occurred. It goes to the discard pile, rather than out of play. Game Status  Current Phase: Turn 1, US Action Round 1 Victory Points: 0 DEFCON Level: 4 US cards in hand: 7 USSR cards in hand: 6 + The China Card (face up) Cards remaining in draw deck: 22 Cards in discard pile: NATO, Red Scare/Purge Cards out of play: Suez Crisis Ongoing Effects Red Scare/Purge: All USSR cards have their Operations Value lowered by 1 for the remainder of the Turn, to a minimum of 1.  It is now the US's Action Round. Taran_Wanderer, please email me the US's card for the round, as well as how you would like the card to be played and (if the card contains a USSR Event) if you would like the Event to occur before or after your action. This decision is due by 7PM Pacific time on Tuesday, May 13th.
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The Cultural Ministry of the USSR salutes the Workers and Peasants of Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPadndeHW3w
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The Diplomatic Ministry would like to congratulate the people of Iran on overthrowing the vile regime of the Shah and joining us in the brotherhood of communist nations! Soon all the people's of the world will know the glory of socialism!
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The Committee for State Security congratulates our Persian comrades for the overthrow of the vile western imperialist puppet monarch and welcomes them into the brotherhood of socialist nations! The flag of workers' freedom flies over the fertile crescent!
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