Gorditan Times Editorial
March 10, 2001

It has come to our attention that the President of El-Hussaq (member of the Confederacy) has once again made the mistake of voicing his opinions. In the latest press release from President Aladdin, his reasoning for the public take over of Nathartica and continual attacks on Lindsholm are not only unfitting for a head of state but further deminish the president's credibility and image.

He claims that "[he] would like to remind the peoples of the mapp that the leader of Lindsholm [misled] and lied to the people of the mapp by claiming that he was abdicating and thus caused the war of 2K1" yet; fails to explain how this action caused the Confederacy to suddenly launch a surprise invasion into Lindsholm territory. As well, the president also fails to mention that Lindsholm stated that he would abidicate and give his nation to the leader of Miketon (another Confederate member). Because the Supreme Viceroy stated that he would give al his power to a member of the Confederacy anyway, it further decreases the reasoning behind the Confederate attack that started the 2K1 War.

Therefore, it perplexes this editor as to how President Aladdin can accuse Lindsholm of causing of the 2K1 War. Unless of course, the President feels that Linsholm's alledged transfer of power to Miketon, El-Hussaq's ally, an act of war so sinister it required a two-pronged Confederate Attack. That must be it... because we all know that the Confederacy does not accept land, money and power, they rather take it by force.

Raymond Fertona
Editor of the Gorditian Times

As a side note, undisclosed sources reveal that the same writing style (particularly the use of capital letters and bolding) found in the El-Hussaq press release, was also found in a partially burned note at the site of the Steel Gilder terrorist attack. Sources reveal that the note contains chemical stains compatible with the chemicals used in the bombing. An officer of the CJSR Protection Service who examined a photo of the note, states that the pattern of chemical staining on the note is not consistent with chemical stains that embed themselves into materials during an explosion. Further details regarding the nature of this note are pending.

The Chateau de Feu Response to this article: The government of Gorditas has reviewed the editorial by Raymond Fertona and do not wish at this time to respond to his opinions (to which he is fully entitled). As for the alledged photo, we were unaware of such a discovery and are contacting the nations of Marcusburg and Lindsholm for further details about the tragic terrorist attack.